When Doug learns that Carrie is disappointed with his lack of ambition, he feigns a mid-life crisis in order to take a much-anticipated rollercoaster ride.
Jerry and George head to Los Angeles for Jerry's appearance on "The Tonight Show" and look for Kramer, who is suspected of being a local serial killer.
Roseanne gets nervous that Kathy will seek vengeance on her for a Halloween prank; Jackie flirts at a costume party only to learn it was with her ex-boyfriend.
Roseanne becomes frazzled as she tries to quit smoking cold turkey while working two jobs; Becky gets into trouble for helping Darlene with a school project.
Roseanne reluctantly goes with Crystal to play bingo, but after winning $50 she gets hooked on the game and leaves Dan and the kids to look after the baby.
Dan and Arnie are on the worst bowling team in the league, but when they start making progress to get out of last place, unexpected competition arises.
Bev comes to the aid of the Conners when Roseanne throws her back out and is bed-ridden, instantly becoming loved by the children as she spoils them all.
Roseanne makes a trip to the doctor after throwing her back out and brings Jackie along, realizing it was a bad decision when Jackie begins flirting with him.
Dan and Roseanne are happy to find out that Becky has broken up with Mark after an argument about his selfish ways, leaving Jackie and Roseanne to cheer her up.
Roseanne and Jackie take one last trip to see their childhood home and reminisce about their memories, reminding her to give Darlene a stricter punishment.
The Conners are elated when they are filmed in a television advertisement for Rodbell's Luncheonette, but when the commercial airs, the family is excluded.
Rodbell's new regulations require employees to take a lie detector test to see if they are stealing from the restaurant, infuriating Roseanne over the idea.
Problems with Becky turn Mark to drinking and Dan covers for him with Roseanne in order to keep both of them out of trouble for going to the Lobo Lounge.
NBC executives ask Jerry to come up with an idea for a TV series, and George comes up with an idea for a show about nothing; Newman gets a speeding ticket.
George negotiates a deal with the NBC executives and gets a box of cigars from Susan's father; Morty's wallet is stolen while he is at the doctor's office.
On their way to the family cabin, George and Susan visit a boy who lives in a bubble; Kramer and Naomi start a fire that ends up burning down the cabin.
Jerry says the wrong thing while starting to get intimate with one of Elaine's co-workers; Henry's incriminating letters are found in the cabin debris.
Jerry finds out a girl he once met is still a virgin; George wants to end his relationship with Susan to exploit his writing profession as a pick-up line.
George's mother throws her back out when she falls down after catching George performing a personal act; the gang partakes in a contest of self-denial.
When Jerry and Elaine are forced to take a standby flight, Jerry gets to party in first class with a model; Kramer sees a man who owes him money at the airport.
Doug's attempt at romance uncovers Carrie's "work retreat" for what it really is, and Danny and Spence's plan to get into a Billy Idol concert backfires.
Doug strikes up a friendship with a driver from a rival company at the cost of his coworkers' respect, only to find that he has been lured into a trap.
Concerned with the lack of diversity at Ritchie's school, Christine decides to remedy the situation, but her efforts have some unforeseen consequences.
Christine insists that she wants to spend some time alone after breaking up with Burton, but a humiliating experience dining out makes her rethink her feelings.
Old Christine isn't quite sure how to take the situation when Richard continues to bring New Christine along with him to all of Ritchie's school functions.