Sensing JR in medical distress Betsy rushes to her son's side. Joining Amy Kathleen's side her mother Diane JR's aunt insist that all family battles in competitions stop but Jim is unwilling to stop the competition between him and his kids although he feels guilty about what happened to JR

Despite winning a debate without warning because of some bad words from his father Jr goes into a slump and takes a substance he doesn't know at the frat House winding up at the hospital

Jr's friends make a good attempt to rescue him from the clutches of his adult roommate Charlie Nation at the same time his parents are drifting apart in their marriage

Christine works desperately to get to Mississippi business loan pass through at the same time Jim wrestles once again with the issue of a newborn baby although given another name is definitely his

A college game of chicken in the pool to Jr Christine and his father playing political chicken continues to bolster relations between Jr and his roommate Charlie

Jr and Christine join forces to undercut their father on a press release regarding alone to a Hispanic business owner in New Mexico with a press release in the name of their father meanwhile Jr enters the vape culture

Things come to a head when Jr wins a debate against the University of Texas at Austin and the celebration continues happily at the Henry family condo in Lubbock for his 25th birthday party with his best friend Ken and his dad's side of the family at his side

As his father rages about his choice of Charlie Nation as roommate Jr pines away for Jennifer and resents his father for resenting his choices

Jr temporarily ends his friendship with Brad and Jim Bob seething angry at his father at the same time his father realizes his rebellion against the family must come to an end and he must return to civilized society life in Washington DC

January 13th 1995 Cleveland State University Jr's father give us a speech where he attempts to Coop right with the Clinton administration combined with his own business efforts to make a contract dealing with small business aid