The Dunphy kids are in trouble again, but this time Claire and
Phil are threatening to take Christmas away. Gloria and Manny want
to incorporate some of their Colombian practices into Jay's
holiday traditions, but he wants to keep it his way. Meanwhile
Cameron and Mitchell take Lily to the mall for her first picture
with Santa, however this Santa isn't very jolly.
Phil and Claire throw Luke the biggest and best birthday that he
could want. However, Cameron arrives as Fizbo, the clown, who
triggers a chain of events that leads to someone ending up in the
hospital.
Claire has had a history of giving bad gifts. So, she decides to
give Phil a surprising anniversary present, which is a private
performance by Izzy LaFontaine, one of their favorite musicians.
However, this unexpected gift is unexpected in more than one way.
Also, Cameron and Mitchell call their party-girl friend, Sal, for
a night on the town.
Manny becomes interested in fencing and the whole family comes out
to cheer him on. However, with Jay being so interested in Manny's
success at fencing, Mitchell's old childhood wound is triggered.
Meanwhile, Phil tries to see if Luke has any hidden talents of his
own.
It's the first day of school for the families. With all of the
kids out of the house, Phil misreads how Claire is dealing with
the empty house. Jay and Gloria have a disagreement over Manny's
choice of an outfit for his first day of school. Also, Mitchell
and Cameron become very upset when they find out that Lily
suffered her first bump to the head.
The whole family is invited for some barbeque and football at
Gloria and Jay's house. However, earlier at school there was an
incident between Manny and Luke, making things very awkward for
Claire and Gloria. Things heat up when an offensive label is
uttered.
Dede, Claire and Mitchell's mother, stops in for a surprise visit
and wants to try to make up with everyone that she offended during
"the incident" that she caused at Jay and Gloria's wedding. No one
is eager to see her, but everything comes into play when the whole
family meets at Claire's house for dinner.
