05x03 - Appa & Linus

[bunniefuu]

Morning.

Oh, Mr. Mehta.

How's it going?

Uh, Busy house hunting.

Downsizing.

The kids have left.

Business not so good?

The worst.

What's all this, then?

New toys to sell.

Oh, delightful.

- (TOY WINDING)

- Ribbit! Ribbit! You see, this is the problem!

"Ribbit ribbit" - that's what North Americans say.

Then, our children hear it and grow up thinking a frog says "ribbit ribbit".

Oh, I know.

Not even close.

Frog say, "gaegool, gaegool".

Huh?

What?

Gaegool, gaegool.

Oh, Korean frogs.

No, all frog say, "gaegool, gaegool".

I've never heard a frog say "gaegool gaegool".

They not say "ribbit ribbit".

No, they say, "terrr, terrr".

"Terrr, terrr"?

I can't even say.

Because you're not a frog.

Ah, frog sound more like, "Gaegool, gaegool" or...

"Terrr, terrr".

Don't frogs say "ribbit ribbit"?

Brainwashed by cultural imperialism!

It's made in China.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Oh, also have toy dog.

"Bow, bow".

"Mung, mung".

"Bow, bow"!

"Mung, mung"!

I'm out.

♪ So, you ready for the Clipper game this weekend?

What?

What. You mean, the Raptors game.

No, Clippers.

Really?

So, that's where we're at?

You've been gone for, like, what?

You telling me you're not a Clippers fan yet? Hell no!

Ahh, that's a shame. Guess I'll offer these to someone else!

Courtsiiide! No.

Yes. For real?

For real.

You and me! Just get a cheap flight and we are there! Boys weekend! Definitely!

Oh my God!

Disneyland?

Universal Studios?

In-N-Out Burger?

Yeah.

Or, uh, L.A. K-town after hours, Viper Room, Year of Ox is doing a concert. Dude, Legoland, Galaxy's Edge!

Sure.

And also, let's just...

let's just try to keep this on the down low from Shannon, right? Why?

You guys break up?

No, no.

Things are great. Look, I miss her, I wanna see her, but this is the Raptors and the Clippers, you know? I just thought it'd make more sense to... Bro it up.

I gotcha.

Cool, cool, cool. Looking forward to it, man.

Raptors! There it is!

(CHEERING) As promised, one vintage record player.

Ahh!

So, cool.

Old and b*at up, but still working.

I thought of you immediately.

And I get it for free?

Yes.

I mean, make me an offer.

But you throwing away?

Yes.

(DOOR OPENING)

Gerald, you shift is later.

Oh, I know.

I'm just grabbing my laundry.

Washing machine at my place is broken.

Mrs.

Kim said it was okay.

Okay.

But don't take advantage.

She charged me ten dollars.

Why you get a discount?

Mr. Kim...

You hard worker, but have to have boundary, too.

My restaurant employees are always expecting perks, like hand soap, Band-Aids.

Can you bring nothing from home?!

Can you stop doing that please?

What?

I just want...

Oh.

Want to help.

Okay.

Here.

I spill tomato juice and leave it too long.

(CHUCKLING)

Okay, you finish.

I get another juice.

Make it two.

My...

Banky.

Tomato juice, they say it's the scrub brush of the lower intestine.

No.

I don't think it's exactly one thousand island.

That's just name of area.

No, have nothing to do with salad dressing.

Anyway, I can't go.

Have to volunteer at hospital.

Hmm.

Mm.

Okay.

Have fun.

(MUTTERING)

Umma, are you okay?

Oh, yeah, hand just fall asleep from holding phone.

I didn't know you were volunteering at the hospital.

Don't start.

What?

Oh.

Yeah...

just... going to hospital meeting.

You mean an appointment?

Yeah, meet for appointment.

So, why didn't you just tell your friend you had an appointment?

See?

You starting.

I'm not starting.

Have you not told them you have MS?

UMMA: I don't want to talk about.

But it's probably good to talk about.

Then, you talk about.

I'm just saying there are support groups and stuff.

Oh, even at the Desmond Centre.

I don't need support group.

Look, here's one just for MS.

They not going to understand.

"MS meetups: We understand." You're making that up.

It could be a great first step.

And if you need someone to go with you...

- No, thank you.

- (PHONE VIBRATING)

Oh.

Hello?

This is Janet's mommy.

Who are you?

What do you want?

No.

Umma...

No problem, you can leave the car at our Stratford branch.

Enjoy the theatre festival...

or, uh, fare thee well.

Oh, it's the Garlic Festival.

Okay, well, then, uh, fare thee breath well...

or ill.

