The three families will be in three different locations: the Dunphys will be in New York, Jay and Gloria will attend a wedding in Mexico, and Mitchell and Cameron will attend a funeral in Missouri.

Jay wants to make a good impression on a family moving in across the street; Manny tries to attract a radical thinker; the Pritchett family uses Alex's bout of mono to their advantage; Cam and Mitchell try to teach a message of acceptance.

The Dunphys and Pritchetts are competing when Luke decided his best shot at getting into college is to win the senior class president election against Manny. The election seems much more important to Jay, Gloria, and Claire, though. Now that Haley has started her own promotion business, Phil introduces her to Merv Schechter, a marketing guru. When Cam finds out his star football player is moving, he does everything in his power to keep him, which means a crowded situation at home.

Phil is excited when he's invited to appear in a real estate segment for the local news; Phil meets his weatherman hero, Rainer Shine; Jay tries to improve Manny's video interview for a college application.

The Dunphys try to kick-start Luke's Halloween party; Cam confronts his Halloween nemesis; Jay plans to go to a party at an old enemy's home to deliver an unforgettable trick.

Phil considers becoming a member at Jay's favourite place of refuge, Claire is mistaken about her influence on Alex's choices, and Cam refrains from telling Mitchell what his play is really about.

Cameron spares no expense for his Thanksgiving jamboree; Hayley tells Phil she'd rather spend the holiday with her new boyfriend; Jay works to keep his blood pressure down; Alex and Dwight get closer.

Haley's day with Rainer Shine's daughter doesn't go as expected; Luke unintentionally helps Jay with his petition; Gloria, Phil and Cam have a secret meeting.

Manny and Luke's efforts to put on the school's winter dance get complicated due to a texting error; Gloria, Claire, Mitchell and Cam volunteer at the dance while Jay tries to get out of it by pretending he wants to spend time with Phil.

Cam wants to throw a New Year's Day feast for the family; Phil's father arrives with his new girlfriend, who happens to be Phil's childhood baby sitter; Gloria and Jay must decide who will look after little Joe if something should happen to them.

Cam clashes with another parent at Lily's dance performance while Phil and Gloria take a college tour with Luke. Jay, Claire and Mitch, meanwhile, have an unexpected encounter at a family wedding.

Phil calls upon his alter ego to inject some sizzle back into his marriage; Jay shows favoritism in his parenting; Haley and Sal try to stand up to men in their lives.

Phil talks Jay into investing in a property he has long wanted to develop; Claire's culinary ventures aren't as successful as she thinks; Cam and Mitchell try to teach Lily the value of hard work.

Phil and Jay get an offer to sell a land investment for a 20 percent profit but turn it down. Cam is petrified to have an MRI so Mitchell tries to ease his fear. Gloria arranges a birthday surprise at Claire's work at an inconvenient time.

After seeing an online video of his Fizbo costume being desecrated, Cam sets out to restore the character's good name; Phil meets his soon-to-be stepbrother; Manny enlists Gloria, Claire and Haley to do a read-through of his newest play.

NBA stars Charles Barkley and DeAndre Jordan attend the charity basketball game Phil is playing in; Gloria's nemesis tries to shame her for lack of support at Manny's school; Claire tries to keep a work mistake secret from Jay.

Mitchell accidentally knocks over an urn containing the ashes of Cam's beloved pet pig, Lilly; Cam tries to catch Mitchell in a lie.

Mitch and Cam fight the effects of sleeping pills while rushing to catch a flight; Haley and Rainer re-evaluate their relationship; Phil and Claire meet Alex's new boyfriend when they pay her a surprise visit.

Phil gets the Dunphy clan to show up in costume for Frank's Roaring '20s-themed wedding; Jay masters the art of saying no; Cam stands up to his sister, Pam.

Gloria, Claire, Haley, Alex, Lily, Luke, and Manny show support for gender equality and the women's movement in their own ways; Jay and Phil butt heads over their parking attendant; Cam feels jealous when Pam prefers Mitchell's help with the baby.

Mitch and Jay end up at the same resort when they separately seek out a retreat from the family; Phil and Claire struggle to enjoy empty-nester life; not knowing what to do with himself while Mitch is away, Cam drops in on Gloria.

Manny's father, Javier, shows up for his graduation and takes him out on a wild night of celebration, leaving Jay to pick up the pieces; the family prepares for Luke and Manny's big day and dealing with the emotions. Meanwhile, Cam and Mitch receive news that Lily could skip a grade due to her advanced intelligence and go straight to middle school next year. They meet with the principal and debate the pros and cons of allowing Lily to skip.