01x13 - Granny Fae Fae & Lay Lay

[bunniefuu]

[upbeat music]

Sadie, that was the first robotics class
I didn't sleep through.

Your presentation was great.

You almost made me believe that one day,
technology will come to life.

Maybe one day.

Remember when I was afraid
to get up in front of people?

Now thanks to you, Lay Lay,

I'm class president
and giving presentations.

I'm a wild woman!

[growls]

Oh, yeah.

'Cause what is wilder
than a PowerPoint presentation?

[growls]

Not to break up the moment,

but your other friend is on the tech crew
for the school musical,

"Musical Genius."

Oh, yeah, we get the primo merch.

It doesn't take a lot to make you happy.

Mm-mm.

When are the auditions?

Right here this afternoon.
You can sign up over there.

Normally, they're in the auditorium,

but there's a small rodent problem.

Now, if you'll excuse me,
I'm on rat catching duty, so…

Um, we should get to class.

-Uh-uh!
-Whoa! I'm in here!

I know you, Sadie.

You asked Jeremy about the auditions
because you want to audition.

What? No!

Okay, maybe I thought about it, but no.

Sounds like old, shy Sadie is in your head
scrapping with new, fly Sadie.

Tell old Sadie to hush.

There's a supporting character
named "Grandma Marbles."

It might be fun to dress up
like an old lady.

-Mm, can you play an old lady?
-[laughs]

I'm years young.

And my grandbaby is a musical genius
who I love a bushel and a peck!

Oh.

Now let me squeeze
them cheeks of yours, baby.

-Come here.
-No.

Come on. Come on, now.

[dance music playing]

♪ Wow, wow ♪

You're still playing "Dance-Plosion"?

Honey, you're breaking my concentration!

Hey, don't blame my mama
just because you can't keep up.

♪ ♪

-♪ Wow ♪
-Winner, Marky.

Yeah!

I'm going to grab a victory juice box
while you reflect on your epic failure.

[chuckles]

I am so proud of you.

I know that took a lot
for you to let Marky win.

Let him win? I gave this game my all.

Well, how'd that happen?

There's a lot of things you can't do,
but I know you can dance.

[laughs]

Don't tell me, girl. I know!

That boy served me up
like ruffled chips and onion dip.

I guess you're losing a step.

Oh, you think you can do better?

Please. I could "Dance-Plode" that kid!

[laughs]

You wanna play, Mom?

Oh, yeah, you wanna play, Mom?

Marky, I would feel bad if I b*at you.

I wouldn't worry about it.

I'm going to feel great when I b*at you.

Attention, thespians! That means actors.

Please welcome the writer and director
of this year's play,

East Packer High's own musical genius,
Graydon Waydon!

[applause]

Your love gives me life.

Graydon, you're like
our own Lin-Manuel Miranda,

except I can get tickets to your show.

I'm happy to announce
that I will also be starring in the play,

because obviously.

This is Graydon's musical?

Now it's going to be all Graydon-y.

Graydon-y or not, it's worth it.

You're crazy good at being an old lady.

But Graydon's hated me since kindergarten,
and we b*at his BoomBox Burger song.

Oh, please.
He's got to be over that by now.

The play is based on my true life story

of writing a brilliant theme song
for a burger restaurant

only to have it rejected

because the crowd was charmed
by pop music.

Okay, so he's not over it.

But you're so good, even a butt knuckle
like Graydon will see it.

Sadie Alexander reading for the part of--

Next.

I didn't even start.

And yet it was enough
for me to say, "next."

Right. You are a butt knuckle.

Well--well, this butt knuckle
has found his Grandma Marbles!

Put that sandwich down.

I just made you a star.

What? She didn't even audition!

Come on, man. Sadie deserves that part.

I'm making sure Sadie
gets exactly what she deserves.

-So am I.
-Uh-uh.

-Let it go, Lay Lay.
-No, no! Put me down!

♪ Wow, wow, wow ♪

Whoo! I'm rooting for you, baby!

Thank you!

♪ ♪

-♪ Wow ♪
-Winner, Marky.

-Yes!
-No!

What? It thinks you won?

Nope. It knows I won!

[laughs]

And now you know you lost!

I mean, the game seems glitchy.

All right, Marky, that was me
just getting warmed up.

We're doing round two right now.

Mom, I can't. I have homework.

Forget about homework.

Dad, come get your wife.

We're doing this tomorrow, mister!

I need you to cordon off the living room
for the next hours

for my intensive training.

[laughs] Hilarious.

Oh, you're serious.

I love my son,

but he just cracked open
a can of mama's gonna knock you out.

♪ Oh, I'm a musical genius ♪

Ha!

You didn't want Sadie
to be Grandma Marbles?

Well, how you like these marbles?

Yes!

Lay Lay from Houston!

Principal Willingham!
I didn't see you there!

Oh, my dignity!

[screams]

Ooh, I'm sorry!

That was an accident.

Not another peep from you, young lady!

Ooh, Lay Lay's in trouble.

This was the most reckless thing
I've ever seen,

and I went to school in the ' s.

