While JJ was at summer camp, Maya decided it's time the family no longer use JJ's disability as an excuse to let their lives fall through the cracks. Maya, Jimmy and Dylan make dramatic changes, but a smug Ray decides he will spend the summer watching his family likely failing at their attempts. When JJ comes home, Kenneth finds a love note in JJ's luggage from Alexa (guest star Rose Crisman), a girl he met at camp, who wants to give JJ his first kiss. The family chucks their self-improvement projects and hits the road to find Alexa.

Maya zieht mit einer engagierten Rede beim Sonderpädagogikforum die Aufmerksamkeit einiger Eltern auf sich. Als Folge werden zahlreiche Schüler mit Behinderung an der Lafayette neu aufgenommen. Maya steht den Eltern bei Problemen mit Rat und Tat zur Seite und macht sie auf Hilfen vom Staat aufmerksam, doch das wirkt sich negativ auf JJs finanzielle Förderung aus. Doch die Mittel sind begrenzt - und so wird auch bei JJs Förderung der Rotstift angesetzt.

Ray gets in over his head when he makes up a fake charity to impress his girlfriend; Maya gives Jimmy tips on being the boss; and Dylan demands Kenneth get out of her space.

In Rays Schule sorgt ein neuer Schüler für Unmut, denn er lässt keine Gelegenheit aus, Klassenkameraden zu mobben. Währenddessen plant Maya, neue Betreuer für behinderte Kinder zu coachen und lässt sich dazu einige ungewöhnliche Methoden einfallen. Und Jimmy unternimmt den Versuch, JJ über Sex und Verhütung aufzuklären. Jimmy will unterdessen ein Aufklärungsgespräch mit JJ führen, das im Chaos endet.

The DiMeo kids mistakenly eat old Halloween candy that causes feverish dreams of horror and wish fulfillment, and Kenneth agonizes over which era of Michael Jackson to dress as for Halloween.

JJ's pressured to date a new student at school who also has cerebral palsy. Maya and Jimmy teach Ray and his girlfriend to think less. Dylan teams with Lafayette alumni to rebel against the school's "no-prank" initiative.

Maya's mother Andrea comes to Thanksgiving, sending the family into a tailspin of preparing to impress the distinguished grandmother they haven't seen in years; Jimmy deals with what getting older means for his oddly-impressive digestive system; Kenneth dreads spending Thanksgiving with his overbearing father, the Colonel.

While the rest of the family visits a university for JJ, Ray has a weekend home alone.

Two tickets to the premiere of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" promise a glorious night for JJ and Ray ... until JJ's pulled to the dark side by a pretty classmate who hopes to take Ray's ticket. Back at home, Maya, Jimmy and Dylan enjoy a rare night at home without the boys. Meanwhile, Kenneth's secret after-hours hangout at Lafayette is compromised when Dr. Miller discovers his late-night escapades.

After leveraging JJ in an attempt to land a family dog, Dylan takes a vow of silence to better understand her brother; Ray brokers a meeting between Maya and his girlfriend's mother Melanie (guest-star Sarah Chalke) and discovers that they have a history; Jimmy drives Kenneth crazy by gaming a supermarket giveaway to score free Christmas turkeys.

Jimmy convinces Maya to enjoy a night out; Ray and Kenneth avoid being alone with their dates; J.J. gets more excitement than expects; Dylan spend her night out trying o win the affection of the new family dog.

Maya and Jimmy get pulled into a school fundraiser where Maya makes a new friend and Jimmy discovers the benefits of being tall. Ray, tired of being the responsible sibling, explores his reckless side with JJ and Dylan; and Kenneth tries to win over a crowd with his DJ skills.

Maya launches a new school for J.J. out of her home; Kenneth decides to prove to his ex-wife that his life is successful.

JJ struggles with not being treated like an adult on his 18th birthday; he learns a valuable lesson from Kenneth; an exchange student moves in with Taylor; Dylan is recruited to be on the school's wrestling team.

Ray is miserable after breaking up with Taylor; Maya tries to cheer him up; Dylan tries to help a nervous JJ with his first friend date with Aaron; Kenneth teaches Jimmy how to be the one in charge at home.

Maya sees serving jury duty as her own personal vacation--until she runs into her nemesis, Melanie; while still recovering from his breakup with Taylor, Ray tries to compete with Dylan for their father's love.

JJ's thrilled when he is chosen by his classmates to film his horror movie project, but soon the pressure of directing gets to him. Meanwhile, Dylan's class project reveals a family secret; and Jimmy's suggestions for the neighbor's house construction project backfires for the DiMeos.

J.J. goes to a film festival where he has been nominated for an award; Jimmy tries to protect Dylan from the truth about an impending eviction; Ray tries to win back Taylor.