Small Town Setup (2025) s01e05 Episode Script

[audio logo]
[lively music]
What would you do if your
entire family and your hometown
set you up on three blind dates?
This week, we've got a
guy, Larry, who is a man,
is about to find out.
This(SINGING) Thisot a
gfeeling's so unmissable,
This life is so incredible
This is Small Town Setup,
and I'm Ashley Williams.
[invigorating music]
Larry is a businessman
and an athlete,
and he's been jet setting
all across the world.
He lives in New York City.
But what if love were here
waiting for him all along?
(SINGING) It don't
get better than this
But wASHLEY WILLIAMS: here
wLarry's parents want him?
to find love in Douglasville.
Also, Larry's brother is
already engaged, and he's 22.
toThat's younger than Larry
Also, Larry's brother is
alSo the competition is on.2.
(SINGING) Keep your eyes on me.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: We're about to
embark on a romantic adventure
filled with heart--
Good to see you.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:--hope, and a
hefty dose of small town charm.
Larry's handsome.
He's a bit dreamy.
Can I say that?
He[theme music]my.
[invigorating music]
[knocking]
Hi!
[laughing]
Hi, Veronica.
Oh, it's a pleasure.
Thank you for--
Oh, I'm Ashley.sure.
Hi, nice to meet you.
Thank you so much for
having me in your home.
Thank you.
You're so welcome.
It's beautiful!
Oh, and the air conditioning,
you can't beat it.
Oh, I brought you some,
like, oils and vinegars
from Farmer's Table--
- Yeah.
- in town.
That sounds great.
Thank you so much.
You made my day.
Oh, good!
That was easy.
[cheerful music]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Hello!
Are you Larry?
LARRY: I'm Larry,
Larry's father.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Thank
you so much for having us.
LARRYOh, yes.rry,
It'd be a ball.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Did you
raise Larry in this house?
VERONICA: Yes.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Really?
Have you ever set Larry
up on a date before?
No.
Never.
I mean, this is unusual.
So tell me a little
bit about him.
He is an athlete.
He is very competitive
and smart boy.
LARRY: He's always
trying everything new.
He's got his hands in 500
things at the same time.
And I think that spilled
over into his social life,
like, he doesn't want one or
two or three lady friends.
He wants 100.
He threw a birthday
party in New York.
He rented a venue in Manhattan.
They had standing room only
and winding around the street
for people to get in.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: He just invited
basically all of Manhattan
to his birthday party?
LARRY: Well--
[laughing]
So what type of women have
you seen resonate with him?
VERONICA: Most of the girls
are beautiful, well mannered,
and well traveled.
Well educated.
Well educated,
tall, brunette hair.
What I'm hearing is like
very social, loves to party,
Well educated,
taloves to be out.r.
Do you feel like he gravitates
more towards party girls?
I think so.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Really?
I think so because
he likes to party.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: He does.
[chuckling]
VERONICA: He's a
party boy, yeah.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: I mean,
that sounds really fun.
VERONICA: Yeah.
LARRY: He's had a fun life.
Yeah.
Tell me your origin
story, because the two
of you, really solid, loving
influence in his life.
I was 25, and--
Ooh, that's the same
age as Larry is, right?
VERONICA: He came
to Mexico for work.
I never thought I was
gonna be dating him.
And now, we've been
together for 27 years.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: So what
is the urgency to find
somebody for Larry right now?
I'm getting older and wanting
those grandkids, you know.
It gets really tough
having them that far away.
On the subject of grandkids,
I know you have another son.
Oh, yeah.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: And he's
engaged, and he's 22.
Tell me his name.
VERONICA: Arty.
ASHASHLEY WILLIAMS: Doe's
you think Arty is gonna
Tell me his name.
have children pretty soon?
ASHASHLEY WILLIAMS: Doe's
yoVERONICA: Oh, yeah.na
He's the one that is ready.
I have to stop him for a while.
I'm like, just if
you want to get
married, that's fine but
at least until you're 23.
He has already planned
his future life.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: You
mentioned Larry's
a little bit competitive.
LARRY: Well--
VERONICA: So do you
think now that Arty
is engaged, that that could be
influencing Larry a little bit?
VERONOh, yeah.o you
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Right?
Yeah.
So what type of women
are you looking for?
Somebody different
now, maybe not
the party girl, somebody
who is into art,
sports, family oriented--
LARRY: Loves to travel.
- bilingual.
Of course, he would like
somebody tall, and--
what else?
Not too clingy.
Not to clean?
Not too clingy.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Clingy!
[laughing]
Not too clean.
Clingy.
I think we're
gonna find this girl.
VERONICA: Yeah.
- Let go.
Let's go, yeah!
Thank you for having me.
(SINGING) I gotta keep believing
I gotta keep believing
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: This
(SINGIis a football item?lieving
Yeah.
Well, actually,
it's a letter jacket.
Ooh yeah, I see.
See, it was football.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Did
you go to all the games?
Oh, absolutely.
VERONICA: Yes.
Friday night lights.
[laughs]
(SINGING) I got the
fire from the sparkle
Hi, welcome!
LARRY: This is my son.
That's Larry's brother.
Nice to meet you.
Congratulations!
(SINGING) I got the
fire from the sparkle
Hi.
