After Mike loses $3,000 dollars in a betting scheme, Ed represents the con artist who scammed him. A new supervising manager comes to The Stuckeybowl and offers ideas about changing things. Carol is furious with Ed for kising her.
Ed refuses to believe Carol when she informs him of her upcoming nuptuals. Ed backs Diane as a Miss Stuckeyville contestant. Eli and Phil vie for bragging rights to the king of the alleys.
Ed plans a roadtrip to get away from Carol and all her wedding plans.
Carol procrastinates telling her father about her engagement. Ed gets coerced into dancing in a jitterbug contest.
Ed arbitrates a breakup for two longtime radio DJ partners.
In an effort to irk Ed, Dennis asks him to be the best man at his wedding. Ed agrees and takes his best man duties seriously, throwing a wild bachelor party at the bowling alley. Meanwhile, Jennifer returns to town unexpectedly and asks for Ed's legal advice.
When Carol tells Ed that she wants him at her wedding, he waivers on attending. Meanwhile, a meaningful friendship develops between Warren and Carol's younger sister.
Ed and Carol find themselves isolated from friends and forced to evaulate their relationship.
Ed's brother proposes another moneymaking scheme during the holidays; Mark is encouraged to lose some weight.
Ed must defend a client in an absurd lawsuit; Carol suggests Molly consider applying to become a high school principal.
Ed handles a high school football player's case against another player who injured him.
Ed and Frankie take the case of a man angry with his sister for outting him.
Ed has to represent Carol when a poor restaurant review forces the restaurant owner to take her to court.
Ed handles his first murder case.
Ed wonders what he will leave behind on this world when he finds out that he is expected to only live until he's 83.
No good deed goes unpunished as a motorist Ed tries to help takes him to court.
In an effort to discern a relationship path with Frankie, Ed turns to lucid dreaming.
Ed confesses his feelings for Frankie to Carol. He also represents a lawyer who made a pact to marry another lawyer, but doesn't want to follow through.
Ed volunteers to babysit Sarah, but turns to Carol when things go beyond his abilities.
Carol realizes that she wants Ed and ends up in direct competition with Frankie for his affections. Eli gets help in restoring the restaurant.
Ed tries to handle the growing love triangle between himself, Frankie and Carol by dismissing Carol's admission of love. A teacher from Ed's youth visits looking for legal help.
Frankie puts Ed on the spot to decide between her and Carol or lose Frankie to her former flame. Festivities abound as Stuckybowl's 75th anniversary is celebrated.