One Big Happy Episode Guide Episodes 001–006
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One Big Happy Episode Guide Episodes 001–006 Last episode aired Tuesday April 28, 2015 www.nbc.com c c 2015 www.tv.com c 2015 www.nbc.com The summaries and recaps of all the One Big Happy episodes were downloaded from http://www.tv.com and http: //www.nbc.com and processed through a perl program to transform them in a LATEX file, for pretty printing. So, do not blame me for errors in the text ^¨ This booklet was LATEXed on June 28, 2017 by footstep11 with create_eps_guide v0.59 Contents Season 1 1 1 Pilot ...............................................3 2 Out of the Closet . .5 3 Crushing It . .7 4 Flight Risk . .9 5 A Tale of Two Hubbies . 11 6 Wedlocked . 13 Actor Appearances 15 One Big Happy Episode Guide II Season One One Big Happy Episode Guide Pilot Season 1 Episode Number: 1 Season Episode: 1 Originally aired: Tuesday March 17, 2015 Writer: Liz Feldman Director: Scott Ellis (I) Show Stars: Elisha Cuthbert (Lizzy), Nick Zano (Luke), Kelly Brook (Prudence), Re- becca Corry (Leisha), Chris Williams (Roy), Brandon Mychal Smith (Marcus) Guest Stars: Edwin H. Bravo (Paint Store Guy), Michelle Noh (Pharmacist) Production Code: 276080 Summary: Luke and Lizzy, inseparable pals since childhood, decide to have a child together as friends. Childhood best friends Lizzy and Luke de- cided long ago that if they were both sin- gle at 30, they’d start a family together — just not the old fashioned way. Lizzy is a lesbian and Luke is straight. ”We may not be everyone’s idea of a traditional fam- ily,” Lizzy says to the pharmacist provid- ing her pre-prenatal pills, ”but my point is we’re still good people with solid val- ues.” With parenthood a positive pregnancy test away, Lizzy asks Luke if he’s ready for such a commitment, especially since he never even lets his dates spend the night. Luke proves he’s ready to be a dad when he pulls out a onesie and a pair of baby socks. More importantly, Luke’s been taking care of Lizzy for most of her life, including knowing she was gay before she did. Alas, Lizzy’s pregnancy test turns out to be negative. To remedy their disappointment, Lizzy and Luke head to a bar where Luke meets a beautiful British brunette named Prudence. Luke attempts to impress her by suavely jumping over the bar but instead falls flat on his face. Despite the misstep (and a possible concussion), there’s no denying the chemistry between Luke and Prudence. When she asks him to dance — something Luke normally never does — he allows himself to be dragged to the dance floor. Lizzy, her sis- ter Leisha and Leisha’s husband Roy watch the whole thing unfold, including Luke’s unsightly flailing, but Lizzy remains confident Prudence is no different than any of Luke’s other conquests. You can imagine Lizzy’s surprise then when the next morning she finds a completely naked Prudence in her kitchen. Two things happen at once for Lizzy in that moment. On the one hand, seeing a beautiful woman nude is a pleasant change of pace for the longtime single. But Lizzy’s inner control freak wins out when she sees Prudence sit on a stool with no bottoms on, and she loses her cool. Even more perturbing, Lizzy learns that Luke actually asked Prudence to spend the night. But Luke’s not done there: he invites Prudence to his place of work, the bowling alley he inherited from his grandfather where he works alongside pal Marcus. There, Luke and Prudence learn they both love sci-fi and reveal they love each other, too. To keep Prudence from leaving, Luke offers to pay to extend her trip, but Prudence reveals it’s not that simple: she’s being deported. Meanwhile, an irritated Lizzy waits for Luke at the paint store so the two can pick out 3 One Big Happy Episode Guide a color for their living room accent wall. Unfortunately, Luke, completely smitten with Prudence, has forgotten their plans. Or at least he’s forgotten Lizzy’s part in the plan because when Lizzy wakes up the next morning, she finds the wall painted red, instead of her preferred gray, at Prudence’s behest. Having hit her limit, Lizzy and Luke go into the kitchen and have it out over Luke’s bewildering love affair, as Lizzy calls it. Luke reminds Lizzy she’s no expert in love and advises her to open up to people instead of immediately passing judgment. He promises there’s more to Prudence that Lizzy hasn’t seen, but Prudence’s ill-timed walk past the kitchen, devoid of clothes, only undermines his point. Over dinner with Leisha and Roy that night, Lizzy