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Mr. Pickles is hitting the road!
Hes flying to LA with Will and Vivian via FaceTime so she can see the beach.
Is this the Jeff we know?
Back in Ohio, Deirdre and her family are entertaining a guest: Pickles-san.
As alluded to previously, there are franchise versions ofMr.
Pickles Puppet Timearound the world, and apparently the Japanese version is a pretty big deal!
And occasionally babysit, Deirdre explains, which is so weird.
Before he arrives, Deirdre and Scott make a run at talk out their issues, poorly.
Her offer: Lets stay married and you might keep sleeping with dudes.
Sounds fake, but okay guys!
Jeff is also not so fond of the dolls script.
Hes supposed to record requests for hugs or demands that children help senior citizens.
Hes not into it.
The executives agree to let him go off-script, but we dont get to hear what that entails.
Instead, its head falls off,Kiddingonce again employing the image of a Mr. Pickles stand-in being beheaded.
We can extrapolate, though, from a great montage of Mr. Pickles going off-script on his show.
Sebastian, of course, does not agree that this is what the show is.
With their downtime, Deirdre entertains Pickles-san while working on puppets.
He doesnt speak English, so hes the perfect person for her to dump her feelings on.
Hes not speaking English, he insists, its just the magic of puppetry.
Deirdre seems to surprise herself with her candor, describing the Piccirillo family as one that loves from afar.
Like her family, shes desperate for connection, and appears to find it in this Japanese puppeteer.
But whatevs, Vivian has news: Shes in remission!
Jeffs bullying insistence that she continue in chemotherapy turned out to have an effect Vivian thought would be impossible.
The whole extended clan has a big party, including Jill, Big P, and Pickles-san.
Its unpleasant but hard to argue with.
Jeffs no ones idea of a great long-term boyfriend.
Hes old and cranky and his family is really toxic.
Nevertheless, the Pickles family is furious, and they all scream Fuck you at her until she leaves.
Once shes gone, Pickles-san breaks the tension by barfing up his lasagna.
Not ideal for this family working on their intimacy issues, probably.
Jeff also cannot function on camera.
Looking forward to seeing that.
As is his method for forgiveness, Jeff calls his accountant to pay all of Vivians debt down.
This is demonstrably not helping him get over feeling hurt, but its still a good move.
Hes still rich and Vivian is still a person who needs money.
But after hanging up the phone, Jeff freaks out.
He screams, trashes Sebs office, and smashes Sebs TV showing Mr. Pickles face.
This is a bigger tantrum, but its still his same old M.O.
So as we hurtle toward a sure-to-be newsworthy live televised appearance, its two huge steps back for Jeff.
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I guess were probably not gonna see any more Tara Lipinski.
I hope Pickles-san sticks around for a bit.
Last week, I said that Maddys playing oboe.
I was completely wrong its a clarinet.
I owe a huge apology to my various band teachers through the years.
Sorry, Ms. Tompkins.
Sorry, Ms. Luck.
In the real world, many children must learn elsewhere that this isnt the case.
Dog breeding is so bad.
Mr. Pickles should know that!
