♪ ♪
okay, mom, I made a list of emergency numbers for you
for while I am gone.
Syd's doctor, dentist, orthodontist and allergist.
Remember this time of year, she gets all-- (nasal cough)
dad, would you stop worrying? We just want you to have fun
at leo's birthday party this weekend.
By the way, it sounds more like--
(snort, nasal exhale)
oh, and don't forget, syd has homework due on Monday.
Dad, it's not like you haven't left me with grandma before.
Yeah, but that was before you became a teenager.
I trust you. I don't trust teenagers.
Oh, and if something breaks, our handyman don's number is on the list.
Max, I think I can handle it.
I did manage to raise you
and you were no walk in the park.
Oh, and don't let her walk in the park.
-Max! -Dad!
Okay, I'm going. You two have fun
and I'll see you on Monday.
Oh, and one last thing.
Don't let sydney sit in her sweatpants
all day eating pancakes and binging tv shows.
-Bye. -Bye.
So, what do you want to do first?
Get in our sweatpants, eat pancakes and binge tv shows?
You've never made me prouder.
(theme music playing)
♪ like father, like daughter, we don't always agree ♪
♪ but looking at you is like looking at me ♪
♪ the more things change, the more they stay the same ♪
♪ like father, like daughter, from different times ♪
♪ taking all the best from your decade and mine ♪
♪ the more things change ♪
♪ the more they stay the same ♪
♪ do, do, do-do, do, do ♪
♪ do, do ♪
♪ the more they stay the same ♪
♪ ♪
(both chuckling)
oh, man, what a day.
I can't believe you went on a giant roller coaster with me.
You didn't even scream at the 90-foot drop.
I gave teenagers driving tests for 30 years.
Nothing scares me.
How about a slushy toast to an awesome weekend?
If I haven't said it lately, you are the coolest g-ma ever.
You have, but I never tire of hearing it.
And b-t-dubs, you're the coolest g-daught.
Oh, it looks like my slushy is melting.
Oh, I'll get some ice.
(whirring)
huh, the ice maker is stuck.
Maybe it's broken.
No, it just needs to be pushed harder.
(whirring stops)
now it's broken.
Better call the handyman.
Looks like your dad's list was a good idea after all.
Let's keep that our little secret.
(phone rings)
oh, what's up, olive?
You are not going to believe this.
Guess what I just got?
The first ever ricky angelo dance video game.
Ricky angelo has a dance game?
Get out!
I know, right?
My dad got it for me the second it came out.
The guy can sing, he can dance,
and now he has a video game.
Ricky, not my dad.
Well, why don't you bring it over and we can
spread out in the girl cave.
Sophia's visiting her cousins
but I could see if emmy can come.
But what about your dad? You know how he is.
(deep voice): "it's Sunday night. Don't you have homework, syd?
And love that olive."
really?
(normal voice): Hey, it's my impression.
Well, we are in luck.
My grandma is in charge this weekend,
and you know how cool she is. I'll go check with her.
Bye.
I just left a message for don, the handyman.
Hopefully, he's on his way.
Grandma, is it okay if olive and emmy come over?
It's Sunday night. Don't you have homework?
Don't worry. I'll get it done.
It's just that olive has
the brand new ricky angelo dance game.
Ricky angelo has a new dance game?
Get out.
Sounds like a yes to me.
I don't know, syd.
But it just came out today.
We'd be like the first girls
in the world to play it. Please?
Well...
Okay, but only for an hour, and then you do your homework.
And it's only because it's ricky angelo
and I'm a huge fangelo.
Thanks, grandma.
(gasps) wait, does the clock start now
or when the girls get here? Never mind.
I'll just start dancing now to be safe.
Oh, hi, mom.
What happened, max?
I don't know, I guess something fell off the mantle.
Wait, was that my vase from ceramics class?
That's the only thing I made that actually looked like a thing.
That was a vase?
I thought something ugly had melted.
What did I tell you about playing basketball in the house?
Wait, you think I did it?
It was like this when I came home.
Wow. Not only do you break my vase,
but now you're going to lie about it?
I'm not lying. Why don't you believe me?
You mean like the time you said a pack of angry squirrels
ate your report card?
I never said angry.
You know, I've told the truth a lot of times, too.
Such as?
Well, not to you.
Max, go to your room. You're grounded for the weekend.
What? No! Me and leo have tickets tomorrow night
for the opening of tyrannosaurus island 4.
Well, you should have thought about that
before you played basketball in the house and lied about it.
I wish I had a cool mom like other kids do.
I am cool.
I just have a family member who forces me to act uncool.
