Shari is hired as Mr. Bearly's assistant, but has difficulty making friends at the company until the television station is threatened by a tornado, thereby forcing the staff to cooperate with each other to continue broadcasting.
Lionel starts a small theater company whose first play will be Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" but the production soon runs into a monetary difficulties.
Angry about the quality of Lionel's game show, Mr. Bearly bets the lion that the next person that walks through his door can produce a better program. It looks like dinner for the staff will be on Mr. Bearly when the inexperienced and inept intern Lolly Pincus enters his office.