04x10 - Firefighters Only

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Tacoma FD". Aired: March 28, 2019 – October 5, 2023.*
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Without many fires to extinguish (due to Tacoma being one of America's wettest cities), the firefighters are always ready to fight fires… but they end up tackling the less-glamorous elements of the job.
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04x10 - Firefighters Only

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- You can't get out of work
on Saturday?

It's my sister's wedding!

- I already told you, babe,

Fires don't take
the weekends off.

- Well, you can take
forever off.

- Wait, wait,
you don't understand!

Damn.

Oh, man.

[sighs]

- You said we'd go
kayaking together.

- They're class five rapids.

It seems pretty dangerous.

- Try running
into a burning building.

- No way.

- [sighs]

[bright music]

- You know, it's tough
out there for a guy like me.

Normal people cannot
relate to the dangers,

Rigors, and schedule
of the firefighting lifestyle.

- For first responders,
finding love can be trickier

Than navigating a stairwell
in dense smoke.

- Whoa. [groans]
what the heck?

- Hey, you got your axe
in my med bag.

- No way.
You got your med bag in my axe.

- Two great things
that go great together.

Both:
Hey, maybe we should date.

- ♪ done
with the dating game? ♪


♪ Tired of being lonely
and lame? ♪


♪ Meet your ultimate flame,
hey ♪


♪ on firefighters only ♪

- Firefighters only.

- If you fight fires,
come meet your match.

[cheers and applause]

- That was awesome.
- So good.

- Impressive.
- Yeah.

- "meet your match." so clever.
- Ah, thanks. Yeah.

Then it was like...
And then we light the match?

Did you get that part?
- Great job, ike.

- Thanks, chief.
Oh, and thank you so much

For letting us sh**t it here.
Made a big difference.

- Man, you're really into this.
- Oh, yeah.

Well, I'm not only a client,
luce.

I also invested
all my money in it.

[laughs]
- all your money?

- Yeah, yeah... well, I mean,
whatever was left over

After the station fire
and the whole

Dark web hack and all that.

But, I mean, come on, guys.
It's a no-brainer.

A firefighters only dating site?

What could possibly go wrong?
[laughter]

- Absolutely nothing.
- Absolutely nothing.

- Nothing.
- It's money in the bank!

Cha-ching!

[foreigner's "hot blooded"]

♪ ♪

- ♪ well, I'm hot-blooded ♪

♪ check it and see ♪

♪ I got a fever of 103 ♪

♪ I'm hot-blooded ♪

[upbeat rock music]

- You did a great job acting.

- I don't know. Thanks.
[chuckles]

I just kept telling myself,

"imagine you're a firefighter

And just act it," you know?

- Hey, how much money
have you invested so far?

- Ah, just, like, 3 grand.

- Damn, that's a lot
of benjamins.

- Ike, these startups
often crash.

- Um, great question, probie.

Uh, with great risk
comes great reward.

That's why I'm glad
we've secured

A generous line
of adventure capital.

- I think it's a great idea.

Most of the guys I meet are
intimidated by my job.

- That's what I'm saying.
That's why you should sign up.

I can give you guys the friends
and family discount.

Anybody who wants it.

Basic probie package is 59.99,

But I might be able to work

A little deal in
if you're interested.

- No thank you, ike.
I have a policy.

Never sh*t where you eat.
- You do that all the time.

- Yeah, I do,
but I'm not going to anymore.

- Well, cats actually sh*t
where they eat all the time.

It's good
for their immune systems.

Heard it on joe rogan
this morning.

- Oh, okay,
so it's probably true.

- What about you, granny?
- I wish you the best,

But I don't like dating apps.

I like to meet people
the old-fashioned way.

- Your mom arranges
your dates too?

- No, I talk to people
and I go places.

It's as simple as that.
- No, no, granny.

You're missing the point.
The app predicts

Which firefighters
you're most compatible with.

It knows everything.
How many lives you save.

What your 40-yard
ladder dash time is.

Bicep size. Other bicep size.
Bing, bong, bong.

- What about helmet size?
They must do helmet size.

You know,
it is a sign of dominance.

