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Summer has approached, and Kevin is looking forward to having at least one more fun Summer. Winnie, Paul, and Wayne have all taken Summer jobs; Winnie is a waitress at the burger joint, Paul is an assistant manager at a Chinese restaurant, and Wayne is working on the loading docks at Norcom. To Kevin's dismay, Jack goes after him to get a Summer job as well, but Kevin refuses to do so. Norma declares that if Kevin won't get a job, he'll have make up for it, by doing extra chores around the house, and she puts Kevin to work, cleaning the house. Kevin comes across a picture of Clara, who he met at the lake the last Summer and had not seen since. Kevin eventually takes a job at the Chinese restaurant where Paul works, only to find his job will be helping with the cooking as opposed to being an assistant manager like Paul. Eventually, when driving himself and Paul to work, Kevin suddenly decides to ditch work and drive to the lake to find Cara. They first try the drive-in, which has been torn down, but they find her working at the gas station. Cara breaks the news that she now has a boyfriend in the area, but after returning home, Kevin appreciates his relationship with Winnie.

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Summer has approached, and Kevin is looking forward to having at least one more fun Summer.summer. Winnie, Paul, and Wayne have all taken Summer jobs; Winnie is a waitress at the burger joint, Paul is an assistant manager at a Chinese restaurant, and Wayne is working on the loading docks at Norcom. To Kevin's dismay, Jack goes after him to get a Summer summer job as well, but Kevin refuses to do so. Norma declares that if Kevin won't get a job, he'll have to make up for it, it by doing extra chores around the house, and she puts Kevin to work, cleaning the house. Kevin comes across a picture of Clara, Cara, who he met at the lake the last Summer summer and had not seen since. Kevin eventually takes a job at the Chinese restaurant where Paul works, only to find his job will be helping with the cooking as opposed to being an assistant manager like Paul. Eventually, when driving himself and Paul to work, Kevin suddenly decides to ditch work and drive to the lake to find Cara. They first try the drive-in, which has been torn down, but they find her working at the gas station. Cara breaks the news that she now has a boyfriend in the area, but after returning home, Kevin appreciates his relationship with Winnie.
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Summer has approached, and Winnie, Paul, and Wayne have taken Summer jobs. Jack comes after Kevin to get one as well, but Kevin refuses to do so. Norma declares that if Kevin won't get a job, he'll have make up for it, by doing extra chores around the house, and she puts Kevin to work, cleaning the house. Kevin comes across a picture of Clara, who he met at the lake the last Summer and had not seen since. Kevin eventually takes a job at a Chinese restaurant that Paul is assistant manager at for the Summer, only to find his job will be helping with the cooking as opposed to being an assistant manager like Paul. Eventually, when driving himself and Paul to work, Kevin suddenly decides to ditch work and drive to the lake to find Cara. They first try the drive-in, which has been torn down, but they find her working at the gas station. Cara breaks the news that she now has a boyfriend in the area, but after returning home, Kevin appreciates his relationship with Winnie.

