Jealous after reading a series of glowing profiles of other network news anchors, Will approves Claude's suggestion of a paperless office policy in the hopes it will generate positive press.
When the guy she has been seeing tells her he's not ready for a relationship, Claude wants to know why he isn't interested.
Claude tries to hook Ramona up with the new guy in the office.
Jeb becomes so tired of Lydia's wedding talk that he pays Claude to listen to her.
Claude and Ramona find a co-worker who has passed away. No one claims the dead man's belongings so Claude determines to find the next of kin.
Claude tells Will that he's acting like a diva after he blames an on-air blunder on his anchor chair.
Ramona feels confident that she will be in the management training program until Kip decides to apply too.
Claude and Ramona decide to blackmail Kipp after suspecting that he took advantage of Ramona's GNB accounting error.
Owen's moms help Will with his girl troubles as the encourage Carl and Ramona's drinking and gambling.
Claude sets up a romantic date between Carl and Vivian, but when Vivian discovers his plan she does not appreciate him butting in.
After promising Ramona, Owen, and Carl that they can appear on-air for the holiday greeting, she has to figure out how to get out of it when she finds out the company's representation policy won't allow them to appear.
Claude and the GNB team are forced to go on an annual retreat, during which Schmidtline, their former human resources representative, reveals all of their flaws. Claude tries to lead a task-building team, but the others disappear when she calls on them. Will and Jeb try to fend for themselves in an empty office.
Claude decides to try to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend Charlie. But she is embarrassed when security strip-searches her at work and finds her wearing sexy lingerie under her work clothes. Kipp makes a mistake that threatens his standing with Jeb.
Viv feels her relationship with Carl is threatened by his friendship with Claude. But when Carl dumps her, Claude rallies to help Viv and Carl get back together.
Claude worries that her boyfriend may be too comfortable now that he lives with her, when he auditions people for his new band in their apartment.
Kipp befriends Charlie at during the GNB Management Training Program, which upsets Claude. Lydia turns down Owen's request to photograph her wedding, until she sees his photoraphs in a gallery exhibit.
Claude and Charlie's romantic weekend alone in Will's home in the Hamptons hits a snag when they arrive to find Jeb and Lydia there also.
Claude tries to help Lydia and Jeb with their prenuptial agreement, but ends up stuck in the middle between the disagreeing parties. Owen agrees to help Claude with Will's fan mail.
Claude wins a makeover for her apartment from the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" designers at a charity auction. She ends up staying at the office and is surprised by the lively after-hour activities that transpire.
Lydia and Jeb try to make each other jealous by paying sudden attention to Claude and Kipp.
Claude and Kipp each are given a department to manage as part of their management training.
When Charlie successfully auditions for a band, on Claude's say so, he's faced with a long trip away from town. Owen and Ramona's surprise party for Carl ends with them being surprised when Jeb and Lydia decide to get married.