Fresh Off the Boat

- Season 5

(2018)

While Honey and Marvin celebrate the birth of their baby, Jessica's book is finally released.

When Jessica offers to help out exhausted new mother Honey with Zuo Yue Zi - which means "Sitting the Month" taking care of her - Honey begins to realize that 30 days of having to abide by Jessica's strict rules and dietary regimen could leave her more harried then she already is. Meanwhile, after watching "Pumping Iron," Eddie and Emery attempt to put together a workout routine in order to buff themselves up; and Louis tries to bond more with Evan, who is a die-hard "mommy guy".

Honey and Marvin ask Jessica and Louis to be baby Maria's godparents, and Jessica offers to babysit her on Halloween night. But the Huangs are in for a spooky evening when they agree to help wean the baby off of her pacifier. Meanwhile, Eddie is hired by mattress store owner Harv for a job to make some extra money so that he can buy himself a car and ends up having to work in the creepy store all by himself on Halloween.

Louis makes it his mission to teach Eddie how to be a good driver after a police officer makes an inappropriate Asian driver stereotype comment. Meanwhile, Evan is jealous when he discovers that Grandma has only been inviting Emery to hang out with her at her new garage apartment.

Evan finds a Chinese couple while he's out and Louis and Jessica instantly bond with them. Eddie and Emery try to sneak into the neighbors pool.

Jessica becomes concerned when she discovers that Eddie's extended substitute English teacher has thrown out the class syllabus and is instructing the students - and her son - in a radically progressive way. Meanwhile, Louis and Honey try in vain to find a workout group that can help them both lose some weight, and Emery doubts Evan's ability to extract a painful splinter from his finger.

Louis is crushed to find out that Matthew Chestnut is quitting the restaurant to take a job at Dollywood; Jessica angles to take over as PTA president; Evan thinks he's the funny brother.

Eddie informs Jessica that he wants to spend Christmas with friend Nicole in New York; Louis and Evan do their best to help an overwhelmed Emery decide on which one of his numerous friends to invite to the family's Christmas Eve dinner.

Louis and Jessica think they've won a weekend getaway at a posh resort, but instead they're stuck at a marriage retreat where troubled couples work out their relationship problems with the help of Guru Sheela.

Jessica disapproves of Evan having a girlfriend, concerned it will affect his grades; Eddie, Emery and Honey are shocked when they all go out to see a movie and Louis hates it.

Eddie finally gets his driver's license; but instead of freedom, he finds an endless list of errands to run for his mom. Louis is excited for a boy's weekend at Chili Con with Marvin, until Honey tags along; and Jessica faces off with her nemesis, Jamie, at the school fundraiser.

Louis is obsessed with the great outdoors after seeing new movie "Legends of the Fall"; for his 40th birthday, Louis decides that the family needs to go camping, but the kids try to convince him otherwise; Honey gives Jessica birthday gift tips.

Elaine tries to give Jessica tips on building a better relationship with Grandma Huang; Louis challenges Emery to a wrestling match to start the new year.

On Valentine's Day, Jessica and Louis compete to give Evan the best advice on how to celebrate with his new girlfriend; Eddie is passed a love note and asks Honey for help finding out who his secret admirer is.

Jessica declares herself "shadow principal" to find out what's going on at school; she learns that Evan has been acting out and immediately blames it on Eddie's bad influence; Louis is convinced that Marvin and Grandma are gossiping about him.

Eddie begins dating Trent's sister Tina, but it puts a strain on his friendship with Trent; Evan fails his physical education test because he can't run; Louis is happy when the restaurant gets the Golden Prune award.

Eddie, angry after his mom tells him he's too immature to go on a student exchange trip to Taiwan, takes Jessica at her word when she says "my house, my rules" and leaves home. But when he ends up living with Horace in his new apartment, he has second thoughts.

Louis tries to convince Jessica to consider early retirement, but she's having none of it; when Eddie looks for advice on how to be a better person for Tina and win her back, he ends up watching her favorite TV show, "Sex and the City," for clues.

Jessica starts her college classes, leaving Evan in charge at home; Eddie and Louis run into conflict when Eddie just wants his dad to treat him as an employee, and not a son, at Cattleman's Ranch.

Evan's friends are wowed by Eddie's coolness when he starts hanging out with them, making Evan feel like a complete nerd; Louis and Jessica become convinced that Grandma is being scammed by an internet lothario.

Eddie ships off to Taiwan for the cultural exchange program and ends up separated from his group with no money and next-to-no language skills; the Huangs adjust to life without Eddie.

Just as the Huangs are settling into life without Eddie, an international incident sends him back to America; Evan watches Maria for Honey and Marvin and ends up learning more about himself than he expected.