Questions arise regarding the validity of a heroic story from Wayne's past in the series premiere of a sitcom about perfectionist parents raising a brood of overachievers—plus one son who is content with mediocrity.

Wayne and Conner disagree about whether a tree in the front yard should be removed. Meanwhile, Adam and Bentley join forces to repair the air conditioner.

Mold is unearthed in Emmett's room, but it soon spreads to the other bedrooms, forcing the Wayney siblings to become temporary roommates.

Emmett is so desperate to get to a local hot-dog-eating contest that he resorts to tunneling through the basement wall. Meanwhile, Adam and Bentley unearth a secret stockpile of chocolate-covered raisins.

Paige takes the family camping so they can spend time with each other and away from their beloved electronic devices, but not everything goes according to plan..

Adam gets hurt while sneaking in the house late, so Emmett covers for him. Wayne then grows concerned about how the injury will Adam's football career, while Bentley envies the attention lavished on Adam

Paige's sister arrives for an unexpected visit. Meanwhile, Emmett wants to impress everyone with a lavish seafood dinner, but problems arise when the lobsters get loose.

Emmett wants to construct a drone, but he must put this project aside until he gets Conner a hawk for her birthday. Meanwhile, Bentley practices scoring films by scoring his family's every moment; and Paige encourage Wayne to bond with Emmett.

Emmett runs a t-shirt business from the garage and gets his siblings to work for him, but he runs into a snag when he learns his logo is copyrighted by a charity. Meanwhile, Paige's idea to work in a soundproof room has an unforeseen drawback.

Emmett develops a crush on his math tutor, but she's captivated by Adam, not Emmett. Meanwhile, Bentley struggles to move his harp to the second floor; and Conner and Paige take up beekeeping.

Emmett breaks Bentley's cello during a mishap, so Emmett and Nate stage a robbery to pretend the instrument was stolen. Meanwhile, Conner and Adam get into a dispute over toiletries.

Emmett's parents forbid him from playing video games, so he seeks out an old-school arcade. Meanwhile, Paige wants to enhance her hand-eye coordination; and Wayne divulges a revealing secret about his past.

Paige and Wayne attend a Halloween party, and the kids decide to turn the family home into a haunted-house attraction, complete with a cadaver from the nearby teaching hospital.