- Oh, boy.
Probie, chief is very proud

Of the fact that he has the
biggest head in the station.

- Well, it is one
of the reasons why I'm chief.

- And now he's gonna tell us
about "braveheart."

- You know, legend has it

William wallace had
a double thick skull.

That's how he survived
all those blows in battle.

- I love when you compare
yourself to medieval heroes.

- Big heads have bigger brains.

That's why all the greats
had big heads.

Einstein, mozart, shatner.

It's a blessing.
- Shatner?

- Sometimes your big head
can be a burden.

- Hey, new sunglasses?
- Yeah.

- They look pretty cool.

[grunting]
[plastic cracking]

[gasps]
sorry.

- My giorgio lemon guccis!

- Hey, what are you
listening to?

- What? Hey, hey.
- [grunts]

- [gasps]
- oh.

- What?
- Sorry.

- Hey, you broke
my thumps by dr. Ray!

- Hey, can I borrow
your turtleneck sweater?

- No, that's my favorite
turtleneck sweater.

Hey, you're tearing it.
- [grunting]

- You're tearing it.

Can I have it back now?
- [grunts]

- Great. You k*lled it.

- Sounds like my big head's
a burden for you.

- Yeah, well, don't go getting
a big head about your big head.

- All right, well, I have to go
take care of some chief things

Because I'm the big head honcho.

Hmm. Carry on.
- You know who's got

A huge head is the owner
of panino's, gino.

- Oh, my gosh.
So does his son, dino.

- He's doing time at chino.
You ever been to reno?

[cool upbeat music]

- Oh, yeah.

[mimicking camera flashing]

- Do it the other way.
Not landscape.

Yeah. There we go.

Makes me look longer and taller.

- Yeah, something's not right.

- What if I just look
off to the side?

- How do you feel about
losing the top?

- Ike!
- Oh, my god, no, no, no!

Not your... not your top.

The top
on the water bottle, luce.

- Let's just use the one of me
and the jaws of life.

That one was better.

- Actually,
that's a pretty good idea.

You're also gonna need
a catchy profile headline.

- "hi. I'm lucy.
I like walks."

- No, you're not a nomad.

No, it's gotta really pop,
like, um...

"I max out with my axe out,"
or "light my fire."

Those two are taken already.

- "your turnouts
are my turn-ons."

Huh? Huh?

- Yes. Did you make that up?
- Yes.

- You know,

The time that it took
to work on this profile,

You could've just
met someone in person.

- Where?
- Yeah, where?

- The library.
- The library?

Who goes to the library?

- I like guys who can
pay for books.

[laughs]
- yeah. Come on, bro.

- You should just sign up too,
granny.

We'll help you make the profile.

- Yeah.
- I don't need to.

Before our next shift,
I'll swing

By the grocery store,
the gym, the corner bar,

And I bet that I will score
several phone numbers.

- Sounds like too much travel.
- Yeah, that's a lot of places.

- Hey, I got an idea.
- All right.

Hey, can you give me
a bit of room, please?

Thanks.
- Oh, yeah, no. Um...

♪ ♪

- Which way to the fire?

- Yes, that is amazing.

- Mickleberry! Get in here.

Mickleberry, I'm recruiting you

For top secret station business.

- Oh, you can count on me, cap.
- Good, good.

'cause you and I are gonna
gaslight the chief

Into thinking that your head
is bigger than his.

- But it's not.
- Thus the prank.

See, terry thinks his big head

Makes him better
than everyone else,

So he needs a comeuppance.
- But he's the chief.

- Terry is a lion who believes
he's the alpha

Because he was born
with the biggest head.

But what does every alpha lion
fear the most?

- Climate change.
- No.

He fears a younger,
bigger-headed lion

Coming along
and taking over the pride.

- But why me?
- 'cause every young lion

Needs to learn from the wiser,
great-looking lion

With the excellent mane...
The ita-lion.

As the captain, I'm gonna
teach you the fine art

Of firefighter prankery,
and the chief is our mark.

Are you in?
- If you say so.

- Okay, good.
Why don't you go make me

A nice, piping hot "cappuccin"
with extra foam?

