List of Life in Pieces episodes

Life in Pieces is an American sitcom that airs on CBS. It was created by Justin Adler and debuted on September 21, 2015. The series chronicles the lives of three generations of the Short family as they go about their daily lives in Los Angeles County. Each episode is told as four short stories, one for each branch of the Short family.

As of May 11, 2017, 44 episodes of Life in Pieces have aired, concluding the second season.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	22		September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21)	March 31, 2016 (2016-03-31)
2	22		October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)	May 11, 2017 (2017-05-11)

Episodes

Season 1 (2015–16)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	Jason Winer	Justin Adler	September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21)	1AYG01	11.28
In "Story One: First Date", Matt (Thomas Sadoski) and Colleen (Angelique Cabral) return from their first date, but her ex-fiance Chad (Jordan Peele) is still living at her house, and Matt is living with his parents Joan (Dianne Wiest) and John (James Brolin), so they end up getting caught having sex in the car. In "Story Two: The Delivery", Jen's (Zoe Lister-Jones) vagina is ripped during childbirth and needs her husband Greg's (Colin Hanks) help in recovery. In "Story Three: The College Tour", Tim (Dan Bakkedahl) and Heather (Betsy Brandt) tour a college campus for their son Tyler (Niall Cunningham). In the hotel, their daughter Samantha (Holly J. Barrett) gets her first period and their younger daughter Sophia (Giselle Eisenberg) learns Santa is not real. In "Story Four: The Funeral", John celebrates his 70th birthday with a mock-funeral for himself. His children Matt, Greg and Heather participate with their families.
2	2	"Interruptus Date Breast Movin'"	Jason Winer	Justin Adler	September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28)	1AYG02	8.71
In "Story One: Interruptus", Joan calls the entire family together to talk after Matt walks in on her having sex with John. In "Story Two: Second Date", Matt has financial and car troubles while on his second date with Colleen. In "Story Three: Breast-Feeding", Jen has trouble producing breast milk for her baby. In "Story Four: Movin' Out", Heather has hired ex-convicts to help her family move to their new house which is located across the street from her parents, John and Joan.
3	3	"Sleepy Email Brunch Tree"	Jeremy Garelick	Brad Copeland	October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05)	1AYG03	8.91
In "Story One: Sleep Deprived", repeated caring for their infant daughter Lark has made Jen and Greg very sleepy. Troubles with a policeman begin when the sleepy Greg gets stopped during a night diaper run while driving at 14 MPH. In "Story Two: Heather Sends an Email", with only 10 minutes remaining, Heather tries to handle interruptions while writing and sending an email. In "Story Three: Colleen Meets the Family", Matt coaches Colleen on how to connect with the family when he invites her to brunch with them. They like her so much that they couldn't help but mention how they like her more than Matt's first wife. She didn't know that Matt had any wives. In "Story Four: The Felling", Tim has a very bad reaction to espresso while John, Matt and Greg try and fail to chop down a tree in Greg's backyard.
4	4	"Prison Baby Golf Picking"	Jason Winer	Kirker Butler	October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12)	1AYG04	7.84
In "Story One: Chad's Last Meal", before Chad is to go away to jail for tax evasion, he gets one last meal with Matt, Colleen, and her grandmother Tonita (Tonita Castro), after which he runs away. In "Story Two: Triangle", Greg tries to remain neutral between Jen and Joan, but his siblings praise him when they think that he stood up to Joan for questioning Jen's parenting skills. In "Story Three: New Beds", Sophia hates sleeping alone at the new house and has had a peanut stuck up her nose for two weeks. In "Story Four: Tim's Great Round", Matt, Greg and Heather each try to discourage Tim from beating John at a round of golf. During the last hole, John has a surprising way of getting Tim to lose. Note: Netflix lists this episode as "Prison Baby Picking Golf".
5	5	"Babe Secret Phone Germs"	Claire Scanlon	Rolin Jones	October 19, 2015 (2015-10-19)	1AYG05	8.47
In "Story One: Tyler's Girlfriend", when Tyler introduces his gorgeous new girlfriend Clementine (Hunter King) to the family, Tim and Heather accidentally make things awkward. In "Story Two: Work Secrets", Matt and Colleen are caught making out at work by an annoying coworker, Will (Ken Marino). In "Story Three: First Cellphone", without her parents' knowledge, John buys Sophia a cell phone. In "Story Four: Germs", Jen and Greg vow to not become germaphobes.
