Sun, Oct 9, 1949
Daughter Rosalie is finishing up a composition for school entitled, My family. She refuses to let everyone else read it so naturally Molly, Jake and Uncle David fear the worst, fearing that she has written awful things about her family. So, Molly, Jake and Uncle David vow to change their ways and be model parents. However, their ideas on "model parenting" (being more lenient, becoming friends with their children, etc.) do not set well with Rosalie. She resolves to rewrite her essay. However, she soon decides that the first one will do and lets everyone read it. Of course, she has written glowing things about everyone and the family is happy once again.
Mon, Sep 13, 1954
Molly convinces Jake to give Jake's annoying second cousin Muttel a job since Muttle is a man who has made all wrong business decisions. Muttel makes many mistakes while working for Mendel, Jake's business partner, and Jake, and Jake is very angry and upset. Muttel wins a washing machine in a raffle, and Uncle David ends up winning a second washing machine in the raffle, so Molly comes up with the idea that Muttle should go into the laundry business on his own. In the end, Mrs. Herman tells Molly that Muttle is out of business since the landlord has decided to put in washing machines in the basement.
Mon, Oct 4, 1954
On Yom Kippur eve, the family prepares for temple. The tasks of getting dressed, checking the pantry and apologizing for the past year's transgressions is complicated by the fact that Uncle David's son, Sallie, will not be going with the family, but will attend with his father-in-law. Mollie meddles, finding out that the reason Sallie is not going is that his daughter is ill and that he made up the excuse so that Uncle David would not worry. Sallie arrives at the end of the service and tells Uncle David that the baby will be fine. The service is performed by the Cantor's Concert Ensemble under the direction of Vladimir Heifetz.
1955
When chosen for a jury of an accused pickpocket. Molly convinces the other jurors that the man is innocent and they vote to acquit. When the accused later shows up at the Goldbergs' residence, Molly invites him in, sure of his innocence. When her watch goes missing, she doubts herself. Jake insists they call the police. While they're waiting, Molly tries to talk the man into admitting he took her watch. The man gives her a watch in an envelope and she rushes him out the back door as the police arrive. At the door is the garbage collector returning Molly's watch that he found in the trash. Opening the envelope, Molly finds another watch inscribed with gratitude.