Gene Simmons: Family Jewels - Episode Guide

Gene Simmons asked in long time girlfriend's sisters to plan a surprise birthday party for her, while he is in Vegas to attend the opening of a new Hotel.

Nick starts his own band and Gene tries to take over. He becomes the manager and is overly critical of everything from clothes to the bands name. He even books a gig too soon for the band. Shannon takes young Sophie to a fashion week in Los Angeles.

When Gene doesn't get recognized at the tv studio by a security guard, he is let down. But then he learns that KISS is going to be honored on a TV special in Las Vegas, and his spirits are raised. Shannon wants another kid and won't let Gene attend the special until he helps make that happen.

Gene Simmons makes his daughter take self defense classes because she has started dating. Gene's son Nick is getting his driver license, which Gene didn't get until he was 35, and the two square off in a driving test challenge. The loser will be humiliated in public.

Shannon and Gene go to a weight-loss spa. Gene is very unhappy to learn that not only is it a weight loss spa, but that he also is in separate rooms from Shannon and that his food is being rationed. Nick and Sophie are left in control of their Aunt Tracy and things get out of hand quickly.

Its career day at school, and Sophie decided to follow Gene around for the day. Shannon is furious to learn that Gene took 13 year old Sophie to the filming of a sexy exercise video.

Gene Simmons takes the family to New York to visit his mom while he attends a business meeting about a car wash. While they are reminiscing he forgets an important event in Shannon and his life.

Gene Simmons invests his money into a cattle ranch and ends up losing thousands of dollars because of it.

Gene Simmons agrees to a day with his biggest fan, which Playboy Radio sets out to find. Shannon thinks Gene looks corny when he gets all dressed up for his hot date. While Gene is on his date, the family gets rid of his clothes.

Gene breaks a date with his daughter to go to Indy and promote his "I Am Indy" campaign. To make up for the slight, Shannon buys Sophie a horse - which they keep at the house.

The family sees that Gene is overworked and needs to get away. So they force Gene to go on an impromptu vacation.

Shannon and the kids attempt to sell all of Gene's KISS memoriablia from his office. Shannon wins a session with a psychotherapist, but Gene refuses to go.

Season finale. Shannon has some surprising news for Gene. Shannon also tries to talk Gene into getting a face lift, but he doesn't like the idea. She gives him an idea about starting a tv show about new moms. Could Shannon be pregnant again?

Moments away from getting his facelift, Gene receives a call telling him the KISS publicity tour has been rescheduled. While he hops a plane to New York, Aunt Tracy takes Nick on an embarrassing shopping spree to get a pregnancy test for Shannon. Right before a live appearance on MTV's TRL, Gene realizes his Demon costume has gone missing, sending the hotel's assistant manager on a mad dash to recover 30 years of history and make sure Gene gets to his live TV show on time.

While Nick, Sophie and Aunt Tracy await the results of Shannon's pregnancy test Gene and fellow KISS band member Paul Stanley serve as the Grand Marshals of the NYC Halloween Parade. After receiving a strange proposition from two groupies, Gene returns home to learn the results of Shannon's pregnancy test.

Gene's suggestion that he and Shannon adopt a child is music to her ears until she learns he hopes the yearlong process will dampen her enthusiasm. While Gene chases his lost precious black book from one end of Manhattan to the other, Shannon plans to teach Gene he should think before he speaks.

Our cameras document every moment of Gene and Shannon's dual cosmetic surgeries. We are by their side as they kiss the kids goodbye, get prepped for their procedures and are put under anesthesia.

A very graphical episode of Gene and Shannon's facelifts in which Shannon has to stay in the hospital due to the pain. Nick and especially Sophie can't really handle the initial results of their parents makeover.

Shannon is finally allowed to come home and ends up driving the kids wild. Gene thinks the doctors don't know what they are talking about and ingores there advise. Nick and Sophie turn to their Aunt Tracy for some help in escaping the madness.

Shannon tries to escape to Aspen for some real R & R, but Sophie talks the rest of the family into heading up their as well. Gene soon learns that Sophie wanted to go up there because of a boy she likes and Gene tries to find out all about him and ends up getting in trouble. Soon he has to be rescues by the mountain's ski patrol.

