This Is Us

putting a man on the moon.

- Yeah. - So you understand.

Real... wow.

Nobody sent anybody down from anywhere.

She looks like she could start laughing

Yeah.

Oh, you guys met.

Jack, do you think Kate's car seat is right?

Fair enough. You comfortable back there?

See, Annie, this is why sometimes Jordan

I think he's paparazzi.

I will never not like unicorns.

Kate, I don't want to talk about it.

be more careful, would you?

One Snickers Blizzard coming right up.

You think that wasn't a special relationship?

You want to be on time, get your own car.

You ready?

Yeah. Why don't...

how about you drive? You okay to drive?

We signed up for an open adoption,

that Hailey knows who her birth mother is.

not knowing exactly where I came from.

But more than that, she chose us, she chose you,

Okay? Let's just be a family today.

I think Franny's hungry.

and dancing around the weirdness of it all, but I...

I'm still me, we're still us.

I think she was really sad for a long time.

When we stopped at the gas station...

Every night when I was a kid,

without the little grumps?

got in touch with her from New Orleans

just to get COVID from some rank motel off I-81.

to see you through it every step of the way. We can handle it.

How long have we been here, like, a hundred hours?

Just hang in there, Mom.

I know. It's, like, old-fashioned.

Honestly, I can't even tell if it's a terrible show

MIGUEL: All right, I found 30 years' worth

to Girl Talk: A Game of Truth or Dare?

for my daughter to be born, okay?

Like a special number had some sort of a...

You've been ripping on the kids all day.

Uh, are those... are those pigs on your...

They say they bring good luck.

She made me promise not to visit.

Yeah, I have quite the list going on.

One of Rose's favorites.

to become a city councilman, I had to...

- (SCOFFS) God, Kevin. - I keep telling him

Come on. Join in in our band. Come on.

MADISON: Yeah, he, um... he called to check in on me.

♪ That's when I knew... ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

- Here's your daughter. - Oh, um, she's gonna hold her.

Okay, a few more years where we get to be a part

Look at this picture.

Mm.

have to bear Jack's death differently.

Giving you to Toby and Kate is

I'm your mom.

You will never, ever...

Names? Yes.

communing with the spirit of my birth mom.

After everything that we've been through recently,

(SIGHS) see growing up.

(SIGHS)

No, it's-it's late. I think I'm all gamed out.

they'll be able to share images.

Oh...

is being induced.

Oh...

I've had those before, and they don't feel like this.

Oh, wow.

I'll try and move quickly here.

Okay, listen. Uh, I'm coming.

♪ Far away ♪

to Los Angeles until tomorrow morning.

Geez!

- by tomorrow morning. - You got...

and I'm gonna go full Terms of Endearment

- Randall, hey. - Hey, Kev.

I do need you to turn around

Hey. You okay?

The contractions have slowed down a little bit,

Yeah, okay. Um, you know, I'm here if you need anything.

if you were here right now, I'd kiss you right on the mouth.

Kev,

Come on!

You told her I was soft.

He just yells at me all the time.

I think I should just go to bed.

There you go.

_

♪ Every time... ♪

Never missed them.

makes a guy want to open up.

Indy 500, watch out.

making you so nervous, you're sick.

Ever.

Kevin Pearson, yeah.

This is not the most important day of their lives.

And he would have made it to the births, he would've...

my-my ID, it was in my jacket,

Okay? My fiancée right now is in Los Angeles and she's in labor.

It might help pass the time.

-at any time. -Yeah, don'’t remind me.

Or will Funny Toby miss seeing Baby Chloe for the first time?

Honey, I prefer to think of him as my apprentice.

-Oh. I-I'’m sorry, Mr. Pearson. I'm... -I'’m just messing with you, man.

Gandall Gearson gout.

-He'll stop.

Well, to be honest, Kev'’s probably not

I didn'’t get myself into anything.

Yeah. Sure, okay.

Then why'd they call me?

Uh, let'’s just make sure to get a camera angle

I know it hurts, babe, but, but don'’t you want him

All right? You'’re the quarterback.

I want to squeeze in a quick jog after this.

We'’ll talk again tomorrow.

You just, you can be really easy on him.

-No, no, it's... -Look, look, today

We met in tenth grade.

Yeah.

And I got as far as the parking lot at the clinic.

Mr. Pearson, I am so...

Mr. Pearson, do you know what time I had to be up this morning

Even if that means making the things that I want for myself

I think that can be arranged.

All right, you ready? Yeah.

I mean, are you sure working with him is even worth it?

Kate, Mom and Dad were obsessed with Randall.

Malik told me about the internship.

Well, viral how?

I thought you'd be excited

When I was 18,

You know, my-my dad had a nickname for me

I'm an ordinary man.

-Yeah? -Yeah.

My wife had to run out.

I don't want you late for online school, okay?

- Mm, mm. - Mm-hmm.

Anyway, are you, um...

I mean, pending a-a good meeting with the director,

Okay?

I thought you would love this one.

He clearly still likes you.

I know. I saw it in your profile.

And it was...

Trust me, I have thought about this.

- No, it's okay. - My child is having a meltdown,

She's Black. Just so you know, I'm married to a Black woman,

Uh, grab a notebook and keep it handy when it comes to you.

standing around all over the place.

- Thanks. - It's a good one. Thank you.

What?

So many questions in such a little body.

I bet you're the Brainiac that doesn't need to do homework.

Studying what?

It's really cute. Oh, hey, Tobe, the sitter said

one time if you could be like, "My fault,"

Now, this Alex, did she make you do this?

It's crazy. This tastes just like root beer.

As a parent, I agree with you.

- Okay? - Mm-hmm.

and I'm sorry if our arguing made you feel uncomfortable.

Yeah, love San Pedro.

I had an eating disorder, Kevin.

And they announce the number out loud,

Insecurities running wild,

You know, let's start with just the bar.

That's why he wanted to be in our study project.

All right. Emergency diaper stash restocked.

change her mind about us.

That was the look of a woman who is falling hard for us.

- It's an old reference. - I remember.

What you want to do is, you line your thumbs up, okay?

Good.

My boy's gonna be a beast.

Damn, Toby.

Well, I am feeling...

Rough day?

and we quarantine together?

stuff I got in Japan when I did my junior year there.

I want you to feel comfortable

Oh, that's wonderful.

- Okay. - Okay.

Let your mama get some rest, hmm?

They brought it into our neighborhoods to keep us down.

I got a T-shirt just in case...

Mm. Yeah. I think I might have to George Washington that bitch.

and I'm gonna call him with Kev.

including the seven-layer lasagne

and they... they normally don't stop moving.

Mahalia Jackson.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

I-Is she gone?

Oh, please. You just want to spend

Now it's tree chopping time.

Do you know the sexes yet?

(CHILDREN CHATTERING)

they say check on your strong friends.

Yeah.

He ended up getting pinned down

For a kid to be all alone with that,

And not to tip the scales, but I can drive.

What can I get you, some water? Want some water?

(CHUCKLES): Yeah.

I wonder if we'll have sons.