Shifting Gears (2025) s02e03 Episode Script
Passion
1
You know, anything that drips
that much in the morning,
you should call a doctor.
I'm working on a way to speed it up.
For now, this is my one peaceful ritual
besides doomscrolling on the toilet.
And I'm getting really
good at making my own.
It's all about the pour.
Yeah, taking forever
to accomplish something
and saying, "It's all about the poor".
Sounds like a Democrat to me.
Guess who just got a call
from the Game Hunt manager
and officially has a J-O-B?
[ALL] Ya boi!
Well, I'd love to toast
you with my cup of coffee,
but it won't be ready
till you're my age.
My first child's first job.
Wow. Seems like only yesterday
I was pulling a pistachio
out of your nose.
It was yesterday.
With this job and 25 bucks an hour,
I'm gonna be able to
treat Lily like my queen.
Someone grab an umbrella,
I'm making it rain!
Wait, 25 bucks an hour?
That's more than I make.
Is it? Sweet.
Perfect. Now you can start
paying me for doing your homework.
Okay, about that, you're
gonna need to cool it
with the big words. All right?
My teacher was not so convinced
I knew the word "incredulous".
So, she was incredulous?
No, she wasn't happy at all.
Public schools lose again.
Speaking of, you're gonna be late. Get.
Ha! Wow. My kid makes
more money than me.
Ah, can't relate.
Maybe it's time to think about
something else, like law school.
Oh, God. Not this again.
I'm just saying, a career move is good,
not just in the dance academy,
but law school is always
[GRINDER REVS]
It's a way you can get yourself
[GRINDER REVS]
- I'm just saying
- [GRINDER REVS]
- You have
- [GRINDER REVS]
- You don't have any other
- [GRINDER REVS]
- Stop being a
- [GRINDER REVS]
[ROCK THEME PLAYING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
So, I just got off the phone with Matt.
He'll be here in a second, Fluffy.
[GROANS]
Ah, thanks, man.
Whew! You guys are artists.
Fun fact, you know
who else is an artist?
Uh, my cousin. Yeah.
The city of Los Angeles commissioned him
to paint the 184th Kobe mural.
Wait a minute. It's not the
one with Kobe up in heaven
having a picnic with
Farrah Fawcett, is it?
The one after that.
Um Mitch, right?
- No.
- Doesn't matter.
Uh, and I want to say, Dave?
It's Gabe. It's your name.
[ENGINE APPROACHING]
[FLUFFY CHUCKLES]
Oh man, look at that.
- Hey, Fluffy.
- How you been, man?
Good to see you, man.
Wow! My mechanic told
me all about this bus.
He even showed me a
picture of the engine.
- How many of these do you own?
- I have about 32.
Wow.
Um, it would be 33,
but Jay Leno is vicious
at a car auction.
Yeah.
[IMITATING JAY LENO]
"Yeah. Sorry I outbid you,
I didn't see you standing
right there next to me."
Yeah, he didn't see me, the
only Mexican at Sotheby's.
Yeah. Well, I said this isn't for sale,
but I'm glad you could
take a look at the engine.
It's a beauty, huh?
You know, I pay strong.
No, no, it's not for sale.
- Pick a number.
- It's literally not for sale.
I'll double it.
I'm thinking.
I'll even throw in a pair of
VIP comedy tickets, backstage.
You're going backwards.
Morning.
Good, you?
I'm dying.
So fun.
Sorry. I'm taking a practice LSAT.
My dad keeps pushing
me to go to law school.
He's like Fox News with pronouns.
Every time I think we've moved
on, he brings it up again.
He/him does have a unique
way of riling people up.
- Where's all this coming from?
- Hmph!
I just found out my 16-year-old
makes more money than I do.
The same kid who thinks
strawberry milk comes from cows
who just eat strawberries.
Wait, is this your way
of asking me for a raise?
Because those only come
from cows who eat money.
I just feel like such a failure.
I mean, I'm in this dead-end job.
Now you're definitely
not getting a raise.
Have you thought about what
you want to do, career-wise?
I spent the last 15
years supporting two kids
and a deadbeat husband.
What I want feels like a real,
uh, add avocado level of luxury.
