Summary In preparation for their father's surprise 60th birthday party, Malcolm and Maura arrange for Eddie's mom to cook. When Malcolm suggests inviting the Sherman family, both Eddie and his mom agree they would be far too much trouble. But after Sheila lets her sister Ruby know about the party and a Sherman family contingent arrives, it isn't long before Malcolm finds their presence a problem. After missing his dad's phone call because of Eddie's family, Malcolm sends Nicolette to pick him up at the airport. However, as Sheila and Maura square off in the kitchen and Eddie takes offense at his frustrated outburst, Malcolm leaves the apartment to the Shermans and moves his dad's party downstairs. When he and Nicolette arrive at McGee's, Marcus is expecting a big surprise party. And though Malcolm suggests a quiet family dinner at the restaurant, his dad heads upstairs to find Sheila and her family in command of the apartment. When the time comes for Marcus's gifts, Eddie's relatives sneak away. And once a mix up results in Maura and Malcolm each getting their dad a gift he's already bought for himself, an argument erupts over who's responsible for the disaster. Then, during the argument between the Shermans and the McGees, an apparent heart attack puts Marcus in the hospital. However, once the two families settle their differences out of concern for his health, Marcus reveals that he played up a stomach ache just to teach them a lesson.

• Comedy
• Sitcom