- Right away.

- [sighs]

- Hey, I'm feeling
pretty good about it.

- Gotta be happy.
- Pretty good.

- Hey, hey, hey. Guess what?

We hit 1,000 users today.
- Hey-yo!

- And to celebrate,
I brought each of you

A firefighters only
inflatable love seat.

- Well, you can make that 1,001

Because my profile
just went live today.

- What? Nice, luce.
Nice going.

Living your best life.
"gangnam style."

[laughs]
what about you, granny?

How did the old
"meeting someone in person" go?

- [sighs]

Okay, I struck out.
- Well, that's okay.

- Grocery store's full
of instacart shoppers,

The gym people are at home
riding pedaltons,

And everyone at the bar is
waiting on tinder dates.

- Well, don't want to say
I told you so, but...

[siren blares]
- oh!

I just got my first match.
- Hey, there you go.

- Hey, brad from lakewood fd.
[siren blares]

Ooh, engineer theo.
What's good?

- Okay, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Slow down. I'm sorry.

Granny, are you seeing
what's happening right now?

[laughs] I mean, man,
what are you doing?

You gotta get on board, baby.

- Okay, I'm in.
[laughter]

- Yay!
- Ah, yes.

You are not gonna
regret it, man.

- [laughs]
- yes.

Let's go blow those babies up.
- Yeah!

- Whoo-hoo!
- Come on, man.

Those are free, by the way.
Free.

- Great work, mickleberry.

Hey, how's the inventory?

- Terry, you want to hear
something crazy?

I was measuring mickleberry
for his new helmet,

And his hat size is 8 1/4.

- 8 1/4?
- 8 1/4.

- I'm 8.
- 8 1/4.

- There's no way that
peanut head's bigger than mine.

- That's what I said.
There's no way

That the probie's head is bigger

Than the chief's, yet it is.

- I could fit his head
in my pocket!

- You know what?
Let me see something here.

[quirky music]

All right.

There you go. Okay. Okay.

Size eight, right?
- Eight, yeah.

- Mickleberry,
get over here one second.

- Oh, brother.

- Oh, what's up, cap?

- [scoffs] 8 1/4.

- Hey, mickleberry,
do me a favor.

Try on the chief's helmet
for a sec.

[chuckles] whoa.
- There's no way.

Wait. Hold on a second here.
I mean, come on, right?

- Your head is huge, brother.
It's deceptive.

- My mom always told me
I was cranially endowed.

[laughter]

- Okay, well, hat size has

Nothing to do with head size,
you know?

It's like how every
coffee cup size

Fits in the same
cardboard sleeve.

You know what I mean?
- Yeah, you're right.

You're totally right.
That's a great metaphor.

- Yeah.
- Still, though,

We should have
a proper head measure.

You versus mickleberry.

Tell you what,
I'll put the test together.

We'll run the gamut.

- Okay, mickleberry,

I'm gonna show you
who's the boss.

[laughs]
head size-wise!

- [laughs] good one.

Kick his ass, chiefy.

- Uh, this makes me nervous.

- No, no, no, no. You're okay.
You're with me now.

Game on.
- Game on, eddie.

- No, no. It's captain, okay?
Go finish that mopping.

- Yes, cap.

[siren blares]
- [laughing]

- What are you so giddy about?

- I met someone finally

On firefighters only.

- Seriously? Tell me.

- Her name's autumn.

She works in felton county,

And she's amazing.

- Amazing like...

- Well, we haven't met
in person,

But our texts are very hot
and she's into me.

- Well, good luck, man.
I will say,

Dating firefighters can be
a little exhausting.

Over the last five dates,
I've gone bungee jumping,

Jet skied, skydived,
and climbed mount rainier.

- Wait, that's four.

- I climbed mount rainier twice.

- Oh, yeah.
What's in the bags?

- Overpriced leftovers.
I think I've singlehandedly

Wiped out the tacoma
branzino population.

[both laugh]
- wow.

- Yeah. Yeah, you bet.
I'm gonna tell jp for sure.

Hey, did they like
the inflatable chairs?

[laughs]
yeah. No, don't tell anyone.

