Jake Elliott

Leslie (Amy Poehler) tries to help a local video store stay in business after the owner (guest star Jason Schwartzman) is hit by the bad economy. Chris (Rob Lowe) tries to give Tom (Aziz Ansari) some fatherly advice in dealing with a difficult employee (guest star Jenny Slate), while Ann (Rashida Jones) blackmails April (Aubrey Plaza) into being her friend.

The Hecks take a hectic road trip for Thanksgiving to Frankie’s sister’s house but soon find themselves running into barriers that could make them late to the feast; and with Axl now working with Sue and Brick at Spudsy’s, they have been informed by their manager that, due to budget issues, one of them needs to quit, and they must decide amongst themselves which one will take the hit.

Ray starts to make arrangements for his family, in case he gets arrested when Kate publishes her story. Meanwhile, Cookie gives Ray a million dollars to track down and buy a stalkerazzi video of the shooting. Mickey, Terry, Daryll, and Mr. Keith rob the pot store, but it doesn't quite go as planned, and Terry gets left behind and arrested. Conor is waiting in the SRO when Shorty's oxygen tanks explode, leading to a confrontation between Ray and Mickey at the scene of the blast. Ezra tells Ray and Avi that Kate needs to be stopped.

Max tries to pass off her cupcakes as kosher when she and Caroline serve them at a boy’s Bar Mitzvah. Recurring guest star JENNIFER COOLIDGE appears as Sophie, the girls’ upstairs neighbor.

CeCe and Rocky are finally chosen for the Spotlight dance, but Gary Wilde comes down with the flu and wants to cancel the show. When CeCe and Rocky take charge to prevent the show from being cancelled, CeCe offends the guest dancers and they quit.