02x12 - Live from Lanford

Episode transcripts for the TV show "The Conners". Aired: October 16, 2018 to present.*
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After the death of Roseanne the Conners, a working-class family struggling to get by on modest household incomes.
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02x12 - Live from Lanford

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Grandpa, when can we
close the door? I'm freezing.

I can't feel my nose, I don't
know if it's a finger or nose thing.

First I got to fix the leak so the
outlet doesn't short out again.

Once the smoke smell is gone we can
put the TV back and close the door.

At least it was warm for a second
when the flames sh*t out of the wall.

You know what, we're all
uncomfortable right now. Suck it up.

Hey, just because you're in a bad mood.
Don't take it out on Mark.

He's a sweet, innocent kid who

does all of our laundry. Your stuff
is sitting in the dryer, by the way.

I'm sorry, kid. It's not you.
I got some stuff going on.

That's okay.
Is it going to keep you and

Louise from coming to my
acappella concert?

I can't hang on to these
house seats forever.

Louise isn't going to make it.
She's not real happy with me, right now.

I'll keep both seats in case I
nod off and tip over.

I found something we can have
for dinner while we keep our

hands warm on the trash
can fire I'm going

to start, right here in the kitchen.

Three boxes of Mac and
cheese, and they're

all open with the
cheese packets are missing.

We've been the victims
of a very odd burglary.

Alright, that's on me.
The nacho chips

I bought at the auto
parts store didn't

have enough cheese on them.
So I recheesed them from the packets.

Well, we can probably put something

else on them.
We have Chinese mustard and red

chili flakes packets.
Just throw that on the macaroni

and see who taps out first.

Another way to solve this

problem is by somebody going
shopping.

I have three hours of the new
Hampshire primary I have to

watch for school tomorrow, and
I'd like some snacks.

That's great.
I think it's important for kids

- to learn how politics work.
- Yeah, the early primaries are exciting.

That's where you get to see

the candidates with
integrity and vision

right before the
rich ones swoop in and crush

them with their corporate
campaign dollars.

Wow, mom.

That's pretty cynical. I think
people with integrity and vision can

make it all the way to president.

Like George Washington.

He was rich. He didn't want it.
They forced him.

- Okay, then Lincoln.
- sh*t.

- Hamilton.
- Yeah, he was good.

But he wasn't president.
He's just a character in a

really cool musical we'll never
be rich enough to afford to see.

- Oh, and sh*t.
- You can't stop me from being

optimistic about this country.
Everybody has a right to be

heard.
Did you know anyone can pick up

the phone and call the White House.

No way. If you can't call The Rock, you

- can't call the White House.
- Watch.

Thank you for calling the
White House...

Are you crazy?
They're going to trace this back

to us and put us on the no-fly list.

When was the last
time any of us flew?

If they ever put us on the no-bus
list, then we'll have a problem.

Why are you scared of the government?
They work for us.

You can even tweet the president
and tell him what you want.

I'm not scared.
Hi, @realdonaldtrump, since you work

for us, can you send us some
cheese packets for our macaroni.

This is @realmaryconner, from
Lanford, Illinois. Where Chicago is.

He'll probably answer back.
That guy loves to tweet.

That's how we learn
where our m*llitary is.

Hey, look who's here.
It's good to live on your own,

but you miss your mommy, don't you?

No, gross. My laptop d*ed.

I came to see if it was still
under warranty.

Of course it did, she'll just send it
back to where she bought it,

She'll mail it to guy on
off-ramp with old army jacket.

Yeah, well we're going to have to
figure out how to get me a new one.

Are you insane, woman,
we don't even have food.

- Oh, fine I'll just take Mark's.
- Ah, no.

It's mine and I'm going to need it
to write my report on the primary.

That's why I should have his
computer, he's wasting it.

Just because you think he's a

dork doesn't mean that he
shouldn't have your laptop.

And you really should be
taking this election seriously.

You're finally old enough to vote.

And whoever wins the New Hampshire is

the early leader for the nomination.

