Tony and Roger are both promoted to the rank of Major and the general sends them to Reno, Nevada, to relax for a few days before going to a base there. Roger wants to spend his time gambling in the casinos and although Tony says Jeannie can't go, Roger's greed gets the better of him, and he sneaks Jeannie into his bag in a bid to increase his odds in the casino.

An evening picnic results in the family being mistaken for Martians.

Pugsley shocks his parents when he gives up his new atomic reactor as kid stuff and announces that he wants to find his own job. His first try is as a medical assistant to Dr Bird.

When Rob discovers that he is not listed as a writer on a hit song he contributed to, he has to fight for his share of the royalties.