Holly Hobbie (2018) s03e04 Episode Script

1
‐ My family believes
that honesty is the best policy,
but now, with all this
grandpa business,
they're acting like it's less of
a policy and more of a guideline.
Only less of a guideline
and more of a suggestion.
You know what, honestly, it's possible
they've forgotten the phrase altogether.
‐ Holly Hobbie Inc, official
social media update report.
Ready?
‐ Yeah.
‐ Video views up 5000,
subscribers up 250,
followers up 2000.
(chuckles)
‐ 2000?!
‐ They all loved your beauty teardown
video. So we'll build on that.
Holly? I'm getting weird vibes
through the phone.
‐ Sorry, it's um
Recognized the logo?
‐ Ah, your until recently
dead grandpa.
‐ My still dead to me, but
actually quite alive grandpa?
(chuckles)
Yeah.
He started dropping over, trying to
make up for lost time or something.
I'm team Grandma though,
so
I don't even want to be
in the same room as him.
Which is why I am still
outside.
(intriguing music)
‐ Hey, Ma.
Uh, you called before?
Oh, uh
I must've been watching TV
‐ And now my dad is having
to lie to my grandma
because she doesn't know that
Grandpa's back in our lives.
‐ Maybe I had the volume up
really loud.
Well, I'm sorry
for worrying you.
Bye, Ma.
‐ Hey. How are you feeling?
Wanna get outside?
Take a spin around the yard,
see how your berries are doing?
(chuckles)
‐ I should go check on Heather.
And then have my third nap
before noon, it's a record.
‐ See? This is way too stressful
for him.
How is my dad supposed
to heal with all this?
My grandpa's to blame,
so I'm gonna let him know that
he's not welcome here anymore.
You and me
run to a different beat ♪
We are brave
Lead the way lead the way ♪
Be the
you inside ♪
And watch
the world take flight ♪
We are brave
Lead the way lead the way ♪
Be the change ♪
Be the change ♪
Gotta be the change ♪♪
‐ We're all clear.
‐ Hurry!
‐ So it's real.
‐ Very real, I told you.
We win a game and we celebrate
in style.
‐ Whoa! Extra sour gummy worms.
You can't even get these
in Collinsville.
‐ I know, but my grandma can
order them for me from Chicago.
And it only cost me two weeks'
worth of allowance.
‐ Hey! Whoa!
There's my big winner.
Dipping into
the secret stash, huh?
‐ I have to celebrate.
Your cut.
‐ Don't tell your mother.
So, tell me about
the big game?
I hear you struck out
seven batters.
‐ And she got a diving catch.
‐ Wow!
Wish I could've been there.
Must've been the new glove
I got you, huh?
Just imagine how good it'll be
when we break it in.
Catch you later.
(birds chirping)
‐ My new glove, it's gone!
‐ What? How?
Gloves don't just walk away.
‐ Maybe it didn't walk home
with us.
‐ You were out of our lives
for the past 25 years.
Now could you please just go
back to doing that?
No! Okay, come on, Holly.
Strap‐on your big girl pants and
tell your grandpa what's up.
Ahem!
‐ Holly!
Oh wow, what a surprise.
I'm excited to see you.
I was hoping‐‐
I didn't reach out to you
because I didn't want
to pressure you.
And now I'm rambling like
a teenage girl.
No offense.
What I'm saying is, uh
It's nice to see you.
I'm sorry about all the mess
here, but what made you stop by?
‐ Is that acoustic
from the '60s?
(chuckles)
‐ Yep.
This is my baby.
Brazilian rosewood, spruce neck.
I busted the headstock
awhile back,
but I just glued it back on
and it seems good as new.
(strums)
You wanna give it a spin?
(strums)
Sounds better in your hands.
Hey, can I show you
a little trick?
You're buzzing on this
barred F.
If you put your fingers
like this,
the base is an A
but it still makes an F chord
and it's way easier.
(Holly strums)
(chuckles)
It's a bit of a cheat,
but I won't tell anybody
if you don't.
(laughing)
(bright music)
‐ Hey, slugger!
Rise and grind, am I right?
Come here, sit down.
I thought we could get a head
start on breaking in your mitts
before your next game.
‐ I actually have to be, um
at school early this morning.
‐ Oh, okay. I'll just take
the glove and I'll get start‐‐
‐ No, I need it for class.
‐ Really?
‐ Yeah, we're throwing baseballs
back and forth
to learn about parabolas.
‐ Man, school's a lot more fun
than when I was a kid.
