The Huangs' in-laws are coming to visit. Jessica and Louis are worried because the restaurant isn't doing well, though Eddie is stoked to see his cousin, who introduced him to hip hop.
Tropes for this episode include:
- Break the Haughty:
- Steve suffers a massive one by the end of the episode, where his beloved car is repossessed and the sheriff cheerily admits that he knows that it's not a new model.
- Connie after that turn of events admits that it's not easy being their mother's favorite because there are so many standards.
- Brick Joke: The grandmothers bond over the OJ Simpson trial, with one telling the other that OJ has fled and left behind a double. They then mistake the Repo man and say hi to "Juice."
- Broken Pedestal: Eddie for his cousin; the latter introduced him to rap but has moved on to Grunge.
- Comically Missing the Point: Mitch doesn't realize that Louis's family is the large party.
- Everyone Has Standards: Connie is quite horrified when she realizes that her husband lied to her about their finances. She also doesn't comment on finding her nephews sleeping in the pantry because there isn't enough room for them.
- Grunge: Eddie's cousin has switched to this music genre. Eddie snarks that it sounds like an old woman crying.
- Hoist by Their Own Petard: Steve keeps insisting that his car is new, and makes it a point to drive it with the family van and show it off.
- Inelegant Blubbering: Eddie's cousin when he worries that the family financial troubles will mean that all his stuff will be taken away.
- Kick the Dog: Steve makes a reservation at Cattleman Ranch to see just how well the business is doing, which isn't well at all. Louis tries to get his employees to pretend to be customers, but they can't hold up the charade well at all.
- Parental Favoritism: And it's given to the sibling who got the best deal on their items. Connie wins by stealing Jessica's outfit and getting a (100 % discount).
- Pet the Dog: Connie keeps her mouth shut when she finds Emery and Evan sleeping in the pantry and Jessica snarks that it's because they're not well off, and it's something else to rub in. Even Connie knows better than to taunt her sister about that.
- The Unfavorite: Jessica becomes this because her husband chose to move the family from Chinatown, a decision which wasn't her fault.
