Happy's Place (2024) s01e07 Episode Script

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[UPBEAT FESTIVE MUSIC]
Excuse me. I'm looking
for the North Pole.
Could you give me directions? [CACKLES]
Not now.
I've got a million business things to do
before the end of the year!
And now they're done!
- It's Christmas, Rudolph.
- Oh.
I love this time of year!
Oh, me too.
And I want to make our
first Christmas together
the most special.
Do you want to help me
finish decorating the tavern?
Yes.
This year, I get to put
the star on top of the tree
because we got a short one.
And next year, we'll have an
authentic Mexican Christmas.
OK.
Well, look at the ho-ho-humbugs.
All right, Rudolph,
turn on that nose so these Grinches can
make their way through the fog.
I just got off the phone
with Knoxville Trust.
They canceled their
Christmas party on us.
You can turn the nose off now.
Where's the trust, Knoxville Trust?
Makes me wonder how secure my $146 is.
So how bad is this?
Bad.
We needed the money to
fund our health insurance.
Daddy was always so proud that
he took such good care of y'all.
Well, I already bought
10 pounds of scallops
for their appetizers, and
those babies ain't cheap.
How can you stand to touch scallops?
They're so slimy.
It's like touching scallops.
OK, come on, guys. Think.
We got to find somebody to come in here
and throw a party to make
up for the one that canceled.
Um I know this guy Danny.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
We sit together at the dog park.
He has got the cutest little
Yorkie-poo named Tinkerbell.
- Gabby, focus!
- Yeah.
But tell me about Tinkerbell later.
- She sounds so cute.
- Me too.
Me too, me too, me too,
me too, me too, me too.
Well, Danny, he's got his own
company, and he is super rich.
Plus, he owes me.
I saved Tinkerbell from an
overly amorous Rottweiler.
I mean, the visual was hilarious.
[LAUGHS]
But the aftermath would
have been a disaster.
Do you think this will work?
OK. Come on, guys.
We've got to have faith.
Turn that nose back on.
There you go. There you go.
Yeah, there's, um,
there's just one little thing.
When Danny's here, you
all have to call me Bobbie.
Why would we do that?
Well, I told him I owned the tavern.
I said I was you.
I know.
["HAPPY'S PLACE" PLAYING]
Sometimes it feels
like a big ol' fight ♪
To get through the day ♪
And sleep on through the night ♪
But here you'll find a place ♪
That'll surely lift your spirits ♪
You belong at Happy's Place ♪
You know, with your fair skin,
you can really see the
blood rush to your face.
Oh, it's hot. [LAUGHS]
Well, I can't see this ending well.
I'll be in the kitchen,
short Bobbie, tall Bobbie.
I'm trying hard not to overreact
'cause I don't want to go to jail.
Just tell me why.
It's really a long story.
- Shorten it.
- OK. Um
I wanted Danny to
think I was interesting.
And the only unique things about me are,
I own an original Easy-Bake Oven,
and I can dunk a basketball.
So why can't we just
tell Danny the truth?
You know, people say
they appreciate honesty,
but most of them are lying.
Yeah.
And what about all the
people at the dog park?
I have a reputation to uphold.
If I tell them I'm lying,
they're gonna think I'm a liar!
Why are you even at the dog park?
You don't own a dog.
It's not required.
I checked.
OK, does anybody have a better idea?
OK, well, it looks like
we don't have a choice.
This Christmas, everybody's lying!
OK.
I'm sorry.
I can't be a part of this.
Lying is just a hole that
you dig that gets deeper.
OK. Ignore him.
Yeah.
You get your friend in
here, and you be the best me
- you can be.
- Yeah.
All right.
- Can I borrow that sweater?
- No.
What the heck?
Oh, Bobbie!
I thought you had the day off.
What the heck?
Do you like it?
I figured I couldn't
be the only one lying.
The office had to also.
Yeah, I got more stuff in my car.
Oh, don't touch anything.
[LAUGHING]
Yeah.
Nice mustache.
Wish I could say the same about yours.
Oh, I know who you are.
The red hair, the impish sense of humor
that covers the bottomless
need for attention.
Bobbie's description was spot on.
Nice to meet you, Gabby.
Gabby?
- Oh, Danny!
- Bobbie!
- Danny?
- Gabby!
Yes.
This is Danny, the guy
I was telling you about,
even though I don't
have to tell you anything,
Gabby, because I'm the boss.
Well, now, careful, Bobbie.
The key to being a good
boss is to project authority
without coming off as a villain.
I say that only to defuse the tension
when I tell you that
Gabby defaced your photo.
Ah!
I think I improved it.
Gabby.
Gabby, look at me.
- Gabby!
- Oh.
Now, you're not gonna
joke your way out of this.
I'm worried about you.
Do you need counseling?
Every day, I have to do this.
Gabby.
Gabby!
Do you need counseling?
I think it's painfully obvious that yes,
Gabby definitely needs counseling.
What, uh what's going on in there?
