After 15 years of marriage and two kids, Chicagoans Al and Peggy have settled into a peaceful coexistence -- disturbed only by the verbal volleys they exchange while awake. The opener introduces the Bundys to newlywed neighbors Steve and Marcy Rhoades. We also meet Luke, Al's swinging single co-worker at the shoe store. Peg wants Marcy and Steve to come over, so she refuses to let Al go to a basketball game with Luke.