My jeans were washed in acid.

Lay Lay, I need to see your parents
in my office,

or you'll be expelled.

My parents? I'm an exchange student!

Someone raised you.

Have them in my office tomorrow

if you want to continue to be a student
at East Packer High.

-How you like those marbles?
-Shut up, Graydon.

♪ I'm Sadie's affirmation app ♪

♪ And so no matter what happens
I got her back ♪

♪ 'Cause, see, my homey Sadie
Wished on a star ♪

♪ She said, "I wish you were real" ♪

♪ Now I'm as real as you are ♪

-♪ And now who's coming out the app? ♪
-♪ That girl Lay Lay ♪

-♪ Whose avatar power is to freeze? ♪
-♪ That girl Lay Lay ♪

♪ All day, all day, it's your girl ♪

♪ That girl, that girl, that girl
That girl Lay Lay ♪

Why would you prank the principal?

If you get expelled
as an exchange student,

you'll get sent home!

And when they can't send me to Houston,

they'll find out I'm from your phone
and put me in a lab.

Oh, and then I'll have to drop in

from a wire on the ceiling
and break you out!

And we'll be on the run.

Oh, we'll have to take a bus somewhere.

I've got $ .

That'll only get us to Detroit.

Oh, I don't wanna take a bus to Detroit!

No one does!

This is my home, Sadie.
And you're my family.

And you're mine.

Why did you have to do that
to stupid Graydon?

Because you deserved that part.

And he deserved the marbles.

-I do make a good grandma.
-Yeah.

You do make a good grandma!

Remember how I said I wanted
a front-row seat to your performance?

Sadie, you're gonna be my grandma!

Say what now?

Principal Willingham said she would
only meet whoever raised me.

We can use hair, make-up, and wardrobe

to turn you into a Grandma
and convince Willingham that it was you.

Okay, yeah, but I'm gonna need
a lot of wrinkles

'cause raising you took a toll
on your poor granny.

Yeah.

[dance music playing]

♪ ♪

♪ Wow ♪

Holy "High School Musical"!

Not now, Bryce. I'm focused.

Trish, it's the middle of the night.

Yeah, well, hard work beats talent
when talent doesn't work hard.

[music shuts off]

Look, come on.

He b*at you like he b*at me.

As I said in my performance
of "The Lion King,"

"It's the circle of life."

That wasn't even your line.

Bryce, you know me. I love to win.

Oh, yes, you do.

At our wedding,
you caught your own bouquet.

And those quitters are still single.

I just need my son to know
that his mama's still got it.

Look, I think that you
might be doing too much.

You're flash-dancing
in the middle of the night.

Bryson Arthur Alexander, good night.

-Okay, but, honey, I--
-I said, "good night."

[gritty electronic music playing]

♪ ♪

Morning, Principal Willingham.

Um, I brought you some cat treats.

Don't you try to butter me up.

You're in big trouble, missy!
Where's your guardian?

My grandmother is the person
who raised me,

so I'd like to introduce you
to my Granny Fae Fae.

Well…

would you look at this vision!

Mm-mm-mm!

You must be my grandbaby's principal!

Every time she call me,
she go on and on about

how cool and funny you are!

Yes, she do!

Okay, I asked you here because…

I'll just wait until you're seated.

[grunting]

[sighs]

[grunting]

Thank you for coming, Granny Fae Fae.

Oh, don't you be thanking me.

I should be thanking you.

Granny's big on giving thanks.

Thank you, baby.

Now, when I heard my Lay Lay
was getting up to all kinds of horseplay,

well,

I was madder than a June bug
on a radiator in the winter.

Oh, my. That is mad.

I think? Yeah, I don't really know.

Anyway, I have to admit.

When Lay Lay told me her parents
couldn't come to this meeting,

I almost thought
she was hiding something…

But now I know she was raised
by an upstanding woman.

Upstanding, but not standing up!

At least, not without
my orthopedic walking shoes.

[grunts]

Hey, I have orthopedic walking shoes too!

-Oh!
-Oh.

Look at you two orthopedic peas in a pod.

Yeah!

[grunts]

Because of your
granddaughter's marble prank,

I slipped and fell.

Luckily, I do water yoga,
so I'm very flexible.

Now, why would you do that
with some marbles, huh?

You done lost your marbles?

-Well, I was--
-Uh-uh, no, mm-mm, zip.

Child,

this is a ears open, mouth closed
kind of situation for you.

Ooh, Granny Fae Fae is a tough cookie.

You go, Granny!

[snaps]

For once, I agree with Willingham.

Why are you being so tough on me?

If I don't act tough on you,
then she really will be.

So snap those fingers,
and let's get this over with.

Okay, now this has just gotten weird.

Principal Willingham,

I hope I can convince you
to let me discipline this child.

Oh, no, not grandma justice.

Mm-hmm.

Well, Lay Lay, this matter is closed.

Psych!

The only thing that's closed is this door

until you tell me what really happened.

Oh, don't be surprising me
like that, baby.

You made my ticker go all flippidy-doo.