[speaking spanish]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
Hello, Douglasville!
[cheering, applause]
The reason that we're
all here tonight
is because we're gathering
together as a community
to try to find
romance for Larry.
He's been in New
York for seven years.
He hasn't found the right girl.
And I know this girl is here
in Douglasville, so help me!
[laughs]
[applause]
Is it fair to say
that Larry sort
of goes for the party girls?
Well, Larry likes to party.
[laughter]
So I would love for all
of us, as a community,
to try to think about who
you all may know that could
be a good match for Larry.
Oh, I see a hand over here.
Hi, come on up.
My name is Gracie,
and I am her niece.
Yeah.
My name is Gracie,
and I[laughter]ece.
And I want to nominate
my friend, Anna.
She's an amazing girl.
She just graduated,
Arizona State, with an MBA.
Ooh, a business degree.
She just graduated,
ArThat's the kind of girl
OoShe loves to travel
She's been to Mexico
multiple times.
She knows Spanish,
English, and Hindi.
SVERONICA: Oh, wow.o
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Whoa!
VERONICA: That sounds great!
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: All right!
[applause]
And have you partied
with her before?
Yes, and she is not crazy.
And have you partied
She's not crazy!
[laughter]
Incredible!
[applause]
Oh, we've got somebody very
enthusiastic over here.
I would like to
nominate Charlee.
Charlee is 25.
She's a teacher.
CharlOK.is 25.
She's very, very funny.
She loves children.
She loves her family.
And she used to be kind
of on the wild side.
[laughter]
But she has calmed down,
and she's ready to settle
down in Douglasville.
But she has calmed down,
and she's rOK.y to settle
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Woo!
This is perfect!
[applause]
All right, great.
Oh, we've got a
hand up over here.
AllCome on up.at.
OI'm nominating
my friend, Naadia.
She's 28.
She's a corporate lawyer.
Ooh!
VERONICA: [laughs]
She's very career driven,
but she does want a family.
Is she independent?
Because Larry is
very independent
and he doesn't like
anybody to be--
Clingy.
She's far from being clingy.
[laughter]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
How tall is she?
She's about my height.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
HowOK, good.she?
How tall is Larry again?
6 foot 1, maybe.
VERONICA: He's like his brother.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'm a little taller.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: OK.
VERONICA: You're
taller than Larry.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Oh, are you?
- Yeah, I'm taller.
Not competitive
at all, though.
Yeah.
[laughter]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: All right!
- I'd like to nominate somebody.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
[gasps] Come on up.
Hi, sir.
- Hey, how are you?
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Welcome.
Here, take this microphone.
Sure, sure.
Talk into it.
MIKE: I'd like to
nominate Sicily.
She enjoys sports.
She really loves her father.
She wants to travel.
I think she'd make a
good match for your son.
Ooh!
We'll be happy to meet her.
Woo!
[applause]
Oh, come on up!
This is fabulous!
SHALEE: I'd just like to
nominate another nice, kind
folk, named Melissa.
Melissa.
She's well traveled.
She loves her family.
She loves her culture.
She loves embracing her
Latin Hispanic groups.
Oh.
SHALEE: She's very focused.
She currently works
as an urban planner.
She's a go-getter.
She got that chilena heat.
She's aWoo!getter.
Oh!
Thank you.
[applause]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Veronica
and Larry, you're gonna go
and you're gonna meet
with some of these guys.
But they're only
gonna pick three.
And after that, we are all going
to tune in live to the dates.
Oh!
So cool, right?
You're gonna have
your work cut out
for you in the next
couple of days,
meeting with all these people.
VERONICA: We're gonna be
excited meeting all these girls.
[cheering, applause]
We did it!
Hey, town!
Mwah!
[invigorating music]
(SINGING) You
found your way home
Are you excited to
see Larry watering?
Yeah.
VERONICA: Plants keep growing.
I wonder how tall
they're gonna get.
I don't know how
tall they are gonna be.
When Larry comes, he's
gonna be surprised.
[pleasant melody]
- Hello!
- Hey!
LARRY: Hey.
LARRY JR: Hello.
Hi, good to see you.
Good to see you.
Yeah, good to see you.
Hope you have a nice visit.
Thank you.
Good to see you.
What's up?
- It's not bad
Love you.
Man, these plants
grew like crazy.
[laughing]
LARRY: We have plenty
of peppers tonight.
How's the trip?
LARRY JR: Good.
I'm tired, traveling,
not fun, but here we are.
So what are your
plans for the weekend?
I think I'll have
a golf with Arty.
OK.
LARRY JR: Aside from
that, a good rest.
We'll fix all your
favorite dishes for sure.
All right.
But guess what?
LARRY JR: Mm?
I have plans for you.
But guess what?
[whimsical music]
[laughs]
But guess what?
[whimsWhat?music]
We are gonna meet some
lovely girls from town
that will be happy to meet you.
OK with that?
Wait, what do you mean?
OK[laughing]?
We started looking for the
right girl for you in town.
[laughing]
What do you think?
[music playing]
You want to get involved?
I'll be meeting some women?
Is that what it is?
[laughter]
What do you-- what do
you mean "community?"
Who's involved in this?
Our friends and
family, neighbors.
Even Grandma is excited.
Our friends and
You involved in this?
