02x04 - Phriends and Enemies

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Run the Burbs". Aired: January 5, 2022 – present.*
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A suburban stay-at-home dad of two children whose wife Camille is an entrepreneur.
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02x04 - Phriends and Enemies

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Okay, so we're all doing a chore,

and when the b*at drops,

we all drop down and turn to the camera.


- Why are we doing this?


- Because Dad's bored.

I'm not bored. This

is family bonding time.

Okay. You are a little

bored, but let's do this.

Everyone's doing it.

Like, a million years ago.

Yeah. Dad, by the time old

people see stuff like this online,


- it's already dead.


- We're not that old.

You knew every word to that old musical

you made us watch yesterday.

8 Mile?

When you hear "Lose Yourself",

you have to lose yourself.

So ancient.

She's got you there, babe.

Oh, you, too, Mom.

You still talk about McDonald's pizza.

It was so good. You'll never understand.

It's embarrassing when your

generation does stuff like this.

How dare you? Okay. Hit "Record."

We're doing this.

All right. To your places.

Okay. We're all doing a chore.

One, two, three.


- Oh
-ho
-ho!


- Oh, my God.

I got a cramp.

Cramps, cramps, cramps!


- Okay.


- Hold on. Hold on!


- Don't post this!


- Dad, you're live
-streaming.

Oh, it's right in there!

Ooh! You don't have a lacrosse ball?

Buckets.

Waterfalls.

Steph curry with the pop, boi.

Denzel from he got game!

But the scam is you

can get those every day.

Mmm.


- So, how's the job search?


- Not good.

I started doing food

delivery for Super Eats.

I'm pretty sure my

employment gap is a thing,

but nobody's saying it.


- Oh.


- Whoa.

Yeah!

Ah, gentlemen. Good to

see you out and about.

Dr. Dela Cruz?

Ferdinand. When did you get back?

Got to swing home for tax

reasons every six months.

You know how it is.

Plus I needed to let this baby breathe.

Yeah. About that, does

Manila not have speed limits?

Sometimes life makes you move fast.

By the way, did you receive

my new healing bands?

I sent one to everyone on the block.

Good for the knees, back and neck.

Oh, they're great!

They're just elastic bands.

I'm bringing in a line

of healing crystals

on the next infomercial.

Very powerful. Help you jump higher.

You'll finally have a vertical, Andy.


- We're good.


- Okay.

Well, I got to jet, but just remember

Keep it loose with Dr. Dela Cruz!

Look at him go. Look at

him go. Bye, Dr. Dela Cruz.

Oh, man.

"Loose" and "Cruz" don't even rhyme.

I love that guy.

I wish there was a healing crystal

that would make him slow down.

Yeah. You know, just

really live in the moment.

And just

I meant his car.

Man, if I had gotten that

community development job

we would've had a

speed bump here by now.

So, why don't you just put in a request?

Yeah. A concerned citizen

can still make their

community a better place.

A now that Bob is not retired,

he's got to do his job

at some point, right?


- There he is.


- Yeah.


- We gettin' a speed bump?


- Oh, we gettin' a speed bump.


- What's wrong?


- Everything.

I'm stuck in the suburbs. I'm broke.

I haven't had a good cup

of coffee since Paris.

No offence.

What's so good about

the coffee in Paris?

Mannix's mom taught us to

make the perfect café crème.

Is that like a cappuccino?

Totally different.

You start with the perfect arabica beans

and the right temperature of water.

Sounds like a cappuccino.


- Topped with foamed milk.


- Yeah, it's a cappuccino.

But it's served in a bowl.

Literally a cappuccino in a bowl?

No. It's more than that.


- It's a way of life.


- Fine. Show me.

Really?

What, you have arabica beans?

Yeah. In the back, on the

rack labelled "cappuccino."

Okay.

I'm Cam Pham Eats,

and this is not your nanny's naan.

And cut. Nice work, girl!

Camille Pham. Internet food sensation.

Oh, man. You are absolutely crushing it.


- I mean, look at these views.


- What can I say?

I'm a woman of the people.

What's happening with

your face right now?

Hmm. "This dish is a fail."