Well, not only Gabby is Bobbie,
but now Bobbie is Gabby too.
[LAUGHS]
Oh, no.
Dishonesty grows.
Which is terrible,
so why are you smiling?
Hey, I smile 'cause
my parents spent a fortune on braces.
Hey, Danny.
Let me introduce you to the gang.
Well, hopefully, they're better behaved
than this little firecracker here.
Red hot!
She's my "project."
And this darling little ornament
is my sister, Isabella,
who, as you know, is from France.
This is fun.
Bonjour!
Bonjour.
Bobbie has told me so much about you.
Knoxville really must feel
different than Paris, huh?
Less French people, more french fries.
Ah! [LAUGHS]
Eh, Bobbie?
Oh, I'm sorry. I thought
you said she spoke English.
- I do.
- Are you leaving?
Oh, no.
Not "adieu."
I do!
Good lord.
And everyone else is super nice.
They are just their
normal, boring selves.
- This is
- I'm Emmett,
the chef.
ALL: What?
Yes. I love to cook scallops,
complain, and wear tough-guy bandanas.
Hey, Emmett. There's an
emergency in the kitchen.
No, there's not.
Get!
OK.
So since that was Emmett, this is
I'm out.
Out?
That's a fun name.
OK.
This has been a
hoot, but I think it's time
that I show Danny around the tavern
so he can decide to have
his Christmas party here.
Gabby, I was gonna show Danny around.
This is like when you
Americans visit France.
Argue! Argue!
Argue!
Well, actually, I I'd love a tour
from the wildcard in red
sounds dangerous.
Ah, it won't be dangerous.
But later, tonight after you leave,
that's when it's gonna get dangerous.
Here we go.
Hey, Emmett.
You have a visitor.
Oh, but I don't think chefs are allowed
visitors in the kitchen based
on what Congress said.
So this is the kitchen,
so on with the tour.
Well, hang on, Gabby. I
want to ask Emmett here
about the appetizers for the party.
What do you suggest?
Pretzels.
They're a classic choice
clean, simple, non-slimy.
Yeah, what about those scallops
you mentioned earlier?
I regret a lot of things
I mentioned earlier.
I bet you do.
Our bacon-wrapped scallops are so good,
it'll make you want to slap your mama.
Sounds good to me.
Make me a couple to try?
You mean pick them up
and throw him in a
pan after I pick them up?
Well, I don't think they're
gonna do it on their own.
See? I'm funny too.
[LAUGHS]
So are you gonna let
me taste them or not?
Mm-hmm.
Yum.
[GROANS]
Cooking is my passion.
Well, this is exciting.
For a lot of reasons.
We're gonna get to see culinary magic.
Oh, you sure are.
Hey!
Out is back.
Every time I watch him do this,
it still amazes me
what a half a stick of butter
a half a stick of butter,
some garlic powder,
two tablespoons of lemon juice,
a little salt and pepper, just
a pinch of chopped parsley
can do over medium heat.
Ooh, I can't wait till
he gets to the bacon.
Absolutely incredible.
[CHEERING]
OK.
I think you've seen
everything, so ta-da!
Trust me, your employees
are gonna love it.
So should we make it official?
I'll go get the contract.
- Well, here's where we stand.
- Uh-huh.
The layout of the place is perfect,
and the food is delicious.
Thank you.
On behalf of Emmett.
All that's left is to
check out the vibe.
- The vibe?
- Exactly.
And the best way to get a feel for that
is for me to hang out
with you guys all night.
[LAUGHS] OK!
I guess I was a little
premature on my ta-da!
So then I said, I don't
need to have a big dog
to show the world how manly I am.
- That's why I drive a Cybertruck.
- [LAUGHTER]
No, but seriously, I drive a Cybertruck.
It's pretty cool.
Oh, gosh, you are just so fascinating.
You know, I could talk to you all night.
Right, except we've kept him
here longer than we intended.
- Right.
- Oui.
He should probably get back to his life.
Ah, our loss.
Yeah, I probably should.
But I won't
because I'm having too much fun.
I'll have another, please.
- Just gonna make some room.
- [LAUGHS]
Would you stop flirting with him?
The longer he stays around here,
the longer I have to be Gabby.
And I don't like it!
I wasn't flirting.
Oh, please.
Gosh, you're so exciting.
I could, like, talk to you all night.
[GIGGLES] [SMOOCHING]
I was trying to charm him
so he would have his party here.
Mama needs her dental!
And that would have been a lot easier
if you hadn't said I'm from France.
- Yeah.
- Well, Austin is no longer cool.
I told him you were
from a foreign country
so you would seem exotic.
I'm Mexican!
But you're not from there.
That guy still here?
What do you care, Takoda?
You're not the one pretending.
I'm pretending to be
someone who can handle this.
OK, see? That's another thing.
You've put Takoda
in a terrible position.
OK, you're the one
who said we had to lie.
And it doesn't matter where I'm from.
- I am Mexican. OK?
- Hello.
Hi, Danny!
- Everything all right?
- Great.
- Fine.
