When Brian and Kate confront him about his poor grades, The Brady Bunch (1969) addict Ross says that he wishes that he were living with the fictional Bradys. He gets his wish.
Brian welcomes his old college buddy Steven Keaton whose plan to see St. Louis with his son Andy falls on its arches when Andy decides that he would rather spend time at the playschool.
Brian and Kate have their hands full at a slumber party with a guitar-strumming Ross, Eileen, two hyper kids, and another kid who's dreading the arrival of a new sibling.
Brian takes the title of "Hippest Dad" to heart, when all Ross would like him to be is "Anonymous Ride Giver," especially when his dad's newfound coolness threatens to ruin his party.
Kristin gets her feelings hurt when she throws the Harper's her family's traditional Danish Eve of Christmas Eve feast. Later, the preschool throws a Christmas pageant.