"She's so cringe."

"Is this even authentic Indian?"

"That's the TikTok cramp lady."

What the hell is this?

It's probably just some

dumb Internet troll.

Online hate is part of the game.

Everyone successful gets it.

This is a milestone! Look at you.

You have views, online hate,

and we've got that thing

with Devin Pate tomorrow.

Right. Podcast.

So, um, what are we going to

do about those comments, though?

Nothing.

Seriously, Camille, you got

to ignore the online hate.

And I have to go meet with a client.

You're taking on clients?

I mean, you're blowing up,

but we're not there yet.

Yeah, of course.

So, how many clients are you taking on?

I don't know. I just

got the four right now.

Um, I will see you tomorrow.

Four?

That's, like, all the good

members of the Backstreet Boys.

Everyone needs to sign the paperwork

so we can start the

application for a speed bump.

This seems like a

really inappropriate use

of the block
-emergency

text thread, Andrew.

Don't start with me, Clare.

You literally used it to show everyone

a picture of your weird

birthmark last week.

Did it not look like Dolly Parton?

Come on. People are speeding

through here all the time.

Young renters, people who are lost,

TV doctors in their sports cars.

Dr. Dela Cruz is back?

Did he bring my crystals?

Ferdinand isn't even a real doctor.

You're just jealous.

Of what?

He sells elastic bands.

Basically, a Dollar Store.

I don't know, man.

He helped me after my dancing accident.

You just want to be the

coolest Asian guy on the block.


- That's r*cist.


- You're the one comparing Asians.

Has anyone here ever tried

the tomatoes from his garden?


- I d*ed.


- He didn't grow those.

Those are store
-bought, man.

Anyways, the point is

people are speeding on the block,

and we need 80% of residents to sign.

Hudson, now.

I heard he was in Our Lady Peace

before they got big.

Our Lady Peace got big?

Okay.

Khia, this is incredible.

Just like in Paris.

Anyways, thanks for the distraction,

but I got to go.

Sure, sure. Oh, my God. This coffee.

Ooh, can I have one of those?

Uh, maybe.

You can't have this one.

Come on, Andrew. Is this really

a bother
-me
-on
-my
-day
-off

sort of problem?

Well, since you have, like,

400 vacation days banked, yes.

Yes, it is.

Fine. As soon as you get signatures

from 80% of the neighbourhood, I

Bam.


- 92%. Asian B+.


- Well played, Pham.

All right. I just got

to log in to the server.

Looks like it's your lucky day.


- Oh.


- We can get that speed bump up in 36 to 72.


- Hours?


- Months.

That's three to six years.

Municipal red tape is the

thickest of all the tapes.

Be the scissors, man. Be the scissors!

Come on, Andrew.

What did you think was going to happen

when you walked up here?

See you in a few years, buddy.

Not if I see you in Hell first.

Ow, ow, ow.

Babe, we went rogue and it was glorious.

Rolled up to the Home

Dome. Got the supplies.

Watched a tutorial.

Then, boom! Speed bump.

I can't wait to see

Ferdinand's smug face

when he comes through.

Hey. What's happening with your face?

I'm being targeted by trolls.

They're attacking me and my business.

"Is this even authentic Indian?"

"She sucks at dancing,

too." What the hell?

I know, right?

I wanted to respond, but

Sam says it's better not to.

Oh. Mm
-hmm. Mm
-hmm.

Okay. What's your face doing now?

You got to step up when

they step out of line,

like me and that speed bump.


- Don't let this troll win.


- Okay. I'm going to do it.


- That's what I'm

talking about.
- Uh
-huh!

How do you know his mom does that?

I don't.

I don't know, guys. It

looks kind of uneven.

It's still settling.

I have to admit, it

has slowed people down.

It's perfect.

Hey. What's that?

Oh, you know. Just going rogue.

Okay. Well, apparently, your

wife has been going rogue, too.

Have you seen this?

Hmm.


- You were part of it.


- What?

Maybe just the DMs.

There are DMs?

That speed bump is a legal

and literal nightmare.

Your sense of proportion is disgusting.

Here he comes.

