Lakewood Elementary is having an open house, and Sue Ellen is initially excited to introduce her parents, until she hears her friends tell stories about their parents being embarrassing, causing Sue Ellen to change her parents into more "normal people". However, when she realizes she's not letting her parents be themselves, she lets them go, and they become the life of the open house. Buster wants a Cybertoy, but they are too expensive. While he is at the store, he slips one into Arthur's backpack without him noticing. He feels guilty later, so he and Arthur try to return it with an apology note without getting into trouble. However, they accidentally leave the toy on and the manager calls Buster's mother, who grounds him for a month.