Hey, the flip-house looks great.
Are you cleaning?
No, I'm robbing the place. Yes, I'm cleaning.
Andi starts work with us tomorrow,
and you know what I realized at 2:00 this morning?
I didn't think this through.
Well, I don't think anything through
and I sleep like a baby.
She's gonna be here all the time.
So I came up with a solution, I'm wife-proofing.
Oh, it's like baby-proofing, but so you don't end up crying.
Exactly. Hey, like, look at our fridge, huh?
It's full of work beers.
Wives don't understand the concept of work beers.
At NASA, they had an open bar in mission control
and they still landed on the moon.
I don't think they had that.
I know space history, that's my area, okay?
Oh.
I've got to get rid of these Sausage McMuffin wrappers.
Andi sees me have breakfast at home,
she doesn't need to know I have second breakfast here.
Andi won't be mad; it's a second breakfast, not a second wife.
No, she won't get mad, but she will want
to have a conversation about it.
"Why do you need a second breakfast?"
"Are you swallowing feelings?"
The problem is,
wives want to dive into stuff.
But there's no deep end in the man pool.
It's three feet all the way across.
We keep it simple, and we get stuff done, huh?
Oh, which reminds me.
What do we do if Andi's here and we get done with work early?
The usual: We hit the batting cages, eat some hotdogs.
Second lunch, you taught me that.
No, no, because then Andi will wonder
why do I want to hang out with the guys?
Why don't I want to be home?
So from now on,
if we finish work early, we say,
"Wow, we finished work early for the first time ever.
"Let's rush right home and be with our families." Hmm?
That doesn't sound like us.
We're gonna have to call the hotdog guy
and let him know we're okay.
Also, Don, I have terrible news.
You have to take down your tool girl calendar.
No. Not Donny's Angels.
I'll just put Post-its over their naughty bits,
and then we can lift them up like little skirts.
If you don't take it down, Andi's gonna have questions.
"Why do you feel the need to look at other women?"
"Is Marcy not enough for you?"
I love Marcy. When she makes a calendar, I'll buy that.
Take it down.
And don't put it in your desk; you'll spend all day
with your head in the drawer.
Hey, Dad, thanks for taking the kids to school. My pleasure.
It's your first day working with your wife,
so I wanted to be here to say "nice knowing you."
I think I'll be all right.
You're gonna be together all day, every day.
She's gonna get a real long look at you.
And the more they look, the more they see.
Who're you talking to, huh?
I already wife-proofed the trailer.
I hid stuff like a good husband.
Good morning, fellas.
This is it, honey.
You and me working together.
Hey, can we hold hands at the office? Probably not.
I won't. I might. I don't know. Aren't you excited?
Of course I am. Yeah. I'm so excited,
I am gonna hold your hand right now, what do you think of that?
I like it.
Working together's already so fun.
Give it time.
Hey, guys, we made you something.
Wh...?
Mom and Dad lunch boxes. Cool.
You guys are so sweet.
Well, we just think it's great you guys
are starting this new chapter together.
It's going to be wonderful.
Well, we love you guys. Have a great day at school.
I bet their day won't be as great as ours.
Uh, definitely not.
You guys are adorable.
Have fun.
20 bucks says they won't make it a week.
I'll take that action.
*MAN WITH A PLAN* Season 03 Episode 01
Episode Title : "Wife-Proof"
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Here she is.
Can we get a warm welcome
for our new interior decorator, Andi Burns?
I mean it, clap.
Thank you, thank you.
Don't get me used to that or you'll have to do it every day.
Man, it's clean in here.
Is it?
Hey, where is Don's nudie calendar?
Oh. Oh, I took that down because I got tired
of looking at half-naked ladies.
You got to grow up sometime.
- We're so proud of him. - Uh-uh.
Did you change things for me?
I mean, did you, like, wife-proof?
Wife-proof?
What's that?
You can't just make up words.