can’t stop complaining about Prudence, prompting Leisha to point out Lizzy’s jealousy. As Lizzy starts to defend herself, Luke and Pru- dence burst in with exciting news: they’re married! Lizzy spirals with anger at the revelation, causing Leisha and Roy to try to calm her by repeatedly offering her wine. Lizzy rejects more and more forcefully until finally proclaiming, ”I’m pregnant!” Luke is overjoyed that he’s become a husband and a father all at once, but the news is too much for Prudence to handle. Not having been aware of Luke and Lizzy’s plan nor wanting to be the third wheel in their burgeoning family, Prudence leaves, sending Luke chasing after her. The next day, Luke tells Lizzy he and Prudence broke up. He declares that he made a com- mitment to Lizzy — their baby comes first. Seeing how much Luke is hurting, Lizzy realizes her best friend deserves to be happy and that she needs to learn to share him. To prove it, she takes a page out of a romantic comedy and heads to the airport to win back the girl... err, Luke’s girl. Finding Prudence at security, Lizzy explains that Luke loves her and that she loves him, plus a family tree has many branches. Getting down on one knee, Lizzy asks, ”Prudence, come be a branch and make the father of my unborn branch the happiest branch alive?” You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who could say no to a proposal like that. Lizzy’s grand gesture turns Luke’s idea of the ”one big happy” into a reality. She and Luke thought a baby would be their new addition; it turned out to be Prudence. 4 One Big Happy Episode Guide Out of the Closet Season 1 Episode Number: 2 Season Episode: 2 Originally aired: Tuesday March 24, 2015 Writer: Liz Feldman, Sara Hess Director: David Trainor Show Stars: Elisha Cuthbert (Lizzy), Nick Zano (Luke), Kelly Brook (Prudence), Re- becca Corry (Leisha), Chris Williams (Roy), Brandon Mychal Smith (Marcus) Guest Stars: Brooke Lyons (Erica), Misan Akuya (Farmers Market Shopper) Production Code: 4X6902 Summary: Lizzy is thrown for a loop when Prudence and all of her belongings move into the apartment she shares with Luke. Once there, Prudence pushes Lizzy to deal with some repressed emotions by cleaning out a closet filled with her ex-girlfriend’s things. Meanwhile, Prudence’s marionette puppets cause Luke some sleepless nights. Getting Prudence and Luke back together was the right thing to do, but that doesn’t mean Lizzy is happy about opening up her home to Prudence, especially after Prudence serves her a traditional English breakfast on a plate she doesn’t recog- nize. Seeing an ”outside plate” causes Lizzy to have a small freak-out, which leads to an even bigger freak-out when she sees all of Prudence’s boxes contain- ing her belongings from England scatted throughout the living room. Even more disturbing, the boxes aren’t even labeled. Luke reminds Lizzy it was her idea for Prudence to move in and she calms down, somewhat, until Prudence suggests she take over the hall closet. When Lizzy loses it again, Prudence wonders if it’s because that closet is the one she came out of. In reality, it’s the closet where Lizzy stores all of her ex-girlfriend Erica’s things. The couple split three years ago, but Lizzy hasn’t moved on, despite, as Luke reminds her, that Erica dumped Lizzy on her birthday then hooked up with her Pilates instructor. Prudence offers to help Lizzy get over Erica, starting with cleaning out the closet, but Lizzy responds by running out of the house. After some strong-arming by Luke, Lizzy finally gives in and actually admits it feels good to get rid of Erica’s things. But soon, it’s Luke who needs the calming down when Prudence finds her pair of marionettes. As Lizzy well knows, marionettes are the one thing in life that freaks out Luke the most, and now, he’s going to be going to bed with them hanging above him. Seeing the progress Lizzy has made, Prudence encourages her to return Erica’s things in person and get closure. Luke disagrees, saying Lizzy is too susceptible to Erica’s charms, but Prudence counters that as long as Lizzy finds a neutral location for them to meet and stands her ground, it should be fine. Prudence’s advice might have worked had Lizzy not asked Erica to meet at the place where they said ”I love you” for the first time. Oops. Lizzy’s first attempt to return Erica’s stuff is foiled when Erica mentions how beautiful Lizzy looks. Erica even tries to convince Lizzy to come back to her place, but Lizzy holds firm and reveals she’s pregnant, which subdues Erica a little.