6	6	"Ponzi Sex Paris Bounce"	Jason Winer	Lesley Wake Webster	November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05)	1AYG06	7.88
In "Story One: Ponzí", when Matt and Colleen catch Chad trying to dognap Princess, Chad pitches them a skincare direct selling venture. In "Story Two: Sex Green Light", Jen and Greg keep trying to get intimate for the first time since Lark was born. In "Story Three: Paris", Heather quits going to her longtime hairstylist, Lynette (Alex Borstein), but tells her that it's because she's moving to Paris next week. In "Story Four: Bounce House", Tim ruins Samantha's birthday party by letting them watch the R-rated horror movie, Alien.
7	7	"Nanny Tent Earrings Cheeto"	Jason Winer	Elizabeth Tippet	November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12)	1AYG08	7.99
In "Story One: Nanny", when Jen and Greg interview potential nannies for Lark, they find it difficult to find any that they trust. They end up choosing Tonita. In "Story Two: Tent Diving", while Tim, Matt and Greg are camping, their attempt to deal with some tent "crashers" goes badly wrong. In "Story Three: Colleen's New Earrings", Heather falsely accuses Matt of using money she loaned him to buy Colleen earrings. In "Story Four: Cheeto", John makes a wooden puppet named "Cheeto" for Lark that various family members use to surprise and/or scare each other.
8	8	"Godparent Turkey Corn Farts"	Chad Lowe	Maggie Mull	November 19, 2015 (2015-11-19)	1AYG09	8.35
In "Story One: Godparent", Jen and Greg debate who should be Lark's godparent. In "Story Two: The Mexican Market", Tim and Sophia search for a quick replacement for Heather's spoiled turkey. In "Story Three: The Maize Runner", at the Harvest Festival, Samantha sneaks into the corn maze with her boyfriend, Aiden (Griffin Gluck). In "Story Four: Can't Keep It In", Joan invites their neighbor Gary Timpkins (Martin Mull) to Thanksgiving dinner, during which everyone has a bad reaction to Colleen's cauliflower rice dish.
9	9	"Hospital Boudoir Time-Out Namaste"	Fred Goss	Alec Sulkin	November 26, 2015 (2015-11-26)	1AYG07	7.61
In "Story One: First Night Out", when Jen cuts her finger and Greg takes her to the hospital, they finally have the first quality alone time they've had in months. In "Story Two: Boudoir Photos", Heather gives Tim a sexy anniversary gift. In "Story Three: Time-Out", Sophia is punished after Heather hears her swearing. In "Story Four: Namaste Noshery", John takes Samantha and Sophia to a restaurant where everything is named after feelings.
10	10	"Burn Vasectomy Milkshake Pong"	Jason Winer	Greg Malins	December 10, 2015 (2015-12-10)	1AYG10	8.24
In "Story One: Controlled Burn", when Jen is anxious about returning to work, Heather and Tim advise Greg to make Jen angry at him. In "Story Two: Vasectomy", Heather questions herself after Tim gets a vasectomy at her urging. In "Story Three: Milkshake", Joan learns her credit card has been stolen when strange packages she never ordered start arriving. In "Story Four: Ping-Pong", when Greg and Matt finish a game of ping-pong that an accident interrupted years ago, one of them loses a tooth.
11	11	"College Stealing Santa Caroling"	Phil Traill	Barbara Adler	December 17, 2015 (2015-12-17)	1AYG11	10.26
In "Story One: College", Tyler announces his plans for being in a band with Clementine instead of going to college. In "Story Two: How Joan Stole Christmas", Joan apologizes for hijacking Lark's first Christmas from Jen and Greg. In "Story Three: A Gift From Santa", when Samantha sneaks out with her friends to the mall, she gets lice from the mall Santa's beard and she gets caught when a photo of her with the mall Santa is posted online. In "Story Four: John Goes Caroling", Colleen goes with John to meet with his Air Force buddies for their annual tradition of dirty Christmas caroling.
