Norm Henderson was once a fairly well-known -- but not particularly good -- professional hockey player. Norm's penchant for gambling and not paying taxes resulted in his permanent expulsion from the game. Instead of jail, he was sentenced to community service as a social worker, where his fresh perspective in the field and lack of patience for office red tape don't always jibe well with his co-workers.
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In the series finale Norm asks Shelly out and she says yes. He plans their date when Shelly introduces to the office a friend Travis from Colorado, saying he is in town visiting. Norm reacts and she warns him about his issue with jealousy.
To get back into shape for his one-time-only permitted allowance back into hockey, Norm realizes he needs help and enlists his old high school coach, Logan.
Danny worries over his dad's (played by the epic Jack Warden) visit; their relationship is strained because the super-masculine father can't relate to his faltering son. Norm befriends the man and discovers that he's gay but in denial.
Taylor, whom Norm has helped stop being a hooker, starts her new job as a social worker in the office, but Denby thinks she's still turning tricks; Norm gets Laurie to help him hit on Shelly, the new probation officer in the office.
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