Despite not having much to show for their lives, Ralph and Alice decide that they want to adopt a baby. Naturally, Ralph is set on having a son and won't hear of anything else. With the Nortons' help, the Kramdens prepare for the new arrival. When Alice and Ralph go to the adoption agency, they are first shown a girl baby but Ralph insists that they bring a boy. While they wait, in one of Gleason's best moments as Ralph Kramden he reluctantly, then fully, bonds with the baby, then has a fit when they try to take her back. The Kramdens take the baby home and all seems well, but before the adoption is finalized, the birthmother changes her mind an wants her baby back.