Manzo'd With Children Episode Rating Graph

Caroline organizes a waterfront celebration for Albie's thirtieth birthday but it's clearly not a time of carefree celebration for the Manzos. Chris can’t wait any longer to tell Albert that he plans to move, despite the heartbreak it will cause his father. Meanwhile, Caroline waits in terror for a doctor's call with her test results. Tension mounts between Albie and Vito, who have yet to resolve their huge blow up. And later, emotions run high when Caroline gives the family a dose of life-changing news.

Lauren starts renovating Cafface, turning it into a blowout bar. Caroline gets very upset about the changes and concerns about the questionable business decisions. Caroline is not sure whether Brittany is right for her son.

Caroline works on her BBQ sauce line. The episode mostly focuses on Albie and Brittany's relationship. Things get a little tense as his girlfriend is not very happy about a gift Albie gave to her. He considers breaking up with her and decides to get a tattoo.

Lauren opens up a second salon and hires brother Chris to direct a commercial for her new business; Albie advises Vito to attend an etiquette class, and when Caroline joins Albie and Vito, the etiquette teacher shames all three of them.

Albie and Chris move back to their parents' house. Caroline does not feel comfortable about her weight but is resistant toward exercising. Albie, Chris and Lauren suggest Caroline to start taking trapeze lessons.

Caroline is fed up with her children acting too immature. Albie works on his love life. The Manzo children try to make peace with her mother while Lauren begins turning into a bridezilla and clashes with her mother.

Sick of hearing Lauren and Vito bicker over whose job is harder, Caroline calls for the newlyweds to swap jobs for the day. While Lauren spends time with Denise and Vito Sr. at the deli, Vito struggles at Lauren's salon. Meanwhile, Albie stresses that his career is taking too long to get off the ground, so he turns to his father for a heart-to-heart where he brings up a painful childhood memory.

Caroline fears that although Albie has moved into a sleek bachelor pad, her eldest son is lonely. Caroline decides she must find Albie a girlfriend and recruits Denise Scalia and Chris to scour local bars and grocery stores for suitable bachelorettes. When Albie learns about this scheme, his temper flares at their meddling. Elsewhere, Lauren and Vito butt heads about their living situation and discuss starting a family.

Caroline together with her family travels to Texas for a family vacation in order to have fun and do some research on her upcoming BBQ sauce line.

Caroline goes to the ends of the earth for her children, even if it means bonding over a midnight visit to a haunted prison; while writing a young-adult novel, Chris drags the entire family along on his research; Lauren tells Vito of her unhappiness.