The Tiny Life of Butcher Duke

I'’ll take caller number seven right now.

Oh, man, this is caller seven!

I'’m caller seven, right?

You'’re caller number seven. Who is this?

This is Butcher Duke!

Do I get to play for the home or what?

I mean, Kathy and I have been dreaming about this

ever since we first saw '’em

drive by on the highway, you know?

Now, if you beat Creek Thompson

two out of three games,

you win a manufactured home.

You bet I do!

It'’s so funny '’cause people say

these are tornado magnets,

you know, these manufactured houses,

and I say, "No, they'’re not.

They'’re not tornado magnets."

It'’s not like tornado's like,

"Ooh, ooh, manufactured house."

You know, what I tell people is, "Look, if God wants ya,

he'’s gonna take ya."

I think this is God'’s way of showing me.

You know, "This is it, Butch.

You can do it."

I tell ya, I mean, of course, I'’m human, I have some doubts.

Butcher had a chance to win at state

and he lost the first round.

I'’m content where I am, I'’m happy,

but I know if I can win this home,

man, it'’ll make things better.

Game end match, Mr. Thompson.

Not only did Butcher lose

a double-wide mobile home that day,

he also lost a big piece of his warrior heart.

Some say he'’s never been the same since.

All right, guys, so why are we here?

-To have fun! -Why is that?

Because we'’re not very good.

Not very good.

We had a tough year last year, didn'’t we, Knox?

-Yeah. -We didn'’t win a match.

But guess what.

That was okay with me.

I had a great time with you guys.

I feel closer to you.

I mean, really, I'’d call you my best friends

if that wasn'’t a little weird.

I'’ve got goals for the team,

but I need to know what your goals are.

Okay, Faith, what do we got?

I really want to learn a between-a-leg shot.

That'’s my favorite shot, we'’re gonna work on that.

Kaylee, what do we got?

I want to be able to serve straight.

Yeah, I don'’t think you got a serve in last year.

Knox, what do you got, what'’s your goal this year?

To not cry.

-How about you, Jack? -I want a girlfriend.

Me too.

So, we got a match on Friday,

and I decided to go to the east side

to pick up some new blood.

Make him feel welcome.

John.

Tell us a little bit about yourself, bud.

I want to get better at self-expression,

lyrical poetry, and dance, mainly.

Well, piggy-backing off of John,

I'’m in anger management.

And you all know I needed it.

You know, I used to throw my racket.

Sorry about that, Knox.

I still can'’t drive or vote or go roller skating.

But guess what, I can coach tennis.

And this year, we'’re gonna win a match,

and I think it starts Friday at Ramsey, right?

-Yeah! -Okay, who'’s gonna have

a forehand this year?

-That'’s right. Forehand. -Forehand.

-Backhand. -Backhand.

-Volley. -Volley.

-Lob. -Lob.

And between-the-legs overhead spin shot.

Start again!

I hope you'’re enjoying the Saturday afternoon movie,

Over the Top, with Sly Stallone,

but I'’ll be quick.

We have two bedrooms, three bedrooms,

four bedrooms, five bedrooms,

all the way up to two or three bedrooms.

But, listen, believe me today.

Come on down after the movie.

I want to serve you quality today!

-That was your dad. -And he looked good.

We looked at the numbers, okay, and a big reason

for your dad'’s success was his commercial campaigns,

so we were thinking...

-Hire an actor. -Why not do it with you?

It'’s not easy being the son

of an ex-tennis pro mobile home mogul,

but with his daddy evading taxes in South Vietnam,

Delta'’s doing the best he can.

You are the one

who'’s sitting in the executive chair, okay?

And you could really change this.

I'’m flattered, ladies, I really am,

but, you know, I just...

You'’re young and exciting.

And think about it, with tiny homes,

our audience is young people anyway.

So what type of commercial are we thinking?

Oh, a good one.

I like that.

-Hey, Don? -Yeah, boss.

Could you get us a camera?

We'’re shooting a commercial.

That sounds like a good idea.

Yeah, all right, I got to go.

I'’ll teach you later.

Bye, guys! See you tomorrow.

See you, Butch.

-What'’s up, Gordy? -Hey, Butch.

Uh, where are we going?

-I need a protein shake. -Protein shake.

Yeah, yeah, get in, let'’s go.

The tag, and here comes the man formerly known

as Will Lockhart, now under the spell...

Oh, I'’m hungry, Mom.

Well, there'’s things in the fridge.

Help yourself.

What?

Oh my gosh, Emily is getting married?

Who'’s Ellis?

Dadgummit, why didn'’t you tell me this?

I thought you and Emily were gonna talk.

You know we haven'’t talked in forever, Mom.

Gosh, look at this guy.

He kind of looks like me.

Oh, hey, did you finish your side of the guest list

for--so we can start sending out invitations?

Uh, yeah, I'’ve got, like, an idea in my head.

Um, I know I want to invite my Uncle Greg

and that side of the family like my cousins.

Yeah, are they-- they'’re driving in?

-Yeah, driving in. -Oh, that'’s great.

I'’m so glad they can make it.

I know.

And, then, obviously my paintball team.

Um, how many is that?

Um...

I think it'’s 20, about.

-Twenty? Twenty people? -Can we maybe just invite,

like, half of the paintball team?

I guess we could invite just, like, the Raptors,

-but I mean... -Okay, who'’s on the Raptors?

Tyler, Matt, Ben, Reggie,

the one with the glass eye.

There'’s Jim, there's Chris, there'’s Danny.

And that'’s just the defense.

So the offense is Tim, Brad, Matt, Carter.

If I invite Carter, I have to invite Marcus

'’cause he's, you know.

Felony Marcus?

-What? -Felony Marcus?

Don'’t bring up the felony again.

It'’s always the felony with Marcus,

the felony this, the felony that.

They'’re my paintball team, babe!

I'’m sorry, I didn't mean to raise my voice.

I'’m just so stressed out.

Babe, you don'’t need to be stressed.

-Why are you stressing? -I can'’t help it.

There'’s a lot of expenditures happening right now,

and I'’m kind of balling on a budget,

and my couponing can only go so far.

And I don'’t mean to be mean, but your family

is not really able to help out, and...

Gosh, is your dad even gonna be there?

Looks like Ellis is about to open

a can of daddy issues.

Can we just--can we just focus

on the logistical stuff right now?

Okay.

-So, catering... -Got it covered.

Mom'’s got the gumbo and all the broth premade,

so we just got to heat it up on the day of the wedding.

Sorry, the broth?

Yeah, I thought we talked about this.

The broth from Thanksgiving?

I was kind of thinking we could do something

a little nicer for the dinner.

Nicer than chicken broth, babe?

Oh, my arm is hurting.

I'’m having a heart attack.

I don'’t know, guys. I can'’t do this.

Let'’s just hire an actor.

Delta, look at me, look at Jennifer.

Look at me. Say, "I'’m Delta Thompson."

-I'’m Delta Thompson. -Say it again.