After recalling the disastrous dinners of Thanksgivings past, Bryan, David, Goldie, Shania and Rocky decide that this year they are going to enjoy the holiday with their new family. Later, after realizing the horrible fates of the turkeys at the farm a sensitive Shania and Bryan pardon all of them and take them home as new pets. The move prompts a meat-free dinner menu and in the spirit of the pardon encourages everyone to invite over family and friends that they need to make amends with. David invites his mother and his father, while Bryan extends an olive branch to Jane, Goldie reaches out to Clay and Rocky puts aside her political differences with her brother Clint. Though the pre-dinner festivities seem to be cheerful it doesn't take long for personalities to clash and for this Thanksgiving to go to the birds.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 10 of The New Normal resulted in a 1.70 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The New Normal Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Pilot
• s01e02 - Sofa's Choice
• s01e03 - Baby Clothes
• s01e04 - Obama Mama
• s01e05 - Nanagasm
• s01e06 - Bryanzilla
• s01e07 - The Godparent Trap
• s01e08 - Unplugged
• s01e09 - Pardon Me
• s01e10 - The XY Factor
• s01e11 - Baby Proofing
• s01e12 - The Goldie Rush
• s01e13 - Stay-At-Home Dad
• s01e14 - Gaydar
• s01e15 - Dairy Queen
• s01e16 - Dog Children
• s01e17 - Rocky Bye Baby
• s01e18 - Para-New Normal Activity
• s01e19 - Blood, Sweat and Fears
• s01e20 - About a Boy Scout
• s01e21 - Finding Name-O
• s01e22 - The Big Day

The New Normal Show Summary

These days, families come in all forms - single dads, double moms, sperm donors, egg donors, one-night-stand donors... It's 2012 and anything goes. Bryan and David are a Beverly Hills couple and they have it all. Well, almost. With successful careers and a committed and loving partnership, the one thing missing is a baby. And just when they think the stars will never align, enter Goldie, an extraordinary young woman with a checkered past.

A Midwestern waitress and single mother looking to escape her dead-end life and small-minded grandmother, Goldie decides to change everything and move to L.A. with her precocious eight-year-old daughter. Desperate and broke - but also fertile - Goldie quickly becomes the guys' surrogate and quite possibly the girl of their dreams. Surrogate mother, surrogate family.