This Is Us

Previously on "This is Us"...

Kev's in rehab. I let Kevin get sent to rehab.

You need structure, you need a healthy routine.

You're right. It's exactly why

I know where I need to be.

I want to buy this building with you, Beth.

I'm thinking I want to try and start the business again.

Big Three Homes.

Oh, boy.

Wow, what a mess.

Huh.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Why throw it out?

Why not yard sale?

No, nobody wants this junk, George.

Junk? Sally, this "junk" is the stuff of our lives.

If this string of old Christmas lights is the stuff of my life,

somebody hang me with it.

House has been on the market for three months, George.

We haven't even had a nibble.

I mean, nobody wants to live in a house full of...

- junk. - Uh, no, no, no, no, no.

Not my jukebox.

I seem to remember a pretty young woman

coming into my diner, prettiest smile I'd ever seen,

always pouring her coins into this baby.

- Yeah. - And played that same song.

- "That'll Be the Day." - Mm.

Oh!

You... Mwah.

Throw it out.

"Throw it out."

Oh, is it?

Yeah, no, I don't...

I don't really follow football.

Oh, you don't? Hmm.

Well, chili is going, and I brought our wake-up shots,

but it's orange juice this year, not whiskey.

Very rock and roll of us.

Nah, put down the sports page.

It's all Broncos, Broncos, Broncos.

Nah, I'm not there yet. I'm-I'm, I'm still in real estate.

Why?

Oh. Sorry.

So I woke up in the middle of the night thinking

I can't just quit my job, you know,

and start a construction company from scratch.

Maybe I'd start slow.

You know, hang onto the job,

flip a few houses, get my feet wet?

I don't know, what do you think?

Yeah, I like that idea.

- Yeah? Okay. - Yeah.

Mom, Randall's been in the bathroom primping

- for, like, an hour. - Well, Allison's coming over,

so maybe he just wants to look good for her.

Randall looks the same every single day.

He's like a cartoon character.

What is he doing in there?

Randall!

Let your sister use the bathroom now!

- Thank you. - Welcome.

Last Super Bowl with the kids.

Yeah, I know.

At least we have today. Let's make it count.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

Hey-o.

Kevin's blowing up your phone.

What's up?

"No. Sorry.

"Can't do a K-venture today.

"Headed to new apartment building

to work."

Today's too important for distraction.

Today is the first day of the rest of our tenants' lives.

It's our first day to turn

this building around without going broke.

Also, do some good.

Hey. "Do some good, don't go broke."

Company motto, write it down.

- I'm not writing that down. - It's cool.

Already memorized it.

These people have been putting up

with less than they deserve for far too long.

Peeling paint, filthy halls.

That sad courtyard that smells like pee.

- Yeah, what is that? - I think it's pee.

That ends today.

By "today" I hope you mean

"over the course of several months

as we gradually improve the building."

Yes, you're right.

You're right, I've been watching too much Property Brothers.

- Got to slow my roll. - Exactly.

- Okay. I'm-a go get the bagels. - Wait.

- We're serving? - Hey.

If we're slowing our roll fixing these crappy apartments,

the least we can do is bring a schmear.

I've been watching too much Seinfeld, too.

Hey.

What is that?

Nothing. What is what?

You're totally watching porn.

- No, I'm not. - What?

- Yes, you are. - No, I'm not.

Yes, you are, look at you, you're getting all red. -No...

- Let me see. - I am 60 pounds overweight

and Irish, that's my color.

- Let me see. - No.

- If you're not watching, let me see. - Stop it.

- Stop it. - Give me. Thanks.

What is your thing?

- Babysitters? - No.

- Nurses. - No.

They're pictures of dogs.

And, uh, links to dog shelters.

And something that resembles Tinder for dogs?

Yeah, it's Petfinder, okay?

Some people look at vacation rentals,

some people look at porn, I look at dogs.

Some guy at the office, he got this cute little doodle.

Aw.

And he's showing everybody pictures of it.

I went down a puppy rabbit hole, that's all.

Look, I know that dogs are a sensitive issue for you.

So, just...

forget it.

Let me up, I got to get ready for work.

Well, hi, everyone.

- Yeah. - Hello. My name is Beth Pearson,

and this is my husband and co-owner, Randall Pearson.

- Hi. - We are your new landlords.

So we are aware that this building

is in need of significant repairs.

We have listed here

some of our priorities.

Yeah, making money!

No, actually, what we want to do for all of you

is shore up your fire escapes, okay?

We're gonna bring those up to code.

Maybe I can use mine to jump out of this hellhole.

Okay, well, I hope not.

Because after fire escapes,

- we're gonna start on... - Half the time,

my front door doesn't lock.

- Mm-hmm? - And half the time, it won't open.

- When we gonna focus on that? - Okay, that's a good point.

But right now we have to focus on the major violations.

I can fix your door, Rosemary.

It's just a door.

Think we can handle a door.

Uh, what about my heater, man?

It's banging all the time.

I can fix that, too, Lloyd. Right away.

The-the washing machine needs quarters.

Sure. Oh, wait, one at a time.

- One at a time. - Hey, don't you think

we're getting a little ahead of ourselves?

Nah. We got this.

- Water... - Don't forget the Dumpster.

Right.

- Is that the Manny? - Look, it's the Manny.

Uh, guys need a hand?

- Here to help. - Oh, my God.

Oh, hey, Kev. Good.

- I want you to take a look at this. - Sorry, I can't.

Mom's got me doing those stupid college forms.

Ah, it'll just take a second, come on.

I want you to put your eyes on it.

Yeah, I don't know, it looks great.

Kev, you didn't even look at it.

Come on, you used to love this stuff.

Look, now look... the-the TV is gonna go right here.

I just, I want it to be perfect before the game.

You know, it's just a... it's just a bunch of wood, Dad.

No one... no one cares.

I care.

I got to do something to keep my hands busy,

'cause every time I want to grab a drink,

instead, I just pick up a hammer.

Hey. I'm just here to help, bro.

- Thanks, man. - Yeah.

"Door"? I can fix a door.

- Rosemary? Oh, Rosemary. Yeah? - Yes.

- Can I fix your door? - Kev, you don't have to...

- Yeah, yeah. - Do, uh...

Well, thanks for the bagel and the orangey fish.

It's smoked salmon, Lloyd.

- Can I just say that you... - Look, I know what you're gonna say.

I didn't slow my roll.

And you're right.

That was a very fast roll.

My roll got its steam by the second.

I was like Sonic the Hedgehog up in here.

And I know what you're gonna say next, too.

How are these people gonna feel when you don't deliver

on everything that you just promised, Randall?

I just got really excited, Beth.

Like, I suddenly realized that I can do this.

I built our house. It's the same thing.