‘The Waiting Game’
Season 6, Episode 17 - Aired March 25, 2015
Sue and her family anxiously wait to hear whether she has been accepted to college. While the stress is eating at Frankie, Mike is a pillar of calm... until his family spot him singing in the car. Meanwhile, Brick kicks Axl out of his bedroom and finally finds the peace he needs to write a novel.
Quote from Mike
Axl: Hey, Dad! How was the drive home from work?
Mike: Silent, same as always.
Frankie: Aw, don't be like Marianne... walking away.
Axl: Hey, Dad, Axl and the Ax-Men are looking for a new member. Do you only play air guitar, or do you have experience with other imaginary instruments?
Mike: Am I really the most important part of your lives? This is all you can focus on? 'Cause your mom farted at the Donahues', and that was only a half-day discussion. This has been going on for two days.
Sue: We know mom farts. We didn't know you sing.
Mike: I wasn't singing. The radio was singing.
Frankie: Oh, come on. You were beltin' it out. I bet people three cars away heard it.
Sue: [gasps] Do you have any other hidden talents we don't know about?
Mike: I know how to change the locks on this house.
Quote from Axl
Frankie: Mike, just admit it. You sang. Come on. Admit it!
Axl: Yeah, man up.
Sue: Your voice is really pretty.
Axl: If you don't believe us, I think I got the last few notes of it on my phone before you...
Mike: Do not press play, Axl. Give me that right now. Give that to me. Give me that right now.
Frankie: All right, all right, all right, that's enough.
Mike: Axl, I'm not gonna say it again.
Axl: Wha... okay, are you seriously gonna... don't chase... fine... [stammers] Whatever, man. [Axl throws his phone to Mike] Geez. [exhales] [laughs] I actually didn't record anything. But I do have some other private stuff on that phone I should get back.
Quote from Brick
Axl: Hey, don't get greasy fingers on my blankets. And I have a "no barbecue sauce" rule in my bedroom.
Frankie: We're having dinner in the dining room, Axl. If you don't like it, maybe you should take your bed to your bedroom.
Brick: No! I can't have him in my writing space. I'll never finish my second sentence. I'll be known as a one-sentence wonder.
Sue: Brick, your first sentence was amazing. I'm sure your second sentence will be amazing times amazing.
Brick: Stop. I'm under enough pressure as it is. I came out of the gate hot, and now I have to top myself? I mean, sure, you write, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," but then what comes after that? Ugh. My stomach is in knots.
Frankie: It might be the gas-station chicken.
Axl: This chicken's from a gas station? This is officially the worst of times.
Quote from Axl
Axl: Clearly, admission standards have lowered significantly since I got in. Congrats. You're a Dragon.
Quote from Brick
Brick: "Dear Sue Sue Heck, it is our pleasure to welcome you to the East Indiana state class of 2019!" Now, that's a sentence.
Quote from Sue
Sue: Hey, Mom, check it out! It's a potpourri sachet. I'm making one of these for every senior in my class as a little souvenir of our time together. "Sue"-venir? Get it?
Frankie: [chuckles] Aww. "Class of 2015. Aromaderci. Our future smells bright." [chuckles] Clever. I got to say, honey, I'm impressed. This is a really nervous time, you know, waiting to hear about college, and you're handling it great.
Sue: Well... it's out of my hands. What are you gonna do? [chuckles]
Frankie: You're right. You just got to find ways to not let the stress get to you. That's all you can do.
Quote from Axl
Axl: Hey, Brick, before you go, could you, uh... [gestures for Brick to reorient the TV]
Brick: Ah.
Axl: Uh, Mom and Dad, I don't hang out in your room. Would you mind taking that somewhere else?
Quote from Brad
Brad: Oh, my God, Sue, these Sue-venirs are genius. My review is in, and they're a smash.
Sue: Oh, you think? I was worried I might have put too much clove in them. Not everybody likes clove. It's a very divisive spice.
Brad: Mm.
Man: [o.s.] [knock on door] Brad, you want to hit the batting cages?
Brad: No, Dad. Wait for it. Three, two, one.
Man: [o.s.] You sure?
Brad: Yes. Every day.
Quote from Sue
Sue: Oh, I am so excited for you! And a little jealous. You don't even have to worry about college yet.
Brad: Oh, I didn't tell you? I'm deferring for a year. I got into NYU.
Sue: Oh, wow! That's amazing. So, I guess you know what you're doing and Carly knows what she's doing and everybody knows what they're doing... Except me.
Quote from Sue
Sue: I got an e-mail from Purdue!
Axl: [groggily] Can you keep it down? I'm trying to sleep!
Frankie: [breathing heavily] What does it say?
Sue: [sighs] I haven't opened it yet. Okay, here I go. [computer dings] Buffering, buffering, buffering... [computer chimes] Okay. Wait-listed.
Frankie: Aw. That's all right.
Sue: They haven't said yes, but they haven't said no.
Frankie: Exactly. And, you know, there's still a lot of other colleges to hear from.
Sue: Yeah. Exactly. And you know what? This wasn't even my first choice, anyway. And it could still end up being a yes.
Frankie: Right. So, we're good.