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The Wild

‘The Wild’

Season 10, Episode 17 -  Aired March 13, 2019

Mitchell, Cameron and Phil join Jay on his annual hiking trip to see a bald eagle after Gloria worries about him doing it alone. Meanwhile, Gloria, Alex, Claire and Haley find nothing goes to plan as they attempt to assemble a crib.

Quote from Alex

Alex: Okay, I was going to surprise you, but I can't wait anymore. It's a handmade mobile of great women in history! Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks! Ohh!
Haley: I just hope it goes with the theme that Dylan wants for the room. Are any of these women important in the fields of fire trucks or unicorns?

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Quote from Claire

Claire: [aside to camera] Hendrix couldn't read music, Shaq couldn't make free throws, and I have a little trouble visualizing space and scale.

Quote from Gloria

Haley: Mom, where do we start?
Claire: Um...
Gloria: Maybe Mommy just needs some cougar juice! What's wrong with me?

Quote from Alex

Claire: Alex, would you mind running down to the hardware store?
Alex: No way. I don't trust myself to drive anymore.
[aside to camera:]
Alex: I signed up to be the student liaison for a visiting scholar on campus... Sir Kenneth Penrose. Yes, that Sir Kenneth Penrose. Rock star of the microbiology world.
[flashback:]
Alex: I know you must hear this a lot, but you're the reason I took up snooker. Do you still play?
Sir Kenneth Penrose: I've had to lay down my cue lately. I've been working for months on an Ebola vaccine. Just moments ago, I had a breakthrough. I can't wait to get to the lab and jot...
Man: Hey!
Alex: Aah! Whoa! That was my chemistry advisor. I would not want to be known as the girl who... Sir Kenneth?
Sir Kenneth Penrose: W-Where am I?
[present:]
Alex: You don't know the shame. Now they won't let me drive around anyone smarter than a sociology professor.

Quote from Haley

Haley: You know what else hit the ground today? Me. While I was bending over to pickup a doughnut off the floor! It was covered in dust balls, but I didn't care, 'cause I'm a disgusting pig monster.
Claire: Oh, honey, please. You're as... as beautiful as ever.
Haley: Tell that to MugScan.
[aside to camera:]
Haley: MugScan is a face-recognition program we use at work. It was really mean to me.
[flashback:]
Female Voice: Good morning, Wayne.
Haley: Wayne? I'm not Wayne, you jerk!

Quote from Gloria

Haley: One of my shoes flew off in the fall, and I couldn't put it back on because my feet were so swollen.
Gloria: You know who makes a great shoe? New Balance. I wear them when I power-walk to Neil Diamond.

Quote from Cameron

Jay: Great. We're sending beef smoke signals to a forest full of bears.
Mitchell: I'm sorry! I should've shared!
Cameron: Meanwhile, there is a sack full of hiking snacks just up the road! Brie, prosciutto, not to mention a wonderful maple-walnut butter that Gloria recommended on her Pinterest board.

Quote from Gloria

Claire: It'll feel good to get something right today.
Alex: Plus, I wouldn't mind sticking it to some preppy, white jerks.
Gloria: Hey! That life comes with its own problems!

Quote from Cameron

Cameron: You know, I think we can learn a lot from this guy, because it's not the... the bears out there that we're afraid of. It's the bears in our lives, the fear that keeps us up at night. And I think that's an interesting topic we can return to once I change into my "Fireside Chat" look.

Quote from Cameron

Cameron: Go ahead, make fun of me. I like my outfits.
Phil: Why so many?
Cameron: Yeah, I guess when I was a kid, I realized I wasn't ever gonna fit in, so I decided to stand out. I embraced my flamboyance to let the world know their insults won't hurt me. Want to make a joke about me?
Go ahead, 'cause I'm in on it.
Phil: That's really beautiful, Cam. And you're not alone. Growing up, we were all insecure nerds in our own way.
Jay: I was cool. What? I thought we were sharing. That's very brave, Cam. That's good stuff.

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