Shifting Gears (2025) s01e10 Episode Script

1
Do you guys wanna hear
my valedictorian speech?
You're in fifth grade. Who's
the commencement speaker?
[IMITATING BUZZ LIGHTYEAR]
Buzz Lightyear?
You know, it's a big day for the fam.
I mean, you're valedictorian,
and I was voted
second-tallest in my class.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Oh, that's your dad to take you
to school. Go finish getting ready.
I told you Jimmy's back
in town for her graduation.
[GRUNTS]
Babe, huge news.
Oh, what happened?
Did you finally beat that level in Zelda
you've been stuck on for years?
Sit, sit, sit. Oh, hang
on. Where's your dad?
I want him to hear this too.
[HIGH-PITCHED] He's not here.
I can see you.
[HUFFS] So what's the big news, Jimmy?
I have been asked to replace the
bass player for the Foo Fighters.
I have been enlisted to
fight the Foo. [CHUCKLES]
What? Get out of here!
You heard her. Go on. Get.
Okay, we're talking a two-year tour.
Europe, Asia, North and South America.
Oh, my God. This is a huge step
up from North and South Dakota.
[JIMMY CHUCKLES]
Didn't we have a little discussion
about you improving yourself,
you know, and making a big change?
I did change my life.
I'm gonna be successful.
[JIMMY CHUCKLES]
This is our dream. It's gonna
change our family's lives.
- [EXHALES SHARPLY]
- What's happening?
Is that a key?
I got us an amazing rental.
It's got a yard, a pool, and
they're throwing in the gnomes.
Gnomes!
It's literally everything
we've always talked about.
Plus, it's near your
dad, so [STAMMER]
you know, we can all be together.
I'm just a big gnome on this.
Will you and the kids
move back in with me?
I don't know what to say,
so I'll just go with
[BABBLES]
Okay. Uh, not no. [CHUCKLES]
You take your time, all right?
I'm gonna go tell the kids.
Can you believe this?
It's everything Jimmy
and I always talked about.
Yeah, it's great. Good for you guys.
This could be a game changer for
us. Maybe he deserves another chance?
Well, if you're asking me
I mean, we'd have more
money and stability.
That might solve some
of our problems, right?
- Well, if it were up to me
- And the kids would love
being back together as a
family, but is this what I want?
Are you gonna help or not?
Well, it's not my decision to make.
You know what's best
for you and your kids,
so I'm like Switzerland here.
They have universal health
care and a female president.
That's your Switzerland. My
Switzerland hides money from the IRS.
[SIGHS, GROANS]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
[CAR DOOR THUDS]
- What the hell?
- Oopsie.
Oopsie? You don't say "oopsie"
unless you drop a daiquiri.
Not when you mutilate
somebody's favorite child.
Look at this.
I'm looking. I don't see anything.
And it's a car, it's not your kid.
I know it's not my kid. This
car would never disappoint me.
That's gonna cost some money.
Gee, if only we knew
someone who owned a garage.
It's not a garage.
It's a restoration shop.
Perfect. You can "restorate"
that invisible dent for free.
Or if you're looking for
a car from this century,
CarMax has some good options.
This isn't that simple.
This can cost a lot of money.
You're gonna pay for it.
Has anyone told you you
are very controlling?
Because you invade my space. Like
right now you're way too close to me.
Do you think I hit your
car just to flirt with you?
So, you admit you hit my car.
Okay, you know what? You
should try some breath work.
You inhale for four.
You hold for three
How about you kiss my ass for ten?
[SMACKS LIPS] Aw, who's
flirting with who now?
Klatch now.
Jimmy is going on tour
with the Foo Fighters.
The Foo Fighters? [SCOFFS]
Never heard of 'em.
He got us a house.
He wants us to get back
together and move in with him.
- So, what are you gonna do?
- If I knew, I wouldn't be asking
two single mechanics
for relationship advice.
I mean, is getting back
together the right thing?
It's not. He sucks.
We're talking about Jimmy, right?
Oh, so you think I
should leave him for good?
I'm not part of this decision.
[LAUGHS]
Oh, you really not.
Can you believe what Eve did to my car?
Look at the size of this
dent. Look. Right there.
