When Carrie has to work the night shift to oversee a team of dim, dull co-workers, Doug's nights alone are well spent until he gets lonely and in desperation, turns to Arthur for night-time companionship.
Carrie ties herself in knots in an unending battle to impress the neighbors.
After Carrie gets the raise she prayed for, she and Doug explore the power of prayer by praying for frivolities.
Doug strikes a deal to try out for a semi-pro football team if Kirby doesn't quit his pee-wee football team.
In an effort to be nice to the unattractive shoe girl at the bowling alley, Doug gives her the wrong impression and she rebuffs his "advances." Meanwhile, Carrie gets felt up by her boss' son when she volunteers to keep an eye on him.
Jealous of Carrie's closeness with a gay male co-worker, Doug worries their marriage isn't as solid as it should be.
Carrie tries to get Doug's mom to "dump" Doug's high school flame when she discovers she is still in touch
At a wedding, Doug inadvertently causes lewd mischief with a disposable camera.
Doug and Carrie desperately try to find the right couple to accompany them to a Knicks game.
Doug convinces Carrie to help Deacon with Thanksgiving dinner.
Arthur has Holly shop for a Christmas gift for his daughter. Doug, meanwhile, fondly recalls his favorite childhood toy - Mentalo.
Carrie tries to convince Doug's psychologist to treat his bad habits.
Even as Doug tries to keep his regular Super Bowl partyers friends from defecting to a co-worker's football extravaganza, he tries to show Carrie that she's always on his mind.
Doug and Carrie feel bad about their lives when they pick up the pictures of a more exciting couples by mistake.
Doug throws a monkey wrench in Carrie's Valentine's Day plans when he has to deliver penguins to Albany instead of going to dinner with her.
In order to keep travel plans with Carrie, Doug plays down the severity of a problem in the basement.
When he learns his homeowner's insurance doesn't cover his mold problem, Doug is forced to seek financial help elsewhere
After Doug bickers with the contractor, the man abandons the project in the middle of renovations.
Doug's lie to get out of going to the opera with Carrie catches up to him.
Fed up with his cousin always copying him, Doug only grudgingly writes him a letter of recommendation when he seeks a promotion from loader to driver.
After wearing an expensive outfit, Carrie returns it to the store for a full refund.
Doug's thrilled at the discovery that Arthur inherited a house several years ago and could potentially move out.
Carrie finds out that, rather than break Doug's heart with the truth that his childhood pet is long deceased, his parents have instead been replacing the pooch with look-alikes.
Doug sulks about not getting his way when Arthur gets to decide on dinner and a movie for the family.
When their bed breaks, Doug and Carrie must resort to sleeping in twin beds borrowed from Deacon's kids.