Poignant good-byes are in the offing as the Endicotts tend two birds about to leave the nest: and injured dove – and Allison, who's being groomed for an art scholarship in Paris.

Signora Vitale's very pregnant niece Christina is visiting and unexpectedly goes into labor. The Endicott household is thrown into an uproar, a doctor is unavailable and Grandpa Pruitt's dubious delivery skills are called upon.

While making her film debut in an underground film Alison decides the hippie lifestyle looks appealing. She informs her dad Mike she wants to wander Europe as a vagabond.