Okay, all right, man.
All right. Boop.

- Whoa, check out
mr. Entrepreneur.

- Our user growth is spiking.

Trust me, this time next month,

I'm gonna own half
the silicon in the valley.

- I like that coat.

You look like captain americana.

- Yeah, thanks. I know.

Whoo, baby!
Not too shabby, right?

Custom-made by bobby hammer

Down at hammerhead's
coats and totes and boots.

[chuckles]
it's pretty awesome.

Little pricey, but worth it,
as you can see.

[siren blares]
- [laughs]

It's like her ears are burning.

She just asked me
about branzino.

- Granny met a girl on your app,

And he's in love.

- Great, man! Yeah!

- Her name's autumn.

- Autumn? Oh.

Really, are you sure
it's autumn?

- Hold on,
I need to buy more credits

So I can continue
this dm thread.

- No, no, no, granny,

Don't use your own money
to buy credits.

- Paid!
[chuckles]

Best 10 bucks I've ever spent.

Ike, thank you, man.

Thank you for pushing me
to get on this app.

Best thing
that's ever happened to me.

- I didn't push you too much.

I mean, everybody has
free will, so...

- ♪ tired of being lonely? ♪

♪ Join firefighters only ♪

- Let's measure some

Crania!

- Mickleberry, you're about
to taste my dominance.

My childhood nickname was
charlie brown.

- Is he a baseball player?
- Are you being a wise-ass?

- No.
- All right, come on.

Let's do this.
Here we go.

First up, terry mcconky

Measuring in at...



- Yeah! Bigger than I expected.

Take that, mickleberry.
[laughs]

- And the challenger,

Andres mickleberry,

Measuring in at...



- What? That's impossible.

- Let's weigh in!

- Mickleberry,
I'm gonna ruin you.

My friends call my forehead
an eight-head.

- I don't get it.
- You will.

- Okay, and...



- [laughs] that's a big head.

- And here we go.

[upbeat music]

[scale beeping]

Mickleberry, 22.1 pounds.

- Are you kidding me?
Next test.

- The displaced water
in each t*nk

Will determine who has
the most total head volume.

You ready, chief?
- Yeah.

[nasally] easter island's got
nothing on me, bitch.

- Yeah, chiefy.

- [gasps]

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

That felt heavy.

- 2 1/4 inches.
Very impressive.

- Let's see what you got,
mickleberry.

- Go get him, probie. Hmm?

- This isn't even
gonna be close.

There's no way he beats me.
- No way he beats you.

- No way!
- No way.

- This is science.
You know how much water

I put out of that thing?
- Yeah, this is impossible.

- Right, water displacement
is science.

- Yeah, your head is
twice as big as his.

- That's a lot of water.
[chuckles]

- It is a lot.

- He's down there
for a long time.

[chuckles]
it's not gonna matter, though.

- No, no, you got this.
- It's not gonna matter.

- No, you got this.

- Nice try, probie. Huh?
Oh, what's the matter?

Too scared to talk?
- [swallows]

- [exhales]
okay. 4 inches.

For the winner
of the head volume test,

The noggin' from copenhagen,
mickleberry.

- There's no way!
- On to the density test?

- No.

Forget it.

Congratulations, kid.

[shoes squeaking]

- Do we tell him now?
- What? No.

A good prank needs time
to marinate.

- He's upset, and I've got

A balloon in my stomach
like a drug mule.

- Yeah, both things will pass.

- When do we tell him?
- When it's over.

- When is it over?
- When I say so.

Mop up this floor.

- [sighs]

- Oh, hey, luce.
Let me get your number.

I gotta put it in...
My new phone.

- Ooh, look at you
spending more money.

Hey, I think your app is
my sweet spot.

I can't even keep up.
- Yeah, no doubt.

You're, like, 10% of our female
users, so that makes sense.

- What was that?
- You're a commodity.

Firefighters are, like, 97% men,

So you're a unicorn.
[chuckles]

- So you're saying
I'm valuable to your app.

- Duh. Obviously.
[chuckles]

- Hmm, it's interesting

'cause I was actually thinking
about getting out.

