The Conners (2018) s04e05 Episode Script

Hey, Dad, why'd you get a bag of the big candy bars for Halloween? I told you fun-sized.
You and I might have a different definition of "fun.
" Louise and I lost our honeymoon to roof repairs.
Big disappointments require big candy.
Okay, well, enjoy the fun of big diabetes.
Ah, screw it, I'll join you.
So how are things at the hardware store? I don't think Ben's dating anyone, which is what you're really asking about, but don't, because I don't want to be in the middle.
No, I was asking about the hardware store.
But since you brought it up, you could tell me if he has, you know, sad eyes.
I don't even know if he has eyes.
We're men.
We don't look in each other's eyes.
You've got to move on.
I know, I know.
See, this is why I don't look in people's eyes.
You look sad.
You mind going in the kitchen and doing that? Don't bring those sad eyes in here.
Sorry.
They've got to go somewhere.
So, how's Aldo? He's still old, he's still tattooed, and I'm still into it.
Hey, we haven't even talked about Aldo who, by the way, will be 100 when you are in the prime of your life at 81 so how about we grab a bite and discuss him calmly over lunch? There's nothing to talk about.
Come on.
There's this vegan place I really want to try.
It's got this really cool, Eastern Zen theme, and there's a bookstore that specializes in spiritual wellness.
Oh, so it's kind of like one-stop shopping for things I find ridiculous.
I'm hoping to find a book there about how to not beat my children when they're dismissive and insulting.
You know, I was this close to going.
- Really? - No.
Uh-uh-uh-uh.
I know this looks like an abandoned house from the outside, but people actually live here, so take your nonsense elsewhere.
They're with me.
They're Aldo's kids, Melvin and Marvin.
Oh.
Hi, I'm I'm Darlene.
Okay, so this is the part of the horror movie where I know something's terribly wrong, but nobody else gets it.
You know, their predatory gaze means they like you.
Why are you babysitting his kids? We don't need a babysitter.
We just need somebody to say we were here.
Delightful children.
Harris, this is crazy.
You're too young to be playing stepmother.
Where is their actual mother? You know what? I'm gonna go with "hiding.
" She's not allowed to watch them.
She's a drug addict.
Oh, well, that's not gonna be a problem down the line.
Look, I don't have time to argue.
I have to go walk them through the metal detector at school.
Oh, wow.
All the kids have to do that now? No.
4x05 - Peter Pan, The Backup Plan, Adventures in Babysitting, and a River Runs Through It You guys deserve a honeymoon.
How would you like to go on a photo safari of Kenya, or travel on tall ships in Amsterdam? I'm not carrying around some one-percenter's luggage just so I can go someplace I can't afford.
But if it's old people looking for a caregiver couple, I'll wipe a butt for Amsterdam.
You don't have to wipe anything.
All you have to do is sit on the couch.
Yeah, it's virtual reality.
Becky borrowed it from somebody in her study group for the week.
So, you just put the goggles on, go anywhere you want, and it'll feel like you're actually there.
I have stuff in my medicine cabinet that will also take me anywhere I want.
It's already set up for a canoe trip down the Amazon.
Enjoy your honeymoon.
Holy crap, Louise.
Are you seeing this? It's amazing.
Of course I'm seeing it.
I'm I'm sitting next to you in the boat.
Oh! Here comes a hippo! Whoa! Take the woman! Take my woman! There's more meat on the man! Take him! "Being Okay Being Alone.
" I read that.
Want some company? Mm, chapter four says I don't need it.
This place is fantastic.
I found five books that solve problems I didn't even know I had.
Really? Only five? Hi.
I see you got the jackfruit tacos.
That fills my heart with joy.
All right, I'm gonna stop you right now.
This poor woman doesn't want to be hit on with your weird jackfruit pickup line.
She's been through a brutal divorce, her teenage daughter is dating a scary, tattooed, older guy, so just back off, let her eat whatever the hell that is, and find a book that'll keep her from driving into the headlights of a semi.
