My Perfect Landing (2020): Season 1, Episode 3 - Opening Day - full transcript

NARRATOR:
Previously on
My Perfect Landing:

Your sister's
pretty good, huh?

You better
believe it.

I thought
we weren't allowed

to have people watch
practice, Miss Allister.

No, Jenny's here
to try out, sweetie.

[♪♪♪]

That girl could be captain
on any team in the city.

I'm the captain
of this team.

Are you saying
she's better than me?

I'll never be able to be
on the team.
Why?



My mom's terrified
I'm gonna hurt myself.

Why do you keep saying that?
I don't know.

When my mom was a gymnast,
she hurt herself

and won't talk about it.

There's something weird
going on,

and we need to find out
what it is.

Well, her mom's super strict.
Right.

She won't let her compete
above level four.

Yeah, if her mom
catches her doing it,

she'll be kicked off the team
and she'll be grounded for life.

I wanted you to see this.

Why did you
record this?

I heard your mom
won't let you

do any skills
above level four.



How do you know that?

We tricked your new friends
into telling us.

If you don't quit the team,
I'm going to make sure

your mom sees
this video.

How was gymnastics?

Did you make the team?
No.

Oh, honey.

[♪♪♪]

We got the juice bar
all stocked.

Yeah, we even got
those protein balls.

Hey, what are you doing
with my stuff?

It's gotta go.
And all of these boxes too.

I'm sorry, Gus, but we need
to look professional.

They're professional.
They're in banker boxes.

They're even labeled!

Yeah, Stuff 1
and Stuff 2.

Yeah,
it goes up to Stuff 19.

Is there a Stuff 13?
Mm-mm, no.

Bad luck.
Yep.

And just look at this wall.

"Former Gymnast Wins
Hotdog Eating Contest."

I beat this guy, um,
what was his name?

"The Mouth from down South."
Yeah, that's him.

He even had some
of his teeth removed

to give him
a competitive advantage.

Less teeth, more dogs.
Amen.

Okay, look.
Our grand opening is at 1:00.

I need all of this stuff
in storage by then, please.

[GUS SIGHS]

We can't put this
in storage.

Oh, yeah.
"Mary Crimpmas, Grumpy."

This is the mug
me and Jenny made.

Yeah, well, you spelled
"Grandpa" wrong.

But did they spell
"Grumpy" right?

Let's get
this going.

[SIGHS]
I hope Jenny's not mad

that we told Olivia
about her mom.

♪ Testing ♪

[HUMS TUNE]

Okay, good.
That's good.

What's with the cupcake?

It's an apology cupcake.

Sorry about
our big old blabbermouths.

Why is there a bite
taken out?

Our blabbermouths
couldn't resist.

We thought that Olivia
already knew about your mom.

That's okay. You guys
don't have to apologize.

You guys aren't trying
to ruin my life.

That's Olivia.

And besides, I'm more
worried about today.

What happens
if no one shows up?

You know what?
I have a song for you.

I'll dance.

Ready?
Five, six, seven, eight.

♪ No need to worry
Everything will be fine ♪

♪ There'll be
So many people ♪

♪ That they'll have to
Form a line ♪

I really
hope so.

My mom's put
so much work into this.

I have a feeling something
great is gonna happen today.

And if she says it's gonna
happen, it's gonna happen.

Starting off with
you eating that cupcake.

[GIGGLING]

[RACHEL PLAYING PIANO]

[♪♪♪]

♪ Got to do my thing ♪
♪ My thing ♪

♪ Can you feel
The adrenaline? ♪

♪ Oh, maybe
It's finally happening ♪

♪ Oh, maybe
It's really kicking in ♪

♪ Oh, baby
It's finally happening ♪

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

♪ Now I've found
My perfect landing ♪

[♪♪♪]

Mom, thanks so much
for letting my friends perform

at the opening today.

BOTH:
Yeah, thanks, Miss C!

Okay, Jenny. Go show me
the demo you're gonna do.

RACHEL: Yay, Jenny!
KEISHA: Go, Jenny!