Honestly, um, I'm
still trying to find it.
[MATT SIGHS]
[MATT] It's right there. I can't
believe you guys can't see it.
It's a huge dent. It
starts off small like that.
You know, you guys don't
care. You're all fired.
He's really freaking
out about you leaving.
Is he? He refuses to
tell me what he thinks.
Well, how else are you gonna do
the total opposite of what he says?
What are you talking about?
Obviously, you got daddy issues.
- Me?
- Well, he's definitely not talking about me
'cause I love my daddy-Matty.
Come on. You know you
spent your whole life
making decisions to piss him off.
Remember when he wanted
you to join the Girl Scouts?
You joined the Democratic Party.
This is what Jimmy and I always
wanted, so why is my head spinning?
Not in a good way, like
after two days at Coachella.
[THROUGH CLENCHED
TEETH] 'Cause he sucks.
I mean, for the first time, he can
actually support me and the kids.
Is that a reason to stay with somebody?
Man, I stayed with a girl for a whole
year 'cause she had ad-free Hulu.
Just trust yourself.
- Trust myself? [GROANS] That sounds awful.
- Okay, then trust me.
You're amazing and you
deserve everything you want.
And Oh, how can I put this?
Oh, yeah. Jimmy sucks.
So, about you crushing on Riley.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Come on, man. You're my
best friend. I know you.
I'm your best friend?
I love you, man.
I knew I was going
to regret saying that.
Hey, Riley. Oh
Oh. Sorry, 2:00 p.m.
yoga-booty ballet is full.
Ah, funny. Here it is.
It's the bill for the car.
Oh, I've been thinking, I'm I'm
willing to pay. What? Not this much.
Classic car. Yeah, little
problems turn into big problems.
[INHALES SHARPLY]
Oh
Now I get it.
- This is about Riley maybe leaving.
- [MATT GROANS]
This is misplaced anger.
I don't misplace anger or anything else.
I have a fountain pen from the
Bicentennial celebration, 1976.
George Washington this way,
turn it upside down, he's
flipping Jimmy Carter the bird.
Where's Riley?
I told her to take the day and think.
I don't know what she's
so conflicted about.
She should just dump his
sorry ass. Men never change.
My ex, never changed.
Yeah. Now who's got misplaced anger?
Not me.
So, you think she should stay with him?
It's not my decision to make.
Riley can make that
decision. She's a smart woman.
I'm sorry, did you just say "smart"
and "woman" in the same sentence
and "it's not your decision to make"?
I know that's probably a lot to take
in. So, maybe a little breath work.
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
- Hey, Riley.
- Hey.
Dude, where's my car?
It's done. Matt's out back.
Gabe, are you ever gonna tell her?
- Tell her what?
- How you really feel.
You know what? She
might go back to Jimmy,
and you're gonna miss your shot.
It's not the right time. And stop
rewatching The Notebook.
You need to watch The Notebook.
- This is my car?
- That's right.
Finally done here.
Stainless steel exhaust.
I got all-wheel disc
brakes, new paint job,
fewer original parts
than the Kardashians.
Wow.
- It's beautiful.
- Yeah.
Wait. Is this your way
of telling me I should go?
- What?
- You want me to leave
and go back with Jimmy,
but you feel guilty saying it,
so you spruced up my car instead.
I never said any of that.
So, you think I should stay?
It's your life. You
know what's best for you.
That's weird hearing that out loud.
You've always shoved
your opinions on me.
[IMITATING MATT] "Training
wheels make you soft."
Yeah.
"Raisin cookies are an abomination."
Don't get me started on raisin
cookies. They look like chocolate chips.
They fool you. So screw raisins.
And by the way, if I told
you to stay with Jimmy
and you're miserable, you'd blame me.
If I told you not to stay with Jimmy
and you missed him, you'd blame me.
No, I wouldn't, so just tell me.
Not gonna happen. This is your
life. You know what's best for you.
Thanks a lot.
[MATT] You forgot you're
already at work, didn't you?
[DOORBELL RINGS]
That's your dad to take
you to dinner. Go wash up.
Wait, um [SMACKS LIPS]
are you guys happy here?
Yeah, we love it here.
Yeah, Grandpa's a character.
