Emmett "borrows" a rare gaming card from Derek, but is in trouble when a teacher confiscates it. The stakes are raised when Emmett discovers the same teacher using the card at a tournament.
Emmett produces a 'shockumentary' showcasing the tyranny of the intricate system of penalty jars for grammatical offenses. The family revolts and smashes the jars.
Emmett's plan to build a drone is put on hold so he can get Conner an awesome birthday present; a wild hawk. Wayne spends more quality time with Emmett; resurrecting Emmett's drone project.
Emmett has a crush on his math tutor, but she has a thing for Adam. To even the playing fields, Emmett uses underhanded tactics to make Adam less desirable.
Paige heads off to visit Wayne who's away on business, but the kids plans for an exciting adult-free weekend is ruined when Bentley converts his parents bedroom into a bed and breakfast.
Wayne, Paige and Adam are fed up with chauffeuring Bentley. They insist he get his learner's permit even though he is scared of driving.
When Adam injures himself sneaking in from a party late at night, Emmett covers for him and has to endure the consequences. Wayne is worried about Adam's football career and Bentley is jealous.
Derek's behavior leads his brothers to surmise he has a girlfriend and are shocked to discover he's actually in a choir. Much to Derek's chagrin, Bentley, Paige and Emmett hone in on his choir life.
Emmett convinces his siblings to create a haunted house. Adam and Emmett procure a very realistic fake cadaver from the teaching hospital, but it turns out the fake cadaver isn't so fake!
The basement hockey tournament is cut short when Wayne enlists the kids to help him finish Paige's gift, a she?shed. Paige discovers she hates working in the she-shed but must hide it from Wayne.
Wayne and Paige ban Emmett from playing video games, sending him into a downward spiral. Paige seeks Adam's help to improve her hand/eye coordination and Wayne reveals a secret about his past.
It's no easy task to organize 5 children on a last minute trip to Paris. Emmett can't find his passport, Conner is scared of flying, Bentley and Adam disagree and Derek gets locked in his safe room.