12	12	"Bite Flight Wing-Man Bonnie"	Helen Hunt	Justin Adler	January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07)	1AYG12	9.27
In "Story One: Bite", Sophia has a run-in with Pete (Sage Correa), the son of Tim and Heather's new friends. In "Story Two: Flight", Greg and Jen attempt to take different flights on a vacation. In "Story Three: Wing-Man", Matt and John try to help Gary get back in the dating scene. In "Story Four: Bonnie", Matt's ex-wife, Bonnie (Brenda Song), shows up with a proposition.
13	13	"Party Lobster Gym Sale"	Ken Whittingham	Brad Copeland	January 14, 2016 (2016-01-14)	1AYG13	9.15
In "Story One: Gym", Greg decides to get in shape after getting winded playing charades. In "Story Two: Party", while Tim and Heather have a get-away, the kids host a house party featuring Tyler's band, Funeral Goose. In "Story Three: Garage Sale", when Joan has a garage sale, Heather and Jen take the opportunity to sell some unwanted gifts at their own secret garage sale. In "Story Four: Lobster", a live Maine lobster sent to Tim by a friend goes missing. Note: Netflix lists this episode as "Gym Party Sale Lobster".
14	14	"Will Trash Book Spa"	Jason Winer	Kirker Butler	January 21, 2016 (2016-01-21)	1AYG14	8.78
In "Story One: Will", Jen helps John and Joan with their will. In "Story Two: Trash", Tim, Heather and their kids have a contest to see who generates the least trash. In "Story Three: Book Deal", Colleen asks Matt to illustrate a children's book she is writing. In "Story Four: Couple's Massage", a couple's massage at a day spa for Greg and Jen doesn't turn out to be as relaxing as they expected.
15	15	"Soccer Gigi TV Mikey"	Alisa Statman	Lesley Wake Webster	February 4, 2016 (2016-02-04)	1AYG15	9.09
In "Story One: Coach Matt", Matt takes over for Tim as coach of Sophia's soccer team, the "Bobcats", and has to deal with the kids' parents. In "Story Two: Tyler's First Car", Tyler and Clementine visit his great-grandmother Gigi Pirkle (Ann Guilbert), who has lost her driving license and wants to give her car to Tyler. In "Story Three: TV Sleeper", after Greg discovers restful sleep on the den couch, Greg and Jen find a creative solution to their sleeping woes. In "Story Four: Cousin Mikey", Joan's nephew Mikey (Greg Grunberg) comes by for a visit and seems to annoy the whole family.
16	16	"Tattoo Valentine Guitar Pregnant"	Jason Winer	Alec Sulkin	February 11, 2016 (2016-02-11)	1AYG16	9.35
In "Story One: Tattoo", Tim makes a spelling error when getting a tattoo, made by Lois (Kat Von D), to surprise Heather for Valentine's Day. In "Story Two: Valentine", after Matt scrambles to make some last minute dinner plans for Valentine's Day with Colleen, he ends up having to also invite his parents. In "Story Three: Guitar", when Tyler and Clementine go to a guitar store, the salesman, Ian (Josh Groban), repeatedly hits on her. In "Story Four: Pregnant", after Greg and Jen discuss possibly having another child, they are visited by a stork.
17	17	"Hair Recital Rainbow Mom"	Ken Whittingham	Elizabeth Tippet	February 18, 2016 (2016-02-18)	1AYG17	9.34
In "Story One: Johnny Flyer Black", John tries to make himself look younger by dyeing his hair black, much to the dismay of the family. In "Story Two: Sophia's Piano Recital", Heather worries that Sophia's piano recital will be a disaster. In "Story Three: Invisible Rainbows", Jen, Greg and Lark go to an over-the-top "6-month birthday" party for Wilhelm full of overachieving parents who make them panic about getting Lark into a good preschool. In "Story Four: Mama Mia", Matt meets Colleen's mother, Mia (Mercedes Ruehl), for the first time. Later, Colleen breaks up with Matt.
