Shifting Gears (2025) s02e11 Episode Script
Toys
1
[HORN HONKS]
Oh. Oh, God.
I hope nobody heard that.
It's L.A. Even if anyone
did, they'd just ignore it.
This is so fun.
I can't believe I'm making out in a car
in front of my dad's house.
It's like high school all over again.
Except less pregnant.
You know, it has been three weeks.
We could do something
crazy, like go inside.
Oh, mm-mm. There's bad people inside.
[KNOCKING ON WINDOW]
- Ah!
- Hey, nice car.
Oh, God. It's the bad people.
- Hey.
- Hello, Father.
Out for your evening constitutional?
Giving your Uber driver a tip?
How do you think I keep my
five-star passenger rating?
Kidding. Last time I
did that, I lost a star.
Hi, I'm Andy, I am Riley's
Friend. Friend with benefits.
But not all the benefits. Some benefits.
They're none of your business benefits.
You're 35 years old. You
don't need to do this.
And you gotta come
up with better excuses
why you've been going out.
Night banking, night church,
night dentist?
No, we went to night bank.
Well, it was the Coinstar
over at the Albertsons.
Honestly, kind of a weird third date,
but I did get to go home
with 12 bucks and a
coupon for baked beans.
I'm sorry about the driveway.
I didn't plan to be here long.
At least your friend is up front
about his commitment issues.
All right. Thanks for checking in.
Uh-huh.
Just ignore him.
I can't, he's like the
T-Rex in Jurassic Park.
[ROCK THEME PLAYING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Okay, yes!
I didn't tell you about my friend,
but I have a very good reason.
I didn't want you to know.
You or anyone else, but especially you.
You know why.
- I don't care.
- [LAUGHS SARCASTICALLY]
Oh! You're a real piece
of work, Matt Parker.
Well, guess what? If you
don't care, I don't care.
Oh, that's right, I
did the old switcheroo.
But you know what? It
doesn't even matter.
Because what happens between me and Andy
is none of your business.
- Who's Andy?
- Oh, there you go
with the questions. So typical.
Oh. Another commercial.
Well, since you clearly want to know,
I met Andy at the coffee cart.
It's been a month,
and we're in a bubble,
just the two of us. It has been amazing.
We actually have very good chemistry
that I wasn't expecting.
He hasn't told his daughter
and I haven't told the kids,
and I definitely wasn't gonna tell you,
but you pried it out of me.
Are you talking to me?
Don't say a word.
- Hey, guys.
- What are you guys talking about?
I have no idea.
Uh, we were just talking
about the football game.
Grandpa thinks the blue
team needs to run more,
and I think it's nobody's business.
Okay.
We were just coming down to get a snack.
Do we have any more gummy worms?
Yeah. Not-Not for me, though.
I think I might be getting a cavity.
You might need to take me
to that night dentist
you've been seeing.
♪♪
Amy, we just redid
this beautiful T-Bird
not even two years ago.
Why would I do this again?
Because we love money.
I want it all pink and a convertible,
like Barbie taking Skipper on a joyride.
Girls trip, bitch!
I'm not gonna do that.
Look, you want a convertible?
I'll make you a convertible.
I'm not going to turn
this beautiful T-Bird
into a Pepto-Bismobile.
That's fine, a conversation
for another day.
- Okay.
- I had another idea.
- Okay.
- How would you like to design a MorphoZoom?
I don't I don't know
what a MorphoZoom is.
MorphoZooms are awesome.
I had some as a kid.
They're like Transformers,
but affordable for kids with single moms
who spend all their money on cigarettes.
And they're just different
enough from Transformers
that we can't be sued.
Man, my nephew loved those things.
I got him one last Christmas.
Ooh, I had to do some
things I wasn't proud of.
Matt, your designs are incredible.
- Yeah.
- Okay, draw me a toy.
Are you all right?
Come on. I design cars, not toys.
Despite what you've heard,
this is not Santa's workshop.
Matt, why don't you design
the car part and I do the toy?
You may not remember me.
I am Matt's right-hand man.
- Gabe, G-unit.
- Oh, hi.
You know, actually, Gabe could do both.
Build the car and the toy.
You know, you'd be in good hands.
Your approval means a lot.
But you know my favorite part of
Parker Customs and Restorations?