Now go to your room.
Fine, but I'm innocent. You can take away my freedom,
but you can't take away my dignity.
Starting now!
(knocking rhythmically)
hi.
I'm here to fix an ailing ice maker.
Wait, I was expecting don, our handyman.
Oh, I'm his wife, donna, your handy woman.
(chuckles) it's don's turn to be home with the kids
and my turn to have sweet, sweet freedom.
So, this must be the patient.
Oh, poor baby. Who did this to you?
Well, don't ask me.
So, you and don are both handy persons and you're married.
How'd that happen?
Oh, we met at the hardware store
reaching for the exact same toilet plunger,
and, well, you know where things go from there.
I sure don't.
So, how's that girl cave don built for you?
Oh, it's a-mah-zing.
In fact, my granddaughter and her friends
are playing video games down there right now.
Hm, on a school night?
I know. I know.
But I only gave them an hour.
Wow. If I give my kids an hour,
pretty soon it's another, then another.
Then I start yelling and don starts crying
and there goes valentine's day.
Yeah, that's how it was raising max, always trying to play me.
But syd and I have a very special relationship.
She'd never take advantage of me.
Oh, you're a lucky woman.
Those kind of kids are rarer than a 1956 rotary cooling valve,
which I have. Oh, there I go, bragging again.
-Whoo, yeah! -Go, emmy!
You're on fire!
I am? Jk, of course I am.
Check it, you've even outscored ricky angelo.
Video game ricky isn't happy.
Wow, he's even cuter when he's mad.
This is so much fun. You have the best grandma, syd,
letting us play video games on a school night.
Yeah, but she did say an hour and it's way past that.
Maybe we should wrap things up.
I've got homework anyway.
But I'm just about to beat the game.
No one ever beats those games.
-Tv: Winner. -(fanfare plays)
I did it, I did it! I beat the game!
I knew you would.
(bonus feature chime)
hey look, you've unlocked a bonus feature.
-What is it? -It's a code
to an online vip ricky angelo concert tonight.
A live concert?
-Hi, ricky. -At midnight.
Bye, ricky.
Why would they do a vip concert at midnight?
That's when all the hot artists drop their albums.
Drake, t. Swift.
Our parents will never let us stay up for that.
-However-- -keep going.
What if you told your parents that you were sleeping over?
Because I needed help with a school project.
Which is technically true
because ricky's new album is called the ricky angelo project.
Okay, so we got our folks covered. But are you sure grandma j
will let us stay up till midnight on a school night?
Yeah, she's cool, but nobody's that cool.
Don't worry. I've got this.
I know my grandma and she can't say no to me.
Hey, miss reynolds.
Max ready for the new tyrannosaurs island ?
You know that guy they ate at the end of the last one?
He gets coughed up, then eaten again.
Man, what a journey.
Sorry leo, max is gonna have to miss that artistic achievement,
he's grounded today and tomorrow.
All weekend? What did he do?
He broke my favorite vase.
Wait, you grounded him for breaking that?
Well, I'm sure it had emotional value.
And to make matters worse, he lied to me about it.
Well, can I at least say hi?
Okay, but make it quick.
Max! Leo's here.
Max, I don't believe this.
You got grounded again? We have movie tickets.
I'm sorry, leo, but it's not my fault.
Likely story.
Now, instead of running around with my bff all weekend,
I'll be inside watching detective shows with my grandma.
Don't get me wrong, I dig the shows,
massaging her feet I'm not too crazy about.
But I didn't do it, and not like the times
I said I didn't do it.
This time, I really didn't do it.
Sorry, max, but you do have an odd relationship with the truth.
Sometimes I wonder if you two have actually met.
-Hairy burrito. -Hairy burrito?
Our code word that means no matter how crazy you sound,
you're telling the truth?
Yup, that's the one.
I'm sorry I doubted you, man.
(sighs) thank you, leo.
Now, if I can only convince my mom.
You can't.
But maybe I can. I picked up a few things
watching those detective shows. Finally, all that time
rubbing my grandma's toesies is paying off.
So how's the patient?
Oh, she's going to pull through.
Luckily, she's a fighter.
By the way, it's been over an hour.
I know, I know. Syd's been down there
way longer than I said she could.
But she's a good kid and she'll get her homework done.
I was talking about how long I've been here.
I bill by the hour.
Oh.
It's just situations like this can be tricky.
When I was a single mom, I always had to be the bad guy.
But syd and I have this awesome relationship
and I don't want to ruin it by coming down on her.
Oh, I see what's going on here.
I know, I have to decide.
Am I a parent or a friend?
