Candace tries to win a free house in a contest run by Leslie. Shelly urges Brett to come out to his friends in London.

Danny and Justin try to win over a backup singer in town for a music festival.

Danny and Justin face-off after Justin has the Backstreet Boys help him with a surprise. Meanwhile, the gang teams up to help Candace get something back from her ex-boyfriend, Trent.

Brett is preparing to take the U.S. citizenship test, but loses his lucky American flag sweater that his mother knit for him. When Danny and Justin find a street dancer wearing the sweater, they try to win it back by having the bar crew (as "Danny's Boyz") challenge the performer and his crew to a dance-off. Meanwhile, Burski wants Danny to prove his friendship by helping him find the perfect birthday gift for Leslie.

Danny tries to help when Justin makes an embarrassing mistake in front of his girlfriend's father.

(Part 1) Justin and Candace announce they are going to start dating. Brett, Leslie and even Burski have significant others now, while Shelly hooks up with an extremely tall woman at the bar. Justin makes fun of Danny being the only member of the group who is now alone. Danny retaliates by suggesting Candace has more to lose if she and Justin break up, because Justin will still have all his friends. This causes Candace to back away from Justin and rethink their situation.

When Justin and Danny compete for a woman's attention the outcome is surprising.

Jackie (Christa Miller), the older woman to whom Danny lost his virginity when he was 17, is returning to town. While Danny assures his friends that Jackie can no longer control him like she did when he was younger, it quickly becomes clear that she can still get him to do whatever she wants.

Danny wants to make a career move to prove to Justin that he's not a loser.

Justin expresses his feelings for Nicki but doesn't get the reaction he expected. Danny tries to help but realizes his advice is wrong. Meanwhile, things get awkward between Burski and Leslie.

When confident slacker Danny Burton takes Justin on as a roommate, Danny unwittingly inherits Justin's group of romantically challenged friends. Seeing himself as the ultimate player, Danny decides to teach them everything he knows about "the game of love."

The gang all learns that Mike (played by Bianca Kajlich's real-life husband Mike Catherwood) is going to propose to Leslie. Danny is tasked with keeping Leslie distracted, only to hear his sister say she thinks Mike is way more serious about their relationship than she is. Danny then leaks the secret about the ring, making Leslie angry.

Danny and the gang suspect that Candace is getting annoyed with Justin's nonstop romantic gestures, but is afraid to tell him. Danny is able to coax a confession from her while Justin is in costume, listening nearby. Justin worries that Candace no longer likes the "real" him, but advice from Leslie helps save the relationship. In the end, Candace says "I love you" to Justin for the first time, and Justin responds in kind.

When Danny sends Nicki a message on Justin's behalf, it forces Justin out of his comfort zone and into action. Meanwhile, the group questions Danny's role with Justin and in the group.

Candace's dog is accused of fathering a litter of puppies, and she is being pressured to pay $1,200 in "puppy support". Justin vows to get DNA from a puppy to prove Candace's dog is not the father, only to learn the owner of the mom dog is a large, scary man who runs a home for recently released prisoners. Elsewhere, Burski and Leslie have differing views on what their kiss in the previous episode might have meant, while Shelly announces he's hosting a holiday party only to find that all of his friends are heading somewhere else.

Candace and Justin walk in on Danny as he prepares to have sex with a woman he just met. Candace engages the woman in conversation, which embarrasses Danny and causes the woman to walk out. Danny is furious with Candace, and tries to put Justin in the middle of their argument. Justin is about to side with Candace when Danny, for the first time, says Justin is his best friend. Conflicted, Justin retreats to his office, and can only be coaxed out with a Grease sing-along.

In order to help out his mom, Shelly has to quit his job, move out of his place, and temporarily live with Danny and Justin. Justin wants to offer the upstairs loft at the bar to Shelly as a more permanent home, but Danny says Shelly will be too proud to accept charity. Justin makes up a story about the bar being robbed and needing someone there at night, and gets the gang to go along with it. Shelly suspects something is fishy, and he uses his "truth hugs" to extract the real story.

Candace's friends are not impressed by her boyfriend; Shelly gives Brett kissing lessons.

Justin and Danny cannot agree on how to deal with an irritating neighbor; the guys try to get on Sabrina's good side.

Danny thinks Brett is ready to ask a guy out and convinces him to do so against Justin's better judgment. Meanwhile, Leslie and Sabrina give Justin tips on how to be romantic.