 Lois' love life remained dormant until , when she and Buzz (the plumber who fixed the Foutleys' mold problem in ), develop a flirtatious relationship, later leading to Buzz and his three sons moving into the Foutley house, and becoming an annoyance by giving everything "a man's touch".Buzz continually uses the excuse "boys will be boys" to justify his sons' conduct as well as his own, eventually leading Lois to break up with him.After accepting Dr. Dave's marriage proposal in "About Face", In Butterflies Are Free Part One, she decides to diet and exercise to get prepared for the wedding ahead of time, In Part Two, she has succeeded her goal, which had made a first impression on Ginger, who graduates middle school.