02x02 - ChoreCats

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Since getting the good results
for my latest checkup,

I was super excited about
planning my Sweet 16 party,

but poor Katie was a wreck waiting
for the drama club to announce

who'd they chosen for the
London trip in the spring.

She really wanted to go.

Oh, I'm so nervous!

Okay, talk about something else.

- Ummm...
- Oh, okay!

So, um, I've narrowed
down my Sweet 16 to, uh,

masquerade ball or paintball
party or disco night.

I'm sure whatever you
pick will be great,

but I don't like that last one.

Ah! They just sent the e-mail.

This could determine...
our college careers.

Our futures... as actors.

Really? Our whole reason for being.

- Read it!
- Oh.

I'm going to London!

My wish plans worked!

Oh, wow, um...

Brian, I'm...

I'm so sorry.

No, don't, don't worry about me.

I'll be okay. I'll...

'Cause I also got picked!
Ha-ha! I was acting.

We got picked for the Royal
Theater Arts program!

I know! I gotta call my
dad, and you know what?

I'll see you in London, and
you know, next period in Bio.

"One week in London learning from
the world's greatest actors.

Oh, yeah!

Huge accomplishment.

Now, well, you know...

Two thousand dollar fee is due at
the beginning of next semester."

Say what?

You guys... I can't ask
my mom for $2,000.

You have to ask her. This is your dream.

You know, you're right! Okay, um...

I'll do it. As soon as she
comes home from work tonight,

- I'm going to ask her.
- Woo!

We're going to London.

Woo!

Possibly going to London.

Hey, where's Mom?

Okay. Well, I have to
ask her for some money.

So... be nice when she walks in.

I have to ask her for some
money, so you be nice!

I'm going first.

I'm going first.

- Oh, oh, I gotta ask you something...
- I gotta ask you!

No, I go first!

"Mom, you're late! We were worried."

It's okay. Car broke
down, but... I'm safe.

"Is that grease on you?"

Yeah, I tried to fix it myself.

"That's amazing, Mom. You're so cool."

I am so cool.

I had to buy a new transmission.

Yeah, go ahead, Jack.

I need $10 to get a milkshake
with Tao tomorrow.

Really? You're asking me
for $10 for a milkshake?

Yes.

You know what? I'd like
a $10 milkshake too.

This is just us guys.

But you and I can go another time.

Oh, this has been some day. Ugh.

I just want to sit down,
with a coffee, and those...

chocolate almonds that I snatched
from Gretchen's retirement party.

I saved you the almond part.

Jack...

you've been eating so
many sweets lately.

So, was that a yes on the milkshake?

Hmm... let me think.

After I charged what's left

on my credit cards to pay
for the transmission,

do I have enough money
for a $10 milkshake?

- Do you?
- No, Jack!

Fine.

Gotta call Kyle and tell him
I can't afford a milkshake.

Oh...

You know, it's hard always
saying no to you and Jack.

Hey, you are a great mom.

Thank you, honey.

I'm so sorry, what was it
that you wanted to ask me?

If you...

knew how much I love you.

I...

- Oh, oh... sorry.
- That's gross.

So...

what did your mom say?

- I couldn't ask her.
- Why not?

We don't have the money,

and it'll just make her
feel bad, having to say no.

Did you even tell her you
got into the program?

That's huge!

I couldn't. Okay? It would
just make her feel worse.

Wait, what if we figure out a way
for you to pay for it yourself?

How? The only job I have
is babysitting, and...

my mom pays me in smiles and hugs.

Sometimes not even that.

Hold on.

I have an idea.

Okay, a few weeks ago my dad hired
a guy to clean out the gutters,

and he found him on this
website called Chore Cats.

You can sign up for a bunch
of small jobs and errands.

This is a great idea.

Look at... look at all these jobs.

Okay, I'm signing up.

Uh, wait. What if your dad
sees my name on here?

So make up a cool name!

Tamsin Hammersmith.

Or that.

Oooh! I can pick up dry cleaning.

Yeah, you can.

Oh, who's a good boy?

Oh! Yeah, now, that's a walk.

Oh, look at that happy face. Yeah.

There's my mashed Potato.
Booga booga booga!

Jet lag?

Yeah, let's go with that.

Katie? You got your first chore!
You're picking up dry cleaning!

Yes!

Before you know it,
I'll be breaking into

Buckingham Palace to hug the Queen.

I am learning so much about you, Tamsin.

Oh good.

Jack's walking Potato.

Wait! He turned around at the mailbox.

Potato deserves a real walk.

And I can't do his next one

if we're going to be out
all day running errands.

Okay, Dave, for the millionth time...

- he's not your dog...
- He's all of our dog!

Lucas, you wanna walk Potato?

Dad, it's Saturday, and
I have no homework.

It's a free day, and I'm
not going to waste it.

You know what you could do, Dad?

You could hire somebody from
Chore Cats to walk him.

That's a great idea.

You used them to clean out the
gutters last week, remember?

What?

No, I cleaned out the gutters!

I did it all...

b... by myself...

alone.

