Tim, Jill, Al, and Ilene attend the Cable Awards banquet, leaving Brad and his new older friend to babysit a sick Mark. The boys take the opportunity to throw a house party.
Tim and Al are sent to Kinross for a Binford sponsored Christmas festival, leaving the Taylor boys to decorate for the holiday judging contest. Al's mother wants to join Al and Ilene on their romantic getaway on New Years Eve.
Jill wants Tim to get a vasectomy since they do not want any more children. Tim shudders to think of the operation. Also, Randy is voted as having the best butt at high school.
A journalist doing a feature on Tool Time is more interested in Tim than the tools. Neither her obvious advances, or her camera crew go down well with a sick Jill.
Brad's girlfriend Angela wants to set up Randy with her sister. Tim and Jill go bowling with Bud and his wife, Jean. Jean tells Tim to lose or Bud will fire him.
Brad and Tim disagree on the type of engine to install in the hot rod, then Tim overreacts to Brad's new haircut. Randy gets the lead in the schools production of Romeo and Juliet and Jill wants to help him rehearse.