Parker!
You.
Okay, okay, look, I could work with him.
We could do it together.
- Thanks, Matt.
- Yeah.
Mama needs to put a down
payment on her ticket to space.
I think it's a little late for that.
♪♪
[GABE] Hey, boss.
Meet Drago-Vette, half
dragon, half Corvette.
He drinks high-octane fuel and
fire shoots out of his butt.
[IMITATES EXPLOSION]
Or should I say [IMITATES EXPLOSION]
I got inspired too.
I did the car, and also I did the robot.
- Oh.
- Hey, Matt. Sorry to interrupt.
Andy, Riley's friend.
Driveway guy? '77 Trans Am?
Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Uh, we're done. Right?
Yeah.
Got my eye on you. You want to know why?
Riley doesn't have any friends.
That's a good-looking Trans Am, man.
Oh, thanks. Yeah, I've been
working on it for a few years.
I mean, obviously, I
can't do what you do.
Ooh, sucking up, that always works.
Um, Trans Am was my old man's, actually.
He was a car guy.
Well, more of a Smokey
and the Bandit guy.
Really just a mustache guy.
Well, it's a good thing he
wasn't an Italian Job guy.
Any guy who dates my daughter
and drives a Mini Cooper
will end up in the trunk of a real car.
I mean, what is an
Italian Job anyway, right?
A nap for lunch, followed
by a seven-hour dinner?
[LAUGHING] Yeah.
Anyway, I'm just here
to have lunch with Riley.
I just wanted to stop in and
properly introduce myself.
I know last night was a little awkward.
- Oh, I appreciate that.
- Yeah.
Oh, and since you like sucking up,
I do have for you some dry rub.
Now, I made this myself.
Think of it as a guy-to-guy mix-tape.
Cool. Well, thank you for that.
You know, last time I got a
gift from one of her boyfriends,
it was a surprise grandchild.
But you know what?
I'll try this. Thanks.
Oh, hey. What's happening?
Uh, why are you talking
to my friend Andy?
- He gave me a gift.
- Oh, a gift.
If you want to give me
a gift, we should go.
Okay, sure. Yeah. You know what?
We should all get dinner sometime.
Or not.
Well, actually, I'm having
some people over Sunday
for the NFC Championship game.
You're welcome to join. I'm grilling.
- That sounds great. I'm in.
- What?
Sunday? Shouldn't we be resting
as the Lord wanted us to?
- Gabe, who is that?
- Says he's Riley's friend.
Nah. They're more than friends.
You see how hot he is?
I'm secure enough to admit
when I see a beautiful man.
- He's not that good-looking.
- You jealous?
'Cause you should be.
♪♪
Then the car morphs
into a warrior robot.
The kids love it. We
make a lot of money,
and I don't have to draw another robot.
Okay. Amazing.
- [MATT] Thank you.
- Powerful.
- Gorgeous.
- All right.
But where's the fun?!
Ah, you got meds in there somewhere?
I need something that's going
to make a bunch of Karens
gouge each other's eyes out
to get the last one at Christmas.
We can make the robot
look like Glen Powell.
Look, this is a fun experiment.
But like my therapist said
about taking me on as a
client, this was a mistake.
Wait, wait. We got another idea.
- Hey, Gabe.
- Okay.
I'm doing what you taught me to do.
Fight for a good idea,
unless it's Ramen for lunch.
I know that's never happening.
- Behold.
- Oh, no. No.
Drago-Vette.
- Are you kidding me?
- Well, it was the first thought he had.
- It's inspired.
- [MATT] Yeah.
I mean, compelling, and it poops fire?
Hahtzee! [LAUGHS]
I know what you're thinking,
but it is not Yahtzee.
We actually use six dice.
Trust me, that's not
what I was thinking.
Okay.
Carter, Georgia, let's
go. You're gonna be late.
For what? You're making
us go to the mall.
I thought you said we weren't
buying anything new in January.
Yeah, well, I also
said I wasn't drinking,
and I was gonna go to the gym, 'kay?
February is the new January.
Here, go to Claire's,
buy the whole store.
Carter, let's go.
Sorry. It takes a minute
to blow-dry this mane.
All right, let's go. But
no rolling down the windows.
You'll ruin this 'do, all right?
