Matt introduces his new girlfriend, Christine, to Henry. Henry despises her but tries to be hospitable... until Matt reveals his marriage intentions. Conditions worsen when Christine's father arrives.

Henry begins dating a twenty-year-old, much to Matt and Enid's chagrin.

Matt gets a job working as a waiter. When Henry brings a colleague to the restaurant, complications ensue.

The school psychiatrist points out that Matt's underachieving in school, and he attributes this to the fact that Matt and Henry don't spend enough quality time together. The father and son decide to make up for this by playing football together, but that turns out disastrous when Henry breaks his toe and Matt gets blinded.

Henry thinks that Matt should learn the value of a dollar, though it's a lesson not learned when Matt inherits $2,000 from his grandmother. Matt gets a bunch of credit cards and goes on a shopping spree.

Matt goes on ""tour"" with his band... and discovers that the band needs more practice than they realized.

A misunderstanding makes Henry think that Enid's in love with him -- so when she gets wind of the situation, she resigns.

Divorcee Henry has been enjoying his quiet life for the past seven years -- until his son, Matt, announces that he's moving in. Although Henry goes out of his way to make his son feel unwelcome, he agrees to let Matt stay under the proviso that he adheres to the house rules.

Henry has to confront his fear of death when a friend passes away. But death comes too close when Matt offers the grieving widow a chance to hold the wake in their home.

Henry and his brother, Randy, go into cahoots on a get-rich-quick scheme. It quickly becomes clear that the plan wasn't well thought out.

Henry meets Loretta and contemplates marrying her.

Henry gets Matt a job at a supermarket... where Matt leads the workers in a strike.