03x05 - Boy Story

[bunniefuu]

♪

You know, there is nothing
like a good Amiga study sesh.

Agreed. And so sorry
guys. I know it's been a while,

but I've just been so
busy hanging with Harry.

We get it. If we had our own Harrys,

we'd be hanging with them, too.

My imaginary Harry'san
Australian surfer named Tyler,

but he prefers to be called "Big T."

That's so Tyler.

Good to know. But now, I
am here, and totally focused.

[sighs]

Hey, girls,

get ready to be excited for me.

I just got pinned by
my sorority house!

That's amazing, Grandma J!

And I'd be even more excited
if I knew what that meant.

You only get pinned after you
make it to your second year.

It's a symbol of me and my sisters'

lifelong commitment to each other.

That sounds really cool, Grandma.

But we kinda need to get back
to studying for this English test.

I like your priorities.

They're not my
priorities, but I like yours.

All right, let's get back to work.

No more distractions.

[doorbell rings]

Okay, after this, no
more distractions.

[sighs]

-Harry?
-Hey, Syd.

Oh, hey, Amigas.

Sorry, were you in the
middle of something?

-Well...
-Sorta.

-I mean...
-Not at all. What's up?

I wanted to surprise you
with a picnic in the park

to celebrate our one-monthanniversary
hanging out together.

Right by those little
baby ducks you like.

Aww!

Our anniversary? You,
me, and wittle baby duckies?

But Syd, we're in the middle
of a wittle study session.

What if we study after the picnic?

I can't. My mom hates
when I miss meatloaf night.

I don't, but she does.

No worries. We can do it tomorrow.

Sure. We can celebrateour
one month-anniversary a day late.

The ducks won't know the difference.

Of course, we will.

Syd, if you really want to go, then...

Thanks for understanding,
guys. Stay as long as you want.

And don't worry about me.
I'll study later on my own.

-[door closes]
-That was so romantic.

I want a surprise picnic.

Did she just leave us in her house?

♪ Do do do do ♪

[theme music playing]

♪ Like father, like daughter,
we don't always agree ♪

♪ But looking at you
is like looking at me ♪

♪ The more things change,
the more they stay the same ♪

♪ Like father, like daughter,
from different times ♪

♪ Taking all the best from
your decade and mine ♪

♪ The more things change

♪ The more they stay the same

♪ Do do, do do do do, do do ♪

♪ The more they stay the same

♪

You guys comparing grades?

That English test was a toughie.

Actually, we all got
A's. What'd you get?

Oh, you know... [softly]: B-minus.

A B-minus?

Syd, English is your thing.

You never get B-minuses.

I thought you studied on your own.

I was going to, but...

Harry and I were having
so much fun at the park.

Don't worry, Syd. It's only one test.

We'll help you study
for the next one.

In fact, why don't we go study
for Friday's math test together?

Math. Yes!

There's a reason everyone
calls me "the human calculator."

Also, can you guys start calling
me "the human calculator"?

Oh, sh**t. I'm supposedto go
with Harry tothe new trampoline park.

Maybe you could
reschedule with Harry?

But it's all he's
beentalking about all week.

You know what? I can do both.

I will just meet you
guys after at the café.

Okay. See you there.

Let's go, Olive.

[clears throat]

I mean, let's go, Human Calculator.

I knew it'd catch on.

Syd, there you are. We
have fencing practice.

What? Today?

Coach announced it
after our last practice.

Oh, sorry. I didn't hear it.

I left early to meet Harry.

In fact, I'm supposed tomeet Harry
to go to the trampoline park right now.

Oh, well I'm sure Coach
Carlock will understand.

-Really?
-No!

You know what? I can do both.

I will just meet Harryafter
fencing practice.

Good. Now let's go.

Or as Coach Carlock would say:

Both: Move it! Move it! Move it!

♪

Okay, either your
comb's gotten bigger,

or your head's gotten smaller.

Alisha's gonna be here any second,

and I want to look good.

Why don't you just
tell her you like her?

[scoffs] Wow.

That's the dumbest
idea I've ever heard.

Yep, your head's gotten smaller.

-Hey.
-Alisha! What a surprise!

Guess what? I just came fromthat
new store that opened updownstairs...

The Exploration Emporium.

Isn't that store for geeks?

Geeks? It's my favorite store.

Unless you're saying I'm a geek.

Did I say "geeks"?

I meant to say Greeks.

Not a fan of their salads.

I haven't even told
you the best part.

They're hiring! I think
I'm gonna go apply.

What? And leave here?

Oh, hey, cuz. Would it be cool

if I applied for a job at
the new science store?

I think I can answer
for Leo here and say,

"Not gonna happen.
This is a family business,

and you don't abandon family."

