Christian McLaughlin
Bud’s prison pen pal breaks out and turns up at the house with two accomplices, taking the whole family and the D’Arcys hostage. Kelly falls for one of the accomplices. Marcy’s one job is not to mention the Mercedes.
A children’s show host has a breakdown on air and Kelly takes over as Princess Kelly, becoming a hit. Then she introduces a puppet based on her brother. Meanwhile Al and Peggy try twin beds, and then bunk beds.
Bud takes his father’s dating advice to aim low and ends up with Gary, Al’s boss. Al faints. Once he comes round, the family starts working out how to use his son’s new leverage at the shoe store.
Peggy hits her head and loses her memory, so Al reprograms her into a wife who cooks and cleans. The result holds up through an entire NO MA’AM wrestling party. Filmed first in the season, though it aired tenth.
The series’ last Christmas episode. Gary hires two young replacements and Al and Griff end up working the mall. Marcy is chasing the decorating prize, Bud and Kelly have kidnapped her nativity figures, and Peggy has baked a gingerbread model of the entire neighborhood.