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Season 1  "War is Hell"  1x4

Aired 7 years ago - May 02, 2017

Katie's secret war reporter boyfriend, Trip, is back in town and working at the MMN offices. Despite Katie's best efforts, Carol quickly uncovers the covert relationship using a plan she stole from "Days of Our Lives". Meanwhile, Chuck, feeling threatened by Trip, is determined to return to the field. Greg and Justin support the idea until they find footage of Chuck's time as a war reporter in the '90s.

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Ah! More glass!
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But now I do.
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Because I didn't want you to ruin it.
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- That'd be weird! - See?
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♪ ♪
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Hot stuff coming through, and I don't mean the coffee,
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I'm talking sex, baby."
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The men... every last one of those guys had my butt.
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Hey, Mom? Can I just talk to you really quick?
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Trip here has reawakened the call of the wild within me.
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who are out there every day, doing the impossible.
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I know you. You are just dying to say it.
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That is all you do. You were a judge
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to your pad so you can do your "thang"?
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[clears throat] Check it out.
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into something usable.
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and your little friend with the grey tooth to the prom.
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Mom, considering you had the last one deported.
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Weren't you going camping with your friends?
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doing tai chi in the parking lot.
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Except...
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[whispering] I got in yours.
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I truly, really like your boyfriend.
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But then I found his grandma's obituary.
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and, ta-da, I knew everything about him.
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I thought you said you didn't want me in your head,
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Oh, you couldn't get me to South Sudan
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Chuck, if you don't want to go, don't go.
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There was a Christmas newsletter I used to write,
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was to impress other people, so I decided to be honest.
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about what other people think of me.
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Incoming! Get down!
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Uh, we were watching porn together.
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Sometimes it's insane Mel Gibson yelling about a jacuzzi.
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I wasn't wrong. Two elves punched me in the sack
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You been really quiet all through dinner tonight.
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[both laughing]
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- Yeah. - Why are you being so weird?
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There you go. Good job, Katie.
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We just... left her in that field.
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["The Ride of the Valkyries" playing]
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♪ ♪
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your trip overseas has been canceled.
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[whispering] Oh, thank God. You're safe.

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But now I do.
#2
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Because I didn't want you to ruin it.
#4
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- That'd be weird! - See?
#5
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♪ ♪
#6
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Hot stuff coming through, and I don't mean the coffee,
#7
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I'm talking sex, baby."
#8
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The men... every last one of those guys had my butt.
#9
Recap of Great News Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 10
Hey, Mom? Can I just talk to you really quick?
#10
Recap of Great News Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 11
Trip here has reawakened the call of the wild within me.
#11
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who are out there every day, doing the impossible.
#12
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I know you. You are just dying to say it.
#13
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That is all you do. You were a judge
#14
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to your pad so you can do your "thang"?
#15
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[clears throat] Check it out.
#16
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into something usable.
#17
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and your little friend with the grey tooth to the prom.
#18
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Mom, considering you had the last one deported.
#19
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Weren't you going camping with your friends?
#20
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doing tai chi in the parking lot.
#21
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Except...
#23
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[whispering] I got in yours.
#24
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I truly, really like your boyfriend.
#26
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But then I found his grandma's obituary.
#27
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and, ta-da, I knew everything about him.
#28
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I thought you said you didn't want me in your head,
#29
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Oh, you couldn't get me to South Sudan
#30
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Chuck, if you don't want to go, don't go.
#31
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There was a Christmas newsletter I used to write,
#32
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was to impress other people, so I decided to be honest.
#33
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about what other people think of me.
#34
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Incoming! Get down!
#35
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Uh, we were watching porn together.
#37
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Sometimes it's insane Mel Gibson yelling about a jacuzzi.
#38
Recap of Great News Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 39
I wasn't wrong. Two elves punched me in the sack
#39
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You been really quiet all through dinner tonight.
#40
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[both laughing]
#41
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- Yeah. - Why are you being so weird?
#43
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There you go. Good job, Katie.
#45
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We just... left her in that field.
#46
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["The Ride of the Valkyries" playing]
#47
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♪ ♪
#48
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your trip overseas has been canceled.
#49
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[whispering] Oh, thank God. You're safe.
#50