Oh no. What happens if the person I
don't care about gets the nomination

over the other person
that I don't care about?

All politicians are the same.

No there not.

Yes, some of them are
terrible, but if you

do some research,
you'll find some of them

really, really terrible.

If you vote,
you'll be proud that you help

elect somebody who is just terrible.

She's probably just hungry.
She'll feel better about the

government once she eats a
drawer full of condiments.

You are watching "The
Conners" live right now, in

front of a studio audience.

Hey, Louise.

Hey, Darlene. What's up?

We were on our way to the grocery
store, but that seemed like a

lot of work. So we came here.

Becky, I was going to call you.

I'm leaving on tour with
my band on Wednesday.

I was wondering if you could
cover my shift for a week until

- my replacement starts.
- Sure, how long will you be gone?

- At least three months.
- Wow.

Dad didn't mention you
were going on tour.

- He didn't?
- Nope.

Yeah.
I bet he was upset when he found

out you were leaving.
Did he tell you he didn't want

- you to go?
- No, he said it was a great

opportunity and I should take it.

So I'm taking it.

Dad is an idiot, for letting her go.

A woman with that waistline in
this town, and no meth problem?

You're not going to find that.

Yeah, I bet he already regrets it.

That's why he's been
in such a bad mood.

He's worried she's going to
meet somebody on the road.

Why would Louise cheat on dad?
They're dating.

Are they though?
The only time I saw him touch her,

they were sitting on the couch
and he nodded off and fell over.

I can't believe dad is going

to blow it with Louise and there
is nothing we can do about it.

Oh, hell, yeah there is.

Dad hasn't dated in over 45 years.

It's like chipping a
neanderthal out of the ice.

You can't just shave him
and throw him on tinder.

We got to step in.

So, what are you saying?

You're going to get Dad to tell
Louise he loves her in two days.

He's never even said that to me.

Take a hint and move on.

Look, we all know that dad
opens up when he drinks, right?

So, we just throw a fake little
going away party, for Louise.

We get a few sh*ts in him,

and maybe he opens up and tells her

how he feels and cements
the relationship.

- That's a great idea.
- No, it's not.

- No, it's not.
- Look, it's all I got.

Do you want to be helping
dad off the pot when he's 80?

I'm back to liking it.

Louise, couldn't help

overhearing, even though my Nanna
calls eaves dropping the devils radio.

I work with Dan every day.

And no matter what he says, he's
going to be missing his lady

- like crazy.
- I'm not his lady.

And just between us, Dan
couldn't commit to a real

relationship. So I broke up with him.

Louise, I'm shook.
But I understand what a tough

nut to cr*ck Dan is.
This one time, he and I had a few

beers, throwing firecrackers at
one another.

I made the mistake of opening up.

But it's okay.
I didn't say I love you for him.

I said it for me.

Thanks, Dwight.

I'm just glad I'm going on this tour.

I really don't want
to see him right now.

So, we get them in the
same room together and just let

the magic happen?

I think dad will really thank

- us for getting involved.
- Maybe your dad will.

My dad is a vengeful god who
will strike us down and scatter

our bones to the four
corners of the earth.

It doesn't mean we still
can't have a nice evening.

What's the update on New Hampshire?

15% of the vote is in.
I have a theory the DNC is

holding back some of the results.

They don't want to affect the
numbers in Iowa.

You're not letting that go, huh?

Seriously, how is Buttigieg doing?

You're only asking me
because we're both gay.

No, I just thought you
were really into mayors.

Okay, I'm sorry I made that assumption
that Buttigieg was your candidate.

That was pretty unevolved on my part.

Hey, oh, you're watching the primary?

How is your boyfriend doing?

Wow, Ben.

Some people don't get it, right?

He's an excellent politician,

and qualified to be president.
But he's not necessarily my

candidate just because he's gay.
Did all black people vote for

- Obama?
- Yeah, pretty much.

- About 96%.
- Okay.

Beverly Rose is asleep.
Can I get my baby-sitting money now?

Here you go.

