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Mrs. Rossini is crushed when her husband leaves her. Angela persuades Tony to help her, and reluctantly takes over her fish market. This turns out to be more work than initially thought.

The home front feels Angela works too hard and should delegate more. Mona is delighted when some workload is transferred by the recruiting of Jack, a talented and charming creative director. Tony, however, jealously and suspiciously changes his attitude as Jack tends to spend nearly all day with Angela and becomes a regular home guest, even late into the night. When they book a hotel together, Tony decides to put an end to their presumed affair, but could have saved himself the trouble.

Tony tries to relive his wild past when Mona offers him to move into her apartment, as she is leaving to run her brother's hotel. He soon finds out that living careless is not all that satisfying.

Angela has landed an account with a commercial, so Tony and Mona 'invite' themselves to come along. Client Larson insists Italian stallion Tony must replace the actor scheduled for the 'Machismo' shaving cream shower scene. He does great, but gets a terrible rash afterward. Larson wants Angela's agency and Tony for an even bigger account, but refuses to retract the cream, which lab tests say irritates 2 to 3 percent of users.

Mona's brother's wife has died, but to enter Heaven she must return to earth to reconcile Mona and her brother's estranged relationship with Tony as the mediator.

When Jonathan has the possibility to skip a grade in school, he has trouble fitting in with his new classmates. Pressured by his mother to become popular, he starts hanging out with a tough crowd.

Now people know he's with Angela, Tony gets frustrated being financially unable to treat her in style like country club members, being merely her guest himself. So Tony can't resist bidding at a painting for her he can't afford. To pay for it, he takes a job as shirtless waiter. Alas, Sam's dorm gang takes her there.

Tony already feels Samantha spends too little time with him and Jonathan since she entered junior high-school. So when he overhears Sam's lies to her birthday party to the silver spoon 'popular girls' that he's the advertising boss and Angela her ma, he orders her to come clean about his humble job. But hearing she's just about to be accepted as 'cheerleader material' by the rich brats, he decides to play along. So do Mona, and even Angela although that spooks her date Andrew. Yet a birthday present changes things.

Tony's traditional family from Italy is coming for a visit. Angela tries her hardest to impress its members, until the aunt demands that she will marry Tony's cousin Maurizio.

When Tony's lips swell up in an allergic reaction to matrimony, Angela thinks it best to put off kissing the bride.

Tony and Angela, finally together, have trouble finding time alone when they try to keep the family from finding out about their romance.

Because she is enjoying a vacation in Mexico, Angela misses the meeting for an important account and gets fired.

Angela starts looking for a new job, but has trouble finding something she is suited for the best. When she settles for a job as a copywriter, Tony and Mona encourage her to start her own company.

Angela's husband Michael, a researcher in the jungle, shows up after she sent him divorce papers.

After leaving Angela, Tony finds a new job. And the old problems between Angela and Michael resurface.

Angela firmly and Tony mildly lecture Sam for fighting in the park and thus causing Jonathan to trade his first punches. Instead of learning a lesson, Sam tells Jonathan all about 'cool, exciting' Brooklyn life. When she decides to run back, Jonathan insists to tag along. Tony and Angela set out to get them back. They succeed, and are invited by Mrs. Rossini for dinner. While Tony shows her around, she gets in a surprisingly lively argument herself with rude waitress Teresa, who still has an eye on Tony.

When she is left by her husband, Angela's snobby and manipulative neighbor Diane Wilmington invites herself to stay at her place.

Tony befriends Kelly, the widowed mother of the girl that Samantha is babysitting for. After a conversation with the girl, Angela finds out that Kelly is lying about her past.

Tony is proud as a peacock when Al Rossini, who just graduated from beautician school, follows his advice by starting his own parlor. Tony comes help out, but finds it's not easy to coach the rudely outspoken knave to flatter rather then chase clients.

During preparations for Tony and Angela's wedding, Sam and Hank decide to say their I do's, too. Part 1 of two.

Conclusion. Tony, Angela and Hank's parents chase their eloping children to the chapel.

Sam, already in a killer mood after a romantic breakup, foolishly undertakes organizing her first local 'rock concert' but can't contract any artist. Angela can't help, but Tony appeals to his youth mate Steve Mueller (now a professional agent working with some big names). Sam's ingratitude peaks when Steve fails to deliver, yet Tony comes up with a last-minute alternative.

Samantha lies to her father in order to go out with a college guy. While she realizes that this guy - Mason - is a major geek, Tony finds out the truth on Sam's whereabouts and makes a scene. He later tries to apologize by bringing Mason back home.

When Tony finds out Samantha let airhead friends take her illegally drinking beer at a frat party, he gives her a sound lecture. For once firmly seconded by Angela, he refuses to cover up Dam's drunken state. However they commit the error of feeling guilty just for having innocent drinks at home, and Tony's sports fan-buddies are not much help in 'setting the good example'.

Tony has a date and, thinking Angela won't be home for hours, decides to take a bath in her tub.