The apartment becomes the scene of a family melodrama when an aspiring actor delivering a singing telegram for Allie and his overbearing parents descend upon the household.
Allie's fear of public speaking gets the better of her when a producer friend of Kate's tries to do a television exposé on Kate and Allie as an example of the new, modern family of the 80s.
Kate and Allie find themselves vying for the attentions of the same guy after Kate's meddling cousin in California sets her up with a blind date who turns out to be cute and charming.
Kate and Allie each have $250 to spend from a reward they receive in returning a man's wallet - Kate heads to a day spa, while Allie spends the day debating how to spend hers.
Allie joins Kate in the hospital to have a mole removed, but her fear of hospitals and paranoia get the best of her when she has an allergic reaction to a needle.
Allie's thirst for more in her life leads her to get involved with an underfunded cable channel and its ragtag group of employees led by special guest star Andrea Martin.