Andrew, he doesn't see the

bump. He doesn't see the bump.

Hey, hey. Slow down!

That's what a speed bump is for.

Ah!


- Oh!


- Ow. Oh.

Ow. Ugh!


- I knew you were a r*cist.


- Clare


- Ow, ow, ow!


- Oh, this is bad, buddy.

What can I do to fix this?

Um, I think you've done enough.

You okay, Dr. Dela Cruz?

I thought we agreed not to

respond to online trolls.

Well, you do things without me,

so I thought maybe I do the same.

What is that supposed to mean?

They att*cked the cultural

authenticity of my work.

So, I had to fight

back, and now it's done.

Oh. Okay.

"You wouldn't know culture if it

climbed up in your ass and laid eggs."

He wouldn't! I drew a picture,

but then I was, like, "too far, girl."

Ah.

Too far, girl.

"I've dropped farts that taste better

than anything you've cooked."

I come from a family of stepper
-uppers.

So, I stepped up.

Oh, oh. Like Andrew,

who's about to be sued

by the Dr. Dela Cruz?

Also, when were you going to tell me

that Dr. Dela Cruz lives on your block?

He'd make a great client.

Okay. Who is suing who now?

And how many clients do you need?

Oh, oh. That's probably

Devin. Are you ready?

Sam! Meh.

Ah.

Nope.

Hey, kiddo!

Why are you being so nice?

Uh, just happy to see you.

Could you make me another

one of those café crèmes?

I guess.

Exactly like yesterday.

And you know, if you want to

just talk the steps out loud

a little, that'd be great.

I'd love one, too, if

you're taking orders.

You know, I'm actually a

little short
-handed today,

so if you wanted to

stick around, make

a few more of those


- Yeah, okay.


- Uh, excuse me.

The bathroom is locked. Is there a key?

Well, if it's locked,

someone's in there.

Okay. What do I do?

You hold it.

And that's when I decided to quit my job

and pursue my passion.

Do what I love, you know?

And you've been doing

it so well, Camille.

I mean, your online tutorial videos,

they're a hit.

Cam Pham eats is a growing

in
-home catering business.

I mean, you've got to be happy.

I am.

I'm proud to be a woman of colour

bringing my culture's

food to more people.

And that's great. That's really great.

But I got to ask, has it

always been smooth sailing?

Well, every business

has its growing pains,

but, um, so far, so good.

That's interesting,

because this morning,

things got a little nasty

with a commenter on one of your videos.

Oh. Well, you know, what I

would really love to talk about

is our work with local

vendors to source ingredients.

Hmm. The only local ingredient I

want to source is this online beef.

Is it common for you

to get so aggressive

with people who don't like

your posts and content?

Well, you know, I was just

really trying to clarify

some criticisms. I mean,

they were all justified.

See, I am an excellent dancer.

Perfect. Perfect. So, if you stand by

every single thing that

you said, you won't mind

reading a few snippets

for my listeners.

Had to censor a few things

given the vulgar nature of the content.

"You piece of beep.

I should beep
-beep
-beep

all over your beep.

Beep around and find out."

Okay. I am both proud and embarrassed.

Huh. "Embarrassed" came

second. You heard it here.

Okay.

It's the end of an

era. I'll pop you one.

I'm very disappointed in you guys.

I didn't mean for Ferdinand to get hurt.

Yeah, right.

You probably took out

a hit on Dr. Dela Cruz

and then took the job yourself.

You don't build a speed bump

to k*ll somebody, Sebastian.

You k*ll somebody, and then

you put them in the speed bump.

You would know, k*ller bee.

Ugh.

Hey, man. Okay.

So, we got a little too festive with it.

Doesn't mean we should

stop helping the community.

You telling me to keep going rogue?

Just fly a little under

the radar, you know?

Oh. Stealth rogue. I like it.


- D'oh.


- D'oh.

Doctor K*llers.

He ain't even a real doctor!

Stop ruining the moment, Clare.

Oh. Man, you should probably

talk to Dr. Dela Cruz, though.

Moment ruined.

And then an hour later, you write,

"his beep is the last

thing I'd ever beep with

if my beeping life depended on it."