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Summer has approached, and Kevin is looking forward to having at least one more fun Summer. Winnie, Paul, and Wayne have all taken Summer jobs. jobs; Winnie is a waitress at the burger joint, Paul is an assistant manager at a Chinese restaurant, and Wayne is working on the loading docks at Norcom. To Kevin's dismay, Jack comes goes after Kevin him to get one a Summer job as well, but Kevin refuses to do so. Norma declares that if Kevin won't get a job, he'll have make up for it, by doing extra chores around the house, and she puts Kevin to work, cleaning the house. Kevin comes across a picture of Clara, who he met at the lake the last Summer and had not seen since. Kevin eventually takes a job at a the Chinese restaurant that where Paul is assistant manager at for the Summer, works, only to find his job will be helping with the cooking as opposed to being an assistant manager like Paul. Eventually, when driving himself and Paul to work, Kevin suddenly decides to ditch work and drive to the lake to find Cara. They first try the drive-in, which has been torn down, but they find her working at the gas station. Cara breaks the news that she now has a boyfriend in the area, but after returning home, Kevin appreciates his relationship with Winnie.
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Summer has approached, and both Winnie and Paul have taken Summer jobs, while Kevin refuses to get a Summer job. Since he refuses to get a Summer job, Norma makes Kevin clean the house, and he comes across a picture of Clara, who he met at the lake the last Summer and had not seen since. Kevin eventually takes a job at a Chinese restaurant that Paul is assistant manager at for the Summer, only to find his job will be helping with the cooking as opposed to being an assistant manager like Paul. Eventually, when driving himself and Paul to work, Kevin suddenly decides to ditch work and drive to the lake to find Cara. They first try the drive-in, which has been torn down, but they find her working at the gas station. Cara breaks the news that she now has a boyfriend in the area, but after returning home, Kevin appreciates his relationship with Winnie.

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Summer has approached, and both Winnie Winnie, Paul, and Paul Wayne have taken Summer jobs, while jobs. Jack comes after Kevin to get one as well, but Kevin refuses to do so. Norma declares that if Kevin won't get a Summer job. Since he refuses to get a Summer job, Norma makes Kevin clean he'll have make up for it, by doing extra chores around the house, and he she puts Kevin to work, cleaning the house. Kevin comes across a picture of Clara, who he met at the lake the last Summer and had not seen since. Kevin eventually takes a job at a Chinese restaurant that Paul is assistant manager at for the Summer, only to find his job will be helping with the cooking as opposed to being an assistant manager like Paul. Eventually, when driving himself and Paul to work, Kevin suddenly decides to ditch work and drive to the lake to find Cara. They first try the drive-in, which has been torn down, but they find her working at the gas station. Cara breaks the news that she now has a boyfriend in the area, but after returning home, Kevin appreciates his relationship with Winnie.



* KarmaHoudini: Kevin decides not to go to work and suddenly decides to go to the lake, taking Paul with him, against Paul's will. While no retribution is shown or mentioned, Kevin will continue to work for Chong's Chinese after this episode (while Paul's employment will not be seen or mentioned again).

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* KarmaHoudini: Kevin decides not to go to work and suddenly decides to go to the lake, taking Paul with him, against Paul's will. While no retribution is shown or mentioned, Kevin will continue to work for Chong's Chinese after this episode (while Paul's employment will not be seen or mentioned again).again).
* NoSympathy: Kevin, while complaining about having to get a job, gets none from either Paul or Winnie, both of whom are now employed.
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Summer has approached, and both Winnie and Paul have taken Summer jobs, while Kevin refuses to get a Summer job. Since he refuses to get a Summer job, Norma makes Kevin clean the house, and he comes across a picture of Clara, who he met at the lake the last Summer and had not seen since. Kevin eventually takes a job at a Chinese restaurant that Paul is assistant manager at for the Summer, only to find his job will be helping with the cooking as opposed to being an assistant manager like Paul. Eventually, when driving himself and Paul to work, Kevin suddenly decides to ditch work and drive to the lake to find Cara. They first try the drive-in, which has been torn down, but they find her working at the gas station. Cara breaks the news that she now has a boyfriend in the area, but after returning home, Kevin appreciates his relationship with Winnie.

!!This episode contains examples of:
* BittersweetEnding: Cara now has a boyfriend, but Kevin leaves on good terms with her (though, as the narrator says, he would forget his promise to write to her), and is happy with his relationship with Winnie.
* EasilyForgiven: Somehow, Kevin will keep his job after this episode, despite not showing up for work and without calling in.
* KarmaHoudini: Kevin decides not to go to work and suddenly decides to go to the lake, taking Paul with him, against Paul's will. While no retribution is shown or mentioned, Kevin will continue to work for Chong's Chinese after this episode (while Paul's employment will not be seen or mentioned again).

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