Uh, Chore Cats you say?

How'd it go?

I went to the lady's
house. Got the ticket.

Then went to the dry cleaners,

showed them the ticket,
picked up the dry cleaning,

and then delivered it back to the lady.

Bam!

Sweet!

Oh, so easy, and I figured it out.

If I do four more chores
today, I'll make $100,

and if I do that every weekend,

I'll make all the money
I need by January.

Hmmm.

So I signed up for four more. Hmmm.

Wait, what are all these extra jobs?

I did the same math, and I signed
you up for more chores too.

That's nine chores.

Ten!

Um, okay.

How do I unsign up for some of these?

You can't.

Once you've committed to
a job, if you don't do it,

they kick you off the site.

Stop that!

Um...

Wait, stand in line all
day for concert tickets?

How are we going to do
that and ten other jobs?

Who do we know that's really
good at just standing around?

Lucas! How would you like
to wait in line all day?

What do I get for it?

Um...

A smile.

No, seriously.

Five bucks.

I'm not doing anything for five bucks.

- Ten.
- Seven.

- Twenty.
- Two.

- Five.
- Done!

Done! Yes!

Come on, machine.

You only got one job.

- Oh, morning!
- Hey!

Hey! So, here's your
coffee that you asked for.

- Oh.
- I thought you were out!

Oh, I only had enough
for my morning pot.

I did not know what I was going
to do this afternoon, so...

Jack, the cereal already
has sugar on it.

No it doesn't.

It's called "Sugar Squares."

Mmm.

Wow.

You're eating way too much sugar.

You know what? Your mom's right.

Having too much of anything
is not good for you.

So my sugar's like my mom's coffee?

Exactly!

Not exactly.

Tell him why, Jennifer.

Fine! I like coffee,
but I don't need it.

And you don't need sugar.

I'm going to show you
just how easy this is.

You're gonna give up sugar,
and I'm gonna give up coffee.

That's not fun for either of us.

Yes, it is, because you guys are
going to be doing it together.

And I'm going to help.

So, I'm gonna take
back the coffee and...

these... mmm...

Oy, I can feel a cavity
starting right now.

At the last Boy Pocalypse concert,
Darren lifted up his arms,

- and I saw his belly button!
- Eeee!

Dudes! Keep it down. I'm
trying to listen to my music.

- Ooh, what song? "Maybe It's Love"?
- "Girl, This is Love"?

- "I Lost My Love"?
- I'm not listening to Boy Pocalypse.

What does that name even mean?

Is that like a future
where no boys are alive,

or only boys are alive?

Either way, la-ame!

Hey guys, he doesn't like the band!

What's wrong with you?

Woo! Okay!

- Four chores down.
- And two mailboxes!

I was in the zone.

Oh, okay! Eight more chores to go.

Make that nine.

Oy... your dad booked
Tamsin to walk Potato!

- He can't know that I'm Tamsin!
- Just as I planned.

Oh, sure, Tamsin!

Let me just grab Potato for you.

Oh, good.

I want to tell her a few things
about my little tater tot.

Um...

Mom, don't you and Dad have
to get going on your errands?

Yeah, I really wanna get
to the health foods store

to get the herbs, to make the tea
for Jennifer before she cracks?

You know, some people
just have no willpower.

Make sure she knows he likes the park...

and the ducks.

But not the green one. He's a bully.

Next we gotta go to the grocery
store and the office supply store.

But what about walking Potato?

We are. All the way to your house.

Nothing, what are you doing?

Uh, nothing.

Well, um... see we're going to...

We're gonna see, and then we're gonna...

If it's not illegal, go for it.

Just be back at 2:30 to watch Jack.

Meeting my study group at the library.

Maybe I'll get the chair
with the exposed screw.

That'll keep me awake.

Two thirty? I'm babysitting
Madison at three.

Okay.

Tell Madison's mom to drop
her off here at 2:45.

Right, my mom will be gone by then,

and I can babysit her here.

Ooh, this is for London.

Straight from me own office self!

Can't tell if that's cute or annoying.

Bip bip!

Annoying.

Please get my mom to drink coffee,
so I can eat candy again!

Honey, I know this is tough right now,

but this is good for both of you.

Hmm, you want a piece of fruit?

Good one.

I just got your text.

Now, where's this thing that's
just like coffee but isn't coffee?

Just have the coffee, Mom!

Mmm.

Dark roast,

full body,

balanced acidity,

with steamed almond milk and... and...

one pump of mocha.

It is.

Smell it, Mom.

- Jennifer, you don't need it.
- Oh, no, no. It's okay.

I can smell it and not drink it.

'Cause...

I don't need it.

Oh... I don't need it, I don't
want it, and I don't need it.

Wait.

- I smell chocolate!
- Yeah, that's the mocha.

Ahh!

- Yummy.
- Oh, so yummy.

Okay, why don't you guys just keep that?

Will you knock, next time
you come downstairs?

- There's no door here.
- Then... knock on the wall.

- That makes no sense.
- You make no sense.

Hey, Mom. I'm here,

just in time to watch Jack,
so you can go to the library,

just like you planned.