[laughing]
I'm not involved.
What do you think?
I'm doing all
right in New York.
We know you're having
a lot of fun in New York.
Trying to get you
closer to home, man.
New York's a long
way to go visit.
You think it'll take
a lady to get me back?
[laughing]
Am I allowed to know who they
are, like, do they know me?
Are they people
that I know already?
VERONICA: No.
These girls are
from Douglasville.
You will meet them soon.
From Douglasville?
I already know a lot of
Douglasvilles I was involved in.
You want to know
the plan, huh?
Yeah.
You trust me?
We'll find out.
[laughing]
How old were you and pop-pop?
When we got married?
18?
[laughing]
I'm late.
[laughing]
OK, I guess I'll trust you guys.
It sounds like you got
everybody involved already,
so we'll see what happens.
Growing up, my mom
would introduce
me to her friends' daughters.
Oh, you should find
a person like this.
And here we go again.
I'm not particularly fond of
it, but I'll give it a shot.
Let's see what happens
and go from there.
Oh my gosh.
LARRY: [laughs] It'll
be all right, man.
You think he liked the idea?
I don't know.
[laughing]
He has a mind of his own.
LARRY: Oh, that's for sure.
[pop music] Whoa, ooh, whoa
LARRY: It'll be an
interesting project.
VERONICA: I'm excited
to meet the girls.
Yeah.
VERONICA: I'm excited
Oh, nice and cool in here.
VERONICA: Hi!
Hi!
Nice to meet you.
- Oh god, nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
I'm Melissa.
[giggling]
Hi.
- Hi.
Hispanic?
VERONICA: Yes.
Me too.
[chuckles]
VERONICA: Where are you from?
My mom's a Chilean.
Where are you from?
I'm from Mexico.
He's from Louisiana.
OK, so you all have, like,
the best cuisines, basically.
Oh yeah.
I see because you like cooking.
I do.
VERONICA: So we're looking
to find the right girl
for our son, Larry.
What do you think
about marriage?
I want to get married.
I'm 28, so I'm very
intentional with dating.
I have been single
for three years
because my standards
are very high.
And I think that's a good thing.
Like, when I was
early 20s, I would
date some not-so-great guys.
[laughing]
How about
international travel?
You love to travel?
- Yes, I love to.
I try and go, like, every year.
You like peppers?
Te gusta chile?
Un poquito.
Un poquito español.
Oh.
I know.
I do want to learn Spanish.
That's, like, my next thing.
VERONICA: Do you mind if
I take a picture of you?
Oh, not at all.
VERONICA: Do you mind if
I tThank you so much.ou?
You guys have a great day.
[lively music]
Hey!
Veronica and Larry?
Yes.
I'm Naadia.
VERONICA: Hey, Naadia.
Nice to meet you all.
Nice to meet you.
What do you do?
I'm a lawyer for
a nonprofit, yes.
VERONICA: For a nonprofit.
- Yes.
What do you do
in your free time?
I like to do Zumba.
Yeah, I like Zumba.
I love Zumba.
Do you speak any
other language?
So my dad is from Ghana.
He speaks a language called Twi.
I've been learning
a little bit of it.
I grew up being a daddy's girl.
I'm really close with my family.
Do you like to travel?
Yes, I just went
to Mexico in June.
What do you think
Do about marriage?vel?
I feel like I'm at the age
where I'm definitely ready.
How old are you?
I'm 28.
VERONICA: How about kids?
Kids, I do want kids.
Thank you so much.
[guitar playing]
Wow, she's playing the guitar.
Oh, how nice!
- How are you?
- I'm doing great.
How about you?
- Good!
I'm Veronica.
I'm Sicily.
Hi, my name is Charlee.
- How are you doing?
- I've been amazing.
How are you?
- I'm doing great.
- How are you doing?
- I'vThank you.zing.
CHARLEE: Nice to meet you.
VERONICA: Have you met?
We have not.
I'm Sicily.
Hi, I'm Charlee.
Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- Hi!
What do you do?
I'm a teacher for special ed.
VERONICA: You're a teacher.
Yes, I am.
Seems like you love
to work with kids.
I love kids.
VERONICA: And what do you do?
I'm actually in medical sales.
VERONICA: In medical sales.
- Yeah, medical device sales.
- How big is your family?
Oh, my family is pretty big.
I'm the youngest girl
out of four boys.
So yeah, I'm the youngest.
And you have--
So it's a boy and three girls.
So--
VERONICA: Boy and three girls.
- he was, like, probably
miserable for the first
12 years of his life.
We had a good time.
I guess.
You're the oldest
or youngest in your--
- I'm the youngest.
- You're the youngest?
Are you native Georgian?
- I'm the youngest.
I am, yeah, born and raised.
I grew up in a little town.
We didn't even
have a post office,
so you might not
have heard of it.
It's called Hollindale.
LARRY: Do you like to cook?
Love to cook.
I definitely
love to cook, yes.
I don't cook much,
but he loves to cook.
OK, he's the
cook in the family.
I don't cook much,
bHe's the chef, yeah.
Do you guys like sports?
Love sports.
Yes, I like football,
and I like basketball.
- And how about--
- How about you?
I'm a big Braves girl, so--
Oh, there you go.
[laughing]
VERONICA: Good.