I guess I don't need to worry about him hitting on me now, do I? Wait Wait a second.
Darlene? Gale? From high school? "Pale Gale, destined to fail"? Gale was a sad, wounded child.
And the mocking didn't help.
It's okay.
It's River now.
Oh, yeah, that's bulletproof.
Well, at least you're not as pale anymore.
My eczema cream didn't allow me to be in the sun.
Not all of us were creatures of the light, were we, "Darklene"? We went through every grade together.
I don't think we ever spoke to each other.
- Mnh-mnh.
- So, uh, what are you doing here? I own the place.
Indoor job.
Good call.
Wow.
I am shocked.
You didn't seem particularly enlightened during the school's moment of silence for Kurt Cobain.
He held a bullhorn to his ass and yelled, "I got something that smells like teen spirit!" I-I was desperate for attention, and if we're gonna be objective, that got a fantastic laugh.
But while in library detention, I read a book about the Dalai Lama, and I found a road to happiness.
Wow.
Good for you.
Yeah, I'd brag about what I've been doing, but my aunt ruined that, didn't she? Well, I left out that you're still living in your childhood bedroom.
No, no, you didn't.
Ah.
Maybe I can find a book that helps me stop blurting.
I'm a blurter.
Well, I am really impressed, and, uh, it's really cool that a book turned your life around.
Maybe you could recommend something for me.
Yeah, "Time to Stop Trying and Get Happy" is the name of a book on Taoism.
It's about the whole Eastern thing about doing without trying.
It can change your life.
The author is giving a lecture here tomorrow.
Oh.
Well, I'll try to make it.
As the Tao says, don't try to make it or you won't make it.
Just make it.
Wait.
I'm not gonna have to take my shoes off and dance to a guy playing a bamboo flute at me, am I? No, no, of course not.
But they are gonna strip you naked and paint you in owl's blood.
Okay, you better be kidding.
Yeah, I better be.
No, really, you better be.
Hey, I hope so, too.
Gale.
Okay, okay, I'm kidding.
See you tomorrow, River.
See you tomorrow, Darklene.
This calamari's made out of jicama.
It's so bad! I knew it.
Damn that Hook.
He won't rest till he gets ya, Peter.
Oh, we had a little dust-up during the game last night.
It turns out an illegal capacity of hard-drinking Bears fans don't like it when they get cut off by a magical fairy.
Somebody grabbed my left wing, so I had to get rough.
You know in the cartoons, when you hit someone with a frying pan, their face becomes the shape of the pan? In real life, it's just teeth and blood everywhere.
Oh.
God.
Was Beverly Rose here? Unfortunately, she was.
The whole point of me working here was so I could bring her with me.
Crazy drunks ruin everything.
I mean, I should know that.
What about Emilio watching her? I hate to ask him for anything extra.
Even though our marriage is a sham, he's still crazy in love with me.
Must be awful to be close to someone this hot and not be able to have her.
Well, who knows? Maybe Emilio's decided to start going for less delusional women.
You guys don't get how hard it is having someone love you that much.
Yeah.
That's got to be tough, having that beautiful hunk of spicy Latin meat in love with ya.
I mean, I haven't tasted him, but I imagine he tastes like that.
You know, there's only so long I can get away with telling people you're from a different era.
Look at us.
A mother and son spending a Saturday together at a lecture.
Enjoy it while you can, because all the books say I'm gonna turn on you soon.
Well, please wait as long as possible.
I can only battle one kid at a time.
I can't believe Harris doesn't see that this guy Aldo is just using her.
Okay, let's finish our tea and we'll start in a second.
I really want to ask something, but I don't like the idea of opening myself up in front of a bunch of strangers.
A stranger is just a friend who hasn't laughed at your stupid question yet.
Uh, Joanne? Just a quick question.
How can I use Taoism to become a less negative person? I'm asking for my son.
And what's your name? My name is Darlene.
