After getting kicked out of the house by his wife, Dorothy and her roommates get an unexpected houseguest in the form of her son Michael. Fearing that he's headed nowhere in life, Dorothy asks for her ex-husband Stan's help in getting Michael to grow up and act like an adult. Meanwhile, Rose has a hard time telling her boss that she's feeling overworked.

Blanche renews hostilities with her sister (Sheree North) when she travels home to attend her father's funeral.

The ladies volunteer to serve Christmas dinner at a soup kitchen.