18	18	"Sexting Mall Lemonade Heartbreak"	Rebecca Asher	Maggie Mull	February 25, 2016 (2016-02-25)	1AYG18	9.21
In "Story One: What's Wrong With Heather?", Heather accidentally sends Tyler a sexy text message intended for Tim. In "Story Two: Irving Rosenblatt", Jen and Greg advise Samantha to talk in person to her social-media boyfriend, Irving Rosenblatt (Alek Brett Cole). In "Story Three: Lemonade", after John's new pet, a Shetland pony named Lemonade, ends up being unsuitable for their home, Joan gets him a Yorkie named Tank. In "Story Four: Girls' Night", Heather and Jen console Colleen and Matt over their break-up.
19	19	"Pestilence War Famine Death"	Phil Traill	Greg Malins	March 3, 2016 (2016-03-03)	1AYG19	8.40
In "Story One: Pestilence", Greg and Jen have their exterminator, Oscar (Martin Starr), and his wife, Tulip (Ayden Mayeri) over for dinner. Later, a rat is shown dragging away Greg's signed Playboy magazine. In "Story Two: War", John and Joan disagree with their neighbors, Darryl (J.B. Smoove) and Pam (Pam Trotter), about who gets to use the hot tub when new property lines are drawn. In "Story Three: Famine", Matt and Colleen make an effort to be friends. In "Story Four: Death", John's heart stopped beating for 15 seconds during his minor nose surgery that Tim performed.
20	20	"Prank Assistant Gum Puppy"	Chad Lowe	Barbara Adler	March 10, 2016 (2016-03-10)	1AYG20	8.55
In "Story One: Senior Prank", a drunk Heather and Tim switch letters around on a sign at Tyler's school, which causes trouble for Tyler. In "Story Two: Jen's Hot Assistant", Greg gets jealous of Jen's handsome new assistant, Jake (Gregg Sulkin). In "Story Three: Chewing Gum", Sophia gets gum stuck in her hair at Joan's house. In "Story Four: Puppy Love", John and Colleen secretly meet together along with their dogs at a dog park.
21	21	"Cinderella Fantasy Prom Dougie", Part 1	Phil Traill	Joe Cristalli	March 31, 2016 (2016-03-31)	1AYG21	7.23
Presented as Part 1 of combined Episode 21 & Episode 22 In "Story One: A "Cinderella Story", Tim believes wearing a Cinderella dress during March Madness is good luck, so he refuses to take it off in hopes that his alma mater's basketball team, the Gophers of Mount St. Gary's, will win. In "Story Two: The Secret Life of Greg Short", Greg fantasizes about what to write in a birthday card for his boss, Chase (Jerry Lambert). In "Story Three: Prom Night", before Tyler goes to the prom, he receives unsolicited advice from his parents and grandparents regarding sex. At the prom, when Clementine gives Tyler a purity ring, he responds by asking her to marry him. In "Story Four: Matt's Choice", Jen sets Matt up on a blind date bowling with her coworker, Dougie (Fortune Feimster). Later, Matt and Colleen get back together.
22	22	"Crytunes Divorce Tablet Ring", Part 2	Chad Lowe	Justin Adler	March 31, 2016 (2016-03-31)	1AYG22	7.23
Presented as Part 2 of combined Episode 21 & Episode 22 In "Story Five: CryTunes", Greg quits his job after creating a public funding campaign for his own invention, the "CryTunes" baby monitor that turns sounds of baby crying into soothing music. Also, Jen learns that she is pregnant. In "Story Six: Divorce", John and Joan reveal a secret they've kept from their kids for 35 years: they have been divorced since 1980 (the year before Greg was born). In "Story Seven: "Tablet", Heather and Tim try to make up for missing Samantha's Student of the Month Ceremony at school. In "Story Eight: Ring", Matt's plan to pop the question to Colleen at their book party keeps getting delayed by several family revelations: a remarriage proposal, a pregnancy, a lost job, and a recent teenage marriage. However, he does successfully propose to Colleen in his parent's bathroom.