That's pretty harsh, Leo.
But you make a good point.

-Oh, really?
-Actually, it's fine with me.

But she could give away
all our company secrets.

What secrets?

Everyone already knows
the claw machine's rigged.

Really? Thanks.

I'm gonna go check it out now.

♪

Can't talk.

Grabbing smoothies for my
sorority sisters, and I'm late.

So, what cool new
thing are you gals up to?

You hitting a hot new pop chop?

You going krump at a
silent dance shindig?

Are you just saying random words?

Pretty much.

So, where are you off to?

We're going to take a group
pic wearing our new pins.

It's the first time we're
posting them, so it's a big deal.

Cool. So where's your pin?

Very funny, Max. It's right...

It's not here.

It's not here!

Oh, no. Oh, no...

Oh, no!

What'll happen if your
sorority finds out you lost it?

I don't know. No one's ever
lost one, but our host song is,

♪ Kappa Delta Alpha Zeta

♪ Got no pin, then see ya late-a ♪

Hey, Grandma.

Can't talk. Lost pin. Life over.

Hey, Syd. I can't waitto hear your
new songs for café music night.

Oh, sh**t. I haven't gotten to
them yet. I've been kinda busy.

I'm actually meeting Harry here

to go to the new trampoline park.

Syd, I know how much you like Harry,

but don't you thinkyou might be spending
a little too much time with him?

What? No.

You think? Nah.

Well, maybe a little...
I'm gonna stick with no.

Syd.

Don't worry, Dad. I promise
I will get to the songs.

-Well, if you need some help, -I
was quite the poet back in the day.

Some might say I'm more than... okay.

Don't worry. My songs will... slay.

I am my father's daughter.

Wait, what are you guys doing here?

We were supposed to study. Remember?

Oh, no. I totally forgot.

I was planning on
meeting Harry, and...

Wait. Do you guys think

I'm spending too
much time with Harry?

-Um, well...
-Yes.

Oh, we're telling the truth?

You know what?

I'm just gonna tell Harry

that I can't go to the
trampoline park anymore,

so I can catch up on my
studying and songwriting and stuff.

Great idea.

I'm just afraid I'll
hurt his feelings

and he'll think I don't want
to hang out with him anymore.

I just hope Harry understands.

Understand what?

Uh...

We'll leave you two alone. [chuckles]

Now? It was just getting good.

♪

Syd, is something wrong?

Harry...

I know how much you've been
wanting to go to the trampoline park.

But, I, um... I can't go.

I promised the Amigas
that I'd study with them.

Plus, I have fencing practice,
and I have songs to write,

-and I just...
-Syd. Syd.

I get it.

Really? You do?

Of course I do.

[sighs] Thanks. And hey,

I'm sure you could use time for
your friends and school, right?

Totally. We can go in a few days,

after you finish all your stuff.

Perfect.

Wow. Cute, and understanding.

Man, I have good taste.

♪

Guess who has exciting news?

Is Leo here? I want to
tell you both together.

Nah, he's studying at the library.

[scoffs] You Webbs
and your crazy hobbies.

Well, I'm too excited to wait.

I think I'm gonna get that job
at the Exploration Emporium.

Really?

Congratulations.

Darwin, the manager, was
really impressed with me.

I nailed every question he asked.

Most reactive element? Cesium.

Biggest planet in the
solar system? Jupiter.

How to lock up the store? Keys.

Wow. The only thing I would
have gotten right was Cesium.

Fine, it was keys.

Darwin said all that's left
is to check my references.

References? Is that, like,
another fancy science word?

We get it, science.
You use big words.

No. It's when someone from
the job you're applying for

calls your old job
and asks about you.

-Hey, Alisha. -I
couldn't help but
hear the big news!

Thanks. I can't believe
I'm getting my dream job.

That's huge!

I'm gonna go whip you up
a congratulations sundae.

Hey, why don't you ever make
me a congratulations sundae?

I will, when you do something
worth congratulating.

That's okay, Ms. Reynolds.

I should really go home and
tell my family the good news.

See you later!

Bye!

-[door closes] -I
can't believe Alisha's
gonna leave the arcade

for some dumb science store.

It's so dumb.

And lame.

And dumb.

Boy, you really do
have a crush on her.

-Do not.
-Do, too.

Okay, maybe a little.

But what if she gets that job?

She'll be working all
the way across the mall,

and I'll never get to see her.

Here's a crazy idea.

Why don't you just
tell her the truth?

That you like her?

I can't tell her the truth.

What if she doesn't like me back?

I have a much better
way to handle this.

Do I want to know about it?

Nope.

♪

Mom, I know you have a
crush on the garbage man,

but I don't think this is
the way to attract him.

No. I've been looking
everywhere for my sorority pin.

