The kids are playing with hoses to cool themselves off during a two month old heat wave. But when Archie grabs the hoses away from the girls, Mr. Lodge sees the water falling like rain and believes the drought is over. He then calls a neighbor to claim a bet between the two men that the drought is over.; Reggie demands satisfaction after Archie insults him and steals Veronica from him. So Reggie rigs Archie's car with a kit that makes the car backfire.; Determined to beat Reggie and win back the girls, Archie decides to teach himself how to use a surfboard. When that flops, he comes up several ideas to keep on the surfboard, but none of them work.; Mr. Lodge hires Archie to mow his lawn when the gardener is drafted. But Archie is distracted by Veronica a number of times and loses control of the lawn mower.; Greg invites Li'l Jinx to a game of baseball, but she has to clean her room first.; Archie and Reggie exchange gardening insults.