Mary's careless driving leads to an unexpected romantic evening with a young pop singer, followed by heartbreak when he leaves for the army.

Jeff wants to make his parent's anniversary special with a dinner. Unfortunately things don't go well despite his careful planning.

20世纪50年代末和60年代初，一对慈爱的母亲和妻子处理着一个中产阶级家庭的情况和问题。

Jeff suddenly starts being uncharacteristically nice to Mary. Mary wonders if he has some ulterior motive in mind and impatiently waits for the other shoe to drop.

The Stones decide to go away to somewhere different for an extended weekend, but the actual accommodation are nothing like what they saw in the brochure.

Complications arise between the baby sitter, her father and Jeff.

Mary is excited to be included in a school play. Kenny is a classmate who also was accepted, but he dropped out since he stutters. Mary convinces him to remain in the play. Kenny stays, and is paired with Mary for a dance routine.

Trisha's friend Nancy is being spoiled by her grandfather with too many presents so her parents forbid her getting anymore. But the grandfather decides to involve the Stones by sending the gifts for Nancy to their house.

第四季将视野拓展到教育系统，其它主要情节还有第三季中引入的市长竞选，并深入描写了Marlo Stanfield领导的贩毒团伙在西巴尔的摩的不断壮大。