You are right.   This was a continuity nightmare.

This episode was truly god awful.   Everything about it.

This episode was truly god awful.   Everything about it.

Normally, I love this series, but I thought that this episode was HORRIBLE.
Mike's behavior (admitting that he had a favorite) was pretty unforgivable, in my eyes.   I could not find it funny, and spent the whole episode stewing about what a horrible parent he is.   The subsequent treatment of Sue throughout the rest…

Normally, I love this series, but I thought that this episode was HORRIBLE.
Mike's behavior (admitting that he had a favorite) was pretty unforgivable, in my eyes.   I could not find it funny, and spent the whole episode stewing about what a horrible parent he is.   The subsequent treatment of Sue throughout the rest…