Hello?

Okay.

There she is... makin' copies!

Yup.

Hey, I was just wondering how one goes about asking for the weekend off, having never done it, ever.

Oh, which weekend?

Oh, this one coming up.

Ooh, something special?

Is it Gwen's birthday?

Where you taking her?

Do you have reservations?

No, no, no.

It's no one's birthday.

Well, it must be someone's birthday.

But, I just need it off.

- Oh.

- So, we're good?

Ooh.

Wait a sec.

This weekend's the end of the quarter.

All managers on deck.

Can't we push that to next weekend?

No.

Next weekend's the beginning of next quarter.

You, me, and Terence all have to be here.

But I'm going to Stratford.

For the theatre festival?

Don't worry.

They run till the fall.

No, the Garlic Festival.

It's only runs this weekend and I have to be there.

- Why?

- 'Cause I got tickets and I'm meeting up with a friend and we got front row seats.

To the Garlic Festival?

Yeah.

Okay, but you're an assistant manager and we need you here this weekend, front row.

But this is my first time ever asking for the weekend off and it would mean a lot to me.

I can see that, but this is your job and it comes with the territory and sometimes that kinda stinks.

Pun intended... because of the garlic.

Got it.

Sorry.

Sure.

Hey, if it helps, I went to that Garlic Festival last year and it's not that good.

What are you talking about?

It's amazing.

Oh my God, Stacie, it is, but he can't go.

STACIE: My bad.

You know, there's a Vegetable Festival next weekend.

If you "carrot" all, you can "turnip" any time you like.

(CHUCKLING)

Sorry.

♪ Want you to love me ♪ ♪ Oh, how I want you to love me ♪ How I supposed to know it's Gerald favourite rag?

Stop calling it a rag.

It's his security blanket... Banky.

His grandma gave it to him.

She give to him rag?

It wasn't a rag when she gave it.

Baby blanket.

Gerald is too soft boy.

He's sentimental.

The blanket's like emotional support for him.

You know, kinda like a support group?

Not everyone need support, Janet.

Gerald and the blanket yeah, he's like a Charlie Brown Baby, eh?

- (BOTH LAUGHING)

- Who?

You know, Charlie Brown with blanket?

(MAKING SUCKING NOISES)

Soft boy.

Not like movie . Hmm?

They is real man.

They don't have a baby blanket.

Have to fight wolf when they is a kid.

That's how you become real man.

Have you ever fought a wolf, Appa?

One time, I ride pig.

I'm all cashed out.

I'm gonna head home.

And look, all finished.

- Oh, thanks, Mrs. Kim.

- MRS. KIM: You're welcome.

Sorry about over-reacting earlier today.

It's just...

You sleep with a baby blanket, I understand.

Appa, stop.

I don't sleep with the blanket.

It just goes under my pillow to raise the...

Right.

Okay.

Um, thank you.

Goodnight.

Goodnight, Charlie Brown.

Because you have a blanket?

Well, that's not Charlie Brown.

Okay, okay, I stop tease, eh.

Tomorrow, we help you look for teddy bear, hmm?

Just in case you lose your blanket again.

He didn't lose it.

Besides, everyone has something they're embarrassed about, even if they shouldn't be.

I didn't say I was embarrassed.

JANET: What?

I'm just saying sometimes it's good to talk about these things.

Also good not to talk and listen to best ever Kim Sisters album.

I know but Umma is...

Shh.

- And Janet is...

- Shh.

♪ And my dreams have ceased to be ♪ (SIGHING CONTENTEDLY)

And then, all of a sudden, Shannon got food poisoning and didn't show up, and it was just me and Kimchee and Stacie for the whole weekend.

Wow.

I just caught the Raptors game.

Did you see it?

No, 'cause I was here working.

At least I try to pay attention when you're talking.

There she is, back from the dead.

How you feeling?

Much better.

Thanks.

Oh, it was food poisoning, it's not contagious.

Yeah, that's what they said on the cruise I took with my mom.

Thanks again for holding down the fort.

Of course, it's my job.

No, no, seriously.

I'm gonna make it up to you.

You look tanned?

- Really?

- Kinda.

Maybe because I fell asleep in the sun...

on my balcony, on the weekend.

Food poisoning really takes a toll.

Did you see the Raptors game?

No, no, no.

I wasn't there.

I mean, I didn't...

I didn't see it.

I was...

I was too sick.

Sorry, I meant Kimchee.

The last possession of second overtime, right?

He was here, working with me and Stacie!

God, I'm not listening to you anymore!

(DOOR OPENING)

Hi.

Is Mrs.

Kim around?

She's upstairs.

