One of Cissy's friends has a crush on Uncle Bill, and he cannot shake her from this feeling.

Mr. French considers opening a restaurant after his date starts questioning his life as a gentleman's gentleman.

Jody & Buffy are excited to be moved to Upper First Grade at school, but it means more homework. They do not know how to do the math problems nor read some of the new books. Bill is spending more time dating than helping the twins.

Jody and Buffy accidentally pull off the arm of Mrs. Beasley and it is a traumatic event.

While Bill is in Vermont for business, he asks Mr French and the twins to visit there since it is so pretty. As French drives up, a snow storm turns into a blizzard and they are forced to take refuge in an abandoned cabin.

Jody wants to a club with the big boys, but they tell him he is too young. To prove he is old enough, they tell him he has to cut of some of Mr. French's whiskers and bring it to them.

Bill entertains friends who are Japanese. The twins are interested by their culture. At the Japanese New Year celebration, the twins meet the grandfather and they tell him how fascinating he is. The grandfather gets a new lease on life.

When Buffy has an operation to remove her tonsils, Jody complains of a sore throat, too. Uncle Bill and French think he's simply looking for attention until the doctor looks at them.

Bill is looking forward to a vacation, and Cissy is looking forward to her date with someone new. But the weather turns bad, and there is a blizzard. Everyone is kept at home.

For a school project, Cissy wants to write a story about Mr. French. She starts following him and finds out what he does every Thursday.