Season 2 (2016–17)

Hunter King, who played Clementine as a recurring guest during the first season, became a regular cast member for the second season.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
23	1	"Annulled Roommate Pill Shower"	Jason Winer	Justin Adler	October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)	2AYG01	5.96
In "Story One: Moving In", Heather attempts to convince Tyler and Clementine to annul their sudden marriage. Clementine's mother, Mary-Lynn (Megan Mullally), and uncle/de facto father, Spencer (Nick Offerman), with whom Clementine's mother has a bizarrely close relationship, are no help. In "Story Two: Moving Out", after Matt moves in with Colleen, Colleen's obnoxious roommate Dougie challenges Matt to a wrestling match over whether she will move out. In "Story Three: Pill", John is hospitalized with an unusually long-lasting erection after taking erectile medication, unaware that Joan was already regularly crushing one into his smoothies. In "Story Four: Baby Shower", the family must quickly call off a surprise baby shower for Jen after learning that she miscarried.
24	2	"Receptionist Pot Voting Cramp"	Alisa Statman	Brad Copeland	November 3, 2016 (2016-11-03)	2AYG02	5.92
In "Story One: Receptionist", Tim's receptionist quits, so Heather, who is just visiting the office, takes over; Tim enjoys it for a day, but is not pleased when Heather decides she wants the job permanently. In "Story Two: Joan's Friend, Herb", Joan is talked into trying marijuana to help with her insomnia. In "Story Three: Voting", Greg, who has never voted in a presidential election, decides he will do so to get Jen off his back, but things change when he sees the line at the polling place is too long. In "Story Four: Cramped", Colleen is taken to the hospital with stomach pains, and it is revealed she hasn't done a "number two" since Matt moved in a week ago.
25	3	"Eyebrow Anonymous Trapped Gem"	Chad Lowe	Barbara Adler	November 10, 2016 (2016-11-10)	2AYG03	6.23
After this episode's content is the dedication "In loving Memory of Ann Guilbert" along with a picture of her. She played Joan's mother, Shirley "Gigi" Pirkle, before dying in June 2016. In "Story One: Take a Brow", Tim accidentally shaves off part of an eyebrow before an important photo shoot at work, and all attempts to correct the problem just make it worse. In "Story Two: Anonymous", Greg uses his share from the will of Gigi, Joan's recently deceased mother, to make an anonymous donation to his old high school track team, but gets annoyed when the team gives Matt the credit. In "Story Three: Home Sweet Nursing Home", John goes to Gigi's nursing home to pick up her things, and is unable to leave when the employees assume he is a resident. In "Story Four: Gigi in the Sky with Diamonds", Joan fulfills Gigi's dying wish to have her ashes made into a gemstone, but finds she cannot wear the finished jewelry without hearing her mother's nagging voice.
26	4	"Cheap Promotion Flying Birthday"	Alex Reid	Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein	November 17, 2016 (2016-11-17)	2AYG05	6.65
In "Story One: Colleen Returns", Colleen gets Matt interested in her frugal habits, including returning old items for a refund and shopping at dollar stores, when he finds out how much saving money turns her on. In "Story Two: Hughes the Boss", Tim wants to fire Heather from the receptionist position at the office, but manages to promote her instead, before having Matilda (Karen Lew) of the HR department fire her. In "Story Three: Take Me to the Pilot", John tries to ease Sophia's fear of flying by tricking her into taking ride in his single-engine plane. In "Story Four: Lark's First Birthday", Jen plans a small first birthday party for Lark before deciding it should be a bigger deal and inviting the whole family over at the last minute.
27	5	"Dinner Professor Steps Lesbian"	John Riggi	Maggie Mull	November 24, 2016 (2016-11-24)	2AYG09	5.27
In "Story One: Dinner Party", Tyler and Clementine invite Matt and Colleen over for their first dinner party as husband and wife, but it becomes awkward when the hosts start to argue. In "Story Two: Joan's Novel Idea", Joan's young creative writing teacher, Professor Sinclair Wilde (Cary Elwes), takes an interest in her work, but John suspects the professor really has a romantic interest in his wife. In "Story Three: Baby Steps", Lark takes her first steps while Greg is out of town, so Jen tries to hide it from her husband. In "Story Four: Ladies' Night", Dougie comes out as gay to Colleen and Matt, and later has Colleen, Jen and Heather join her at a gay bar to help her pick up a woman for the first time.
