By: Sammi Turano
Mandy (Emily Osment) is doing the weather. Audrey (Rachel Bay Jones) tells Jim (Will Sasso) to come in to watch even though he snarks that she is not covering the Super Bowl. Georgie (Montana Jordan) shushes him so he can listen to Mandy, who talks about getting fan letters and how some dude named Bruce will never see her feet. She also says she will cover if anyone is sick or will have a death in the family.
Audrey then brings up Christmas plans. Jim wants to watch the Cowboys, leading to a debate on what they should do so CeeCee can see Santa.
Georgie goes into work the next day and tells Ruben (Jessie Prez) they should stay open Christmas week to help them get out of debt and get a leg up on the competition.
Georgie has dinner with Mary (Zoe Perry) as they reminisce about past Christmases. Missy (Raegan Revord) comes in and demands money to buy a bikini since everyone in California has one. Mary says everyone in California is going to hell for bikinis and that is why they have earthquakes.
Georgie wants to know what is going on and Mary says they are going to visit Sheldon. She asks him to join but Georgie doesn’t want to take that much time off work. Mary says she understands but makes him feel guilty.
Audrey talks about the trip to Jim while he is on the toilet. She makes him come out and says she thinks they should go away as well. He goes back into the bathroom to think.
Audrey and Jim present the idea to Mandy, Georgie and Connor (Dougie Baldwin) at dinner. Georgie and Mandy say they have to work, which upsets Audrey. However, Mandy later on decides they should go and they decide to go for it.
Georgie tells Ruben this and they fight since Ruben also had to change plans.
Mandy gets the opportunity to fill in at work and talks to Jim about it, asking if they can leave a few days later. They argue over this since it will be difficult and expensive to change things.
That night Mandy tells Georgie about the change in plans, causing them to fight. Audrey and Jim also fight while Connor says that when parents fight, the children suffer.
Later on, Georgie and Mary talk about how Missy is driving her crazy since they are visiting Sheldon’s school and Missy wants to go to the beach. Mary tells him to take her for the holidays, but Georgie says that they are going away and it isn’t his place to invite her. Mary is upset that Georgie chose her “rich new family” and guilt trips him, while Missy pulls her own guilt trip to weasel an invitation on the trip.
Georgie tells the McCallisters about Missy and they agree to take her. However, there is arguing on the way to the airport and a rainstorm, causing the trip to go sour. Missy says it is still better than Christmas with Sheldon.
Connor sings a song about the “worst Christmas trip” to CeeCee who claps and laughs in delight. We also learn Ruben closed the store as the episode comes to a close.