Happy's Place (2024) s02e02 Episode Script

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[VOCALIZING]
[LAUGHS]
[GIGGLES]
[TRUMPETING LIPS]
OK, all right.
Remember when you
asked me if medical marijuana
was the same as regular marijuana,
and would it get you
high? And I said it was.
And you said you'd never use it
because you didn't want to get high?
- Yeah.
- Did you forget that?
What is up with you?
I can't talk about it.
My lips are sealed.
- OK.
- With a kiss.
[GASPS] Wait! With Emmett?
[GASPS] Oh, my gosh!
- Where did you kiss him?
- Ew.
On the lips.
No. What room?
In the kitchen.
I think I'm gonna put a plaque up.
[GIGGLING]
OK, so when you asked for advice
and I told you that relationships
are like sharks that
need to keep moving,
- you actually listened?
- I did.
- [SIGHS]
- This shark is hauling butt!
Yeah!
- Welcome to the movie "Jaws."
- Aw, yay!
Except you do know
that the shark gets killed
- at the end of "Jaws"?
- [CHUCKLES]
But yay!
Gabby, I'm gonna tell you something
I've never told you before.
You give good advice.
[SCOFFS] Oh, my gosh.
I'm gonna put up a plaque.
So what romantic thing did he say to you
right before he kissed you?
Well, actually, he didn't say anything.
And I kissed him.
Oh. OK.
All right, well, what did he
say after you kissed him?
I don't think he said anything.
Huh. Uh-huh.
Uh-oh.
I think we just saw the
end of the movie "Jaws."
Sometimes it feels
like a big ol' fight ♪
To get through the day ♪
And sleep on through the night ♪
But here you'll find a place ♪
That'll surely lift your spirits ♪
You belong at Happy's Place ♪
You just blurt out, "I've
known about Isabella
for years," and walk out?
I had to spend all night lying awake,
thinking about this secret of ours.
Ours? It's my secret.
Uh, correction it was your secret
till you blabbed it
to me. Now it's ours.
Which means I need
to know all the details.
When did you find out?
How did Happy meet Isabella's mother?
What did he think of me as a person?
- Hey.
- Nothing.
- What?
- Nothing.
We're talking about the weather.
Oh. It's nice outside.
[LAUGHS EXAGGERATEDLY]
OK. I'll catch you guys later.
Jeez, Emmett. Way to panic.
Listen, I laid awake last night, too,
trying to figure out
if this is something
I need to tell Bobbie.
No, it isn't.
And why is that?
Because everything
worked out, didn't it?
Isabella is here.
She and Bobbie love each other.
And it wouldn't accomplish anything.
Except for starting our relationship
on a foundation of honesty.
Oh, don't preach to me about honesty.
I pride myself on being a very honest
tornado warning.
You really should be
working for the CIA, you know?
And I got some serious thinking to do,
which means you're gonna have to leave.
OK.
But while you figure it
out, no more weird looks
when Bobbie waves at you.
Just be Emmett, OK?
OK. Good advice.
Not regular Emmett, a good Emmett.
- Out.
- Out.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
[CHUCKLES] Table for two?
Could you help me grab
the other stuff in my car
I brought from Happy's house?
Thank you.
So what are you doing
with Daddy's stuffed Rocky?
Oh, I get it, like "Rocky
Raccoon" from the Beatles.
No, like Rocky Balboa from the movie.
Daddy had a weird
system of naming things.
Hi, I'm a girl named Bobbie.
[CHUCKLES] Well, can we keep it?
It's the last thing, I swear.
- Where would you like this?
- Dumpster.
Office.
We're supposed to be cleaning
Daddy's house out to sell it,
not to bring all of his junk in here.
Oh, hey, Isabella.
[AS ROCKY] Yo, Adrian.
I'm sorry.
It's just that everything
in the house is so cool.
Aw, it's so sad that you guys
have to sell Happy's house.
I would give anything to buy it.
Well, you know, anything
that doesn't include money.
Oh!
Isabella, after you left last night,
you missed some big news.
Bobbie kissed Emmett.
Oh, my gosh!
And destroyed their relationship.
Oh, my gosh.
It's not destroyed.
You can't destroy a relationship
with a kiss, right?
Oh, I'm not sure.
Let's ask Judas.
Well, Emmett's been a little distant
- since the smooch.
- Distant how?
Distant like Emmett, only more so.
I got to figure this out.
[SIGHS] Well, fortunately, I have
a pretty great track
record when it comes
to giving Bobbie
advice, and I got an idea.
Pretend you're having a heart attack.
And then when Emmett
tries to give you CPR,
you just grab him,
and you kiss him again,
and then you say, "What's
your problem, big boy?"
Take the plaque down.
Have you considered
maybe oh, I don't know
- asking him what's going on?
- No.
He'd lie rather than hurt my feelings,
which is one of the
reasons why I like him,
which is one of the
reasons why I kissed him,
which is the reason
why I'm in this mess.
Oh! I have another idea.
No, no.