Let me just take
a picture of you.
Thank you so much.
I have to get in
the sun a little bit.
VERONICA: Wow, you
guys are so pretty.
Oh.
Nice to meet you.
[pop music]
Nice to be here.
VERONICA: Hey, Gracie!
GRACIE: This is my friend, Anna.
I'll leave you guys to speak.
Thank you, Gracie.
Thanks, Gracie.
You're welcome.
VERONICA: What do you like
to do in your free time?
I do love to cook.
I love to read.
I try to keep a
lot of my free time
aside for traveling
because I love to travel.
I love Mexican people.
I love Mexico.
How old are you?
ANNA: I just turned 30.
Do you speak any
other languages?
Si, hablo español.
But I also know Hindi as well.
How do you plan to
mix family and career?
I'm not the type of girl who's
going to quickly and desperately
try to find a guy and settle
down in the name of babies
because I'm not,
like, that maternally
motivated in the sense
that, like, I would
compromise everything else.
But I would love for it to
be a conversation and not
comproan expectation. else.
Great to meet you.
Yeah, absolutely.
Thank you so much
for the opportunity.
Yeah, thank you, guys.
Oh!
[invigorating music]
Oh, man.
Larry.
Hello, good to see you!
- What's up, bro?
- Good to see you, brother.
Good to see you too, man.
You've been all right?
- Yeah!
- Yeah, man.
It's nice to be
back in Douglasville.
There's no place like home.
My parents got
me into some stuff.
I thought I was
coming down to chill.
My mom, like, invited
a bunch of the people
from the city of Douglasville
to set me up on some dates.
Did you know about this meeting?
I ran into--
I see your dad sometimes.
So yeah, I knew.
- Yeah?
I want to see you go through
with it and see what happens.
Time to find a wife?
It's time to find a wife, bro.
I don't know how it is for you.
For me, I got to settle
down before my hairline
takes off on me, man.
[laughing]
Look, brother, dating pool
has some waste in it, bro.
[chuckles] So I say, you
find a good one, man.
Settle down.
- Settle it quick?
ELIJAH: Yeah, man.
- Get in there?
I mean, what else
are you looking for?
Someone who wakes
up in the morning
and wants to better
themselves, that
wants to take advantage of the
day, someone that really, like,
has that mentality.
To see the extent of
effort that my parents
put into this
experience and trying
to find a partner definitely
makes me reevaluate,
like, maybe I should
start to consider
to settle down and really
build towards something
similar to what my parents have.
What was your mom,
like, 26 when she had you?
- Yeah, she is.
- You know what I mean?
She is about my age.
About that age, bro.
I mean, when are you
thinking you want kids?
AThat's the thing.o.
I don't want to be an old
dad, like, I want to be
able to grow up with the kids.
After you spend enough time
in the big city at some point,
I do think home calls.
And it's time to settle down.
Face a different
reality a little bit.
ELIJAH: Yeah, I think it's
about that time for you, man,
you know.
Well, we'll see what
my parents put together.
I think we're getting
into it tomorrow.
You only live once.
Yeah.
You're next.
Yeah, maybe there's
a woman waiting
for me down here, who knows?
Yeah, bro.
[chuckles]
[positive music]
I think they're all beautiful,
but we have to decide.
[chuckles]
I really believe Melissa
needs to be one of them.
VERONICA: Do you like her?
LARRY: I like her a lot.
VERONICA: Do you like Latinas?
I like Latinas.
What can I say?
VERThey're married to you.nas?
No, it's just she's
so down to earth.
She's just not another
VERThNew York party girl..nas?
I think she's at a stage where
she's ready to get married.
Naadia, I think
she's very smart.
I thinkLARRY: Oh, she'se where
she'sincredibly smart.ried.
Naadia, I think
She comes from a nice family.
And she's thinking about
family, and that's good.
She's thinking about family.
And I think she's so sweet.
Yeah, she's something else.
I definitely like her.
LARRY: Oh, Sicily.
I just really love the fact
she comes from a small town
farming community.
That's how I grew up, you know.
VERONICA: I like her for sure.
Plus, she's a great
Braves fan, come on.
That's nice.
Plus, she's a great
BrShe's so lovely.n.
I think it's so nice that
I think she doesn't--
I think Larry will
have fun dating her.
VERONICA: I don't know.
She's a very smart girl.
LARRY: Yeah.
VERONICA: She's talented--
Knows what she wants.
- and independent.
I think she's beautiful.
LARRY: She's just at a
different maturity level.
She's advanced, I think.
I thi- I think so.tiful.
I don't think that
would be a good match.
SBut Melissa, she's got.
to be one of the three
And Sicily, there might be
a click there with Larry.
I like the attorney, Naadia.
She is well-educated.
She likes to travel.
I'm good with it.
Here we go.
Naadia--
Naadia--
Here we go.
- Sicily--
- and Melissa.
- Melissa.
All right.
Now it's up to Larry.
[laughing]
(SINGING) Whoa, whoa, whoa
[chatter]
Hi!
Oh my gosh!
Hello, everybody!
[cheering]
I'm excited you're here!
Woo-hoo!
Welcome back to those of you
who are with us the other day.
I feel like this family
has really come a long way.
And Larry's learned
a lot about himself.
