06x01 - Life Is Going to Be Gouda

[bunniefuu]

[Amanda] Last season on


I love you.

It's not forever.

[Tammy] I've been in rehab
for 14 months,

and it feels real...

[all cheering]

-I love you, baby.
-I love you.

You take me shopping
every g*dd*mn day, Michael.

Michael gets mad because
I want to go out with
my family.

-Give her her money.
-I ain't giving her [bleep].

You got two seconds
to give her the debit card
or I'm calling the police.

No, he's got two seconds
to get his [bleep]

and get out of my house.

I'm packing me
and the boys' [bleep]

and I'm getting out
if you want.

Because I'm [bleep] done.
I'm getting a [bleep] lawyer.

I'm done.

I want a divorce.

And I'm going to stay
with Tammy.

I just need my sister's
support right now.

It's the last supper
of the fat family.

Amanda and Misty both
are getting the surgery now,

which completes
the five siblings
having the surgery.

Do we got a family discount?

[laughs]

Family vacation!

Before losing the weight,
I wasn't able to get on
a plane.

sh**t, I could barely fit
in a car.

I'll never let go!

Oh, my God.
Don't be jealous.

I feel like every day
I'm leaving him
further behind.

And I'm worried that
he's not losing weight.

My emotional eating
is spiraling

out of control, to be honest.

-[burps]
-[babbles]

[Amy] I didn't mean to.

I appreciate everything
my siblings do,

but I feel like I'm constantly
getting scolded.

You think you're everybody's
g*dd*mn boss, Mandy,
but you're not.

Get the [bleep] out of
my face, Mandy!

Get your hands off of me!

[bleeping]

Stop!

Go to your room and cool down.

This is the worst
I've ever seen Amy lose
her [bleep].

[sobs]

[Tammy speaking]

[pastor] And though we mourn
his passing,

we celebrate his life,
his memory, and his love.

[sobbing]

Today, I am releasing
a lantern to end

the chapter in my life
and start anew.

One, two, three.

Bye, Caleb.

[Amy burps]

-[burps]
-[Chris] Really?

-We going to the farm, y'all.
-Going through
the farm, y'all.

Yee-haw.

Unfortunately, Amanda has
to work, but Misty's coming,

Amy and the babies, myself,
Chris, and Brittany.

You gonna drive a tractor?

No promises.

I'll drive.

I'm scared.

[laughs]

Today at the farm,
they have tractor races,

and I really want to get Tammy
on that tractor.

Ultimately, the goal is to get
her behind the wheel

of a vehicle...

We'll see.

Welcome to the farm.
[laughs]

One, two.

Oh, Jesus, that's loud.

-[thuds]
-[Chris] Oh,
she smacked the car!

-You did! it
-[Tammy] Yay!

[Amy] So much has changed in
the last couple of months.

Go to Aunt Tammy.

Gage will be three
in a few weeks,

and Glenn just turned one
a couple months ago.

[babbles]

You hungry?

Say eat, eat.

Amy has come a long way
in her journey of motherhood.

At the beginning of
her divorce,

it was everything she could do
to survive a day

with them kids by herself.

As time has gone on
and she's found her rhythm,

she's turned into
a Betty Crocker.

We're kind of proud of her.

[chuckles] He lickin' you.

Now that the divorce is
finalized,

what's next for me is,
first off, getting out
of Tammy's house.

I've been staying with Timmy
for like six or seven
months now,

and honestly, it's time for me
and the boys to go home.

I don't want to overstay
my welcome.

Are y'all ready to wrap it up?

I'm getting pelted
with applesauce.

Oh, Lord.

[burps] Excuse me.

[Tammy speaking]

But...

[Chris] Tammy,
got a cow friend now?

-Well, it happens in life.
-I'm sorry,
but he tasted good.

Since I went to rehab,
I've lost 400 pounds.

And now that I've lost
so much weight,

I'm able to do things
I never would have been
able to do.

I think people do take
the small things for granted.

Ow, ow.

