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Guess Who's Coming to Frozen Dinner

‘Guess Who's Coming to Frozen Dinner’

Season 9, Episode 14 -  Aired February 6, 2018

Mike's brother, Rusty (Norm Macdonald), returns to town bearing an extravagant gift for Sue. Frankie encourages Axl to splurge a little when he gets his first real paycheck. Meanwhile, Mike feels he's not as close to Sue as he used to be, and Brick is delighted to find a parade of mysterious, unmarked gifts left on the doorstep.

Quote from Axl

Frankie: "...yet what is most distinct about bottom-up investing is that it does not rely on the fortitude of the economy or even a particular economic sphere, but on one particular company." Are you getting any of that?
Axl: No.
Frankie: I thought you were a business major.
Axl: When will you stop throwing that in my face?

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Quote from Frankie

Frankie: Oh, you used to love it when I read to you. You could not get enough of The Dumb Bunnies. Do you remember that book?
Axl: Yeah. [chuckles] Too bad there's no Dumb Bunnies Teach Finance. This stuff might actually be fun to learn.
Frankie: Yeah. [sighs] Yeah. We should do that.
Axl: Do what?
Frankie: We should write a book on finance that's fun and so simple that even kids and bozos like us could understand it. I mean, we can't be the only ones going through this. There's gotta be stupider people out there.
Axl: There could be.
Frankie: Yeah. Th-This really could be a thing. I'm serious. Yeah, we just need a cute mascot to teach this stuff. Mm. Like some animal that sounds good with finance. Flounder. Fred the Financial Flounder 'cause people are floundering with their money.

Quote from Axl

Frankie: I just don't know how wide an appeal butt astronauts would have.
Axl: Butts are funny, and astronauts garner respect. People will love learning from them.
Frankie: Butts are funny.
Axl: Yeah. We could have a... an accountant Buttronaut. He could wear glasses.
Frankie: Glasses on a butt... I don't know.
Axl: I do know. Glasses on a butt is gold.
Frankie: But butts don't have noses. What's holding the glasses up?
Axl: The crack is a perfect substitute for the nose. It is right in the middle of the butt face, as it were.
Frankie: A nose goes out. A crack goes in. It can't hold glasses.
Axl: You're thinking three-dimensionally, but in a book, cracks and noses have equal depth. I mean, wow. This is all falling into place.

Quote from Frankie

Frankie: Okay, so we need to write it on the most basic level. Something so easy, even a kid could understand it.
Axl: How do we do that?
Frankie: Well, first you have to understand it on an adult level.
Axl: How do we do that?
[Frankie sighs as she and Axl turn back to the books they were reading]

Quote from Rusty

Mike: [sighs] I need to know where you got that necklace.
Rusty: Oh. Does she not like it? 'Cause I can't give it back.
Mike: Oh, yeah? Why's that?
Rusty: Well, it was given to me.
Mike: It was given to you, huh?
Rusty: Yeah. Dad gave it to me.
Mike: What? Remember when I got kicked out of the Marines and I came back and lived with Dad? Well, I saw the necklace, and I asked if I could have it so I can give it to my daughter someday. But it looks like I'm never gonna have a daughter of my own, so...
Mike: Well, you don't know that for sure.
Rusty: Eh, I'm 50. You know, at this point, I pretty much know I don't have a family in my future. That's why I came back from Tampa, to be closer to you. Yeah, I was lonely, but then I realized that I do have a family. You guys are my family.

Quote from Rusty

Rusty: Plus, Mom would've wanted it that way.
Mike: What do you mean?
Rusty: Well, it was Mom's. She wore it all the time. Don't you remember? Yeah, I thought you'd remember.
Mike: Ah.
Rusty: You had more years with her than I did. You know, I was always kinda jealous about that.
Mike: Rusty. That was a very nice thing to do.
Rusty: Well, doggone it if I don't look at her face and see Mom every time. You must see that.
Mike: Oh, yeah. Yeah, I do. [sighs]] Listen, um, I think that I judge you too harshly sometimes, and, uh, that's not really fair. You're my brother, but I don't always...
Rusty: Oh, Mike, you don't have to do that. We're family. We don't have to say words. Plus, we have that bond.
Like right now. Are you getting that? I'm going that telepathy thing. I'm telling you, "Get me a beer."
Mike: Let's go. I'll buy you one.
Rusty: Hey! It worked! [Mike chuckles] That's the first time it ever worked.

Quote from Frankie

Frankie: Okay, new plan... we're not getting anywhere with the books. We're visual learners.
Axl: What does that mean?
Frankie: It means we learn from TV, so I got a movie I heard is all about finance. We just pop it into that bad boy, and we are good to go. It's called Wolf of Wall Street.
Axl: Oh.

Quote from Axl

Axl: Yeah, or how about this... Banking With the Buttronauts.
Frankie: I think we all laughed at Flounder.
Axl: Oh, come on! I draw them awesome, and they're already trademarked.
Frankie: You trademarked the Buttronauts?
Axl: Um, hello? I'm a business major.

Quote from Sue

Sue: Mm. Hey. Lexie gave me her Netflix login. You wanna watch a movie tonight?
Brick: Unlike you, who's always on vacation, I have homework to do.
Mike: I'll watch a movie with you.
Sue: Oh. Great.
Mike: [to Brick] If you're looking for a pop, I just grabbed the last one.
Brick: Good grief!

Quote from Axl

Axl: Huh? You likey?
Frankie: What is this?!
Axl: Told me to take my first paycheck and treat myself.
Frankie: I meant like a milkshake!
Axl: Relax! I had that, too.

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