The Best Episodes Written By Katherine Green

While Diane keeps notes on bar conversation, a novice comes in for one final fling before entering a monastery and a World War I doughboy shows up for a very small reunion.

Bud juggles two women at once, one being Miss McGowen, his English teacher. Meanwhile, the family ignores Peggy when she is sick and Al gets free pizza by attending children's birthday parties at Chuck E. Cheese.

Al's softball team wants to bench him before the big championship, but Peggy, Kelly and Bud hold three of the required votes to omit him. Peggy is swayed by the hunk who will replace Al, while it takes food to get the kids' votes.

Al has to lie in bed next to Marcy while Jefferson switches Marcy's valuable Barbie doll, that Jefferson just bought her, for a regular one.

Al and Peggy delay going to a closing of their favorite hamburger joint when Bud and Kelly run into a problem. Meanwhile, Steve and Marcy prepare a party for some executive big-shots.

The phone company cuts off the phone service to the Bundy household after Al refuses to pay for a phone call he did not make. This annoys Peggy, Kelly, and the rest of the neighborhood.

The Bundy car breaks down in New Mexico and they have to call Marcy and Jefferson for help.

Al discovers that he truly has no possessions of his own, and decides to get back one of the things that truly meant a lot to him - his championship game ball.

Al and Steve draw closer together when they try to restore a 1965 Mustang. Peg and Marcy on the other hand can't stop from despising their husbands.

Al plans a special evening for Peggy's birthday by taking her out to the Bowlarama where he hopes to finally beat his arch rival's high game score. Al beats the score, but minutes later, Peggy bowls a perfect game, destroying Al's self-esteem.

Buck brings a female dog into the house, and feels neglected when the family only care about the new dog.

Al tries to help a young man forget the idea of marriage. Meanwhile, Kelly gets stung by bees and becomes crazy.

The Bundys' and D'Arcy's Caribbean cruise is ruined when the ship sinks.

Louie is reveling in the news that he's moved his mother out of his apartment and into a nursing home and is throwing a party to celebrate, inviting only Alex. Alex grudgingly shows and learns that the party is a sad affair, the only other guests being three losers that soon leave to go to another party. Louie confesses to Alex that he's actually depressed-- his mom actually moved out after they had a fight and he misses her. Louie's depression gets worse over the days to come and Alex convinces him to go make up with his mother. Louie goes to see his elderly mother, who initially won't speak to him, but eventually agrees to come home with him and all is well again.

Louie lets Jeff, his assistant dispatcher, take the rap for skimming money from the company (that Louie is actually responsible for), assuring Jeff that he'll smooth everything over. Louie overdoes it when he reprimands Jeff in front of the garage owner, though, and the owner not only fires Jeff but has him arrested. Louie eventually tells the owner the truth before Alex has a chance to turn him in, but the owner thinks that Louie is only doing it to protect Jeff. The owner decides as a favor to Louie to drop the charges against Jeff and hire him back, so Louie's crime ends up going unpunished despite his good intentions.

This Christmas episode tells about Santa Claus, who is late showing up at the mall. His parachute doesn't open up and he falls off his sleigh and onto the Bundy property ... dead.

Peggy wins a free health week with the healthiest man in Chicago, but ends up converting him to her lifestyle, and he drops dead.

Steve spends time at the zoo with the Bundys instead of looking for a job, which upsets Marcy.

Al is unable to purchase a gift for Peg on their 16th wedding anniversary as his credit card seemed to be maxed out.

A dispute over whether an apple tree belongs to the D'Arcys or the Bundys leads to a feud between the two families.

Al loses his precious parking space after insulting a fat woman, which leads to ""No Ma'am"" seeking out to find a guru, Ironhead Haynes, and seek his advice.