The cow bit me.

Too damn much. [laughs]

And even though
my mobility has gotten better,

I kind of have to walk...

I'm not trying
to be nasty.

So I'm hoping I'm ready
for skin removal surgery.

-Aw!
-[goat bleating]

He's a big boy. You want down?

Oh, no, you're scared.
There you go, baby.

But it's not just
the weight loss.

I really miss him.

That way, it feels like
I'm still connected to him

in some way.

And every now and then,
if you watch carefully,

my hair will move behind
my ear.

But...

[Amy] I want to take Gage
over here with the goat.

-[Tammy] Okay.
-[Misty] All right.

What is going on, man?

Four months ago, when I seen
Dr. Smith, I weighed 299.

He wanted me to get down
to 250,

and then he would refer me
for skin removal.

Since then, I've lost
almost 20 pounds.

I should be getting pretty
close to the goal, end goal.

I'm excited to actually
get to see a doctor

more than once a year.

In a few weeks,
we're all going to go
see Dr. Smith.

Just do it all in one go.

-Whoo, he got ba*ls.
-Oh, Lord.

He has them.

Amy's starting to see
Dr. Smith because...

-Good.
-...it's a whole lot closer
to home.

[Misty] Yeah.

[Chris] And she can see him
three times a year

or four times a year
like we do.

-Or however many times
we need.
-Yeah.

Whatever it takes
to get her back on track

-is what she's going to do.
-[Misty] Yeah.

Good.

No.

I'm happy with my little flab.

Since I had my surgery,
I've lost right around


I went from a 3X down
to anywhere from

a medium to extra large,
depending on, you know,
the brand.

Even my shoes are loose now
because I have a wide,

fat foot, and it's not as wide
and fat as it used to be.

I'm hoping Dr. Smith
says that I'm...

I'm ready for it.
Like, it's embarrassing

to me being seen like this.

I'm insecure about myself,
but I don't think

I'd be as insecure as I am now
if it wasn't for the skin.

Me and Amy were actually
thinking about doing

head-to-toe makeovers.
Do our hair and makeup.

-I got one request.
-What?

We're both starting different
chapters in our lives.

And why not start out
with our looks?

So we are going to give
each other makeovers.

[Tammy] I'm really excited.

Do a little something you...

Just don't go too slutty.

[Amy snorts]

[Amy] Come here, Gage.

[farts]

-[Tammy] Amy.
-I didn't do it,
he did it.

Blame it on the kid.
We would, too.

[Misty laughing]

So here you are, Tammy.

I had this idea that
we would do some
tractor races.

That way,
it'd be something fun to do

and start working Tammy
toward getting behind

the wheel of a car.

Because ultimately,
for her to get
her independence,

she's going to have
to learn how to drive.

I can't keep
driving her around.

I'm tired. [bleep, laughs]

[Brittany speaking]

I've never rode one before.

So let me get you up here
and figure it out.

[Tammy] This will be
my first time driving.

Before I lost all this weight,
I wasn't worried about driving

because I couldn't fit
behind the wheel.

But now that I can...

So I mean, just imagine
how I'm gonna feel

in the driver's seat.

[imitates steering
wheel turning]
Wreck.

No.

because even though
I'm really nervous,

at the same time,
I do want my independence.

All right.

When you're ready
to take off,

you pull these close in
to you, and they almost touch.

Forward is forward.

Backward is backward.

-All right?
-Mmm-hmm.

I ain't gonna lie.

I'm a little nervous.

[both laughing]

Y'all ready?

Get set.

[horn toots]

Go!

Whee!

Whoo! Come on!

-[whoops] Yeah!
-Yeah!

I won, b*tch.

Yeah, who's next
to take a whoopin'?
Who's at it?

Go for it, Brittany.
I got faith in you.

[Tammy] You gonna race me?

-[Brittany] Yeah.
-Uh-oh.

[Misty] You gotta turn around.

[engine starts]

[yelps]

Where's she going?

I don't know.

I don't want to.
I don't want to.

