Ronnie (Steve Zahn) and Amber (Andrea Anders) get a boat and they park it on their front lawn, something that makes Claire (Julie Bowen) and Phil (Ty Burrell) furious.
In the meantime, Luke (Nolan Gould) tries to flirt with Tammy (Brooke Sorenson) who lies on the boat in her swimsuit.
After a long time and the moment Jay is ready to give up, Joe manages to use the potty.
When Mitch discovers the situation, he becomes angry, but Cameron urges him to give Lily a chance to show that "she's a natural."
Lily confesses to Mitch that she actually dislikes being a clown and is acting this way to prompt Cameron to ask her to quit without hurting his feelings.
""The Big Guns" never kicks into full gear because so much of its time is spent setting up a standoff between the families that peters out without ever reaching anything resembling a climax.