So right now, we all
get the opportunity
to watch the dates live.
[cheering, applause]
Now, I need to call
up the parents.
Veronica and Larry, come on up.
So can you tell us, who are the
people that you chose for Larry
to go on some dates with?
We picked--
LARRY: Sicily.
VERONICA:--Sicily, Naadia--
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Naadia.
VEVERONICA:--and Melissa.--
LARRY: Melissa.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
And Melissa, OK.
VERONICA: Yes.
- Is everybody ready?
[cheering, applause]
OK.
After we watch the
dates, we're all
gonna vote on who we think Larry
should go on another date with.
OK, now, we're gonna tune in
to Larry and Sicily's date.
[applause]
[motivating music]
Hi, I'm Sicily.
LARRY JR: Sicily?
Nice to meet you.
Hello.
Nice to meet you.
Oh my gosh.
I was a bit nervous walking up.
She's turned around.
My first impression
is just like, oh,
she's got very pretty hair.
I like the color.
I heard that you
like active things.
- Yes.
- As do I.
All right.
So we're gonna be taking this
little vintage paddle boat out.
- All right.
- OK, let's--
Let's hop on?
Yeah.
And I'm gonna steer us in
the best way I know possible.
Oh, we're gonna float away!
Don't float away!
[laughter]
OK, so where are
you living now?
So I'm in New York.
OK, so in New
York, what do you do?
Like, give me a day
in the life of Larry.
OK, so in New
A day in the life, man.
I mean, I've been working
financial services.
Weekends, I like
to get active, DJ.
I mean, II like-- working
finan- Do you?ices.
- Yeah.
- You do like events and stuff.
Yeah, like, I'll be the one
to book the gig, book the venue.
It's a fun time.
So have you been dating
people in New York?
LARRY JR: [laughs]
SICILY: Or is it
just, like, almost
impossible to find somebody?
LARRY JR: I've been single
for about a year or so,
just getting to know some
imppeople here and there.dy?
LI feel New York is suchle
fan interesting place.,
Everybody's kind of
on their own timeline.
Everybody's just like,
all right, I'm here to do
this and this, and then, like--
SICILY: Grind?
- get out, you know.
Like, I don't think
anybody moves there to be,
like, let's settle down here.
Let's figure out a home
in New York, you know.
There's--
- Is that what--
- pros and cons.
- you're trying to do?
Oh, man, I don't know.
It might be about that time.
- Yeah.
LARRY JR: It might
be about that time.
Is a lot of your
circle here in Georgia?
Yeah.
I've moved around a good bit.
I've lived in Colorado--
I like Colorado.
- Virginia, North
Carolina, Florida.
So I have friends all over,
but my closest friends are
all who I grew up with here.
Let's slow this down.
I don't want to crash into the--
[groans] honestly, not bad.
That wasn't--
[thud]
Oh.
- Close enough.
That wasn't--
[laughter]
SICILY: Spoke too soon.
LARRY JR: Made it in, though.
SICILY: Next thing
is a little picnic.
Cute.
SICILY: Not to be a red flag but
I am a little scared of ducks,
so--
[laughter]
I was trying to
be aware of also--
like, know my surroundings.
So we got our little
bag of goodies.
LARRY JR: [chuckles]
This is awesome.
I'm so excited.
Get a nice little
spread going.
I hear tell that your dad
is the chef in the family.
Yeah.
So quite the
expectation to live up to.
But--
I mean, he knows how to throw
down some good Cajun food.
Yeah.
Your mom was, like,
straight to it.
She was kind of
talking about you.
And she was kind of explaining
you being in New York
and then them trying to
find somebody for you.
I want to know why they're so
involved in your love life.
I know my--
I know why my parents are.
She's just
getting right to it.
I feel like my past dating has
just been like, I don't know.
I never really took it that
serious at the end of the day.
I think my parents
could pick up on that.
And I think they're
like, all right, like--
They're like, chop
chop, little onion.
Yeah, you know.
My brother is getting
married next year.
He's already engaged.
The pressure is on.
And he's younger, you know.
He digs her.
Do you do a lot of
traveling to other countries?
Yeah, I like to.
I like to travel, Latin
America, Europe, specifically,
France, Spain, Barcelona.
Have you ever been?
- I have not.
LARRY JR: Oh my gosh.
- I've always wanted to though.
Have you ever been?
- I Yeah.not.
I would love to do, like,
a European backpacking trip--
- Yes.
- or something.
I'm looking for a best
friend that you also
want to do life with, and--
- A little bestie.
SICILY: Yeah.
LARRY JR: I definitely
want to go out and keep
doing things with a partner
as well as just, you know,
hiding away.
doing things with a partner
as well asYeah., you know,
Yeah.
Well, I mean,
I would love to--
I would love to
hang out with you
again, if you ever
have any free time.
Yeah, absolutely.
[chill music]
Cool!
Well, it was great meeting you.
Thanks for--
- Absolutely, likewise.
- spending time.
- Can I give you a hug?
Thanks for--
- AbsoOh my gosh.ewise.
Shout out to your
parents, right.
Thanks for--
- Oh my gosh, for real
[cheering, applause]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: I love it!
[romantic music]
Let's go ahead and we're
gonna watch Larry and Naadia.
[applause]
[invigorating music]
Hello.
