Winnie locks horns with the obnoxious widow of one of Thomas's clients, who has designs on making him her new beau. Meanwhile, Gene records home movies to send to his friends back in New York.
Winnie has fantasies of life being like it is on "The Donna Reed Show." However, she comes to the realization that life's not that chipper when Gene breaks his father's prized watch, and she reluctantly agrees to magically fix it.
T.J. hires Winnie as his secretary, but he becomes miffed when she tries to reunite a couple (Robert Reed and Florence Henderson) who are in the midst of a divorce.
Robb is instantly smitten with Winnie's sister Cassandra, but after she briefly whisks him away to Niagra Falls, he becomes so phobic that he refuses to leave the house.