First up, meringue pies. This week the bakers are whipping egg whites and lighting up their blowtorches to give their meringues toasted finishes, hoping their creations stand up – and out – to the judges. Next is the Technical Challenge, where Mary surprises the bakers with her recipe for Partridge in a Pear Tart. With no molds, the bakers must freeform their creations, and not everyone finds shape perfection. Finally, for their Showstopper Challenge, it's all about savory flavors with Hors D'oeuvre Tartlets. With ingredients like kimchi butter and southern grits, these bakers are going outside of the box to create delicious holiday treats.
YAY-OK shows the monkeys a panic room and they keep on making up emergencies, so they can go inside. YAY-OK gets annoyed with this.
Joon-hyung criticizes Jae-yi after he shows up at a weightlifting competition to cheer Bok-joo on, not knowing she doesn't want to be seen like that.
Uncle Grandpa hates going to the doctor, but he's overdue for an important vaccination.
Abdullah learns to make high-end hash and invites chef Marcel Vigneron to prepare cannabutter-basted beef cheek, weed-smoked tuna, and potleaf juice dippin dots.
Jae-yi sees Bok-joo while he is at the university. Joon-hyung tries to cover for her, but Bok-joo confesses to Jae-yi that she is a weightlifter.
Mateo makes a confession to Clara, Raúl finally finds a romance of his own, Rita has a scare, and Alberto and Ana get their happy ending at last.
Cupid, too lonely to perform his Valentine's Day duties, comes to Uncle Grandpa for help.
A threatening phone call from a stranger causes the gang to panic.
An exec from a rival company covertly offers valuable secrets, so Ben, Elizabeth, and Julian plan a defection. Laura responds to a domestic betrayal. In the past, Aaron and Elena meet again.
When Si decides to retire to pursue a music career, the family organizes a party in his honor. Meanwhile, Willie, Phil and Jase take a road trip to try to recreate an old duck call for Si's retirement gift. (Surprise performance from ZZ Top!)
What did Vincent Van Goh really do on the night of December 23, 1888?
In the series premiere, Jamali meets members of the Nationalist Socialist Movement, the largest neo-Nazi group in the U.S.
After finding out there is only going to be one Hanukkah song in the Holiday Pageant, Beverly convinces Erica to create the perfect song to bring some excitement to the holiday. Erica sees her shot to break into the music business while Barry does his best to prove he too can be a hit maker with music. Meanwhile, Adam’s childlike wonder with movies and entertainment is called into question when things he loved as a child aren’t as good as he remembers.
When Manny and Luke put on the school’s lavish winter dance and end up over their heads due to a texting error, it is up to them to fix it before the end of the night. Meanwhile, Gloria, Claire, Mitchell and Cam all volunteer at the dance while Jay’s thinly veiled guise to get out of it by pretending to want to spend time with Phil backfires. During the dance, Claire and Gloria attempt to set up Marjorie, an overbearing mom, with the school’s principal. Finally, Mitchell is unnerved to be back in high school and is shocked to see a lot of himself in the school bully and feels he needs a little guidance.
Zoey is college-bound, so Dre sets out to create the best family Christmas ever, even having Johan and his best friend, Gigi, over for the celebration. Meanwhile, Bow babysits Gigi’s newborn and remembers just how difficult mothering a baby is.
It’s Christmas time at the DiMeos, and Maya surprises everyone by embracing a newfound holiday spirit. But her view is put to the test when the family van is stolen, along with all their holiday gifts. Worrying he won’t get into college, Ray joins the choir and gets a coveted solo. But when a very attractive new teacher is hired, JJ decides to join his brother and takes Ray’s solo.