Arthur doit engager un nouvel assistant entraîneur après le décès de son ancien assistant. Ses fils athlétiques Sean et Gérard pensent tous les deux être en lice mais Arthur choque tout le monde en embauchant à la place son fils gay Ronny qui n'y connait rien au sport...

Ronny sort avec quelqu'un dont la famille montre tellement d'affection les uns envers les autres que Ronny est jaloux. Il raconte à son ami que ses parents «bien-aimés» prévoient une fête d'anniversaire élaborée, même si rien de tel n'est prévu. Il improvise une fête et essaie de faire une vidéo où chaque parent doit faire un discours mais aucun des deux ne veut coopérer...

Ronny essaie d'en apprendre plus sur le basket mais Arthur ne l'aide pas. Il doit alors faire appel à un autre coach qu'Arthur ne supporte pas...

The family tries to support Jackie when her doctor give her a list of things she cannot do while pregnant.

On Thanksgiving, the McCarthys work together to manipulate Gerard into parting ways with his offensive girlfriend.

After learning that Jackie's ex-boyfriend is gay, Marjorie tries to set him up with Ronny. Sean's gift to Gerard disappoints everyone but Marjorie.

When Marjorie learns she needs to spend the night in the hospital, she fixes Arthur a care package with instructions on how to perform basic life skills.

Marjorie invites her heartbroken upstairs tenant, Pam, to celebrate Christmas with the family--and observe their competitive gift exchange game.

When Marjorie's extremely competitive sister, Eileen, comes to visit, their rivalry gets the best of them.

Marjorie tries to make Gerard think he was inducted into the high school hall of fame; Ronny and Arthur write a speech.

Ronny starts dating Doug -- an attractive referee who has a history of making Arthur furious; Gerard's suspicious behavior makes Katrina worry he is cheating.

Gerard misses his own engagement party when he gets on the wrong Boston Harbor cruise ship, so Marjorie is forced to bond with her soon-to-be daughter-in-law. Meanwhile, Sean hits it off with Katrina's mother and Arthur judges Jackie for how her baby was conceived.

When the McCarthys realize they have become extremely dependent on one another, they make a family bet to see who can be independent the longest. Meanwhile, Jackie hides her pregnancy while on a date.

When the family finds out that Ronny sees a therapist, they crash his appointment and wind up in an impromptu family session where they air their grievances about one another.

The McCarthy children are sent into a frenzy when they each try to prove they are responsible enough to be appointed executor of their parents' will.