Thanksgiving finds the Heck family in turmoil when Axl tries to figure out the perfect time to tell his parents that he dropped three out of his four college classes; Frankie's dad Tag (recurring guest star JERRY VAN DYKE) admits to Mike that he lost a lot of money gambling online and won't be able to take wife Pat (recurring guest star MARSHA MASON) on a planned cruise; Sue is hiding a shocking secret from her discount shopping excursion with Frankie; Dr. Goodwin (recurring guest star JACK McBRAYER) and Uncle Rusty's wife (guest star MARY BIRDSONG) and kids show up unannounced for Thanksgiving dinner; and Brick goes to extreme measures to have lime green Jell-o salad during the feast.
While driving his friend Henry (recurring guest star Andrew Leeds) home, Matt looks away from the road and strikes a shy girl, Cara Fitzgerald, throwing her out of sight into a ditch.
Big Dee Dee's baby shower turns cold when Mona feels her confidence has been betrayed after learning that Dee Dee has told her cousin Barbara that Mona's relationship problems stem from her mother's bitterness. Meanwhile, Spencer wants to fit in with Camille's high-society friends, so he agrees to let Adam and his friends give him a metrosexual makeover .