I mean, really, Camille? You

going after the nephew now?

Okay. Is this the whole podcast?

Just, like, reading back

my clever clap
-backs?

Are we ever going to

actually talk about the food?

Okay. You know what? We're

done. This was a mistake.

Devin, I'm going to need

you to delete that file.

Wait a second. That

nephew thing was a DM.

How do you have that?

Oopsie
-doo.

You're the troll?

Got me. Lock me up.

You piece of!

You cheese.

And this podcast?

This is horse ,

and anyone who listens to your

is a
-eating, smelling!

I'm Devin Pate, and

that's all the time we have

on the Devin Made Me

Do It, Roast Edition.

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What is your game, man?

Uh, drama equals clicks.

Clicks equals listens,

and listens are the

lifeblood of a podcast.

Okay. I am sorry for the outburst,


- but you can't seriously post that.


- No.

Are you serious? I'm

definitely posting that.

This is the best podcast I've ever done.

Unapologetic chef, rage
-y

producer? This is like

It's like True Crime meets food.

I am not consenting to this.

Oh.

I mean, you already did.

Sam submitted the releases last week.

Oh, hey. No publicity is bad publicity.

Well, this is very much bad publicity.

Well, time will tell on that.

Okay. That's it. Time

for you to go. Leave.


- Oh, I'm going.


- Okay. Fine.

I am. Sorry. This is just

a little stuck for us.

Just don't tangle that's tangled.

Okay. Well, is there a plug, or


- Yes.


- Okay.

Hey, kiddo, thanks for your help today.

Those café crèmes are a hit.

Yeah. I'm happy to help.

What's this?

Four hours of work plus tips.

You want to come back tomorrow?

Wait. Like, a real job?

Yeah. I need the help,

and when school starts,

you can have as many

weekend shifts as you want.

Plus I still haven't figured out

how you get that foam just right.

Okay.

Another cancellation.

They don't want to work with someone

who uses the lord's name in vain.

That's fair. Even Andrew

was worried about that one.

Look. It'll be fine.

People will have forgotten

about this in a week.

It bothered me that you

were meeting with clients

and taking on more legal work.

Um, whoa. Okay.

I don't know why it

bothered me, but it did.

I mean, you can do other things.

I just I thought we

were in this together.

We are. But Camille, we're

barely breaking even here.

I know.

And I should've listened.

From now on, I will focus on the food.

Okay.

I'll be honest. I may have

left a bunch of bad reviews

from anonymous accounts

on Devin's podcast.

Oh, yeah. Same.

But no more hate, okay? Starting now.


- Well


- Well

Now.

Why do you hate Dr. Dela Cruz so much?

"Hate" is such a strong word.

Dad

Maybe he does thr*aten me a little.

He's just so cool and successful.

So are you.

Aw, thanks buddy.


- Well, maybe not successful.


- Okay.

Actually, you're not really

that cool anymore, either.

Stop talking now.

Hey, Ferdinand. I'm sorry, man.

I shouldn't have put in that speed bump.

All is forgiven, Andy.

This whole experience is a reminder

to slow down and be more aware.

Life is a journey and

mistakes will happen,

but forgiveness is free to give.

If you can forgive me,

I can forgive you, Andy.

Yeah, sure. Cool.

Dr. Dela Cruz

Your father is a great man, Leo.

Even if he is the second
-coolest

Asian on the block.

Just joking.

I know. He's pretty great.

Well, let me know if I can

pay for any of the damages.

It might just take a while,

since we have no money at the moment.

No, no, Andy. I won't have it.

The cost of speeding through life

is one that I shall pay myself.

Awesome. Bye.

But maybe there's one thing.

My miracle bands help you build

the strength and flexibility

to get moving again.

But don't listen to me.

Listen to one of its real users.

That's right, Dr. Dela Cruz.

These miracle strengthening bands

gave me my life back.

Before the miracle bands,

my knees were cottage cheese

and I could barely move.

But after using them, I feel

loose like Dr. Dela Cruz.

And these crystals are

making me jump higher.

Whoa!

Keep it loose with Dr. Dela Cruz.
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