Original title
Manzo'd With Children
Released
10/5/2014
Genre
Reality
Production companies
Sirens Media
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
30
Caroline Manzo ("Real Housewives of New Jersey") has a new show about the chaos of three adult children living in her -- and husband Albert's -- house. Despite being engaged, daughter Lauren has never left the Manzo household; sons Albie and Chris have returned home to save for a new apartment. Then Albie's girlfriend joins the group; Lauren tries to expand her business; Chris gets into messes -- it's hard for Caroline to handle. Sister-in-law Jacqueline, nearby, offers help, but caterer Albert focuses on more-productive activities.
Lauren is approached to do a bridal dress photo shoot for a fashion website. Lauren becomes very nervous about her frequent armpit sweat and tries to put an end to it with Botox treatments with Jacqueline's help despite Caroline’s protest. Lauren’s “bridesman,” Greg Bennett, comes to visit and give his opinion on the wedding dress.
Albie and Chris move back to their parents' house. Caroline does not feel comfortable about her weight but is resistant toward exercising. Albie, Chris and Lauren suggest Caroline to start taking trapeze lessons.
Albie introduces her new girlfriend, Brittany, to her family. However, his family members were not impressed. Albie and Chris plan to open a new restaurant.
Lauren and Albie get into an argument as Lauren questions his relationship with Brittany. When things get too serious, Caroline comes between them and demands them to make up. Caroline continues working on her sauce line.
Lauren starts renovating Cafface, turning it into a blowout bar. Caroline gets very upset about the changes and concerns about the questionable business decisions. Caroline is not sure whether Brittany is right for her son.
Caroline together with her family travels to Texas for a family vacation in order to have fun and do some research on her upcoming BBQ sauce line.
Caroline works on her BBQ sauce line. The episode mostly focuses on Albie and Brittany's relationship. Things get a little tense as his girlfriend is not very happy about a gift Albie gave to her. He considers breaking up with her and decides to get a tattoo.
Albie asks Caroline for a relationship advice. Caroline and her husband spend their 30th wedding anniversary going on a trip along the Hudson River on their new boat. Lauren and Chris argue about what anniversary gift to give to their parents.
t's a season of change for this Garden State clan. As Lauren and Vito prepare to tie the knot, Chris and Albie seek to develop separate identities. Chris has moved out to a bachelor pad in Hoboken while Albie focuses on work by pursuing a business opportunity in Colorado's booming cannabis industry. Sensing distance between her sons, Caroline makes it her mission to prevent her sons from going down the same unhealthy path that she and her sister Dina have taken. But will Mama Manzo's meddling drive her sons further apart? Meanwhile, Caroline reveals she invited Dina to Lauren's bridal shower.
Caroline is fed up with her children acting too immature. Albie works on his love life. The Manzo children try to make peace with her mother while Lauren begins turning into a bridezilla and clashes with her mother.
Caroline goes to the ends of the earth for her children, even if it means bonding over a midnight visit to a haunted prison; while writing a young-adult novel, Chris drags the entire family along on his research; Lauren tells Vito of her unhappiness.
Lauren opens up a second salon and hires brother Chris to direct a commercial for her new business; Albie advises Vito to attend an etiquette class, and when Caroline joins Albie and Vito, the etiquette teacher shames all three of them.
Caroline fears that although Albie has moved into a sleek bachelor pad, her eldest son is lonely. Caroline decides she must find Albie a girlfriend and recruits Denise Scalia and Chris to scour local bars and grocery stores for suitable bachelorettes. When Albie learns about this scheme, his temper flares at their meddling. Elsewhere, Lauren and Vito butt heads about their living situation and discuss starting a family.
The Manzo men, Vito, and Greg head to Vegas for some boys bonding. Caroline takes her soaps to NJ's Sugarloaf Craft Festival, where she is in over her head. Chris and Albie find themselves in sexy situations that have the group gasping in disbelief.
Sick of hearing Lauren and Vito bicker over whose job is harder, Caroline calls for the newlyweds to swap jobs for the day. While Lauren spends time with Denise and Vito Sr. at the deli, Vito struggles at Lauren's salon. Meanwhile, Albie stresses that his career is taking too long to get off the ground, so he turns to his father for a heart-to-heart where he brings up a painful childhood memory.
After success with her first crafts fair, the sky’s the limit for Caroline AKA “the Soap Lady.” To move her business to the next level she has to push past her comfort zone and lean on Albie for support. The pair pitches Caroline’s soap to a major grocery store and after years of parenting, this time Albie must tell Caroline what to do. Meanwhile, Lauren reaches her boiling point with Vito and gives her husband a firm ultimatum. Later, Albert is shocked when Caroline approaches him in a panic about her health. Stricken with fear, Caroline immediately seeks medical attention to determine what is wrong with her.
Caroline organizes a waterfront celebration for Albie's thirtieth birthday but it's clearly not a time of carefree celebration for the Manzos. Chris can’t wait any longer to tell Albert that he plans to move, despite the heartbreak it will cause his father. Meanwhile, Caroline waits in terror for a doctor's call with her test results. Tension mounts between Albie and Vito, who have yet to resolve their huge blow up. And later, emotions run high when Caroline gives the family a dose of life-changing news.
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