Bob Hearts Abishola (2019–…): Season 3, Episode 11 - Cats in a Bathtub - full transcript

Previously, on
"Bob Hearts Abishola"...

Sorry, it should work.

- I put money on it yesterday.
- Don't worry about it.

- I have cash.
- Relax, it's on me.

I saw you help out
that rich old lady and her daughter.

You do what you can.

You can always tell
the people

who've never ridden
a bus before.

They act like they're going on
a poor person safari.

Their entitlement's disgusting.

Olivia.



Douglas.

Actually, Doug.
Down-to-Earth Doug.

That's what my buddies
in the warehouse call me.

You know, it's important
to have the support

of the community
when you first move to this country.

Yes. I am so thankful for it.

Then you should be
very careful.

Regarding?

I know you are...

Gay.

Thanks to you,

I will soon have more
grandchildren than my sister.

- How many does she have?
- Only seven.

Chidi Connor Chukwuemeka.



It has a nice ring.

What do you think, Morenike?

I cannot do this.

I threatened you.

What? This is your cover story.

I threatened you,
and this is why

you left our arrangement.

There were no other
personal reasons.

No need to mention
your... lesbianity.

Although it is your life,

and if you feel like
you must...

I am not ready for that.

Oh, thank God.

God is good.

Well, you are in
a wonderful mood.

I introduced Ebun the Terrible
to Ogechi, the Equally Terrible.

Their combined judgment
and negativity

will consume them both.

Or they will join forces
and destroy us all.

You doing all right
there, Chuey?

Hello, Bob.

I was just thinking about
what could have been.

Yeah, I'm sorry
about all that.

- You heard about Morenike?
- I did.

She just did not seem like
that kind of girl.

Well, you really can't tell
that kind of thing by looking.

Although my mom thinks she can.

It just hurts to be rejected
over something I cannot control.

I think that's better.
It's not you.

If she's gay, she's gay.

She's gay?!

What's that, now?

- I was told she did not like the size of my ears.
- Yeah.

I think we're both saying
the same thing. You said she was gay.

No, I didn't.
You did.

Well, don't believe
everything you hear,

especially with those
tiny ears.

Real quick, we gotta talk.

- What is it?
- It's not a big deal.

It might be a big deal.

It's a big deal.

Abishola, I love your church.

I'm glad you enjoyed it,
Mummy.

That Ogechi is wonderful.

So beautiful and funny.

She reminds me of me.

You know that thing
you were privy to,

that then I was privy to,

but no one else
was privy to?

Well, I may have made
Chukwuemeka... privy.

What?

And I love the congregation.

Ogechi says I should
consider moving.

What?!

I would get to enjoy
the Nigerian community here

and be closer to you,
Abishola.

I could be by your side
at every moment.

But-but wouldn't Dele need your
guidance and wisdom in Nigeria?

It's fine.
We could FaceTime.

Of course you can stay
as long as you want, Mummy.

Unless Bob can think of a reason
why you could not.

Maybe I should go back
to Nigeria with Dele.

What are you talking about?

Just until you stop
being mad at me.

Why would I be mad at you?

- Is that Kemi?
- Yes.

Oh, she'll tell you.

Hello?

"Ifanla" by Sola Akingbola
playing...

*BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA*
Season 03 Episode 11

Episode Title: "Cats in a Bathtub"
Aired on: January 17, 2022.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Would it be too forward to offer
the bus driver a snack?

Oh, it's kind of against
company policy.

God, it's...

- Go ahead and take that.
- You devil.

I've been called worse.

So, now that I've
effectively bribed you,

maybe it's time we go
on a real date.

You mean off the bus?

- I do.
- I'd like that.

- So would I.
- Then we should.

- Why don't we?
- I'm pretty sure we are.

Then it's a date.

I can't wait.
Douchebag.

Excuse me?

This guy in the Porsche
in front of me.

Hang up with your accountant.
The light's green!

Some people are just
so entitled.

Yeah. Plus, that's
a base-model Porsche.

He couldn't even spring
for the Touring Package. Huh?

Nothing. Move it, loser!

Never touch a lady's horn.

Got it.
We're not there yet.

Okay, so I spoke to
Chukwuemeka.

He has promised he will not
tell anybody about Morenike.

Which means his mother will know
in about two hours.

And once he's told Ogechi,

he's told the whole
of Nigeria.

- Really?
- Yes.

Same day delivery.

- She's the Amazon Prime of gossip.
- Mm-hmm.

It's hard to believe Ogechi
got a bigger mouth than Kemi.

She does not.

It is true. I have been known
to spread a tasty morsel or two.

Morsel or two?!

You come running to me
every time one of your

kitchen boys sleeps
with another nurse.

Would you rather
I not tell you?

I didn't say that.

Okay, then.

Because Dominic is sleeping with
a certain busty brunette

in Pediatrics.