I can get her.

Oh, are you Janet?

Yes.

I'm Linda from your mom's support group.

She told us all about you.

Support group?

For MS.

Oh!

Wow!

Sorry.

I'm just happy to hear she went.

I mean, I said she should, then I felt like a badgering parent.

Anyway...

I'm so glad she did.

- I'll go get her.

- Oh, that's all right.

But take this.

It's lavender oil.

It's for calming nerves, but whenever I feel a bit achy, I just rub it on and it seems to work.

Okay.

I'll let her know.

Oh, Mrs.

Kim.

Oh.

Hi, Linda.

Sorry to come over unannounced, but I was in the neighbourhood.

She brought lavender oil.

It's for...

Calming of nerves.

Apparently, it helps with stiffness.

Nice!

So nice.

And so generous.

Thank you for thinking of us.

It's for you.

Actually, it's for you.

For me?

And the calming of nerve, stiffness.

Yeah, okay, everybody can use.

I see you out.

Actually, I could use some butter.

MRS.

KIM: Butter all gone today.

Sorry.

Okay, thank you.

Bye-bye.

(CHUCKLING)

APPA: Volume knob is a little tricky, but I stick a toothpick inside and it work.

Ingenious!

Did we ever settle on a price?

Oh, look.

It's Charlie Brown.

Mr. Kim...

What's this?

Tell me.

Let me in on the joke.

Can we just drop it?

Drop it?

Nay, release it.

The game is afoot.

Okay, Gerald, I won't tease.

He's upset over his baby blanket.

Oh, Charlie Brown, I get it.

Okay, first of all, so that's not Charlie Brown.

You look just like him.

Yeah, thumb in mouth, sucking.

That's Linus.

How's Lucy doing?

Playing the piano, no doubt.

That's not Linus or Charlie Brown.

Pulling football away.

His little pet bird.

Yeah.

"Hey, you blocking-face!" It's "blockhead".

And all the teachers like...

(MAKING BEEPING NOISES)

Meep-meep!

Meep!

Meep-meep!

Okay.

They don't even talk like that.

Now, wash up or that cloud of dust will engulf us all!

That's Pig-Pen!

(DOOR CLOSING)

(SIGHING)

(YELPING)

You told your support group that I'm the one with MS!

I don't know what you talking about.

I can't believe they're all vulnerably sharing and you're lying to them!

Fine, then you go and talk to them.

Oh, no.

You started this.

No, you start this.

"Go to support group, Umma.

"Why you won't go to support group?" You push and push and you don't understand.

(SIGHING)

Then, help me.

(SIGHING)

It's just...

sometimes, I feel like I have a big sticker on my face.

Okay.

At the grocery store, food is damaged, and get discount sticker.

It feel nice to be in group of discount food, but also it feel bad to be in group of discount food.

So, I... pretend I don't have MS and it make it easier to talk about.

That's... kind of understandable.

But you still have to tell them.

What if you go and...

- Umma.

- Okay.

Good.

Good for you.

- No, good for you.

- Good for you, too!

And stop using my lavender oil!

But you know what?

On the bright side, I managed Handy solo all weekend and did an awesome job.

Yeah, you did. Still woulda been nice to hang out with you in La La Land.

Yeah.

Hey, it wasn't the same without you, buddy. Who'd you end up going to the game with anyway?

You know, I can't remember his name. Seriously?

Yeah. He's from school.

He's a weird guy. Doesn't really say his name much. Okay.

Anyway, it was fine. But I would have much rather gone with you than with her... him, the guy. Did you say "her"?

No.

Anyway... it'll be even better next time, so... Sorry, I think you're frozen.

Dang! I... think you're... ...froze... n, too! But you can still hear me?

Now... sound is... frozen. Frig. I'm pretty sure you can hear me.

I can see your fan moving.

Uh... fan... move... class... go... bye! (CLEARING THROAT)

Welcome back to KIM FM radio.

DJ Appa here with new classic album.

Oh, we have a listener on the line.

Hi, Gerald.

Anything you want request?

I don't care.

(SIGHING)

Gerald, you know why I teasing you?

Kind of.

My appa was a very tough man, very strong, and he raise me to be strong, too.

Makes sense.

Yeah.

One time...

what you doing?

Oh, I'm just admiring your record collection.

Be very careful.

Some record is very valuable.

Like this one?

Yeah.

My appa give to me.

So, be gentle.

- Don't scratch.

- I won't.

I understand...

Ahh!

Oh!

(SCREAMING)

You see Mr.

Kim?

Feels pretty bad when someone destroys something you love, doesn't it?

Gerald...

Mm-hmm.

