On Thanksgiving Day, Sarah and her lively family prepare to welcome Sarah’s boyfriend, Mr. George, to their dinner party. Sarah’s young son from a previous relationship, Clyde, is ecstatic when it snows, running around and announcing the weather. Sarah and her sister Bea squabble back and forth about the length of Sarah’s dress. Bea asks why Sarah even bothered to invite their sister Ann because she is sure to mess the night up. Bea reminds Sarah that their father used to say nothing is worse than family, and Sarah exclaims for Bea to shut up. Right after, Ann’s three sons arrive at the party and promptly break Clyde’s toys. Finally, Mr. George arrives. Everyone is excited to meet him, but Clyde doesn’t know what to say. Chaos ensues as Ann’s sons spill water onto the floor, and Sarah tries to get them to clean up and take Mr. George’s coat.

Over dinner, everyone tries to talk to Mr. George, but no one can stop interrupting each other. Sarah excuses herself from the table and cries in the kitchen, praying to Jesus that she will treat Mr. George well if he stays with her. When she returns, everyone still talks to Mr. George, and Sarah is pleased. However, they all quarrel again until people fall asleep after dessert. Mr. George sits next to Sarah and lets his hand fall onto her thigh, which makes her jump and ask who he thinks she is. Soon, Sarah’s family members finally say goodbye and leave. 

After everyone is gone, Mr. George reveals that he had no idea he would be meeting all of Sarah’s family today. Sarah says that it was a test to see if he would still like her for who she is. Sarah then tells Mr. George she wants to talk about Clyde’s father. She explains how they met and fell in love at a museum five years ago, but he left after finding out she had been with other men, even though they had a son together. Sarah asks Mr. George to say something, but he doesn’t know how to respond, and they begin to quarrel, too. Sarah says she wishes to meet someone who would make her forget about her old lover. Mr. George then tries to help Sarah relight a fire in the stove, but when he struggles, Sarah exclaims that she has never known such a clumsy man.