Fine, but no farting.
I still can't believe
you invited Andy over.
Didn't you even think
about the consequences?
Like me having to wear
outside clothes on a Sunday?
It's not my fault that my milkshake
brings all your boys to my yard.
I just wanted Andy to be my thing,
separate from the rest of my life.
This is not how I planned it.
My daughter brings her
kids back to live with me
after my wife dies.
"Not how I planned it"
is on the family crest.
He's just coming over to watch football.
What's the harm?
The harm? The harm?
The harm?
Damn it! I was hoping it would come
to me if I kept saying "the harm."
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Oh.
- Hey, hey.
- Hey.
Um, what, are you bringing
my dad another gift?
No. He texted me asking me
to pick up some extra barbecue sauce.
He's texting you now?
He doesn't even text me.
I am just trying to make a good
impression on your dad, okay?
Well, I appreciate you want
to do the whole hang with the dad thing,
but spoiler alert, you die at the end.
I get it, no one's good
enough for his little girl.
Oh, God. No.
He'd marry me off for two
goats and a cheese wheel.
Okay, well, you're here.
We're doing this, but it's tricky.
If he offers you wine, say
no. Real men only drink beer.
- So, yes to beer?
- No, because you're driving.
- No to beer.
- Except it's rude
to refuse a drink. Everything is a trap.
What is this, Squid Game?
No, there's a survivor in Squid Game.
- Hey.
- There he is.
Yeah, Riley, finally let me come inside.
Here's your sauce. That's not better.
You know what? I should
have stayed in the car.
- Can I get you anything?
- Water. Faucet.
Game, set, match.
Thanks for grabbing these.
I don't think I ever asked you,
what do you do for a living?
- Lawyer.
- Oh, what kind?
- Criminal law.
- Defense?
- Prosecution.
- Ooh.
This is going to be a good day.
♪♪
What do you think my dad
and Andy are talking about?
How Andy gave him a dry rub
and got an invitation to a barbecue
that took me 20 years to get.
What? Everything ain't about you, Riley.
My dad liking a guy I date makes
me want to break up with him.
Which makes me think that's
why my dad's doing it.
Maybe I should run away
to Vegas and marry him
just to show my dad.
Wait.
Still talking about Riley.
Steak?
- Rare, please.
- There you go. Perfect.
Dead silence. Hm.
- Hey, all right.
- All right.
Hey, boss.
That's okay. Little advice.
Matt doesn't like it when you
hover over him while he works.
I'm good. I'm good.
Oh, well, if you're good, I'm good.
So, Andy, how much do you bench?
- What?
- I do it in kilos.
Number's bigger.
It's definitely the opposite.
Yeah. I got a platinum
membership at CalFitness.
You need a weekend pass, I got you.
Cool.
Hey, could you watch these
steaks just for a second?
Yeah.
Looks like you're driving
and I'm riding shotgun on this grill.
I was the first person in fifth
grade to get my orange belt.
Okay.
It's not a competition,
but based on your response, I just won.
What are you up to? You're
hanging out there with Andy,
talking cars, and then
you hand him the tongs.
You never let anyone hold the tongs.
What kind of weird mind
games are you playing?
I like your Uber driver.
Good job.
Good job? You are sick.
I'm just saying, he's a nice guy.
Don't screw it up.
Sick, sick, sick!
All right. Steaks are ready.
And I carried them in.
Listen, we're gonna work on his car.
He wants to bring it back to stock,
so we got some stuff to do.
You're gonna work on his
car? This is too much.
This was supposed to be a bubble.
Then you had to come along with
your big fat finger and pop!
His finger is the perfect size.
Are you winking at me?
You know, this is on you, too.
You had to be a great
guy, give my dad a dry rub.
That's
It's not how it sounds.
It's for his meat.
Damn it! I'm going to the mall.
Nobody wins if the steak get cold.
♪♪
[EXHALES]
Are you sure you want
me to take the lead?
- Yeah.
- Maybe I should just be the,
you know, the Ernie to your Bert,
the Garfunkel to your Simon,
the Abbott to your Elementary.
Gabe, you got this. Okay?
- Genius alert!
- Geez!
Ha, ha!
Oh, I'm sorry I'm late.
I had to get a vacuum
so I can pick up the pieces
when you blow their minds.
