[theme song plays]
♪ One, two One, two, three, four ♪
[vocalizing]
[chicken clucks]
Oh, Gloria. How did it come to this?
First, Big Coffee gets shut down
and I lose my job.
But then I get a job at Wholesome Foods!
Cool, right? Wrong! I have to go and sacrifice it
to help the Greens save their house,
which I am now living in, because I can't pay
for my apartment, because I have no job!
I... I'm sorry?
[sighs] Anyway, is this too on-the-nose, or...?
[whistles]
Who asked you, anyway?!
[sobbing]
[both] Gloria, let's play!
Gloria. Gloria.
She can't hear you. She's too sad.
She's been goin' on like this for days!
What happened to the hobbies she loved?
Like makin' coffee and refillin' napkins!
She only did those things because it was her job.
Mm, either way, we gotta do somethin' about this.
♪ Ba na-na-na-na na-na Ba na-na-na-na na-na ♪
[Cricket] ♪ Here's some ice cream for you ♪
♪ And a burly man, too!
♪ Ba na-na-na-na na-na
OK, will you two stop? [sighs]
What are you doing down here?
We're... trying to...
[grunts] ...cheer you up!
You never leave the basement.
Yeah, all these paint fumes... [sniffs]
...cannot be good!
It's fine.
Yeah, let's go get some air.
♪ Ba na-na-na-na na-na Ba na-na-na-na na-na ♪
Gloria, you dropped your phone.
Oh! Your mom and dad are callin'.
I'll just answer it...
- Wait, don't! - Wait, don't!
[Mrs. Sato] Gloria, you actually picked up.
What a surprise.
Ha-ha! Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad.
[Mr. Sato] How are you doing, sweetie?
I'm great! I'm just chuggin' along!
Workin' on the railroad, makin' the dream!
Living life! Heh-heh, anyway, you get it.
[Mrs. Sato] Well, that's great news!
- [grunting] - [Mr. Soto] Speaking of great news,
did you hear about your cousin Emily?
She just bought a house!
[groans]
[shrieks]
Emily!!
[breathes deeply]
Wow! That is crazy!
Because, heh, I bought one, too!
- [Mrs. Sato] Wow, you bought a house?! - [Mr. Sato] That's fantastic!
[Mrs. Soto] We're actually in Big City for business.
If you're free, we'd love to stop by.
Uh... well...
- Yeah, great idea! - Come over today!
You can't come over today,
because my house is really hard to find.
[Mrs. Sato] Oh, don't worry, we track your phone.
- See you soon! - [phone beeps]
[seethes] Aah! No! They can't come!
Why not? Parents always know
how to cheer you up when you're sad.
You'll feel so much better once they get here.
You don't understand. I've been lying to them for years.
They don't even know I worked at Big Coffee.
I told them I was a freelance illustrator!
If they come here and see me now,
they'll know I'm a failure!
Unlike my stupid, successful cousin Emily.
My lies will be exposed!
Oh, don't worry, Gloria.
We'll help ya deceive your parents.
You... You will?
[both] Yes, we will!
[grunting] Ahh, there we go.
Did you have to use all red?
It looks like a murderer lives here!
Nah, it's clear!
It's fine. They shouldn't be here
for a couple hours, so we should have time
- to take it down before... - [both] We're here!
Aah! Ha... ha-ha-ha!
Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad.
We're excited to see you, too!
You look stressed out.
Thanks for stopping by! This is my... house.
This is where you live?
It doesn't look anything
like your cousin Emily's house.
Hers is much bigger.
Wait, is that the ocean in the background?
No, the water is too blue.
Actually, the ocean is tacky! And full of sharks.
But farms! Farms are the hot new thing.
[loudly] And, as we enter the house...
First up on the tour is the living room,
where I hang up all my art before it gets sold.
It not only acts as a source of inspiration,
it also gives me a chance to say one last goodbye
before some millionaire sweeps it up.
Who are those two children?
Oh. That photo just came with the frame.
Caw!
I mean, what photo?
[speaking Japanese]
- [both] Hm. - [Bill whistling]
Now, who is this man just walking right in?
Oh, hello, there! My name is Bill. I'm the dad.
The dad?
The uh... the dad of...
the garden, that is! He is my gardener.
Gloria, what the heck are you talkin' about?
I'm not the, uhh...
I...
am the gardener!
The gardener! The gardener of your house!
Therefore, I must get back to work!
- Because I am a gardener! - [both] Aah!
And that is all that I am!
Hoo! Flip-flappin' nailed it.
- Phew! - Uh, Gloria?
- What is this room? - [sighs] What now?
[Mr. Sato] It looks like a bedroom for... children.
Gloria. Are there children living here?
What? No, no, no, no, no. That is there, because, uh...
because... because...
[both] Gloria's our mommy!
Ha-ha! Hi, kids.
- [both gasp] - We have grandkids?! Ah!
Wait, aren't those the kids that came with the photo frame?
Uh, yep! They were so cute, I had to have them.
My name's Cricket! [blows raspberry]
[bad accent] And I 'ave an English accent!