Gene plans on making a "Rent-A-Bachelor" charity event his coming out party, but being as he didn't follow the doctors orders he is unable to attend. He sends Nick in his place and the bids go wild. Gene must now find a way to heal himself before he accepts the first ever "Golden Tongue" award at the Adult Video News Awards.

Gene decides to take his business partner's thirty year old nephew out on the town in Las Vegas to help cheer him up after learning about his divorce. Gene soon finds out that getting game isn't as easy as it used to be.

Gene decides to take Sophie to San Diego's Camp Pendleton to help her do some research for a school paper she has to write on the armed forces. After a lot of smack talking back and forth, they are thrown into a few brutal basic training exercises. No one is laughing now.

Nick's friends persuade him to move out of the house. Nick decides to check out a college. Sophie, Shannon and Gene go shopping to buy items for Nick to bribe him into staying home. Nick has a terrible experience at the weekend orientation. Sophie asks Nick not to tell their parents about his experience so that his parents will continue to bribe him into staying home.

A look at some hilarious outtakes, Bad jokes, and never seen before couch interviews from season one. Including a few new segments of Gene and the family.

Gene and Nick take a personal tour of London's musical landmarks for Nick's 18th birthday. One of their stops was The Beatles' Abbey Road Studios. The vacation almost ends on a sour note when a young exec from Gene's English record label tries to turn their trip into a publicity tour. Gene and Nick get some good father and son time on this trip.

Gene takes Sophie to Paris, France for a photo shoot with a professional photographer. Of course, being his only daughter, Gene makes sure nobody takes advantage of his 14 year old daughter. Meanwhile, Shannon and Nick remain in London, Nick spend the day with a girl friend he made on the earlier episode (British Invasion) and thinks of staying in London for College.

Gene helps out a mother and son with their strip club while he is in Las Vegas. He rushed home after that to play volleyball with Sophie in a Father/Daughter game she never told him about because she doesn't want to bother him and his busy schedule. Gene thinks she just doesn't want him there and wants to be a proud dad.

Sophie wants to go camping with the family on her birhday to prove that she and Sharon are the Alpha Males in the family, not Gene.

Sharon and Aunt Tracy are off to the Kentucky Derby and Gene insists on tagging along. A problem at the hotel leaves Gene wishing he would have stayed home. Tracy talks Sharon into betting $100,000 on a horse.

In a panic over Shannon's $100,000 bet on a horse she knows nothing about Gene frantically tries to sell her ticket at a discount to anyone he comes in contact with.

Gene, who hates the sun and sand, travels to Turks & Caicos in an attempt to bring an Indy car race there. But as usual, things don't go as planned.

Gene toys with the idea of buying his own island with his own rules and calling it "Genetopia." While Gene is away, Shannon tags along with Tracy as she goes to a speed dating event. Tracy soon learns that the guy she thinks she hitting it off with great, is only trying to get to Shannon, who is after all "happily unmarried."

In the second-season finale, Gene appears on Adam Corolla's radio show and is challenged to take a lie-detector test to verify his boasts regarding his sexual exploits. Afterwards, he is joined by Shannon for lunch with Hugh Hefner. Gene and Shannon then travel to Las Vegas for her sister's wedding.

Pressure is mounting in the days leading up to Gene's impending lie detector test on the "Adam Carolla Show" as he not only has a KISS show to prepare for, but his best friend and loyal canine Snippy goes missing. To add more fuel to the fire, Gene's musical partner of 34 years, Paul Stanley, falls ill moments before taking the stage forcing Gene to decide if the band should play as a trio for the first time in their entire career.

Gene awakes the morning after KISS' stressful but historic concert feeling like he was hit by a bus. With the lie detector test days away and an upcoming business trip to NY on the books Gene ignores the family's pleas for him to see a doctor. Meanwhile, Shannon and Tracy conduct trial lie detector tests on each other to make sure the process is legit. Once in New York, Gene's mom Florence forces him to see a series of specialists who uncover a serious condition that needs to be treated immediately.

