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Emotional Baggage

‘Emotional Baggage’

Season 5, Episode 6 -  Aired May 29, 2018

As the Bluths try to avoid publicity with Buster behind bars, Michael tries to get the family's film rights back from Imagine. Meanwhile, George Michael tries to torpedo his relationship with Rebel, and Maeby receives some romantic attention in the retirement community.

Quote from George Michael

Michael: So your Fakeblock's doing well?
Narrator: George Michael had been looking for an opportunity to come clean about Fakeblock...
Michael: Been meaning to ask.
Narrator: ...but this wasn't it.
George Michael: Yeah, well, Fakeblock's money is all tied up in legalities, patenting, marketing.
Michael: Sounds amazing. Good for you, good for you. Good for him.

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Quote from Gob

Gob: Right. You didn't know who I was dating, so you accused me of being the other man.
Michael: Right. Who were you dating?
Gob: [laughing] Julie Bowen!
Narrator: Actually, it was Tony Wonder, a man Gob had been longing to hear from ever since the gay magician poofed into his life, and then, just as quickly... disa-poofed.

Quote from George Michael

Stan Sitwell: Come on in. I heard you're having relationship trouble. I'll go get your- What do you call her? Gangie?
George Michael: Maeby... I should call her that. Uh, yeah, relationship problems. Gangie gets it.
Stan Sitwell: Yeah, she sure helped me. Imagine finding love at my age.
George Michael: It is hard to imagine, but, uh, maybe you'll find something else, like a hobby or a napkin.

Quote from Michael

Gob: Here comes Kitty. Here she comes.
Michael: All right, listen, I believe in you. You can do her.
Gob: What?
Michael: This. You can do this... [chuckles] to her.

Quote from Narrator

Narrator: And nearby, George Maharis was ready to alienate his soon to be ex-girlfriend's family with a head full of Tobias' Pink hair.

Quote from George Michael

Ron Howard: Cheryl, look at what this kid did.
Cheryl Howard: It's like our hair. Someone's come a-courtin'.
Rebel: You're fitting in already. [all laughing]
George Michael: What's so funny?
Rebel: Oh, it's just my family.
Ron Howard: We Howards don't just laugh when things are funny. We laugh when we're happy.
Paige Howard: And when things are uncomfortable, too.
George Michael: You mean, when bad reviews start rolling in? [all laughing]

Quote from George Michael

Ron Howard: So, Rebel tells me that you're an entrepreneur, some sort of security software?
Rebel: Oh, Dad, it's called Fakeblock, and it's amazing.
George Michael: Shows what you know. The company's gonna go under by next week. We're broke. Guess I'm not exactly daddy's dream boyfriend, am I?
Ron Howard: Listen, don't worry about that company stuff. When I started Imagine...
Narrator: With Brian Grazer.
Ron Howard: ...the company was up to its neck in debt, but look at me...
Narrator: And Brian.
Ron Howard: ...now. And in those early days, I can't tell you how many times I felt like a fraud. But I'll tell you a secret, everyone feels that way.
Narrator: George Michael was touched by the advice.
Ron Howard: But enough business talk. Tell me, do you like hot dogs?
Narrator: ...but he made one last attempt to offend his host...
George Michael: No, I don't like hot dogs. [all laughing] [Ron Howard laughs nervously]
Narrator: ...but couldn't.
George Michael: I love them. [all laughing loudly]
Narrator: What a neat group.

Quote from Gob

Tony Wonder: [on the phone] That's the other thing. I don't think we can actually hang out, anyway. I mean, I'm the flamboyant gay magician. You're the super straight Christian magician. We'll taint each other's brand.
Gob: Yeah. [sighs] I guess we're different in the same way.
Tony Wonder: Same, in a different way.
Gob: Different
Tony Wonder: Same-
Gob: in a same, different way.
Tony Wonder: in a different way, same.
Gob: Different, wifferent-
Tony Wonder: Same way.
Gob: in a same gay way?
Tony Wonder: Different same.
Gob: It-
Tony Wonder: Wame.
Gob: Wow. Guess that's over.
Tony Wonder: Yup. Talk about a sign.
Narrator: And that's when they realized there was a time when they could speak in unison, but I guess it was over now.

Quote from Buster

Narrator: And perhaps that was why George Sr. decided he owed it to his son to share some of his own caged wisdom.
George Sr.: Buster, you have to toughen up now. You're in lock-up, all right? They'll circle like jackals. You gotta be strong, especially with the skinheads. Skinhead gets in your face, you charge back at him. You pop him fast. That's the only way you can get respect.
Buster: You know, that one there's been giving me looks.
George Sr.: No. That's not a skinhead. That's a guard. You charge at a guard, they'll kill you.
Buster: Oh, yeah. That I should know.

Quote from George Michael

Narrator: George Michael was also finding a reunion more pleasant than he expected.
George Michael: Your dad is so nice.
Rebel: Yeah, well, it's been his job since he was two.
George Michael: Huh.
Rebel: Sometimes, you want to look in your parents' perfect, sweet, kind faces, and...
George Michael: Punch them.
Rebel: ...tell them off. Why would you say that?
George Michael: No, no, I- That- I don't feel that way, but certain kids do. There's a website about it. Although, everyone knows it's biased in favor of the dads.

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