Helen bugs Stanley into looking for a new house, though Stanley wants a mobile home. They end up purchasing a condo in Cheviot Hills, where the Brookeses are introduced.
Stanley prepares a surprise birthday party for Helen with help from former tenants Jack, Janet and Chrissy. But when Jeffrey spies in on Janet and Chrissy giving Stanley disco lessons, he jumps to the wrong conclusion.
Stanley fears Helen will ignore him if they adopt a child. But when a social worker says they're to old to adopt, he raises her spirits by giving her a dog.
For the Ropers' 23rd wedding anniversary, Stanley buys an antique clock. But Helen comes to believe it had been stolen from the Brookeses, so she sneaks into their condo to return the clock.
When Stanley accidentally sets the Ropers' kitchen on fire, Brookes thinks the cause was faulty wiring. Fearing this may threaten condo sales, Brookes invites the Ropers to stay with his family.
When Stanley buys a new living-room suite from his friend Joey and has his old furniture hauled away, he finds out the furniture once belonged to Helen's sister, Ethel.