set 20 years later, with the children of the original cast hanging out in that basement: Jay, the pretty one (Mace Coronel, left); Nate, the super-sized (Maxwell Acee Donovan); Ozzie, the gay one (Reyn Doi); and three or four girls, it's hard to keep track.
While the other teens merge in and out of complicated love triangles and quadrangles, Ozzie is always being stymied in his quest for the elusive boyfriend. He has a long-distance boyfriend in Canada, who dumps him before we can meet him, and then a lost connection with Isaac (Raphael Alejandro) in Season 3. I'm reviewing the episode where they go on their first date, "Life is a Highway."
Gwen's Mom reveals a problem: whenever Gwen's Dad bangs into town, he's so charming that Mom jumps into doing stuff with him, and then they start arguing, and Gwen is in the middle of it. Easy, Grandma Kitty says: "I'll just keep you from doing stuff with him."
Scene 2: Dad Otis is cooking in preparation for the big barbecue when his daughter Gwen and focus character Leia enter, wanting truck-driving lessons.
Scene 3: At the barbecue, Gwen's Dad Otis was allowed to cook, and now the wieners are all shriveled. Wiener joke, har har.
Also, Grandma Kitty was trying to prevent Gwen's parents from doing stuff, but they did stuff anyway. "It wasn't your fault. Trying to stop us made it hotter."
Dad Otis also blew off the big, important truck-driving lesson, letting his daughter down, so Leia and Gwen drive off by themselves, with no lessons.
Scene 4: The girls only got a few blocks. Still, Otis is furious Instead of yelling, Grandma Kitty suggests talking, seeing what's bothering her.
Scene 5: Gwen explained that she stole the truck because her Dad keeps breaking his promises and is never there for her. They have a heart-to-heart. Awww.
Scene 6: Dad Otis finally giving Gwen her truck-driving lesson. Awww. The end.
Nate the Super-Sized's Problem: How to break up with your girlfriend when you are really big.
Scene 1: At the barbecue, Nate the Super-Sized complains that he wants to break up with his overbearing girlfriend, Betsy, because he's still in love with his Ex. He tried to break up, and she said "No." Hey, wasn't this plot on Seinfeld around 1996?
Gwen's Dad Otis commiserates: "I been there -- you lay the pipe too clean, the wild ones never let you go." Ulp, he's talking about Jay the Pretty One's sister!
Ok, how to break up with her: "Tell her that you cheated with that little hottie." Ulp, he's talking about Jay's girlfriend!
"Ok, just make up a girl. Say you cheated with Amy."
Scene 2: Nate confesses that he cheated with a girl named Amy, but girlfriend Betsy is fine with it. In fact, she wants all three of them to do stuff together.
Scene 3: Nate the Super-sized is calling random women named Amy to find someone willing to do stuff, so his girlfriend won't know that he lied about cheating. They all hang up. Maybe text them a photo of your super-size?
Jay the Pretty One suggests getting super-clingy and scaring the girlfriend away.
Scene 4: Nate the Super-sized comes clean about still being in love with his ex, Nikki -- in Nikki's earshot. The girlfriend dumps him, but Nikki doesn't want to get back together, so he is out of luck. Maybe Jay is available.
Nikki's Problem: How to convince your boyfriend to do stuff with you:
Scene 1: Nikki, yet another member of the basement gang, and Ozzie meet in the diner.
Nikki's problem: Her boyfriend, Theo (Anthony Turpel), just wants to kiss, and she's ready to go downtown, but he's shy, and she's never had to make the first move before. Her last boyfriend was Nate the Super-sized -- always ready for anything.
How can Nikki subtly inform her new boyfriend that she wants to do stuff? Ozzie suggests going to a movie, making sure there's a box of popcorn on his lap, reaching for some, and missing. Where'd you learn that trick, boy? Isn't this your first date?
Anthony Turpel, age 24, probably has some beefcake online. I'll check after the break.
Scene 2: Nikki takes her boyfriend to a movie, and tries the "reaching for the popcorn and missing" trick. He's fine with doing stuff, as long as she starts.
More after the break