Doug wants Carrie to take pole dancing lessons so she can give shows for him in the bedroom.

Doug and Carrie consider marriage counseling while Arthur wants to direct (and act in) a play at the senior center.

Carrie learns that when they were dating, Doug lied to her about his (un)employment status to get her in bed.

Doug finds out that Jared does not like him, so he tries to become friends with the guy but comes on too strong.

Deacon gets a sandwich named after him at Cooper's, infuriating Doug. Holly (Nicole Sullivan) announces she is moving away with her boyfriend, but Carrie is not fond of the idea and Arthur cannot seem to say good-bye.

Spence wants to go to a Fantasy Fest with Lou Ferrigno but dumps him after Adam West agrees to go to the Fest with Spence. Meanwhile Doug frequently visits a very pretty hairdresser.

Doug and Carrie's weekend at a quaint bed and breakfast turns out to be less than they desired. What's more, they feel guilty about leaving because they're the only people at the inn for the entire weekend.

Doug and Carrie try to get Deacon and Kelly to buy the house next to them, but a couple with eight kids moves in instead. Meanwhile Danny and Spence compete over a girl from Albania named Zana.

Doug and Carrie decide to go out to a karaoke club where Doug's singing catches the attention of a stranger who becomes obsessed with him.

Carrie goes away with Arthur to visit her mother's grave and finds out she's not who she thinks she is; Doug and Ray spend the weekend trying to pick up girls, attempting to outdo each other in a nightclub.

Carrie is asked to bake a cake for the church bake sale, but she cannot bake.

Doug borrows the baby Danny is sitting to prove to Carrie he'd make a good dad.

After Carrie is told she might not get a promotion because of her accent she seeks Spence for help. Doug's mom comes to visit and after seeing her play poker, Doug takes her to Vegas to hustle some people out of their money.

Doug, Deacon, Spence, and Danny all secretly rent an apartment, but soon Deacon, Spence, and Danny move out and Doug lives by himself; Carrie tries to sell a condo to Kirstie Alley, which takes more work than she expected.

Doug and Carrie hire an exterminator (Chris Elliott) to rid their house of bed bugs. Spence and Danny try to decide where to go on vacation.

After Carrie pushes Doug down the stairs she starts to feel guilty, and Doug milks it for all he can get.

At the party for their eleventh anniversary, Doug and Carrie receive a portrait of the two of them from Deacon and Kelly. They dislike it so much they stage a fake robbery to get rid of it.

While they're having dinner at a restaurant a man who's in wigs tells Doug Carrie's hair is worth $3,000 dollars.

It's Doug's 40th birthday and Carrie begins to try to make Doug realize that he should start wanting to do more with his life. So Doug decides he wants to ride a roller coaster that he was to afraid to ride when he was younger.

Doug and Deacon discover they have more in common with each other's wives than their own, so they start hanging out with each other's wives as well.

Doug crashes Carrie's weekend company retreat, not realising she's blown it off for a relaxing day with her girlfriends.

Doug befriends a driver from one of IPS' competitors, but eventually discovers it's just a ruse to make him the butt of a joke.

Carrie is finally fed up with Arthur, so she decides to put him in a retirement home. Doug, of course, is excited but after a touching story told by Arthur, Doug tries to decide whether or not Arthur should go.