After being dumped by her motorcycle-poet boyfriend, Margaret challenges her mother to set up a Korean date for her. She discovers that she likes the guy, so she attempts to act more "traditional" for both their Korean families.
Margaret's promotion to manager at the cosmetics counter results in Ruthie trying to take advantage of their friendship. At home, Grandma is convinced that the family's run of bad luck is the result of bad feng shui.
When a case of expensive perfume vanishes while Ruthie is away from the counter, Margaret must decide what to tell management, and for the first time in her life her mother has no advice for her.
To asset her independence, Margaret moves out of her parents' home and into an apartment with Ruthie and Gloria, but ends up discovering that good friends don't necessarily mean good roommates.
Margaret moves into the basement and dates the handyman who fixes the place up, while Grandma gets a viewer-tracking device but can't handle the pressure of being a TV ratings household.
Grandma is thrilled to get tickets to The Oprah Winfrey Show, but Katherine is not thrilled when Margaret announces on the show that she's dropping out of school to manage a rock band.
Margaret waits for a call about a job opportunity but learns that her phone service has been cut off because her new roommates neglected to pay the bill.