Woo hoo!

Careful.
Whoa... Wow, okay. Um...

Oh, please be careful.

Do you really think
she's gonna go full out?

Not in front of her mom.
Not ever?

The truth always comes out,
just not today.

That's good.
JENNY: Great. I was thinking,

maybe I could add,
like, an aerial?

Oh, no, no, no. Heh,
this was perfect.

We just wanna demonstrate
the intro classes.

[PHONE RINGS]

Oh, and there's
the caterer.

I'm never doing this again.

Hello?

What did Miss Allister say
when you quit the team?

I have no idea.

I just left her a note.

[SIGHS]
She's gonna want
to talk to you.

I'm more worried
about what Olivia might do.

Let's not let Olivia
ruin our day.

Yeah. That's
Monday Jenny's problem.

Agreed.

Saturday Jenny's problem
is the opening.

Which isn't even
a problem

because we're
gonna crush it.

Oh, yeah.

[♪♪♪]

Okay, we're starting
on beam today

and before
we get started,

I wanted to let you know
that Jenny Cortez quit.

That's horrible!
Did she say why?

No, she didn't really
say anything.

Did any
of you see her today?

We don't
hang out much.

She probably realized
she wasn't up to it,

and besides,
our team is fine as-is.

Yeah, I don't think
we need Jenny.

Lena, chalk up, please.
You're first.

[SIGHING]
That worked out
pretty well.

Really?

What?

Jenny's good.

Maybe we could've
used her.

Yeah, she can have
your spot.

Just saying.

Girls, enough with
the side conversation.

Give Lena your focus,
please.

Sorry,
Miss Allister.

Come on, Lena.

Thank you.

Nice.
Beautiful, Lena.

[♪♪♪]

How many floors
does this place have?

Seven.
Hm.

[ELEVATOR CLANGS]

That's not good.

Oh, that happens
from time to time.

Somebody's gotta give the
control box a good, swift kick.

Perfect. Where is it?

Uh, it's two stories down.

We'll take the elevator.

[CHUCKLES] Funny.
Mm.

No, I'll just call Mo.

Oh, wait.

[GROANS]

I left my phone on my desk.
Where's yours?

Mom won't let me have one.

Whenever I use hers,
I buy apps.

Okay.
Well, we're stuck.

Yeah,
this is so cool.

Why don't you give your lungs
a little workout there?

Sure.

[YELLING]
Help!

Help! Help?

[POP SONG PLAYING ON STEREO]

I wish I could dance
to this.

I wish
I could sing to it.

Someone's already
singing it.

Well, I could
sing it better.

Hey, why'd you
shut it off?

Your dad.

What?
But it's not Wednesday.

[PHONE RINGING]
He's dialing now!

Daddy!
Hey, kiddo.

I miss you. Where are you?
How are you?

Let's just say it's hot,
and there's lots of sand.

And you?

My friend Jenny's
gymnastics club

is having their
grand opening today.

Jenny's mom is gonna let us
do a performance.

Rachel's gonna play a song,
and I'm gonna do a dance.

Hey, why don't you show me
some of your sweet moves?

I haven't worked out
all of them.

That's an order, kiddo.

[♪♪♪]

RACHEL:
Her dad's been deployed
for six months.

JENNY: Oh. That's so hard.
RACHEL: Yeah.

Nice!

That's my baby.

She's got
those moves down.

Woo!

[KEISHA'S DAD CHUCKLES]

Wow! Wow, that was amazing!

You always say that.

KEISHA'S DAD:
Because I always mean it.

[VEHICLE BEEPING]
[SIGHS]

Okay, Keisha.
I have to go on patrol.

When are you coming home,
Daddy?

It's not my call to make,
kiddo.

Hopefully soon.

Look, have a great show,

and tell your mom
I'll call her later.

I love you, Daddy.

Love you.

[PHONE BEEPS]

[SNIFFLING, CRYING]

RACHEL:
Keisha, it's okay.

KEISHA:
I really miss him.

RACHEL:
We love you, Keisha.

