Episode #303 "Moby Dick"

  Dick is perplexed when he finds that his clothes no longer fit, but it’s apparent to everyone else that he’s gained a significant amount of weight. Nina tells him that with the changes that have been going on in his life, he’s probably eating to fill the void left by Mary. Tommy becomes suspicious that August is cheating on him, so Harry volunteers to do a little detective work. Sally tells Dick he’s sloppy fat and has to do something about it. Sally’s having her own problems with some tomato plants she’s trying to grow, and Harry suggests she talk to them. Dick has a hard time adjusting to life as a dieter; he isn’t prepared to give up the foods he loves, and step aerobics isn’t for him. August realizes that Harry’s following her around with a camera and gets him in trouble with Officer Don. Dick decides that Nina is right; the body has a design flaw: it thinks it can fill an emotional void with food. Sally has developed a deep attachment to her tomato plants and loses it when Dick wants to eat one of the tomatoes. Harry discovers that August really is cheating on Tommy. And, as a last resort, Dick attends a "Fat Losers" class and finds that Mary is also present. He humiliates her in the class by telling everyone about their break-up, but at the office the next day they reconcile and pig out on junk food.