You get the other half if you're

here when I get back.

Fine.

What they thought was
strong performance

by Amy Klobuchar.

Is the primary almost over?

No, but Sanders is doing well.

Some experts think if he wins,
there's a chance he might stop yelling.

It doesn't matter.

Bloomberg just bought the state
and renamed it New Bloomshire.

Is your boyfriend
still in the running?

Oh, my god. If you don't take this

seriously, you get the
government you deserve.

It just so happens that

Pete has a lot of interesting ideas
about health care and a puggle rescue

that is incredibly cute.

Becky, we better get going,
we got to get there before your dad.

It is a dog fight on
the Democratic side.

Bernie Sanders is leading.

Man, Warren could use a boost.

It's nice to have a candidate
who is also a single mom.

She provided child care for the
caucuses last week.

I was this close to flying to
Iowa so I could go to a movie.

If we have to watch this stupid
thing, then let me have the laptop.

- I have to study for my G.E.D.
- What does G.E.D. stand for?

- General Equivalency Degree.
- There, you just passed.

No, you are not even going to study.

You're just going to
take an edible and

then surf the web for
post-ironic t-shirts.

What the hell?

You almost broke my laptop, you psycho.

You don't care about my stuff.

You don't care about
anything but yourself.

- Relax, it's not broken.
- You don't live here.

So why don't you just leave?

And don't say
good-bye this time, either.

What?

- You're mad that I moved out?
- Yeah.

You just walked out and left me
here with these crazy people.

Whoa, hey, hey.
You don't get to make me feel

guilty just because I'm
trying to live my own life.

If you look at our family, you
may not know it, but people are

supposed to move out.

I have no one to talk to now.

I told grandpa I had a boy
crush, and we watched Spartacus

and ate a bucket of fried chicken.

So, you got KFC. What's your problem?

I do have a problem, but it's

a waste of time talking to you.
Screw you!

We only have one TV in the house.

You have to leave.

Oh, hey.

Thanks for offering to close up,
it's pretty dead in here.

I'm going to go home and pack.

Where the hell are D.J. and dad?

Louise is going to leave.

I'll stall her.

Wait!

We're not going to see you for a
while, and I just want to let

you know what an inspiration you
are, all the things you've

taught me.
Like putting rice in the salt

shakers. Thanks.

- Surprise!
- It's your going away party.


- You told me she already left.
- Yes, I did.

This is sweet, but I have to
get home.

Wait, not until we get a good
picture of you.

Yeah, that's a great idea.

That way you'll have a
picture you of Dan you can take

with you on the road because
they change so fast at this age.

Louise, I knew nothing about this.

Hold on a second.
I can't get it off selfie.

Why didn't you tell your
family that we broke up?

Because if I talk to my family,
that encourages them to

- talk back to me.
- Now it's on landscape.

- Hold on.
- All right, look.

Let's not embarrass anybody, get
this over quick, and you can

- tell them when I leave.
- Okay, I got it.

All right, this was great.
But I have to get home.

I'm leaving so early in the morning.

Why go to bed at all?
Let's do some sh*ts.

To Louise, we're going to miss you.

To Louise!

To Dan, who is going to miss Louise.

To Dan!

To Louise and Dan,
who will miss each other.

- To Louise and Dan!
- Darlene, stop.

Okay, dad, then you make a toast.

- To Louise.
- I said stop.

I know what you're doing,
and I don't want to do this.

Louise, wait. Let me drive you home.

No, I need this to end.
And I really need you to leave

me alone. Sorry, guys.

You know, here in the Conner
family, we're not shy about

- telling you how we feel.
- We're telling you, democracy

only works if you get
off your butt and vote.

We're teaming up with I am a
voter to encourage people

to make sure they're registered.

We even make it a family affair
by going to the polls together.

Afterwards,
we go for pizza and have an

embarrassing public
fight about how we voted.

But, you can't make
people feel stupid

about their choice, unless you vote.

To double-check your voter
registration and get all

the information you need to be
ready to vote in every election.

