02x24 - Long Time No See

[bunniefuu]

[ "Me and baby brother"
playing ]

♫ me and baby brother ♫

♫ used to run together ♫

Hey, George!

What are you doing here
on ladies night?

Just needed
some peace and quiet.

What´s that?

My dad found out
I needed money,

so he sent me a check
for $20,000.

That´s great.

Now you can pay back
angie´s company

for all that stuff
that burned up in the garage.

Yeah, if I don´t mind
taking money

from a guy who abandoned
me and my mom.

Hey, i´ll tell you what they say
on "Texas justice."

Judge Larry would say,
"the money´s yours!

That´s the decision
of the court! Bam!"

Keep it up, and you´ll
never score with any
woman in this bar.

Bam!

Hey, good lookin´.

Angie, I told you
I needed to be alone.

Hey, Ernie, did you see that
brunette over by the jukebox?

She was checkin´ you out.

Really?
How do I look?

No, don´t tell me.

I want to feel confident
when I go over there.

You got about 10 seconds before
he figures out you were lying.

I´m going with you
to see your dad.

No.

Which brunette?
The other one.

But I want to help you.

I need to be alone so I can
think about this on the drive.

You said to consider taking the
check because we need the money.

I know that,
but everything´s different now.

I mean, I didn´t want to meet
my dad for the first time

coming to him for money.

I won´t talk, I promise.
I just want to be there for you.

No.

George, there´s
the fights that I win,

and there´s the fights
that I let you win.

This is one of the fights
that I win. I´m going.

♫ baby brother ♫

Is this the one
you were talking about, Angie?

´Cause it´s not funny.

I´m sorry. I just needed
to talk to my husband alone.

♫ you´re my baby brother ♫

♫ ay-yi-yi ♫

I wouldn´t let him go.

At least you know what
you´re getting with those pants.

♫ love my baby brother ♫

♫ you bet I ♫

♫ love my baby brother ♫

♫ aaaahhhh ♫

Carmen, get your butt
off the counter.

We eat there!

No, dad,
we eat sur la table.

Respectez UN père.

Mais regardez le fou!

Il ne sait pas
le franais.

You know, you two can talk
in any language,

but it all sounds like --
[ Imitates chicken clucking ]

Benny, i´m glad you´re here.

Hey, that sounds strange,
doesn´t it?

I´m going with George tomorrow
to meet his dad in Phoenix.

We need you to watch the kids
for a day.

Hell, no!
If he´s going, i´m going.

Why? I thought you never wanted
to see him again.

I don´t.

But I don´t want him telling you
a bunch of lies

about what happened
between us.

Mom, there´s nothing
he can say

that can change the way
I feel about you.

Thank you.

That´s not a good thing.

I´m going!

Well, if benny´s going,

then the kids are gonna
have to come, too.

Oh, I can´t go.

Olivia and I have a science
project due Monday,

and I was gonna stay over
her place tomorrow night.

Fine.

Then it´s just you, Max.

But who´s going to watch
Mr. Needles?

Well, he can come, too.

Anyone else, Angie?

Maybe your parents
would like to see Phoenix.

´Cause now
my painful personal journey

has turned into
a family vacation.

Oh, let´s not forget
the camera.

Here´s me weeping
at the Grand Canyon.

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

Wouldn´t it be better
to deal with this

surrounded by all the people
that love and support you?

Before I married you,
my life was just fine

without love and support.
Right, mom?

I hardly knew you were there.

So...[chuckles]

What brings you here
on ladies night?

You´ve been sitting there
looking at me for 3 hours,

and that´s
what you came up with?

Look, um...

I-I´m not very good at this.

If you went out with me, you´d
see i´m a really nice person.

What else you got?

See ya.
Drive safe.

Hey.

Yeah?

All right, come on.

[ Intro to "low rider" plays ]

♫ all my friends
know the low rider ♫

♫ the low rider
is a little higher ♫

[ Upbeat Latin music plays ]

[ Mid-tempo Latin music plays ]

[ Tex-mex music plays ]

It´s nice to be the nation´s
largest minority,

but couldn´t we leave on damned
soul station in the desert?

[ Music continues ]

[ Mid-tempo pop music plays ]

[ Snores ]

[ Grunting ]

Okay, Benny, one more push!

Mm-hmm.

Here comes the head.

Oh, damn you, Manny!

Take a bedpan
and knock me unconscious!

It´s here!

[ Crying ]

Oh, my god.