Okay. Is there anything we should know
about these execs
that we're pitching to?
Execs? No, it's a focus group.
[MATT] Okay, but
Oh, no.
These are freaking kids.
There's no way we're getting
out of here without a cold.
Hey. So, how was the mall?
God, I'm sorry.
I tried to explain, but my
text turned into a letter,
which turned into a manifesto,
which I reread and realized
boiling a bunny would
be a lot less crazy.
I'm sure I've read stranger documents.
I was a public defender in Florida.
I once cross-examined a rooster.
I really am sorry.
It's just everything
started moving so fast.
We went from secret makeout sessions
to Sunday barbecues with Dad.
I felt like a Mormon housewife,
but without the sex and soda addictions.
I get it. You weren't expecting
to meet someone so great.
Well, the thing is, I got married at 18,
and this was supposed
to be carefree and light.
Instead, my dad likes you.
And if that's not bad
enough, I like you.
And I like you.
And look, it got weird for me, too.
Gabe started texting me
videos of him bench pressing.
Why did you give him your number?
I didn't, I thought you did.
What if we just slow things down a bit?
So you'll stop seeing my dad?
I mean, I gave the guy a dry rub.
It's kind of hard to unring that bell.
But if that's what it takes
to keep seeing you, yeah.
Well, it's gonna make him really mad.
Yes, I do want that.
Then you got it. And look, if
it makes you feel any better,
he and I only got to dude second base:
talking about meat.
He tried to talk about NFL officiating,
and I pushed his hand away.
We're good?
Yeah, we're good.
[STITCH] Hey, Riley.
That's cute and everything,
but I'm still waitin' on my latte.
♪♪
In conclusion, who's the fastest,
baddest MorphoZoom on the freeway?
That's right, it's Drago-Vette.
Hold for applause.
Oh, no. Sorry, I wasn't
supposed to read that.
But still holding.
Okay, kids, what do you
think of Drago-Vette?
It's stupid. Dragons shoot fire
out of their mouths, not their butt.
It seems dangerous.
Who made you the Dragon Police?
My uncle was a supervising
producer on Game of Thrones.
Who wants a cookie?
- Me, me!
- Yay!
Chips Ahoy!
Legally, we're obligated
to call them Chunks Away.
Okay. They're easily distracted,
so you got to focus
on the positive stuff.
Okay. Okay, good.
So, uh, who here has something
nice to say about Drago-Vette?
- It's boring.
- You're boring.
- Your mom's boring.
- Joke's on you.
My mom's an active alcoholic.
Listen, believe in your idea.
If they don't like it,
they don't deserve it.
Okay. All right.
Now, I know that
Drago-Vette is awesome.
I want you guys to tell me one
thing that you like about it.
I like that this part is almost over.
[KIDS LAUGHING]
[MATT] Hold on a second. Wait a minute.
This guy brought in a great idea,
and I'm proud of him for doing that.
- Thank you, Matt.
- That's it. And also,
I want you to respect the work
that he did to bring this in here.
[KIDS] Boo!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa. You know, okay.
- Have at it.
- Uh-huh.
If you booger-eaters don't like it,
we're gonna find some
booger-eaters that do.
So say goodbye to Drago-Vette
and your, uh, Chunks
Away, you little [BLEEP].
♪♪
♪♪
Georgia, did you put up this sign?
"Be generous. God sees your tips."
Do you want to make money or not?
We don't guilt people into tipping.
That's what low-cut shirts are for.
Not you, Carter.
Hello, neighborhood barista.
I would order my usual,
but, alas, I've never been here before.
'Tis rather charming.
Well, wonderful. Uh, new customers
are always appreciated
at the Klatch, good sir.
[CLEARS THROAT] Actually,
Carter, Georgia, this is Andy.
He's my, um
Can I call you my boyfriend?
Whoa. This is all happening so fast.
Of course you can. Hi, I'm Andy.
Hi, Andy. We know who you are.
Mom, we knew you had a boyfriend.
You did?
You know we can see you guys
make out in the doorbell camera?
We get it, Mom, you want to keep
a new relationship to yourself.
I took forever to tell everyone
about my girlfriend, Lily.
I'm talking a whole hour.
Oh, look who's here.
Just taking my kettlebells for a walk.