Well, it's not. So what do you want?
Honestly?
Avocado.
♪
Wow, Mom's old ride. She
loved this thing so much.
I loved her so much.
That's why I put this
badass engine in here, man.
So many family road trips in this thing.
You told us to shut the hell up
in the most beautiful places on earth.
I also lied to your
brother about seeing VW Bugs
so I could punch him in the arm.
You lied? I hit him, too.
That's what made it fun.
Hey, any more thought
to going to law school?
Oh, God. Here we go.
It's a smart and
practical thing to do
Wow, you're flipping
me off with your eyes.
Ugh!
Ah, the Parker Family "Hello".
Ugh! My dad is back on his
"go to law school" rant.
I vented to Eve first,
but only because she's
smart and sophisticated.
No offense.
- Some offense.
- See, this is where you say
something to make me feel
better about being a loser.
I'm sorry. I'm just distracted
by this latte that
you made. It's so good.
It made me forget that
we're all just hapless pawns
in the chessboard of life.
Mmm. Caramel.
This is the best one
yet. Ten out of ten.
No notes. Oh, except the note of
lavender.
Thanks, but back to me.
I took this stupid career
aptitude test online
and you know what it said I should be?
A goth dental hygienist?
I wish!
A mechanic!
Can you believe it? I don't
want to do what my dad does.
You could never do what your dad does.
You don't just decide to be Mozart.
You know, you kind of are a mechanic.
A coffee mechanic.
You joke, but it's not
that different, okay?
A lot of coffee machines are
as intricate as a car engine.
Shh. They can all hear you.
I'm serious.
I have this idea to use
one of these compressors
to speed up making a pour-over.
But you don't want to hear
me talk about coffee all day.
Do you? Because I have
a podcast idea, too.
Maybe making coffee is your thing.
That's not a thing.
Okay, it's a thing. But
it's not like a career.
Barbara Starbucks would beg to differ.
You know, we do need
another coffee shop.
The last one closed because
the barista was giving nicknames
to the customers on their cups.
I liked my nickname
Hot Chocolate.
You know who didn't
like theirs? "Old Bitch."
I mean, of course I'd love
to have my own coffee shop,
but I would need a lot of money.
And the only way to
get a lot of money fast
requires a level of nudity
I'm not comfortable with,
and a much better camera.
Hey Riley, you better
stay away from OnlyFans.
Them ladies is sad.
Especially that Darlene.
♪
Ooh boy, do I need a drink.
My dogs are barking
and my tummy's purring.
Ooh, tough day at
work, little kitty-cat?
Oof! The boss is riding me hard.
- Yeah.
- Working man's struggle is real, Pops.
But, hey, at least we
get moments like this
at the end of a long day.
That long day? You worked four hours.
["SHARK TANK" THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
Hello, Sharks!
Hey, what are you doing?
We're offering you the
opportunity of a lifetime.
[BOTH] Oh, no.
This is my colleague, Mom.
Dad, may I call you Dad?
Dad, you've been pushing for law school
because you said I wasn't
bringing you a better plan.
Well, here's my plan.
Klatch Cafe.
I love coffee. I love
making it, drinking it.
And now, I'm gonna love
selling it. Are you buying it?
I am. I like that a latte.
So, I'm looking for investors
to open my own coffee shop.
Wow. That's great.
I bet the start-up
costs aren't too grande.
In fact, the all-in costs are
half the price of law school.
That's grounds for investment.
But don't just listen to Mom.
As a lifelong coffee drinker,
I can say with certainty,
Riley Parker's coffee
is the best I've ever had.
[DING]
Riley's coffee is so good,
I don't even call other
coffee "coffee" anymore.
I call it that wet brown stuff.
I'm more of a tea person.
And the tea is that
Riley's coffee is great.
Matt, tea means gossip.
Hi, I'm Lori Greiner from "Shark Tank"
and there is nothing
I love to support more
than a woman-led startup.
And that's why I'm endorsing
[GEORGIA] Riley Parker's Klatch Cafe.
In summation, running my own coffee shop
would be a great use of my skills
and make a lot of people very happy.
Thusly, our investors happy.
So what do you say, Shark?
