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In an effort to help Arlo woo a girl, Maddie invites her arrogant parents over for a dinner party, but things don't go exactly as planned.

Upset with her agent when a costar is finding work, Maddie intends to fire him, but seduces him instead. Meanwhile, Arlo, Frank and Thelma confront their fears after Maddie inspires them.

Thelma's player of an ex-husband is in town, but Maddie is desperate to keep them apart when she fears it might mean losing her best friend and loyal assistant.

Maddie is irate with Frank when he tells her he doesn't believe she'll get a Tony nomination, but Thelma tries to remind her boss of the good times, including how she met Frank.

Maddie confronts her past when she has an encounter with the real Madison Banks, a former actor whose career was tarnished by a selfish Maddie and now seeks revenge.

Maddie plots with her understudy, Brittany, to deflower Arlo in exchange for a chance to go onstage, but the plan goes awry.

Maddie sleeps with Mickey to comfort him after firing him. Tension arises between Frank and Arlo when Frank asks Arlo's crush to be his tango partner.

When Kathy Griffin visits the building to look at the penthouse across the hall, Maddie feels threatened and becomes desperate to restake her claim as the biggest star in the building.

In an effort to improve Arlo's spirits, Maddie, Thelma and Frank decide it's time to finally celebrate Christmas. Buoyed by the sudden holiday cheer, Arlo shocks Maddie with an unwelcome surprise.

Maddie decides to make Arlo a star after she hears his talent singing at his birthday party. Despite his disapproval, she pulls some strings to try to set him up with a record producer.

Unnerved by the saintly specter of Arlo's adoptive mom and the barbs of her understudy Maddie struggles to adapt to her new life as a mom. Meanwhile, Arlo wonders if they'll ever have a real relationship.

Broadway diva Madison Banks (Kirstie Alley) is in for the surprise of her life when her son (Eric Petersen), she gave up for adoption, shows up on her doorstep. She isn't quite ready to welcome him into her life, nor does she see how she can make room. After working to push him away, she realizes he may be just what she needs.