Gene is released from the hospital and opts to ignore doctor's orders and heads straight to a casting party for his new comic book, "Dominatrix." He then visits some friends in "Little Italy" that have "experience" with lie detector tests. Meanwhile Shannon and Tracy surprise Adam Carolla's co-host, Danny Bonaduce at the gym and confirm that everything is on the up and up. Gene and Shannon appear on the Adam Carolla Show and answer ALL of the pressing questions and in a surprise turn of events, they swap places and SHANNON gets strapped to the machine as well.

Gene decides to accept an offer to perform a One Night Only Vegas show with the Big Band, Royal Crown Revue. The combination of his noisy neighbors and Shannon going on a do-it-yourself home improvement spree make it impossible for him to concentrate at home. Gene opts to drive to Las Vegas to ensure a few hours of solitude to learn lyrics to all the new songs. Unfortunately, Shannon's "handyman" skills are not up to par, resulting in Gene's car breaking down in the desert and a faulty pipe bursting at home, flooding his office of priceless KISS collectables.

The clock is ticking as Gene is stranded in the desert and meets an odd cast of characters attempting to hitchhike to Vegas. Meanwhile, Shannon, Tracy and Sophie race around LA to replace Gene's ruined collectables by buying them from the very KISS fans that have given Gene their hard earned cash over the years. Will Gene get to Vegas in time and will the girls have his office back in shape before he comes home?

As Shannon, Tracy and Sophie track down the last of the KISS collectables they ruined, Gene calls the one Vegas friend he has to rescue him from the desert - Carrot Top. A packed house at the Hard Rock awaits Gene's arrival to witness his first solo performance ever.

Gene's business trip to Seaworld turns into a family outing as Shannon, Tracy and Tracy's twin 4-year old sons' Jake and Hunter tag along. When a combination of food poisoning and Gene's poor driving put Shannon and Tracy down for the count it is up to Uncle Gene to take the twins to Seaworld for the day. Unfortunately, Gene takes two kids, but comes home with one.

Gene is unable to remain a silent partner when he agrees to help fund Shannon and Tracy's new Nail Salon business venture. Attempting to muscle in and run the business his way, Shannon and Tracy must call all of their family and friends in for back-up to undo Gene's mess.

For over 24 years Shannon Tweed has been documenting the life and times of the Simmons-Tweed clan and in this special episode the family sits down to watch the classic home movies and show us how they became the non-traditional traditional family they are today.

Gene is pleasantly surprised when the intern he reluctantly agrees to mentor saves the day by rescuing an important photo shoot from disaster and helps him close a major business deal to put Gene's "Money Bag" clothing line in stores nationwide.

Gene's research for a book documenting the history of prostitution gets him in trouble. Meanwhile, Nick gets a surprise visit from an old friend that causes tension with his girlfriend.

Sophie's internship for a fashion designer turns into her designing her very first dress and strutting the catwalk during fashion week.

The family answers fan's e-mail questions and gives a behind the scenes look at their favorite scenes featuring never before seen footage.

Shannon and Tracy's original plan for a little nip and tuck becomes much more than either of them planned. Meanwhile, Gene gets stuck babysitting his friend's depressed, recently divorced sister and gets asked by Donald Trump to compete on "Celebrity Apprentice.

Shannon and Tracy end up getting many more procedures done than originally planned. While Gene is away in NY competing on "Celebrity Apprentice" they race to heal before he comes home. Meanwhile, Sophie and her cousin Emily decide to hire a nurse to take care of their moms and get much more than they bargained for.

Fed up with Gene extolling his own virtues, Shannon and Tracy team up with Jeff Ross to plan a Roast for him. Will his ego survive?

Roastmaster Jeff Ross calls on his all-star comedian friends, including Lisa Lampanelli, Jim Norton, Paul Rodriguez, Ralphie May, Carrot Top and special guest Andrew Dice Clay to destroy Gene's ego and raise money for the Wounded Warriors Charity. Even Nick, Shannon and Aunt Tracy take shots at good ol' Gene.

