Shawn's mom is back but won't go home until she is sure they can be a good family--something Shawn and his dad must accomplish on their own.

Shawn's life is a mess when his dad takes a job as a school janitor, so Mr. Feeny offers to let him decide his father's career fate.

Cory and Shawn feel their families should spend Thanksgiving together, but everyone else thinks it's a foul idea.