- No! Are you serious? Why?
No. Don't leave.

- Maybe you can make it
worth my while, mr. Bling.

- Okay. Like, how?

- Oh, I don't know,
I mean, that new phone

Might be a nice place
to start sharing the wealth.

- Oh, come on.
Are you serious?

- I am a valuable commodity.

- The password's 6969.

- [whistles]

- Whoa, granny, where you going?

- Albuquerque.
Autumn cancelled our date

So she can go
to some conference,

So I'm gonna surprise her.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.

That's happening very fast,
my friend.

You think that's a good idea?

- I have to meet her in person.

She's too good to be true.

- Um...

Granny, can I talk to you
for a second?

Um, you know how you said
autumn is too good to be true?

- Yeah?
- That's because she is.

Autumn is an algorithm.

- What?
- Granny, I am so sorry, man.

Just given our male to female
firefighter ratio,

Which is 97 to 3,

Autumn was created
to keep guys interested,

But only until they found
a good match, you see?

- 3% women?

What kind of dating app is that?

- That is a terrible
business model, ike.

- I upgraded myself
to the smoke show package!

I'm out 200 bucks!
- I was upgrading you for free!

You weren't supposed
to keep upgrading!

- That's it.

I'm swiping left
on this friendship.

- Granny, come on.

- Hey, thanks for the phone.

- Cap, you should come see this.

- Whoa.

Terry, the last time you were
in this chair, it collapsed.

- Shh. I'm concentrating.

- Inversion table?
Brain puzzles?

Terry, are you trying
to grow your head?

- No!
- [sighs]

Fat grafting.

An experimental procedure
that can add two head sizes?

Really, terry?
- It's an early trial.

They actually pay you.

- Come on. This is ridiculous.

- You know what's ridiculous
is a chief

With a smaller head
than his probie.

- Come on, let's get you
out of this chair.

- Wait, wait, wait, go slow.
Go slow.

Don't spin it.

Whoa! Whoa!

[groans]
- oh, oh, geez.

- Oh, come on.
- Here, terry.

Come on. Come here.
- All right. Okay.

Oh, boy.
- I got you. I got you.

- [groans]
- I don't think any of this

Is gonna make your head
any bigger.

God, you're a mess.
- Damn, what happened

To the chair?
- Chief destroyed it

With the weight of his body.

- Easy, mr. Big head.

- Well,

I got the salt and spoon
you asked for.

- Oh, great. Thanks.
- What do you need that for?

- I read that sodium
induces bloating.

Bottoms up.

- No, chief, don't!
That's not good for you.

- Is a life without a big head
a life worth living?

[alarm blaring]
- Box alarm, engine 24,

Rescue 42, structure fire.

Ta-cona ice cream.

- [sighs]

I don't think I should be
alone right now.

I guess I'll go on the call too.

- [laughs]

I did not think he was gonna
try to grow his head.

This is fantastic.

- He was about to eat pure salt.

Pure salt!
- It's awesome.

[laughs]

- It's over.
- Not yet.

It is not over yet.

Now, quit dicking around.
There's a structure fire. Go!

Go, go, go! Go!

[indistinct chatter]

- [sighs]

All right, well,

Engine 12's on it.

Fire's out.

The owner gave me the scoop.

[laughter]
- the scoop.

- Yeah, all right.
- Scoop.

- No need
to soft serve it, chief.

We should just split.
[laughter]

- I'm gonna go sit in my truck.

- Oh, man. Wow.

Chief never misses puns.

- He's crushed.
- Yeah.

- It's over now, right?
- Oh, no. Not yet.

- Oh, sh*t. I dated that guy.

- Forearm phil, station 17?

- And the guy behind him.
- Lucy.

- And a couple of guys
from station 11.

- Damn, girl.
- I know.

- Well, well, well,
if it isn't lucy

I'm-too-good-for-anyone-
but-myself.

- Oh.
- I purposefully left

My new crampons in your car,

And you didn't call me back.

They were from rei.

- I don't know if I can even be
on the same call as you.

- Me either.
- Ooh.

I guess this is the whole
"sh1tting where you eat" part.