If you're ready to
caffeinate your portfolio,
just say you're in.
I'm out.
So, um, can I ask why you said no?
Other than it being your favorite word.
Riley, all I'm hearing
is a pitch from a woman
who's never been in business before.
That's not true.
My spiked lemonade stand
outside prom did gangbusters.
Seriously, all I heard was happy,
and I don't invest in feelings.
Unless you count my shares
in the number-one maker
of anti-depressants.
I'm in.
I like your grit and I believe in you.
So I'm gonna invest my
first paycheck in your shop.
Or shall I say, our shop?
♪
I'm sorry your dad said no.
He can be so stubborn.
I suggested one night we
try an organic restaurant.
He was like, nah, I'm not
into all that freaky stuff.
I just thought this coffee business
is what I'm supposed to do.
I haven't been this certain
about something since I got
a tattoo of the moon mooning the sun.
It's still funny
and slightly subversive
without being offensive.
But hang on. I mean, this
is just a minor setback.
You said yourself this is
what you're supposed to do.
Yeah, but I tried, and it
didn't work out, the end.
If it takes one no
for you to give up on your dreams,
maybe your dad is right.
This is not what you are supposed to do.
Mean.
You're the one who quit, not me.
Do you want this or not?
- Yeah, I want it.
- Doesn't sound like you want it.
- I really want it.
- Are you sure?
- I'm sure.
- Perfect.
You're fired.
- Wait. What?
- I'm pulling out the safety net.
You need to get out there
and build this business
with everything you've got.
Um, you know I have nothing, right?
That's not true.
You have what it takes to do this.
What you don't have is anything
to fall back on because you're fired.
Ugh!
Well, if I'm fired, I'm
gonna start taking stuff.
♪
Hey, Riley. Hey, Riley!
What is this?
- I'm working.
- Oh, gosh.
Because I thought it was
Willy Wonka's meth lab.
Welcome to Klatch Cafe.
We offer friends and family discount.
You get neither.
So this is your idea?
A cart in the alley?
You know, they don't even
sell weed in alleys anymore.
How'd you even buy all this?
I put it on my credit cards.
You know the interest
rate on the credit card?
Yes, Dad. 18% over 36 months.
But my sales projections
indicate I'll be in the
black within four months.
I got this. Look!
I already have a line of customers
and one Yelp review that says,
"Hot coffee, hotter coffee chick."
Eh? Yeah, that's going on the wall.
Great. And of course, you got a big line
because it takes, like, what, two hours
to make one cup of coffee?
Not anymore.
- Look.
- Look at what?
I finally figured out a way to speed up
making a pour-over
without losing quality.
It's a hydraulic compressor
attached to the pump.
I resto-modded coffee.
You're just throwing money away.
No, the lace underwear
no one's seen in years
was throwing money away.
This is an investment.
- Hey, Matt, isn't this great?
- No, no, it's not great.
This also happened
when that coffee place
wrote "a-hole" on his cup.
Hey, guys. Who in here helped
her make that coffee machine?
She did it herself.
She what?
- It's pretty cool, right?
- Yeah.
- See the modulation lever?
- Uh-huh.
It's the old clutch
and a brake from a bike.
Actually, it was my bike.
I found that out the hard way
when I was going down a hill.
So you're telling me that
Riley made that machine?
Yes. Come on, man. She
grew up in this shop.
She may have paid more
attention than you realized.
You know, it takes a
village to raise a mechanic.
Or kill one.
You know, villages do a lot of things.
Both good and bad.
I don't want to talk about it,
please. And it wasn't great.
Well, I didn't want to talk
about the historical inaccuracy
of one of the German rifles in Dunkirk
for two hours.
The soldier was walking
around with a rifle
that wasn't made until 1947.
Look, I don't understand
why you can't see
what's going on out there
and not be at least a
little bit proud of her.
Proud of what? A
coffee cart in an alley?
- This is just crazy.
- Yes!
What business doesn't
start as a crazy dream?
[MATT GROANS]
I didn't want to be a dancer.
But then someone put baby in a corner,
changed my whole life plan.
Look, maybe it's not
what you want her to do,
but you did want her to have a plan.
And now she's got one,
and you still have no faith in her.
