Still Groping

"Still Groping" is the sixteenth episode of the second season and the 38th episode of the series overall.

Plot
Bill is ecstatic to learn that his mom, Louise, has a new boyfriend named Johnny because it gets him out of clothes shopping with his mother (who even models tights for him). Initially worried about him, they see he is a nice guy until he grabs Judy's butt during an embrace when they depart from the house after dessert. Linda and Judy conspire to set Johnny up in a trap to make him grab her butt and tell Bill when they celebrate Louise's birthday. However, Bill sees through the schemes and she tells him the truth and they learn he grabbed Linda's butt too, leaving Bill torn between doing the right thing and telling his mom or keeping it to himself to get out of clothes shopping. Bill tells his mom who was aware that Johnny had a groping problem but is happy that Bill was so concerned about her happiness.

In a secondary plot, Lauren attempts to cash in on a humidifier that Brian and Tina purchased for Louise, but they refuse. Lauren lies and claims that she has written a poem from the heart and recites a horrible improv poem for Louise, who surprisingly loves it more than any other present, much to Brian's annoyance. Brian later writes a song for Louise, who cries but only because she thought about Lauren's poem.

Main

 * Mark Addy as Bill
 * Jami Gertz as Judy
 * Taylor Ball as Brian
 * Renee Olstead as Lauren
 * Soleil Borda as Tina
 * Jennifer Irwin as Linda

Guest

 * Sally Struthers as Louise
 * Clyde Kusatsu as Johnny