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Sex, Lies & Kickball

‘Sex, Lies & Kickball’

Season 9, Episode 4 -  Aired October 18, 2017

When Jay's best friend, Shorty, stays at the house after coming back from Costa Rica, Jay is upset as his friend spends more time with Gloria and seems to be avoiding him. Alex is fed up of Claire not taking her boyfriend Ben seriously. Meanwhile, Pepper and Ronaldo's boy, Lionel, stays with Cameron and Mitchell, who take issue with their friends parenting style.

Quote from Pepper

Pepper: Ohh! I like this! It's a lot better than what was here before.
Mitchell: Uh, our kitchen was there before.
Pepper: [chuckles] Am I being unclear?

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Quote from Pepper

Cameron: Okay, well, Lionel, don't you look sharp?
Lionel: It's Burberry from Harrods in London. Right?
Pepper: Ohh, you wonderful child. You won't need those flashcards much longer.

Quote from Pepper

Ronaldo: Here, for Lionel's stay: some snacks, toiletries, a design magazine you two could also flip through.
Mitchell: Okay, so, Lionel, uh, we have you set up here in the den. That's where the TV is, and Cam tells me that we have a sports package.
Lionel: That's okay. I should practice my cursive. Pepper says penmanship is a lost art.
Pepper: Yes. As are thank-you notes, which is why we can only assume you enjoyed our anniversary gift.

Quote from Alex

Alex: It's so infuriating. She treats you like you're not even a man. Doesn't that bother you?
Ben: You know, if you please everyone, you're not making enough progress. Sheryl Sandberg.

Quote from Alex

Alex: You know what? If she wants to belittle you like you're some child, we are going to use this to show her what kind of man you are.
Ben: I don't want to get paint on my T-shirt and socks.
Alex: Well, maybe you'll just have to take them off for this one.

Quote from Jay

Gloria: Your friend has a very successful juice business in Costa Rica.
Shorty: They call me the Fruit King.
Jay: They must have seen the outfit. I'll tell you what. I got a little thing this morning at the office. Why don't we meet back here at 1:00 for a little best-friend catch-up? Deal?
Shorty: Deal. Sounds good.
Gloria: You know what doesn't sound good? One grown man calling another grown man his best friend.
Jay: She doesn't get us. See you, buddy.

Quote from Lily

Cameron: No, you know what, this is upsetting me. He dresses the way they tell him to dress. He eats what they tell him to eat.
Mitchell: I know. They control his every move, and he clearly feels pressured to go along with it.
Lily: That's probably why he keeps telling me how lucky I am to live here.
Cameron: He said that? Wh... Why didn't you tell us?
Lily: You guys don't leave a lot of space to jump into your conversat...
Mitchell: You know what this is, Cam? He's obviously jealous of Lily because we allow her to be a kid and have fun.
Lily: Imagine how jealous he'll be when he finds out about my horseback-riding lessons.
Cameron: Let it go.
Mitchell: We're not doing that.

Quote from Luke

Luke: Hey, guys. Cool painting. Who did it?
Phil: Alex and Ben.
Luke: Oh, I think I heard them making it last night. She kept saying he was doing it wrong, but it looks good to me. I mean, I don't know anything about art, but... I know what I like. [bites apple]

Quote from Shorty

Shorty: Oh, sorry, I kind of lost track of time.
Jay: Hey, no worries. Who among us hasn't blown off his best friend he hasn't seen in four years to go fruit shopping?
Shorty: Sounds like somebody could use a Pomegrapefruit Blast.
Gloria: Blast means "yogurt."

Quote from Jay

Jay: Um, you're taking Shorty to the theater?
Gloria: Ah, yes. I got the tickets for me and Manny, but he can't go and Shorty loves "Wicked." He thinks he's a Galinda and his brother an Elphaba.
Jay: You know what you're doing, don't you? You're turning Shorty into Manny. Stop hogging my best friend!

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