What is your problem?
I don't want to see her fail again.
[MATT SIGHS]
It's really hard as
her dad to watch this.
She's raised two great kids,
built some amazing coffee machine,
but she doesn't know how
to make good decisions.
And she has no idea how
hard it is to run a business.
Well, wouldn't it be a little easier
if her father supported
her at least a little bit?
She lives at my house. I
support everything she does.
Riley is a great
person. She's a great mom
and she got saddled with a
hell of a lot of responsibility
at a very young age.
And now she's finally
locked into something
she's passionate about.
Do you know how many parents would kill
to have a kid like that to support?
You sound like her mother.
What would Diane think right now
if she saw her daughter out there?
♪
What do you want, Lily?
Any item on the menu.
You don't have to buy me a drink.
I make money from tutoring.
Shout out social media
for making kids dumb.
Oh, I don't pay here.
I'm what you call an angel investor.
Hey, Ma. Two cocoas,
hold the marshmallows.
I've never felt so alive.
One of the dancers left an
untouched triple shot macchiato
on the back of that truck.
Whoa, Mama, that's good stuff.
Georgia.
You know you're not
supposed to have caffeine.
- Don't touch my coffee.
- [CARTER] Hey, Georgia!
Hey, Riley. I need to
talk to you for a minute.
- I'm busy.
- Follow me.
No, I'm not doing this anymore.
You don't get to tell me
where to walk or what
to do with my life.
Follow me.
Uh, be right back.
Don't, uh, steal anything.
Where are you going?
I'm only following
you because I want to,
not because you want me to.
This feels very Sopranos.
Why are you showing me Mom's bus?
Because Mom's bus is soon to become
your new coffee van.
I'm going to design a really good awning
that'll come out like this.
Some roller trays to
put your equipment on,
and all the plumbing and electric
so your coffee machine will work.
And before you know it,
the area will be filled
with annoying hipsters.
And I realize "annoying
hipsters" is redundant.
What happened to selling the van
because it was practical?
Your mom always said, "The best things
don't always make the most sense."
And she was right, right?
And sometimes, passion trumps practical.
Some things are both.
You and Mom were kind of like that.
No, but you've done
the hard stuff, Riley.
Pot gummies aren't the hard stuff.
You taught yourself business, credit,
plus, you designed and
fabricated a coffee machine
that's very, very creative.
I took a close look at it, honey.
And I'm telling you, it was impressive.
So proud of that work
you did, I almost cried.
Well, I learned from the best.
Thank you.
Gabe.
Thank you.
Thank your mom. She
would want it this way.
Listen that machine is tremendous.
I think we should get a patent on it.
Which means you know what we need?
Don't say it.
- [WHISPERS] A lawyer.
- Ugh!
♪
♪
Well, looky here.
Man, people from all walks
of life standing here, smiling
and just having a great time.
It drives you crazy, doesn't it?
To my very core.
I already hit my day-one quota.
And, yes, my tip jar was stolen.
But good news is,
there was nothing in there
except a business card
from a guy named Double-Jointed Dan.
Uh, Mom, I think we
have our first celebrity.
Oh, my God, it's Lori from Shark Tank!
My queen!
Whoa! What is she doing here?
I may have DM'd her about your business,
maybe a little about your humble roots.
If she asks, you spent a
few years in a women's prison
for a crime you didn't commit.
Hi, you must be Riley.
- Hi, Lori from Shark Tank.
- [LORI] Hi.
Hi. I'm Georgia, her manager.
Oh, nice to meet you.
So you must be the one
that's been messaging me
on Instagram, and TikTok,
and somehow my personal cell phone?
You're gonna have to hang on to her.
She is absolutely
relentless, but adorable.
Oh, I'm holding on to
her. Unless you want her!
Say yes.
Hello, Lori.
- Hi.
- I'm Matt Parker. I own the place.
Father and grandfather and,
uh, the original Mr. Wonderful.
Oh, nice to meet you, Matt.
Now, that's a daddy
I might like to scrub.
Hey, I'm Scrub Daddy's girlfriend.
Oh, hi. Good for you.
[EVE] Yeah.
Hi, Lori. Carter, part owner.
It's incredulous to meet you.