[♪♪♪]

Are these
what I think they are?

Grandpa, you won medals?

Yeah, you found
my fancy coasters.

What's this one for?
Ahem, that's for pommel horse.

How about this one?

The rings.

Nobody did
the iron cross like me.

Except for the Romanian guy
who got the gold.

Grandpa, you're the GOAT.
Why?

'Cause I'm stubborn?

No. G-O-A-T.
Greatest Of All Time.

Oh, I don't know
about that.

I might've been a champion
that day,

but a couple months
later,

I was back working at
the car dealership.

You mean winning a medal
didn't make you rich?

[CHUCKLES]

No. It did not
make me rich.

But I will
tell you this, Joon.

Being up there
on that podium...

Well, you don't
forget that.

That stays with you
forever.

You know, fighting
rush-hour traffic

or applying for a job,

asking a lady out.

It's all
a little bit easier

'cause you had that...

You had that
one moment of glory.

Grandpa,
you give me the feels.

[CHUCKLES]

Arr, keep digging
there, pirate!

See what else
is in them boxes.

Oh, I need some batteries
for my wireless mic.

Um, go ask
my mom.

she's heading into
her office now.

Oh, okay. Thanks.

[KNOCKS]

Can I ask you
something?

How did Rachel know
your dad was gonna call

before your phone
even rang?

Weird, huh?

Uh, yeah.

She just knows things,
I guess.

You'll get used to it.

It's kind of awesome.

Hi, Mrs. Cortez.

I was wondering if you have
batteries for my wireless mic?

Uh, yeah.
I think I have some

in that cabinet
right there.

You can
help yourself.

Great, thanks!
No problem.

Ooh, I'm getting
a vibe!

What?

You're afraid no one
will come to your opening.

[GASPS]
Please don't
say that out loud!

It's okay.
Jinxes don't work that way.

Oh.

What are they doing
in there?

Uh-oh. Looks like
she's doing Rachel stuff.

Wait. That isn't it.

You're trying
to impress someone.

Rachel, stop bothering her.
But I wasn't doing anything!

I saw you. You so were.

Maybe I was vibing her
just a bit.

You don't know her.

I'm super sorry,
Mrs. Cortez.

I couldn't resist.

Hey, Mom. I see you're
getting to know my friends.

Yes, I have! They're
both very interesting.

Rachel was just
vibing me.

You saw into my mom's mind?
RACHEL: Yepperdoodles.

What did you see?

She's trying to impress
someone, but not sure who.

[SIGHING]
Rachel doesn't
know what she's talking about.

[WHISPERING]
It's Gus.

Oh. Okay, she does know
what she's talking about.

She always does.

WHITNEY:
Enough vibing for one day.

Back to work!

JENNY:
That was so cool.

[♪♪♪]

Ow!

Are you okay, Tori?
Yeah, I'm fine.

Tori, this is not gonna
win us the qualifier!

Olivia! Please.

Why did you try that move? You
know you're not ready for that.

I saw Jenny do it
at try-outs.

If she could do it,
I wanted to see if I could.

Okay, I'm gonna
go get you some ice.

Okay.

[SIGHS]
What are you doing?

What are you
talking about?

Stop talking about Jenny!
And how she's so good.

I wasn't.

Always so much drama.
I know.

Okay, everybody. Listen up.
From now on,

no one talks about Jenny.
Got it?

BOTH:
Yep.

Jenny who?
Exactly.

Ow...

I'm starving!

You know what?

I've got turkey jerky
in one of these boxes

'cause I was sponsored
by a turkey jerky company.

Then I got sick of sayin'
"Turkey jerky:

Thanksgiving on the road."

You just made me hungrier.
Heh.

You had a fanny pack?

GUS:
Oh, boy. I know.

Very uncool.
They're back in!

Yeah, you know the decades
where they weren't?

That's when I had it.

Let me see what's inside.
All right.

Is that a...
Is that a peppermint?

Well, that's gum,
yeah.

Then there's some sunscreen,
a lip chap, and a subway token...

