Poppa gets surprised at work when corporate brings in brainy psychologist Dr. Ivy Reid to add a female perspective to his radio show. Also, Junior gets fired by Nina's dad when he misses a big sales pitch to apply for a directing job.
When Dr Ivy Reed joins family for dinner, she begins scrutinizing relationships for potential catastrophes. Jr spends the night at his dad's house while the girls devise a plan over a bottle of wine.
Junior enlists Nina's help to film a documentary of Poppa's iconic career, but the direction of the film takes a detour when the radio station begins using AI promos with Poppa's and Ivy's voices.
Junior and Nina turn to their parents for help paying tuition when their son gets accepted into a prestigious private school. While Poppa believes the kids will be just fine at public school, his ex-wife, Catherine, and Nina's father, JJ, try to convince him that his grandson's education is worth the investment.
When Junior and Nina's son begins acting out, Poppa doles out parenting advice. Also, Poppa suspects Dr. Ivy Reed may be flirting with him.
Poppa wants a new family photo that doesn't include his ex-wife, but Junior and Nina don't want to leave Catherine out.
Poppa's severe back pain keeps him from seeing a doctor, until Ivy offers to stay the night to care for him. Meanwhile, Nina makes Junior think he lost his wedding ring.
Poppa makes some changes to his appearance after receiving bad news.