Trent gets his shot at being the starting quarterback, which leads Bill to become overzealous in getting Trent to "get up" for the game. Meanwhile, Lauren tries to get her parents to let her get a piercing.
Bill takes Nancy to a football game to celebrate their wedding anniversary and reveals a deep, dark secret to her about the early days of their relationship.
Among the many things Bill has to deal with include helping his oldest son do a five-page paper overnight after attending a parent-teacher conference and getting off on the wrong foot with the teacher, his youngest son's missing constrictor snake, and his daughter's fender bender (after she caught him "arguing" with his wife).
Bill, Nancy, Bob, Kiki and Paul go out to a Karaoke bar where Susan gets completely drunk. Bill sees a wild side to his wife that he's never seen before. Lauren meets a mechanic she's interested in dating, however Bob doesn't think too highly of him and judges the guy by his looks.