S2 E9
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Season 2  "Thanksgiving II"  2x9

Aired 13 years ago - Nov 24, 2010

Mike begrudgingly invites his brother, Rusty, who is temporarily living in a tent, and his father, Big Mike, who has recently broken his hip, to join him for the annual Heck family Thanksgiving. But when Frankie observes the macho Heck men's non-communicative nature, she encourages a not-so-receptive Mike to engage them in a real conversation and express their feelings. Meanwhile, Brick is ecstatic when he discovers that Bob is bringing his girlfriend, Linda - the local librarian who loves books as much as Brick does - to Thanksgiving; and Sue wants to start a mother-daughter tradition of baking a pie for the holiday, but ends up getting more sliced up than the crust.

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An actual librarian is coming here?
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Dad.
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I-I dragged myself on my belly from the yard into the house,
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Please, dad. Please, please, please come to Thanksgiving.
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It's great that you're keeping your dad hydrated...
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What does your brother say? Oh, come on.
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So Mike sucked it up and went over to his brother's house.
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The economy burned down your house?
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I fell asleep facedown with a cigarette in my mouth.
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for Thanksgiving yourself. Wasn't planning anything big.
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and really talk about the future.
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I'm gonna tell dad. Well, I'm gonna tell him you're an idiot.
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don't do it facedown in a pillow.
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Just rinse it off in the bathroom
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I don't know. So where's he gonna live? What's he gonna do?
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Well, I guess what would make the most sense
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Resist the pull of history, Mike.
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so you're gonna need a house, you know, without a zipper.
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Just talk to her. Come on.
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Oh, you didn't need to do that.
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Lisa, I think you probably know Myon brick from the library.
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like this, huh? Mm-hmm.
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No dickens, though.
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Well, it looks so funny, but at least it smells g... ow!
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From my mother to your mother to you.
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"Catcher in the rye."
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I know I'm sorry we've been fighting.
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It's not silly. It's nice. It's really nice.
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Yeah. You would've liked her. Oh.
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Oh, yeah? I stayed up till midnight last night.
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That if he had ever heard your father say "I love you,"
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to me, to you, to your dad. Was this in a local restaurant?
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then he'll be able to say it back to you
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I call dad on my team. Mm-hmm.
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your dad and I would be shoving peanuts way up our nose,
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I love you, too, mom. And I love you, brick.
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Dad.
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I-I dragged myself on my belly from the yard into the house,
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Please, dad. Please, please, please come to Thanksgiving.
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It's great that you're keeping your dad hydrated...
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What does your brother say? Oh, come on.
#9
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So Mike sucked it up and went over to his brother's house.
#10
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The economy burned down your house?
#11
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I fell asleep facedown with a cigarette in my mouth.
#12
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for Thanksgiving yourself. Wasn't planning anything big.
#13
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and really talk about the future.
#14
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I'm gonna tell dad. Well, I'm gonna tell him you're an idiot.
#15
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don't do it facedown in a pillow.
#16
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Just rinse it off in the bathroom
#17
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I don't know. So where's he gonna live? What's he gonna do?
#18
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Well, I guess what would make the most sense
#19
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Resist the pull of history, Mike.
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so you're gonna need a house, you know, without a zipper.
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Just talk to her. Come on.
#25
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Oh, you didn't need to do that.
#26
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Lisa, I think you probably know Myon brick from the library.
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like this, huh? Mm-hmm.
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No dickens, though.
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Well, it looks so funny, but at least it smells g... ow!
#31
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From my mother to your mother to you.
#32
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"Catcher in the rye."
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I know I'm sorry we've been fighting.
#35
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It's not silly. It's nice. It's really nice.
#36
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Yeah. You would've liked her. Oh.
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Oh, yeah? I stayed up till midnight last night.
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That if he had ever heard your father say "I love you,"
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to me, to you, to your dad. Was this in a local restaurant?
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then he'll be able to say it back to you
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I call dad on my team. Mm-hmm.
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your dad and I would be shoving peanuts way up our nose,
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I love you, too, mom. And I love you, brick.
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I...
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