On TV the week of December 10th, 2012

Business is still poor at the cupcake shop, and Sophie’s life isn’t going much better – she refuses to eat or leave her apartment after learning that her contractor swindled her and her dream house in Poland is just a façade. Sympathetic to her plight, Max offers to make her a silent partner in the cupcake shop in order to cheer her up. Sophie is excited by the prospect, but Caroline gets upset when she learns that Sophie’s idea of being a silent partner involves making major changes to the shop, including having the girls dress up as cupcakes in order to attract business. Meanwhile, Max advises Andy on the perfect setting to proclaim his love to Caroline.

The girls throw a grand opening party for their new cupcake shop. While Caroline tries to get influential people in the community to come, Max uses it as an opportunity to show her ex-boyfriends how far she’s come. When Johnny shows up, Max is shocked to find that he didn’t get married after all – and is still interested in her. Sophie also shows up at the party, believing it is a going-away party for herself since she is going to be spending the next month checking out her newly completed dream house in Poland.

When Alex (guest-star Trai Byers) approaches Max (Josh Zuckerman) about forming a new company with him, Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord) intervenes by attempting to persuade Bryce (guest-star Amber Stevens) to rehire Max at his company. Naomi convinces Navid (Michael Steger) to take Bryce out for drinks, and after a few cocktails Navid uncovers the truth about Max’s termination, which leaves Naomi pondering the fate of her marriage. Then, Liam (Matt Lanter) receives a blackmail letter about Vanessa’s (guest-star Arielle Kebbel) accident, and Annie (Shenae Grimes) agrees to lend him the money to help trap his blackmailer. But when Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes) tells Ashley (guest-star Natalie Morales) that she spotted Vanessa at the beauty salon, Ashley wrongly suspects that Liam was headed for a secret rendezvous with Vanessa. Meanwhile, Silver (Jessica Stroup) is distraught when Teddy (Trevor Donovan) refuses to sign over his parental rights and tries to convince her to let him co-parent the baby.

To celebrate the release of The Hobbit this month, Kerry Shawcross and Chris Demarais, two staff member of Rooster Teeth Productions (the producers of Red vs Blue, Immersion, and Achievement Hunter), will do in six days what took Frodo and Sam three movies to complete. They will walk the 120+ mile journey across New Zealand from the filming location of Hobbiton in Matamata to the filming location of Mount Doom, Mount Ngauruhoe. They will sleep on the ground, cross rivers, and of course, eat Lembas Bread. Documenting the entire journey on video, the two Rooster Teeth staff will prove that one does simply walk into Mordor.

Only three dancers remain for the grueling final round of this life changing competition. With $100,000 and a scholarship to the Joffrey School of Ballet in New York on the line, the three remaining girls must dance for their lives.

Wildlife Trooper Jon Simeon finds himself dealing with the most unpredictable animal--man. When Simeon must track down a man who has been a squatter for more than a year on public land, will he be able to keep him calm? Will the squatter be armed and ready to defend his turf?

When Steve starts acting like a spoiled brat during the holidays, Stan takes him to see his incarcerated Grandpa Jack, who tells him the story of how he caught Minstrel Krampus (guest voice Glover), a legendary demon who punishes naughty children on Christmas. Stan decides that releasing Krampus is the only way to straighten out Steve's attitude. But when Krampus kidnaps Steve, it's up to Stan and Roger to get him back. Meanwhile, Hayley gets a job at the airport, but quickly realizes that she might not be cut out for customer service.

The Monsignor takes an unlikely convert under his wing. Lana secures a new piece of evidence that can exonerate Kit. Dr. Arden witnesses a miraculous return.

Out in Washington State, Mike and his brother Robbie stop off for a quick freestyle and come across a 1915 Harley. Later, the guys pick a collection that s three generations in the making and find an antique bear trap that could be worth up to $6000. Danielle and Frank team up to pull a long distance prank on Mike.

A unique electric wheelchair made from parts of a 1940's B-17 bomber lands at the shop. Will the crew hit the target with this one of a kind job or will they bomb the restoration? Later, Kelly makes Tyler and Brettly super uncomfortable by doing a risqu photo shoot as an anniversary surprise for Rick.

When a 1930 s Custer Car ride from an amusement park arrives, the crew puts it on the fast track. Later, a heavily damaged, 8000 pound safe is dropped at the shop. Since it hasn t been opened in years, its contents are a mystery. Can Rick crack the vault and pull off a miracle restoration?

The Amish Mafia is secret subculture within the Amish community of Lancaster, PA. They provide protection for their people and deliver righteous justice against those who stand in their way.

Amish Mafia boss Lebanon Levi and his crew hunt down one of their own - a crew member on the run and wanted for arrest by local law enforcement. Mafia soldier John throws a hut party that goes bad when someone shows up with "green corn".

Oliver (Stephen Amell) discovers that after he and his father went missing, Moira (Susanna Thompson) and Thea (Willa Holland) stopped celebrating Christmas. Determined to make up for lost time and restore a sense of normalcy to the Queen household, Oliver decides to throw the family a Christmas party. Meanwhile, Tommy (Colin Donnell) asks Laurel (Katie Cassidy) to spend Christmas with him but she points out that Christmas was also her sister’s Sara’s birthday and she needs to be with her father. Tommy suggests changing things up might be the best way for everyone to heal but Laurel isn’t sure her father is ready for that.

Catch a ride as we go to the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. Then, we pick apart the HP Envy TouchSmart Ultrabook and hand down a rating. And finally, we send Weston Scott off to Utah's back country to check out Red Bull Rampage 2012.

The season has only just begun, and already, things are off to a rough start. In Alaska, Joe Linderborg is back in the yarder seat and the whole crew is paying the price. At Rygaard, DJ comes face-to-face with Craig after two years and the reunion isn t a happy one. In the swamp, Shelby and niece Stephanie stumble into a wasp s nest, and in Florida, S&S realizes they aren t alone on the Withlacoochee River.

Billy, Mark and the Martins travel to Dublin to bid on lost historical Irish items.

Darryl and John struggle to evade predators and retrieve the excavator from deep in the Amazon jungle. The rest of the crew experiences their first taste of "gold fever" and one crewmember falls dangerously ill.