Fearing Tracy has run off to Hawaii to elope with her new man, Shannon drags Gene along hoping his well known views on marriage and commitment will convince them to do otherwise. Unfortunately for Shannon, Gene takes an instant liking to Tracy's boyfriend and now Shannon has two relationships to contend with.

In the wake of the Tracy elopement fiasco, Gene must make it up to Shannon and decides to give her the honeymoon this "Happily Unmarried" couple will officially never have.

Exhausted after surviving a grueling 24 hours aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, Gene uses the Officer skills he learned to babysit his 4-year-old nephews, Jake and Hunter.

Follow Nick's harrowing nocturnal adventures through Los Angeles as he pursues his brand new car...which just got towed!

With Gene and Shannon both committed elsewhere, Sophie convinces them to allow Nick to accompany her on a private-study trip to Mexico. Always the worried dad, Gene soon follows and Shannon is forced to rescue the kids from Gene's meddling ways.

Shannon and Tracy attend a surprise birthday party for a childhood friend only to realize they have no idea who she is.

So much footage, so little time. Join the family as they present an entire episode of never before scene footage including complete stories and deleted scenes.

Gene courts a bizarre assortment of pro-riders in an attempt to find a spokesperson for his new snowboard apparel line.

Gene surprises Shannon with a little piece of Canada to call her very own. Unfortunately, they are not the only tenants.

Nothing is too good for Gene's little girl when he takes what starts as a simple birthday celebration and, against Sophie's wishes, attempts to turn it into the Sweet Sixteen of the Century.

Nick learns the blues first hand when an innocent business trip with Dad results in him taking the stage on the spot where the legendary Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil 100 years before.

Gene visits his mom on Long Island only to learn she has volunteered him to host a fundraiser for the local fire department...and train with them.

When Gene and Shannon hit New Jersey to be Godfather to a friend's newborn grandson Shannon inadvertently starts a feminist uprising amongst the subservient wives when she refuses to fall into line with tradition.

While Gene rings the bell at the New York Stock Exchange and spreads the word about investing in America, Shannon does some spending of her own when she gets addicted to late night infomercials.

When Shannon falls ill it is up to Gene to keep an eye on Sophie and her 5 hyper friends, fend off a horde of horny boys trying to crash the party and track down one bad girl who sneaks out for a little rendezvous.

Sophie and Gene both have interesting evenings when she puts a cheating boy through the wringer and he volunteers a depressed Carrot Top to crash a Vegas bachelorette party.

Seeking more "family time," Shannon guilts the family into throwing a 70's-themed "Murder Mystery Party.

Shannon and Tracy spend a weekend at a Wine Country Vineyard in order to placate a big time investor Gene does not want to offend. Meanwhile, Nick must stay up for 48 hours to finish a missed deadline for his comic book.

When his nephews' dog passes away Gene lends them Snippy to help cheer them up and quickly realizes he needs to find them a new pet before they get too attached.

Like father, like son. Gene and Nick are both caught in embarrassing situations they must hide from Shannon.

The Simmons-Tweed household is turned upside down when a foreign exchange student visits Sophie and Nick gets his own apartment for the summer with a difficult landlord.

Gene becomes the homemaker and Shannon the breadwinner when the kids convince Shannon to return to acting after she is offered a role in a new Roller Derby exploitation film.

While Shannon recovers from her roller derby accident Gene continues to handle the day-to-day household chores, and Nick entertains a friend and his "cougar" mother from out of town.

When Gene finds himself with a week of nothing to do the family gets a sense of what it would be like if he didn't work so much and hatches a plan to show him their appreciation.

Gene travels to Nashville as a favor to KISS' manager and takes a promising but bickering country band under his wing.

Nick's band hits a roadblock when all of their gear is stolen moments before their debut gig. Meanwhile Shannon convinces Gene to be social and attend a dinner party that unknowingly has another agenda.

While Gene is in Japan filming a monster movie Shannon and Tracy go antiquing and buy a piece of furniture that sends them on a search for its original owner.