Baby blanket is fixed now.

Who gonna fix my record?

Well, then, aren't you glad that I didn't destroy your record?

That isn't the record you thought it was.

I switched it.

See?

To teach you a lesson.

Oh...

(CHUCKLING)

(LAUGHING)

That's a good one, Gerald.

(CHUCKLING)

You...

I'm glad.

The actual Kim Sisters record is here, but, I mean, my point remains...

(SHATTERING)

Good grief.

Terence, I'm not sick anymore.

I know.

Okay.

Then what's with this?

A harmless snack.

And the bucket?

In case you throw up.

That was three days ago.

Have you ever even been on a cruise?

Here.

Keep the pen.

How's it going?

Oh.

Good.

And let me say, thank you again for helming the ship while I was down.

Down where?

Down and out... on my bed.

Sure.

I just hope people didn't have to work too much overtime.

Nah, a little, but it's fine.

I'm just sad I missed the game, but I, uh, did manage to catch the highlights.

Oh.

Yeah, Raptors versus Clippers, in Los Angeles.

You know, the best part of the games in L.A.

is seeing who's in the crowd, sitting with the celebs.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah.

Sometimes, you see some big stars in the crowd, and sometimes not so big stars.

Hm.

Guess who I saw on camera, sitting courtside, unaware that the world was watching them.

I don't know.

Uh...

Tiffany Haddish.

Yeah...

Tiffany Haddish.

Really?

She was at that game?

I love her.

She's so funny.

(CHUCKLING)

Hey, you see her new movie, where she's the boss of a company and pretends to be sick so she can go away for a weekend in the sun?

No, I haven't.

What is it called?

Fake Sick Boss Weekend Getaway? Well, that sounds funny and I will be sure to look it up.

You can't look it up because it doesn't exist!

Come on!

You weren't sick.

You went to L.A. to see Jung, didn't you?!

All right!

I'm sorry!

I knew it!

Okay, but it's been really hard being apart for this long.

And I'm sorry, but L.A. is a bigger deal than some garlic festival in Stratford.

Wow, Shannon.

First, you say no to my request for the weekend, then you steal my weekend.

What?

What?

What do you mean "steal your weekend"?

(CHUCKLING)

It's just that...

Jung asked you first?

Did he ask you first?

What?

He told me he'd been planning it for weeks.

Did he ask you first?

Kimchee?!

Is that why we had a reservation at Dave & Busters?

(SIREN SOUNDING, STREETCAR BELL DINGING)

Thank you for sharing.

No matter how many times we hear it, isn't it reassuring to know we're not alone?

(ALL MUTTERING AGREEMENT)

Janet, I know it's your first time, but would you like to share a few words with the group?

Uh, actually, I think my mom has something she'd like to say.

LINDA: Of course.

Mrs. Kim?

Yeah.

Okay.

Uh...

I really enjoy this group.

I feel support and you all make my life more full.

Thank you.

I think it's very important as...

On second thought, I think I'd like to...

Go home?

You feeling tired?

Yeah.

Okay, we go now.

No, Umma.

I want to say something.

Don't feel you have to.

There's no pressure.

See?

She say you don't have to.

I want to say something.

This is really great, by the way.

I've learned a lot just by being here and listening.

But the other day, I had some numbness and tingling.

Yeah, her hand just fall asleep.

Always holding phone, huh?

And my mom came in and saw me and I pretended my hand was fine.

But I wasn't fooling her 'cause she's smart.

And I realized it's 'cause I'm so proud.

She has lots to be proud of.

It's my pride, getting in the way of me asking for help.

I just wish I wasn't so stubborn.

It's mind-blowing how stubborn I am.

Yeah, and I'm crazy annoying.

Trying to help Janet, I treat her like a baby.

That's because I act like a baby sometimes and that's not fair to anyone because I'm adult and should be able to ask for help, but I don't...

because...

(SIGHING)

I...

I've always been strong, always kept it together for the sake of others.

And the last thing I want...

is to have them worry about me.

(BREATHING DEEPLY)

But I understand her now.

I mean, I think my mom understands me now.

Thanks for listening.

Hi, Mr. Kim.

Still upset about the record?

Actual, I'm happy you destroy.

Yeah.

Who cares if it's only thing my appa ever give to me?

I don't need.

Make me stronger.

Thank you.

Please, do more laundry.

Then, I guess you don't want this?

No.

No, I mean this.

Kind of expensive and, like, really hard to find, but I just needed to show you how very sorry I was.

(SIGHING)

You a good man...

Gerald.

Like Charlie Brown but...

Yeah.

No.

Yep.

Got it.

Very funny.

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