[GRUNTS]
♪♪
[HORN HONKS]
Oh. Oh, God.
I hope nobody heard that.
It's L.A. Even if anyone
did, they'd just ignore it.
This is so fun.
I can't believe I'm making out in a car
in front of my dad's house.
It's like high school all over again.
Except less pregnant.
You know, it has been three weeks.
We could do something
crazy, like go inside.
Oh, mm-mm. There's bad people inside.
[KNOCKING ON WINDOW]
- Ah!
- Hey, nice car.
Oh, God. It's the bad people.
- Hey.
- Hello, Father.
Out for your evening constitutional?
Giving your Uber driver a tip?
How do you think I keep my
five-star passenger rating?
Kidding. Last time I
did that, I lost a star.
Hi, I'm Andy, I am Riley's
Friend. Friend with benefits.
But not all the benefits. Some benefits.
They're none of your business benefits.
You're 35 years old. You
don't need to do this.
And you gotta come
up with better excuses
why you've been going out.
Night banking, night church,
night dentist?
No, we went to night bank.
Well, it was the Coinstar
over at the Albertsons.
Honestly, kind of a weird third date,
but I did get to go home
with 12 bucks and a
coupon for baked beans.
I'm sorry about the driveway.
I didn't plan to be here long.
At least your friend is up front
about his commitment issues.
All right. Thanks for checking in.
Uh-huh.
Just ignore him.
I can't, he's like the
T-Rex in Jurassic Park.
[ROCK THEME PLAYING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Okay, yes!
I didn't tell you about my friend,
but I have a very good reason.
I didn't want you to know.
You or anyone else, but especially you.
You know why.
- I don't care.
- [LAUGHS SARCASTICALLY]
Oh! You're a real piece
of work, Matt Parker.
Well, guess what? If you
don't care, I don't care.
Oh, that's right, I
did the old switcheroo.
But you know what? It
doesn't even matter.
Because what happens between me and Andy
is none of your business.
- Who's Andy?
- Oh, there you go
with the questions. So typical.
Oh. Another commercial.
Well, since you clearly want to know,
I met Andy at the coffee cart.
It's been a month,
and we're in a bubble,
just the two of us. It has been amazing.
We actually have very good chemistry
that I wasn't expecting.
He hasn't told his daughter
and I haven't told the kids,
and I definitely wasn't gonna tell you,
but you pried it out of me.
Are you talking to me?
Don't say a word.
- Hey, guys.
- What are you guys talking about?
I have no idea.
Uh, we were just talking
about the football game.
Grandpa thinks the blue
team needs to run more,
and I think it's nobody's business.
Okay.
We were just coming down to get a snack.
Do we have any more gummy worms?
Yeah. Not-Not for me, though.
I think I might be getting a cavity.
You might need to take me
to that night dentist
you've been seeing.
♪♪
Amy, we just redid
this beautiful T-Bird
not even two years ago.
Why would I do this again?
Because we love money.
I want it all pink and a convertible,
like Barbie taking Skipper on a joyride.
Girls trip, bitch!
I'm not gonna do that.
Look, you want a convertible?
I'll make you a convertible.
I'm not going to turn
this beautiful T-Bird
into a Pepto-Bismobile.
That's fine, a conversation
for another day.
- Okay.
- I had another idea.
- Okay.
- How would you like to design a MorphoZoom?
I don't I don't know
what a MorphoZoom is.
MorphoZooms are awesome.
I had some as a kid.
They're like Transformers,
but affordable for kids with single moms
who spend all their money on cigarettes.
And they're just different
enough from Transformers
that we can't be sued.
Man, my nephew loved those things.
I got him one last Christmas.
Ooh, I had to do some
things I wasn't proud of.
Matt, your designs are incredible.
- Yeah.
- Okay, draw me a toy.
Are you all right?
Come on. I design cars, not toys.
Despite what you've heard,
this is not Santa's workshop.
Matt, why don't you design
the car part and I do the toy?
You may not remember me.
I am Matt's right-hand man.
- Gabe, G-unit.
- Oh, hi.
You know, actually, Gabe could do both.
Build the car and the toy.
You know, you'd be in good hands.
Your approval means a lot.
But you know my favorite part of
Parker Customs and Restorations?
Parker!
You.