Chris, your weight
was 297 pounds.

-297?
-[technician] 297.

That don't make no sense.

There's no ungodly way
I gained 15 pounds

in seven days.

Seriously.

Caleb, are you there?

[voice on phone]

[Tammy speaking]

We have to be careful.

I don't want any evil spirits
in my house.

[voice on phone]

Where's she going?

I don't know.

I don't want to.
I don't want to.

I don't want to.

[engine shuts off]

I want off.

I just freaked out
and panicked.

And I couldn't figure out
how to turn or anything.

I just couldn't.

I couldn't.
I was too afraid.

-Are you all right?
-No.

[Misty] It was all right.

[sobs]

The tractor race
was a step forward

to get her to learn
how to drive.

But now that she had
this little scare,

she probably went backwards
five or six steps.

I really just hope
she don't use it as

a half-a*s [bleep] excuse
not to learn how to drive.

Because I really don't know
how much more she can become

independent without
a driver's license.

If you ever do graduate
to a motor vehicle...

[Tammy speaking]

Nobody's changing my mind
about driving.

No.

Since Caleb died,
I have more good days
than I do bad.

Amy and I have always had
a connection to

the spiritual world
and have always
been kind of...

fascinated with
haunted objects.

And I did my research,
and I found these dolls.

They are haunted by children
and can communicate with

other spirits.

Chrissy was the one I had
a connection with.

Like, as soon as
my eyes hit her picture,

I started getting chills.

That's never happened
to me before.

Hey, b*tch.

[Tammy] Hey.

Yeah.

Amy went over to her place
this morning to pick up

her haunted dolls,
Bonnie and Jacob.

The dolls are here to help us
connect to the spirit world.

Hopefully we can connect
with Caleb,

see if he comes through.

The way to, like,
attract a ghost is like, well,

it depends on, okay,
if you send out
positive vibes to...

He just moved.

He just moved off my leg.

I'm actually wondering
if she feels what
I'm feeling right now.

Something's standing
behind us.

Named Suzanne?

Sue, Susan? Yeah.

-Yeah.
-Like, I mean, like,
gray hair.

-And she got, like,
a white dress on.
-Yes.

And her hair's
pulled up, yes.

[hums]

Or dun-dun-dun.

My bad.

What do you think about
trying to connect with Caleb

and Chrissy, Annie, and Jacob?

-I don't know
how much they're...
-Bonnie...

If we ask them,
they might.

When Caleb first passed away,
I had all kinds of questions.

I had all kinds of things
I wanted to say

from where I didn't hate him,

but I was really upset
with him for dying on me

and leaving me a widow.

And now I'm like,
I can't be mad at him.

It's not his fault.

Right now,
I want to, like...

[indistinct voice on phone]

[Tammy] Caleb.

[Amy] Caleb, are you there?

[Amy] Who are we talking to?

Dad?

[Amy speaking]

And when a ghost communicates,
it takes all the static

and makes it into words
that you can understand.

But...

Some of it's actual names.

So you never know
what you're gonna get.

Caleb, are you there?

[voice on phone]

[eerie sound on phone]

We have to be careful
because I don't want

any evil spirits
in my house.

I don't want to wake up
with friggin' Freddy Krueger,

cuts all over me
or nothing.

[Amy] Caleb, are you there?

Here I am.

[Amy] Did you hear it?

It sounded
like he said "girl."

[Amy speaking]

[Tammy] It's been
so long since
I've heard his voice.

I swear I heard Caleb say,
"I'm here."

It verifies my feelings.

I knew he was there,
but now he's telling me,
"I'm here.

I haven't left you, I'm here."

Have you talked
to Caleb about

your skin removal surgery
and all that?

Yeah, he knows everything.

And I feel like with
his guidance,

he's helping me continue going
through the right path.

[Amy] Today's the day
I'm finally doing it.

-Is your walls
just [bleep] up?
-[Amy] I think so.

The wall matches
my mental health.

Unlevel as hell.

