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Both the twins, Jeremy and Zach, have trouble completing their school year academically; and after receiving their report cards, they realize they both made Fs in math; the twins' failing grades mean they must attend summer school.
Their oversized RV is barely out of their own driveway and the Roloff’s family trip has already found trouble.
The Roloffs continue their trip across country in an RV and their next stop is Death Valley, California which can reach temperatures of 128-degrees; during the journey Amy and the kids wonder what Matt was thinking when he did his planning.
The family splits up for special activities on their trip as they continue their journey in the RV; while the boys take off for excitement on the famous Route 66, Amy and Molly take some time to relax in the beautiful town of Sedona, Arizona.
The Roloffs finish their road trip by revisiting their family roots in California.
Back home, it's planting season, and while Matt sees to the seeding of their major pumpkin and corn crops, Amy and Molly are assisted by Grandma Peg in starting a family vegetable garden.
Enough time has passed since his leg surgery that Zach now feels he can compete in this year's Dwarf Athletic Association of America Games.
In this year's DAAA Games, Zach's soccer team has a rematch with the L.A. Breakers, led by actor Marty.
Matt custom modifies his red Volkswagen bug.
Jeremy and Zach construct a "swamp fort" in a wooded area of the farm.
Zach invites three of his friends over for a fun weekend.
Zach's Little People Weekend continues with he and his three dwarf friends concluding a paintball war with Jeremy and his standard-height friends.
When Matt takes a trip to Paducah, Kentucky, to give a motivational talk, he brings the family's history buffs Zach and Molly along so that they can learn about the American Civil War.
The Roloffs rush to get passports for their family vacation in the Bahama Islands, which commences with a sightseeing trip by sailboat.
While on vacation in the Bahamas, Jeremy discovers he has a knack for sailing.
The Roloffs connect with the culture of the Bahamas.
Amy takes Matt to a doctor's appointment where they discover that he has Type 2 Diabetes and Sleep Apnea.
Matt promises the new pool will be done for Molly's birthday party.
Matt hopes to complete the new swimming pool before Molly's birthday, but is interrupted when he receives a phone call saying that Jacob is in the hospital with another head injury.
The twins take the final tests to get their driver's licenses, but Zach approaches it with much less confidence in his abilities than Jeremy. Meanwhile, Amy struggles to accept the fact of the boys' increasing independence.
Family friend Mike Detjen is as involved with the Roloff family as he's ever been: building a new trebuchet, coaching the twins' soccer team, and helping to prepare for a large housewarming party. But when a heart condition suddenly takes Mike's life, the family must face coping with the loss of their friend and partner.
In the aftermath of losing their dear friend Mike Detjen, the Roloff family recalls his special place in their lives. They prepare for his funeral and turn an already planned housewarming party into an emotional get-together to honor his memory.
Matt and an orthopedic surgeon return to the Middle East to perform leg-straightening operations on Ali and Bara’a, two of the dwarf children Matt met on his first trip to Iraq. They travel to an Italian military hospital in southern Iraq, where dozens of Iraqi little people have gathered to be diagnosed by the doctor.
Matt and an orthopedic surgeon return to the Middle East to perform leg-straightening operations on Ali and Bara’a, two of the dwarf children Matt met on his first trip to Iraq. They travel to an Italian military hospital in southern Iraq, where dozens of Iraqi little people have gathered to be diagnosed by the doctor.
Matt and Amy's great expectations are realized when Molly is named valedictorian of her eighth-grade class. But Amy has her hands full when Molly refuses to give a speech and picks a graduation dress that violates the school dress code.
For the first time in years, Amy takes the kids to visit her family - the Knights - in Michigan. They journey to the Upper Peninsula to her parents' rustic cabin on a lake. Amy's father, Gordon, introduces his grandkids to a simpler, slower paced life. He takes them hiking in the woods and shows them how to shoot old-fashioned black powder muskets. During their stay, the kids learn a lot about their larger-than-life grandparents. However, the idyllic scene turns to chaos when Jacob gets a tick, and no one seems to know how to get rid of it.