I even dug through
our neighbors' trash.

FYI, the Garcias
eat a lot of ice cream

for a family that claims
to be lactose-intolerant.

Can't you just tell your
sorority sisters you lost it?

No way. If they find out,

they'll think I don't take
our sisterhood seriously.

I already lost the house goat.

You have a house goat?

Not anymore.

[doorbell rings]

You guys ready to rock some math?

The Human Calculator was born ready.

Yeah, I'm not dropping that.

First, how'd it go with Harry?

He totally understood.

In fact, he said he wanted
time to hang with his friends, too.

Wow, you're so good
at delivering tough news.

I may need you to talk to
my mom about her meatloaf.

Or we could start
studying, distraction free.

Okay, let's do the first problem.

[phone vibrating]

-[tapping on phone]
-Aww.

Harry just sent me a video

of a giraffe and a dog
who are best friends.

Which is not as important
as this word problem.

[phone vibrating]

Syd, no offense, but is Harry
gonna keep texting you all night?

It's sweet of him,

-but...
-I get it. I'll put it away.

[phone vibrating]

Nope. Totally not gonna respond.

[phone vibrating]

Maybe it's important.

[phone vibrating]

Aww!

It's not.

Syd, this is making it kinda tough
to get into the studying groove.

All I can think about is how a
dog and a giraffe became friends.

How did they even meet?

I'm sorry.

I told Harry I was gonna
study with you guys tonight. I...

just assumed he'd be
busy with his friends, too.

Ooh, do we know them? Are they cute?

Emmy, let's not get distracted.

Actually, those are
both valid questions.

I don't know. I haven't
met any of them.

Well, there's one way to find out.

Deep dive on his feed.

I'm sure there are pics
of his friends on there.

I guess a quick peek wouldn't hurt.

Okay. Uh, cute pic of me and Harry.

Cute pic with the Amigas.

A cute pic of me,
Harry, and the Amigas.

Huh. Turns out, his friends are cute.

They're us.

So, Harry doesn't
have any other friends?

What? No.

That's impossible. He's Harry.

Who wouldn't love Harry?

-[phone vibrates]
-[gasps] That must be Harry.

Answer it! You're his only friend.

♪

Excuse me. Are you Darwin?

Indeed I am. Welcome
to Exploration Emporium.

May I interest you in one
of our body heat bracelets?

It changes color, based
on your temperature.

-Really?
-Oh, yes. Like a proton,

I'm positive it works. [chuckles]

I don't get it.

I'm Max, and on behalf of the arcade,

I wanted to welcome you to the mall.

You work at the arcade?

Halley's Comet!

I just interviewed a girl
from there yesterday.

Alisha. Do you know her?

Alisha? Alisha... Alisha...

As luck would have it, I do know her!

I was just about to call the
arcade to check her references.

Imagine that!

Here's an idea that just
popped into my head.

Since I work at the arcade,

why don't you ask me about Alisha?

Huzzah! Inquiry one.

Would you say she's a good worker?

Well...

you didn't hear it from me,

but I don't know if that's
what I would call someone

who's always late.

Really? Alisha told me
she's never been late.

Not even for a yoctosecond.

Or was it a zeptosecond?

But who doesn't confuse the two?

Uh, not me.

So, how is she with the customers?

Well, again,

you didn't hear it from me,

but she's more than
a little unfriendly.

In fact, they call her,
"Unfriendly Alisha."

Is it catchy? No.

Is it true? Yes.

Well, you've been very helpful.

And, uh, much like
the small intestine,

I now have a lot to digest. [giggles]

Again, don't get it.

Olive [over phone]:
So, have you figured out

how you're gonna ask
Harry if he has any friends?

Yes, and if I say so myself,

it's genius.

-Really? I can't wait to
hear what... -[doorbell rings]

Gotta go. That's Harry.

Hey, Syd.

What's all this?

I was thinking,

-we could play
this new dance
game I got. -Sure.

[dance music starts]

-This is fun.
-I know, right?

But you know what's even more fun

is playing with a group of friends.

Now slide.

Totally. Now dip.

So, anyone you'd want to invite?

Oh! I know exactly who.

-Who?
-The Amigas.

Right.

And cha-cha.

Any other friends who like dancing?

Not really.

Well, then what are
your friends into?

I don't know. And jump!

They have any hobbies,
passions, likes, dislikes?

Or even just their names!
I'll take any name, really.

Syd, what's with all the questions?

Nothing! I just want to
know about your friends.

I've told you all about Liam,
and Nigel, and Gemma...

Right. Your friends from England.

But what I mean is,

have you made any
new friends in Portland?

What are you saying?

That you don't think I
have any friends here?

No, no! But do you?

You do, right? Of
course you do. Do you?