No, I meant you need a new heat terminal.
I've really gotta let you get your thoughts out.
I left a part in the truck,
I should be finished up in half an hour.
Great, and thanks for letting me bend your ear.
Sometimes you fix toilets, sometimes you fix lives.
Either way, I sleep like a baby.
Grandma, you are not going to believe this,
but emmy beat the game and unlocked the bonus feature.
-That's huge, noodle. -I know. And get this,
it's a private concert by none other than ricky angelo.
You're kidding. That's even huger.
-So can we watch it? -Of course. So when's it on?
Tonight at midnight. Oh, and the girls are sleeping over.
-Thanks, grandma. -Whoa, hold on!
Midnight, girls sleeping over?
Syd, you've got school tomorrow. And what about your homework?
I promise I'll get up early and do it in the morning.
I don't know, syd.
Are the other girls' parents all right with this?
-Um, totally. -Really?
Yeah, and they're not nearly as cool as you are.
That is true.
Okay, you can do it.
Thanks, grandma. You're the best.
And the coolest.
Oh, I just got a chill. Later.
Leo, are you sure using what you saw
in detective shows will change my mom's mind?
Max, every crime scene tells a story and this one won't shut up.
Leo, what are you doing here?
Max is grounded. What's all this stuff?
I'm going to prove a man's innocence.
I've recreated yesterday's crime scene
down to the tiniest detail.
Max, I trust those are the clothes you were wearing yesterday.
Yep. I fished them out of the hamper.
(sniffs) yes, you did.
Now, miss reynolds, for the sake of accuracy,
I have placed max's first grade art project on the mantle.
It's of similar height and weight to the vase in question.
Did you go in my closet to get that?
Moving on.
Now, let me reconstruct the day for you.
According to the suspect,
he entered the premises at 3:07 p.M.
And discovered the vase broken.
That's because he broke it.
-Are you a detective? -No. Are you?
I'll be the one asking the questions, ma'am.
Now, after careful examination...
I was able to lift this from the floor,
a muddy footprint from a size seven sneaker,
and what size do you wear, max?
A size seven.
Well done, leo. You proved he's guilty.
Not so fast. Now, miss reynolds,
you've accused max of playing basketball in the house,
which means he would have been dribbling.
Max, show us your dribble.
Notice the elaborate footwork.
If max had been playing basketball,
there would be a lot more footprints.
See, the only thing I'm guilty of
is being awesome at basketball.
Therefore, I submit that max cannot have possibly
-committed this crime. -So who did?
Sometimes these mysteries never get solved.
It's why I can't sleep at night.
That and hearing my grandma snoring next door.
You know what mystery I can't solve?
Why you ever thought this would work.
Goodbye, leo. Max, go to your room.
Only one hour, 45 minutes
and 11 seconds until ricky time.
-I'm so excited. -I know.
What do you think ricky's going to wear?
Maybe his doo-wop days leather jacket look.
Or maybe his emo leather jacket look.
Or maybe he'll change it up and wear a leather vest.
Both: Ew.
Yeah, I deserve that.
Hey, girls, hope you're hungry.
They're marshmallow treats, I call them sticky angelos.
Thanks, grandma.
Yeah, I'm so glad you're in charge.
Our parents always say no to things like this.
You mean except for tonight, right?
-Um... -Well...
Sydney, what's going on? I thought you said their parents
were okay with them staying here to watch the concert?
Well, technically,
I said their parents were okay with them staying here.
And isn't that the part we should really focus on?
Syd, what do their parents think they're doing here?
Well, from what I understand,
helping me with a school project.
Okay, girls. Party is over.
Sydney, go to your room.
What?
You're joking, right?
Nope. Olive, emmy, get your stuff.
I'm calling your parents to pick you up.
Grandma, I can't believe you're doing this. This is so embarrassing.
Syd, you lied to me. I said go to your room.
I thought you were cool. But you're really not.
Oh, grandma.
-Sydney. -I assume you're coming to apologize.
What?
No, I was going to use the bathroom.
I thought you were coming to apologize to me.
What?
No, I was heading to the bathroom too.
Wait, why should I apologize?
You kicked out my friends and sent me to my room.
Do you have any idea how humiliating that was?
Sydney, you took advantage of me all night.
"you're so cool, grandma." I can't believe I fell for that.
I thought you were cool.
Then all of a sudden you were this whole different person.
Really? Because I thought
I had this super chill granddaughter
and all of a sudden
you were this scheming teenager manipulating me.
-I was not. -No, you did worse.
You looked me in the face and lied to me.
Lied?
I just maybe left out some details.
