Sobriety hasn't lessened John's problems, so he becomes increasingly frustrated and contemplates having a drink, but instead, he gets a "God shot" and meets Chester. Also, Carly leaves a talking bird in John's care.
After making an AA agreement to abstain from sex for six months, John finds a beautiful woman throwing herself at him. Meanwhile, Dexter complains about the new muzak, and Gene freaks out when a white spot suddenly appears on his penis.
When John's grifter mother appears, he concludes that she's the root of his life's problems, but he's blindsided when she makes a shocking revelation. Meanwhile, the paparazzi catches Carly with a senator.
One of John's former associates cons Mahalia out of her savings. Meanwhile, everyone teams up to help a pathetic young virgin who's facing stiff sentencing for crossing state lines with a police chief's underage daughter.
John learns that a gang member has been extorting money from everyone in the station with promises of protecting them. Also, Mahalia and Gene protest John's raise by slacking off, and Chester falls off the wagon.
A fellow alcoholic shows up to make amends for seducing John, but John has no recollection of the incident and begins questioning his heterosexuality. Mahalia accidentally kills a raccoon when she takes her kids to the petting zoo.
A lawyer forces John to rent a bus to Nazis, a health inspector tries to extort money from Dexter, and one of John's old drinking buddies writes a book about him.
John solicits advice from Mahalia and a ride from Dexter when he attempts to reconnect with his son. Meanwhile, both Gene and his senile mother put on brave faces when he moves her to a different nursing home.
John's vow of celibacy has expired, but his sex life is stuck in neutral when his new girlfriend joins AA. Also, Dexter claims to know an acclaimed author, and the clock on the bus terminal mysteriously moves for the first time since 1947.
John's nephew, a marine, comes by on the way to Quantico. He idolizes John as 'the man who taught me to drink', and John has to deal with that. Also, Dex wants to get a cappuccino machine.
Mahalia drastically intervenes when John succumbs to temptation. Is a higher power involved? Dexter and Carly's friendship is tested when Dexter learns his date is a hooker. Heavy Gene adds some fun to Christianity.
John is Ordered to train His boss's Unusual Nephew to for a Job at the Bus Station. And it turns out that His eccentric behavior is the Result of being in the AA for a Year. And Carley wants to Take over the Stand because of Dexter's shoulder Injury Max and Eve were off Duty and they Accidentally ran into each other in the Bar off Duty as Cops.
John realizes that His new girlfriend was Married to a Husband who was Forcing him to Drink and being Held Captive at Gunpoint Topless women in The Bar were Protesting against oppression and Dexter save someone's life from choking food out of his mouth.
John and his ex-wife (John Larroquette, guest star Donna Mills) have an argument at the station when their son (guest star Omri Katz) appears on John's doorstep.
Dexter is outraged when his sister strikes up a friendship with Hemingway; Mahalia is overjoyed to hear her first boyfriend is coming to visit; Carly reports to Hemingway that she was sent out on a house call-to his son.
John becomes an AA sponsor but ends up accidentally eating a pot brownie and gets really high. Adam meets his estranged father who wants something from him. Also, actor Joe Pesci (playing himself) briefly visits Oscar for selfish reasons.
It was a Dark and Stormy night at Bus Depot with a Bunch of clowns and it's John's Birthday and His Employees were on Lockdown because they've been held Hostage and John has to talk to him out of it.