Very modern.
Well, Darlene negativity comes from trying to hold onto things in a world that is constantly changing.
When you understand that, you'll let go and begin to flow with Chi and not against it.
That's just giving into everything.
For example, if there's a 19year-old girl that wants to date a 38-year-old man, am I just supposed to go with the flow with that? Did I say that how you whispered it to me, Darlene? "Giving in" isn't weakness.
Like in kung fu, sometimes we retreat and then use the opponent's momentum against them.
We let them continue in the direction they want to go, and that throws them off balance.
Yeah, that's really interesting.
Uh, Darlene, did you want to ask Joanne how Tao can help keep you from driving away everyone you love? Nope.
Darlene's good.
Not holding onto things, ready to flow on out to the car and listen to the radio.
How's our honeymoon going? Amazing! I'm in the Florida Keys.
Join me.
Nah, I'm over it.
Oh! Ooh! This is gonna be a big one.
We're gonna be eating good tonight.
Yeah, if you'd put that thing down, get off your ass, and take me out to dinner.
You put your goggles on, I'll take you to Germany for Oktoberfest.
Oh, my God! Oh! Look at the size of this thing! Take a picture.
Click.
Got it.
Hey, Emilio.
I didn't know you were still here.
Took me a while to get Beverly Rose to sleep.
I was reading her the instructions of my new convection oven.
There's a real twist at the end.
You can do pizza.
Blew her mind.
Hey, I got to ask you a favor.
Now that The Lunch Box is serving alcohol, we got to come up with a new schedule to watch her.
You ever heard of a joke that starts with "A baby walks into a bar"? - No.
- Well, there's a reason.
Well, I can fill in the gaps.
And when I have to work, Gabriela can keep an eye on her.
She's great with kids.
Gabriela? Is that one of your cousins? She's, uh How do you say in English? I've been dating her exclusively for three months.
Wow.
You have a girlfriend? You and I agreed that we should be dating other people.
I didn't tell you about Gabriela because I wanted to wait until it was a real thing.
Oh, okay.
But I need to know if she's responsible enough to watch my child.
She has cousins she babysits all the time.
Okay.
Uh, follow-up question is she pretty? Why do you care? Well, I'm a mother, and I want to keep my baby safe, you know, from ugly people.
I am only attracted to beautiful, smart women.
Should you really be flirting with your wife when you've got a girlfriend at home? So, this engaged couple's getting inked.
She's in Harris' chair getting a screaming corpse bride on a bike, and he's in mine getting a tattoo of Scooter, obviously the most epic Muppet of all.
And I look over at Harris, and I get lost in her eyes, and suddenly, Scooter has a demon tail.
What? Pretty classic meet-cute.
Your eyes met, and you made a permanent mistake on another human being.
Mm-hmm.
Oh, my God.
You got to try these taquitos.
- So good, huh? - Mm-hmm.
Anyway, um, I-I know that I haven't seemed supportive about your relationship, but I'm getting into Eastern philosophy, and I am trying to be more like water and flow with things.
Wait, not trying to be.
I am water.
I dig that.
The whole Eastern thing's super legit, and I'm into it.
Aldo has a Chinese dragon tattoo that starts on his thigh - and it wraps around - Yeah, and it works its way - all the way around to my - Yeah, it's okay.
I don't need to know where the dragon goes.
So, what are you saying? Are you okay with us? I am.
And I-I can see how much you guys care about each other.
Since the momentum is going that way, I want you to know that you would have my blessing if you wanted to move in together.
Well, it's kind of a giant step.
I'm ready.
Are you sure? Uh, she said she's ready, Aldo.
Aren't you? I-I mean, a commitment right now would really tell Harris that your relationship is super legit.
Well, o-okay.
T-To be honest you beat me to it.
Harris, here is a key to my place.
Oh, my God! That's so amazing! Oh, man.
The boys are gonna be so stoked.
Man, they need a role model, 'cause yours truly ain't cuttin' it.
