A self-defined Grinch, Stephanie begins her stay at Snow Valley Lodge immune to Christmas sentiment. But as the lodge's festive traditions provide the Christmas Stephanie never had growing up with her distant father, Stephanie finds herself enjoying every minute. To complicate her professional duties even further, the combative feelings she felt toward Brady turn into romantic ones.

As the hit comedy series continues in its third season, family dynamics hold court. In a two-part episode, Jason's ability to look at the bright side turns a family vacation in Maui ; a vacation that would be called a disaster by anyone else's standards, into a positive experience. Back on Long Island, when their house is burglarized, the Seavers realize their sense of security is worth more than any stolen possession.

Congratulations, you're fired. Mike receives a car from his pleased parents after he's named Employee of the Month. So how's he going to tell them he's been canned? Mike's not the only one with secrets. Brainy Carol wants everyone to think she has a romantic extracurricular life with a hunky football hero. And what's up with 10-year-old Ben and those 67 calls to a sex line? (No, it's not what you might think.).

The more things change, the more the Seavers stay the same! And they do change, as the fourth season of the beloved family favorite sees Mike starting college, Carol starting to get cynical, Ben starting to date and Maggie about to give birth! While Jason does his best to keep the family grounded, he finds his clan starting to chafe at their old roles, like when he tries to actually ground the "grown-up" Mike.

Moving out does not necessarily mean moving on, as Jason and Maggie discover when Mike and Carol move to the Big Apple together, to be roommates! As that arrangement goes about as swimmingly as the elder Seavers could have predicted, Ben struggles with life lessons about the true rewards of high school vanities, while Chrissy struggles just to get noticed by her busy family.