<p>Laverne&#39;s pop, Frank DeFazio, gets a visit at his Cowboy Bill&#39;s establishment by a local city councilman named Pike. Pike&#39;s corrupt tactics and avaricious plans will end up bulldozing the place and kicking him out for the sake of Pike&#39;s own gain. It gets Frank&#39;s dander up, and he decides to run for election against him. He gets the gang to collaborate on the campaign trail: Rhonda goes door to door, Carmine roots him on from the sidelines, Squiggy strategizes, and Laverne makes the signs (even though she&#39;s sick with mono). But will this be enough to take down Pike and his bulldoggish mother, the contractor who has explosive plans for Cowboy Bill&#39;s? On pod, we talk the back-and-forth logic for Frank for season 8, the way in which this could have (but didn&#39;t) change the series&#39; direction, and the surprising jokes they got away with.</p>