- Oh.
- Hi.
You know, anything that drips
that much in the morning,
you should call a doctor.
I'm working on a way to speed it up.
For now, this is my one peaceful ritual
besides doomscrolling on the toilet.
And I'm getting really
good at making my own.
It's all about the pour.
Yeah, taking forever
to accomplish something
and saying, "It's all about the poor".
Sounds like a Democrat to me.
Guess who just got a call
from the Game Hunt manager
and officially has a J-O-B?
[ALL] Ya boi!
Well, I'd love to toast
you with my cup of coffee,
but it won't be ready
till you're my age.
My first child's first job.
Wow. Seems like only yesterday
I was pulling a pistachio
out of your nose.
It was yesterday.
With this job and 25 bucks an hour,
I'm gonna be able to
treat Lily like my queen.
Someone grab an umbrella,
I'm making it rain!
Wait, 25 bucks an hour?
That's more than I make.
Is it? Sweet.
Perfect. Now you can start
paying me for doing your homework.
Okay, about that, you're
gonna need to cool it
with the big words. All right?
My teacher was not so convinced
I knew the word "incredulous".
So, she was incredulous?
No, she wasn't happy at all.
Public schools lose again.
Speaking of, you're gonna be late. Get.
Ha! Wow. My kid makes
more money than me.
Ah, can't relate.
Maybe it's time to think about
something else, like law school.
Oh, God. Not this again.
I'm just saying, a career move is good,
not just in the dance academy,
but law school is always
[GRINDER REVS]
It's a way you can get yourself
[GRINDER REVS]
- I'm just saying
- [GRINDER REVS]
- You have
- [GRINDER REVS]
- You don't have any other
- [GRINDER REVS]
- Stop being a
- [GRINDER REVS]
[ROCK THEME PLAYING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
So, I just got off the phone with Matt.
He'll be here in a second, Fluffy.
[GROANS]
Ah, thanks, man.
Whew! You guys are artists.
Fun fact, you know
who else is an artist?
Uh, my cousin. Yeah.
The city of Los Angeles commissioned him
to paint the 184th Kobe mural.
Wait a minute. It's not the
one with Kobe up in heaven
having a picnic with
Farrah Fawcett, is it?
The one after that.
Um Mitch, right?
- No.
- Doesn't matter.
Uh, and I want to say, Dave?
It's Gabe. It's your name.
[ENGINE APPROACHING]
[FLUFFY CHUCKLES]
Oh man, look at that.
- Hey, Fluffy.
- How you been, man?
Good to see you, man.
Wow! My mechanic told
me all about this bus.
He even showed me a
picture of the engine.
- How many of these do you own?
- I have about 32.
Wow.
Um, it would be 33,
but Jay Leno is vicious
at a car auction.
Yeah.
[IMITATING JAY LENO]
"Yeah. Sorry I outbid you,
I didn't see you standing
right there next to me."
Yeah, he didn't see me, the
only Mexican at Sotheby's.
Yeah. Well, I said this isn't for sale,
but I'm glad you could
take a look at the engine.
It's a beauty, huh?
You know, I pay strong.
No, no, it's not for sale.
- Pick a number.
- It's literally not for sale.
I'll double it.
I'm thinking.
I'll even throw in a pair of
VIP comedy tickets, backstage.
You're going backwards.
Morning.
Good, you?
I'm dying.
So fun.
Sorry. I'm taking a practice LSAT.
My dad keeps pushing
me to go to law school.
He's like Fox News with pronouns.
Every time I think we've moved
on, he brings it up again.
He/him does have a unique
way of riling people up.
- Where's all this coming from?
- Hmph!
I just found out my 16-year-old
makes more money than I do.
The same kid who thinks
strawberry milk comes from cows
who just eat strawberries.
Wait, is this your way
of asking me for a raise?
Because those only come
from cows who eat money.
I just feel like such a failure.
I mean, I'm in this dead-end job.
Now you're definitely
not getting a raise.
Have you thought about what
you want to do, career-wise?
I spent the last 15
years supporting two kids
and a deadbeat husband.
What I want feels like a real,
uh, add avocado level of luxury.
Well, it's not. So what do you want?
