Henry, Muriel and Monroe move to Mill Valley, CA. The Rushes buy a new home. Henry bought a 49% share in a newspaper with a demanding 51% owner. Monroe is now his assistant and Muriel his photographer.

Monroe publishes a front page story about corporate pollution and gets sent to jail for not revealing his source.

The Rush's friends visit and overstay their welcome.

The Rushes and Mrs. Stinson help a Vietnamese family who opened a restaurant achieve the American dream.

The Marin Bugler holds a beauty contest with unexpected repercussions for the winner

Henry strikes up a deal to run the Garfield comic strip in the Marin Bugler

The Rush's housekeeper Lisa enrolls in classes to become a naturalized American citizen

Henry's admiration for a famous author diminishes when he learns the man (Peter Haskell) gets his inspiration from the bottle

Henry decides to buy a car for Lisa. He attempts to show his business prowess by getting the best deal but in the process gets far less than he bargained for.

Monroe and Henry learn about a coverup with regards to death of a friend of Mrs. Stinson.

Muriel is offered a photography job from a famous oceanographer for his next expedition.

When Mrs. Stinson's niece begins works as an intern at the newspaper, it causes friction.

Monroe's life is threatened after he gives a singer a bad review.

Mr. Forester asks for Henry's help in writing a personal ad, which turns Henry into a ghost writer of sorts for all of his correspondence with the women who answer.

Muriel quits the Marin Bugler when Henry decides to use a reader's photo in a story instead of hers.

Henry rallies behind two rock musicians who were banned from performing at a local music festival.

Henry and Muriel are caught in the middle of Herb and Marsha Kennedy's marriage problems after it's discovered that Herb has had an affair.

Henry suddenly becomes editor of the paper when Mrs. Stinson quits. Henry realizes he needs her at the paper and Mrs. Stinson realizes quitting was the wrong move.

Henry suspects Iris' Greek fiancé is after her money.

Monroe reviews a comedy club, and thinks that the comedians at the club were not up to par; he decides to go onstage himself to try his hand at stand-up comedy. On the night Monroe is performing, under the stage name Buddy Ficus, the audience does not think his jokes are funny and everyone (except Muriel, Henry, Hope and Lisa) leave. Monroe falsely thinks he did a great job, and it is up to Henry to tell Monroe that stand-up is not Monroe's forte.

Lisa is overjoyed when she wins $5 and becomes addicted to playing.