Brick (Atticus Shaffer) benefits from a new arrangement with his mom, entering into what he calls a fragile ecosystem: snitching on his siblings in exchange for candy. He’s driven by the treats – and if you are, too, this sitcom is a TV treat of the first order. 

It’s down to the Top Three finalists – and if there’s less buzz than in previous years, because of rival spotlight-sapping talent shows, there’s not necessarily less talent on display at this point. There’s Joshua Ledet, 20, the favorite proclaimed by some judges as perhaps the all-time best vocalist in Idol history. And Phillip Phillips, 21, who approaches most songs with the intent on rearranging them into something strikingly different. And, finally, Jessica Sanchez, 16, the little girl with the huge voice. Something for everyone, so tonight’s multiple performances will be crucial for swaying the audience vote for this year’s finalists.

Autobiographical aside: When I was a little kid in the mid-Fifties (yeah, I know, but I’m still alive), one of the first children’s books I read, and still remember vividly, was a watercolor-illustrated book about koala bears, lounging around in eucalyptus trees. When I was three, the word “eucalyptus” was sheer magic. (If anyone can figure out which book I was reading, I’ll come up with a suitable TV-related prize.) Today, I know that koalas are marsupials, not bears – but I know nothing about their bellowing language, which is what’s being studied in this new program about the koalas of Brisbane, Australia. Check local listings.

This is not going to go well, but it is going to be funny. Jay (Ed O’Neill) decides to bring up something to Gloria (Sofia Vergara) – namely, that her voice tends to get a little bit loud. Of such offhand observations are epic arguments made. Epic sitcom episodes, too.

James Van Der Beek, in this episode, gets a phone call from an unscrupulous video distributor, claiming to have in his possession a wild sex tape featuring Van Der Beek and an attractive brunette. The brunette in question is Chloe (Krysten Ritter), but that’s not what concerns James. He’s concerned about how the copy leaked – and all roads lead to June (Dreama Walker).