A Plot: Murray gets an offer from Formica Mike, the Formica King (last seen in "Girl Talk"), to buy out Ottoman Empire. The offer has Beverly seeing visions of a second home on the Jersey Shore, but to her surprise, Murray admits he actually likes going to work despite all his complaints. Murray does, however, agree with Mike that the furniture business is changing and he has to keep up, so he proposes a merger, which Mike agrees to.
B Plot: At William Penn, Ms. Cinoman tells her class there will be no school musical this year because licensing fees have risen too high. Adam proposes that the class perform the musical he and Erica wrote five years ago, but says it needs a closing act. He asks Erica to help him compose the final act, but she is disinterested. Adam then gets Barry to help put his own "unique" twist on the story, certain that it will be so bad Erica will have no choice but to swoop in and fix it.
- Operation: Jealousy: A non-romantic version. Adam wants Erica to help her rewrite a musical they once worked on for the school play; when she refuses, he hires Barry instead, knowing that he would make ridiculous changes and she would take over.
