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Express Yourself

‘Express Yourself’

Season 7, Episode 17 -  Aired March 23, 2016

Phil surprises an over-worked Claire with an impromptu trip to Paris, but they must stay awake all night so they can sleep on the plane. Gloria is angry at the household disruption causes by Jay's remodeling of their bathroom. Cameron's sister, Pam, is staying at the house since her husband left her, but Mitchell worries her views on men are setting a bad example for Lily. Meanwhile, Haley and Andy have a wild night out together.

Quote from Mitchell

Jay: Gloria's just adjusting to me being around more. We're on top of each other... and not in a good way.
Mitchell: Oh, fun. I was hoping your sex life would come up. Look, Dad, remodels are tense. Half the divorces I do start with a remodel. Or an underwear model.

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Quote from Jay

Jay: Mitchell, there's a pile of little orange hairs on your keyboard. You're picking your eyebrows again. Like you did when I put you in Little League.

Quote from Jay

Mitchell: I'm buried under work. And Cam's sister is the worst influence on Lily. But I-I can't yell at her because she's a sopping mess. So, you know, who am I supposed to yell at? My husband, who needs a machine to breathe?
Jay: Well, you better find yourself an outlet. That's why I have scotch and golf and cigars. Otherwise, I'd be a raging jackass.
Waitress: We're out of rye.
Jay: Then bake some!
Mitchell: [picking eyebrows] Can you please not yell at the woman who's bringing us our food?
Jay: Stop that. That's gross! It's like a fox ran across the table.

Quote from Phil

Phil: Ba-ba-ba! Out of that trance! We're going to France!

Quote from Claire

Claire: Why are you still awake?
Alex: I'm too excited to sleep. I'm studying Big Bang nucleosynthesis. Well, more specifically the total Baryonic matter in the universe. Let's go back. Dark matter and dark energy make up 95% of all of the matter in the-
Phil: No! Go away!
Claire: Stop!

Quote from Claire

Claire: [aside to camera] We needed help.
Phil: And no surprise, first entry on howtostayawake.net: coffee.

Quote from Pam

Pam: Alls I'm saying is, if you're lucky enough to get this boy Ryan you like, you hold on with both hands. 'Cause once he's gone, you're nothing.
Cameron: Okay, you don't really mean that.
Pam: I don't know what I mean. I'm just a woman running her fool mouth off.
Cameron: Okay, not exactly the message of empowerment we'd like to impart to our 21st-century daughter.
Lily: What's a Demerol shooter?

Quote from Gloria

Gloria: Damn it! Why didn't I close that door so you didn't get stuck like Manny's gerbil in the glue trap?!
Manny: But you said he ran away.
Gloria: Yes, most of him did.

Quote from Gloria

Gloria: Okay, I just have to smooth this out so that Jay doesn't notice anything.
Manny: You're really going through a lot of trouble to hide this from him.
Gloria: You just don't understand. This is the first time in a fight that I was 100% right and Jay was 100% wrong. That never happens.
Manny: And being right is so important?
Gloria: Get married and then get back to me.

Quote from Jay

Mitchell: So, a karaoke bar, huh? [chuckles] You know, it's a little offensive that you think singing a pop song is gonna solve my problems. How gay do you think I am?
Jay: Mitchell! Madonna! ["Express Yourself" begins]
Mitchell: Oh! Yeah. Okay. [music stops]
Jay: Well, come on! When you were stressed out as a kid, you used to dance and sing Madonna in the living room. Fixed you right up.
Mitchell: Ah, I'm not surprised. You think I haven't changed at all in 25 years.
Jay: If you were surprised, I wouldn't know it, since you've plucked out all your eyebrows.

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