Irene attempts to make peace with Archie, after have moved away for a long time.

We all know how Archie despises MIke's "freeloader" attitude of staying at the Bunkers without paying for room and board. Mike always counters that he promised Archie, that as soon as he'll graduate from college and get a job, he'll pay Archie back for everything, including interest. Mike's payoff time finally comes through.

In this episode, the Stivics go out for an evening. Archie, while babysitting for Joey, rummages through their personal documents, and discovers Mike's birth certificate, which reveals that he was actually born in New York. We will find out why the Meathead has been hiding this fact from Gloria, Edith and Archie. and how they react to his side of the story.