Honestly?
Avocado.
♪
Wow, Mom's old ride. She
loved this thing so much.
I loved her so much.
That's why I put this
badass engine in here, man.
So many family road trips in this thing.
You told us to shut the hell up
in the most beautiful places on earth.
I also lied to your
brother about seeing VW Bugs
so I could punch him in the arm.
You lied? I hit him, too.
That's what made it fun.
Hey, any more thought
to going to law school?
Oh, God. Here we go.
It's a smart and
practical thing to do
Wow, you're flipping
me off with your eyes.
Ugh!
Ah, the Parker Family "Hello".
Ugh! My dad is back on his
"go to law school" rant.
I vented to Eve first,
but only because she's
smart and sophisticated.
No offense.
- Some offense.
- See, this is where you say
something to make me feel
better about being a loser.
I'm sorry. I'm just distracted
by this latte that
you made. It's so good.
It made me forget that
we're all just hapless pawns
in the chessboard of life.
Mmm. Caramel.
This is the best one
yet. Ten out of ten.
No notes. Oh, except the note of
lavender.
Thanks, but back to me.
I took this stupid career
aptitude test online
and you know what it said I should be?
A goth dental hygienist?
I wish!
A mechanic!
Can you believe it? I don't
want to do what my dad does.
You could never do what your dad does.
You don't just decide to be Mozart.
You know, you kind of are a mechanic.
A coffee mechanic.
You joke, but it's not
that different, okay?
A lot of coffee machines are
as intricate as a car engine.
Shh. They can all hear you.
I'm serious.
I have this idea to use
one of these compressors
to speed up making a pour-over.
But you don't want to hear
me talk about coffee all day.
Do you? Because I have
a podcast idea, too.
Maybe making coffee is your thing.
That's not a thing.
Okay, it's a thing. But
it's not like a career.
Barbara Starbucks would beg to differ.
You know, we do need
another coffee shop.
The last one closed because
the barista was giving nicknames
to the customers on their cups.
I liked my nickname
Hot Chocolate.
You know who didn't
like theirs? "Old Bitch."
I mean, of course I'd love
to have my own coffee shop,
but I would need a lot of money.
And the only way to
get a lot of money fast
requires a level of nudity
I'm not comfortable with,
and a much better camera.
Hey Riley, you better
stay away from OnlyFans.
Them ladies is sad.
Especially that Darlene.
♪
Ooh boy, do I need a drink.
My dogs are barking
and my tummy's purring.
Ooh, tough day at
work, little kitty-cat?
Oof! The boss is riding me hard.
- Yeah.
- Working man's struggle is real, Pops.
But, hey, at least we
get moments like this
at the end of a long day.
That long day? You worked four hours.
["SHARK TANK" THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
Hello, Sharks!
Hey, what are you doing?
We're offering you the
opportunity of a lifetime.
[BOTH] Oh, no.
This is my colleague, Mom.
Dad, may I call you Dad?
Dad, you've been pushing for law school
because you said I wasn't
bringing you a better plan.
Well, here's my plan.
Klatch Cafe.
I love coffee. I love
making it, drinking it.
And now, I'm gonna love
selling it. Are you buying it?
I am. I like that a latte.
So, I'm looking for investors
to open my own coffee shop.
Wow. That's great.
I bet the start-up
costs aren't too grande.
In fact, the all-in costs are
half the price of law school.
That's grounds for investment.
But don't just listen to Mom.
As a lifelong coffee drinker,
I can say with certainty,
Riley Parker's coffee
is the best I've ever had.
[DING]
Riley's coffee is so good,
I don't even call other
coffee "coffee" anymore.
I call it that wet brown stuff.
I'm more of a tea person.
And the tea is that
Riley's coffee is great.
Matt, tea means gossip.
Hi, I'm Lori Greiner from "Shark Tank"
and there is nothing
I love to support more
than a woman-led startup.
And that's why I'm endorsing
[GEORGIA] Riley Parker's Klatch Cafe.
In summation, running my own coffee shop
would be a great use of my skills
and make a lot of people very happy.
Thusly, our investors happy.
So what do you say, Shark?
If you're ready to
caffeinate your portfolio,
just say you're in.