- Oui, oui!
Just did.
[LAUGHTER]
I don't know.
It feels like you guys are
hiding something from me.
Oh, wow. No.
Uh-uh. No.
Don't believe everything
you read in the stall.
Yeah, but I'm sensing some friction.
If I may, I'd like to try an exercise
that my company uses to
improve boss-employee relations.
OK, Bobbie.
Bobbie. Bobbie?
Yes.
I want you to pretend
to be the bartender,
and Gabby will pretend to be the boss.
[LAUGHS]
Studies do show that role-swapping
helps at reducing tensions.
OK, let's start.
Gabby, you're the boss, so you go first.
What would you like to
say to your employees?
- Oh. Well
- Don't think.
- Just speak.
- OK.
OK.
I've never been the boss before,
so I guess I would say
I'm working all the time,
and I can't get everything done.
It's Christmastime, and I'd really like
to be out celebrating
like everybody else,
but I can't 'cause I have
this huge responsibility.
Like, if I don't take
care of all this stuff
I'm afraid that y'all's
lives would fall apart.
And it would kill me if
something happened to y'all
because I had failed.
How'd she do?
She'd make a really good boss.
Now you go.
I know that I'm just a
bartender and that I can be
a little much and that I do things
that even though I'm trying to help
wind up making your
life a lot harder a lot.
And I hate that,
because I don't feel like your employee.
I feel like your family.
You make me feel like family.
My turn!
When I was a kid, it
was just my mom and me.
And I thought that was all I needed.
But now I have a sister
and a Gabby
and an Emmett and a Takoda and a Steve.
You guys could have rejected me,
but instead, you've
made me feel so special.
You know, this might be
our first Christmas together,
but you can never top the
gift you've already given me.
Oh, sweetheart.
Isabella, I love you.
Oh.
That's beautiful, just beautiful.
What happened to your accent?
I was imagining I was in America.
Crushed it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So did that help?
It did. It really did.
Well, we don't want to rush you, Danny,
but I'm sure Bobbie would like to know
your decision about the party.
Yeah.
Well,
I'm afraid I'm gonna have to
spend some money
'cause the answer's yes!
Yes!
Oh, yes, yes, yes.
Is it a yes?
- Yes!
- It's a yes.
Hot damn.
I bet the scallops you
made were the clincher.
Well, I couldn't have done it
without some help from Mr. Out.
Out's my first name.
Did he say yes?
He said yes.
Yes, Danny's gonna have
his Christmas party with us.
Oh. Congratulations.
Well, hang on.
You're Takoda, right?
I am.
You don't seem too happy about this.
Oh, no.
Of course he's happy!
You just can't tell from
his attitude or his face.
He's he's just stressed.
Is she right?
Is this a stressful place to work?
No, not usually.
So what's different about it this time?
What am I missing?
[UPBEAT FESTIVE MUSIC]
Hello?
Why did everybody get
so weird all of a sudden?
Look, I don't know if I
can throw a party here
unless everybody stops lying
and tells me who they actually are!
Uh What?
You knew we were lying?
Of course!
I mean, you may be a
great restaurant staff,
but you are terrible actors.
To be fair, Bobbie is a very
difficult character to play.
I just
So how long have you known?
Well, I've known Gabby
for about three months,
so I'd say about three months.
Don't let the mustache fool you.
I'm actually pretty smart.
OK, so let me officially
introduce myself.
I'm Bobbie, the owner of the tavern.
And this is Gabby, our crazy bartender.
And I'm Mexican,
but I'm not from there.
Wait, so you've known for three months,
and you just came here
tonight to mess with us?
If I knew this was a prank,
I would have been lying my ass off.
No, I wasn't pranking.
I came here thinking I was
gonna hang for a half hour,
have a beer, and see
what tricks old dog-less
had up her sleeve.
But then you people
kept running with it.
I mean, who knew it
would go on this long?
It didn't go on that long.
I had to reschedule two meetings.
OK.
OK, but just to be clear,
you are having a party here, right?
With a lot of people?
- Absolutely.
- Ah, yes!
Whoo!
Honestly, when I got here,
I had no intention of saying yes,
but there's something about you guys.
It's like you cause each
other all this trouble,
but you still have each other's backs.
It's because we're a family.
Yeah.
Totally crazy,
but family.
You remind me of these people
I knew in Houston 20 years ago.
Anyway, clearly, this
means a lot to you guys.
And what kind of Grinch would I be
if I didn't help out at Christmas?
Thank you very much.
You have no idea what this means.
Merry Christmas, Bobbie.
Merry Christmas, Danny.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, honey.
- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas.
Does anyone else feel like singing?
How about you, red?
What do you want to sing?
ALL: Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer ♪
Reindeer ♪
ALL: Had a very shiny nose ♪
And if you ever saw him ♪
Saw him ♪
ALL: You would even say it glows ♪
Like a light bulb ♪
All of the other reindeer ♪
Reindeer ♪
ALL: Used to laugh
and call him names ♪
Red thunder ♪