Okay, okay, look, I could work with him.
We could do it together.
- Thanks, Matt.
- Yeah.
Mama needs to put a down
payment on her ticket to space.
I think it's a little late for that.
♪♪
[GABE] Hey, boss.
Meet Drago-Vette, half
dragon, half Corvette.
He drinks high-octane fuel and
fire shoots out of his butt.
[IMITATES EXPLOSION]
Or should I say [IMITATES EXPLOSION]
I got inspired too.
I did the car, and also I did the robot.
- Oh.
- Hey, Matt. Sorry to interrupt.
Andy, Riley's friend.
Driveway guy? '77 Trans Am?
Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Uh, we're done. Right?
Yeah.
Got my eye on you. You want to know why?
Riley doesn't have any friends.
That's a good-looking Trans Am, man.
Oh, thanks. Yeah, I've been
working on it for a few years.
I mean, obviously, I
can't do what you do.
Ooh, sucking up, that always works.
Um, Trans Am was my old man's, actually.
He was a car guy.
Well, more of a Smokey
and the Bandit guy.
Really just a mustache guy.
Well, it's a good thing he
wasn't an Italian Job guy.
Any guy who dates my daughter
and drives a Mini Cooper
will end up in the trunk of a real car.
I mean, what is an
Italian Job anyway, right?
A nap for lunch, followed
by a seven-hour dinner?
[LAUGHING] Yeah.
Anyway, I'm just here
to have lunch with Riley.
I just wanted to stop in and
properly introduce myself.
I know last night was a little awkward.
- Oh, I appreciate that.
- Yeah.
Oh, and since you like sucking up,
I do have for you some dry rub.
Now, I made this myself.
Think of it as a guy-to-guy mix-tape.
Cool. Well, thank you for that.
You know, last time I got a
gift from one of her boyfriends,
it was a surprise grandchild.
But you know what?
I'll try this. Thanks.
Oh, hey. What's happening?
Uh, why are you talking
to my friend Andy?
- He gave me a gift.
- Oh, a gift.
If you want to give me
a gift, we should go.
Okay, sure. Yeah. You know what?
We should all get dinner sometime.
Or not.
Well, actually, I'm having
some people over Sunday
for the NFC Championship game.
You're welcome to join. I'm grilling.
- That sounds great. I'm in.
- What?
Sunday? Shouldn't we be resting
as the Lord wanted us to?
- Gabe, who is that?
- Says he's Riley's friend.
Nah. They're more than friends.
You see how hot he is?
I'm secure enough to admit
when I see a beautiful man.
- He's not that good-looking.
- You jealous?
'Cause you should be.
♪♪
Then the car morphs
into a warrior robot.
The kids love it. We
make a lot of money,
and I don't have to draw another robot.
Okay. Amazing.
- [MATT] Thank you.
- Powerful.
- Gorgeous.
- All right.
But where's the fun?!
Ah, you got meds in there somewhere?
I need something that's going
to make a bunch of Karens
gouge each other's eyes out
to get the last one at Christmas.
We can make the robot
look like Glen Powell.
Look, this is a fun experiment.
But like my therapist said
about taking me on as a
client, this was a mistake.
Wait, wait. We got another idea.
- Hey, Gabe.
- Okay.
I'm doing what you taught me to do.
Fight for a good idea,
unless it's Ramen for lunch.
I know that's never happening.
- Behold.
- Oh, no. No.
Drago-Vette.
- Are you kidding me?
- Well, it was the first thought he had.
- It's inspired.
- [MATT] Yeah.
I mean, compelling, and it poops fire?
Hahtzee! [LAUGHS]
I know what you're thinking,
but it is not Yahtzee.
We actually use six dice.
Trust me, that's not
what I was thinking.
Okay.
Carter, Georgia, let's
go. You're gonna be late.
For what? You're making
us go to the mall.
I thought you said we weren't
buying anything new in January.
Yeah, well, I also
said I wasn't drinking,
and I was gonna go to the gym, 'kay?
February is the new January.
Here, go to Claire's,
buy the whole store.
Carter, let's go.
Sorry. It takes a minute
to blow-dry this mane.
All right, let's go. But
no rolling down the windows.
You'll ruin this 'do, all right?
Fine, but no farting.