I'm out.
So, um, can I ask why you said no?
Other than it being your favorite word.
Riley, all I'm hearing
is a pitch from a woman
who's never been in business before.
That's not true.
My spiked lemonade stand
outside prom did gangbusters.
Seriously, all I heard was happy,
and I don't invest in feelings.
Unless you count my shares
in the number-one maker
of anti-depressants.
I'm in.
I like your grit and I believe in you.
So I'm gonna invest my
first paycheck in your shop.
Or shall I say, our shop?
♪
I'm sorry your dad said no.
He can be so stubborn.
I suggested one night we
try an organic restaurant.
He was like, nah, I'm not
into all that freaky stuff.
I just thought this coffee business
is what I'm supposed to do.
I haven't been this certain
about something since I got
a tattoo of the moon mooning the sun.
It's still funny
and slightly subversive
without being offensive.
But hang on. I mean, this
is just a minor setback.
You said yourself this is
what you're supposed to do.
Yeah, but I tried, and it
didn't work out, the end.
If it takes one no
for you to give up on your dreams,
maybe your dad is right.
This is not what you are supposed to do.
Mean.
You're the one who quit, not me.
Do you want this or not?
- Yeah, I want it.
- Doesn't sound like you want it.
- I really want it.
- Are you sure?
- I'm sure.
- Perfect.
You're fired.
- Wait. What?
- I'm pulling out the safety net.
You need to get out there
and build this business
with everything you've got.
Um, you know I have nothing, right?
That's not true.
You have what it takes to do this.
What you don't have is anything
to fall back on because you're fired.
Ugh!
Well, if I'm fired, I'm
gonna start taking stuff.
♪
Hey, Riley. Hey, Riley!
What is this?
- I'm working.
- Oh, gosh.
Because I thought it was
Willy Wonka's meth lab.
Welcome to Klatch Cafe.
We offer friends and family discount.
You get neither.
So this is your idea?
A cart in the alley?
You know, they don't even
sell weed in alleys anymore.
How'd you even buy all this?
I put it on my credit cards.
You know the interest
rate on the credit card?
Yes, Dad. 18% over 36 months.
But my sales projections
indicate I'll be in the
black within four months.
I got this. Look!
I already have a line of customers
and one Yelp review that says,
"Hot coffee, hotter coffee chick."
Eh? Yeah, that's going on the wall.
Great. And of course, you got a big line
because it takes, like, what, two hours
to make one cup of coffee?
Not anymore.
- Look.
- Look at what?
I finally figured out a way to speed up
making a pour-over
without losing quality.
It's a hydraulic compressor
attached to the pump.
I resto-modded coffee.
You're just throwing money away.
No, the lace underwear
no one's seen in years
was throwing money away.
This is an investment.
- Hey, Matt, isn't this great?
- No, no, it's not great.
This also happened
when that coffee place
wrote "a-hole" on his cup.
Hey, guys. Who in here helped
her make that coffee machine?
She did it herself.
She what?
- It's pretty cool, right?
- Yeah.
- See the modulation lever?
- Uh-huh.
It's the old clutch
and a brake from a bike.
Actually, it was my bike.
I found that out the hard way
when I was going down a hill.
So you're telling me that
Riley made that machine?
Yes. Come on, man. She
grew up in this shop.
She may have paid more
attention than you realized.
You know, it takes a
village to raise a mechanic.
Or kill one.
You know, villages do a lot of things.
Both good and bad.
I don't want to talk about it,
please. And it wasn't great.
Well, I didn't want to talk
about the historical inaccuracy
of one of the German rifles in Dunkirk
for two hours.
The soldier was walking
around with a rifle
that wasn't made until 1947.
Look, I don't understand
why you can't see
what's going on out there
and not be at least a
little bit proud of her.
Proud of what? A
coffee cart in an alley?
- This is just crazy.
- Yes!
What business doesn't
start as a crazy dream?
[MATT GROANS]
I didn't want to be a dancer.
But then someone put baby in a corner,
changed my whole life plan.
Look, maybe it's not
what you want her to do,
but you did want her to have a plan.
And now she's got one,
and you still have no faith in her.
What is your problem?
I don't want to see her fail again.