Wait a minute.
What's this here?

I just felt something.

It's a fishing lure.

Your dad caught
a very big fish with this.

You know what?

I think I have
a photo of it somewhere.

Let me see here.
Photos.

Photo box,
photo box 4...

Four for photos.
Four for photos.

Four for photos.
Yeah.

Good idea.

And you would be
correct, sir.

Oh, there's one there.
And let's...

Hold on, this is it.
This is it. Here we go.

That's my dad!
Sure is.

I used to come down
and visit you guys in Miami,

and Hector and me used to go
on these fishing trips.

He caught a 200-pound
marlin with that lure.

He gave it to me.
He said it was lucky,

that he had all the luck
in the world.

My dad held this.
He sure did.

Can I have it?

Yeah,
you can have it.

His DNA is still on it.

Maybe I can clone him.

Yeah.
Maybe you can.

WHITNEY:
Oh, are you girls ready
for this?

So excited.
Yeah. Open the doors, Mom.

Open the floodgates.
[GIGGLING] Okay!

[GASPS]
Wow! Hi, everyone!

Welcome to
Cortez Gymnastics!

Come on in!
Right this way.

Hi!
Nice to see you!

Look at the balloons.
I just love them.

People are coming.
Ooh! Look at all those people!

Hi, welcome
to Cortez Gymnastics!

Hi, welcome.
Hope you enjoy the space!

Hey, where are
Gus and Joon?

They're supposed to
make drinks for everyone.

I'll have to do it.
You guys take over.

All right,
you got it.

Hi, hope you enjoy the space!
Hi, welcome!

Welcome to Cortez Gymnastics.
Hi.

What a zoo.

[GASPS]

Oh, Miss Allister!

What are you
doing here?

[♪♪♪]

I actually just popped in
to talk to you and your mom.

I wanna know
why you quit the team.

Um, shouldn't we talk
about school stuff at school?

Yeah, it sounds like
a school thing to me.

Yeah. "Extracurricular"
written all over it.

No, it... It's bothering me.
I just...

I wanna talk to you
about it.

Wow, we never had teachers
like that back at home.

[WHISPERING]
Keep my mom distracted.

Would you like
a beverage?

No, I'm good, thank you.

RACHEL:
Jenny! You
must be thirsty.

I'm so thirsty.
Oh, what about your mom?

She's probably
thirsty too.

All right,
I'll be... Yeah.

Okay, Jenny,
I just don't understand

why you quit the team.

mean, you're so good.

I actually quit the team
because...

Mm-hm?

...my mom needs me
to help run the gym

and it's most nights
after school.

Well, maybe I can talk
to your mom,

and we can figure out
a schedule.

[GIRLS STAMMERING
TO STALL WHITNEY]

Uh, no-no-no.

Um, I can balance it out.

I mean, I'm a gymnast,

and after all,
we do have great balance.

Really?
Yeah.

Okay, great!

So I'm back on the team.

We really need you
for the qualifier.

Oh... So,
um, practice on...?

Monday.

Right. See you Monday
after school.

And in homeroom,
don't forget.

Home room it is.
Yes.

Bye.
Oh, okay. Bye!

Have a great opening!
We will. Um... Yeah.

KEISHA:
Wait, I'd love to talk to you.

You wanna see
my mole

that looks like a giraffe?

Did we lose
a potential customer?

Uh, no.
She took a flyer.

She said she's gonna
show her sister,

who's got
lots of kids.

Oh, good!

Listen, Gus and Joon
should be back by now.

Where are they?

Don't worry.
They're about to have a moment.

Wha...?

[SIGHS]

Who's this?

You don't recognize
your mom?

Wow,
look at that smile!

Yeah, haven't seen that
in a while.

Can I ask you a question?

Sure.

Why do you and Mom
hate each other?

Oh, I don't know
if it's hate.

It's something.

What, you don't know
the story?

Nobody tells me anything
except bedtime stories.

Oh, okay.

Well, once upon a time...
Heh, heh.

...your mother
was a teenager,

and she was
a very good gymnast.

