Charley becomes nervous when a black couple move into his formerly all white neighborhood, his wife less so. But his concern increases when he learns the new efficiency expert at work is Ferguson, his new African-American neighbor.
The Bruces and the Wilsons go out for dinner together but are shocked when they are turned away from the restaurant. They jump to the conclusion that prejudice is involved.
Peggy goes out of town to be with her sister while Ferguson is away for work reasons. Charlie and Jackie are not used to being alone so begin spending time together. Eyebrows are raised and rumors begin.
Both Charlie and Ferguson insist on driving their cars to the same place of work leaving their wives without transportation. Will other arguments fail, Peggy and Jackie decide to withhold romance until they get a vehicle during the day.
When the usual goodbye kiss doesn't occur there is concern the spark is gone from the marriage. Both the Wilson and Bruce couples grapple with expectations of an established relationship.
Peggy and Jackie think housework is a drudge so they decide to jointly hire a maid to share. The wives look forward to all of the free time but it turns out the opposite is true.
A plant unfamiliar to the Wilsons is found growing in their backyard. They ask their neighbors the Bruces for assistance and Ferguson tells them it's marijuana. Charlie starts to panic, thinking he's going to jail.
Charlie is injured in a softball game and is forced to take time off from work. Ferguson hires Otis, an African-American, to temporarily replace him but the man does such a good job Charlie fears it may be permanent.
Charlie gets the erroneous idea that he's irresistible to women, particularly African-American females. When Ferguson and Jackie seem to be having problems, Charlie thinks he's the reason.