I still can't believe
you invited Andy over.
Didn't you even think
about the consequences?
Like me having to wear
outside clothes on a Sunday?
It's not my fault that my milkshake
brings all your boys to my yard.
I just wanted Andy to be my thing,
separate from the rest of my life.
This is not how I planned it.
My daughter brings her
kids back to live with me
after my wife dies.
"Not how I planned it"
is on the family crest.
He's just coming over to watch football.
What's the harm?
The harm? The harm?
The harm?
Damn it! I was hoping it would come
to me if I kept saying "the harm."
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Oh.
- Hey, hey.
- Hey.
Um, what, are you bringing
my dad another gift?
No. He texted me asking me
to pick up some extra barbecue sauce.
He's texting you now?
He doesn't even text me.
I am just trying to make a good
impression on your dad, okay?
Well, I appreciate you want
to do the whole hang with the dad thing,
but spoiler alert, you die at the end.
I get it, no one's good
enough for his little girl.
Oh, God. No.
He'd marry me off for two
goats and a cheese wheel.
Okay, well, you're here.
We're doing this, but it's tricky.
If he offers you wine, say
no. Real men only drink beer.
- So, yes to beer?
- No, because you're driving.
- No to beer.
- Except it's rude
to refuse a drink. Everything is a trap.
What is this, Squid Game?
No, there's a survivor in Squid Game.
- Hey.
- There he is.
Yeah, Riley, finally let me come inside.
Here's your sauce. That's not better.
You know what? I should
have stayed in the car.
- Can I get you anything?
- Water. Faucet.
Game, set, match.
Thanks for grabbing these.
I don't think I ever asked you,
what do you do for a living?
- Lawyer.
- Oh, what kind?
- Criminal law.
- Defense?
- Prosecution.
- Ooh.
This is going to be a good day.
♪♪
What do you think my dad
and Andy are talking about?
How Andy gave him a dry rub
and got an invitation to a barbecue
that took me 20 years to get.
What? Everything ain't about you, Riley.
My dad liking a guy I date makes
me want to break up with him.
Which makes me think that's
why my dad's doing it.
Maybe I should run away
to Vegas and marry him
just to show my dad.
Wait.
Still talking about Riley.
Steak?
- Rare, please.
- There you go. Perfect.
Dead silence. Hm.
- Hey, all right.
- All right.
Hey, boss.
That's okay. Little advice.
Matt doesn't like it when you
hover over him while he works.
I'm good. I'm good.
Oh, well, if you're good, I'm good.
So, Andy, how much do you bench?
- What?
- I do it in kilos.
Number's bigger.
It's definitely the opposite.
Yeah. I got a platinum
membership at CalFitness.
You need a weekend pass, I got you.
Cool.
Hey, could you watch these
steaks just for a second?
Yeah.
Looks like you're driving
and I'm riding shotgun on this grill.
I was the first person in fifth
grade to get my orange belt.
Okay.
It's not a competition,
but based on your response, I just won.
What are you up to? You're
hanging out there with Andy,
talking cars, and then
you hand him the tongs.
You never let anyone hold the tongs.
What kind of weird mind
games are you playing?
I like your Uber driver.
Good job.
Good job? You are sick.
I'm just saying, he's a nice guy.
Don't screw it up.
Sick, sick, sick!
All right. Steaks are ready.
And I carried them in.
Listen, we're gonna work on his car.
He wants to bring it back to stock,
so we got some stuff to do.
You're gonna work on his
car? This is too much.
This was supposed to be a bubble.
Then you had to come along with
your big fat finger and pop!
His finger is the perfect size.
Are you winking at me?
You know, this is on you, too.
You had to be a great
guy, give my dad a dry rub.
That's
It's not how it sounds.
It's for his meat.
Damn it! I'm going to the mall.
Nobody wins if the steak get cold.
♪♪
[EXHALES]
Are you sure you want
me to take the lead?
- Yeah.
- Maybe I should just be the,
you know, the Ernie to your Bert,
the Garfunkel to your Simon,
the Abbott to your Elementary.
Gabe, you got this. Okay?
- Genius alert!
- Geez!
Ha, ha!
Oh, I'm sorry I'm late.
I had to get a vacuum
so I can pick up the pieces
when you blow their minds.