He´s -- he´s beautiful.

[ Crying continues ]

I´m not nursing that thing!

Aaaaaahhh!

[ Crying continues ]

[ Barking ]

[ Barking ]

There´s something wrong
with Mr. Needles.

Let me see him, honey.

He looks okay.

And he´s not hungry,
either.

I fed him some licorice
and cheese puffs.

[ Farts ]

Ohh! Ohh!
Ohh! Ohh!

Pass him back
before he blows.

Ohh! Oh-oh!

We´ll stop
at the next rest area.

Ohh! Ohh!
Ohh! Ohh!

Okay, that last one
was not the dog.

George...

What?

Have you decided whether or not
you´re gonna forgive your dad?

How can I decide anything?
I haven´t had time to think.

I don´t know what i´m gonna do.

Magic 8-ball...

Should my dad forgive his dad
or not?

"Reply hazy.
Try again."

Magic 8-ball...

Ask it something for me, Max.

Magic 8-ball, should Max stop
asking me questions?

"It is certain."

Do it, Max...

Or risk the curse of those
who defy the magic 8-ball.

Magic 8-ball...

Should I defy you?

Put it away!

Dad, pick a color.
What?

Oh, a cootie catcher.
I remember those.

Let me see that, Max.

Those were fun.

Dad!

Max, put your seatbelt
back on.

When are we gonna pull over?
I need a smoke.

I told you
to bring your gum.

I chewed it all.

Okay, honey, one more time.

One cigarette...

Two cigarettes...

A-poop!

Three cigarettes!

Six-pack?

Oh, no,
that was yesterday´s lesson.

Come on, you can do it.

Cigarette.

Very good!

It´s 2:00 in the morning.
What´s the kid still doing up?

And what the hell is he doing
around cigarettes?

He wanted to say good night to
his daddy, but he wasn´t home.

I stopped for a beer
after work.

You know what I did
after work, Manny?

I took the bus and picked up
George from my mom´s.

Then we came home
and waited for you.

We got kinda bored,
so I taught George a new word.

What was that new word,
honey?

Cheater?

One time, Benny.

Now every time i´m late,
you think i´m with a woman.

It´s been 6 hours, Manny.

You´re just paranoid

because the Lopez men
are so good-looking, huh?

If you could just
grow into that head.

Man, one of these days,

that thing is just gonna snap
right off.

Yeah, keep running around,

one of these days something of
yours is gonna snap right off.

Drop it, Benny!

Start coming home on time!

I would if I didn´t have to
come home to you!

Screw you!

I´m out of here.
I´m getting some smokes.

You got smokes right here.

Pick another lie.

Ill stick to my first one!

[ Door slams ]

I think we just flooded
a prairie dog´s house.

Let´s get out of here.

Listen...

Now that we´re alone, I got
something I want to give you.

What is it?

It´s a letter your father wrote
you when you were 4.

Yeah.

Why didn´t you
ever give it to me?

I think I just did.

I´m talking about


It came 2 years after he left.
You were getting along fine.

Of course I was!
You told me he was dead!

Okay. If this is gonna be
a witch-hunt...

Stop it.

"Dear George,

"you may be too young
to understand,

"but you´re better off
without me.

"Just remember --

"i´m leaving your mother.
I´m not leaving you.

Love, dad."

Do you know what this would have
meant to me as a kid?

What kind of mother are you?!

Oh, yeah, I raise you for 18
years. He writes you one letter.

It´s a tie.

I´m tired of this.

You told me he never tried
to contact me,

that he was dead,
that he never held me,

that everybody pays rent
when they´re 12.

Where do the lies stop, mom?

Right after this.

Here.

He left you
this St. Christopher medallion

for protection or something.

Get out!

George!

No! There´s a gas station
about a mile back.

You can walk.
Get out!

George, you can´t do this.

There´s been too many lies.

I´m confused enough about my
father, and now you do this.

No, I mean
I took out the car keys

while you were walking
Mr. Needles.

You really can´t do this!

Got a spare above the visor.

George,
i´m all for ditching her,

but let´s not do it
with Max in the car.

Get in!

You know what?
Forget it!

I can hitch it.
I´ll show some leg.

I´ve seen your legs.
You´ll die out here.

Get in!

Lopez construction.
That´s it.

Do you have anything to say?

Nope.

Any advice?

I don´t know how you´re gonna
feel when you see your dad.

But you´ll know, and you´ll say
what you need to say.

