Edward James Gage

Dede is getting remarried and Manny convinces the family to take the train up to the wedding. Jay could not be more ecstatic that Dede has moved on for good but his overenthusiasm might come back and bite him later. Claire and Mitchell work on their toast while Phil and Cam geek out over their favorite author who is also on the train. Luke and Manny go a little girl crazy, Gloria gets stuck in coach and Alex gets caught up in the romance of the train herself.

Penny and Bernadette plan a bachelorette party for Amy.

The imminent arrival of Lois's baby coincides with the descent of her irritating mum, Ida. That's bad news for Lois, who vows to oust Ida and cooks up a naughty scheme to do it.

Amy and Jonah are upset when the company sends out biased voter pamphlets on election day. Mateo is forced to hide his undocumented status.

Lois uses a long drive with Malcolm to further his sex education, Reese spends a day in prison, and Francis has trouble branding Otto's favourite cow.

Hal accuses Abe of cheating him at poker, Francis gets cabin fever after being trapped in a storm, and Reese and Lois strut their stuff at a dance class.