With the help of science teacher Mr. Connelly (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) and girlfriend Jackie, Adam, Pops and Barry perform the Barbie doll experiment from the film.
Featured Songs: "Weird Science" by Oingo Boingo, "Tenderness" by General Public Guest Starring: Alex Jennings as Carla, Ron Funches as Froy, Ilan Mitchell-Smith as Mr. Connelly Notes: Adam's hard-ass history teacher, "Doc" (Kevin Heffernan), agrees to let him make a movie about World War II instead of writing a term paper.
Beverly visits Nick (Bill Goldberg), now the defensive coordinator for the Villanova University football team, and tries to get him to reconcile the issues with Rick for the sake of her own two sons.
Featured Song: "Only You" by Yaz Notes: Erica is failing her film appreciation class, and her only hope for a passing grade is to write a term paper on a movie in one night.
Adam brings Dave Kim, Chad Kremp and Sergei along, hoping for a Revenge of the Nerds college experience, but he soon learns that Erica was just using him to get the paper written.
Featured Song: "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes Notes: Trying to move on from Lainey, Barry sets his sights on Jamie Weisman (Lily Donoghue), but gets shot down.
Featured Song: "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears Notes: The "Bevolution" continues, as Beverly decides that she will not go overboard on Thanksgiving this year and instead invites neighbors and friends for a pot luck meal.
Marvin soon announces he lost the JTP's money (plus his own and Erica's cash advance) buying Atari stock, which has tanked due to disappointing sales of its E.T.
Barry later sees Murray giving Marvin some money to get back on his feet, and realizes his dad's responsible ways aren't so bad.
Featured Song: "Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppard, covered by Hayley Orrantia Absent: Sam Lerner as Geoff Schwartz Notes: Trying to make a music video in the vein of "Parents Just Don't Understand" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Adam and Barry create a video called "Dads Just Don't Care" in an attempt to make fun of Murray.
Meanwhile, Erica is tired of Beverly calling all the time to check up on her, and starts refusing to answer her phone, making mom fear the worst.
Elsewhere, Lou Schwartz and Beverly, each sensing a possible marriage between Erica and Geoff, start to compete over who will host Hanukkah celebrations for the combined families.
Featured Song: "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel Notes: Beverly becomes concerned about who she will spend time with after her kids flee the nest.
Inspired by The Golden Girls and Barry's JTP, she tries to form a friend group with Virginia Kremp, Linda Schwartz and Essie Karp.
Taking a tip from Adam, Jackie, and some of their favorite 1980s romantic comedies, Erica drives Murray's lawnmower to Geoff's to profess her love, but it backfires when she runs into Lou's car.
Featured Song: "Thank You for Being a Friend" by Susanna Hoffs Notes: Geoff surprises Erica by inviting her entire family out to join them for her birthday dinner at Beefsteak Charlie's.
Featured Song: "Everytime You Go Away" by Paul Young Notes: Erica rebels against her high school ways and tries to become a more cultured college student, even refusing to see Philadelphia-based band The Hooters with Geoff when he gets tickets.
This causes Adam to completely lose his sense of humor, to the point that he's the only student who doesn't laugh when his shop teacher has a hilarious accident in class.
With an unusually supportive Murray encouraging her, Bev creates a number of gaudy, bedazzled jean jackets, but is later depressed after QVC rejects them.
Encouraged by Adam, Barry still finds a way to help the team, getting them fired up for a game with his rewrite of the Chicago Bears' "Super Bowl Shuffle".
Featured Song: "We are the Champions" by Queen Notes: Adam decides to make his own Indiana Jones film with Jackie and Erica's help, and despite his insistence that she does not interfere, Beverly enlists Johnny, Carla, Dan, Taz Money and the JTP to assist with the production.
Beverly helps him see that the part of the process he most enjoyed was the scriptwriting, and he decides to pursue writing as a career, while the production resumes with Johnny as director.
Unable to attend rehearsals as Murray refuses to drive him, Adam is left out when the rest of the theatre students are allowed to take part in the local performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Featured Songs: "Colors" by Ice-T, "Any Dream Will Do" from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, covered by Ana Gasteyer Notes: Barry, Erica, Johnny and Carla go to Florida for spring break.
Adam borrows it to film fake Bigfoot footage, but Geoff gets scared at the sight of the costumed Dave Kim and throws a smoothie at him, ruining the coat.
Featured Song: "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" by Beastie Boys Notes: The Frentas begin taking a dance class and Beverly invites her reluctant family to a performance by them, but when she then attempts to convince them to attend with a demonstration, they laugh hysterically at her, leaving her fearing that her Bevolution has been in vain.
He tries to set her up with less popular romantic prospects (Dave Kim, Dan and Sergei), and later gatecrashes a party to berate Emmy, inadvertently leading Brian to break up with her.
A furious Emmy accuses Adam of being a hypocrite, pointing out that she always acted as a third wheel during his relationships with Dana and Jackie, after which Johnny Atkins ejects him from the party for being a bad friend.
Featured Song: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara Guest Starring: Ricardo Hurtado as Brian McMahon Notes: Adam wins a radio contest in which a lucky listener gets to throw out the first pitch at a Philadelphia Phillies game.
Valley Erica gets the band into CBGB in New York, having a relative with a connection to the establishment, but when they play their song they are quickly ushered off stage because it's a Joan Jett ripoff.