[MATT SIGHS]
It's really hard as
her dad to watch this.
She's raised two great kids,
built some amazing coffee machine,
but she doesn't know how
to make good decisions.
And she has no idea how
hard it is to run a business.
Well, wouldn't it be a little easier
if her father supported
her at least a little bit?
She lives at my house. I
support everything she does.
Riley is a great
person. She's a great mom
and she got saddled with a
hell of a lot of responsibility
at a very young age.
And now she's finally
locked into something
she's passionate about.
Do you know how many parents would kill
to have a kid like that to support?
You sound like her mother.
What would Diane think right now
if she saw her daughter out there?
♪
What do you want, Lily?
Any item on the menu.
You don't have to buy me a drink.
I make money from tutoring.
Shout out social media
for making kids dumb.
Oh, I don't pay here.
I'm what you call an angel investor.
Hey, Ma. Two cocoas,
hold the marshmallows.
I've never felt so alive.
One of the dancers left an
untouched triple shot macchiato
on the back of that truck.
Whoa, Mama, that's good stuff.
Georgia.
You know you're not
supposed to have caffeine.
- Don't touch my coffee.
- [CARTER] Hey, Georgia!
Hey, Riley. I need to
talk to you for a minute.
- I'm busy.
- Follow me.
No, I'm not doing this anymore.
You don't get to tell me
where to walk or what
to do with my life.
Follow me.
Uh, be right back.
Don't, uh, steal anything.
Where are you going?
I'm only following
you because I want to,
not because you want me to.
This feels very Sopranos.
Why are you showing me Mom's bus?
Because Mom's bus is soon to become
your new coffee van.
I'm going to design a really good awning
that'll come out like this.
Some roller trays to
put your equipment on,
and all the plumbing and electric
so your coffee machine will work.
And before you know it,
the area will be filled
with annoying hipsters.
And I realize "annoying
hipsters" is redundant.
What happened to selling the van
because it was practical?
Your mom always said, "The best things
don't always make the most sense."
And she was right, right?
And sometimes, passion trumps practical.
Some things are both.
You and Mom were kind of like that.
No, but you've done
the hard stuff, Riley.
Pot gummies aren't the hard stuff.
You taught yourself business, credit,
plus, you designed and
fabricated a coffee machine
that's very, very creative.
I took a close look at it, honey.
And I'm telling you, it was impressive.
So proud of that work
you did, I almost cried.
Well, I learned from the best.
Thank you.
Gabe.
Thank you.
Thank your mom. She
would want it this way.
Listen that machine is tremendous.
I think we should get a patent on it.
Which means you know what we need?
Don't say it.
- [WHISPERS] A lawyer.
- Ugh!
♪
♪
Well, looky here.
Man, people from all walks
of life standing here, smiling
and just having a great time.
It drives you crazy, doesn't it?
To my very core.
I already hit my day-one quota.
And, yes, my tip jar was stolen.
But good news is,
there was nothing in there
except a business card
from a guy named Double-Jointed Dan.
Uh, Mom, I think we
have our first celebrity.
Oh, my God, it's Lori from Shark Tank!
My queen!
Whoa! What is she doing here?
I may have DM'd her about your business,
maybe a little about your humble roots.
If she asks, you spent a
few years in a women's prison
for a crime you didn't commit.
Hi, you must be Riley.
- Hi, Lori from Shark Tank.
- [LORI] Hi.
Hi. I'm Georgia, her manager.
Oh, nice to meet you.
So you must be the one
that's been messaging me
on Instagram, and TikTok,
and somehow my personal cell phone?
You're gonna have to hang on to her.
She is absolutely
relentless, but adorable.
Oh, I'm holding on to
her. Unless you want her!
Say yes.
Hello, Lori.
- Hi.
- I'm Matt Parker. I own the place.
Father and grandfather and,
uh, the original Mr. Wonderful.
Oh, nice to meet you, Matt.
Now, that's a daddy
I might like to scrub.
Hey, I'm Scrub Daddy's girlfriend.
Oh, hi. Good for you.
[EVE] Yeah.
Hi, Lori. Carter, part owner.
It's incredulous to meet you.
- Oh.
- Hi.