After breaking one of Tim's tools that has been in the family for twenty years, Mark fears that he will be traded in after Brad and Randy make up a story about ""Peter"", their former brother that was traded in after he broke one of Tim's flashlights.
Dylan cannot stand the fact that his free-spirited mother, Iris, has moved in with him. He begins drinking, skips school, and spends all of his time at a pool hall. Brenda resents Iris for abandoning Dylan as a child, and for trying to step in and control his every move. Cindy, however, forms a bond with Iris and joins her for a number of new-age experiences. Brandon tries to watch over Dylan, who loses a lot of money in a pool game and is beaten when he can't pay off the debt. Although she wants to be a part of her son's life, Iris realizes that her presence is only hurting Dylan. She decides to return to Hawaii, and sets up a trust fund for Dylan with money Jack had once paid her to stay away. Brandon takes Dylan to an AA meeting. After Donna displays a knack for picking stocks in an economics assignment, Steve talks her into investing in the market with him. Music: ""Mother-in-Law"" by Ernie K-Doe (#1, 1961); ""Born Under a Bad Sign"" by Albert King
Lisa's essay wins the Simpsons a trip to Washington, D.C., where her faith in democracy is shaken by her unethical Congressman.
George's relationship with a former IRS worker eases Jerry's tax worries--until she becomes George's former relationship; Kramer sees too much of Elaine while seeing her roommate.
Tuskerninni plans to take over a studio by causing 'accidents' to occur to the leading actors. Darkwing decides to investigate by becoming the lead in Tuskerninni's latest film!
When the Sinclairs' TV is wrecked, Earl enters the family on a game show to win a new set.
August 6, 1961: A pitcher on a minor league baseball team, Sam must decide if he's there to help a fellow team member, get his host back into the major leagues, or baby-sit the porcine team mascot, all while resisting the amorous advances of the women in his life.
Doogie is obsessed with his virginity while a patient believes that he is her late husband.
Mike gets involved when he learns his prize pupil Luke is homeless.
Edgar Allen Poe comes to BJ's Roadhouse in search of his lost Lenore. This is followed by a series of nightmares Beetlejuice experiences that are loosely based on Poe's works.
Dan's plan takes an unexpected turn when he "kidnaps" Christine Sullivan (Markie Post), leading her to the courthouse's subterranean levels. As the night unfolds, the mystery deepens, and the true identity of the thief is revealed.
Al Royal and his wife, Victoria, have just settled down to retire when their daughter, Elizabeth, newly divorced from a man that Al always hated, moves back in with her three children, Curtis, Kim, and Hillary.
NASA Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong adds to his long list of space flight and aviation accomplishments as he takes the controls of a variety of flying machines. Each episode blends historic footage, interviews, and flying. Armstrong takes you on an exhilarating adventure through time.
Three soldiers return home from World War II and each is faced with his own set of problems. Two brothers in love with the same girl; race discrimination; gender discrimination in the work force; family betrayal; and a soldier's death.
The gasman calls to read Eddie and Ritchie's meter. Not a problem? It is when you are getting your gas from an illegal connection to your next-door neighbors gas. Can the boys persuade the meter reader that they don't use gas and stall him until they can disconnect their supply from next door?
Hokum Hare discovers that Shredder has a time train to travel to the future, where he can become crimelord of a crime-free era.
Ben has forgotten to tell Bill her mother is coming. Ben encounters an old flame and receives a proposition.
Darkwing Duck and Gosalyn are forced into action when Steelbeak and F.O.W.L. Egg Men steal a huge booster rocket from an intergalactic spacecraft!
Magnificent jewels in an oval – this Bob Ross painting highlights countless numbers of colors in nature’s sky and foliage.
After a talk with Teddy, Michelle realizes that she doesn't know how it feels to have a mother, so in order to have a mother, Michelle tries to find a woman for Danny, and Michelle believes that her teacher, Miss Wiltrout, is exactly the one she's looking for. Meanwhile, when a record company tells Jesse that Jesse and the Rippers' image is too soft, Jesse and Joey work together to try to come up with a tougher image for the band, and D.J. is writing an essay for school, and it's titled "What it's like to be someone else". For this essay, D.J. temporarily switches places with Kimmy.