Trent is planning a strategy for hitting on a girl he likes. Bill freaks out when Paul explains to him how Susan got Bill to think he was the decision-maker. He decides it's time for payback. A naked neighbor in a hot-tub is also a problem.
Susan admits to Bill that she told her friends that he has a difficult time getting over things which prompts an argument between them about the quirks each them have that drive each other nuts. Lauren tries to convince Bryan when the males in their family are around his age they begin to lose their intellectual prowess.
Bill and Susan plan a date night to try to relive their earlier experience and they leave Lauren and Trent responsible for watching Bryan while they are out for the night.
Bill's ne'er-do-well brother comes for a visit, which usually means he's in need of money. But now he has a "sure-fire business investment" in mind. Bryan then finds a way to exploit Lauren and Trent. Where will the plans end up?
Bill returns from his fishing trip with a beard. Susan decides to teach him a lesson when he refuses to shave it. Meanwhile, Bryan tries to Torment Lauren.
When the now rich Danny buys the Pearsons a $1,000 coffee maker, Bill gets upset because he feels life is unfair to him. Paul has made a sculpture of himself, but is disappointed when it doesn't impress people at an auction.
Bill and Susan get into an argument with the new neighbor over trashcans and Trent fails his driver's test because he thinks its due to him losing his lucky red quarter.