Bert is talking to Claudia about not getting into schemes anymore. She does not want him thinking about Rufus. She leaves and Rufus enters. He comes in with a man named Horatio Hollander. He was riding in Rufus' cab and Rufus did not want to leave him alone because he was depressed. Horatio is a singer and is looking for his big break. Horatio leaves Bert's Place. Rufus wants to make a milk shake. Bert tells Rufus to do everything he does when making it. Rufus does fine until the last part of making the milk shake and he makes a mess. Claudia's old boyfriend from school Arnold Schreck comes into Bert's Place because the refrigerator in his Limo broke down. Bert sees that he is coming so he tells Rufus to go behind the counter and work. Bert says to Arnold that he is the owner of many restaurants. He asks for a sandwich and Rufus makes a tuna fish sandwich with ketchup on the inside and mustard on the outside. While this is going on Bert finds out that Arnold is a producer for a record

Rufus and Bert decide to hirer a company to produce a commercial for Bert's Place in hopes to make more money for the diner.

Bert gets fed up with Rufus so he decides to spend some time in a cabin only for Rufus to end up there.

Rufus asks Bert if he can use his credit card. Bert loans the credit card to him. When Bert needs it Rufus tells him that he has lost the credit card.

Bert and Rufus stir up trouble when they realize that the pancakes they are making for the diner have wine as an ingredient.

Rufus who is sick of love decides to try the modern technology and be entered in a computer dating service. Rufus and Bert all all excited about it. When the results from the machine comes back it turns out that Rufus' sole mate is Claudia. Bert does not know this and Rufus does not want to tell him.

Bert and Rufus' truck driver friend Big Tom announces he will be getting married to Gertie Zabisco. Big Tom has a bad habit of getting drunk and Gertie's brother knows this. He tells Rufus that if Big Tom does not show up he will be beaten up. Big Tom gets drunk and does not want to go to his wedding. Steve is ready to hurt Rufus.

Claudia is invited to a dinner party by her old flame Dewey Hamilton. Bert and Rufus want to keep and eye on her at the dinner party so they sneak in and dress up as waiters.

Bert and Rufus sign up to be volunteer fireman. Rufus makes it in but Bert does not. Rufus becomes involved with his fire safety that he over does it. He checks the diner for violations that will cost a lot of money to fix. Bert comes up with a plan to get him off of the fire station.

A famous restaurant critic named Lili Resphighi moves in on the beach. Bert and Rufus mess up every time they see her. They go to her house to charm her into coming back to the restaurant for a good review.