You don't have a pole at your house.
I know I've teased you and Emmett about
being old-fashioned, but maybe he found
the kiss a little forward.
- Forward?
- Thinks you're a hussy.
You're a hussy.
I'm talking about the normal
progression of a relationship.
Have you told Emmett
what he really means to you?
Not exactly.
And by that, I mean no.
[CHUCKLES]
Has Emmett told you what
you really mean to him?
- [LAUGHS]
- Emmett?
Yeah, that's also a no.
And yet you still went
ahead and kissed him.
- Too bold a move, Red.
- Hmm.
Says the woman who
recommended a pole dance.
So I need something
that'll tell me it's OK
for me to tell him how I really feel.
Thursday's Emmett's birthday.
If I can give him a
gift and he accepts it,
then I can feel like I
can open up to him.
You know what? That could work, Bobbie.
If he reacts positively to
anything that you give him,
that means that he's
got special feelings
for a special lady.
[CHUCKLES]
Or it could backfire,
and you're a dead shark.
Mm.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
Oh, Takoda. Hi.
Hey. Looking for Emmett?
Pfft, no. I wasn't looking for him.
Mm.
Still me.
[CHUCKLES] Uh, yeah.
I was actually looking for Emmett
but not for any special
reason. No biggie.
OK, he'll be back soon.
Great. Thanks.
Oh, hey, it's Steve.
OK, time to acknowledge
the elephant in the room.
I know you're wondering why
Emmett and I have been spending
so much time just the two of us,
not the three of us, like usual.
Well, I assume it's because he wants
to talk about something with you
that he doesn't want me to know about.
But but
but wouldn't that bother you?
- No.
- Be honest.
OK.
No.
Who knew it would be so painful
to sell Happy's house?
You're sweet, Gabby, but I'm OK.
I meant for me.
I spent a lot of time at that place.
You know, I was a part of Happy's
weekly poker game for years.
Love poker!
One time in Austin, I'm
in a real nosebleed game.
I got cowboys in the hole.
The guy across from me?
Showing rockets, but
it's all bricks in the turn.
And then who comes
riding along the river?
John Wayne!
I was in charge of snacks.
Um, so, anyway, I was
thinking about what a hassle
it will be for you
guys to find a realtor.
And I have an idea.
Oh, you know a good one?
My idea is that you sell
Happy's house to me.
To you?
I thought you didn't have
that kind of money, Gabby.
No, I do not.
Um, but the other
part of my idea is that
you sell it to me really cheap. [LAUGHS]
- [CHUCKLES]
- Hey, guys.
I found the perfect gift
for Emmett's birthday
this!
That's a fishing rod I
brought from Daddy's house.
OK, so your idea of the perfect gift
is to give Emmett, a guy who already has
a million fishing rods,
another fishing rod?
You should get him a bandana too.
It's Daddy's lucky fishing rod!
He always said that the only thing
he couldn't catch was a cold.
You know what?
I have heard Emmett say
that the reason he buys
so many rods is because
he lost his lucky one.
Bobbie could be right.
This might be the perfect gift.
Oh, hey, Emmett.
Somebody said the fish are
really jumping out at the lake.
Maybe we ought to go
out there and try our luck.
Yeah, maybe.
I thought we could go tomorrow,
if you have any interest in that at all.
You know what?
Let's do it.
Look out, little fishies!
We're coming for you!
Yee-haw!
Steve, could you come on in for a sec?
Steve [SIGHS]
What kind of man do you think I am?
I mean, if you had to describe me?
Grouchy, quarrelsome, ill-humored.
I'm a simple man, Steve.
[CHUCKLES] OK.
You saw how I acted when Bobbie
asked me to take her fishing.
Was that a simple man that you saw?
No, that was a lunatic.
Keeping this secret is
turning me into somebody
that I don't wanna be.
So I think I'm hearing you
say you're going to tell her.
Yeah, I am.
Tomorrow at the fishing shack.
OK.
And on the same subject,
how would you describe me?
I'd prefer not to do that.
I'm sensitive,
you jackass.
And that's how I know that Takoda
is feeling jealous about
our private conversations about this.
Takoda jealous? Yeah, I don't think so.
Well, I do, and I'm the
sensitive one, stupid.
I'm asking permission to
tell him what's going on.
OK, permission granted.
- Just let me tell Bobbie first.
- OK.
And I will swear him to secrecy.
You don't have to worry about Takoda.
The man can keep a secret.
Let's hope so.
I know so.
I've told him a lot of
stuff nobody else knows.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
Ooh! Hey.
How is Bobbie feeling
about her little trip
to the fish shack today?
I'd say pretty confident.
People don't usually
shave their legs to go fishing.
Ah.
- Ooh, here you go.
- Oh.
So, hey, have you given
any thought to my idea?
I have.
And if we bedazzle our aprons,
Emmett's not gonna wear his.
No, about selling me your dad's house.
[CHUCKLES]
I didn't think that was serious.
Well, why would you
think that an idea of mine
wasn't serious?
