Noelani Bailey

When Mike discovers that Brick is a spelling wiz and won the school spelling bee, he puts all of his efforts into training him to, win the regional bee, which could ultimately lead to competing in the Scripps Spelling Bee. But as the family gets set for their, road trip to Chicago for the regional bee, Frankie and Mike are horrified when they realize they forgot one thing - Sue's birthday.

When Ron chaperones Gary on an out-of-town debate tournament, Gary learns the hard way what his teammates really think of him. Meanwhile, Angela volunteers to watch Brandon and Robby back at the house, ultimately leading to Brandon being homeless on the streets and Robby locking her in the shed.