While hosting an awards ceremony, Nick gets laughs by making Suzanne the butt of his jokes, but finds he cannot stand the heat when Suzanne turns the tables and starts making fun of him in public.
After balking at the high price of a purse Suzanne loves, Nick thinks again and tries to buy it as a gift, but Suzanne has already secretly bought the last purse for herself.
Nick becomes a more influential parent, so he pushes Kevin and Lindsey hard, and they become model children.
Lindsey learns about stealing at the workplace when she lands her first job and gives out free food.
Nick is disappointed when Frank crashes his Father's Day trip when an elevator stops, the men are forced to have a meaningful heart-to-heart.
The family decides to go green, but it is much harder than they thought and they realize sometimes you have to choose between saving the planet and saving your family.
Kevin is torn between running a clean campaign for class president and being negative about his opponent.
When Suzanne's stubborn need to argue her point gets her arrested, she starts to change her ways, but not necessarily for the better.
Lindsey freaks out when a friend offers her a drug she gets a lesson on drugs from former child-star Todd Bridges who takes her on a wild ride.
Suzanne and Nick go out with another couple, her friend Danielle and husband Steve the double date soon fizzles when an accusation flies.
When Nick happens upon an old college pal, the unexpected meeting gives rise to a business plan that involves a sports star and an energy drink the results are not so bubbly.
Suzanne is tired of being the bad cop while Nick plays the good cop with the kids, so they decide to switch places.
Suzanne meets a relationship adviser and becomes convinced that she and Nick are having compatibility issues.
Kevin assists Frankie in preparing for an exam, but Frankie offers a bribe to persuade Kevin to take the test on his behalf.
Nick asks Suzanne to help pro basketball player Ray Savage plan a children's charity event, but gets worried when he learns of Ray's reputation as a womanizer.
Annoyed that she and Nick never do anything together as a couple, Suzanne signs the two of them up for salsa lessons, but is surprised by her control issues on the dance floor.
Nick is invited to play in a celebrity golf tournament at Walt Disney World Suzanne has to miss the family's first vacation.
Suzanne catches Nick watching a rap video with a pole dancer in it and decides to show him that she is the best pole dancer on the block.
When Troy provokes a school bully, Kevin strikes up a friendship with his tormentor to avoid a beat down Kevin soon faces a difficult decision.
When Lindsey accompanies Suzanne to work and meets an old friend of her mother's a misunderstanding causes Lindsey to believe she may have an older brother that she never knew about.