Contagious Laughter: After Charles starts laughing while Alice and Jonathan are arguing in court about whether or not she said that he was crazy, everybody (except the judge) starts laughing and the Garveys decide not to go through with the divorce.
Fatal Flaw: Jonathan's is Pride. He insists on being the sole provider for his family and can't bear to have his wife with a job while he's unemployed and feeling worthless. So when Alice announces she got a temporary job at the post office, he insists that he be the provider alone, and that argument kickstarts their quarrell to the edge of a divorce.
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: The judge assigned to settle the dispute between Alice and Jonathan pulls this after the aforementioned Contagious Laughter and rules that while Alice did not say that Jonathan was crazy, he thinks that they're all crazy!
Tempting Fate: The episode starts with the Garveys thanking God for their best crop in years and going out of their way to comment on how it's gonna improve their situation. The next shot is the sparkles from their fireplace escaping through the chamney and spreading to the barn, where they start a fire and burn the entire crop from the ground.
Unable to Support a Wife: Part of Jonathan's dilemma after losing his crop in the barn fire. Being unable to provide for his family in the short run makes him feel less of a man, especially after Alice finds a job at the post office and he's still unemployed. His stubborness about being the sole provider leads to an argument and nearly ends in divorce.
