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Everybody Hates Mother's Day

‘Everybody Hates Mother's Day’

Season 3, Episode 21 -  Aired May 11, 2008

The kids want to go all out for Rochelle on Mother's Day. Chris wants to buy an expensive perfume, even if he can't afford it. Drew sells some of his old toys to buy a gift, unaware that they might be worth something. Tonya finds a way to buy cheap records.

Quote from Drew

Adult Chris: [v.o.] While I was making a fake purchase, Drew and my dad were on the hunt for their pot of gold.
Drew: After we get the Voltron back, maybe I can find a gift for Mom in here.
Julius: Good idea. 'Cause everything in here is dirt cheap.
Thrift Store Owner: Can I help you?
Drew: What are these?
Thrift Store Owner: Shoulder pads.
Drew: Aw. This is fantastic! Mom will love it.
Julius: She will?
Adult Chris: [v.o.] She's your mother, not Lawrence Taylor.
Drew: Yeah. How much?
Thrift Store Owner: One dollar.
Drew: Sold.

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Quote from Julius

Adult Chris: [v.o.] On Mother's Day, all I could do was hope my mother didn't know the difference between Pure Voodoo and Pure Voo-don't.
All: Happy Mother's Day!
Rochelle: Thank you. Ooh! This vase is beautiful. [Julius kisses Rochelle]
Julius: You deserve it.
Rochelle: Julius, you paid $50 for this vase?
Julius: I'm sorry. I meant to take that off.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] No, he didn't.

Quote from Tonya

Tonya: Ma, here's my present. Patti LaBelle.
Rochelle: Oh, Patti LaBelle! Tonya, you shouldn't have spent this much money on me.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] She didn't spend a dime, literally.

Quote from Drew

Drew: Happy Mother's Day, Ma.
Rochelle: Oh, Drew, what did you get Mommy? [gasps] Shoulder pads! This is just what I wanted. Oh, baby. This is such a wonderful gift.
Drew: [to Julius] Told you.

Quote from Chris

Chris: Here you go, Ma.
Rochelle: Oh, thank you, Chris. [screaming] But this is...!
Adult Chris: [v.o.] Fake.
Rochelle: Pure Voodoo!
Chris: I know.
Rochelle: Oh, my God! You're kidding me! But wh-wh-where? How?
Chris: I saved and saved and saved and bought it at Goldstein's.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] Actually I lied and lied and lied and bought it from Risky.
Rochelle: But this is the perfume.
Chris: Yeah, I figured you deserved the best.
Rochelle: Oh, baby, this is wonderful! You know what? I'm going to listen to my album, I'm going to look at my flowers in their very expensive vase, I'm going to find an outfit to wear with my shoulder pads and I'm going to sniff on my Pure Voodoo! Mm, mm, mm.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] Seeing my mom that happy made it all worth it.
Rochelle: Oh, my goodness.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] At least until the next morning.

Quote from Rochelle

Adult Chris: [v.o.] After my mother went to the doctor, I was afraid I might be next.
Chris: So what did the doctor say?
Rochelle: Did you get this from Goldstein's?
Chris: Uh... why?
Rochelle: 'Cause they ripped you off, baby.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] No, they didn't.
Chris: They did?
Rochelle: Yes, this perfume is fake. They got a lot of nerve selling fake perfume on Mother's Day.
Chris: So what are you going to do?
Rochelle: We're going to go get your money back.

Quote from Julius

Julius: Excuse me, excuse me, sir, sir, sir. How much did you pay for that?
Man: Two dollars.
Julius: I'll tell you what, I'll give you $20 for it.
Man: $20?
Julius: $20.
Man: Deal. Son, give the nice man the toy.
Boy: But, Dad, it's a Voltron.
Man: For $20 you can have any toy in the store you want.
Boy: I don't want anything else. I want this.
Man: Do you know how much $20 is worth?
Julius: I do. $20.
Man: Exactly.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] They both spoke the same language: cheap.

Quote from Drew

Drew: Actually, Dad, uh... this is not the toy we were looking for.
Julius: Drew, what in the world are you talking about?
Drew: Dad. I want him to have it.
Boy: Really? Thanks.
Man: Yeah, thanks.
Julius: That was a really nice thing you did, son.
Drew: Thanks, Dad.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] This seems like a nice moment now, but when it sunk in how much money he gave up, my dad threw up in the car.

Quote from Rochelle

Rochelle: Yes, I would like to return this bottle of Pure Voodoo.
Perfume Clerk: What seems to be the problem?
Rochelle: Well, this is the problem. Your expensive perfume gave me a rash.
Perfume Clerk: Really?
Rochelle: No, I just like putting on rash cream. Yes, really. [the perfume clerk makes a big deal about sniffing the perfume] Oh, for heaven's sakes.
Perfume Clerk: [gasps] This is not our perfume.
Rochelle: What? No, my son bought this perfume from here. I don't know kind of scam you guys are trying to run...
Perfume Clerk: And I do not know what kind of scam you are trying to run. But "Pure" is spelled wrong.
Rochelle: Wait. Let me... It's right there. P-E-U-R.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] That's wrong.
Perfume Clerk: Although that is a very good knockoff, it is a knockoff nonetheless. The detail has been put into matching the general aromatic tonality of Pure Voodoo. But as is the case with most counterfeits, the packaging lacks detail. I should have known by the ink.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] I was about to tell the truth when the truth came and told on me.
Security Guard: Aha! Hey, Lionel. Strike two.
Rochelle: Now what?! [quietly] I'm so embarrassed.

Quote from Julius

Adult Chris: [v.o.] When you buy something for a penny, unless it's a gum ball, there's a catch.
Julius: Billy Ocean Caribbean Queen Dance Remixes... Billy Ocean Sings Sinatra... Billy Ocean's Greatest Hits...
Adult Chris: [v.o.] That one's a single.
Julius: "Amount due"?! Tonya!

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