As Adam's parents are too busy with Barry and Lainey's engagement and Erica's band ambitions, they forget his 16th birthday. But Adam uses the opportunity to ask Erica to help him with his social status at school.
Adam goes to extreme measures in an attempt to save his relationship with his girlfriend Jackie after she returns from a summer at NYU. Beverly decides to help Lainey with his domestic skills.
Erica is thrilled after she gets a job at the new karaoke bar in town, and she turns to Beverly to teach her how to bring more customers. Murray teaches Barry and Lainey a valuable lesson about being an adult.
Geoff changes his mind about being an ophthalmologist like his father, while Adams finds out that he has been deceived by Brody.
Chaos ensues after Jackie's parents let Adam watch A Nightmare on Elm Street, in spite of Beverly's objection. Beverly has a frightening encounter with a scary figure. Erica discovers that she's not that popular anymore.
After finding out that Adam is not interested in the school production of "Fiddler on the Roof", Murray gets carried away. Beverly interferes with Erica's career plan.
Beverly and Murray are worried about Adam for his fixation with toys and the Nickelodeon Super Toy Run contest, while Erica and Lainey argue about who gets to sing for a talent show audition tape.
Barry decides to practice being a future doctor by helping his father get in shape by enlisting the help of the Jenkintown Posse and Coach Mellor.
After Barry tasks Adam with throwing him a wild bachelor party, he realizes that he only wants a simple party with Adam and his friends. Beverly gives Murray a new sports car.
Marvin teams up with Adam to make a low-budget version of the movie Die Hard. After being engaged to Lainey, Barry is excited that he will finally get the chance to celebrate Christmas.
As Beverly gets carried away to prepare the perfect wedding for Barry and Lainey, the couple begin to have second thoughts about taking this big step. Adam looks forward to being the wedding videographer, in spite of his lack of true talent.
After Lainey moves to Los Angeles, Murray and Geoff work together to try to cheer up Beverly, Barry, and Erica. Coach Mellor decides to step down, with a new gym teacher replacing him.
Beverley rallies the rest of the family to help her demand that the city council put another stop sign in their street. Barry asks Murray to help him with his college applications. Beverly pushes Erica to follow her dreams.
As Barry and Adam are recruited at the baseball team at William Penn Charter School, their attempts to play end miserably. Geoff's father wants to sabotage Erica and Geoff's romance.
After the new member Evan joins the JTP, Barry tries to persuade Geoff that Evan could steal Erica from him. Adam and Murray try to ditch Valentine's Day dinner with Beverly.
When Beverly attempts to get Johnny and Adam to bond, they begin to compete over their Highlander club. Barry helps Murray to reconnect with his old friends, while trying to avoid losing touch with the JTP after high school.
When a distant relative from Russia comes for a visit, Erica, Barry, and Adam are not that excited about it, until they realize that he can be useful to them. Beverly encounters problems as she works on her cookbook.
Adam helps Beverly film a cooking show to promote her cooking book, but things take an unexpected turn. When Barry runs into a problem with his college letter of recommendation, Murray gives him a hand.
When Adam gets the chance to design his own video game for school, he runs into trouble after using the family members as inspiration for the characters in the game. Beverly and Bill try to help Pops with his gambling addiction.
When The Dropouts perform at a charity carnival, Adam gets his chance to make his first rockumentary. Beverly gets carried away after she suspects that Murray might be sick, which makes him lose his nerves.
Beverly and Murray are enraged after Erica applies to be a contestant on Jeopardy! instead of getting back to college. Barry is confronted with the fact that he still has feelings for Lainey.
Beverly clashes with Adam for wanting to see the movie Willow instead of spending time with her on Mother's Day. Barry and Erica fight over going to the same college.
Adam accidentally reveals that Barry never finished his community service requirement. As the group graduates high school, Adam realizes that it's the end of a phase, while Erica and Geoff plan to spend their summer following The Grateful Dead.