Jeannie swears that she wants no celebration or present for her birthday. Jim obeys and celebrates Dave's birthday instead. Jim learns the hard way that sometimes women still want to be celebrated even if they say otherwise.
Jim turns down a show in Australia since he can't leave his family. Now his kids who just had the flu have lice. At wits' end, Jim wishes that he never got married and had kids. He quickly learns to be careful what you wish for.
Jim plans a romantic anniversary that includes a Broadway show and stay at The Plaza hotel. The night is interrupted by visits from Daniel, Dave, Dave's girlfriend and her jealous ex. Not quite the anniversary Jim had planned.
During a scary storm, Jim consoles his children by telling them a story from his own childhood and in the process learns an important lesson about his past.
"Time Out New York" features Jim on its cover, calling him "Superdad." Jeannie is happy for him, but upset that the article leaves out any mention of her. Jim tries to make things right.
Jeannie's baby sister Maria visits. Despite Jim and Jeannie's best attempts to keep them apart, Dave and Maria arrange a date. Jeannie decides to follow Maria and Dave to spy on their date, and ends up on a wild goose chase.
Jim has finally been asked to do "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon." Jeannie, trying to make a friendship happen between Jim and their Priest Father Nicholas, invites him to tag along. An already nervous Jim is not pleased.
Jim tries to stop eating junk food and is then faced with his greatest challenge: a child's birthday cake. A hungover Dave goes with Jim to a kid's birthday party where unbeknownst to him, he is mistaken as a homeless man.
Jim and Jeannie agree to have dinner with Daniel and his father Art to serve as buffers in their tense father/son relationship. After finishing dinner Dave joins the group for their wild night.
Jim stops to pick up a Bible for Jeannie on the way to do stand up. Jim is now stuck carrying around a massive Bible and the paparazzi snap a photograph. The photo creates a media frenzy about Jim's faith.
While running errands for Jeannie, Jim mixes up his son's drawing with his daughter's school application. The Gaffigans now have to sit through their daughter's school interview hoping that no one caught the mistake.