Would you be happier if we were
all living as a family with dad?
I guess. We love dad too.
But don't make your
decision based on us.
You need to be happy. We're
not gonna live with you forever.
Well, I'm not.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
- Sorry.
- Ah, it's all good.
I'm used to being not wanted here.
Kids want pizza. Well,
Georgia wants smoked carpaccio.
She's got the palate
of a Russian oligarch.
What, you're not coming?
Come on, it's my treat.
[CHUCKLES] Can you
believe I'm saying that?
I can't. [CHUCKLES]
Oh, man. We did it, Riles.
What we've been working
for since we were kids.
The dream came true.
Well, your dream, Jimmy.
No, no, no. It's our dream.
My dream is to finish one bath
without a kid banging
on the door yelling,
"I gotta whiz."
I stopped dreaming long ago
'cause I had to work
to support our family.
I never had the chance to
even think about what I wanted.
[STAMMERS] Look, I know. This
has been a rough road for us.
But this can be a fresh
start. I mean, we can be happy.
[INHALES SHARPLY] Yeah, you're right.
I do wanna be happy.
And that means I need a fresh start.
Hey, there you go.
Wait.
You keep saying "I."
I've been so confused,
but now I realize.
Staying together would
be the safe thing for me.
The less scary thing, but
[SIGHS] it's not the right thing.
What are you saying?
You having more fame and money
won't change the problems we have.
And the kids have a stable home here,
and as crazy as it
is, I'm happy here too.
I'm sorry, but I
I think this is over.
- Now, hold on
- No.
I know it is.
If you want a divorce,
you're gonna need to say it.
I want a divorce.
Wow. That really rolled off your tongue.
Hey. Where's Georgia and Carter?
Jimmy took them to pizza.
They'll be back soon.
Okay, good. Um [EXHALES SHARPLY]
- Are you okay?
- No, I'm not okay.
Listen, um, I don't want
you guys to leave, okay?
- What?
- There, I said it.
I'm not gonna say it again. You
know, I-I didn't want to say anything
'cause I don't wanna
affect your decision.
But for the record, this
is the first time in forever
that I've loved having
kids in this house.
Hurtful, but okay.
Carter is so optimistic,
it's infectious to me.
And Georgia, boy, that girl is smart.
To be honest with you,
a little bit too smart.
It keeps me up late at night.
I gave Jimmy the divorce papers.
[SIGHS] So I said all those
nice things for nothing.
No backsies. And it
it wasn't that nice.
H-How are your kids with this?
They're okay.
They're excited to visit him on tour.
I think it's gonna be okay.
It's crazy.
Fifteen years ago, I sat here
telling you I was leaving
home to be with Jimmy.
And tonight, I told
Jimmy I was leaving him
to stay back at home with you.
My 18-year-old daughter
got pregnant, left home.
And now my 34-year-old
daughter is back living with me.
Every parent's dream.
- [KNOCKS ON DOOR]
- [RILEY GROANS]
Don't care. Coming in.
Why knock if you don't respect it?
That's the advantage of
having it be your own home.
You can open any door whenever you want.
Although it didn't work out so well
when I walked in on Carter. [GROANS]
What's up?
I don't know. I'm just thinking
about everything with Jimmy.
Oh. Have you changed
your mind about this?
No. No, no, no. I just
It's just all so much.
I mean, who am I now?
What do I wanna do with my life?
Could I pull off bangs?
Remember when your mom tried bangs?
She looked like Julius Caesar.
- I thought this is what you wanted.
- It is what I want.
I just [SIGHS] I
don't really know who I am
without being unhappy with Jimmy,
or rebelling against you.
Now it's up to me to decide what I want.
I just I have have no clue.
How about being the daughter
that pays her own bills?
I'm scared, Dad. I have to
start over. This is real now.
Yeah. Hey, this is weird.
You know, I slept in this
bed after your mom died
because I really didn't
want to sleep in our bed
and I was [STAMMERS]
literally lost, you know?
So, how did you pick yourself back up?
I got out of bed. I went back to work.
And then, you know, I got out of bed.
- I'm telling you to get out of bed.
- I got it.
Then I worked at it step-by-step.
Got things together, you know,
and eventually became happy.
Then you guys showed up.
