When a girl gives Emily a hard time about not having a date to the school dance, David sends her flowers but the note gets lost and she thinks she has a secret admirer forcing David to come up with a plan.
David's TV dad Bernie visits, but the reunion sours when he runs off and leaves his new baby. David must convince Bernie that being a real dad will be his best role. Parenting a fake baby for class is more than Emily can handle.
Janie wants to join her friend Charlotte in Kindergarten next year, so the family begins the application process, including a surprise home-visit from the principal at the worst possible time.
When Amy has to work the weekend Emily and Mary are getting ready for Prom, dress shopping duties fall on David and Marcus, who let things spiral out of control. Now the guys must find a way to give the girls a Prom to remember.
David decides to take the family on an impromptu trip, but with Amy meeting them at the airport, he's got six hours to pack the bags and get the kids there without incident. What could possibly go wrong?
Joe fears the Hobbs men suffer from a curse when he prepares for a date with Amanda. David hides a necklace for Marcus but Amy mistakenly thinks it for her.
Still trying to avoid her boss, Amy is forced to deal with him directly when Emily competes in a beauty pageant against his daughter. Joe is forced to enlist Kevin and Marcus as video game teammates leading to some interesting gardening.
David's nemesis, Ted McGinley, has a new reality show and challenges the Hobbs to let him and his family live with them for three days. Meanwhile, Marcus and Kevin get locked in the soundproof basement.