A Plot: Beverly becomes concerned about who she will spend time with after her kids flee the nest. Inspired by The Golden Girls and Barry's JTP, she tries to form a friend group with Virginia Kremp, Linda Schwartz and Essie Karp. Her efforts fall flat as the other three are planning the school's ski trip and say they are all still too busy with their children. But when a snowstorm cancels the ski trip, Beverly swoops in with a plan to save the day.
B Plot: Erica has grown tired of Geoff's daily romantic gestures, telling him she just wanted to spend her winter break relaxing. When a disappointed Geoff leaves, Erica becomes concerned that she is turning into her gruff, unromantic father. Taking a tip from Adam, Jackie, and some of their favorite 1980s romantic comedies, Erica drives Murray's lawnmower to Geoff's to profess her love, but it backfires when she runs into Lou's car. In the end, Erica tells Geoff she really does love him, even if she struggles to find ways to show it.
- The Cameo: In the final scene, the real-life Beverly Goldberg, Virginia Kremp, Essie Karp and Linda Schwartz make guest appearances as a group of older friends that the Beverly character longs to be like. They also get interviewed by the show's cast during The Tag.
- Got Volunteered: Beverly forces Linda Schwartz into the ski trip committee to round out her "Goldberg Girls" quartet. When Linda says she's already a part of two other organizations to try and get out, Beverly misses the point and calls her The Ditz of the group for spreading herself too thin.
- If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...: As Beverly being too overbearing with trying to make friends was because she was following Barry's advice to the letter, Barry is outraged that they end up Playing Sick to avoid her, and tries to fistfight Mrs. Kremp when they come to the door to apologize and get Beverly's help.
- I'm Standing Right Here: When Barry learns about the other moms Playing Sick, he compares it to the time the JTP were short a ticket to a sporting event and lied to Matt Bradley that they were stuck in an elevator when they were really having a good time. Matt, who's sitting on the same couch as Barry when he relates this story, is upset at learning this.
- Misfit Mobilization Moment: When the ski trip is cancelled, the other moms come to Beverly's door to apologize and ask for help. Beverly quickly gives them individual tasks and sets up a snow slide and hot chocolate station at the school for the kids to have fun at instead.
- Playing Sick: When Beverly acts overly clingy with her new friends instead of actually focusing on planning the ski trip, the other girls try to avoid her by claiming they're sick with pink eye and scurvy, but their children in the JTP being fine unintentionally rats them out.
- Race for Your Love: At the end of the B Plot, Murray relates a story about a poem he wrote for Beverly and helps Erica realize there's still a spark of romance in her. She immediately rushes to Geoff's house to confess her love before she has to go to college, and even though the (cancelled) ski trip bus has already come and gone, Geoff's waiting for her on the curb.
- Shout-Out: As detailed in the above summary, Beverly was inspired by The Golden Girls, and the theme song is both sung by her in-character and playing in the background during the Misfit Mobilization Moment.
- Staircase Tumble: Geoff puts rose petals on the stairs as a romantic gesture for Erica. Unfortunately, she slips on them and falls down the stairs, as does Murray later on.
