Zeek tries to get into the Halloween spirit on this episode, but Haddie, Amber and Drew make it difficult on him. He regales Max about how he crammed all the holidays into Halloween before he was shipped off to Vietnam, which is a touching moment.

Meanwhile, Sarah's relationship with Gordon grows even more complicated, as she is flat-out gushing over him and he's involved with the single-parent aspect of her life now.

Max causes Kristina to freak out trying to micromanage Halloween.

Julia and Joel try to convince Sydney not to be a beauty queen to no avail.

Crosby pops the question ... spider ring style!