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The Paper Route

‘The Paper Route’

Season 3, Episode 19 -  Aired March 14, 2012

Brick wants to earn money so he can afford a pair of night vision goggles, so he gets a job delivering papers from the town's veteran newsman Ben (Ed Asner). Meanwhile, Frankie discovers Mike has been hoarding batteries, and Sue learns that her boyfriend Matt is moving away.

Quote from Mike

Frankie: [v.o.] So the next morning, Mike took Brick out to show him how it's done.
Mike: Now you can't walk all the way up to each house. It takes too long. Just throw it onto the porch from here. Go ahead. Give it a toss. [Brick throws the paper and it lands right next to the car] Hmm. Okay. Really launch it this time, all the way to the porch. [Brick manages to get it to the edge of the house's path]

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Quote from Mike

Frankie: [v.o.] So once Brick got the hang of it, day three of paper delivery went even better.
Frankie: Hey, what are you doing? Shouldn't Brick be doing that?
Mike: He's sick.
Frankie: Really? Two days on the job, and he's suddenly sick?
Mike: No, he is. He threw up.
Frankie: Ugh. Was it hard to clean up?
Mike: You'll let me know.

Quote from Frankie

Mike: See? I knew it'd go faster if we both did it.
Frankie: Mm.
Mike: Johnsons... 322.
Frankie: Yeah. Beats cleaning up barf. We really should get a dog.

Quote from Sue

Frankie: Sue. Sue. Did you sleep here all night?
Sue: Oh. I guess I feel asleep talking to Matt. It's tough being the new kid. Lucky, there's this kind soul in his homeroom named Sheri, who's showing him around.
Mike: You got a little...
Sue: [feels hair stuck in braces] Oh, I gotta decrust. Oh, I need a butter knife. It's really in there. Ow.

Quote from Mike

Frankie: Here's why frosting's different from batteries. No one ever needed frosting in an emergency.
Mike: You, last tornado watch. Why won't you let this go? So I've got a draw full of batteries. It's not like I have a mistress.
Frankie: A mistress? Wow. You went there awfully fast. How did we get from batteries to mistress?
Mike: I'm just saying, some guys cheat on their wives. I have batteries. You should be happy.
Frankie: Oh, you're right. Sorry if I don't say it enough, but thank you for not cheating.

Quote from Mike

Frankie: All right. This is perfect. Stop the car.
Mike: What are you doing?
Frankie: We have to put the newspapers on the porches, or they'll get wet.
Mike: You should have put the papers in the plastic things.
Frankie: Oh, yeah, thanks for that. How was I supposed to know it was gonna rain?
Mike: It says "rain today" on top of the paper.

Quote from Sue

Sue: Mom! Matt just called and broke up with me. He says he wants to see someone else, and you'll never guess who.
All: Sheri.

Quote from Sue

Axl: Sue!
Sue: That was a really good pickoff move, Axl. I didn't see it coming at all.

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