Ah.
Well, what do you guys say we all get 'faced, huh? Mm! Mm! Wow.
I-I didn't think you had it in you.
Thank you so much.
Are you honestly gonna move in with that guy? You've known him for like 10 minutes.
You're gonna be at home watching his kids, and crackhead mom's gonna come flying through the window and latch onto your leg like a rabid weasel.
What the hell? You were the one who said to move in.
- What's your problem? - I was tricking you.
I just did it badly.
I was hoping that if I tried to convince you guys to move in together, Aldo would bail, and you would see him for who he is.
I do see him for who he really is a great guy who wants to be with me.
And I see you as the same controlling old goblin you've always been.
Uh, you know, you're raising children now.
You might want to think about how you talk to people.
Dinner's gonna be late.
I was shaking it for beads at Mardi Gras when I remembered I had food cooking.
Pass.
I have to go over to Emilio's to pick up Beverly Rose anyway.
How's that working out? Well, I'm kind of freaked out about his girlfriend watching the baby.
I don't know why.
I'm comfortable leaving her here with you backwoods squirrel-eaters.
You sure that's all that's bothering you? Well, I've never even met this woman.
All I know is that she's pretty.
Pretty, huh? How do you feel about that? Well, I'm not jealous.
I didn't want to be with him.
Right.
But now maybe you're afraid you can never be with him.
He was kinda your backup plan.
- No, he wasn't.
- Really? You guys share Beverly Rose, he's a great guy, he's good-looking, and you're married.
Okay, maybe it crossed my mind that now that I'm not having drunken one-night stands, I might be a little pickier, and have trouble finding the right guy.
Oh, crap.
I lost my backup plan.
Don't worry.
You'll find the right person.
I didn't know Louise was out there, and then there was Louise.
And here's more good news.
You don't look as old as you are.
You still got five, seven, three years before you have to settle.
I'd rather be alone than be with someone I don't really love.
Good for you.
I'm a college girl.
I'm hot.
And as soon as I'm sober for a year, I can start dating again.
Mm.
I'd still be aggressive with that timeframe.
Love ya, baby.
I want my money back.
I'm feeling a lot of negative energy right here.
I did everything the speaker said.
I used the kung fu retreat and momentum thing to trick my kid into getting rid of her boyfriend, and now they're living together.
In Taoism, when somebody tries to push too hard, it just leads to frustration.
Yeah, yeah.
Is there anything in this dumb store that I can use to trick my kid? I think I have something for you.
It's the Tao Te Ching.
It helped me find peace with all my relationships.
I think it could help you, too.
What about some of these crystals? Can't I just put a few of these in a sock and beat Aldo until he doesn't recognize my daughter? Man, I hope you're kidding.
I hope so, too.
Just use the book.
Mm.
I'm gonna need a bigger sock, but okay.
Whoa! I heard the women on the beaches of Ibiza are gorgeous, but this redhead is beyond anything I've ever seen.
Oh, my God! It's my wife! I'm the luckiest man on Earth! I'm gonna take her to the French Riviera.
All right.
These things are starting to freak me out.
What is going on? It's nice in here.
I want you to join me.
In the real world, we have a hole in the roof and I can't afford to take my wife on a honeymoon.
You deserve better.
Well, of course I do.
But I don't need to go to fancy places with you.
I have fun with you wherever we go.
You have fun at Costco? I especially like when you change hats and keep going back to the sample guy.
It's a rush.
Look, if we want to have a honeymoon, all we have to do is close our eyes and use our imagination.
Let's make love on the beach at Aruba.
I almost smell the ocean.
Oh, that's that sardine I lost in the comforter last night.
I love you.
Yeah, you better.
How can I help you fellas? Harris left us alone.
You have to help us build a chicken slingshot.
Yes.
I'll help you hurt my chickens.
But first, you boys have to help me dig two child-sized holes in the backyard and lay in them to make sure I measured them correctly.
Deal?