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Season 1  "The Mother-in-Law"  1x5

Aired 6 years ago - Apr 18, 2018

Rooni's mother, Joya, comes to New York and Alex tries too hard to impress her, including a disastrous celebration of Holi which makes him look worse. But a conversation between the two leads to a surprising development for Alex's new company. Meanwhile, Ben wants to learn more about his heritage from his grandmother to impress a girl in school

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Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 1
since the family is such a big part of the series,
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 2
The name has actually been a little hard to come by.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 3
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 4
Mom, you know he wasn't an actual DJ, right?
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 5
Hmm, anything to help launch your husband's giant turd.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 6
like your cousin Debesh, huh?
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 7
Put a little boogie in it."
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 8
No one is gonna take this company seriously
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 9
in the eyes of a lot of people.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 10
They name everything from businesses,
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 11
I like it when a name has two meanings,
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 12
I'm not sure about those specific names,
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 13
Yeah, my Chloe.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 14
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 15
Angelo, you just gave me a great idea.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 16
is familiar but not too familiar,
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 17
and now I feel kind of silly calling her that.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 18
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 19
Your auntie was the inspiration.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 20
That's awesome.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 21
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 22
- They're the bad guys! They're bad guys. - They're attacking my legs!
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 23
Grind.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 24
Whoever it was brought a hammer and nails to my wedding.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 25
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 26
to put on a robot hat and have gremlins eat my legs.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 27
You know, I have some of the most wonderful memories
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 28
- I can't feel my face. - Give me that!
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 29
is that this is one of those freak things that happens,
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 30
Why couldn't you just do what I asked?
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 31
I'm here struggling to hold our lives together.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 32
our savings, this house, our careers...
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 33
[Coughs]
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 34
Impossible is our specialty!
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 35
Um, but, do you have a name for us?
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 36
So, how does Squiz relate to our identity as a company?
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 37
and y-you did test it from Maine to Spain.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 38
I saved the biggest one for you, Chloe.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 39
Or as my French great-grandfather
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 40
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 41
He has a juice box!
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 42
Oh, Ben, I am so sorry.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 43
My father talked to his father, we met once,
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 44
So...
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 45
We might not see eye-to-eye on everything,
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 46
whatever it is that's going on here?
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 47
in order to give yourself and your family a better life.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 48
So, get your giant microphone out of your manny-pac.
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 49
He treated me, for some reason,
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 50
And he sat me down, and he said,

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Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 2
The name has actually been a little hard to come by.
#2
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#3
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 4
Mom, you know he wasn't an actual DJ, right?
#4
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 5
Hmm, anything to help launch your husband's giant turd.
#5
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 6
like your cousin Debesh, huh?
#6
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 7
Put a little boogie in it."
#7
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 8
No one is gonna take this company seriously
#8
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 9
in the eyes of a lot of people.
#9
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 10
They name everything from businesses,
#10
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 11
I like it when a name has two meanings,
#11
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 12
I'm not sure about those specific names,
#12
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 13
Yeah, my Chloe.
#13
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 14 #14 Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 15
Angelo, you just gave me a great idea.
#15
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 16
is familiar but not too familiar,
#16
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 17
and now I feel kind of silly calling her that.
#17
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 18
#18
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Your auntie was the inspiration.
#19
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That's awesome.
#20
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 21 #21 Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 22
- They're the bad guys! They're bad guys. - They're attacking my legs!
#22
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 23
Grind.
#23
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 24
Whoever it was brought a hammer and nails to my wedding.
#24
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 25 #25 Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 26
to put on a robot hat and have gremlins eat my legs.
#26
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 27
You know, I have some of the most wonderful memories
#27
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 28
- I can't feel my face. - Give me that!
#28
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 29
is that this is one of those freak things that happens,
#29
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 30
Why couldn't you just do what I asked?
#30
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 31
I'm here struggling to hold our lives together.
#31
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 32
our savings, this house, our careers...
#32
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 33
[Coughs]
#33
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 34
Impossible is our specialty!
#34
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 35
Um, but, do you have a name for us?
#35
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 36
So, how does Squiz relate to our identity as a company?
#36
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 37
and y-you did test it from Maine to Spain.
#37
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 38
I saved the biggest one for you, Chloe.
#38
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 39
Or as my French great-grandfather
#39
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 40
#40
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 41
He has a juice box!
#41
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 42
Oh, Ben, I am so sorry.
#42
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 43
My father talked to his father, we met once,
#43
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 44
So...
#44
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 45
We might not see eye-to-eye on everything,
#45
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 46
whatever it is that's going on here?
#46
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 47
in order to give yourself and your family a better life.
#47
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 48
So, get your giant microphone out of your manny-pac.
#48
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 49
He treated me, for some reason,
#49
Recap of Alex, Inc. Season 1 Episode 5 (S01E05) - 50
And he sat me down, and he said,
#50