28	6	"Boxing Opinion Spider Beard"	Jason Winer	Lesley Wake Webster	December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)	2AYG04	6.28
In "Story One: Boxing", instead of dropping Samantha off at ballet class, John takes her to his gym to box with his trainer, Troy (Victor Ortiz), but he gets jealous when she is a natural at boxing and commands all the attention. In "Story Two: Second Opinion", Jen angers Tim after he recommends getting her tonsils removed and she goes to another doctor for a second opinion. In "Story Three: Joan Scares Matt", Joan plays a prank by scaring Matt again with a fake spider, and both Greg and Heather reveal she has enjoyed scaring them in the past. The three then plot to get revenge on their mom. In "Story Four: Jen v. Beard", Jen tries to convince Greg to shave off his recently grown beard, but nothing works until Lark vomits into it and Greg can't wash out the stench.
29	7	"Swim Survivor Zen Talk"	Jude Weng	Joe Cristalli	December 8, 2016 (2016-12-08)	2AYG10	6.45
In "Story One: Sink Or Swim", Matt wants to go snorkeling in Hawaii for his and Colleen's honeymoon, but Colleen says she's never learned to swim. In "Story Two: Survivor", John is making a video audition for Survivor with Tim's assistance, but Tim tries to turn it into his own audition. In "Story Three: Zen Jen", Jen tells the group she's taken up meditation, but it's really just an excuse to steal away for 20 minutes of "me" time whenever she needs. In "Story Four: The Talk", Sophia's curiosity about babies inspires Heather to give her "the talk", but afterwards, Sophia can't stop talking about sex, even in inappropriate situations.
30	8	"Window Vanity Dress Grace"	Helen Hunt	Greg Malins	December 15, 2016 (2016-12-15)	2AYG06	6.94
In "Story One: Sex Window", Greg gets frustrated when Jen can't stay awake after a romantic date night; In "Story Two: Bonfire of the Vanity", John and Matt attempt to build a vanity for Sophia after John rips up the directions In "Story Three: Dress Rehearsal", when Colleen goes wedding dress shopping with her future in-laws, she must deal with Joan's unfiltered opinions. In "Story Four: Saying Grace", when Clementine feels she's overstaying her welcome at the Hughes house, she starts being extra nice to Tim who takes it the wrong way;
31	9	"#TBT: Y2K Sophia Honeymoon Critter"	Jason Winer	Marcos Luevanos	January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05)	2AYG08	6.71
A #TBT (Throwback Thursday) episode has the Shorts taking a trip down memory lane: In "Story One: #TBT Y2K" (1999): At John and Joan's party celebrating the turn of the century, John convinces everyone present that there will be chaos when the clock strikes midnight. In "Story Two: #TBT Sophia" (2008): Heather and Tim's parenting styles before they had Sophia. In "Story Three: #TBT Honeymoon" (2011): During Jen and Greg's honeymoon, Jen realizes the extent to which Joan is involved in Greg's life. In "Story Four: #TBT Matt's Bottom" (2013): The moment that Greg and Colleen first met.
32	10	"Musical Motel Property Bingo"	Chad Lowe	Justin Adler	January 12, 2017 (2017-01-12)	2AYG11	5.95
In "Story One: Sam's School Play", Heather freaks out when Samantha auditions for the high school musical and the director, Julius Black (Andy Richter), doesn't give her a part. In "Story Two: No Tell Motel", Matt, Greg and Heather suspect Joan is having an affair with Professor Sinclair Wilde. In "Story Three: Tyler and Clementine Can't Even", using 10 brand new credit cards, Tyler and Clementine buy a "tiny house" of their own to live in. In "Story Four: Family Bingo", Jen, Colleen and Tim secretly play "Short Family Bingo" to pass the time during the weekly Sunday brunch.
33	11	"Tailgate Spiral Souvenir Seating"	Jim Hensz	Elizabeth Tippet	January 19, 2017 (2017-01-19)	2AYG07	6.95
In "Story One: Tailgating", when Colleen and Matt host the family tailgate party at an L.A. Rams game, they invite former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner to spice up their so far dismal event. In "Story Two: Downward Spiral", Greg wins a chance to participate in a halftime contest involving a football toss. In "Story Three: Sophia's Choice", Tim's in danger of missing the game when Sophia makes him take her to the restroom and they get sidetracked returning to their seats. In "Story Four: Seating Arrangement", Joan and Jen try to sneak into seats closer to the field.