- Mm-hmm.

- Well, thanks
for the branzino, guys.

- Hey, look, it's the stripper
dude who owns the app.

- Oh, me? Oh, no, no, no.
[laughs]

No, I don't own the app.
No, no, no.

I'm the face of it 'cause
I have high cheekbones and...

- Your app sucks, bro.

I upgraded
to the smolder women package,

And it only gave me
one cougar paramedic.

- Yeah, I spent 300 bucks
talking to some autumn chick,

And we never met.
- That's weird.

- I want my money back.
- Yeah, me too.

My wife's gonna k*ll me.

- Whoa, guys, uh... Oh!

I'm on the pump.
What am I doing?

All: Screw you, assh*le!

- I'm gonna tell them
back at corporate.

They are assholes,
and I'm sick of it too!

- Hey, you got a bandage?
I nicked my hand.

- Yeah. Yeah, no problem.
Let me see.

Oh, man.
So much for your manicure.

- I'll get over it.
I'm more worried about

My guitar career.
- You play?

- A little.
- Me too.

We should play together
sometime.

- Yeah.

All the guys in my station
have been using

That firefighter dating app.
- Oh, god.

- I miss the days when you used
to hang out with someone

In person, like, at the gym
or the grocery store or...

Both: The library.
[both laugh]

- We should definitely
get together and jam sometime.

- Hey, granny,
I can ride back with you.

Just give me sec?
- Sure thing.

- Okay, cool.
- You work with her?

- Oh, yeah. That's just lucy.

- She's hot.
Introduce me, would ya?

- Sure thing.
- Thanks.

- Damn!

f*ck you, ike!

- Ah, I can't find my helmet.

- Here, wear mine.
Yeah, it's fine.

I'm on the pump.
Don't worry about it.

- What the hell?

- It's okay, chief.
Probie forgot his helmet.

I told him he could use mine.
It's not a big deal.

- Oh, it is a big deal.

[growls]

- [laughing nervously]

- [growls]
- mm-mm-mm.

- You. You gaslighted me.

- Is it gaslighted or gaslit?

- You son of a bitch.
- Hey, be happy.

You still have the biggest head
in the station.

- And you.

You think you can
prank the chief

And get away with it?

Mickleberry, I'm gonna make
your life a living hell.

You're gonna shine everything.
You're gonna scrub everything.

You're gonna be my bitch,
and when you're done,

You're gonna start
all over again!

I'll see you
back at the station!

- [laughs] he's pissed.

Okay, mickleberry.
Now it's over.

- Why is it over now?

- Well, because now I got terry,

And I got you.

Hopefully, you've learned
that a probie should never

Prank a superior.

Congratulations.
- What...

- And say hi to your mom for me.

- You bastard.

What did you mean when you said
"say hi to your mom"?

- What?
- What did you mean,

"say hi to your mom"?

- Nothing.
- Did cap f*ck my mom?

- Well, the app is
officially dead,

And I'm officially broke again.

In fact,
after refunding everybody,

I'm down a couple of grand.
- Plus a jacket.

- Oh, man. Mm.
- And a phone.

- [chuckles]
- I'm not sad to see it go.

To be honest, I was kind of
getting firefighter fatigue.

All those guys just
started blending

Into one infinite moustache.

I'm done with it.

- Sounds like
they're done with you.

I don't think
there's a firefighter in town

That'll work with you again.
- That's okay,

Because all I need is you guys.

- Morning.

- Hey, what's up,
"risky business"?

- Mickleberry, put
my dry cleaning in my office.

I don't want to see a wrinkle.
Put my mail where it belongs

And my bag where it belongs,
and get your gloves on

'cause you're scrubbing
my toilets.

- Never prank the chief,
am I right?

- You better watch yourself.
I'm gonna get you back someday.

- You keep saying that,
but you never do.

- I like the new shades, chief.
- Thank you very much.

I got them special order
from plump head eyewear.

Extra wides for the biggest
head in the station.

- Let me see.
- Sure.

[chuckles]
for my girl.

- Uh... These are tight.

- Head measuring contest.

All: Oh!

- Come on.
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