Listen, honey, don't think of me as your wife here, okay?
Nothing has to change.
I am just one of the guys.
Well, since you're one of the guys, I should tell you
that somebody's wife is coming in today, so be cool.
I'm serious, I can hang.
Then great. I'm gonna put my calendar back up.
I didn't grow out of it at all.
If anything, the older I get, the more I need it.
Although, it does make me wonder,
why do you feel the need to look at those girls?
There it is.
You can't say "wife" without "why."
Hey, Donny's Angels are Donny's business.
Maybe Adam was right to be worried about you working here.
He said he was worried?
You told me you were excited.
I-I am excited.
Let's hear it again for Andi Burns.
So you told them you were worried about working with me.
To be honest, when I hear you say it,
it doesn't sound like something I'd say.
Right, guys? Back me up here.
Wow, we finished early for the first time ever.
Let's rush right home to be with our families.
Okay, fine.
If I was worried about anything, it's that...
it's that you like to dig into things
and talk about people's feelings.
Why this? Why that? Why? Why? Why?
Why does that bother you so much?
At home it's great,
it's tolerable, it's great.
But in this office, we like to keep things nice and shallow.
Okay? Otherwise, you open up a whole can of worms
and we don't get any work done.
And believe me, those two guys have got a lot of worms.
Well, I don't want to get in the way of work.
Okay, I can be shallow.
That's my girl.
Yeah.
Put Don's nudie calendar back up
and I won't ask why he likes it.
Even though it's a clear indication of deeper problems.
Great. I-It's in Lowell's drawer.
Oh, my God.
Yeah, I-I know. That calendar's a little much.
We'll skip December.
Mrs. Claus does not hold a wrench like that.
No, no. Look at this.
It's a lease for an apartment Lowell rented a month ago.
Why would he rent an apartment?
I don't know. He has a house with a wife and kids.
Do you think he and Jen split up?
How's his mood? Does he seem okay?
H... These are not shallow questions, honey.
Okay? Around here, we like to stick
to stuff like, "What kind of sauce is that?"
Sorry, you're right, I agreed.
Thank you. All right.
Now, let's get to work, huh?
Okay, that thing I just agreed to?
I don't want to do that anymore.
Um, you have to talk to Lowell.
But it's none of our business.
Okay? If he wanted to talk about it, he would've talked about it.
Well, maybe he doesn't feel comfortable talking about it
because you don't make him feel comfortable talking about it.
You know what you're doing right now?
You're opening up a can of worms.
And you know what worms catch?
The fish of truth.
Look how happy you are with yourself, huh?
It's like your face thinks what you said makes sense.
I'm sorry, Adam, you have to talk to Lowell.
There's no other choice.
There's lots of other choices.
Like ignoring it. I choose that choice.
I told you there'd be trouble on day one.
Pay up, shorties.
Will you take a mini Snickers?
Damn right I will.
Lowell rented an apartment.
That's the kind of thing people do
when their marriage is breaking up.
So go check on your friend.
You know we got no work done today, right?
This is why I was reluctant
for you to come to the office.
Oh, so now it's reluctant.
It's gone from worried to reluctant.
Stop listening to my words and let me talk.
Hmm?
Okay, well, if you want to talk, go talk to Lowell.
Share your feelings with him and then report back to me.
I don't want to do that. I work with him.
That's right, he's part of your work family.
That is a phrase that a wife made up,
That's not a real thing.
Okay, but aren't you curious
why he rented an apartment?
No, I am never curious why.
When the NASA guys were boozing it up in mission control
and someone said let's go to the moon, nobody asked why.
Okay, you don't have to talk to Lowell.
Oh.
We can just sit here and talk about why you don't want to.
Oh. I'll go.
Oh.
Another piece of space history for you.
The reason those guys wanted to go to the moon
is they were all married.
I don't get it. Why do I have to come to Lowell's apartment?