Okay. If you must know,

I haven't made any new friends.

[sighs] You know, I'm
suddenly a little danced out.

I'm gonna go.

Harry, wait.

[door closes]

♪

Hey, Syd. Oh good, you're
working on those songs.

No, I'm trying to figure out
how to apologize to Harry

for embarrassing him.

What happened?

I kinda pushed him into admitting

he doesn't have any
friends in Portland.

Well, I wouldn't say no friends.

He's got you.

But that's the problem.

I can't be his only friend.

He should be making
his own life here,

not just becoming a part of mine.

That's a lot to put on you.

It's not like you can be
with him hours a day.

Oh, my gosh.

What if all the time
he spends with me is

just a way to avoid
making friends of his own?

How did I not see it?

Honey, it's not your fault.

This is the first time you've
ever been in a situation like this.

Thanks, Dad.

I think I know what I
need to do about Harry.

Just glad I could help.

I helped, right?

Yeah, I helped.

♪

Hey, Alisha.

Don't "Hey, Alisha" me.

Darwin at the Emporium
told me what you said.

Oh.

Well, clearly he doesn't
understand the phrase,

"You didn't hear it from me."

He said you told him I'm always late?

I've never been late once.

And that I'm unfriendly to customers?

Why would you say that, Max?

Okay, fine.

You really want to know?

The truth is,

I like you.

Wait. You what?

As a friend! I like you as a friend.

I thought if you left the arcade,

we wouldn't get to hang anymore.

So that's why you did it?

I'm really sorry.

Max, I'll be working
just across the mall.

What do you mean working?

I thought you didn't get
the job because of me.

Oh, I got the job.

Darwin said I must
be a great employee

if someone is willing
to lie to keep me.

Wait, how'd he know I was lying?

Because you wore this.

Every time you lied, the
bracelet changed color.

Stupid science!

Max, why don't you keep it?

It'll remind you to
never lie to me again.

Trust me, I've learned my lesson.

You know, just because
we're not working together

doesn't mean we
can't hang out anymore.

Real friends always make
time for each other, right?

I will if you will.

Hey! Why don't we play some ball?

Only if you're ready to lose.

♪

Hey, Syd.

Oh, Harry. Thanks for coming over.

Listen, I want to say I'm sorry.

Sorry for what?

For leaving yesterday.

I was kind of
embarrassed you found out

I hadn't made any other friends here.

Don't be embarrassed.

I shouldn't have pushed you.

Making new friends is tough.
Just ask kindergarten me.

Hard to believe anyone wouldn't
want to be friends with you.

Harry, do you think it
might be a little bit harder

to meet new friends if
you're with me all the time?

But I like spending time with you.

And I like hanging out with you, too.

But don't you everwant to
hang out with other people?

I do. But you're right.

It's hard making new friends.

It took me so long to
find my crew in London.

Now I have to start all over again.

I get that.

But it's not gonna happen
if you're always with me,

and I'm always with you.

So, what are you saying?

Maybe for right now,

it would be better for both of us to

take a break from hanging out.

[sighs] I was afraid that's
where this was going.

Not forever. Just a pause,

until you get settled
in a little more.

Do you own thing.
Find your own Amigos.

And then we can
all hang out together.

I hate to say it, but
I think you're right.

It's for the best, even if it's...

the worst.

Yeah. The worst.

But don't worry. You are
gonna make a lot of friends.

Well, I better get started.

Or, we could swing a little longer.

I'd like that.

♪

Hey, Syd.

I just want to say,
I'm really proud of you

for being honest with Harry.

I know it couldn't have been easy.

It wasn't, but I think it
was good for both of us.

In fact, the Amigas are coming over

for a nice, long study sesh,

and then I will finally have a chance

to write those new songs.

How about one about a wise old owl

who owns a bike shop?

If you need a rhyme
for owl, just howl.

Please throw in the towel.

Oh, no. The more I
fight it, the worse it gets.

Guess what? I found my sorority pin.

Ah, congratulations. Where was it?

Well, first I tore my room apart.

Then I tore your room apart.

And then I remembered
I put it in my jewelry box,

so I wouldn't forget where it was.

Wait, you tore my room apart?

Yes, and I broke some stuff.

But the important
thing is, I found my pin.

Oh. And look what else I found.

Wow.

Your mom gave me
this when we were kids.

What is it?

Oh, you know. Just
your typical bracelet

slash portable lie detector.

Oh, really?

So, Dad,

have you ever read my diary?

Of course not.

Oh, no, it still works!

♪

♪ Do do, do do do do, do do ♪

♪ Do do, do do do do, do do ♪

♪ Do do, do do do do, do do ♪

♪ Do do, do do do do, do do ♪

Man: Oh, yeah.