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Before a cyclone hits, Walker must rescue 10 kidnapped children in a buried school bus who are being held for a $1 million ransom each.

Walker relies on the help of a homeless man's dog to investigate the death of a priest; Alex and C.D. plan a charitable Thanksgiving dinner.

With Archie out on strike, household funds have begun to dwindle, leaving Edith in a touch position trying to balance the little household income that is coming in. Meanwhile, tempers flare as Archie finds himself with nothing to do but sit around the house.

With Archie still on strike and the household income dwindling, Edith decides to go out and try to get a job. Louise comes to her rescue offering her a job working in one of George's cleaning stores. However, when Archie hears of this he refuses to take charity and tries to get Edith to turn the offer down.

Archie begins to feel like the odd man out, with everyone working in the family except him. Meanwhile, negotiations continue with Archie's union but an agreement is finally made leaving Archie with a raise. However, Archie doesn't realize that the results of the negotiations will leave him worse off than before the strike began.

As Al (Ed O'Neill) tries his best to ignore the kids and watch television, Jefferson (Ted McGinley) asks him along to a memorabilia auction where he intends to buy an original Barbie doll for Marcy (Amanda Bearse). Though he claims he was never one for living in the past, Al decides to skip the TV reruns and go when Peggy (Katey Sagal) arrives with the concertina she won at bingo.

As Al (Ed O'Neill) struggles to balance his family's precarious finances, Peggy (Katey Sagal) juggles an avalanche of home shopping purchases and Kelly (Christina Applegate) announces her upcoming audition for the new television sitcom, "Pease In A Pod." However, while reading for the part, Kelly's observations about her own family catch the interest of the producers.

At a meeting of the anti-woman organization "NO MA'AM," Al (Ed O'Neill) complains that the professional baseball strike is turning men everywhere into better husbands. Eager to do something about it, he suggests that he and his fellow club members use the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley Field to play a game of their own. However, after managing to sneak into the stadium, they are promptly hauled off to jail.

During a mid-day meal with Peggy (Katey Sagal) and some friends, Marcy (Amanda Bearse) learns that Al's "No Ma'am" group is at a strip club. Claiming that the whole idea of letting their husbands go is disgusting, she suggests it is a sign that their men no longer find them stimulating. However, unknown to Marcy, Jefferson (Ted McGinley) is also with Al after telling her that he is working as a part-time security guard.

Lamont discovers that the porcelain figure he has bought is worth a great deal of money and decides auctioning off the piece will bring the best price. Fred's actions as a shill backfire, shattering Lamont's chance for freedom...and the statue.

Fred's 65th birthday is anything but happy when his first Social Security check and Lamont's "night on the town" don't meet his expectations.

Regina (Wendy Raquel Robinson) turns to Cedric (Cedric the Entertainer) and Steve (Steve Harvey) in desperation when her sorority's annual charity bachelor auction gets jeopardized by two eligible men dropping out, causing Lovita (Terri J. Vaughn) to worry when another woman outbids her for Cedric.

Regina (Wendy Raquel Robinson) finds herself at odds with the school's District Supervisor when he becomes friends with Steve (Steve Harvey) and backs his after-school program over hers. Additionally, Cedric (Cedric the Entertainer) and Steve's plans to perform their favorite act for the talent show get uprooted by Lovita (Terri J. Vaughn) insisting Cedric work with her instead.