Chip finds out that his father is not his father, but that his mother had an affair 14 years ago. His parents, even though in prison, are getting a divorce. Mick is accused of not having a "real" relationship with Jimmy, so she tries to rekindle the heat between them only to fail miserably.
Mickey and Sabrina co-host a get-together with talented artists; Chip goes on a camping trip with Howard.
On the day of her interview at Yale, Sabrina makes a decision that could ruin her future.
Chip meets his real dad, a friendly but incompetent strip club owner, Bert. Mick goes to a morgue to identify Jimmy's body. Ben, the ambitious new employee of two shady ex-Wall Street investment bankers, sees the perfect mark in Bert.
George Sr. comes up with a get-rich-quick scam after his family falls apart.
Lindsay tries to reclaim her sense of self while traveling and getting back to her political activist roots.
As Michael's career as a 'Co-Producer' unfolds, he needs his family to sign off the rights to use them in his upcoming film.
Tobias searches for meaning after splitting with Lindsay, only to find that old habits die hard.
George Sr.'s new business hits a rough patch, and he must bribe a politician to get his scam back on track.
Al's Dodge mysteriously disappears during a family visit to a local car wash while on their way to Wanker county. Meanwhile, Marcy's ex-husband, Steve Rhoades, mysteriously reappears at the car wash to show her his new life while she is trying to get the lazy Jefferson to work there.
George Plimpton hosts a 200th Episode celebration. Includes clips from many episodes spanning from the 1987 inaugural season through the mid-point of season 9.
On their 25th wedding anniversary, Peggy goes out with Marcy to a posh health spa where Peggy gets conned out of all her money by a gift shop employee selling cheap beauty items.
Peg wins a cruise but decides to take Al and the Darcys along with her, leaving the kids at home with Wolfman Jack, but as always, misfortune follows.
The Bundys ocean cruise takes a turn for the worse when their ship sinks and they are stranded on a life raft in the middle of the ocean with the D'Arcys, a fat woman, and comedian Gilbert Gottfried. Meanwhile, Kelly and Bud endure the media circus that comes to their house asking about their missing parents.
Earl is a character witness for Joy's trial, but he soon learns that the only way Joy will get out of a conviction and her third strike is to falsely confess to the crime himself.
Earl begins to serve his prison sentence. While he's there, he runs into Sonny, who teaches Earl the best way to go unnoticed. Meanwhile, Joy and Darnell are forced to take care of Randy while Earl is gone.
Earl begins his prison sentence. Meanwhile, Joy tries to repay Earl by taking care of Randy, who is struggling to adjust, and a prison bully is looking for Earl.
The warden offers Earl a month off his sentence if he can negotiate a truce between the African-American gang and the Latino gang. But during the negotiations, he learns that the two leaders are actually in love.
Earl runs into his old roommate Frank, who is in prison for a bank robbery that Earl and Randy were supposed to help with. However, Earl missed the robbery at the last minute because he married Joy the night before.
Jake sees a butterfly tattoo on the firm bottom of a surfer-chick friend of Charlie's and draws a picture of it for school. Of course, this enrages Judith until she becomes very good friends with the woman herself.
After being tricked into helping Alan and Judith produce Jake's class musical, Charlie is flattered to find out that the kids know all the words to his jingles. Alan is blindsided with divorce papers from Judith, causing strife which results in Charlie, who refuses to deal with the pre-pubers without a snootful, having to produce the play on his own. Jake is crushed when he realizes that a reconciliation between his parents might never happen.
Charlie wants to dump a female friend to whom Jake has grown attached. Alan and Rose bond over a game of Scrabble.
Thanksgiving winds up being the least thankful day of the year for Charlie, who has to bribe various members of his household to even come to a traditional turkey dinner. Not only are the usual feuds in evidence (leading to a turkey-carving right out of "Psycho") but Judith's parents are actually sympathetic to Alan and hostile to their own daughter for her "fling" with lesbianism.
Seeing Judith's new look and boyfriend prompts Alan to realize that if he wants to get back into the dating scene, he will need to change his look also.
Mickey embarrasses herself and Sabrina when she tries to do something about Sabrina's relationship with her poetry teacher.
Chip finds out that his father is not his father, but that his mother had an affair 14 years ago. His parents, even though in prison, are getting a divorce. Mick is accused of not having a "real" relationship with Jimmy, so she tries to rekindle the heat between them only to fail miserably.
Mickey and Sabrina co-host a get-together with talented artists; Chip goes on a camping trip with Howard.
On the day of her interview at Yale, Sabrina makes a decision that could ruin her future.
Chip meets his real dad, a friendly but incompetent strip club owner, Bert. Mick goes to a morgue to identify Jimmy's body. Ben, the ambitious new employee of two shady ex-Wall Street investment bankers, sees the perfect mark in Bert.
Nellie plays a trick on Andy after researching his ancestry, Dwight teaches Erin a new language, and Pam tries to teach Nellie how to drive.
When Jim convinces Dwight that the building is unsafe, Dwight rents a bus and sets up the office inside. Nellie asks for Andy's help in adopting a baby. Meanwhile, Jim tries to make Pam happy with some pie.
On Halloween, the Cornell a Capella group pays a visit to Andy, Dwight discovers that Nellie takes anxiety pills, and Pam disapproves of Jim's business decision.
Andy has one last chance to captain the family boat before he sells it, Jim, Pam, and Nellie prank Dwight with a radio interview, and Kevin finds out about Oscar's affair with Angela's husband.
The office trains Dwight to sell to a female client without being offensive, only to discover that the client is Jan Levinson. Angela and Oscar both think the senator is cheating on them, and Jim has trouble on an important conference call.
Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty-something-year-old friends living in Manhattan.
Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty-something-year-old friends living in Manhattan.
Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty-something-year-old friends living in Manhattan.
Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty-something-year-old friends living in Manhattan.
Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty-something-year-old friends living in Manhattan.
A controversial dating series in which people see potential love interests whose naked bodies are gradually revealed to them. Then they must get naked themselves and choose.
A controversial dating series in which people see potential love interests whose naked bodies are gradually revealed to them. Then they must get naked themselves and choose.
A controversial dating series in which people see potential love interests whose naked bodies are gradually revealed to them. Then they must get naked themselves and choose.