Amy and the kids continue their visit with her parents on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. After grandpa Gordon gives Jeremy a tomahawk-throwing lesson, the whole gang heads up to Mackinac Island where they're transported back to a simpler time of horse-drawn carriages, bicycle rides and dressing up for dinner. Amy relives childhood memories, made all the more fun by her dad's good-natured needling and nagging. After leaving Mackinac, Amy takes the kids to see the house she grew up in. It's an emotional moment for Amy as she tearfully recalls her decision to leave Michigan to start a new life in Oregon.
The Rolloff's head to the place where they first met 22 years ago, the Little People of America National Conference in Detroit.
Zach and his dwarf athletic team "The Grasshogs" are favored to win this year's Dwarf Athletic Association of America (DAAA) soccer tournament. But this year, some of Zach's LP rivals have put together a tough and talented new team called "The Hogkillers." As their name implies, the Hogkillers have just one goal in mind: demolishing Zach and the Grasshogs. When the Hogkillers face the Grasshogs in the final championship match, Zach must rise to the challenge.
The Roloffs begin a marathon vacation as Amy realizes a long-time dream by taking her family on a riverboat cruise on the Mississippi River. A visit to Elvis Presley's Graceland inspires Matt to "TCB" - take care of business - and at the last minute, he rushes home to some urgent farm matters, leaving Amy and the kids wondering if he'll make it back before the trip is over.
All is not well now that Matt is aboard the riverboat with the rest of the family for their summer cruise. Matt just wants to relax and hang out on the boat - while Amy pushes the family to seek new adventures and make the most out of every vacation moment. Tension sets in and this ambitious family vacation is on the verge of collapse. But a couple pairs of boxing gloves and an impromptu round of featherweight boxing give Matt and Amy a chance to settle their score.
Amy and the kids take a road trip to New Orleans while Matt ends his summer vacation to return home.
Amy takes the kids to visit Biloxi, Mississippi to help build and repair houses destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Matt embarks on his most ambitious farm attraction ever: a long, curvy bridge that slopes from the highest point on the farm down to the tree house. With all Matt's attention focused on the bridge, Amy worries that he'll forget their anniversary.
Matt and Amy leave the Zach and Jeremy in charge (well, sort of) and with a long list of rules, as they head to Hawaii along with their friends Rob and Amy Haines.
Zach and Jeremy are finding their senior year hard in balancing their social life's and academics. The twins bring in a crowd at a coffee house where their friends band is to perform, but can't seem to find enough time for studying towards their SAT exams.
Molly is now 15 and would like to get her driving permit. But her driving career looks ill-fated when her lesson with Jeremy ends with them running out of gas and a ride with Amy ends in a near collision. Can she pass her test?
Using never-before-seen clips, the Rolloffs remember their Summer of '07 RV road trip along with a new look at some trip's highlights. Highlights include a gunfight in the Old West, a day at the beach in San Diego, a pit stop, and a scary fireside ghost story.
Jake heads to Huntsville, Alabama to attend Space Camp at the US Space & Rocket Center, while Amy tours the historic homes in the area.
Matt regrets leaving for vacation at the beginning of pumpkin season with an assistant in charge.
Matt honors his late friend Mike, by finishing off the work on the new Trebuchet he was building for the family at the time of his death.
Matt and Amy have always struggled to discipline Jacob, and this episode will show some of their struggles.
Matt believes this season will be he greatest pumpkin season ever. But he begins to worry when day opening day draws in a sub-par crowd.
Amy had hoped to teach the twins how to cook, but their lives are wrapped up in typical teenage things, such as dating, driving and getting tattoos.
Jeremy's promotion to tractor supervisor causes tension between the twins. Also, the Roloff's new petting zoo is missing it's tortoise.
Matt recalls the pair of trips he took to Iraq to help correct deformities in a couple of dwarf children.
Matt is feeling the weight of all his projects and the stress of micromanaging a crew of inexperienced staff, just as pumpkin season blooms at the Rolloff Farm.
The Rolloff guys recall their camping trip to the Oregon wilderness from 2005