And then on the way back, I can
tell you what you did wrong.

Hey, what are sitting here
yapping about?

We´re all going in.

No!

I´m going in. We´re not even
sure he´s in there.

I´ll come back and get you.

Wait, dad...

Yeah?

Pick a color.

This is totally different.

You want to be part
of my decision?

Yeah.

Okay. Red.

R-e-d. Now pick a number.





[ Knock on door ]

Yeah?

What can I do for you?

Manny Lopez?

Yeah.

Do you know who I am?

You from the city?

No.

Union rep?

I´m George Lopez.

George.

I was expecting
a call, but...

This is even better.

I thought we should talk
in person.

Good, good, good.
Sit down, sit down.

How´s your mother?

The same.

Oh, that´s too bad.

My god.

Look at you.

In my head, you´re always 2.

You and your family
around the pool.

It´s a great picture.

Well, if you´re gonna be
around for a while,

why don´t you come
have a swim?

You know, man, I can´t take
this check from you.

Benny called and told my wife
you needed the money.

Well, she had no right
to do that.

George, come on. Take the check.
We´re family.

Yeah?

Why did you leave?

Look, the past is the past.

What´s important
is I can help you now.

I don´t need your help now.

I needed a father.

I mean, how could you leave
a family?

You had a responsibility.

I wasn´t getting along
with your mom.

It wasn´t much of a life.

But things have turned out
for the best.

You came out okay.

And look how well i´ve done
for myself.

You think you´re a success?

I don´t care how many
checks you write and how
big your company is.

You´re a failure.

And you can´t buy me.

Hey, you know what?
You got this c*ck from me.

Man, I didn´t get anything
from you

but a letter full of excuses.

Even without a father, i´m more
of a man than you´ll ever be.

That´s enough!

You left a woman sitting in
the living room with a kid
and no way to make ends meet!

You turned your back on us!

Are you done?!
No, i´m not done!

The only mistake i´ve made

that´s for my mother!

Now i´m done.



Seatbelts on! Seatbelts on!
Go, go, go, go!

He wasn´t there!

Still thinking
about your dad?

All my life I wanted to see him
with my own eyes.

It was like
looking at a stranger.

I´m sorry.

There´s just one thing I wished
I would have asked him.

What´s that?

When did he start
going bald?

[ Both chuckle ]

Hope we´re still laughing
when we´re bankrupt.

Dad! Can you help me?
I can´t get this knot out.

Sure, son.

I´m sorry you didn´t get
another grandpa like you wanted.

That´s okay.

But you got a dad
who loves you.

And no matter what,
i´m always gonna be -- [grunts]

Angie,
help your son with this!

Find something else so I can be
there for you, like a ball.

Okay.

[ Gasps ] Wow!

[ Knock on door ]

Daddy!
What are you doing here?

I´m here to help.

If that means I have to fight
with your husband,

so be it.

Angie, did you ask your father
to fly out here?

No.

She didn´t have to.

A father knows when his daughter
is in trouble.

Especially when the daughter
calls the mother...

Two times a day...

And the mother won´t let
the father sleep.

[ Chuckles nervously ]

What do you want, Vic?

I want you to take a check
for $17,000 from me.

Now let´s fight.

Oh, i´ve been waiting
to kick your butt for 16
years.

I will be calling you "fidel"
as I whip you.

Is this some kind
of hand out?

No. It´s a loan.

Okay.

But i´m paying you interest.

I don´t want interest.

Then we can fight over that.

And I will be calling you
"Benny" as I whip you.

Okay, okay. Thank you, pop.
Thank you.

One condition --

I don´t ever want
to hear you say

I can´t take care
of my family.

I worked too hard
to get your respect.

George...

A man who puts his family
before his pride...

Is someone
i´ll always respect.

Thanks, dad.

Oh. Now i´m your daddy!

I suppose you want me
to change your diapie.

Man!

Don´t you
walk away from me, son!

Your father is talking to you!

All right, mom.

We´re all alone.
Let´s clear the air.

Are there any more lies
I should know about?

Yes.

What?

Well, there´s
a bunch of things.

But i´m gonna space them out

so I won´t look like
such a bad person.

I told Manny
I hit him for you.

Really?

That is the first gift
you ever gave me

that I actually wanted!

Tell me about it.

I hit him once,
and he went down.

Paint a picture for me.

There was blood
in the corner of his mouth.

[ Crying ] Oh, George!

[ Sobbing ]