This Is Us

Previously on This Is Us...

You know,

you don't need to stick around here for my court hearing.

Yeah, no, I really do need to stick around here

for your court hearing. I told your vet counselor that I would.

Mr. and Mrs. Hodges,

I'm sorry for skipping school

with Malik, but I am not sorry

for yesterday because that was

the best day of my life.

Okay. Pick a letter.

-Any letter. -Oh. Um...

"Z."

-"Z." I got it. Uh... -Yeah, thanks.

Zachary.

Okay.

Zeke.

Mm-hmm.

Zeppelin.

Ooh. But what if they're all girls?

Zoe?

Mm.

-Zophie. -(laughs)

-Zusan. -No, you can't just put Zs on "S" names.

I'm telling you, Jack,

we can never go back there.

Kevin bit the librarian.

I'm sure it wasn't that bad.

He bit her on her face with intent.

Okay, so, the kids

are never gonna learn how to read. It's no big deal.

-Parachute! Parachute! -What?

-Parachute! -Okay, okay.

Parachute it is. There you go. And...

-parachute! -(whoops)

-Ooh! Parachute.

I dropped Kevin at Sophie's,

Randall at the library,

Kate at the mall, and I fixed that annoying rattle

in the Wagoneer, and all before lunch.

I mean, it's a bird. It's a plane. It's Super Dad.

Well, look at you, man of the year.

Couldn't do it without you.

Well, you'll never have to.

-Oh. -Yeah.

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I think the spray arm is broken.

Oh. So I don't need a whole new dishwasher?

Oh, thank God. That is the last thing

-I need right now. -(doorbell rings)

I got it! Don't get it. I'll get it.

Hey.

I missed you, babe.

Oh, yeah? Prove it.

Hey.

-What's up, Randy? -What's up?

How you doing, man? Hey, Rebecca.

-Hi, Marc. How's it going?

Damn, college boy.

What, back for more laundry?

You're here, like, every weekend.

-Hey, Bug, that's not lunch. -I know.

I'll get something at the movies.

Oh, Beth and I just saw Practical Magic.

Oh, the one with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman together.

-Oh, I've been dying to see that. -(Marc chuckles)

But we're not 12-year-old girls.

-You ready? Good to go? All right. Mm-hmm. Yeah.

-All right. Rebecca, good to see you. Bye, guys.

-Have fun. -Randy, good to see you.

What does Kate see in that guy?

Honestly, I'm just happy that she's happy.

And you, Mom? How you doing?

These mortgage payments are eating away

at what's left of the insurance money,

and I really need to get a job, but I'm not...

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I-I...

I don't want you to worry.

Since I'm already here,

you know, we could look at your résumé.

That is a very sweet but unnecessary offer.

And I'm sure you have a ton of schoolwork you have to work on.

I already knocked out next week's reading,

: Mom, I'm a huge nerd.

Résumés are my jam. Like, I live for them.

Look, um, Cassidy...

We're both adults.

You're single. I'm separated.

Nobody did anything wrong.

You're okay, though?

Because the last thing I want to do

is make your life more complicated.

I'm fine.

-I'll... -You'll what? (scoffs)

You'll call me?

Probably not.

You slept with her, didn't you?

That's why Cassidy hasn't been at AA all week?

Not gonna talk about that with you.

Let me ask you something.

Just out of curiosity here.

What's wrong with you?

I mean, I thought you were trying

to help the poor kid fix her marriage, not destroy it.

You're like a human wrecking ball.

Yeah.

Yeah, thanks for the pep talk.

No, I'm serious. Explain it to me.

What kind of person does that, huh?

Huh?

Shame on you.

Shame on you.

I'm so glad

I could make it out early for Thanksgiving.

The house is gorgeous.

-(camera clicking) -Miguel is gonna love

all these period details.

How's his visit with his kids going?

Oh, it's good.

He is gonna take the train down

from New York in time for dinner, though.

Okay.

Mom and I are off for our tour of Philly.

Tess, Annie, let's go, girls.

The playdate express is leaving the station.

Can't wait for some quality "R" and "R" time.

That's, uh, that's Randall and Rebecca.

-I know, baby. I know. -See what I'm saying?

-Hey, uh-uh. -What?

That is for Deja and Malik's movie date.

It's not a date.

A date is when you go out somewhere alone.

Well, them's the rules.

Chaperoned dates only.

We all agreed.

Besides, you won't even know I'm here.

You'll be in the living room. I'll stay in the kitchen.

The kitchen and the living room are the same room.

-(coos) I just want him to take

one bite of the banana.

He should've tried solid food at least two weeks ago.

Here's a theory.

Maybe baby doesn't like banana.

Everybody likes banana. It's the healthy snack

-that comes in its own wrapper. -Well,

-maybe we could try something else. -Well, no.

We can't, because you can only introduce one food at a time

in case there's an allergic reaction.

That's why I made the baby food chart

to match the daddy food chart.

Right.

Well, then, Jack,

it's boob juice until dinner.

I got to squeeze in a gym sesh before my staff meeting,

so maybe we'll try again later.

You know what? I really want

-to keep trying now. -No, babe, babe, babe.

Please wait for me, all right?

I already missed first rollover

and first sit up. I don't want to miss

first solid food.

-But I'll try to leave work early, okay? -Mm-hmm.

-I love you, Kate. -Love you.

Jack.

Mwah. Okay, bye.

Did you feel Daddy's kiss?

Wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey.

I don't have bacon.

I don't have eggs.

But I got coffee.

-Hey. -(knocks on door)

Kevin, look, uh, you know, my, uh...

my court hearing's this afternoon.

I'm sorry if I was rough on you the other day,

but you've beaten yourself up enough. I'm coming in.

Yeah?

Oh, uh, hey, it's Nicky.

Um, is the kid with you?

No, we haven't spoken all week.

Well, he's just... He's locked himself

in the trailer since you morons slept together.

But now he's gone, and he left his phone here.

It's not like him to just take off.

Nicky, I've got my own crap going on over here.

I mean, I just... I just signed the divorce papers.

Cassidy, how many times

have I ever picked up the phone and called you?

Yeah. Right, okay.

I'm on my way.

I think I overdressed for this interview.

Kaufmann's would be lucky to have you.

Thank you for all your help, sweetheart.

I really appreciate it.

But you don't have to worry about me, okay?

Ever.

So, if you could, uh, picture me grocery shopping

with three toddlers, you'll understand

I know all about multitasking.

-(both chuckle) -I'm sure you do.