Why aren't you moving?

I have a pounding headache,
so I decided not to go.

Well, I just read something

that said libraries are
great for headaches!

Yes, yes, she did!

They say it is the soothing whispering.

See what I mean?

Isn't this nice? Yeah!

Just make sure Jack
doesn't have any sugar.

Oh, Madison and her mom.

Ho ho, that was close.

Hi. I'm Mary. This is Madison.

She's a monkey.

- I said she was a monkey.
- Right, but, um...

I thought you were calling
your daughter a monkey.

You know, like, um...

"My little Madison.
She's such a monkey."

Now, don't let her watch game shows,

and hold her hand when she goes potty.

Bye, sweetie!

What kind of person leaves
her monkey with a stranger?

It's fine. We got this.

Where did she go?

Madison?

Little Maddie!

Ee-ee hoo-hoo ha-ha!

Hoo-ha!

What? I don't know how to call a monkey!

This monkey's so fun, I'm not
even thinking about sugar!

Ugggh, now I am thinking about sugar!

Hey, I just folded that!
Bad monkey, bad!

Bad monkey's mom too.

She's been held up 'til eight,

and we still have Costco and
that kid's school project.

Madison, we're gonna go
on a little field trip.

Can you be a good girl?

I'm sorry I asked.

Girls, please! We don't all
have to like the band.

And who's kicking me in the shin?

You haven't given them a chance.

This is Tyler.

Look how long his eyelashes are.

- They're not that long.
- Check out Ashton's new tattoo.

It says "Ashton"!

That's stupid. Is that a
Tesla he's leaning on?

He has 19 cars. That's
why he's "Happy Ashton."

And this is "Emo Ashton." He has
a pool shaped like his face.

The waterfall represents his tears!

I want a face-shaped pool!

I can look emo.

That's good.

But can you do wistful?

Now, do lovesick.

Aaahhh!

So tell me more about these cars.

Ugh!

This...

is so not a school project.

If I put "go into dumpster
to find my retainer,"

no one would have responded.

Anyway, text me when you
find it. I've got karate.

Ooh, dumpster candy!

- Do not eat that, Jack.
- I have to!

Oh, sugar, I've missed you.

What are we doing here anyway?

Nothing. And if you never tell Mom,
there is ten bucks in it for you.

This day just keeps on
getting better and better!

Eeeww...

I just stepped in something
hard and squishy!

And I'm standing in a foot of gravy!

Oh, but with every squish,
I just remind myself,

I'm making the money I
need to get to London.

Right, and we're doing this together.

Thanks for everything.

Okay? There is no one I would rather
be in a dumpster with than you.

Yuk! This is gross!

Okay, we're just 200 sausage
samples away from the finish line.

Hello, London!

Yeah, and thanks to me for
signing you up for extra chores,

you made two weekends
worth of money in one day.

Madison, cut it out!

- But...
- Jack!

Don't let her have that! Monkeys
are not supposed to eat licorice.

All right, let's move these sausages.

Bronson Farms Sausages! Come try
a tasty Bronson Farms sausage.

You guys, you're just smelling
the dumpster we were in.

Yeah, we smell like
garbage, not the sausages!

Jack, why don't you go look cute

and try to get some people
to taste some sausages.

Jack?

- Oh, no.
- So much candy!

I think I have a sugar problem.

Okay.

B... Bronson Farms sausage?

Mmmm. Yum.

Hey, guys.

Whoa.

You're having coffee.

Yes, I am, because I
remembered something.

I'm the mom, and I make the rules.

Well, I guess I'm better at this

'cause I didn't have any sugar today.

Wow.

I'm impressed.

No sugar at all?

None.

Well, since I've decided that a
little bit of coffee is okay,

you get to have a little bit of sugar.

How about some chocolate?

I don't like it anymore.

You sure?

Delicious, rich, yummy chocolate.

Mmm.

I'm nailing this mom thing.

So...

How much did you make?

Okay, after 11 chores,

then paying back Bronson Farm
sausages for the display,

and Costco for what...

Madison did to their dairy aisle...

I made...

ten dollars.

Is that before or after the ten
you owe Jack to stay quiet?

I made $0.

Uh, well, I'm...

I mean, at least I
didn't lose any money.

Hey, guys, don't forget
you owe me five bucks.

I'm starting a band!

Make that negative $5.

Ooh, another job?

- No, no, Chore Cats just banned me.
- For how long?

For life.

"All nine of them."

It is so cruel to use a
pun to fire somebody!

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Yeah, Alexa, I mean, I got
picked to go to London.

To study theatre.

Yeah, you did.

And I wanna go!

I mean, I really, really wanna go.

So, no. I'm not giving up.

'Cause you never do. Hmm.

We are not giving up.

- Thanks.
- Hmm.

Oh, you still have something
stuck in your hair.

Oh, and it's sticky. Eww!

- Okay, now check mine.
- All right.

It's so cool that we can get
stuff stuck in our hair again.

Madison definitely rubbed off on us.

Ee-ee hoo-hoo ha-ha!