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- Sixteen-year-old Georgia Nolan dreams of being the world's first-ever female firefighter. When a mysterious arsonist starts burning down Broadway, New York's firemen begin vanishing. The Mayor of New York calls Georgia's father Shawn out of retirement to lead the investigation into the disappearances. Desperate to help her father and save her city, Georgia disguises herself as a young man called "Joe" and joins a small group of misfit firefighters trying to stop the arsonist.
- The Carlsons embark on their time traveling experiment of experiencing Canadian winters in the past starting in the 1940s, their house gutted of their 2019 conveniences. In this decade, Melanie, the "housewife", will spend most of her time in the kitchen doing domestic duties, not only cooking, but cleaning. In the early part of the decade, the meals will be affected by the war, with the prime cuts of meat sent overseas to the troops. Being winter, fresh produce is in short supply, meaning fruits and vegetables will be from cans, they often preserved in some fashion, such as dried. With Melanie stuck in the kitchen, Dave is largely forced outside to ensure his family is kept warm. Dave will also have to do his part in providing for the dinner table, and not only in being the breadwinner. Dave will also have to ensure they as a family know what the weather will be like, such knowledge which may ensure survival and which cannot be ascertained by an app on his phone. With long range forecasting a thing of the future, families were forced to stock up on supplies just in case an unexpected storm results in loss of power. The war also affected social activities, games which often had a military theme. To stay warm, activities often took place inside, but also had a practical side, such as quilting. They end the decade having some fun outside with Dave waxing the equipment before they all head down the hill on a wooden toboggan.
- The Carlsons are happy to be moving from the '40s to the '50s, a more prosperous and thus comfortable time. While the gender roles of the '40s are still in place with Melanie largely tied to the kitchen while Dave attends to chores outside, they each have new - or in Dave's case repurposed - gadgets which are supposed to make their responsibilities easier. In Dave's case, his role has been expanded to beautify the outside to match that new prosperity. And for Melanie, she will be getting some new regular "human" help in the kitchen in the form of fifteen year old Lauren, who is to use this opportunity to be a housewife in training, and in the process, later in the decade, who will be handling one of the meals on her own. The females still have to look feminine and pretty no matter what they are doing, which gives Lauren the chance to experiment with a new fashion tool on Alex and Chelsey. The latter two will partake in an activity that was all the rage with the success of Barbara Ann Scott: figure skating. In the latter part of the decade, gym bunny Dave will get a chance to get back into an exercise regimen of the time designed for the Canadian military by one of their own, while Lauren and Alex learn all about knitting, a past-time which allowed young women to make things for their wardrobe, from accessories to full garments with the practical item of wool. Dave, Alex and Chelsey learn not only of the practical warmth capability of wool, but the downside of the fiber as they continue many of their activities outside in the wet snow. By the end of the decade, Dave makes an admission about the gender balance, or what he sees, imbalance of this decade.
