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The Morgendorffers prepare to receive a couple of old friends for the weekend, [[Willow Yeager|Willow]] and [[Coyote Yeager]], who are still living according to the Yeagersold hippie subculture. Having shared their counterculture ideals duringback in the hippie yearsday, [[Helen Morgendorffer|Helen]] is eager to make a good impression. When they arrive, [[Willow Yeager|Willow]] and [[Coyote Yeager]] show to still retain a mellowed attitude and to be living according to the 60s hippie subculture. [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]] is uneaseuneasy around the guests and sneaks off to the Lane’s, bribing [[Quinn Morgendorffer|her sister]] to keep the guests company. [[Quinn Morgendorffer|Quinn]], initially reluctant to stay, changes her mind with the appearance the Yeagers' son [[Ethan Yeager|Ethan]].

At the Morgendorffers, the adults reminisce about old times, talking about the time spent in the youth in a commune. At the same time, the Yeagers show bafflement at the Morgendorffers' more modern lifestyle and aggressive attitude, in contrast to the yeagers’Yeagers’ still Hippiemellow habits: they make a living of selling hemp products, are vegetarians and put no pressure on their son to succeed athletically. Their comments and presence make Helen and [[Jake Morgendorffer|Jake]] feel uneasy and guilty that they've given up on their youthful ideals and have sold out.

At the Lane’s, [[Trent Lane|Trent]] and [[Jesse Moreno|Jesse]] excitedly play old vinyl records, in preparation to sell them at a local flea market the next day (at one point talking about the irreplacable warmth of vinyl while actually hearing the radio). The two young men recruit [[Jane Lane|Jane]] and Daria to come along. Jane enthusiastically agrees, again playing yenta to her embarrassed friend. Daria uses this plans to stay the night at Jane’s, despite her mother’s initial objections. They all leave early the next day and occupy an empty cubicle in the flea market to display the records. Both young men quickly fall asleep, having stayed up all night to make sure to be up at six a.m.

At the next day at the Morgendorffers, Helen and Jake have felt their friend’s comments and try to compensate, with Jake growing a beard ("goodbye to cookie-cutter corporate guy Jake") and Helen reluctantly cooking breakfast. As the day goes on, however, both Coyote and Willow slowly reveal frustration with their lifestyle, including having to keep repairing their old car, wasting time kneading bread, poor hygiene habits and having to buy food in bulk. The Morgendorffers are then in a position to help: Jakehelping providesthem golfget lessonsinto andthe businessmiddle-class advice,sellout andculture Helenthey presentsdesperately Willow with wayswant to preserve food and save time cookingexperience.

Meanwhile, at the Lanes' cubicle in the Flea Market, business is going slow until [[Upchuck]] visits and charms his way into becoming a salesman. As he stays long enough to sell some records, Jane leaves him in charge while the rest of the party go for a snack: Daria and Trent eat at the food court and comment on the Yeagers’ hippie lifestyle; Jane offers some views on consumerism to an apparently oblivious Jesse as both get sodas. Returning to the booth, they have an unpleasant surprise of finding it ransacked: Upchuck had beenabandoned luredit away by the prospect of some recordswhile he hadand been[[Anthony searching for andDeMartino]] hadsearched leftthrough thevintage boothporn unattendedmags.

Quinn, for her part, has spent the weekend chasing Ethan, who has ignored her and actively isolates himself and barely talks to anyone. He only begins showing more signs of life after scolding his father for drinking fermented berry juice. He later takes Quinn out for a snack and reveals some past secrets of both their parent’s youth. This is later used by the teenagers to escape punishment when Quinn, Daria and Ethan arrive late that evening.