34	12	"Best Waxing Grocery Rental"	Jim Hensz	Lesley Wake Webster	February 2, 2017 (2017-02-02)	2AYG14	6.62
In "Story One: Second Best Man", when Greg insists on being Matt's best man at his wedding, Matt is forced to reveal his secret about their plans for eloping. In "Story Two: Splitting Hairs", Colleen refers Jen to her aggressive bikini waxer, Tittianna (Annie Sertich), in order to get a referral discount. In "Story Three: Miss Independent", Joan tries to prove to Heather that Sophia is ready for a little independence. In "Story Four: Clementine Gets A Job", Clementine gets a job at "The Car People" car rental office, leaving Tyler home alone all day.
35	13	"Chef Rescue Negotiator Necklace"	Alisa Statman	Barbara Adler	February 9, 2017 (2017-02-09)	2AYG13	6.08
In "Story One: The Personal Chef", when Greg and Jen hire Allie (Molly Shannon), a private chef, to cook for them on Valentine's Day, the evening isn't as romantic as they had hoped. In "Story Two: Dog Rescue", Matt and Colleen try to adopt a 3-legged dog from Ruth (Angela Kinsey), a judgmental animal advocate. In "Story Three: The Best Valentine's Day Ever", Sophia gets a necklace from a boy for Valentine's Day, to the chagrin of Heather and Tim. In "Story Four: Negotiation", John and Joan attempt to buy a classic car from dealership owner Gavin (Leslie David Baker).
36	14	"Facebook Fish Planner Backstage"	Jaffar Mahmood	Brad Copeland	February 16, 2017 (2017-02-16)	2AYG12	6.33
In "Story One: Slow Pokes", John and Joan join Facebook so they can stay connected to the kids. In "Story Two: Derek", Heather manically tries to save Sophia's beloved goldfish, Derek, from dying. In "Story Three: Wedding Plans", Matt and Colleen realize how out of control planning a wedding can get after meeting with their offbeat wedding planner, Ned Gawler (Lyle Lovett). In "Story Four: Backstage", when Tim gets two all-access passes to the Grammy Awards from his rock star patient, Charlie Puth, he brings Samantha along to backstage of the show to impress her.
37	15	"Awkward Bra Automated Ordained"	Rebecca Asher	Dave Jeser & Matt Silverstein	February 23, 2017 (2017-02-23)	2AYG15	5.98
In "Story One: Party of Two", a restaurant dinner originally for four gets awkward for Jen and Matt without Greg and Colleen. In "Story Two: Wine Bra", Heather and Tim try to sneak wine into an ice skating show to get out of paying at the venue. In "Story Three: Future House", Lark accidentally locks out Greg and Jen from the house, prompting Greg to have a complicated home automation system installed. In "Story Four: Ordained", when Colleen mentions that she's an ordained minister, John and Joan agree to an impromptu wedding. When Colleen and Matt find out that her $7 online ordination was invalid, they decide to keep it a secret. During the wedding rehearsal, John and Joan decide they prefer living together as partners and they cancel the wedding.
38	16	"Dirtbike Old Mechanic Earthquake"	Jonathan Judge	Greg Malins	March 9, 2017 (2017-03-09)	2AYG16	6.13
In "Story One: Trapper Keeper", Greg stirs up an old family feud when he finds money (about $200) he had accused Matt of stealing from him when they were kids. In "Story Two: Something's Wrong With Mom-Mom", Joan takes offense when Heather writes off her forgetfulness as "old age". In "Story Three: Colleen Rattled", Colleen confronts a mechanic, Dabney (Ty Barnett), that she believes is sexist. In "Story Four: Hughes Prepared", Tim has the kids go through an impromptu earthquake drill to see if they could figure out how to get home without money or cell service.
