Mitchell plants the seed in Jay's head that he thinks one of Jay's old buddies might be secretly gay. Jay doesn't believe it for a second... except for all the questionable signs he now keeps noticing. Meanwhile Gloria gives Manny's date a makeover and Claire faces off with Phil's universal remote.

Gloria persuades Jay to commit to a night of salsa dancing after seeing how much his friend Shorty and his girlfriend do together. Meanwhile, Cameron makes a bet that he can get a woman's phone number at the bar, and Phil builds a tree house for Luke.

Phil takes Jay on an unconventional fishing trip; Gloria wonders how to break the news about her pregnancy; Dylan temporarily moves in with the Dunphys; Cam and Mich think about adopting a cat.

Haley turns the tables when Claire and Phil try to talk with her about her future; Jay receives news from his friend Shorty and his wife, Darlene; Cam and Mitch go on a romantic date.

Jay får besøg af Shorty, der er hjemme fra Costa Rica. Jay glæder sig til noget længe ventet kvalitetstid med sin bedste ven, men til sin store fortrydelse har Gloria andre planer for Shorty. I mellemtiden overnatter Ben og Alex ved Claire og Phil. Alex er træt af Claires spydige kommentarer om Ben og er opsat på at bevise, at hun og Ben har et seksuelt forhold.

As the birth of Haley and Dylan’s twins approaches, we take a look back at how each family member celebrated their birthdays this past year.