Vanessa? Bustier.

Joann?!

You see, for me,
it's not about the gossip.

It's about the joy it puts
on people's faces.

I hate to think about
what would happen

if Morenike's family
does find out.

You think they'll disown her?

Or worse, call her
back to Nigeria

and force her to marry
a man of their choosing.

At least she'll have a family.

Yes, a family, but no freedom.

Here she can be herself,

frolicking with the other
lesbians at the farmers market.

What can you do?
You can't stop the rumor mill.

No.

But if you cannot stop
the message,

you can attack the messenger.

What do you mean?

I could spread a rumor
about Ogechi.

Something much juicier than
Morenike's lesbianity.

What's juicier than lesbianity?

I'm just spitballing here,
but maybe something about

Ogechi's mental state;
Perhaps dementia.

Or syphilis.
Or dementia caused by syphilis.

Ooh, look at that mouth go.

It's nice to see you
use it for good.

I do what I can.

Hey, do either of you guys know
any cheap date spots?

My wife and I go to the library.

We each pick out a book
we think the other would like.

That sounds lovely.

You do not know romance
until you have had your wife

read Tom Clancy aloud.

Does that get you laid?

No.

Perhaps you can take
a walk by the lake.

I know it smells like
dirty diapers and dead fish,

but sometimes you can see
a sailboat.

So what I'm getting from both
of you is that being poor sucks.

- Yes, it does.
- It is not the greatest.

What's going on?

My working-class alter ego
has a date.

Nice! What's that mean?

Met this bus driver.
She's super cool.

But I kind of told her
I was poor,

which means I can't
buy her things

to get her to like me.

You do not have to
buy women things

to get them to like you.

Kofo, bud, that's the
dumbest thing I've ever heard.

Douglas, just be yourself.
It has worked so far.

No, it hasn't.
She's never met the real Doug.

She only knows Bus Doug.

Bus Doug is charming
and down to earth.

Can I meet Bus Doug?

You'd like him.

He yells at Porsches
and gives out pudding cups.

We just need to warn Morenike

that her secret
may be getting out.

- Mm-hmm.
- Because of Bob!

Do we have to mention
the Bob part?

Did you have to mention
the gay part?

Fair.

Be gone, servant of Satan!

That can't be good.

We rebuke the demon
of gayness.

Exit! Be gone!

Don't just stand there.
Join the circle.

Morenike needs your prayers.

I really shouldn't.
I'm a Presbyterian.

Your child has strayed,
O God. Please,

give her the strength
to find her way back to you.

- Bring her back!
- Hallelujah!

Neither adulterers, nor men
who have sex with men

will inherit the kingdom
of God!

Praise His kingdom! Amen!

Um, Pastor,

just one question:
What about the women?

Excuse me?

Well, you just quoted
First Corinthians,

which I do not believe
contains any mention of...

lady love.

Just as man shall not
lie with man,

woman shall not lie
with woman.

According to you.

But God remains rather
quiet on the subject.

How dare you question
a man of God.

He has dropped everything
to help us guide Sister Morenike

away from the devil's clutches!

Let us pray.

Yes, for all our wretched souls.

What are you talking about?

Haven't we all sinned?

Leviticus says pork
is forbidden.

Have we not all enjoyed
the sins of a Baconator?

Big-time sinner
over here.

I, too, have strayed.

Plus, Romans 1:30 says
that slanderers and gossips

deserve to die.

Pastor...

does that mean
we will have to

put our dear Ogechi down
like a dog?

Do not be ridiculous.
You are the sinner,

fornicating with
my Chukwuemeka out of wedlock.

My biggest sin is
enjoying every second of it.

You allow your son
to be bewitched by that?

You are one to talk. What does that mean?

Your daughter is divorced

and married to a Presbyterian.

Come to think of it,
I may be Lutheran.

See, he does not even know
what God he worships.

He may be godless, but I heard
you have syphilis.

Ooh, I heard that rumor, too.

Are you all right?

Do you need to go home

- and take care of your syphilis?
- How dare you!

I am not saying
it is true,

- I am telling you what I heard
- You do not want trouble with me.

On the streets of Detroit.

You do not want my trouble.

- I want your trouble.
- I invite your trouble...

- Hey.
- Hey.

I thought I wasn't seeing you
until later.

Yeah, I wanted to talk to you.

But first, I gotta pay
with my black card.

You have a black card?

Yes, I have a black card,

because, Olivia,

I am a douchebag.

What?

I lied to you.
I'm not down to earth.

I collect watches.

I sleep on Egyptian
cotton sheets.

I stand because
I like talking to you,

but also 'cause these
bus seats are gross.

And these are $800 jeans.

$800?

Okay, I lied again.
These are $1,200 jeans.

That's two months' rent.

I know that.

Okay, I lied again.
I didn't know that.

