George gives Carmen an ultimatum regarding Zack; Randy tries to win back Benny with help from the Commodores.

After dumping bad-boy Zack, Carmen quickly finds a new boyfriend, but George just as quickly finds a problem with the boy.

After a tantrum at work and a slug at a teasing co-worker, the recently dumped Benny is the top suspect when the factory is vandalized.

Sandra Bullock returns as "Accident" Amy, who used to go with Benny's fiancé, Randy --- and wants to again.

George refuses to join the family at Disneyland until he clears the air with Benny about why he's never been there.

George has little patience in teaching Carmen to drive, but he's better help than Benny, who's caught with a beer while riding with her.

George is honored with a local business award, but Benny gives him no congratulations, though she's quick to praise Randy's video-game win.

George won't forgive Vic's $50 poker debt, despite owing the man thousands for the loan that rebuilt their fire-damaged garage.

Laila Ali has a cameo as George and Vic hope to alleviate Max's stress by starting him boxing, but they tell Angie he's taking art classes.

Manning the dunk tank at a school fair, George offends a patron, whose payback involves a revealing picture of a freshly dunked Angie. Baseball's Kenny Lofton has a cameo.

When Max's tutor proves too distracting, Carmen's boyfriend offers to fill in, though he barely has enough time for Carmen.

Fed up with the kids' spoiled behavior, George sentences them to spend a week at Benny's, living the way he was brought up.

Benny's boyfriend, Randy, breaks up with her after she disdains his desire for a more serious involvement.

George reluctantly joins Max in prayerful bargains with God to save the family's ailing dog, but reneges when the pooch survives.

Trouble at home causes Max's best friend Ricky to stay with the Lopezes, bringing trouble there as well.

After Benny slaps Max for insolence, Angie and George learn he forged a signature on a note from his teacher warning that he's failing.

Although warned that his eavesdropping might get him in trouble with Santa, Max does it again, hearing a conversation that shakes his belief.

Plans for George's gift to his father are halted; George accidentally tosses Angie's mementos of her grandmother; Carmen starts working at the burrito place where George did as a boy.

News of his father's illness prompts George to invite him for Thanksgiving, where an update from his step-brother puts George in a bind.

George and Ernie accompany Vic to rescue his Cuban-refugee brother off the Florida coast; Benny helps Max throw a fake birthday party to get gifts George can't afford.

Laid-off George wants to cancel Carmen's costly coming-of-age party, but breadwinner Angie says party on.

With the plant closed temporarily, workers help turn the Lopez abode into a haunted house to raise money for an expectant father.

George's innocent remark sparks sibling warfare between his bosses, who both court him when they split the company in two.

Carmen receives permission to date a boy who meets George's criteria, but raises other questions when he doesn't actually take her anywhere.

Benny's symptoms suggesting menopause turn out to be something entirely different, and George gets a surprise as well. Linda: Lisa Guerrero. Randy: Nick Offerman. Vic: Emiliano Diez. Nurse: Indira Gibson.

Troubles in his father-in-law's marriage prompt George to suspect problems in his own when Angie goes out with a girlfriend.

Conclusion. George's father wants to make amends, but Benny vehemently opposes.

The president visits George's plant, inspiring Carmen to protest his appearance and George to steal his speech. Part 1 of two.