Karl, the James-Jennings’ family neighbor, reveals to the kids that he knows Stan’s secret.

Stan's former owner, Ian, arrives from Spokane, Washington, to reclaim Stan. He tells Stan he found his original family and they can all talk too. So Stan has to choose between his old family and his new family.

After Grandma hears Stan talking while babysitting the children, she begins to think that she is going crazy, prompting the children to decide whether or not they should share Stan’s secret with Grandma.

Avery, Tyler, & Chloe discover that Stan isn't talking, so they must figure out why without their parents discovering the secret.

Avery, and her best friends, Max and Lindsay, all discover they're dating the same guy. Meanwhile, Tyler is accused of cheating and must prove his innocence.

Avery, Tyler and Chloe try to plan something special for their parents' upcoming anniversary.

Avery's boyfriend (Dustin) dumps her and Stan tells her that she should go to her mother for help. Tyler accidentally crashes the food truck when he took out the brick that holds it.

Avery is excited to attend the school dance with Wes and secretly seeks dance lessons from her neighbor, Karl. However, things do not turn out as planned when Wes becomes suspicious of Avery spending so much time with Karl.

Ellen and Bennett find out that Stan can talk, and shortly after the entire James-Jennings family is taken hostage by the U.S. Space Command's Alien Division. Together, the Jennings-James family must work together and devise an escape plan, all while protecting Stan.

Avery, Tyler and Chloe react to the news, when Stan overhears a conversation between Ellen and Bennett about a possible new addition to the family. Bennett has the chance to become a public speaker and be rich, but the children ruin it all thinking they will have a new baby.

Avery has a huge crush on a boy named Dustin Pitt, and in order to spend time with him she enlists the help of Tyler, who in turn wants her to help him spend time with Nikki. Avery and Dustin end up watching a movie together and later with Stan's help, Avery tells Dustin she likes him. Dustin likes her back and asks her out. Meanwhile, Chloe and Stan play chess (Chloe's version of chess) while Tyler has a mustache glued to his face.

When Ellen's self-obsessed sister comes over, due to a flight delay to Hawaii, Avery tries to help her mom to get through the visit. Meanwhile Stan, Tyler, and Chloe attempt to hide a stray dog named Sparky in the house for Christmas.

Avery's feelings are hurt when she realizes Max doesn't like her designs. Meanwhile, Stan gets a makeover to impress his new girlfriend.

It is the family's first Christmas together and Avery is prepping Tyler, Chloe, and Stan because Ellen has a reputation of giving horrible gifts. Meanwhile, Bennett and Ellen argue over whose Christmas traditions to follow.

When Avery realizes that her family thinks that she is not fun, she decides to prove them wrong by making a movie with her family called "Freaky Fido".

After Tyler develops a crush on their new neighbor, Nikki Ortiz (Denyse Tontz), he invites her to walk their dogs together. Tyler enlists Stan to be his wing-man, and to Stan's dismay, he cannot stand Nikki's Pomeranian, Evita, due to her incessant barking. Meanwhile, Chloe asks Bennett to speak at Career Day about his job, but Bennett is shocked when Chloe believes he is a sock-ologist, a person who studies socks, instead of a psychologist.

After Avery blows her chance with Wes, she finds out he asks Lindsay on a date instead. Avery and Lindsay get in a big fight and decide to compete for Wes. Wes finds out about Avery's feelings and how she has a crush on him.

Stan has a crush on the new neighborhood dog, Princess, but he has to figure out how to get past her owner, who is a pretentious schoolmate of Avery's.

When Avery agrees to tutor Wes in Spanish so she can hang out with him, she needs to learn Spanish herself, first. So she enlists Nikki to tell her what to say through an earpiece that she'll be wearing, but when Nikki and Tyler start arguing, Avery's still repeating everything they say.

To help land an internship with a City Official, Avery agrees to a throw party at her house for the official’s demanding daughter, while keeping it a secret from her parents. Meanwhile, Bennett and Ellen attend a sleepover at the park with Chloe and her Healthy Muffins Troop.

After Tyler gets his learner's permit, he wants to drive alone due to his parents annoying him, and everyone wanting taking advantage of him. Chaos ensues when Stan crashes the car because he wanted to be like a person, and everyone thinks Tyler did it. Meanwhile, Ellen and Bennett relive the memories they shared with Tyler and Avery when they were kids and realize that they are all grown-up, so they start cherishing memories with Chloe. In flashbacks, it is revealed that Ellen and Bennett had an ugly run-in at the park when Avery and Tyler were much younger, however they do not remember this.

After running over a neighbor's lawn gnome, Avery asks Tyler to help her prep for her driving test. Meanwhile, Chloe's afraid that getting older will jeopardize her title as "the cute one."

To help fund Stan's nuptials, the family submits the wedding to the "Wackie Jackie" show, a program in which wealthy teen spends money to amuse herself.

Avery learns she's been selected to create a float for her town's parade and is excited to spend some quality time with her father to build it. Meanwhile, Chloe watches a sci-fi movie that leads her to believe her family is being taken over by aliens and that the parede float they are costructing is really a spaceship

After accidentally ruining Ellen’s new couch, Stan wishes he’d never been a part of the family and wonders what it would have been like if he had been a cat instead.

Tyler works with Emily in the food truck and they hit it off.

When Heather and Princess will be gone at a special school for a month, Stan keeps taking Princess away so he will keep his family together.

Avery and Chloe get into a fight after Chloe discovers that Avery is using her to get closer to a boy she likes.

The kids turn to Bennett for psychological advice when Stan starts talking in his sleep.

When Avery’s latest design gets ruined before a big fashion show, she must get to the bottom of who destroyed the dress.

Max starts to date Karl, but when they break up, Avery and Lindsay try to get them back together.

Avery and Ellen go on a mother/daughter trip and leaves Bennett in charge of getting Chloe ready for her dance recital.

When Tyler is invited to join a professional freestyle BMX team, he enlists Avery as a tutor to try and help him graduate early.

Ellen has decided to get a pet of her own, a talking parrot, but the rest of the family is not very comfortable with it.

The constant fighting between the kids leads Stan to run away

Avery is the only one running for President; she convinces Max to run against her so that she has some competition.

Princess is pregnant with puppies; Stan is both nervous and thrilled about becoming a dad.

Stan enters a fashion show wearing one of Avery's designs. Meanwhile, Tyler takes an unforeseen trip.

Though Avery 's assignments are perfectly executed, she misses the true point in her life skills class and receives a disappointing grade.

When Stan acts up, Ellen hires strict animal instructor Cherri Pickford to help train him. When Stan does not comply, Ellen goes against the kids' wishes and demands he stay outside.

After Tyler's friendship with Nikki begins to interfere with his relationship with his girlfriend Emily, he has to make an tough choice between the two.

When Ellen and Bennett overhear Stan talking, the kids go to great lengths to convince their parents the house is haunted to help keep Stan's secret.