Oh! [bleep]

[Amanda] Damn, I hate
your [bleep] driveway.

[Amy speaking]

Today's the day
I'm finally doing it.

[Amanda speaking]

[Amy snorts]

[Amy speaking]

And I'm bringing Amanda
'cause she is

the stronger sister after all.

[Amanda] Oh, God damn.

Ooh.

Whew, that was a wide load.

It's all turned to flab.

-Oh...
-Look at that.

[Amanda] Ain't that precious?

[Amy] Starting a new chapter,
I just want to decorate
my house...

You know, this house needs
to be more me

and the boys instead of me,
Michael, and the boys.

Girl, here. Hold on.

Let me help you.
Let me help you.

Let me help you.

Oh! [bleep]

Damn.

-Is your walls
just [bleep] up?
-I think so.

Is the whole house leaning
like that?

I don't know.

Well, there it is.

We'll fix it later.

[Amanda laughing]

So how do you feel being
back home,

knowing that
you're a single mom?

It's hard.

Seeing all the memories
that happened in this house,

and my brain wants to focus on
the bad stuff.

It's just hard for me
being back home

after everything went down
with Michael.

-Put your hands on me.
-Put me out.

-Go ahead.
-Put me out this
mother [bleep].

Do it.

I dare you.

She don't wanna come back
to you ever.

I'm going to!

You can't do it with her gone?
That's part of being a dad.

[Amy] Honestly, I feel like
I have PTSD.

So when it comes to Michael,
I still got a long way to go.

I wanna get rid of
these couches.

'Cause they remind me
of Michael

and I can't stand 'em,
and I want to get rid of 'em.

You're going to have
to make new memories here

that shoves
the bad ones out.

You don't give yourself
enough credit.

You can do this.

Right now, I'm just going
to focus on me,

and my mental health,
my physical health,

my outer appearance.

Like...

I just want to get
some new hair

and get rid of all
this excess skin.

Well, girl, we'll be seeing
Dr. Smith soon enough.

[Amy] I'm just ready to start
a new life,

and I need to have
skin removal.

I feel...

So I'm excited to see
Dr. Smith,

and hopefully
I'll get approved for
the skin removal.

Because...

but eventually I'm going
to get there.

Eventually I'm going to find
a way to love myself.

Just keep it one second
at a time.

Yeah. [sniffles]

[yawns]

Really?

[Tammy speaking]

All right,
you ready to do this?

[Chris] I'm a-ready
as I'll ever be.

I recently heard about
this new machine called

the Bod Pod.

It measures body fat
more precise than

what they do at the doctor.

So I'm hoping I can take
the results back to Dr. Smith

and show him that
I am really ready for

skin removal surgery.

Because I've been waiting
forever to hear that.

So we have this machine
that's going to be able

to use air displacement
to actually measure

your body fat percentage.

So if you see
this machine right here,

our little spaceship here.

So who wants to go first?

I don't know about this.
I'm claustrophobic.

[chuckles]

[chuckles]

[Tammy laughs]

[laughing]

[technician] Going down
to the bottom of the sea
for sure.

[wheezing]

He's gonna k*ll me.

Chris, that was perfect.
So if you want to go ahead
and step out.

So what I have for you
is predicted about


-35?
-35.6.

That's better than
what I thought.

[technician] 297 pounds.

-297?
-[technician] 297.

That don't make no sense.

Last week I weighed at home on
my scale and I weighed 283.

And there's no ungodly way
I gained 15 pounds

in seven days.

How'd I gain 15 pounds
in a week?

Seriously.

[technician] This is actually
a really accurate scale

that goes to
the thousandths place.

Chris got a little perturbed
with his weight gain.

-[technician] So if you wanna
go ahead and sit in there.
-Oh, Jesus.

I had a little trouble
climbing up into the machine.

I wasn't for sure
I was going to fit in it.

I'm still at that mindset
that I'm big, big.
[chuckles softly]

But then I started feeling
claustrophobic.

I'm trying to make eye contact
with Chris,

but he's too busy looking
at his results.