Alright, well, I guess
we can start on it tonight.
Have a good day.
‐ Okay, quick, I need ideas
for something to do tonight.
‐ Um, how about a movie?
‐ Too romantic.
‐ Uh a trip to the library?
‐ Way too boring.
‐ Hey, quick question,
you know I have soccer, right?
Should I be jealous?
‐ No, silly.
I reconnected
with my grandpa.
And we're trying to think of ideas
of things that we could do together
to get to know each other.
‐ Yeah, your zombie grandpa.
‐ He's not a zombie.
‐ What else do you call someone
who came back from the dead?
(phone vibrating)
‐ Oh, amazing!
He's hosting a bonfire with some of
his old friends and he wants me to come.
‐ That sounds pretty epic.
‐ Three hot cocoas.
One invitation to come
and watch The Bachelor tonight.
‐ I would love to!
(coughing)
‐ Ooh, Grandma, I think
I'm coming down with something
and we have so much homework
to do.
‐ Yeah, big science project.
‐ English midterm.
‐ Yeah, every subject,
pretty much.
‐ It's okay, we can watch
two episodes next week.
‐ Okay.
(sighs)
‐ If he's such a great guy, why
are you lying to your grandma?
‐ It's complicated.
‐ I know it is.
She pretended he was dead
for your whole, entire life.
‐ Ooh, maybe he's in a cult.
‐ He's not in a cult.
He's an apiarist.
‐ Or, that's just his cover story
and he's really
an international assassin.
‐ Or, maybe he's just a really
cool, misunderstood grandpa.
You guys really don't think
that's possible?
‐ That glove cost 150 bucks!
My family can't afford
to replace it.
And I can't tell my dad
I lost it! He'll be crushed.
Robbie, we need to el‐say
more m‐jay, pronto.
‐ El‐say you have to help
me out, I flunked Spanish class?
‐ Jam! Can we sell more jam?
I need to make money.
‐ Sorry, she still hasn't got
back to me yet.
‐ Fine, can I have
150 bucks then?
(laughs)
‐ You really are
my funniest sister.
‐ What am I gonna do?
‐ I guess you're gonna have
to sell your own blood.
‐ Do people do that?
To who?
‐ To vampires, duh.
They love that stuff.
Not helpful.
‐ Actually, maybe it is.
‐ But don't you need
your blood?
‐ Yeah, but you know
what I do have that people love
and I could sell?
(together):
My secret candy stash!
‐ It's perfect. Everyone
at school will go wild for it.
‐ Yeah, but are you allowed
to do that?
‐ Anything's allowed
if you don't get caught.
(guitars playing)
‐ That's a lot of strangers,
are you sure I'm not intruding?
I mean, if so, I can‐‐
‐ You're starting to sound like
you don't trust me.
‐ Bob Hobbie,
I have all your albums
with the Banshees.
Could I get a picture?
‐ Sure.
‐ Okay.
‐ Come on in.
‐ Thank you.
‐ Is that Charlie Wilson
from the Narrows?
‐ Why? Is he dangerous?
‐ No, he's pretty famous,
actually.
‐ Charlie, this is
my granddaughter, Holly.
She's something of a musician
herself.
‐ Oh yeah, I've heard your stuff
and I dig it.
Keep it up. Thanks.
‐ I guess you didn't expect your granddad
to be such a big deal, did you?
‐ I still have a few questions,
though.
‐ Okay, shoot.
‐ Why did you run out
on your family?
You disappeared
when Dad was my age.
I can't imagine.
‐ We had a lot of challenges,
your grandma and me.
But I just didn't bail.
‐ So you didn't abandon them?
‐ I had a chance to go
on tour.
She said if I went,
not to come back.
‐ So you just left?
‐ It was my dream.
Heck, I figured
I'd become a rock star,
prove her wrong,
win her back.
It just didn't happen.
‐ Grandma never told us
any of that.
‐ She also said I was dead,
right?
‐ Hey, Bob, you've gotta get in
on this, come on.
‐ Well, only if my granddaughter
can too.
‐ Thank you.
‐ See if you remember this one.
Three, four.
(gentle music)
I feel the morning rain ♪
Something in the air's telling
me I've gotta leave again ♪
'Cause I've got a home and
I'll always have my friends ♪
But I can't help
chasing the wind ♪
So I pack my bags
for any destination ♪
I don't care
which way I'll hit the tracks ♪
'Cause I know
when this train's gonna ♪
Leave the station
I'll wave goodbye ♪
And I won't look back ♪♪
(chuckling)
‐ Step right up, step right up
and get your never before
seen in Collinsville
candy!
