Ethel discovers that she can do the family grocery shopping with a home computer, but ends up ordering 10 of everything the store has; Lissy goes on a hunger strike to get Duane to help a hungry Central American child.
Ethel intervenes when a female spy of a rivaling business tries to double-cross Richard. Meanwhile, Lissy stages a protest against sexism at school when she learns girls can't take wood shop classes.
When Richard goes out of town, a war of practical jokes between Duane and Lissy begins. Meanwhile, Mr. Divine summons Ethel to Heaven for her Angel Progress Examination not long before a burglar breaks into the house.
Ethel's mission on Earth with the Preston family proves successful, but she doesn't want to return to Heaven. She and the new head angel, Lester Luster, create together a unique bargain that will allow her to stay with the family.
When Richard's uncle wills an antique pocket-watch to his "most deserving grand-nephew," Ethel holds a séance to determine whether Duane or Jay Jay should get it.