Doug Heffernan gets a 70-inch TV to make his sport's basement dream complete, but the dream turns into a nightmare when Carrie's father moves into the basement.
When Doug finds out that Richie's wife cheats on him, he must confront him with the news. However, Doug has some trouble telling his friend about his girlfriend.
Carrie registers herself and Doug for a class at the community college when she begins to think that they're becoming dumb and boring. Doug has a hard time with it, but luckily Spence is also in the class.
Its the Christmas season and Doug and Carrie have their eyes on a new car, but when they find out they can't afford it Arthur surprises them with something quite unexpected.