Uh, bedazzling our aprons?
I am totally serious.
If I have a kid this year,
how cool would it be
if I raised them in Happy's house?
That would definitely be cool.
OK, so let's do it.
Maybe we should wait to
talk about this with Bobbie.
But you're nicer.
OK. [CHUCKLES] Well,
I've got to be honest.
With the prices I've
been seeing around town,
I think the house could
list for a lot of money.
OK, see, well, I have a
workaround for that, OK?
You give me that
discount we talked about.
- What discount?
- The family discount.
- Ah.
- No.
See, Isabella, this is
a total win-win, OK?
You guys get to sell the
house, but thanks to my discount,
it stays in the family, you know?
I mean, it's like
it's the perfect plan.
Well, yeah, except you're
not really in the family.
I was until you showed up.
I'm so sorry. I did not mean to say
I'm busy.
Excuse me.
[ACOUSTIC MUSIC]
- Well, here we are.
- Yep.
We're here, all right.
You want to put your bag down?
No. No.
Because, eventually,
I'm gonna give it to you.
It's your birthday gift.
You got me a birthday gift?
Yes, sir, I did.
Huh.
You know I'm not big on birthday gifts.
Yeah, I know that.
That's why I left the truck running.
[SIGHING] All right.
Ha!
- Well, you little rascal.
- [CHUCKLES]
I can't believe it.
I knew you'd like it.
It's Daddy's lucky fishing rod.
No, Bobbie. This is
my lucky fishing rod.
What?
That old man of yours
borrowed it ten years ago
and never gave it back.
Well, that son of a gun.
He conveniently left
that part of the story out
when he was bragging about that thing.
Yeah, your dad did that a lot.
Yeah.
Happy never told the whole truth.
[CHUCKLES]
Yeah, it's funny how
sometimes not saying something
is kind of like lying.
Now, that is funny.
[SIGHS] Look, Bobbie
Emmett, I need to tell you something.
I've been keeping a secret.
It's about you when Isabella showed up.
So you have a secret about
me when Isabella showed up?
I need whiskey.
I need to find this whiskey somewhere.
Because I didn't know
anything about Isabella.
When she showed up, good
Lord of living, it was a shocker.
Well, I'm confused.
What does this secret
have to do with me?
You're the only reason
I got through all of that.
- I am?
- Heck yeah.
You were just as surprised as I was.
But you just kept calm
and kept being you.
And that helped me get through it all,
so I could still be me.
You're my rock, Emmett.
You've never said this to me before.
Why now?
'Cause you need to know
how I really feel about you.
I shouldn't have kept it a secret.
That's OK, Bobbie.
You just got to know the right time
to tell a secret and
the right time to keep one.
OK, now, I need you
to tell me something.
OK.
Did I mess things up the
other night when I kissed you?
Hmm, let me think about that a second.
Uh
Now that's a birthday gift.
[CHUCKLES]
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
Hey, I was wondering,
if you're not busy,
if now would be a good
time for me to apologize.
I'm busy.
And I don't need an apology.
Oh.
Well, that is very gracious of you.
What I need is an explanation.
Dang it!
Where did all that anger come from?
It wasn't anger. It was
I'm jealous of you, Isabella.
And I think I have been
since you showed up.
What are you jealous of?
That I was abandoned
by a father I never knew?
No.
Although I would have loved it
if my mother had taken a hike.
I don't have a whole
lot to be jealous of.
What?
Except this.
I mean, you are just so damn lovable!
I mean, everybody loves you
Bobbie, Emmett,
Takoda, Steve,
even that mean lady who always
sends back her Bloody Marys.
Oh, Claire. She's a sweetheart.
See?
That's you.
Look [SIGHS]
I come from a family that has a limited,
very limited, amount of love,
and whatever everybody
else got just meant less for me.
I'm sorry that happened to you.
OK, that wasn't fair.
It also happened with pizza.
I really feel bad that I
said what I said to you.
I do.
- Do you wanna feel worse?
- No.
What? What do you mean?
When I first got here,
Bobbie wasn't exactly thrilled.
I wasn't feeling the love
that you're talking about.
I do now but not then.
Yeah, she was kind of prickly.
The first love I felt in
this place was from you.
Oh.
Yeah, I do feel worse.
I like being in this family.
I like being in your family, Gabby.
Me too.
Does this mean I get
the family discount?
[INHALES SHARPLY] I'm busy.
Wow.
I can't imagine how
hard it must have been
to walk around holding
on to that secret.
Yeah, but I had to do it for Emmett.
You're a good man, Steve,
but I was talking about Emmett.
Of course.
Must have been hard for him as well.
I just hope now that he's told Bobbie,
things are gonna be OK between them.
Should we pray about it?
No, I'll just, you know, hope.
They're here!
I hope it all went OK
with the birthday gift.
- Would you like to pray?
- Yes.
Dear Lord, help me figure out
how I can buy Happy's house.
Amen.
I felt something.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
We should have prayed.