39	17	"Sleepover Dream Light Haze"	Ken Whittingham	Elizabeth Tippet	March 30, 2017 (2017-03-30)	2AYG17	5.59
In "Story One: Sleepover", Tim regrets missing a slumber party when he was a kid so he insists on helping Sophia make it through a friend's sleepover. In "Story Two: Jen Had a Dream", Greg gets upset when Jen reveals she had a sex dream about a member of the family. In "Story Three: Sensor and Sensibility", John installs a motion-sensor light in the yard that flashes repeatedly, keeping them up at night. In "Story Four: Full Moon Madness", when Matt and Colleen take a strong sleep aid, they start experiencing crazy sleepwalking adventures.
40	18	"Favorite Vision Miguel Matchmaker"	Chris Koch	Marcos Leuvanos	April 6, 2017 (2017-04-06)	2AYG18	5.68
In "Story One: Playing Favorites", Greg becomes frazzled when Lark rebuffs him and only wants to be held by Jen. In "Story Two: Heather Gives In", Heather refuses to get the reading glasses that she desperately needs. In "Story Three: Father's Blessing", Colleen introduces Matt to her eccentric father, Miguel (Daniel Zacapa), so he can get his blessing for their upcoming nuptials. In "Story Four: Mikey's Girlfriend", when Cousin Mikey (Greg Grunberg) goes through a tough breakup, Joan tries to set him up on a date.
41	19	"Babysit Argument Invention Butterfly"	Eric Dean Seaton	Maggie Mull	April 13, 2017 (2017-04-13)	2AYG19	5.42
In "Story One: Babysitting", Matt and Colleen have a disastrous time babysitting Lark while Jen is at work. In "Story Two: The Naked Truth", Tyler and Clementine tell Tim their argument management method: they only fight each other while naked. Later, Tim and Heather use this method when they rehash an old fight from the early days of their relationship. In "Story Three: The Entrepreneurs", Greg gives Samantha questionable advice about being an entrepreneur for her school project. In "Story Four: The Butterfly Effect", Sophia is far from pleased when John buys her a butterfly kit for her birthday.
42	20	"Ear Scorn Registry Manuscript"	Alisa Statman	Joe Cristalli	April 27, 2017 (2017-04-27)	2AYG20	5.51
In "Story One: Colleen's Web", when Colleen goes to Tim for help with an embarrassing ear ailment, she begs him not to tell the family. In "Story Two: Queen J", Heather gets jealous when her friends want to include Jen in their mommy group. In "Story Three: Bull In A China Shop", Dougie enlists Joan to help her buy a gift for Matt and Colleen's wedding. In "Story Four: Family Book Club", Professor Sinclair Wilde encourages Joan to ask her family to read a draft of her book.
43	21	"Late Smuggling Dreambaby Voucher"	Angela Gomes	Brad Copeland	May 4, 2017 (2017-05-04)	2AYG21	6.11
In "Story One: Airport Rush", Heather and Tim run into countless obstacles when trying to get to the airport on time. In "Story Two: All Dogs Go To Mexico", Joan and John attempt to smuggle their dog, Tank, onto the plane. In "Story Three: Fly Baby", when Greg and Jen take Lark on her first airplane trip, their parental skills are upstaged by another couple travelling with their baby. In "Story Four: Not-Rushin' Roulette", Matt and Colleen miss their flights when they accept travel vouchers for airline credits.
44	22	"Poison Fire Teats Universe"	Jude Weng	Barbara Adler	May 11, 2017 (2017-05-11)	2AYG22	5.97
In "Story One: Baking A Murderer", Greg and Jen get into trouble after Greg shares a coconut cookie with a fellow plane passenger, Max (Mark Beltzman), who has a severe allergic reaction to it. In "Story Two: The Hughes, The Hughes, The Hughes Is On Fire", after a fire breaks out in their kitchen, the Hughes family moves into Tyler and Clementine's tiny house. In "Story Three: Alas, Poor Yorkie", Joan and John rush their dog, Tank, to the vet after he swallows Matt's wedding ring. In "Story Four: For Better Or For Worse", when Colleen and Matt miss all the flights to Mexico for their wedding, they question if they will ever get married. Later at the layover hotel, they get married in a makeshift setting, officiated by Greg and witnessed by most of Matt's relatives (who had also failed to reach Mexico). Afterwards when Colleen and Matt are next to a balcony railing, it breaks, causing her to fall into the hotel pool far below.