Sue: [hushed voice] Dad! May I have a word with you? Privately?
Mike: Sure.
Sue: Please sit down. Okay. [inhales deeply] Can I go to...
Mike: No.
Sue: You don't even know what it is.
Mike: Well, if you're asking me, that means your mom must have already said no, so... no.
Sue: Can you at least hear the question?
Mike: Sure. Sorry.
Sue: I want to see an R-rated movie.
Mike: No.

Frankie: [v.o.] Mike may not have been worried, but I was. Brick was not gonna miss out on his childhood, not on my watch.
Frankie: [drops hula hoop] Not your thing? That's cool. How about, uh... hey. How about some pogo stick? [bounces] Huh? Look. Whoo! No? Okay? Well, what else? Um... Ooh. How about we do some skipping? That's fun and childhood-y. We gotta love skipping. Huh?
Brick: Can we just go inside?
Frankie: No. We're not going in till you act like a kid, and if I were you, I'd get started. Oh, this is fun. You know what? This is fun. I forgot how much fun it was. Okay, you know what? You watch me first, and then I'll catch you on the next lap, okay?
[Brick rolls his eyes as Frankie skips away]

Axl: Ms. D.? You've seen music videos, right?
Ms. Devereaux: Yes, I have.
Sean: That's good. Well, you know how there's always a beautiful woman in them?
Ms. Devereaux: You mean the one they exploit by using her as scantily clad eye candy? Sure. What's your question?
Axl: Uh... We were wondering if we could... write a paper about how that's bad.
Ms. Devereaux: Well, I'm sure you could, but this is biology.
Axl: Right. [chuckles] Probably ask our English teacher.
Ms. Devereaux: Yeah.
Darrin: Thank you for your time.
Ms. Devereaux: Okay.

Frankie: [v.o.] The next day, Axl and the Ax-Men decided even if Ms. Devereaux shot 'em down, there was no reason they couldn't still have her star in the video. They'd just have to do it without her knowing.
[Axl sets his camera phone down and his desk and points it towards Ms. Devereaux. As she stands up and listens to Axl, Sean and Darrin walk in behind her wearing guitars]
Axl: So at first, I thought photosynthesis had something to do with cameras, but then I said, "Come on, ax man. This is biology. Cameras weren't even invented back then, and besides..." [Sean and Darrin leave] You know what? I'll just leave this one blank.
[later:]
Axl: Ms. Devereaux, look out!
Sean: You have a giant spider in your hair.
Ms. Devereaux: Oh!
[Darrin films her as she flicks her hair back and forth]
Ms. Devereaux: Did I get it?
[Darrin gives a thumbs up]
Axl: Got it.

Frankie: [v.o.] So Mike and I agreed if Brick wanted a friend, he should find one on his own. But since that was never gonna happen...
Frankie: Hi, there. You look like a nice young boy.
Boy: Stranger danger! Stranger danger!
Frankie: No. Wait!
[later, Frankie sits down between two boys at a park table:]
Frankie: Oh, I'm sorry. Are you two together?
Gerald: No. I'm here by myself. I have trouble making friends.
Frankie: Do you now? [slides over towards Gerald]

Frankie: [v.o.] So Gerald was sick, and we were on top of the world. But then something started to nag at me. His mom said, "He's been... sick." Why the pause? Unless she was lying. Unless the whole thing was a lie 'cause he didn't wanna play with my son. There was only one way to find out. [tires screech] [brakes squeal] Sick, huh? And I let you jump on my bed.
Brick: Is this the way to the ice cream store?
Frankie: It's a shortcut.
Brick: You're going kinda fast, Mom.
Frankie: Just read your book. I know what I'm doing. [crash]

Frankie: I am so sorry.
Dawn: You should be. You slammed right into me!
Frankie: I said I was sorry. Maybe I was just surprised to see Gerald looking so healthy.
Dawn: Oh. We were on our way to the... Doctor.
Frankie: Really? Why don't we pop the trunk and you can explain why there's rollerblades in there.
Dawn: Oh, my God! Have you been following us?
Frankie: Don't try to make this about me!

Dawn: Look, Gerald already had a playdate planned with Theo.
Frankie: Interesting. 'cause when I approached him in the park the other day, he was giving off a vibe that he was very available and interested. Clearly, he was already committed to Theo.
Gerald: But I like Brick, too!
Frankie: You do? Okay, then, if you like him, then it seems like we can get something going here. Brick, get over here!
Dawn: The problem wasn't Brick. You sort of scared Gerald.
Frankie: Okay. I hear that, and I can change. I can change that.

Frankie: Brick!
Brick: But I'm talking to Arlo!
Frankie: I said get over here now!
Brick: He likes flying kites. He invited me over to his house. He wants to be my friend.
Frankie: Yeah, we don't have time for that, Brick, but... Wait. He wants to be your friend?
Brick: Yep!
Frankie: You made a friend all by yourself?
Dawn: So do you wanna try and set something up for next week?
Frankie: Nah. You know what? I think we're good.

Frankie: Okay, sure. Let's give him a call. [on the phone] Hi, Dawn. It's Brick's mom. Yep... Well, just checking in 'cause the boys had such a great time on their playdate. Gerald's words. "Great time." Yeah. And Brick's had some other friends over in the last few days, but he keeps coming back to Gerald 'cause he just really had a connection. So we were wondering if Gerald would be interested in coming over to play again.
Dawn: [on the phone] Oh, he'd love to, but he's... sick.
Frankie: Oh! He's been sick. Ah! Oh, all right. Well, we'll try again another time. Yeah, and tell him we hope he gets better. Okay. Bye. [hangs up] [sighs] He's been sick. That's why he hasn't called in the last few days. Oh, well. You know what? This kind of news calls for ice cream. I'll get my coat.