A Plot: Inspired after playing the computer game Leisure Suit Larry, Adam creates his own 8-bit game for a class with the characters based on his family, but faces criticism from Barry and Erica for using their likenesses without consent.
B Plot: Beverly and Bill try to intervene when Pops' gambling addiction rages out of control following a trip to Atlantic City.
- Descent into Addiction: Pops goes through a gambling addiction.
- Gender Flip: In-Universe, Adam turns Erica into Eric for his game, mirroring what the show had done with the real Eric Goldberg.
- Self-Deprecation: In-universe; Murray admits that he actually liked Adam's game, his own depiction included, and encourages Adam to do what he wants instead of giving in to every demand.
- Self-Parody: This episode is basically the writers commenting on the making of the show itself, which is based on the real Adam Goldberg's own family, and the reactions from the press about how broad and unrealistic it is.