Shannon has a health scare that makes the family rally and Gene is caught between two worlds--being there for the mother of his two children and being on tour with KISS.

The whole Simmons-Tweed family anxiously awaits the results of Shannon's test in an all-new episode of Gene Simmons Family Jewels.

Gene tries to convince Shannon that he does not want to make a big deal of his upcoming birthday but is subsequently ignored when Shannon and Paul Stanley decide to throw him a huge surprise party. But the surprise may be ruined when Gene decides to go on a business trip on the day of the party.

Shannon travels to NY to join the KISS tour and spend quality time with Gene only to learn he has a prior commitment with a journalist. Gene sticks Shannon with his friend and native New Yorker, Tony, to ensure she doesn't take out her anger on his wallet. While Gene and the journalist take us through a never-before-seen tour of Gene's past (including the Jr. stage where he performed for the first time,) Shannon saves the day when Tony loses his wife's anniversary present.

The apple does not fall far from the tree as Nick and his girlfriend Rose struggle with Nick's growing commitments to school, his comic book, and his band. Gene and Shannon offer him conflicting advice as Gene boards a plane to Singapore to obtain funding for a KISS Vegas show and inadvertently insults his hosts. What must father and son each do to get back into everyone's good graces?

After 15 years of endless pranks, KISS manager Doc McGhee enlists Shannon to help get Gene back once and for all. While in New Orleans for the annual Voo Doo Fest, Gene is lead to believe that the roadies have gone on strike due to a curse the locals have put on him. They will only resume work if he goes through the necessary steps to cure the "curse" himself.

Nick is forced to spend time with the son of one of Gene's potential clients and is dragged into a wild adventure including a beach party, a beautiful girl and crazy surfers that provoke a high-speed car chase. Meanwhile Shannon and Tracy host a designer "Tazer Party" to promote self-defense.

Gene and Tony get sucked into a Bayou adventure when a potential deal to manufacture authentic gator "Demon" boots turns very bizarre. Meanwhile back home, Gene misses Nick perform live on the Sunset Strip with his old KISS band mate Bruce Kulick.

Gene attempts to inflate his ego by accepting Mark Burnett's invitation to compete on "Are You Smart Than A 5th Grader?" and uses a college marketing class to help him develop ideas for a potential client.

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When Sophie needs to create a business for her school project, she finds the perfect idea right under the kitchen sink. When Gene and Shannon see the potential in the business they pressure her into expanding, but she doesn't want to conquer the world--just get an A.

While on tour with KISS Gene manages to find a few days to sneak back home to the family only to interrupt Shannon's latest project--building a pool house. Gene gets more than he bargained for when Shannon realizes all of their neighbors' signatures must be on the permits so they must begin kissing butt and doing favors to win these strangers over.

On the eve of the KISS' tour kick-off in Detroit, Gene decides to pay a visit to an all female band he is interested in signing to Simmons Records. Little does he know the rock band is comprised of middle-aged moms that will completely change his opinions about what is marketable. Meanwhile, an all female KISS cover band, PRISS, convinces Shannon to join them on stage and sing one of Gene's signature hits.

Gene becomes obsessed with a mystery creature scurrying around the house that only he can hear. While Gene goes on the hunt for the vermin, Sophie decides to make some extra money babysitting but must call Nick for reinforcements when the kids become too much to handle.

In an interesting twist, Gene tags along with Nick when he must travel to Comic Con for business and promote his new comic book, "Incarnate." To get back at dad for all the awkward positions he has put him in over the years, Nick volunteers Gene and three-quarters of KISS to be his backing band at the comic's premiere party. While Nick leads the biggest band in the world through a live set of classics, Shannon and Tracy compete in a 5K to prove to a group of younger women they have still "got it.

When Gene is sick and can't do press for the KISS tour, Nick has an idea that leads to trouble for Gene. Meanwhile, Shannon is house hunting with Tony Roman and his wife Donna and must make things right when Tony breaks a homeowner's prized possession.

Gene is asked to mentor kids from The Ludacris Foundation, a charity organization founded by the rapper that puts musical instruments into the hands of trouble kids. Gene will write a song and shoot a music video with them.