All right, Tammy,
looks like we got it.

So if you want to go ahead
and step out,
you're more than welcome to.

[technician] Hmm?

[technician] You feel dizzy?

[Chris] I wasn't really paying
attention to Tammy

because for me to gain 15,
that infuriated me.

I wasn't giving a damn
what Tammy was doing
in that Bod Pod.

All right, so, Tammy,
your results tell me

that you have a 53.6% body fat
and you weigh 308 pounds.

Last time I've seen Dr. Smith,
I was around 420 pounds.

So I've lost about 100 pounds
since nine months ago.

And it's just...

Do you guys have
any other questions for me
about any of this?

No, and thank you very much
for your time.

-It's been very enlightening.
-Yeah, absolutely.

Yeah, absolutely.
You're welcome.

I am really hoping
for skin removal,

but now I'm kind of dreading
the upcoming appointment

with Dr. Smith.

I don't even really want
to go.

It's been so long since
I've seen you.

You look so good, Tammy.

[Tammy] Today we're
getting makeovers.

Please don't give me
no natural color hair.

[chuckles] We'll see.

[Amy] Boys,
you want a snack?

And it's going good.

You know, I'm learning
to be a single mom

without Tammy
or anybody's help.

-Yeah.
-You want a five?

Knuckles?

Good job.

Every day has its challenges,
but I think I'm doing

exceptionally well.

How does it feel to gain
some independence

since I left, like...

I mean, it's fine.

It's what I wanted.

-[laughs]
-[imitates chewing]

Ew. No.

b*tch.

[burps] Excuse me.
Hello.

-[stylist] Hey.
-What's up?

-How are you, dear?
-[Amy] Good.

Oh, my God.

It's been so long since
I've seen you.

You look so good, Tammy.

[Tammy] Today,
we're getting makeovers.

New hair, clothes, whatever.

And I'm so freaking excited.

Getting a makeover
for me is very important

because...

and with all
the excess skin,

I'm still insecure
about myself.

And I want to feel beautiful.

[stylist] So what are
you guys here for today?

Just something new.

A new life, new body...

Amy needs a makeover too
because she don't do nothing
for herself.

Literally blue.

But I think it's, you know,
to help her in her confidence

and boost her self-esteem.

I think I'm going
to pick Tammy's.

And, Tammy,
you want to pick mine?

-Did y'all agree upon this
before y'all came?
-Yeah.

So you're just going by what
you think she should have?

-Yeah.
-Okay.

[Amy] Tammy gets
to pick my look,
and I get to pick her look.

[chuckles] We'll see.

Yellow? Blonde?

No, yellow.

This is orange.

I'm cheese.

[both laughing]

[laughing]

It's so amazing how
we've grown over the years.

Some of it has been so hard,
like my divorce,

Tammy losing her husband.

It's just been
an emotional roller coaster.

But there's endless
possibilities out there,

and I can't wait to see
what we come up with next.

Are you ready to see
what you look like?

[Tammy speaking]

-You sure? All right.
-Yeah.

That's a great thing.
You look so good, though.

-I love it.
-[stylist] You love it?

[Tammy] Amy gave me
chestnut with a little
highlights for my hair.

But we'll see once
I have the outfit on.

I am a little worried.

She might have picked
something h*-ish.

'Cause she's a h*.

And she wear h*-ish [bleep].

-You ready to see
what you look like?
-Yeah.

Dang.

Yeah, I really love it.
Thank you.

It looks so pretty.

-That's crazy.
-Yes.

It turned out really good.

I love the color.

I'm so glad that b*tch
didn't give me blonde hair.

I guess she does love me
after all.

Don't tell the rest of them.

Okay, ladies,
makeover's done.

Come on out
and see each other.

[laughs]

b*tch, I should be laughing
at you.

[stylist] I think y'all
look amazing.

What you laughing at?

Yeah.

-What?
-[stylist] She can't help it.

She lost too much weight.

[imitates woof]

But she looks really good.