Look, you're strong. You can do this.
Get out of bed and go to work.
- Eve gave me the day off.
- Do you guys ever have a day on?
I'm sure this is the last place
you want to be on your day off,
but it'll just take a minute.
Oh, no worries.
Just looking forward to that
cocktail you promised me.
The liquid lobotomy.
[ALL] Surprise! [WHOOPING]
What is going on?
Is this an intervention?
If it is, I don't think you're
supposed to have a bartender.
[EVE] No.
We all wanted to come together
and celebrate this new chapter
and let you know that
we are all here for you,
anything you need.
That is so sweet. I do
need dental insurance.
Absolutely not, Miss
Skittles-for-breakfast.
Tonight is about moving forward,
so no to wallowing
and yes to swallowing.
That came out wrong. [CHUCKLES]
[DANCE MUSIC PLAYS]
Wait, if you're here, who's
at home yelling at the TV?
Riley, you know I record the news.
So, you know, you're on your way
to being single like these folks.
What do you think?
Um, I don't know.
How's it going for you?
Mmm
Not a fan.
Yeah, it sucks.
Well, now it's a party.
[RILEY LAUGHS]
Everything okay? You're
not yelling at anyone.
Uh, I think my stress went
on tour with the Foo Fighters.
I probably overreacted
today with the car,
so I'm gonna pay for all those damages.
What is happening?
Were you visited by the three
Christmas spirits last night?
Either way, I I accept your apology.
I didn't apologize. I just
said I'd pay for the damages.
Apology accepted.
Stitch, I want to sing "Espresso."
It's not karaoke.
Uh, you've got a mic. I've
got drinks. It's karaoke.
Solid logic.
Speaking of espresso, maybe we
should get you a coffee or a water.
Uh, sure, if your name is Jesus and
you're going to turn it into wine.
Just saying, maybe we should
call it a night and get you home.
Party pooper! Pooper of parties!
Just so you know, it's 10:30.
P.M.? [SCOFFS] Momma's gotta get to bed.
- ["ESPRESSO" PLAYING]
- Right after Stitch plays "Espresso."
Now he's thinkin' 'bout
me every night, oh ♪
Is it that sweet? I guess so ♪
Oh, God. Hope whoever invented
high heels died a slow death.
Stupid gravity.
- Let's, uh, get you to the couch.
- Oh.
- You're the best, Gabe.
- Thank you.
- Has your dad ever said that?
- [SIGHS]
No, I mean the best-best.
Like, why hasn't some
girl snatched you up yet?
I don't know. I guess, uh, the
right one hasn't come along.
Well, whenever you meet her,
she's gonna be one lucky-ducky.
[CHUCKLES] Whoever you end up with
will be one fortunate ferret.
[CHUCKLES] You're adorable.
- Shut up.
- You shut up.
You're sweet, you're funny.
Easy on the peepers.
- Sorry, I just
- No, don't be sorry.
I, uh I think you're
awesome too. Okay?
Like, everything about you,
but, you know, you're my friend,
and, uh, you just got out of a thing,
and, um, if we were ever gonna happen,
I want it to be the right time.
'Cause I care about you
too much to lose you.
Hey, Eve?
Eve, I appreciate what
you did for Riley tonight,
although I doubt she'll
remember it tomorrow.
If I had a nickel for every
party I can't remember,
I'd have I have no
idea. I can't remember.
Also, you were right.
That tracks. About what?
Maybe I was trying to get your
attention by tapping your car.
Sounds like something I would do.
Well, next time, you might wanna
ding the door of a shrink. [CHUCKLES]
- So we good?
- Yeah, we're good.
Hmm
[ENGINE REVS]
I loved your valedictorian speech.
That was the longest you've
gone without making fun of me.
Who do you think "the dorks I'm
leaving behind" was referring to?
- And the clock resets.
- [MATT CHUCKLES]
You did such a great job with
the car. It's such a big change.
Yeah, thanks.
I heard you come home last
night. Did you have fun?
Yeah, I did. I did. Glad I stayed.
So you and Eve seemed to get
along pretty well last night.
Oh, my God. Did you
get in a fight with her?
I wouldn't call it that.
Come on. Punch it.
[TIRES SCREECH]