Patricia Paprika's family owns The Hot Pot a lunchtime restaurant specializing in homemade soup. Patricia thinks something needs to be changed but no one listens when she tries to explain.
The Decker family has a parade for every wedding which embarrasses Rayna - until she realizes how much it means to everyone in her family and she embraces the unique tradition.
Sammy enters a contest hoping to win a bike or baseball bat and is surprised to find he wins the grand prize - a hot-air balloon ride. (He's scared of heights.) With his sister's company and encouragement he's able to find the courage to get in the balloon.
Curley needs clean uniforms in which to deliver mail and the dry cleaner is closed for the week. His actress sister supplies him with costumes from the movies so he delivers mail as famous nursery -rhyme/fairy tale characters.