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Melanie throws a party to meet their neighbors and she comes off as insulting to one of her next door neighbors, a columnist for The Plain Dealer, leading Melanie to fear that he'll write something negative about her. Meanwhile, Victoria gets a offer to do a commercial for underpants in Japan and Elka sports a dyed hairdo that draws criticism from Joy.

Melanie's mother and Victoria's father visit on the same weekend forcing them to see their parents in a new light; Erika brings Joy and her mother together.

Melanie's ex-husband Anders comes to town and she starts to have feelings for him again. Meanwhile, Elka tries to juggle relationships with two men.

Victoria lends her acting expertise to a high school's production of "Romeo and Juliet". Melanie's new romance causes a rift with Joy. Elka crashes funerals.

Melanie comes to regret her nosy nature when her son pays a visit. Elka helps Victoria campaign for sympathy votes after she's nominated for a Daytime Emmy.

In the first-season finale, threats of a tornado cause the ladies to seek shelter in Elka's secret room in the cellar, but they're nearly blown away by what they find.