‘Angst-Giving’
Season 7, Episode 8 - Aired November 20, 2019
Beverly wants to keep Murray in a good mood after inviting his cranky father, Pop-Pop (guest star Judd Hirsch), to Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, Marvin (Dan Fogler) takes on the task of driving Barry and Erica home from college.
Quote from Erica
Erica: Damn it, we should be home right now. Geoff isn't equipped to handle our family's holiday bullcrap.
Marvin: Listen, I got your back. Why don't we use this handy-dandy air phone and we'll inform them that we're running a little bit behind.
Barry: Great idea. I'm starving. Let's order a pizza first.
Erica: These phones cost like $11 a minute.
Marvin: Money's no object. Give me your credit card.
Erica: Me? Use yours.
Marvin: Mine were all cut up in nine unrelated misunderstandings. [sighs]
Erica: Dad did give me a credit card to use during an emergency.
Barry: What? Why would he give you one and not me? At the airport, we could've bought food and important Pittsburgh trinkets and baubles.
Quote from Geoff
Lou: So, Mr. Goldberg Senior, are you retired?
Pop-Pop: You know, 14 years ago, these sons of bitches gave me a Timex watch and shoved me out the door. They got the best years of my life. [grunts] So, screw them.
Geoff: What are you up to these days?
Pop-Pop: Well, most recently, uh, I'm being grilled by this grinning schnook who thinks he's Donahue.
Geoff: I'm sorry.
Pop-Pop: For what?
Geoff: Engaging you.
Quote from Geoff
Pop-Pop: When are we eating, Murray? I don't like these people.
Murray: These people can hear you.
Pop-Pop: They know how they are.
Beverly: Okay, well, I just got off the phone with Erica. Everything's fine, but they're a... a bit delayed somewhere over Pittsburgh.
Geoff: Oh, no, the Steel City! They have so many rivers!
Quote from Barry
Adult Adam: [v.o.] Uncle Marvin's 15-minute drive had turned into a 12-hour layover in Nashville.
Marvin: Man! Music City's got it all. I mean, I know it's Thanksgiving and we're stuck in an airport hotel, but ( Scoffs ) who wants to go honky-tonkin'?
Erica: I want you to shut up. I'm calling home.
Barry: Oh, God. They're probably eating already. Tell Mom to pour gravy into the phone so I can taste it with my ears.
Marvin: Good thing I nabbed a little something from the maid's cart in the hallway to tide you over.
Barry: Oh! Oh, sweet, minty sustenance!
Quote from Murray
Adam: Him? What about me? Pop-Pop cartwheeling down the stairs messed me up bad. Give me one of those.
Pops: Oh, no. Did he crash into you with his stumbly-crumbly body?
Adam: I might be sharing too much, but I briefly lost consciousness.
Geoff: Did one of his beige orthopedic sneakers clock you in the noggin?
Pop-Pop: No, he fainted, like a lady. Nice work with this one, Mur.
Murray: Oh, so now you're giving me parenting advice? Hey, remember Thanksgiving in our house? I don't, because we never had one!
Pop-Pop: Yeah, well, you had something else. It was called dinner, and it was almost every night.
Quote from Geoff
Beverly: Great news, everyone. Thanksgiving dinner is...
Pops: Please say served.
Beverly: ...tomorrow.
Murray: [groans] How is a Friday Thanksgiving great news?
Beverly: Someone pulled a Marvin, and the kids are stuck in Nashville.
Geoff: Music City? Oh, no! So much hot chicken and angry fiddlin'!
Quote from Beverly
Pop-Pop: Well, I'm out of here. I would like to say it was fun, but it was literally a pain in my ass, teeth, and bones.
Beverly: Ben, you're going nowhere. You're injured, and we have plenty of room.
Pop-Pop: Are the rest of the Kennedys okay with a guest in their compound? Mm?
Quote from Barry
Erica: Well, I've never been robbed before.
Barry: I'm sorry I screamed so much.
Marvin: I can't believe he even took the Cobra matchstick from my lips. Now I just look like a fool.
Erica: Yeah, that's what did it.
Marvin: Hey, look on the bright side... He didn't want our turkey, okay? He only wanted our money and our watches and our IDs.
Barry: A warm ham is not gonna replace my go-kart license!
Quote from Beverly
Adult Adam: [v.o.] While Erica and Barry quit my Uncle Marvin cold turkey, my mom was excited to have a Thanksgiving Day redo.
Beverly: Morning, Ben. Oh, I'm so glad to see you up and feeling better, and I promise, we are gonna have a great... The [bleep] are you eating?
Pop-Pop: Gobble gobble. [chuckles] It's cold, but it's tasty.
Beverly: Did you carve my bird?
Pop-Pop: No, I just yanked the leg off. [grunts] It fought me, but I won.
Beverly: Damn it, Ben, I worked my ass off preparing this.
Pop-Pop: I'm enjoying it. [chuckles] What more do you want?
Beverly: To eat it together as a family.
Pop-Pop: There's plenty more. Besides, eh, the big guy hasn't even been at it.
Beverly: The big guy? You mean your son? Your child?
Pop-Pop: Like he needs anything more from me, huh? What? He's got the big house, got the tables full of food, the fancy doodads. Not to mention you, Blondie, and those annoying rugrats of yours.
Quote from Beverly
Beverly: Okay, you know what? I think it's time you left.
Pop-Pop: What? What are you talking about?
Beverly: I have tried to be on your side, but you know what? Murray was right. [door opens] You are just awful.
Pop-Pop: Whatever happened to all that "family takes care of family" baloney?
Beverly: Yeah, I don't think you really want to be part of this family 'cause family doesn't treat people like that.
Pop-Pop: [mumbling] Please don't make me go.
Beverly: Did you say something?
Pop-Pop: I want to... stay.
Beverly: Ben, just say whatever awful thing it is you're gonna say.
Pop-Pop: [normal voice] Well, what if... I want to be part of the family? I, uh, want to get along with my son, but I don't know how. [door closes]
Beverly: If that's really what you want, I can help you. Oh, I knew I could get my perfect Thanksgiving.
Pop-Pop: Well, I wouldn't go that far. I mean, it's Friday, and I ate all the corn.