The day after the contest is
over is a tough day if you

didn't get any delegates in the
previous state.

If Elizabeth Warren or Joe Biden...

Hey.
I checked the primary on my phone.

The older candidates are saying

they have a bigger advantage
over the younger candidates

because they have more experience.

But I say a rap battle at a club
will make it way more fair.

Aunt Jackie is back, she'll
watch the baby now, you can leave.

Look, I'm not going anywhere.
I want to hear about this problem

- you've got.
- You know you are just doing this

because I made you feel guilty.

That's the only reason
anybody does anything good.

Come on, spill the tea.

Remember Austin?

Well, we kind of got together again.

But he ignores me at school
because he doesn't want anyone

to know he's gay.
He even makes fun of me

sometimes, and it makes me
feel really bad about myself.

- But I like him.
- Dump his ass.

But it's not all his fault.
His family just doesn't accept

- him for who he is.
- That doesn't give him the

right to treat you like crap, Mark.

- Boy, bye.
- But...

No. You wanted me back in your life,

you got me back in your life.
From now on, you're running all

- of your boyfriends by me.
- And if you ever get a

boyfriend, you can run him by me.

I'm a strong, independent woman.

Therefore, I'm alone.

Who's ahead?

I don't know. The Bachelor promos at the

bottom of the screen
keep covering it up.

Oh, they moved the rose.

Bernie has 28%. Klobuchar is up to 21%.

And Yang dropped out.
How did the party go?

Well, it was a going away party,
and she certainly went away.

Nice job, you threw a party for
two people who broke up last week.

You broke up? Why didn't you tell us?

Because it's none of your
damn business?

Got it. What happened?

You're never going to stop, are you?

Louise broke up with me because
I wasn't ready to commit.

- And now you've made it worse.
- Don't blame us.

You have been dragging
your feet with her forever.

We were giving you a
chance to make it right.

I was going to make it
right when I was ready.

I've been having a hell of a
time getting over your mom.

- So I went to church.
- You went to church?

Yes, I went to church.
They were having a rummage sale

and I drifted in.
I was looking for a new radio

for the truck, and I figured
nobody is going to screw you in

the church.
The father was there, and I told

- him what was bothering me.
- What did he say?

Don't laugh.
He told me to write a letter to

your mom about how guilty I was
feeling about Louise, and then

set it on fire, so I could let
it go and move on.

- Did you do it?
- No.

I was going to do it in two
weeks on your mom's birthday,

and talk to Louise.
But now it's pointless.

She never wants to see me again.

Oh, come on, dad.

You're just going to give up and
be one of those weird old dudes

that goes to the DMV
to be around people?

Just let us help you.
We can figure something out.

No, we aren't figuring anything out.

I will figure something
out in my way.

- In my time.
- Fine.

It's all you.
When you say in my time, are you

- talking months, years?
- Just give us a ballpark.

- Go to your rooms.
- We're not children.

- You want to pay rent?
- Go, Becky, go!

Bernie Sanders' team will point
out if that were the case...

Hello?

Hi, this is Hillary Clinton
and I'm calling on behalf of the

- Democratic party.
- Stupid robo call.

No, people have accused me of
being a robot, but this is

really Hillary Clinton.

It's her.

She must be trying to
get people to vote.

Hello, hang on.

Let me get where there
is better reception.

Okay, this is better.

Yeah, I see that you just

turned 18, Harris.
And this is a very important

election.
You know, as I gaze upon the

Lincoln Memorial, here in our
nation's capital, I think about

the role of women in this election,
and how we're stronger together.

Hey, while you're in the

nation's capital,
would you mind cleaning the lint trap?

Ah! Harris, just vote.

- Why?
- Because some of these people

are trying to help you.
Warren and Sanders want to pay

your college tuition.
Yang wants to give you $1,000 a month.

And Biden wants to
decriminalize marijuana.

Wow, well,
if I ever get to college, I am

going to need some weed
and spending money.

Okay, I'll vote for them.

This country is doomed.
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