Sue attempts to convince her father Stan to come to her house for Thanksgiving, with the added bonus of her estranged queer brother Louis. Frank meets his new employers at the airport after it was sold to the competing airline Aliquippa. Bill and his friends cause trouble at a school field trip with Maureen and Bridget making their own mischief. Kevin meets his new girlfriend, Alice's family.
Tropes:
- Call-Back: Once again, Kevin mistakes Judaism for Satan worship. This time it's with his girlfriend's family.
- Everyone Has Standards: A bum's response to Ginny's proposition is to quickly refuse and run away.
- Freeze-Frame Bonus: You can read the plaque on a statue about Fort Rustland in the scene after Bridgette steals Amy's drink.
- Marilyn Maneuver: Pogo does this with his skin, much to Louis Gagliardi's disgust.
- Parents Walk In at the Worst Time: Alice's dad walks in right when Kevin and Alice were getting to second base.
- The Savage Indian: The tour of Fort Rustland always refers to the white settlers as the "brave ones", while the Indians are the "cowardly ones". This is despite the fact that the Native Americans were malnourished and the settlers had guns.
- Tempting Fate: Just as Sue thinks the family will be in great shape soon, the police take Bill home.Sue: Awwwwww fuck!
- Threat Backfire: Frank attempts to secure better working conditions for Mohican staff and a more hands-off approach from Alaquippa's management. Ed calmly reminds Frank that Mohican's practices led to them being in a position to be bought by Alaquippa. Frank then threatens to quit and take the buyout deal of one week per year of service, as he had worked for Mohican for 20 years. Just as calmly, Ed reminds Frank that he was fired from Mohican for four months, and the buyout package only covers the most recent period of continuous employment, which for Frank amounts to six months. Ed even offers to personally pay Frank's severance from his wallet, after asking Frank if he has change for a fifty. Frank realizes that his gambit has failed, and humiliated, agrees to an unpaid training session in Alaquippa procedure.
