Bravo! Bravo!
- Bravo!
Bravo!
Bravo, Manny! Bravo!
Well, when I heard Manny wanted to fence, I was, like,
"Sure. Uncoordinated kid, lethal weapon. How can this go wrong?"
What do you think no w?
I'm proud of our little Zorro. I worked with him a little, but the kid's got skills.
It's in his blood. His father was a master swordsman.
He was an artist with his sword.
I mean, the way he throws the sword.
I mean, he was legendary.
You know this nice moment I'm having with your son?
You're kind of wrecking it. Sorry.
Did you know that fencing goes back to the 12th century?
You know what's even nerdier than fencing? Knowing when it began.
I don't think you're a nerd, Alex. Shut up, dork.
All right. That's my boy!
Would this be easier...
if we suspended you from a crane?
Any monkey can shoot a home mo vie.
I pride myself on shooting home films.
But, Cameron, you always just take things a little too far. No, I don't.
Okay, your nephew's first birthday. That's not fair.
You brought a wind machine. To be fair, my vision was-
Cameron, you brought a wind machine.
Who puts wheels on cribs?
¡Ay! Sorry. Sorry.
That's okay.
No. No, no, no, no! My phone die d.
No biggie. Your battery probably just statically defracticated.
What?
It means you can recharge it with static electricity.
Just rub it on your hair.
Yes!
You know, I used to go to the houses of my friends, I'd see their kids' trophies,
and it used to bug me, you know, because there was never a trophy in my house.
Not until this one.
Oh, that's a good grip.
Can we switch seats?
Cam, people are staring.
I know you 're not supposed to care,
but it's kind of cool to have a kid in your house who's the best at something.
You know what I mean?
Yeah, our kids are great. They're the greatest.
Gosh, we're blessed. We are. But, um,
are they the best at something?
I'd have to think about that.
Well, Alex is great at every single thing she tries,
so, you know, she'll find her specialty. She will.
And Haley is-
Haley is so pretty.
Gorgeous, gorgeous girl. Oh, gosh.
So she can meet someone who's the best at something. That's right.
And then, uh, I guess that leaves Luke.
We dropped the ball a little bit on that one. Yeah, a little bit.
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Bravo!
How about a nice round of applause for our winner, Manny Delgado.
Manny now moves on to the championship,
where he'll be competing against Caroline Markum.
We'Il see you all back here at 4:30.
- All right. - Bravo.
What she said.
Wow. This means more to Dad than it does to Manny.
Yeah, it's his chance to be father of a champion. Well, second chance.
We all know how the first time went. Did I say something wrong?
No, no. I'm- I'm very happy for Manny.
Everything's always about Claire. Geez.
I wanna thank you guys for coming by and supporting the kid.
You guys are the best! Why, Claire?
Really?
That took a while. She's been asleep for 20 minutes.
It just took me some time to sneak out without waking her up.
Kind of like the first time you slept over here.
I had a meeting.
All right. Let's talk about why you got your panties in a bunch.
What's up with you and your sister?
Nothing is up. Mm-hmm.
Or could this have something to do with... ice skating?
- When Mitchell and Claire were kids- - This is interesting to no one.
Excuse, please. Let me finish. Thank you.
When Mitchell was 10- Eleven.
and Claire was 13, they were competitive ice dancers- Figure skaters!
Oh, for God's sakes, I'll tell the story. Yes,
my sister and I were actually a very good team.
We were called "Fire and Nice."
I was Fire, because of the red hair, and Claire was Nice,
because it was ironic and she wasn't.
And Mitchell is still upset because Claire quit the team right before some meet.
"Some meet." The 13-and-under regional championships.
Just the Emerald City at the end of my yellow brick road.
Wow. You did it. What?
You made figure skating sound even gayer.
So, seeing your dad so proud of Manny...
didn't stir up any resentment?
Mm-mmm. Oh.
Okay, fine. You always do this. Instead of letting your feelings out, you bury them,
and then they bubble up later in hurtful ways. Okay, you know what? Yes.
All right, listen. I might still be holding a little resentment, but that's...
embarrassing and petty and it's not a good color on me.
It's kind of like you and yellow.
You love me in my yellow shirt.
It makes you look like the sun.
Bubbling. Hurtful bubbling.
- Now you know why I left early that morning. - Ha!
I knew you didn't have a meeting, Cam. I knew it.
There must be something wrong with this phone.
I've rubbed it on my head for, like, an hour.
What? Alex.
- Oh, you're such a geek.
At least I didn't give myself a bald spot.
Oh, my God! Mom!
Alex, don't be mean. Haley, stop making yourself such an easy target.
This feels right, buddy. I'm telling you, this feels right.
What are you guys doing? Pursuing excellence.
We make a list of areas the boy might excel at and... baseball. Love it.
Yeah. I read it only takes 10,000 hours to achieve excellence.