While on tour in Amsterdam, Gene and Shannon spend some quality time with a young fan writing a school report on Gene. Things take a very emotional turn when the subject matter turns from music to his mother and her experiences as a holocaust survivor. After a soul baring tour of Anne Frank's home, Gene and Shannon meet the boy's family, which share a common history with Gene's mom.

Gene and Shannon get invited to the premiere of the new Cirque du Soleil show "Viva Elvis" in Las Vegas the same weekend Nick is going to celebrate his 21st Birthday with his friends. When Nick's Birthday plans fall apart, Shannon comes to the rescue and takes Nick out on the town for a celebration he'll never forget. Meanwhile, back in Los Angeles, Sophie is in charge of picking up Nick's Birthday present and making sure it gets home safe and sound.

An exhausted Shannon reaches her limit with Gene's snoring and sends him packing to a sleep Doctor. At home, Shannon takes other precautions to ensure she finally gets some sleep, but wakes up to mysterious doings in the Tweed-Simmons' household.

When Shannon loses a mini-golf game and a bet to Gene, the overconfident Demon volunteers to appear at a Charity Golf Tournament hosted by KISS Lead Guitarist Tommy Thayer. The only problem is that Gene has never played Golf and thinks his mini-golf skills will help him win a bet he's made with Doc.

While on Tour with Gene in Madrid, Spain, Shannon takes in the sights with a sexy tour guide. A jealous Gene decides to tag along on Shannon's tour and shows her that her man still has it. Meanwhile, back in Los Angeles, Tracy ropes Nick into helping her and her injured Nanny plan Jake and Hunter's Birthday party.

While Gene is in Mexico for an award show a friend from the Tweed's hometown of Dildo, New Foundland comes to visit and quickly transforms into a Beverly Hills cougar, much to the chagrin of her husband who liked the Plain Jane he married.

Nick enjoys the perks of being with the Band while touring Europe with Gene. But will Nick be able to keep up with dear old Dad and the KISS tour schedule? Meanwhile back in Los Angeles in an empty house, Shannon misses her family and jumps at the chance to help Tracy. When Tracy and her family move in, craziness ensues and Shannon doesn't know how un-invite them.

Gene is approached to turn his comic book into a paranormal show and spends a night aboard a haunted ship to see if the idea has merit.

With Sophie off to college, Shannon starts to re-evaluate her 27-year relationship with Gene. Has Shannon finally reached her limit with Gene's rock star lifestyle?

A stunned Gene is left to fend for himself, leaving everyone to wonder if Shannon and Gene will survive this bump in the road.

With Shannon gone, a lonely Gene buries himself in work, while trying to figure out how to win her back. Meanwhile, Nick and Sophie bring Mom and Dad together for a special performance in hopes their parent's will reconcile.

Shannon and Nick, join Gene when he returns to the city of his birth, Haifa, Israel for the first time in over 50 years to receive an award. While there, Shannon has a few surprises planned for Gene.

Gene realizes the importance of spending quality time with family and extends their Israel trip so he can show Shannon and Nick more of his homeland.

Gene and Shannon head to Texas to visit the troops at Ft. Hood and attend an Aces & Angels Charity Event in support of the USO and Wounded Warriors.

Shannon and Gene head to Canada to visit Shannon's family, where Shannon quickly becomes the center of attention and a bored Gene decides he needs to do his own thing, creating a cold snap in their relationship.

With Shannon still up in Saskatoon, Gene goes back out on the road for another KISS Tour. While Gene comes face to face with more temptation, the family's raw emotions finally bubble to the surface when they join him on the road and address Gene's ongoing issues. How will hearing his children baring all affect him?

Gene takes Shannon on a vacation to Belize and has only one question on his mind.

The newly engaged Shannon and Gene return to Los Angeles to a surprise engagement party and immediately feel the pressure to plan a wedding fast, but can they find the time with all of Gene's KISS commitments?