No, you don't, sweetie.
No? No, I don't.
This is so exciting, Gloria!
I cannot wait to spoil them in a way you find undermining.
Emily's only given her parents one grandchild.
But you've given us two! Very impressive!
Yes!
And here's my room!
It looks more like where the gardener sleeps.
And there's gardener-sized clothes everywhere!
Uh, that's because...
Because they're married!
You married your gardener?
Yup! I mean, just look at the guy.
- Hmm... - Hey, honey!
Just wanted to say I love you
and I'm so glad we're married!
- [laughs] The old ball and chain! - [frightened panting]
- [Bill grunts] - He's running away from you.
He seems frightened.
Who are you people?!
- Aah! - [all gasp]
- No, no, no, no! - [both] No, no, no, no!
- [exclaiming] - Ooh!
- I am so sorry. - [Gramma] You get outta here!
That's my maid, and she is crazy.
But boy, can she scrub!
And that's my life in a nutshell.
So... what do you think?
This is more disappointing than we could have imagined.
- Trapped in a failing marriage. - Oop!
- [Mrs. Sato] Your house is falling apart. - [screaming]
And your son. Well, just look at him.
We expected a little more from you, Gloria.
- Hey, Cricket! - Hm?
Are we still doing the banana thing?
Nah, sorry, we're on to a new thing now.
- Wait. Does Remy have a limo? - Yeah, he's super rich.
- He's got a mansion and everything. - [grunting, yelping]
-Hm. Oh, good. My limo has arrived! -[both] Huh?
Now I can give you a tour of my other home.
You have a... second home?
Psh. Yeah. Isn't that right, Remy?
Is this the new thing we're...?
Oh! Then yes!
Hop in, and we can pay a visit to my real house.
- [Satos gasping] - [Mrs. Sato] Oh, my!
Whoa. I... I mean, never gets old!
Ah! Home sweet home that I own.
I think you'll be impressed by what it has to offer.
This is my robot butler.
Intruder! Intruder! Intruder!
Yah! Go to sleep! [nervous laugh]
He needs an update.
And over here is my...
It came with the frame.
- Big frame! - Nice frame!
Next up is one of my favorite things, the...
Aha! Yes! My pool of solid gold coins.
- Oh! What savings! - Wow! Better than a bank!
In fact, I could go for a nice dip right about now.
Gloria, no! The diving board was a mistake!
That's dense metal!
What? Aah!
[grunts, groans]
[all wince]
- [Mr. Sato] Gloria. - Huh? Ohh... hey, guys.
We need to apologize for what we said earlier.
This place is exceptional!
[Mr. Sato] We rank your life ten Emilys out of ten.
[chuckles] So, this is what approval feels like.
Feels good!
[Mrs. Sato] I just can't believe her.
Look at our little girl!
Well, I think we nailed it.
Thanks for helping out, you guys.
This should get them off my back for a couple more years.
Well, it's time we leave our perfect daughter.
And her perfect life.
You know, I actually can't wait to go home
and brag about all your success.
We finally have a lot to brag about!
Wait. Did you not want to brag about me before?
- Huh? - Did you even care?
Before I had all this stuff.
We didn't know what you were doing before.
You always say, "Now's not a good time."
Well maybe that's because every time you visit,
all you do is compare me to my cousin...
- Emily? - Emily!
We thought stories of her success
would inspire you to try harder.
Sometimes, we feel like you need a little push.
A little push? The last thing I need is a push from you!
Sometimes, stress is good.
You got a big mansion out of it, didn't you?
It all worked out.
[laughs] Well, that's where you're wrong,
because actually...
- I have nothing. - [both] Hm?
That's right! The big mansion, the kids, the two houses...
it was all just lies! In truth, I lost my job.
- [both gasp] - My art work never sells,
so my art career has gone nowhere.
- [both gasp] - And I had to rely on children
to pull off this elaborate ruse!
Weird flex.
So take that!
I'm a huge... failure.
I... I didn't want to tell you,
because I didn't want to disappoint you.
Oh, Gloria. We had no idea you were having such a hard time.
We never meant to push you so hard
that you feel like you had to lie to us.
We want you to succeed, but...
You do not have to succeed for us to love you.
However, it does look like we need to do
a much better job of expressing it, huh?
[sighs deeply] That sounds great!
Thanks for having us over for dinner, Mr. Green.
Oh, don't mention it. Your Gloria's a good kid
and definitely not my wife!
[both] We know! We know!
You don't have to keep saying it.
I remember being young. It's hard work.
You couldn't pay me to do it again.
[coughs] Pay me! I'll be young! How much? What?!
You've done well, Gloria.
You're surrounded by good people.
And we know you are doing your best.
[Mrs. Sato] We're both really, really proud of you.
Aw, Mom, that felt so good to hear!
Yes, yes. Now quit slouching.
- [grunting] - Yeah, but if you still need someone
to shower with gifts, just call me "grandbaby."
[Bill] Cricket, get off Mr. Sato's lap.
Pfft. Worth a shot.