I don't remember Tammy ever
being in a pair of jeans.

So I wanted to see her
in a pair of jeans,

and I think she's rocking it.

[snorts]

[stylist] Your hair
looks fabulous.

I love the dark brown
with the curls.

I like it.

I like it a lot better
than the red.

[Tammy] I love my makeover.

Could've been something
she would wear.

[Amy]
I'm embarrassed because
I feel good about myself.

She got me a pair of jeans.

They don't have no rips
and tears in them.

And an ugly pink
a*s jacket, but...

Ow.

[stylist] All right, ladies.

What's the rest of the family
going to think?

[chuckles]

There ain't no telling
what they're going to say
about our makeovers.

-Thank you.
-All right, you're welcome.

-Bye, y'all.
-Bye, ladies.

-I'll see you guys soon.
-[Tammy] Okay.

-[Amy] Hey.
-[Amanda] Whoa.

[Chris] Lord help us.

-What's up?
-Hey.

How you doing?

You know, I'm hobbling here
and hobbling there.

I tore my ACL and my meniscus
a week ago.

So today, my siblings
are all coming over

to my house
because I can't drive.

So Chris is going to drive
and take us all up

to see Dr. Smith.

I have to go.
It's my six-month post-op.

But to be honest,
I don't want to,

because I look at my siblings,
and I can see them

just melting away,

like, you know,
butter in your hand.

And I can't lie.
Like, I'm half-assed jealous,

because I can't see that
in myself.

It's boobie.

How you doing?

I'm all right now.
But them first three

or four days, man,
there was no relief.

I busted my knee swinging on
a swing set.

that I was swinging from
the chandelier.

It's so stupid, but this is
the most excruciating pain

I've ever been in
in my entire life.

And to be honest,
I'm a little bit hurt

because I definitely
don't feel like Amy

and Tammy has showed up for me
since I injured my knee

the way that I would do
for them.

-Hey.
-[Amanda] Whoa.

[Chris] Lord, help us.

Well, we can't call Tammy
Red anymore.

Now, what are you,
turquoise now or teal or...

What is it, aqua?

-Aqua?
-Aqua.

Their hot new makeovers
ain't so hot no more.

At least maintain it
for 24 hours.

Come on, man.

You look like a mermaid.

[all laughing]

I'm like the Little Mermaid's
bad cousin.

[all laughing]

The makeovers were first step
in our transition.

The next step is
to get skin removal.

That's the last step.

-Oh, yeah.
-[snorts]

All right, y'all.
Ain't no time like
the present.

This is weird,
'cause now the shoe's
on the other foot.

One of y'all are crippled
and not me.

So today,
the whole family's going up

to Dr. Smith's office.

[Tammy speaking]

Jet propulsion.

Amy, one fart
and you're walking.

Chris, one fart
and you're what?

Tammy, can I pass gas?

'Cause everybody
will be dead.

Shut up.

So when we get up here
to Dr. Smith's,

what's the order
we're going to go in?

Age order or...

Whoever the [bleep]
he calls first.

I'll volunteer to go first
so I can be
the biggest failure.

[Chris] The funny thing is,
the other day...

it said that I had gained


[Misty] Wow.

-Is it a difference
between the scales, like--
-[Chris] I don't know.

-Yeah.
-Oh.

I'm just going to go
to Dr. Smith

because I need
this skin removal.

After Amy telling us
in the van that
she was going

to this appointment with
the purpose to be approved

for skin removal,
I'm sitting here thinking...

So I really do not see Amy
being approved

for skin removal surgery
off the get-go.

I'll be pissed if she does.

I got to remember to clean out
all my pockets

and all that stuff, you know,
because that every
little bit adds up.

-And take your shoes off.
-Be sure and use the bathroom
real good.

I almost blew the back side
out of my toilet last night.

Going into this appointment,
I don't know what to expect.

But I think Tammy
and Chris are super close

to skin removal.

And I do hope all of us
get approved.

This appointment can change
our whole lives.