After Gene is rushed to the hospital with a medical scare, a very shaken Shannon decides that the family must get healthier and insist they all go organic. While Shannon is busy purging the house of toxins and starting to plan their wedding, Gene starts to get some jitters and decides he must also plan for their afterlife together.

As a gift to Shannon and Gene, Tracy offers to plan the entire wedding, and a reluctant Shannon agrees. When Tracy's ideas get out of hand, Shannon secretly hires a wedding planner, causing some friction between the sisters. Meanwhile, Gene thinks that since he's getting married, he's cured and decides to stop going to therapy. But will the pressure of the wedding and a health scare with his mother bring him back to Dr. Wexler?

With the wedding fast approaching, Gene and Shannon still have some issues to work on, so they enroll in a marriage boot camp. During their two days of therapy, Gene and Shannon confront each other, their past and seek forgiveness. Will two days of intense couples therapy heal them or split them apart for good?

While attending one of their last couples therapy sessions before their wedding, Gene and Shannon reminisce to Dr. Wexler about their life together, how they met, the kids, the TV show and how much they truly love each other.

With Sophie and Nick out of the house, Shannon decides that she and Gene should expand their relationship and become business partners. A reluctant Gene and his new partner head to Cannes for their first business trip where the efficient Ms. Tweed is all business, but all Gene wants is his girlfriend back.

As the days tick down to the wedding, Shannon and Gene find the pressures mounting. They still have rings to be made, wedding vows to be written, Bachelor and Bachelorette parties to attend and in the midst of it all Shannon decides to impose a strict "no sex until wedding night" policy. As details are finalized and the stress continues to build, someone is getting cold feet. Family and friends begin arriving from out of town, but will it all prove to be too much? Finally the day has arrived. Will Gene and Shannon both make it down the aisle?

After a 28 year courtship, Gene and Shannon are finally man and wife. But just because a ring is on her finger does not mean all of their troubles are behind them. When Shannon decides to adopt a child some of Gene's past indiscretions rear their head to drive another wedge between them.

After Sophie's and Nick's strong objection to adoption, Shannon suspects that Gene is wavering as well and arranges for Gene to meet happy families that have adopted. Meanwhile, cut off Nick searches for a place to live.

With Gene's past hopefully behind them, Gene and Shannon move the Tweed-Simmons clan to phase two which includes putting their adoption plan back on track and making sure Nick has a plan for his future.

Shannon is worried the family will sabotage her adoption plans during their official interviews with the agency. Meanwhile, an upset Sophie is nowhere to be found and will not return any of Shannon's calls.

After Sophie is a no-show for an important adoption meeting, an upset Shannon goes to Whistler to confront her daughter about her behavior and the adoption.

To distract Shannon from adopting, Gene suggests an overdue honeymoon. Shannon picks a shocking location while Tracy struggles with baby plans of her own.

Shannon uses their African honeymoon to get Gene's mind back on adoption. While he is becoming one with nature she tells him their real mission.

Shannon surprises Gene by taking him to meet the African children he sponsors long distance. Meanwhile, Tracy begins the process of preparing for in vitro.

Upon their return from Africa, Gene and Shannon finally come to blows over the adoption issue. When the moment of truth comes Shannon must decide if she will chose her family or adoption.

When Gene surprises Shannon with news of a new tour, Shannon starts to question if Rock Star Gene can stay true to their marriage vows. Meanwhile, Nick's womanizing ways has Shannon worried that he's turning into his father.

After volunteering at a VA Hospital, Shannon decides to take it a step further and pose for a Pinup to raise money for the vets. Not to be outdone, Gene performs with the veterans at a benefit concert to help raise funds for the Rock 4 Vets program.

The Newlyweds are put to the test as they tour South America. While Gene is busy playing Rock God, surrounded by the temptation of groupies, Shannon grows tired of babysitting him. Can their marriage survive the Rock Star lifestyle?

Nick discovers he has lost his phone. Enlisting his sister, he tries to find the phone. Locating the phone is one thing, getting it back is another.

Gene and Shannon travel to Montreal for the "M for Montreal" Music Festival. While Gene scouts new talent, Shannon hangs out with The Envy (the first band Simmons Records signed.)