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The Prettiest Boy in School

‘The Prettiest Boy in School’

Season 8, Episode 2 -  Aired October 21, 2020

When Adam starts his senior year in high school with a new look, he tries to bridge the gap between his old friends and his cool new friends. Meanwhile, Barry and Erica quickly regress when they return home for a week before they go back to college.

Quote from Adam

Brea: Adam, maybe it's time to call this?
Adam: Or maybe it's time for more snacks. [as Arnold Schwarzenegger] I'll be back with more pizza.
Dave Kim: [scoffs] Wait. Was that your Arnold Schwarzenegger impression? [laughter]
Adam: [normal voice] I can do better.
JC Spink: I'd hope so. 'Cause that sucked.
Erica: Now say Arnold's line from Commando. [as Arnold Schwarzenegger] Remember when I said I'd kill you last? I lied. [laughter]
Matthew: Wha... That's so terrible.
Brian Walls: You shame the Austrian people.
Brian Corbett: Well, you kind of brought them together.
Adam: [normal voice] Not how I pictured it happening, but a win's a win.

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Quote from Barry

Adult Adam: [v.o.] While my plan hit a roadblock, my mom was ready for a new path with Barry and Erica.
Barry: Mommy! Her foot touched my foot!
Beverly: Is there a problem?
Erica: There wasn't until Barry interrupted my basement nap.
Barry: Yeah, because I also prefer to nap underground. It's called "groundhog style," and it's everything to me.
Erica: So get your own couch!
Barry: Oh, good idea. Mom, get me another couch.

Quote from Mr. Glascott

Adult Adam: [v.o.] After failing to bring my friends together, I ended up friendless. It was shaping up to be the worst school year ever.
Adam: Gah! You're so quiet.
Mr. Glascott: I learned to be quiet on the golf course. Any noise screws up people's backswings and alerts swamp monsters to your location.
Adam: I hope you were compensated well.
Mr. Glascott: Nope. So, what's your deal?
Adam: I lost all my old dorky friends 'cause I'm wildly cool now.
Mr. Glascott: Adam, you will always and forever be a nerd. Can I say that?
Adam: I'm not loving it.
Mr. Glascott: Still, come with me.

Quote from Mr. Glascott

Mr. Glascott: Climb this rope.
Adam: How's a demonstration of my physical dominance gonna help?
Mr. Glascott: Humor me.
Adam: Whatever. See you at the top.
Adult Adam: [v.o.] Sure, I'd never reached the top before, but this year was different. I'd come a long way from being an unathletic, scrawny geek. I could dominate this rope. I was a legend.
Adam: Am I there?
Mr. Glascott: You're right where you should be.
Adam: [falls to the floor] I don't get it. If I'm not ripped, why did the mailman say, "Looking good, little man"?
Mr. Glascott: Yeah, he's just a weirdo.

Quote from Mr. Glascott

Adam: Wait, so if I'm not as buff and rad as I thought I was and I'm not a dork anymore, what am I?
Mr. Glascott: You're a little bit of everything.
Adam: Now I'm super confused.
Mr. Glascott: In high school, you feel like you can only be one thing or belong to one group. But as you get older, you can be lots of things to lots of people. And once you realize that, the whole world opens up for you.
Adam: So I can have cool friends and nerd friends?
Mr. Glascott: You can even have friends that are guidance counselors.
Adam: I'd like that. Thanks, John.
Mr. Glascott: Nope. Go back. That does not make my ears feel good.

Quote from Dave Kim

Adult Adam: [v.o.] Sure, it can be scary to change something that's been the same for a long time.
Emmy: Oh, hey. Come to invite us to group dodgeball?
Matthew: Or a wedgie tournament?
Dave Kim: Or throw my glasses in that long urinal where you sometimes touch shoulders with strangers?
Adam: I'm really sorry for forcing you to do things you weren't comfortable with. But you all mean the world to me, and I guess what I'm trying to say is... [in Japanese] Can we still be friends?
Emmy: [in Japanese] Definitely.
Matthew: [in Japanese] Of course.
Dave Kim: [in Japanese] Where is the library? I have three lemons. Mail box!
Adam: [in English] Oh, man, I just learned the one thing.
Dave Kim: You'll catch up.
Adult Adam: [v.o.] In the end, when we change who we are, it doesn't mean we lose who we were or who we care about. And through all those changes, the people who love us will always be there. Truth is, we never stop growing up. Everyone just does it at their own speed. Yeah, I'd come a long way since I was a freshman. It was my senior year, and it was gonna be different for all of us. But one thing was for sure... I couldn't wait for the adventure to begin.

Quote from Adam

Dave Kim: Sorry, sir. We'll be on our way.
Adam: Dave Kim, it's me. Adam.
Dave Kim: Oh, I didn't recognize you with your healthy posture.
Adam: Yep. Turns out confidence and self-worth are better than any orthopedic she.
Emmy: Sounds like you and Brea had a great summer, but we missed you.
Adam: Sorry about that, but we're back together now, and we're seniors! We rule!
Matthew: Do we? My briefcase already smells like the garbage the cool kids make me put in it.
Adam: You really need to get a backpack.
Brian Corbett: Mad-man Ad-man! I see you found a new crop of freshmen to haze. I'll take this one.
Matthew: Stop! You know me. Our moms work at the same firm.

Quote from Murray

Adult Adam: [v.o.] It was fall 1980-something, and with school starting, my mom was getting used to being alone.
Beverly: Looks like it's just you and me, wet curds.
Murray: Hey, I'm here, too.
Beverly: I just miss our little munchkins so much. Oh, the summer's raced by, we've barely seen them, and soon they'll be back at school.
Murray: We really did it.

Quote from Barry

Barry: We went to the driving range to hit golf balls. I nailed the guy in the ball-tractor nine times.
Geoff: You were throwing them at him, Bar.
Barry: Ha! He has a bad job, and I made it worse.

Quote from Dave Kim

Adam: Hey, guys, any interest in supporting athletics kinda?
Dave Kim: You seriously think we'd pick a non-sanctioned barbecue over soaring through the 8-bit skies with Mario?
Adam: He can fly in this one? [to the jocks] Any interest in playing a video game starring an Italian plumber?
JC Spink: Does it have extreme violence and/or extreme nudity?
Dave Kim: You can throw a turtle.
JC Spink: No, thank you. Turtles are God's creatures.

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