You've already got, what, how many hours playing ball?
Well, I played, like, one season, so, like, 6,000 hours?
Yeah. I can see why you ruled out math.
Yeah, of course I want Luke to be successful.
But I don't think that a parent can just force that.
I think you just have to have faith that the kid's gonna find his own way.
Besides, Luke already is the best at something- being my son.
It sounded a lot less lame in my head.
I have got a good feeling about this.
This is gonna be your sport.
Last year, you said basketball was my sport.
Look, I've said a lot of things I wish I could take back but I can't.
What I can do...
is be the dad you need me to be to help you become masterful.
You wanna be masterful? I guess.
There's my killer! Okay.
Our journey of 10,000 hours...
begins with a single pitch.
I believe in my boy.
I ain't gonna quit you.
Let's burn one in here.
That's good. That's a good start.
Okay, you rest that cannon while I run this down, okay?
Okay, let's keep all the batters right here.
Oh, should've- should've worn my cup. Should've worn my cup.
Home run!
This one's really in here, buddy.
Okay. Very, very, very, very good first hour.
Toss me your glove. I'll put some oil on it.
Yeah.
Ay, abuela, es que Io que yo te diga es poco!
Esto hubiera sido la locura en Barranquilla.
No, es que tú no sabes. ¡Mejor que su padre!
Bueno, hasta luego, porque aquí ya Ilegó Jay. A diós.
Everything okay? Yes
I was telling my grandmother how great was Manny today
So that wasn't angry talk? No, silly That was happy talk
I'm beginning to understand why there's so much conflict on your continent
Here Check this out
Ah, Jay
Jay loves to make T-shirts for special occasions
Come on, baby Show them
A few years back, my granddaughter Haley ran a 5K, so I had a few of these made up
It's just fun
I love it when you're so proud of Manny You know, I'm not gonna lie
Seeing him out there slicing those kids to pieces, you know, it gets to ya
- Gracias, mi amor. - I 'm sorry to interrupt.
It's okay, papi. Hey, champ! I got a little something for you
And I have something for you Here
I will not be needing it anymore
- But the finals? - I am retired
Wait, wait, wait.
You can't retire
- It's just not fun anymore - Well, that's probably just butterflies
Come on You're gonna be fine
Look, if he doesn't want to, it's his decision
Ah, the hell it is
He shouldn't be doing anything that makes him nervous Papi, I support you
I'm not nervous I just don't want to fight a girl
What?
Defeating a woman will be a mark on my honor Why?
Because men are always so superior to woman?
- Uh- - Uh, uh
So superior that you cannot even finish your sentence?
Dude
Manny, you always call yourself the lover of women,
but if you don't compete with this girl,
you're showing me and all the woman that you don't respect us
I'm sorry
Okay, so, take back your sword
- and go fight this girl like a bull - Okay
Can't hear you! Okay!
- I can't hear you! - That's really as loud as I can go
What does it take to make a great salesman? It's no big secret.
You just follow the ABC's of salesmanship- Always Be Closing
Don't Ever Forget Great Home Ideas Just Keep Lurking, Mostly Nearby
Often People Question Realtors' Sincerity
Take Umbrage Violators Will-
Oh, shoot X- X-
And this is the great room,
although "great" hardly seems to do a room like this justice
Weird, squiggly painting not included
I actually love it I do too It's really beautiful
Um, all custom built-ins, and you will notice just-
just tons of natural light, so that's great
Did I need the sale? Yes Was I worried? No
Why? Because Because why?
Because I won't sell anything I don't believe in
And when I believe, you believe
I could sell a fur coat to an Eskimo
Yeah, Phil, I 'm sorry. It's a beautiful house.
But I'm just not sure how kid-friendly it is, and we have two small children
I mean, these stairs alone- Dad, this place is awesome
Not now, Luke Did you see the backyard? It's got room for 10 tree houses
And the bedroom's got a window on the ceiling I wish we could live here
- I wish you'd go back out to the patio where- - Do you really?
Oh, yeah Our house sucks compared to this one
- Hmm - It really does
There you are
I'm gonna get changed and then we'll go back to Manny's match, okay?
Dad doesn't want me to go What? Why?
Remember when you were all worried that our son's a dud?
Okay That's not exactly the way I remember it
Turns out he's a natural
At what? At selling
Hey, titans of residential real estate
That's right, I'm talking to you, Sandy Brewster, Skip Woosnum, J J McCubbin
Hear those footsteps? That's Luke Dunphy, and he's gonna drink your milk shake
That's amazing
Right? Incredible
So, the buyer's coming back in an hour with her husband, and I need him
I am telling you, that kid is a genius
There's the rainmaker
- Why is your iPod in your mouth? - I'm charging it
Alex Alex!
So, there 's no part of you that wants to clear the air with your sister?
