Raising Expectations

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, and realizes he has to win it back.

Paige is excited and worried about her upcoming interview with her favorite journalist. Conner and Adam vie for screen time during the interview, while Emmett goads Derek to freak out on camera.

Emmett produces a “shockumentary” showcasing the “tyranny” of the intricate system of penalty jars for grammatical offenses. The family revolts and smashes the jars – only to devolve into a pun-­‐filled world that makes them crave their previous life.

Emmett’s plan to build a drone is put on hold so he can get Conner an awesome birthday present-­‐-­‐ a wild hawk. Paige tells Wayne to spend more quality time with Emmett, which translates into him 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. Bentley gets a new harp, but he can’t get it up the stairs. Conner and Paige try their hands at bee keeping.

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” and welcomes in an adult stranger with a past.

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. Emmett attempts to help. Bentley overcome his fear of driving while Derek and Conner feud over the ‘security threat’ of a visiting rabbit.

When Adam injures himself while 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 of all the attention he’s getting.

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 anniversary gift, an outdoor she-­‐shed. Things get complicated when 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.

Paige discovers it is no easy task to organize five children on a last-minute trip to Paris. Emmett can’t find his passport, Conner is scared of flying, Bentley and Adam disagree about packing and Derek gets locked in his “safe room”.