Public Property

Bruces zukünftige Ehefrau Joylene, die er nur aus Briefen kannte, kommt in Coopers Crossing an. Als er sieht, dass sie schwanger ist, fühlt er sich gedemütigt. Er will Joylene wieder fort schicken.

Bruce is coming to Coopers Crossing to get married. He's never met the bride to be, they have only written letters. When Joylene arrives it turns out that she is pregnant. Bruce (and everybody else) get really upset, and Bruce says he doesn't want to marry her anymore. Tom feels sorry for Joylene, who really wanted to marry Bruce, so he lets her stay at his place. Finally Bruce's brother proposes to Joylene and the get married. When she's having the baby, they name him Bruce, which makes the ""old"" Bruce pretty happy.

Invånarna förbereder sig inför det årliga båtracet. Frågan är om Hurtle och Ron slutligen kan besegras.