Nobody gets to ask me why anymore.
You're so tense, maybe you need an apple juice or something.
I brought you with me just in case Andi's right
and Lowell's all emotional.
You're like a funny thing for him to look at.
This is it.
All right, let's do this.
You and me together, brother.
Adam. How'd you find me?
We came to make sure you were all right.
Who's we? Me and...
What?
I'll be in the car. You got this.
Andi found the lease to this place and thinks maybe
you and Jen split up or something.
Oh. Well, everything's great.
I knew it. Of course it is.
Jen and I are just exploring the adventure of marital separation.
You did split up.
W-Why didn't you say anything?
It's only temporary.
More of a housing glitch than anything.
The glitch being she chases me away when I go near our house.
Okay. Uh, that sounds like something
you might want to share feelings about.
I'm ready. Do it. Just do it.
I don't want to talk about it.
There are no feelings here.
That's good. Great.
Keep it inside like a man.
Hey, you got any beer?
We can celebrate your independence.
I only have light beer. Perfect!
Light beer, because we keep it light, huh?
Oh.
This is where you're staying?
It's cozy.
I eat there,
I sit there,
sometimes, I walk over there,
but then I come back over here,
because this is where the party happens.
You don't even have a TV.
A TV, Lowell!
I don't mind. I just tape my phone
to the wall and watch that.
Okay. I guess that's something.
Wait. Where's the bed?
I grabbed my daughter's sleeping bag on the way out.
But it's three feet long.
That's okay. These days, I sleep in the fetal position.
You said there wouldn't be feelings.
That gives me a big feeling, Lowell!
I'm sorry.
Do you want to walk over there for
a second and come back over here?
It helps me.
All right, get your stuff.
You're coming with me.
- Really? - Well, I can't leave you here.
You have no TV. You'll die!
So Lowell's staying with us?
Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Are you happy now?
I am happy. I think it's a good thing I went to work today.
When I ask, "Are you happy now?", it means I'm not happy.
Okay, well, after we help Lowell, we'll help you.
Oh. Pantry!
Don't... don't you see what you did?
If I don't know about stuff, I don't have to fix it.
That's why I turn off the UNICEF commercial
before they show the kids.
Otherwise, it's too sad, and I end up buying 'em a goat.
You know how many goats
are running around villages named Adam?
They-they don't name the goats after...
Yes, they do. Yes, they do.
You put me in this position!
Oh. So you're mad
because I think you're a good person?
I don't love it.
And now, thanks to you, I got a giant sad kid on my couch,
and I got to fix it.
Because you're a sweet and sensitive man.
That's a low blow, Andi.
Why didn't you tell us you and Jen split up?
Because it's just temporary.
Yeah, Lowell explained to us
that he's giving Jen some space
while she temporarily sleeps
with her horse-riding instructor.
Yeah, the whole car ride home was one long UNICEF commercial.
I have a question.
She's with a horse guy, right?
It makes me wonder.
Do you think "roll in the hay" comes
from doing it in the hayloft?
Maybe let's save the questions for the end.
Guys, I'm fine.
I'm sure we'll be back together soon.
I-I have another question.
No, no, no. No.
It's a real one.
If she did this to you,
why do you want her back?
Every so often, he surprises you.
Like a whale surfacing next to your kayak.
Startling, but beautiful.
Yeah.
I want her back because she's my...
We've been...
Why do I want her back?
I was a great husband
and she wasn't that good a wife.
This is a little thing,
but she never once replaced an empty toilet paper roll.
I think she did it just to make me duck-walk
around the house with my pants around my ankles.
Ah, yes, the march of the penguins.
I deserve better!
You know what? You really do.
And you're on my team now,
and no one screws with my team.
I want to do something.
I just... I don't know what.
I'll tell you what you're gonna do.
Look at him. He's gonna buy that kid a goat.
You and the team are gonna go over to your house,
get all your stuff and let Jen know that you are moving on.
