On Thanksgiving, Jim and Joanie take eventful road trips. He's on a Good Samaritan mission and riding with young rockers; her adventure winds up involving a live turkey.

At Yuletide, Jim hits it off with a patient he meets at his rehab center, while Joannie hits the town with a hottie from Texas.

A delivery-room crisis has repercussions for Syd; the prospect of being pregnant absorbs Tina; an independent-living program cheers Jim, who longs to return to his vet practice.