Sydney, if you can't even see what you did,
I don't see any reason in continuing this conversation.
I don't either.
I'll use the one downstairs.
No, I will.
(knocking)
hello, miss reynolds. It's Sunday at five.
I take it max has served his time?
Yeah, but trust me, he'll be back.
Max, leo's here!
Come on, leo, let's go.
Where? It's too late to see the movie now.
I know. Thanks for ruining my weekend, mom.
Leo, are you coming?
Max, look, it was the vibration of the door
that knocked the vase off the mantle.
Okay, who was the last person to leave through this door
on Friday morning?
Not me. I always go to school out the back.
Okay, okay. It must have been me.
Wait.
I was grounded for the whole weekend,
and it was your fault?
Miss reynolds, go to your room.
Or don't.
Leo, will you excuse us?
I need to talk to max.
Of course, there are many more cases waiting for me to solve
and I better get going.
Crime may never sleep, but I have a bedtime.
(door opens, closes)
max, I am so sorry.
There aren't enough sorries to make up for this.
Do you have any idea how bad it feels
when your own mother won't believe you?
Yes. Don't you think I want to believe you?
You do?
I hate not being able to trust what you say.
Well... I guess that's something I can work on.
Max, how about we hit the reset button?
Wipe the slate clean.
From now on, you're innocent until proven guilty,
not the other way around.
Thanks, mom.
-Okay, let's go. -Where?
Well, if we leave now and get leo,
we can still catch tyrannosaurus island 4.
Seriously, on a school night?
Are we gonna talk or are we gonna go?
We're gonna go.
Again, olive, I'm so sorry my grandma ruined everything.
I'm so mad, I don't even want to talk to her.
Oh, no, my grandma is in the kitchen.
Okay, I'm just going to grab a breakfast bar and leave. Later.
-Dad? -Hey, syd.
Look at that. And they told me this ice maker wouldn't last.
But once again, your dad is smarter than he looks.
Did I just insult myself?
What are you doing home?
I thought you weren't back till later.
I left a little early. I missed my girls.
How was leo's birthday?
It was great catching up.
Leo and I even took his son to a make-your-own pottery place.
Take a look.
Doesn't look like pottery is in the boy's future.
No, I made it.
Then I love it.
So how was your girls' weekend? Nothing but fun, I bet.
So much fun, it might ruin it to talk about it.
I'm so relieved it went well.
You know, the reason I was nervous leaving you guys
is because I got to thinking about how I was at your age,
always lying about stuff
and trying to get around your grandma.
Man, I was awful.
Well, I'm sure you had your reasons.
I thought I did, but I must have hurt
your grandma's feelings so many times.
But then I realized you're not me.
You and your grandma have something special.
You'd never play her the way I did.
Right.
Where's grandma?
I don't know, I think I heard her downstairs.
Hey, grandma.
Cleaning up, huh?
Getting ready for the next big party?
Whoo, whoo.
To be honest, syd, I don't feel like talking to you right now.
Yeah, I guess I wouldn't talk to me either.
Look, grandma. I'm really sorry. I messed up.
You were right, I was acting like a selfish, bratty teenager.
I feel terrible.
I appreciate your apology, noodle.
I'm so lucky to have you in my life,
and I promise I'll never try to take advantage of you again.
-Yes, you will. -Say what now?
You're getting older. You're supposed to push boundaries
and I'm supposed to push back.
But I was too busy trying to be your friend
when I should have been a parent.
I don't want to lose cool g-ma.
Can't we just pretend that this didn't happen?
You can't go back in time.
Although your dad thought he could,
but that was just a big box with a lot of wires coming out of it.
So, does this mean that everything's going to have
to change between us?
Of course not. But sometimes you're going to push me
and I'm going to have to come down on you.
I can take it.
I just don't want to lose what we have.
Well, on the plus side,
we've just had our very first fight and we're okay.
-Love you, g-ma. -Love you, g-daught.
Now, I hate to sound like a typical parent,
but, uh, don't you have school, young lady?
And I hate to be the typical teenager, but (scoffs) whatevs.
-So, mom, what do you think? -Where did you get that thing?
Leo and I took his son to a pottery place.
Oh, well, at least his son tried.
-No, I made it. -With your feet?
Well, I think it's, uh--
I'm trying, dad, I really am.
Well, it still deserves a place of honor.
Oh, I almost forgot. I made gifts for you, too.
-Wonderful. -Lucky us.
I left them out in the car. I'll go get them.
Oh, no, dad's vase!
Don't worry, it was going to "accidentally break" anyway.
Man: Oh, yeah.
(drumroll, quack)