Susan may be pregnant from the weekend she has spent in Paris with Ben. They both agonize over whether to have any more children, and then what to do to prevent this situation from recurring.
The arrival of a French exchange student, Sylvie, causes unexpected turmoil for the Harper family.
Janey aces French and wants to have a party as a reward. Susan gives her permission to have it while she and Ben are away at Oxford, but while enroute they hear someone talking about parents who are crazy enough to let their kids have a party while they are not in the house. They sneak back in and end up trapped without a bathroom because Nick broke the toilet. Meanwhile, Michael makes many failed attempts to pick up a girl.
The Harpers attend a funeral.
Ben has to help Janey prepare for her driver's test, while battling it out with his irrate neighbor, Mr. Casey.