I have no concept of money.

Why are you saying all this?

Because you deserve the truth.

You shouldn't date
someone like me.

Yeah, I've been trying
to change.

I have an actual job now,
made some real friends,

but... deep down,

I don't think I'll ever
be good enough for you.

Got it.

Have a nice life.

That's it?

A guy tells me he's a jerk,

I'm gonna believe him.

Yeah. Makes sense.

What did you expect me to say?

I don't know.
In the movie version,

you'd at least be touched
by my honesty,

and then pull the bus over
and make out with me.

Stand behind the yellow line,
please.

Yeah.

Sorry.

Thank you, Pastor!

Come again, anytime.

He will never come again.

Abishola, what were
you and Kemi thinking?

I'm sorry, Auntie.

We were just trying
to help Morenike.

I'll apologize to the pastor.

You should. Your behavior
was almost as shameful

- as Ogechi's condition.
- Poor Ogechi.

Yes. Good thing her son
is a pharmacist.

Can I get you some tea?

No, thank you.

How about some of this cake?

No.You sure?

There was a lot of fire
and brimstone talk out there,

but this right here is
heaven on a plate.

- I'm so sorry.
- Okay.

No, really.

Even though it was an accident,

I had no right
to share your secret.

Yes, you had no right.

Is there anything
I can do to help?

I've been calling my parents
all day.

No answer every time.

And now all I can do is wonder

if it is because
they are busy,

or because they're never
going to speak to me again.

So, no...

...there is nothing
you can do to help.

Got it.

I will speak to Bob,
and if he agrees,

I'll invite Morenike
to stay with us.

Why would you do that?

Huh?

I assumed you would not want
the old hens at church

talking about you
if she stays here.

We cannot control
what people say.

And I am one of those old hens.

Yes. But I do not think
Morenike will hide

who she is any longer.

And I promised
I'll support that.

I understand if you do not.

Her life will be
very difficult.

But she is family,

and family should never
turn their back on you.

It happened to us when Tunde
refused to take another wife.

I do not want that pain
for anyone.

- Especially one of my beloved nieces.
- Mm.

- Morenike will stay here.
- Mm-hmm.

Of course she will.

Mm.
Mm.

Are you still playing this?

We're having fun.

When I was your age,
we had to escape our problems

the old-fashioned way.

Hey, I'm a fan
of the classics, too.

Nice role modeling,
Uncle Doug.

I'm showing him
what not to do.

It's very powerful.

You'll never make
your life better

by sitting around moping.

You gotta go out and live.

I'd have to take a bus
to do that.

Ignore him.

One night I was down on myself
like this one here.

But my girlfriends
dragged me out to go dancing.

I tied one on,
and the next morning

I woke up with a headache
and a future husband.

You never know.

Tied one on?

It means she was drunk.

Drunk and hopeful.
Don't you forget that.

I'm learning a lot here.

What the hell?

Hey, pass me his beer,
would you?

- Hey.
- Get in.

Okay.

Look, I'm sorry I lied to you.
Like I said...

- Stop talking.
- Okay.

I don't like that you lied,

but I believe you when
you said you want to change.

You do?

What can I say?
I was touched by your honesty.

- See? That's what...
- I'm not finished.

Okay.

I'm gonna give you
one more chance.

But if you lie to me again,

I'm gonna run you over
with this bus.

Okay.Okay.

Let's go to dinner.

Right now? Where the hell
am I gonna park the bus?

The place I'm gonna take you,
throw enough cash at it,

they'll valet anything.

Wow.
That was really douchey.

Sorry, I'm still in recovery.

I'm gonna need you to tell me
every time I do that.

Don't worry... I will.

- Praise the Lord-o.
- Hallelujah.

I said praise the Lord-o!

Hallelujah!

Let us put our hands together.

♪ You are the Lord

♪ ..the Lord! ♪

- ♪ Forevermore
- ♪ Forevermore!

♪ We lift you high

- ♪ High! ♪
- ♪ Offering praises to you, O God

♪ O God, O God

♪ Thy kingdom come

♪ Thy kingdom come!

♪ Thy will be done

♪ Thy will be done...

She's got confidence,
you gotta give her that.

And the voice of a fallen angel.

Isn't she wonderful?

♪ You alone deserve the praise

♪ Almighty God

- ♪ You alone
- ♪ You alone

- ♪ You alone
- ♪ You alone!

♪ You alone deserve
our praise... ♪

I can sit in the back.

You will sit with your family.

- ♪ You alone deserve the glory
- Glory!

- ♪ Yeah, you alone
- ♪ You alone!

♪ You alone

♪ You alone deserve
the praise ♪

- ♪ Oh, you alone
- ♪ You alone

- ♪ You alone
- ♪ You alone

- ♪ You alone deserve the glory
- ♪ Glory!

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