- Yes! - Right?
No. Why?
We can't. Her and the girls are at her parents',
and she changed the locks on our house.
What? She changed the locks on you after what shedid?
Oh.
I really want to slap this girl right in the sweet potatoes.
Oh.
So we'll just break in. Then when she gets back
and sees that all your stuff is gone,
she'll be in for a big surprise.
- Yeah, a meansurprise. - Yeah.
Like I got the day I came to pick her up early at the barn.
Let's not look back. Let's look forward.
I bet she was looking back, though, right?
What? I've been good this whole time. I don't get one?
Shh!
Oh. Okay. Let go. Let go!
Ooh.
This is like when Dad tried to save money on the pony ride.
Just go. No, yougo ahead.
- Okay, I'm taking you with me. - What? What?
What are you doing?
Hiding the remote under the cushion.
Try and change the channel now, Jen.
You'll have to walk to the TV like a sucker.
Okay, let's just get Lowell's stuff and get out of here.
Relax. Nobody saw us break in.
We were sneaky, like ninjas.
Shady Side Security.
Shh.
They don't know we're in here.
I know you're in there.
One of you is wearing light-up shoes.
I told you not to wear those stupid shoes.
Marcy and I are going power-walking after this.
Safety first, guys.
Wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
- What are you gonna say? - Don't worry. I got this.
Thank God you're here.
These violent criminals broke into my house.
Look, Mr. Franklin, your wife told the office
you two separated and to keep an eye out for you, so, let's go.
Wait a minute. Where's the other guy?
What other guy?
They don't pay me enough to care. Come on.
If I ever
become a criminal, this is the first neighborhood I'm hitting.
I can't believe Adam ditched us.
I thought if anybody'd run away, it'd be you.
Well, I wouldn't have gotten very far.
The faster I move, the brighter my shoes blink.
Why did I hide the remote?
I should've taken it!
Everyone loves finding the remote.
Now she's gonna find it and be happy.
That's not payback!
Where have you been?
Well,
while you jokers were getting caught,
I hid in the closet like a ninja.
You can't just say normal things and then add "like a ninja."
I ate a meatball sandwich... like a ninja.
Don't step on my moment, Andi.
I'm getting to something good.
Okay, now, I didn't get your clothes,
because, well, honestly, I couldn't tell the difference
between yours and Jen's.
But I did find a way
to make her very unhappy.
This is my gift to you.
Her toilet paper?
He took her toilet paper! That's so imaginative.
Huh? Every roll in the house.
Who's gonna be doing the march of the penguins now?
- Oh, that is good. - Yeah.
Plus, it saves me a run to Costco.
Yeah. Yeah. And now,
there's no one there to replace it.
She is gonna regret the day she let you go.
- Every time she has to go. - Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
Now thatis payback.
Enjoy the duck walk.
Quack quack, Jen.
Thank you for this.
You're welcome.
You hug like a ninja.
Thank you, Lowell.
Okay, Lowell is out cold.
He really does sleep in the fetal position.
I tried to straighten him out,
and he just snapped right back, like a curly hair.
Sorry we didn't get much work done today.
Eh, we've done less.
Well, I-I'm serious.
I don't want me being at work to stress you out.
I mean, in one day, you went
from excited to worried to reluctant.
Honey, that's just the three stages
of working-with-your-wife grief.
Okay, and now, I am at the fourth stage:
joyful acceptance.
So no more wife-proofing? No more hiding things?
Uh-uh. Oh. I do have one small confession.
- What? - I got a huge crush on the new guy.
Aw.
No, seriously, I'm glad you were there.
If it wasn't for you, I never would've known about Lowell,
and I think we helped him.
You know, he's got a TV now.
And sometimes, that's better than a family.
You are very wise.
Hmm. Like a...?
Huh?
Like a ninja.
Yeah.
I made you say that... like a ninja.
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