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Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.

Highlights include: a "V.I.P." interview sketch satirizing Luci Baines Johnson; Carol and Vicki do a "Sleeping Beauty" skit; guest Sid Caesar as a father awaiting the birth of his child; Carol and Lyle do a "How Tall Is Your Announcer" segment; a parody of "Star Trek"; guest Liza Minnelli performs "The Debutante's Ball", and duets with Carol on a medley of songs including "Just In Time"; and Sid and the cast in a spoof of the Ziegfeld Follies.

Highlights include: two women (Carol and guest Lucille Ball) go to the "Café Argentine" whose staff includes a goose-stepping maitre d' (Harvey); Carol as a housewife fighting off a recalcitrant washing machine and attacking pigeons, only to end up impaled by a medieval lance; "Carol and Sis" sing a rendition of "I Dig Rock and Roll Music"; guest Tim Conway plays a bumbling TV news anchor; two rent-a-car employees (Carol, Lucy) vie for the attentions of a traveler (Tim); guest Gloria Loring performs "Goin' Out of My Head" and "Try to Remember"; a woman (Carol) experiences the downside of marrying a superhero (Harvey); and Carol and Lucy sing and dance to a barroom medley.

Highlights include: guest Rita Hayworth, as herself, being pestered by two celebrity seekers (Carol, Vicki); guest Jim Bailey impersonates the likes of Phyllis Diller, Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland, and performs "Don't Rain on My Parade" and "Happy Days Are Here Again" with Carol; Vicki performs "When You've Got Good Friends" with the dancers; a "Tearjerker Theater" presentation of "Lovely Story" with Carol in the Ali MacGraw role and Harvey as the character played by Ryan O'Neal; Carol and Rita sing "Mutual Admiration Society", with clips from some of Rita's old films being shown; and Rita appears as another charwoman.

Bernice decides to have plastic surgery. When the surgeon botches the job, the women have trouble telling her to her face because they are afraid to hurt her feelings.

The SIA wants proof Nazi war criminal Karl Muller has a new identity. It is in the safe of Luigi Dimontelli, son of a Fascist Italy bureaucrat. Luigi loves opera. The SIA persuades a diva to perform for him. Al poses as her manager.

Aging wardrobe woman Hilda tries to make herself look younger by putting on a wig, some makeup and even some "very tight foundation garments."

In "Prince of Space (1959)," a wimpy space hero kicks tyrannical aliens off of Earth while the Widowmaker and the Satellite of Love are sucked through a wormhole.

Lamont just met a girl named Maria, but she's Julio's Puerto Rican sister, and the possibility of an interracial romance ruffles the feathers of both Fred and Mrs. Fuentes.

An inventor must stop an evil CEO from abusing a time machine, while Tom and Crow work to improve Mike's past for a better future.

Carol's guests are Bob Newhart and Chita Rivera. Carol and Roger fight when his accountant brings over his sexy blonde wife. Obnoxious Fireside Girl Alice Portnoy badgers the hung-over Harvey for a donation. Chita performs a production number to Lucretia Mac Evil. The musical finale, "Naughty Rosemarie," sends up the Eddy/MacDonald Mountie movies.

In the future, Stewie is a rich old man enjoying his retirement when Brian brings news about Peter dying.

In this program the Smithsonian shares the bird and large mammal specimens donated by Teddy Roosevelt, the invertebrate specimens donated by John Steinbeck and the dresses and jokes donated by Phyllis Diller. Along the way we see the less well known side of these famous contributers that lead them to donate these items.

She was one of the first female comics to become a household name in America, paving the way for the likes of Joan Rivers and Roseanne Barr. Barry Cryer explores her life.

Linda and Tina try to help Louise build a bed loft in one day; Bob and Gene host a tabletop role-playing game.

Jeff roasts bouncers.

Don and Megan take a trip to Hawaii for the holidays, Sally's friend visits the Francis family, a comedian torpedoes Peggy's Super Bowl ad campaign, and Roger gets some bad news about his mother.

Maya can't sleep because of her nightmares. She realizes she needs professional help. Imogen is honest with Jack about wanting monogamy. Frankie finds disturbing comics on Hunter's computer.

Julie and Billy book a gig at The Cutting Room, but Billy's newfound obligation to family threatens to compromise their big break.

After learning that donations are down at their church, Peggy grows concerned that the cutbacks will affect the nursing home where she is secretly housing a close relative; Mike and Peggy blame the low donations on Father Abdi.