‐ Ta‐dah.
Get it before it's gone for
the rock‐bottom price of 5$.
You wanna experience
the once in a lifetime wonders
of a smores chocolate bar
that is wicked?
Yeah, that's right, marshmallows,
chocolate and graham crackers
in a single, tiny package.
‐ Teacher's coming.
‐ Okay, um.
And that is how we're going to bring
the woolly mammoth back to life.
Okay, who's ready
to enter flavour country?
Thank you, there you go.
Thank you.
‐ I think I may have the coolest
grandpa in the world.
He's funny, shreds on the
guitar, people love him.
‐ Then why am I getting waves
of sadness, despair,
existential dread? I'm much
better at reading auras in person.
‐ Well, for one, we still have to
keep it hidden from my grandma.
And two
I don't know
who's the bad guy anymore.
What if it's Grandma?
‐ Or maybe
there is no bad guy?
My mom does not get along
with my dad,
but he's still a great dad
to me, you know?
They can both still be good people.
‐ Hi, there!
Some homemade soup for you.
You're feeling better?
‐ Yeah, a little.
Hey, I was just, um
wondering.
What was Grandpa like?
Am I like him?
‐ Ah, well, um
He loved music and
he had a lot of big dreams.
So I guess you're a little bit
like him.
Why the sudden curiosity?
‐ Oh, um
(phone vibrating)
‐ You're gonna get that?
(chuckles)
(song playing)
I've always loved that song.
Who are you singing with?
Is that‐‐
Uh, I have to go, I've got
reservations at Calico.
(car door closing,
engine revving)
‐ Plus side, you look amazing.
And this Charles guy
has a ton of followers.
‐ Downside
I might've just blown up
my entire family.
Okay, what do I do?
What do I do?
‐ It's not your fault.
‐ How?
Grandma's gonna find out that
Grandpa's back in our lives,
and that my dad's
been lying to her.
‐ Holly, it's not your mess.
You're not the one who's lied
to you for your entire life.
‐ But my family's all so stubborn
they're not gonna fix this on their own.
And they're all just gonna
yell and fight,
and it's gonna be
so stressful for my dad.
‐ So what, you're gonna lock
them in a room
until they kiss and make up?
‐ Yes.
‐ Yes?
‐ Yes!
‐ No!
‐ Yes, no, Amy think about it!
My grandma wouldn't have had
that kind of reaction
if she still didn't have
some kind of feelings, right?
‐ Wrong.
‐ Okay, name some things from the '70s.
‐ I don't like where this
is going.
‐ Roller skates. They might
break their hip. Disco?
Oh, and what about that fabric
that doesn't really breathe
and it makes you all sweaty?
‐ Yes, polyester.
Holly, what is this list?
‐ My grandpa told me what it was
like when they first got together.
When they were still in love.
If I can just recreate
that feeling‐‐
‐ They'll what,
get back together?
Holly, the chances of that
happening are
incalculable.
They've hated each other
for a quarter century.
They're not just gonna fall back in love
because you feed them some Jell‐O
and play Staying Alive.
‐ Jell‐O, good one.
(sighs) Amy, I at least have to get them to talk.
Because then, we can end
all of the lies and tomfoolery.
What else am I supposed to do?
‐ Whoa, that was crazy.
I've never seen kids
so energetic during history.
They were bouncing off
the walls.
‐ Happy customers, my friend.
We made about like 60 bucks, so
I bet if we wait in the bus lines,
we can probably get rid of‐‐
Oh.
Hi, teach. How is
it going?
‐ Ah, busted.
‐ Can I offer you
some pumpkin spice M&Ms?
‐ Let's go.
(bright music)
‐ So you were just taking
money from school children?
‐ No, I was selling them
a superior product.
Everybody knows that candy is
way better than lunch.
‐ At an incredible mark up.
You were grifting them,
Heather.
You do know that's wrong,
don't you?
Oh, this is all my fault.
‐ What? No.
‐ Ever since the accident,
you've been pulling away.
‐ I haven't been
pulling away.
‐ I've been trying to help you
to break in the glove
and you've been avoiding me
like the plague.
It's because I can't play catch
anymore?
‐ No!
(sighs)
It's because
I lost the glove.
‐ You mean this guy?
‐ What? Where was it?
‐ Uh‐uh‐uh. Right here.
