Unable to sleep due to Vanessa's loud snoring, Mike acts on advice from Chuck and Ed that he should sleep in a separate room now that the kids are out of the house. Meanwhile, after chastising Jen for spending so much time playing her new VR game, Vanessa becomes addicted to it herself. Just as Mike and Ed decide that Kyle is the best candidate to fill a Regional HR position, Reverend Paul is so wowed by Kyle's guest sermon that he thinks Kyle should go to seminary school and work to become a pastor.
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Elsewhere, Kyle reminds Kristin and Mandy that neither of them has completed his Outdoor Man employee orientation program. Mike then surprisingly suggests that Vanessa run for a state assembly position. However, after conversing with Carol Larabee, Vanessa feels guilty that her business is thriving while funds are being cut from the public school system. Mike gives Vanessa an office for the third anniversary of her tutoring business. Chuck and Joe are then taken aback when Ed wants to fill the room with creepy dolls. Meanwhile, Ed asks Chuck and Joe to help him remodel a room he's preparing in his home especially for Bonnie, who is moving in soon. While planning the gender reveal party, Mike uses the opportunity to drive Vanessa crazy. Kristin entrusts Mike with the doctor's envelope that shows the gender of her unborn child, knowing that Vanessa will never be able to keep the secret. Mandy and Kristin think their men are being a bit childish, but eventually do something unexpected for the guys. Elsewhere, Kyle and Ryan mourn the death of their favorite graphic novelist. However, he's soon reminded by Bonnie of how married couples can drift apart after they become empty nesters. With the house empty, Mike opts for more "me time" instead of doing couples things with Vanessa.
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When Kyle later tells Vanessa that he likes pleasing Mandy and doesn't mind the extra chores, Vanessa convinces him that he may come to resent Mandy for it. Meanwhile, Vanessa and Kristin notice a chore chart on Mandy's apartment refrigerator, but Mandy reveals she lets Kyle do everything "because he enjoys it". Chuck is all for it but soon irritates Mike by inviting Joe to be part of their business. Mandy reveals to Kristin that she's not mad about her getting pregnant, only that she didn't share the news with her first like she always used to do.Īfter completing the renovation of a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair with Chuck, Mike tells Vanessa the two had so much fun that he's thinking of starting a side business with Chuck restoring and reselling classic cars. Though Vanessa wants to mediate the dispute, Mike insists she's done a good enough job as a mother that the girls can work it out themselves. Mandy, who is now trying to conceive a child with Kyle, gets angry and storms out.
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Mike organizes a family dinner to lift her spirits, wherein Kristin announces she's pregnant. Vanessa is depressed now that all of her daughters are out of the house. in millions who watched the episode as it was aired. viewers (millions)" refers to the number of viewers in the U.S. "Production code" refers to the order in which the episodes were produced while "U.S. in season" column refers to the episode's number within this particular season. overall" column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the "No. See also: List of Last Man Standing episodes