Nope Okay, fine That's your family's way I'll respect that
But you should know, it's hard on the people who love you
Cam- We feel the tension We hear the words that cut like knives
Hey, guys! I brought orange slices.
Okay, you know what? I can't bear this
Claire, Mitchell still resents you for quitting the figure skating team when you were kids
Ladies, come inside with me, please. Work it out Come on
Thanks, Cam Is he serious?
Is that what your little jab was about this morning? Okay No Yes Okay, yes Yes
I guess I'm still a little angry But, you know, you stole my moment, Claire
Yeah, 21 years ago Okay, but it doesn't matter to you
because you had your own moments
You had cheerleading and high school plays and making out with the quarterback
You made out with him too. Yeah, but we had to keep it a secret
You shouldn't have quit It was selfish You wanna know why I quit?
I quit to protect you From what?
Glory? Fame? Press conferences? What? Come on I was bigger than you
I was bigger than you, and I was afraid you wouldn't be able to lift me
You were dropping me in practice- I dropped you twice
and I didn't want you to humiliate yourself in front of all those people
Three times You dropped me all the time
Come on Could you just forgive me and move on?
Of course Yes, yes Yes, of- I'm sorry I'm sorry
Oh This must seem so petty, huh?
Well, it's a little silly, but we all have our thing, don't we?
I'm just glad you're getting it out of you
Are you trying to lift me? You are You're trying to lift me Oh!
Stay focused, stay loose and stay angry
Who's the toughest? I am
Who's the bravest? I am
Who's the baddest?
Can you guys ask all the questions now so I don't have to keep lifting this?
Go Go get 'em!
There we go You all set? Yeah.
Okay, go get 'em Good luck
Excuse me Is this seat taken? No Sit
Oh, thank you
Oh, is Manny yours? Yes.
Oh, he's quite good I saw him earlier
Thank you Yeah
Is she your little girl? Oh, Caroline? No No
Sadly, her parents passed away
I'm her nurse down at the children's hospital
But all of my patients are like family to me
Well, our boys are enjoying themselves.
Yeah I can talk about crown moldings and recessed lighting until the cows come home,
but nothing compares with that sound right there
Ow! Ow!
Oh Hey, buddy Oh, he's fine Ow
My foot I think it's backwards
It's not backwards Wh-What happened?
It's the stupid floors! They're too slippery.
Oak Also known as nature's pillow
It's like ice Now, let's not start blaming the floors
You shouldn't have been running I saw a ghost
Ghosts Hey, Phil Dunphy Okay, that's me
That's acting like a natural shoehorn
Okay Probably better all take our shoes off for this part of the tour Follow me
She 's our little miracle.
Oh I only wish her father had made it back from Afghanistan to see this
Oh, there's our cheering section
Over here, you guys. Hi
Oh, my God We have to stop him
Maybe I can pull the fire alarm
Expect no mercy
Bring it on, big boy
- I 'm-I 'm glad Dad 's proud of Manny. I am.
I just- It would have been nice to see him that proud of us
By us, I mean me.
And you sincerely thought that the path to Dad's approval
was going to be through figure skating?
Mitchell, I am fairly confident that Dad's proudest moment
was when you finally took off the flame-red unitard
I am not claiming that any of this is rational
I'm-I'm sorry I'm sorry for being such a pill, okay?
Um, actually, I always felt very guilty for quitting
I know how much you loved figure skating
I never really loved skating
Uh, what?
Um, all right, this is gonna sound a little gay
But, um, when-when you and I skated together,
you weren't the mean older sister and I wasn't the clingy little brother
We were- We were a team, and-
Well, let's face it, we've kind of grown apart in the past few years
And with Mom and Dad's divorce, we were on opposing sides
And I- I just- I miss being on your team
That's
a little gay There we go
Claire, where are you going?
Claire?
No way
Get up
Really? Mm-hmm
Don't drop me
Put it away or lose it
Somebody's got to put a stop to this
That's it, Mitchell
So, can we take you and Caroline out for ice cream?
We can't She's diabetic
Of course she is
A round of applause for our winner, Manny Delgado.
Let's get out of here. Get this thing in the trunk.
I can't decide if I'm feeling more proud or mortified
How about now?
We tell our kids it doesn't matter if you win or lose,
but let's be honest.
Winning feels pretty great.
There 's nothing like that golden moment in the sun.
I think e very parent probably wants that for their child.
And maybe a little bit for ourselves too.
Sometimes we push too hard.
And that leads to a lot of resentment and guilt. Yes! Yes!
So, how much is too much? Here's where I come out
Guilt fades.
Hardware is forever.
You're mad, aren't you? I'm not mad
Yes, you are No, I'm not
You're a little jealous I'm happy for the two of you
All right, come on We'll do one Stay there
For real? Yep
Feel better? Yeah Oh, do me now Come on
What are you talking about?
Are you serious?
- Cam, no