How good?

Well, she was
really good.

She was gonna be
one of the best in the world.

"Gonna be"?
What happened?

Well,
I was her coach,

and I knew she had to stick
this one very difficult vault

if she was gonna medal.

But she ended up
crackin' her knee in practice.

Poor Mom.

Yeah.
Then she blamed me,

thought I pushed her
too hard.

Then what happened?

After that, she, uh...
stopped competing.

'Cause she got hurt?

Ah, I don't think
it was that.

So you weren't
her coach anymore.

No.

[METALLIC CLANGING]

We're heading
back down!

Mo, heads up! It's us.
We're up here.

The knight in shining armor
has saved the princes!

I hit it with my hammer.
Thanks.

Okay, can you possibly
get this stuff upstairs?

But then I'll miss
the opening.

Okay, Doc.
Just leave it.

[♪♪♪]

[APPLAUSE]

Thank you so much
for coming

to the opening
of Cortez Gymnastics.

For those of you
who don't already know him,

I'd like to introduce you

to my father,
Gus McIlroy.

That's
my grandpa!

[APPLAUSE]

We want this to be a home...
RACHEL: [WHISPERING] Jenny!

...for everyone
who loves our sport,

so let me tell you a little bit
about our facilities...

So you're back on the team?
It's stupid, I know.

It's the only way I could keep
Miss Allister away from Mom.

[SIGHS, IN NORMAL VOICE]
What happens when Olivia
finds out?

When you go,
Olivia will show your mom

the video of you
doing level eight stuff,

and you'll be grounded.

But if you don't
show up to practice,

Miss Allister
will talk to your mom.

I know.
It's devastating.

WHITNEY:
Who's ready to
see some gymnastics?

[APPLAUSE]

And now, my daughter Jenny
is gonna do her floor routine.

Go ahead.

[CHEERING]

[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]

[APPLAUSE]

We got so hungry

that me and Grandpa had to do
rock, paper, scissors

of who would eat who
if we didn't get rescued.

I won. And then we found an
old chocolate bar on the floor.

We ate it,
and it gave Grandpa gas.

Yeah, pretty much
everything does.

[CHEERING, WHISTLING]

[MUSIC STOPS,
PEOPLE CHEERING]

You did great.

WHITNEY:
Now, to kick off
the celebrations,

my daughter and her friends have
prepared a special performance.

[APPLAUSE]

[BEAT PLAYING]

[PIANO PLAYING]

[ALL CLAPPING]

♪ Out on a wing
On the first day of spring ♪

♪ There's not a thing
To lose ♪

♪ Feelin' high as a bird ♪

♪ Good as my word ♪

♪ Feelin' seen
Feelin' heard with you ♪

♪ Well, I used to cry
To myself ♪

♪ When there was
Nobody else around ♪

♪ And now you will dry
All my tears ♪

♪ All my thoughts
All my fears ♪

♪ I'll let them go ♪

♪ Now that I'm home ♪

♪ I found you were
All that I needed ♪

♪ Now I'm not alone ♪

♪ Now that I'm home ♪

Great job, Whitney.
I'm really impressed.

Thank you. Heh.

♪ While the world
Runs its course ♪

♪ And nature's a force ♪

♪ And all that matters to me ♪

♪ Is right from the start
You had all of my heart ♪

♪ Now I'm out of the dark ♪

♪ Now I can see ♪

BOTH:
♪ Well, I used to cry
To myself ♪

♪ When there was
Nobody else around ♪

♪ And now you will dry
All my tears ♪

♪ All my thoughts
All my fears ♪

♪ I'll let them go ♪

♪ Now that I'm home ♪

♪ I found
You were all that I needed ♪

♪ Now I'm not alone ♪

♪ Now that I'm home ♪

[APPLAUSE, CHEERING]

I'm so happy
that you're all here

for the unveiling
of Cortez Gymnastics.

[APPLAUSE]

I've, uh, actually rigged it up
on an app here,

so hopefully it works.

[CHEERING]

Woo!

[♪♪♪]