This period and relationship drama takes viewers back to the 1970s for a look at suburban households testing the murky waters of sexual revolution following swingers throughout open marriages, "key parties" and other swingers extravaganzas.
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When the Thompsons cancel on the Millers at last minute, the Deckers join them on a weekend trip instead. When the Thompsons turn up anyway it spells disaster, but things turn for the better after Trina spikes Janet's brownies with pot. Laurie invites Doug over for dinner, but he regrets the kiss they shared last week. B.J. and Rick spend the day with Samantha, and they end up spending the night by the Deckers' pool.
Tom and Trina throw their annual Puzzlerama party: All their neighbors - and the Thompsons - are split into teams who have to solve clues and collect hidden tokens. The day brings revelations: Janet learns about a secret that her husband and her best friend have been keeping, Melinda makes sure she has Bruce all to herself, and Susan bumps into Laurie with the much older Doug, both gathering votes for the Carter campaign.
In the middle of a heatwave, Tom and Trina are having a relationship crisis because Tom has slept with a girl he works with. Bruce helps his colleague Melinda learn the stockbroker trade, but will it turn into more than business? Janet finds out Roger lost his job, but Roger turns to Susan for comfort. Laurie is spending the summer with Doug, but learns that he has a job offer at her school.
July 1976. Susan and Bruce Miller are moving their suburban family lives just a few blocks away, but the difference is enormous. Their new neighbors, the Deckers, who have an open marriage and throw elaborate parties for other open-minded souls, mark a sharp contrast from their old neighborhood friends, the Thompsons. Also affected are the Miller children. Laurie has a stoner boyfriend but fancies her teacher more, and B.J. meets the mysterious girl next door.
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