You must have left it here
when Mom drove you home.
‐ So you knew about this
the entire time
and you just let me
sweat it out?
‐ Well, we haven't really
been talking.
(sighs)
‐ I'm sorry, Dad.
‐ It's okay, kiddo.
I'm just glad
you weren't avoiding me.
‐ Never.
Uh, so does this mean
I'm not grounded?
‐ No, you're still grounded.
But while you are,
I'll teach you
how to break in the glove.
‐ Ha ha!
‐ Hey!
‐ Thank you.
(gentle music)
(knocking)
‐ Robert, are you in there?
‐ Ahem!
‐ What on earth
are you doing here?
‐ I got a call from Holly.
‐ Robert needs a ride to physio.
Me too.
That doesn't explain why does
Holly have your phone number
and why would anybody
ever call you.
Or was this
your little set up?
‐ What
Huh!
Believe me when I say I would be happy
to never, ever see any of this again.
(scoffs)
I'll just go.
‐ Oh, sure, run away.
Classic Bob.
‐ Oh, you really want
to hash this out?
(indistinct chatter)
‐ Oh, my gosh.
Amy, I think it's working!
It's totally working.
It's working, right?
‐ I think they're yelling.
‐ Okay, but is it a good yelling
or a bad yelling?
‐ Is there such a thing
as good yelling?
‐ Oh, I see. So you just said
I was dead.
Exactly how did I die?
‐ How did your music career die?
‐ That ain't fair!
‐ Oh and it was fair to leave me
alone with two little kids
with the farm to run?
‐ No, but I'm back, and I want to help out.
‐ Oh, I've heard that before.
‐ You know I would've sent money
if I could.
But I never had anything more
than the shirt on my back.
‐ What, this ugly old thing?
‐ Oh!
‐ You know,
you need to cool off.
‐ Oh, come on!
Okay, this conversation
is over.
But you know,
it would be a real shame
to let all of this food
go to waste.
‐ Oh.
(laughing)
(screams)
‐ Oh, my gosh, Amy!
What do we do?
Should we stop this?
‐ I can't imagine us getting involved
would improve the situation.
‐ Oh, this is bad.
This is really, really bad.
‐ Ow! Ow!
‐ Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
‐ Oh, um.
‐ Dad! Dad, hey!
Dad! Hey, can you just look at
the barn for a minute, please?
(groaning in the distance)
‐ What is happening?
‐ I totally messed up.
I was trying to get rid
of Grandpa but then,
I ended up liking him
and then I accidentally
let Grandma find out that he was
back and so I tried to fix
that entire situation but I made
the entire thing worse,
and I was just trying to relieve
your stress, please don't hate me.
(laughing)
‐ Oh, ow, ow.
‐ Does this mean
you don't hate me?
‐ Oh, sweetheart,
I could never
in a million years hate you.
I was so worried about Grandma
finding out about Grandpa
that I think a food fight is not
the worst‐case scenario.
Hey, sweetie,
at least you tried.
Which is more than I can say.
And now, the cat's out
of the bag.
‐ The cat's also a total mess.
Maybe I should get
the wet pack.
‐ Not my favourite words but,
I am sorry.
Not for covering Bob with
casserole, he deserved that,
but for lying to you
for so long.
‐ I'm really sorry too.
I should've told you that
I was hanging out with him.
‐ No. No, no, no,
don't be silly.
I mean, I'm obviously
not ready to see him,
but deep down,
he's not a terrible guy,
so if you want to have
a relationship with him,
it's okay by me.
(relieved sigh)
‐ Good, because
we already made plans to go shopping
to get some shirts
that are a little less
covered in Jell‐O?
(chuckling)
You know, I feel so much better
now that the family
is finally living without lies.
I bet it'll help my dad
recover faster too.
So, should we watch more
Bachelor?
Didn't we have like two more
episodes to catch up on?
‐ For the sake
of total honesty,
there's one more thing
I should tell you.
You know, Nate,
the guy who runs the newspaper?
‐ Robbie's boss.
‐ Yes.
And
my boyfriend.
‐ Your what?
Okay, you know what,
maybe it's more like
honesty is the best policy but
somewhere hidden in the fine print
it says something like,
"Warning! Too much honesty
can really complicate
your life."
(chuckles)
So I'll pack my bags
for any destination ♪
I don't care
which way I hit the tracks ♪
'Cause I know when my train's
gonna leave the station ♪
I'll wave goodbye ♪
And I won't look back ♪♪