Hi.
All right.
Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you as well.
- What's your name?
- Naadia.
Naadia, I'm Larry.
Nice to meet you.
It's a pleasure.
All right.
What are we getting into here?
NAADIA: Candle making.
LARRY JR: Looks like fun.
All right.
Do you have a favorite scent?
Yeah, I think,
like, tobacco or like,
those stronger style scents.
Yeah.
I like those.
I do like lavender.
Flirty has a scent?
I'm gonna put this
one on real quick.
[chuckling]
[oohs]
Are you, like, from Georgia?
I was born in Saudi Arabia.
But--
What?
Yeah, I've lived in
Georgia most of my life.
Like, what brought your
family to Saudi Arabia?
My dad worked there.
Oh.
So my dad's
actually from Ghana.
OK.
And my mom's from Decatur.
Uh-huh.
So that's why
we came back here.
Are you closer with,
like, your mom or your dad?
So I grew up being
wa daddy's girl.e.
But I feel like
the more I've been
getting into womanhood, starting
to get really close with my mom.
I feel like sometimes,
she calls me for advice.
LARRY JR: Oh, really?
- Yeah, it's kind of weird.
- You're getting to that point.
- Yeah.
[laughter]
I've had that here
and there now too.
Oh, really?
My parents ask
me, like, you know--
[laughter]
I don't know.
You're supposed to tell me.
Yeah, I'm like, why are
you calling me about this?
Yeah, right?
How's dating been for you?
It's been kind of horrible.
[laughter]
Yeah, it's actually
been kind of horrible.
I love how honest she's being.
I've been single
for two years now.
I'm 28, so my plan is
to be married by 30.
Is that gonna happen?
I'm not sure.
But--
I'[laughter].
So are you ready, like, for a
relationship because you're 25?
I'[laughter].
Oops.
I'[lOops.er].
[whimsical music]
Yeah, you know.
I think so.
I think dating
around with intent--
Yeah.
LARRY JR:--is kind
of where I'm at.
You get to that age when
your younger brother just got
LARRY JR:--is kind
oengaged, so--t.
NAADIA: Oh, really?
- family is kind of
like, what's going on here?
And so maybe I should start
taking this a little bit more
seriously, maybe have a
lilittle more intent here.?
NAADIA: Yeah.
Do you want to be married?
Yeah, absolutely.
Interesting.
LARRY JR: I want some
little ones running around.
Yeah.
LARRY JR: I want some
lI feel like that'd be fun.
[giggles]
LARRY JR: Wait, but I'm
curious about, like,
your work and whatnot.
So are you gonna be,
like, a partner of a firm?
That's what you're
trying to make it to?
I don't want to do
anything that doesn't have,
like, the work-life balance
that I'm looking for.
My dad would always tell me,
like, everything in moderation.
You know, you don't
ever take anything,
like, too intense, too
hard in any one direction.
As long as you find that
balance, like, you'd be happy.
likeI think that's too
hardsome great advice.ion.
You know, big Larry
got some wisdom.
[laughter]
We're about to find
out how this comes out?
Yeah.
I hope you like the
scent that goes with that.
[whimsical music]
I don't know how this
one actually came out.
I don't love it as much
as I thought I did.
[chuckles] So let me
know what you think.
I don't love it as much
Oh, yours smells good.
[chuckles] So let me
know whaOK.ou think.
[laughs] Your face
when you smell mine.
Yours smells like, maybe
some cleaning products.
[laughter]
It does kind of.
NAADIA: Yes.
Yeah, at least my
house will smell clean.
Yeah.
[laughter]
LARRY JR: Naadia was
definitely beautiful.
She had a great
smile, personality.
We have similar perspectives on
life, like, to have a good time.
My parents definitely
saw she had
her head on straight,
like, very goal oriented.
I feel like there could
be something to explore.
It's so nice meeting you.
Nice meeting you too.
[applause]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Ooh!
Dating with intent.
The competition is on!
I am into it!
[laughter]
Ready for our last date?
Yes!
Fine.
We're gonna watch
Melissa and Larry's.
Here we go!
[applause]
[invigorating music]
Hello!
Hi.
Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
What's your name?
- I'm Melissa.
Nice to meet you.
Melissa, I'm Larry.
Larry, nice to meet you.
NLARRY JR: Hello,
MI like your dress.
MELISSA: Larry Jr.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
I love that shirt.
He looks cute in that.
He changed.
I'm curious to know how
you met my parents at all.
I know they're trying to--
- I like them.
- get a bit involved in here.
MELISSA: Yeah, I like them.
They kind of remind
me of my parents,
actually, because
my mom was like
a small Chilean Hispanic lady.
And then my dad's
like an old white guy.
Yeah.
- Oh, yeah.
No, wait.
[laughs]
I am familiar with that type.
Yeah.
I am famil[laughter]hat type.
My first impression of
Melissa, she was a little shy.
I could see a little
bit of the nervousness.
I thought it was kind
of cute, you know.
I'm not gonna lie,
I'm attracted to her.
MELISSA: Do you
want to play a game?
It's a better way to get to
know each other a little bit.
Break the ice a
little, get it going?
Let's see.
Oh, I got one.
MELISSA: Oh my god.
I'm scared, OK.
Oh, I got one.
