Christine upsets Patrick when she proceeds to take a stubborn stance over Richard's constant presence; Matthew is compelled by his profession to keep a secret.
Christine thinks she has the perfect boyfriend, until he has a surprisingly odd reaction to her competitiveness after losing to her in a game of tennis.
Christine tires of her mother's constant criticism, but she gets a chance to thwart the constant sniping when she discovers something they have in common.
New Christine loses her inhibitions when Old Christine and Barb throw her an impromptu bachelorette party in Las Vegas; Richard plays laser tag for his party.
After Matthew and Barb move out and Ritchie leaves for science camp, Christine must prove to everyone, including herself, that she can make it on her own.
Christine attacks Richard's parenting skills after Ritchie skins his knee at a skateboarding party, but she soon finds that her own methods aren't any better.
Blanche tries to put aside a family grudge when her least favorite sister makes a dire request for one of her kidneys; Rose and Dorothy are asked to babysit.
Rose is drawn into Blanche and Dorothy's competition for a date with Sophia's handsome new doctor, where revelations and accusation may end their friendship.
Blanche's plan to use "tough love" to tame her unruly grandson has an unexpected result; Dorothy must study for her French final, but there are distractions.
Sophia teams up with Rose in a bowling match against Blanche and Dorothy to win enough cash to visit Italy, but Dorothy and Blanche have their own motives too.
Dorothy's successful younger sister has decided that Sophia would be much happier living with her in California, forcing Sophia to make a difficult decision.
The ladies grow concerned after discovering Rose has fallen in love with a diminutive suitor; Sophia must leave town to attend her grandson's graduation.
After tests reveal Frank and Marie's poor health, Marie puts them on a diet, and prepares a tofu turkey for Thanksgiving, which does not go over well with Ray.
Ray and Robert make a tribute video for Frank when he wins lodge "Man of the Year," but during filming they discover that he isn't really popular at the lodge.
Ray and Debra take a trip to Vermont, trying a little too hard to please each other in the romance department, and Uncle Robert is left babysitting the kids.
George's dreams of personal time are shattered when he is roped into heading a foundation for the memory of Susan; Kramer spars with children in Karate class.
Kramer finds a soul mate, who unfortunately is also Jerry's latest girlfriend; Elaine's new boyfriend gets a vasectomy to prove how much he doesn't want kids.
Elaine hangs out with Kevin and his friends, who are strangely similar to Jerry and company; Jerry dates a girl with man hands; Kramer takes care of business.
Elaine embarrasses herself at a company party by dancing horribly; George plays a bad seed to attract a girl; Jerry gets caught up in bootlegging movies.
Intimidated by an employee she is supposed to fire, Elaine promotes him instead; Jerry's girlfriend has a mentor; George gives a seminar on risk management.
Jerry receives a barrage of royalty checks from Japan; Kramer escorts Japanese tourists around New York; George is obsessed with a cultish carpet cabal.
Kramer and Jerry switch apartments when a new chicken restaurant puts up a neon sign outside Kramer's apartment; Elaine abuses her company expense account.
George is muscled out of a new apartment when a survivor of a shipwreck plays the pity card with the tenant board; Kramer takes dog medicine for a nasty cough.
Kramer gets a rooster as a pet and begins training him for cockfighting; George dates a convict from a woman's prison; Jerry regrets writing a bad check.