- If it wasn't weird enough that Penny's mom is dating Dave's dad, now they want a baby?
- Dave (Zachery Knighton) and Penny (Casey Wilson) discover that their parents, Big Dave (guest star Michael McKean) and Dana (guest star Megan Mullally), want to adopt. Jane (Eliza Coupe) and Brad (Damon Wayans, Jr.) look to escape their friends by joining an exclusive tennis club.—Anonymous
- Dave's father Big Dave and Penny's ma not only announce being couple but shock them by the intent to share the joy of parenting again, together, by adopting a baby. Unwilling to loose their 'baby' status, the adult kids plan to wreck this intent by making them share the horror of babysitting and stage a fake casting so they can select a troublesome boy, only to be nearly charged as kidnappers, yet make their point. Max sees trough Brad and Jane's excuses to hide they're applying to a country club as network opportunity, so Max applies too with Alex. The couples duel on center court, but get far too grossly competitive.—KGF Vissers
- Penny's mom (Megan Mullally) and Dave's dad (Michael McKean) were still dating a whole one year later. Dana and Big Dave celebrated with a Huey Lewis & The News Cruise, where Dana got up on stage and lost her top. Which made the third-largest crowd to ever see her hooters, behind the '92 Masters and the Robert Bork confirmation hearings. They were taking Dave (Zachary Knighton) and Penny (Casey Wilson) to the "TV Robots Through the Ages" exhibit at the Museum of Science the next day (the collection includes Angie Harmon), and Brad (Damon Wayans Jr.) and Jane (Eliza Coupe) going to a bris, there wasn't much for either Alex (Elisha Cuthbert) or Max (Adam Pally) to do, particularly Max, who was none too thrilled about being left alone on a Saturday. But it's probably a good thing, since the gang hangs out way too much for breakfast (only four or five times a week), drinks during the day (even workdays), and dinner and drinking every night. And maybe passing news on in person gets to be a bit much when you interrupt Jane's appointment at the gynecologist.
Oh, Brad and Jane weren't attending a bris, much to Max's delight as he had been through two of his own already. They were heading out to a private tennis club. Conveniently leaving out the fact they wanted to have some alone time, they told Max they thought he would mock them, which he admitted. Max walks away, and Brad and Jane are glad Max doesn't want to tag along. Which is exactly what Max wanted them to think. But he and Alex weren't going to put up with that. They thought Brad and Jane were going to do rich people's stuff and leave the poor unwashed Max and Alex in the dust. It was revenge time. (ALEX: Yeah, let's show that 1% that the other 10% are just as good as they are!) They decide to pose as a yuppie couple (or a weak hipster version of one) and surprise Brad and Jane at the club. Needless to say, Brad and Jane are upset that Alex asked three different people if they had any Grey Poupon and Max looked like John McEnroe's fat cousin. They decide to settle it on the tennis court.
Dave, Penny, and their parents get back from the exhibit and seeing the actual robot from Small Wonder (1985) (donated by Crispin Glover). Dana and Big Dave have some news. No, they're not getting married, much to Dave and Penny's disappointment. They're going to adopt a baby together. It might take a while for Penny and Dave to recover from that bombshell. (DAVE: My father's going to adopt a baby. I'm not going to be the baby anymore!) They thought their parents were too old to be adopting. (PENNY: I'm 30! How is a 30-year-old supposed to take care of a baby?) They decide to offer to babysit for one of their friends' kids and bring the little tyke around to prove to Dana and Big Dave that raising a kid is a nightmare. (No, it still hasn't clicked in.) Penny decided to put out a casting call to have a baby audition. And it's a sad statement on the city of Chicago that she could find 50 Toddlers & Tiaras wannabe crazy moms so quickly. And it worked. It took them all of two seconds to find the least-qualified mom and kid from Hell to use.
AS for the tennis match, several balls to Max's groin, a dozen falls by Alex and one hot tennis outfit on Jane (rawr!) later (they even had an 80s music montage), and the match was over. And then Brad and Jane had to go and shove it in their faces. (Seriously, Jane shoved her @$$ right in Max's face, the one guy who would not be thrilled to see it.) The manager of the tennis club was not particularly impressed, and their membership was denied. Max and Alex explained they were afraid Brad and Jane were going to do rich stuff, like Eyes Wide Shut (1999) parties and hunting people for sport. But Brad explained they were looking to do something just as a couple and wouldn't leave them. Max tried to make up for it by getting them in the club. He failed, probably because getting buck naked was part of his plan.
Dave and Penny's idea to kidnap a baby just to prove their parents are crazy for wanting to raise a kid was on. Of course, the baby took the opportunity to act like a total angel. Penny figures the baby will start crying if she cries herself, although Dave wonders how she can cry on cue.
PENNY: (waterworks) What am I doing with my life? My mother's in a better relationship than I am! And I'm wearing a perfume by Shania Twain!
DAVE: Wow, that was fast.
PENNY: Well, it's sort-of queued up. You just have to hit play.
Dave's demon voice didn't work either, and now the mother found them and knew something was up. Dana and Big Dave coming in right then and not knowing the plan didn't help, either, given Dana thought he was so cute they should just steal him. The lady was ready to call the cops, but once Dave and Penny came clean about what they were trying to do, Big Dave and Dana explained they were trying to adopt a child and their kids were freaking out about it. The mom understood that, but she was still going to call the cops, so Big Dave had to break out the wallet to get them off the hook. And since Dana and Big Dave were clearly not done raising Dave and Penny, they put the adoption on hold.
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