Okay. Is there anything we should know
about these execs
that we're pitching to?
Execs? No, it's a focus group.
[MATT] Okay, but
Oh, no.
These are freaking kids.
There's no way we're getting
out of here without a cold.
Hey. So, how was the mall?
God, I'm sorry.
I tried to explain, but my
text turned into a letter,
which turned into a manifesto,
which I reread and realized
boiling a bunny would
be a lot less crazy.
I'm sure I've read stranger documents.
I was a public defender in Florida.
I once cross-examined a rooster.
I really am sorry.
It's just everything
started moving so fast.
We went from secret makeout sessions
to Sunday barbecues with Dad.
I felt like a Mormon housewife,
but without the sex and soda addictions.
I get it. You weren't expecting
to meet someone so great.
Well, the thing is, I got married at 18,
and this was supposed
to be carefree and light.
Instead, my dad likes you.
And if that's not bad
enough, I like you.
And I like you.
And look, it got weird for me, too.
Gabe started texting me
videos of him bench pressing.
Why did you give him your number?
I didn't, I thought you did.
What if we just slow things down a bit?
So you'll stop seeing my dad?
I mean, I gave the guy a dry rub.
It's kind of hard to unring that bell.
But if that's what it takes
to keep seeing you, yeah.
Well, it's gonna make him really mad.
Yes, I do want that.
Then you got it. And look, if
it makes you feel any better,
he and I only got to dude second base:
talking about meat.
He tried to talk about NFL officiating,
and I pushed his hand away.
We're good?
Yeah, we're good.
[STITCH] Hey, Riley.
That's cute and everything,
but I'm still waitin' on my latte.
♪♪
In conclusion, who's the fastest,
baddest MorphoZoom on the freeway?
That's right, it's Drago-Vette.
Hold for applause.
Oh, no. Sorry, I wasn't
supposed to read that.
But still holding.
Okay, kids, what do you
think of Drago-Vette?
It's stupid. Dragons shoot fire
out of their mouths, not their butt.
It seems dangerous.
Who made you the Dragon Police?
My uncle was a supervising
producer on Game of Thrones.
Who wants a cookie?
- Me, me!
- Yay!
Chips Ahoy!
Legally, we're obligated
to call them Chunks Away.
Okay. They're easily distracted,
so you got to focus
on the positive stuff.
Okay. Okay, good.
So, uh, who here has something
nice to say about Drago-Vette?
- It's boring.
- You're boring.
- Your mom's boring.
- Joke's on you.
My mom's an active alcoholic.
Listen, believe in your idea.
If they don't like it,
they don't deserve it.
Okay. All right.
Now, I know that
Drago-Vette is awesome.
I want you guys to tell me one
thing that you like about it.
I like that this part is almost over.
[KIDS LAUGHING]
[MATT] Hold on a second. Wait a minute.
This guy brought in a great idea,
and I'm proud of him for doing that.
- Thank you, Matt.
- That's it. And also,
I want you to respect the work
that he did to bring this in here.
[KIDS] Boo!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa. You know, okay.
- Have at it.
- Uh-huh.
If you booger-eaters don't like it,
we're gonna find some
booger-eaters that do.
So say goodbye to Drago-Vette
and your, uh, Chunks
Away, you little [BLEEP].
♪♪
♪♪
Georgia, did you put up this sign?
"Be generous. God sees your tips."
Do you want to make money or not?
We don't guilt people into tipping.
That's what low-cut shirts are for.
Not you, Carter.
Hello, neighborhood barista.
I would order my usual,
but, alas, I've never been here before.
'Tis rather charming.
Well, wonderful. Uh, new customers
are always appreciated
at the Klatch, good sir.
[CLEARS THROAT] Actually,
Carter, Georgia, this is Andy.
He's my, um
Can I call you my boyfriend?
Whoa. This is all happening so fast.
Of course you can. Hi, I'm Andy.
Hi, Andy. We know who you are.
Mom, we knew you had a boyfriend.
You did?
You know we can see you guys
make out in the doorbell camera?
We get it, Mom, you want to keep
a new relationship to yourself.
I took forever to tell everyone
about my girlfriend, Lily.
I'm talking a whole hour.
Oh, look who's here.
Just taking my kettlebells for a walk.
[GRUNTS]
♪♪