MELISOh, dear. god.
Tell a knock-knock joke.
[laughs] I haven't heard
a knock-knock joke.
I'm dead, OK.
I only know one.
Better than I have.
OK, so knock, knock.
Who's there?
Banana?
Banana who??
[laughs] It's either--
Ba[laughs]??
MELISSA: OK.
Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Orange.
LARRY JR: Yeah, I
forgot the format.
Orange you glad I
didn't say banana?
Oh!
- But why is that funny?
- I don't know.
Is that funny?
I have better material.
This is my first
time playing LOL.
Am I cheating if I do that?
I'll allow it.
Get the juices flowing.
I'll OK.ow it.
It's all about balance.
Give your date a compliment.
Oh, I'm gonna blush.
You have great hair.
- Oh, thank you.
You have good facial features.
You're tall.
That's three.
Go ahead.
YAll right!.
That's it.
That's it.
Go ahead.
No, I'm just kidding.
Yeah, I think you're
pretty attractive.
Oh, thank you.
MELISSA: I like the height.
I think you're
very attractive, too.
How tall are you?
I am 6' 2".
Oh, thank god.
OK.
LARRY JR: What is
your biggest red flag?
Oh my god, I actually
have a list on my phone.
LARRY JR: You keep track?
Yeah.
It's called, like, reasons
I'll stop talking to a guy.
So you want to read a couple
logs, see if I'm in the clear,
or like--
[laughs]
[laughing]
Doesn't allow pets on the
bed, doesn't like kids, skater.
I'm 3 for 3 right now.
MELISSA: Thank god.
I'm doing all right.
Too gym bro, like, unhealthy
relationship with body and gym.
Like, I work out hard
just so I can indulge.
Exactly, that's the thing!
LLike, I enjoy eating
well and drinking well.
Honestly, like, a nice dinner
would cap off a perfect day.
Exactly.
LARRY JR: Dinner and drinks.
Dinner and drinks.
I was gonna say,
and some wine.
LARRY JR: Yeah, get after it,
dance a little bit or something.
OK.
LARRY JR: That would be--
Oh, so you like to dance?
You've got to have some.
I like to dance, but you know.
[laughs]
Mentioned your
red flag is wants
kids, or does not want kids.
Oh, yeah.
The other way around.
I like kids.
I want to, like, have
a partner and, like,
experience life with a partner.
And I also want
to enjoy my youth.
Yeah, exactly.
But I don't necessarily want
to be an old dad either.
So I gotta, like, find
that balance, you know.
NAADIA: True.
That's that.
I want to be able to, like,
enjoy life with a partner.
OK.
[music playing]
Well, this was fun, Larry.
LARRY: Yeah?
I'm glad I met you.
LARRY: Yeah, this was great.
No, I'm just kidding.
[laughter]
LARRY: Let me give you a hug.
OK.
Yay!
LARRY: Let meBye.e you a hug.
So great meeting you.
Nice meeting you too.
See you again maybe?
See what we can make happen.
[applause]
Wow.
We learned a lot.
We want to hear all
of your opinions.
So we are actually going to
conduct a poll right here.
We have a little ballot.
Take a pen.
And you're going to
write who you think
is the perfect match for Larry.
Come on up.
[uplifting music]
I picked Naadia because she's
very successful and humble.
I think Larry should
pick Melissa because they
have so much in common.
I'd like to pick
Naadia because I
think they were cool together.
I think Sicily.
I hate it's not
Charlee, but Sicily.
I'm casting my
vote for Sicily.
I think she'd probably be the
best for him to settle down
and start that family with.
(SINGING) Ooh
It's the things you do
Hi.
Hello.
Great to meet you.
It's so good to meet you.
I've been here helping
your parents look.
for the right person for you.
Hello, hello.
Hi.
Thank you so much for
hanging out with me.
Come here.
- Yeah, absolutely.
TThis will be great.r
This will be great
Well, I feel like
I know you already--
TThis will be great.r
This Oh, gosh.reat
- 'cause I've hung
out with your family.
TThiOh, you got tot.r
Tmeet the parents
There's so much love there
for you and in the community
as well.
OK, so what was it like
when your brother got
engaged before you did?
We kind of saw it coming.
You did?
They'd been together for,
what, three, four years now.
Did it make you
feel like, OK, I got
to get on this a little bit?
Yeah, it was a
little bit of a--
Because I know you guys
are a little bit competitive.
- a little bit of a kick.
BecaI was just like, uys
are a you're doing this.tive.
- This is serious.
- What am I doing, you know?
So let's talk a
little bit about what
went on in these dates.
Because we all watch
your dates live.
LARRY: You got to see them
all through and through?
Oh, did I ever.
What has this
experience taught you?
Oh, definitely
what to look for,
like, the right
questions to ask.
Oh, definitely
whatOoh, good.or,
Like, how to get to
what kind of matters.
I don't think first interaction
I would get straight to asking
the heavy questions like that.
- But maybe you would now?
- And I learned, like--
- Like, why not?
- maybe it's not
that scary, you know.
Ooh, that's great.
Like, see if we're
on the same page.
Like, see if--
Like, don't waste time.
Yeah, because it's time
to start really thinking
about this, considering it.
- Right.
In New York,
it's, like, building
up to it, as to here the process
was almost flipped in reverse.
