Baskets

Y'’all come down to

the Baskets Family Rodeo.

If we all stay in our own lanesas business partners,

-we can get somewhere. - -

You'’re stealing Christine'’s treadmill?

-It'’s called collateral. -You'’re not a French cloon.

Be proud '’cause you'’re a Bakersfield cloon.

-Propose what? -Marriage.

To your mom.

I just want to tell you, you have my blessing.

-Really? -Well, somebody

around here has to get married.

Ten. Nine. Eight. -

Hello? -PENELOPE : Chips!

Seven. -Hey, Penelope. Happy New Year!

Five. Four. -Christine?

-I want to ask you something. Three. Two.

-What? One.

Happy New Year!

Chip, I'’m coming to L.A. to record an album.

Wow. Los Angeles. That'’s, uh...

I mean, it'’s not as inspiring as Paris, but congratulations.

Thank you.

So, Chip, what do you think?

Should I rent a carwhile I'’m in Los Angeles or...?

What?!

Chip! -Hold on. What'’s that?

Should I rent a car when I'’m in Los Angeles?

-A car... Um... -

Uh, well are you...?

Um... You know, uh, a car...

Well, you'’re-you're gonna be recording all day, right?

Sort of.

Uh... no. Okay, here. Um... no.

You don'’t... you don't... you don'’t need a car.

Plus, most of the drivers in Los Angeles

are stoned out of their minds.

-I-I don'’t drive. -I know.

Well, maybe Martha can be my chauffeur?

Chip! -I'’ll be right down! I promise you!

Martha never leaves Bakersfield.She'’s-she's a townie.

Chip! -Hold on!

-Your mother'’s engaged! -Hey, hey, hey.

Penelope, can-can I call you later?

Say good-bye to your house.

- -Oh, God, turn that off.

-Hey, Mom, we'’re leaving! -

See you there!

Come on, Ronnie. Time to go.

- -Get in here.

We'’re going to the new house. It'’s not far.

The smell should be aboutthe same, except for Ken'’s musk.

Hmm.

See you, house.

So much smaller when it'’s empty.

Breaker, breaker.

Anybody copy?

Oh, God, it'’s not a good time for the walkie!

Dale, we got some human trash here

trying to steal your treadmill.

Copy that. And 10-4. Over.

Freeze!

I should have figured it was you, Chip.

Since when did you become-- Halt.

Since when did you become Mama'’s little errand boy?

Ever since you decided to retire from the rodeo.

-What... what is going on?! -Retire...

It'’s a sabbatical! You can have the treadmill.

-Fine. -

-Okay, straighten it out. -

Straight back now.

Yup. Come on.

God. Is this Sherwin-Williams?

I don'’t think so.

Is this the color I picked or the primer?

No, it'’s the color.

I couldn'’t have picked this.

What, you don'’t like it?

Want to do something different?

This can'’t be Casa Blanca, can it?

Hold up a sec, guys.

Looks more like canary.

Oh, I hate birds.

Honey, it'’s only paint.

-Let'’s just paint it again. -

-You'’re right. -Hold on. Susan, it'’s fine, honey. Relax.

- -Uh, Christine, let me call you back.

-Uh, Susan hates this travel stuff. -Okay.

Yeah, I'’ll call you when I get settled in at the hotel.

-Love you. -I love you, too.

Here you go, Jeff.

Thank you, Scooty.

Here you go, Hank.

Thanks so much, Nick.

Thank you, Dean.

Here you go, Junior.

Here you go, Steph.

Thanks so much.

Thanks for your help! We'’ll see you next season!

Okay, you ready for this meeting, guys?

Is your mom coming?-No, she'’s doing wedding stuff.

I don'’t think she's coming.

Oh, good. My butt'’s gone to sleep in this chair.

That'’s fine. Yeah, that's fine.

So, listen, now that it'’s the off-season,

I think we need to find

new ways to generate some incomefor the rodeo.

-Okay. -Any ideas?

-Nope. -Okay.

Here'’s what I've got.

Since we havethis wonderful venue, the rodeo,

what if we attract circus groups?

Or-or-or traveling troupes of-of jugglers

and jesters, and we attract clowns from all parts

of the world, and maybe Bakersfield bec...

can become a mecca for-for-for.... for clowning?

What do you think?

Well, I don'’t know so much about that...

buffoon clownery and all that fannagarall,

but the Boot Fair and Belt Festival--

they always rent the place.

Okay, yeah.

Well, that makes sense, I guess.

They pay good, and they'’re dependable.

A thousand dollars a weekend.

We sell our own... sell popcorn...

Mom?

In the dining room, honey.

I'’m up to my eyeballs in wedding rigmarole.

Oh, my God, these invitations--they'’re so...

Oh, terrible calligraphy.

-Oh. -Rodeo'’s pretty quiet.

Everything'’s taken care of. Not much going on.

What do you mean "not much going on"?

You got to get something going.That'’s a business.

-Yeah, I know. Uh... -Okay.

I had a business-type meeting thing today.

And looks like we'’re gonna rent the rodeo out

to the, uh, Boot Fair and the Belt Expo.

Boots and Belts.

-I love it! -Yeah.

You deserve a cookie.

Double stuffed.

-Your favorite, aren'’t they? -Um... no, no.

-Not really? -No, but, uh, mm.

Oh, I'’m gonna have one, too.

You know, you don'’t think you want

-to eat a hundred Oreos, but you can. -No.

Oh, honey, you'’re gonna have to sleep in the gift wrap room

because your room'’s full of tarps.

That'’s fine.

And I need a color for your room.

Have you decided yet?

-No. -How about San Clemente Teal?

I like beige.

Beige? That'’s not a color, honey.

- -

-Chip! -Hey.

Listen, I'’ve been rethinking

about what I told you about renting a car.

-Chip, I arrive tomorrow. -Oh, good.

Good. So I caught you just in time. Uh...

I'’m worriedthat you'’re under the assumption

that there'’s some kind of European train

that links up to the airport, and that'’s not the case.

-I'’ll come get you. -No, no, no.

-Don'’t. It's too much hassle. -No.

It'’d be good. I'll just pick youup, we could have a chit-chat.

I could maybe take you to an American drive-thru.

Okay, sure.

-How much do you charge? -Well, it'’s free.

I'’m.... Uh, uh, I'm your friend.

Oh, Chippu, nothing in life is free.

Yeah, you'’re right about that.

Okay, listen.

I arrive at 7:00 in Los Angeles,but I'’ll text you

from my layover in Chicago, okay?

-Okay. Yeah, that... that would be... -Okay.

-Bye. Thank you. -Yeah, ciao.

Hmm.

Hey, I need to, uh, pick someone up

at the airport tonight. Can I borrow your car?

Sorry, Chip. I'’d let you use my car,

but I'’ve got to drive my mom around for a few days.

She just had cataract surgery.

Are we there yet?

Hey, Ms. Brooks. She looks like Roy Orbison.

You know, Chip, Costco Insurance

has partnerships with car rentalplaces all over town.

I could give you a 20% off coupon.

You'’re authorized to do that?

Well, try dropping my name.

They might really hook you up.

Hook me up? To what?

No. Mom, I was talking to Chip.

Chip? Who'’s Chip?

Okay, thanks so much.

-Bye, Ms. Brooks. -Bye.

Good luck with the welding classes.

What did he say?