Morgan says, "I'll tell you about myself. My boyfriend, he was here, and like..." Morgan, let me stop you right there. You aren't talking about yourself, you're talking about your boyfriend. I realize you operated as one mind, but let's move on to the next surfer dude, m'kay? She continues, "I'm the single parent now, so I've been doing this all on my own." Except the time you had Daton do go to work, Kelly host your kid's party, and your recent teen clean your house. Other than that it's been ALL YOU baby. Hedy says she'll try not to give Morgan a bad time. Boo! "I don't guarantee it!" YAY! Man, I'm like Kelly this week...
George is an 89 year old avid photographer, and rider of the really cool three-wheel bicycle. Sort of like a Big Wheel for kids. (Man, I used to love those - peeling down the driveway, spinning out with the brakes and tearing up the wheels...how did we not get hit by cars?).
Remember when we played outside with kick-ass toys like this?
Now we're all fat from Xbox. The Twinkies don't help, either.
George is staying with Jordan and Sasha. Hope she knows how to behave with this one! "I have not had a lot of contact with teenagers lately," he says. You and me both, George, and that's a life choice! "I'm expecting a lot of surprises." Sasha jumping out of a cake?
Sasha interviews she was glad George, although old, can get around so well. She was also thrilled he didn't come with an air tank. No, but a helium one would have been really cool. He could have used it all week, playing Blue Velvet and scaring the crap out of them.
Remind me, why did we think David Lynch was so awesome?
Because really? He was just bloody creepy.
OXYGEN TANK! OXYGEN TANK! Okay, I shouldn't get this riled up by something I will probably soon be needing, but I love the fact that one elderly participant brings her own equipment to scare the crap out of the perfect couple - Kelsey and Sean. Kelsey could barely handle diapers; filling an oxygen tank is going to make her curl up in a ball like an armadillo. You heard me.
Baby Borrowers, you never disappoint.
Avie is an 86 year old woman who is dropped off by her daughter Bonnie. Bonnie says, "Whatever you decide to do with her while she's here is going to take twice as long." How long could it take to drop her off at the nearest mall for the day while they sit at home watching Judge Judy and eating bonbons?
And why is Avie on oxygen? Smoking. Let that be a lesson to all of us (and trust me folks - Crabby had three grandparents die of lung cancer from smoking, all before the age of 70, and it's not pretty or fun, plus they missed out on reading my blogs, which is the real tragedy here...see how I turn it around to me? It's a gift, I swear to God). Anyhoodle, Bonnie shows Kelsey and Sean how to fill up the oxygen tank. Sean says, "If I mess up, she's gone." Sean, I'm sure they've replaced the nannies with nurses. We can only hope they look the other way when you stop breathing!
Back at Cory and Alicea's house, Les tells them they are the same age he and his wife were when they got married. Of course, that was right before when Les probably headed off to war and his wife had to ration meat, so it's a little different than what Cory and Alicea normally face day-to-day. He was married for 65 years and three months. The fact he knows the "three months" means it was either a good marriage or a bad marriage. P.S., it was good and you will need tissues.
Alicea interviews she thought she'd have to change Les's diapers and help him up the stairs. I hope he doesn't hear you but if he does, I hope he whacks you but good with his cane. Alicea excuses herself to go get ready for work because once again she's decided to escape the scene.
Jordan is finding out that "the elderly come with their own issues." Like not wanting to put up with teens! No, actually, it's all the medication. Damn, Medicaid is some good insurance judging by George's stash! Hope they don't have to do an intervention, although what a good crossover idea - Intervention meets The Baby Borrowers.
This is my PCP, this is my X, these are a derivative of mushrooms,
these I sell to make rent plus some, and these I take for arthritis.
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Comments (7)
Okay, I'm kind of sorry I didn't at least tune in for this episode. I whined last week about "how much fun can old people be??" but truly, this was probably the most valuable thing they could have done. I have tremendous respect for the older generation, and hearing about marriages that lasted for most of their lives is so touching. I hope the teens got a lot of out of their time with these folks.
In closing - Crabby, you rock. I've become a fan. :-)
1 of 7 | Posted by mandymax | Posted on August 4, 2008 5:49 AM
I enjoyed this episode much more than I thought I would, but I wasn't a crying wussie about it and you can't prove that I was!
I felt super bad when Kelly was talking about her Dad having ALS. That has got to suck, but then she ruined any sympathy I felt for her by saying something to the effect that she was happy to have Gene around because he was a man she could look up to and believe in unlike her FATHER. Won’t that have been pleasant for him to hear during the neighborhood watching party? What a self-absorbed little cretin she is and I don't care if she did try to make nice with the appreciation talk to her parents at the end.
I wasn't surprised to learn that all the kids had broken up - afterall, I've been a teen myself, BUT I was a little upset about Sasha and Jordan. They really seemed to have a strong relationship and good communication skills. Plus I was psyched for them both going into highly paid careers.
2 of 7 | Posted by Splotchie | Posted on August 4, 2008 9:17 AM
My comments would pretty much match those of Splotchie.
Plus, on a positive note, a lot of kids got very educated about reality (and children). My girl and I think it woud be great if something like this could be incorporated into high school.
3 of 7 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on August 4, 2008 11:54 AM
Kelly's Dad has already passed away. The show was taped in the summer of '07 according to Richard McKerrow, the creator of the show.
4 of 7 | Posted by bentley1101 | Posted on August 4, 2008 6:08 PM
OK, so I was reading in another forum how people think this show was akin to child abuse. I think that's over-exaggerating a bit. Tonight's "town meeting" should be interesting.
5 of 7 | Posted by wintersux | Posted on August 6, 2008 10:35 AM
"Morgan, if your vocabulary didn't involve the words "F*$# Sallie Mae," mortgage, taxes, FICO, "because I said so, that's why," and "what do you mean I've been laid off?" you haven't experienced a whole lifetime, so shut it."
Best. Line. Ever!
6 of 7 | Posted by MorbidCuriosity | Posted on August 6, 2008 12:15 PM
Yeah, I figured out during the Town Hall meeting that Kelly's Dad had passed away before the show aired so at least he didn't have to hear his darling girl talk about him that way which is good. I'm not too sure I bought her explanation for her behavior though. I'm not saying his disease wouldn't have effected her, but it seems a bit pat and Austin didn't really seem to be completely on board with the explanation either. I think the truth is that she's just normally a selfish bitch and his illness made her uberbitch.
Otherwise I didn't get much from the TH episode. The dr. in the audience was pretty much full of shit but otherwise nothing particularly interesting was learned.
Oh and Crabby, quick ?. "and some of the guys may have Ethan Hawked the nannies! I have no proof, but rumor is good enough)." Is this really a rumor or just a funny you made up? If real rumor, deets pleeeaassse.
7 of 7 | Posted by Splotchie | Posted on August 7, 2008 2:07 PM