[energetic music playing]

♪ ♪

What's the matter, Marky? Can't keep up?

♪ ♪

Winner, Trish.

Yes, yes! Ooh!

Call me maître d' because you got served!

Ooh! You see what hard work gets you?

You start winning
when you stop skipping leg day!

Ah, ah! Take notes, bruh!

Whoo! Whoo!

Who was it?

How did you get the marbles into school,
Lay Lay?

Somebody must have helped you!

It was all me.

Have you ever seen me in the cafeteria
with two full trays?

I'm small, but I'm mighty.

This mighty?

[bell rings]

Oh, she got evidence,

like they do in them detective shows.

To carry this many marbles
into school alone

without anyone noticing,
you'd have to be able to turn invisible.

[laughter]

Oh, that's funny, girl!
Like some superhero?

-Shut it!
-Oh.

I bet Sadie was your accomplice.

Sweet Nat King Cole!

That Sadie child is an angel.

No, Sadie wasn't involved.

I need to hear it from Sadie herself.

Why don't I go find
sweet Sadie angel child?

-Granny!
-Huh?

You almost forgot your walker.

Oh, oh, that's right, baby.

Senior citizen coming through!

[frantic music]

♪ ♪

You owe your grandmother an apology.

You wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her.

You're like her wish come true.

You have no idea how true that is.

You're going to write her
a letter of apology right now!

Wait, you expect me to write on paper?

What is this, a renaissance fair?

♪ ♪

[groans]

-Sadie, how's it--
-No time! Hold this!

♪ ♪

You wanted to see me,
Principal Willingham?

Where's Granny Fae Fae?

Oh.

Um, she saw that the vending machine
was charging two bucks for a candy bar,

and she started arguing with it.

When she gets going
about how, back in her day,

it cost a penny
for a week's worth of butter,

she don't quit.

Okay, you girls sit down,
and, Lay Lay, keep writing.

Sadie, are you comfortable?

Oh, um, yeah, I guess I'm--

You're not here to be comfortable!

Ooh!

Did you help Lay Lay with the marbles?

No. If I knew, I would've stopped her.

Okay. You can go.

What? That's it?

Oh, yes. You're innocent.

-I can always sniff out a liar.
-Oh.

[inhales deeply]

Yes, you're clean.

Ooh, if Sadie can leave, can I leave too?

No, not until your granny comes back
and I see you give her that letter.

Uh, I'll just go find Granny Fae Fae.

[chuckling]

Oh!

[panting]

♪ ♪

[grunts]

Nothing to see here. Move along.

"Sincerely, Lay Lay."

After hearing you read that letter,

I now understand
that you only pranked Graydon

because of what he did to Sadie.

Yes, ma'am. But I know that was wrong.

That was the most beautiful thing
I've ever heard,

especially the part
where you said I was smart

and kind and a snazzy dresser.

I said, "fly," but whatever.

Change it to snazzy and read it again.

Ooh, okay.

Oh, I need my walker!

Mush, you huskies! Mush, mush!

Whoa.

Why in tarnation are you jimmying around
with my walker, little fellow?

I'm so sorry, ma'am.

My friend handed it to me,
and I--I was pretending

I was in the Iditarod race in Alaska.

For shame, child.
I need this to get around.

Lay Lay,

you did the wrong thing
for the right reason.

You are not expelled.

Oh! Thank you so much.

I want to go to school here
at least five years.

Aww!

Now, I need me a picture of that

for my memories when I get back in Texas.

-Yes.
-Oh, hey!

-I have that same phone!
-Oh.

Cheers.

Granny Fae Fae, this is for you.

And I'm not being expelled.

Well, oh, now that's the best news
I done ever heard

since I found a spare butterscotch candy
in my handbag!

Yes.

Ooh, I love when that happens.

Oh, yeah, me--me too, sugar.

It was so nice to meet you,
Principal Whippersnapper.

Oh, here, have a--
have a butterscotch candy.

Sorry there ain't no wrapper, baby.

All right, bye now.

Thank you, baby. Thank you, sugar.

[both sigh]

Hey, I have an idea.

-I don't want to hear it.
-All right.

Granny Fae Fae may be gone,
but her spirit lives on.

Yeah.

[bones cracking]

Oh.

[bones cracking]

Dang, Sadie!

You sound like a sack of rocks
in the dryer.

I know it was just a costume,
but I really think today aged me.

Thanks for saving me.

I'm sorry you had to go through
all that trouble just to bail me out.

Are you kidding?

I got to improv as Granny Fae Fae.

It might not be the way I planned it,
but it was great.

And I'm happy I got a front-row seat
to your performance of a lifetime.

Lay Lay, life with you is never boring.

Things may get a little cray,
but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Bars!

[laughter]

We have done such a good job
at hiding your secret so far.

Yeah.

No one knows you're the avatar
from my phone I wished to life.

Yay! Poof.

[gasps] What?

Lay Lay came from out of your phone?

-[wheezing]
-Uh, no, I can explain.

Explain that!

Okay, Marky, we need to talk.

Okay…