It's a refreshing feeling.
- Yeah.
- It was pretty very nice.
- Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Do you feel like
you learned anything
about what you're looking for?
Like, do--
- I mean, yeah.
If you're going to
ask it, you got to be
ready to answer it too, so.
Right?
I think the main reason
why I haven't found love
is not being intentional
about what I'm looking for.
This process has definitely
helped kind of narrow down
what I care about and what
values I want to look for,
and what's important to me.
And I think that's a bit of
a turning point for me here.
So we're going to head over.
We're going to meet all
of your friends and family
who are totally rooting
for you and really,
truly love you so much.
And I'm really excited to hear
more that will be revealed.
Oh, I'm sure.
[laughter]
- It's going to be fun.
- Well, let's get to it then.
All right, let's do it.
[laughter]
(SINGING) We're singing
1,000 miles still starts
with just one step
(SINGJust one stepnging
What are you going to do if he
doesn't select the same person
that you selected?
As long as he's
happy, we'll be happy.
That is very
open minded of you.
Hi.
Welcome.
VERONICA: Hello.
- I'm so excited you're here.
- Welcome.
- Come on in.
- Thank you for coming.
Want a front row seat?
Good to see you.
[guests chattering]
Did you hear about the
giant party at Veronica
and Larry's house
tonight after this?
GUESTS: Woo!
All right.
We are so happy that
you all came back.
Thank you.
I would love to just
hear a little bit
from Veronica and Larry.
Have you learned
anything new about Larry?
Well, he's very open
to change because I
was worried he was going to be
mad at us for setting him up.
Yeah.
He understood.
You know, we were trying
to help a little bit.
Without further ado,
I'm going to bring out
the man, the myth, the legend.
VERONICA: [laughs]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
There is the legend.
[cheering, applause]
Oh, man.
All right.
This is-- you guys,
this is such a good guy.
Is anybody interested?
Are you interested?
You know, I'm curious
what everybody else thought.
Yeah.
The results of
the community poll
were that the person that
you should get to know
a little bit better is--
were that the person that
you shoSicily. to know
[cheering, applause]
I'm looking for a
best friend that you
also want to do life with.
- Oh, that's neat.
And yeah.
[applause]
So next up, the big reveal--
Mom and Dad, right?
A lot of discernment
involved here,
that Larry went on three
dates with the women
that they selected.
So who did you think
Larry should get
to know a little bit better?
I think Sicily.
to know a liOoh! bit better?
OK.
[applause]
I want to know why they're
so involved in your love life.
- Oh my gosh.
- I know my par--
I know why my parents are.
- Talk to us.
Why?
Why do you think Sicily?
She's very charming.
And I saw the chemistry
between these two.
What do you think, Larry?
Sicily was pretty
true to her thoughts,
both with us and with Larry.
And she's a Braves fan, so.
[laughter]
All right.
Is everybody interested in
hearing who Larry chose?
[cheering, applause]
Before getting
to this decision,
I kind of want to
thank you all for being
Before getting
a part of this process.
I want to thank you
guys specifically.
You know, I think going
a into it, I probablys.
wasn't the most enthused that
you were having a role in this,
but I think it played out well.
And I appreciate
you guys' judgment
and just willingness to step in
and do what needs to be done.
So thank you all for
weighing in on this for me.
Larry, what's it like to
hear him say that to you?
Oh, it's special.
LARRY: [laughs]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: I
can see the love.
I really can.
I can see the love.
It's so magical to be able
to see it and witness that.
But yeah.
I think one person
did stand out a little
stronger amongst the three.
Breathe.
Yeah.
So that being said,
I did choose--
Sicily.
[cheering, applause]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: No kidding!
Hello.
Long time no see.
Great to see you again.
LARRY: Yeah.
Hey.
Hi, Sicily.
I'm Ashley.
- Hi.
- Welcome.
Thank you so much for coming.
- Nice to meet you.
- Hi.
I'm so happy to be here.
Yeah.
- Hi.
We all loved watching your date.
It was very clear that
there was a really
fun chemistry between you.
So what is this like
for you right now?
You never know if
the parents, when
they're talking about their
kid, if it's accurate or not.
Because I know that they always,
like, think the world of them.
Lucky for me, you guys
were not exaggerating.
[laughter]
I was super excited to be able
to actually meet him in person.
[laughs]
So, Larry, what's
next for the two of you?
Do you feel like maybe a second
date might be in the works?
Yeah.
I wouldn't be opposed to getting
some dinner, a glass of wine,
actually getting
something on the books,
and get to know each other
in a little more intimate
actually getting
setting as opposed to--
Yeah, maybe one where there
isn't a bunch of people watching
you and all of America.
Uh-huh.
[laughter]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
Congratulations you two!
I feel like we found some
romance in Douglasville.
[cheering, applause]
[music playing] I'm
just looking for a smile
I keep holding onto you
LARRY: The difference between
a large city and a small town
is the values.
I feel like with
you, it really shined
through in our interaction.
[cheering, applause]
Yeah, Larry!
It's my turn to take a
little initiative here.
It's time to go get
a glass of wine,
debrief this whole experience
in a little more casual setting,
and, you know, have
some fun with it.
His plans are my plans.
[chuckles]
[midtempo music]