The Ghost and Molly McGee (2021–…): Season 2, Episode 10 - Like Father, Like Libby/Dance Dad Revolution - full transcript
After receiving a late Bat Mitzvah present, Libby gets excited to visit her father; Pete becomes an influencer and loses sight of his original goal.
Muah-hah-ha-ha!
- ♪ I can't believe you're all mine ♪
- Uh, what?
- ♪ You and me for all time ♪
- Ugh!
♪ I'm never, ever
Ever gonna be alone again! ♪
Oh, boy!
- ♪ The dream team, you and me ♪
- For all eternity?
- ♪ For all eternity! ♪
- (yells)
BOTH: ♪ It's the ghost, it's the ghost ♪
♪ And Molly McGee ♪
♪ I've been cursed, it's the worst! ♪
MOLLY: ♪ Now you're stuck with me! ♪
♪ We're never gonna be apart ♪
♪ Is there a way to hit restart? ♪
- Nope!
- BOTH: ♪ We're the ghost ♪
♪ Ghost and Molly McGee ♪
- That's me!
- Well, that's she.
♪ The Ghost and Molly McGee! ♪
(gentle music playing)
So, did you love it
or did you hate it? Or...
Oh, no. Don't tell me
you were indifferent.
Libby, I loved it!
I thought for sure the Chimera Queen
was going to torch the entire city,
but then ah, ah, ah.
You zagged, and she became
the benevolent leader
you'd always built her up to be.
You have a way with words.
Yeah? Prove it.
What's a six-letter word
for someone bringing news?
Starts with an H.
- Herald...
- MAIL CARRIER: Mail call.
Let's see here, Slam Poetry Quarterly,
a bunch of bills, and a package.
Oh. Uh...
"Here's hoppin'
you have a great bat mitzvah."
What? Bat mitzvah?
Your bat mitzvah was months ago.
And everyone knows
your signature animal is the turtle.
Whoever sent this doesn't know you at...
- It's from my dad!
- ...all right.
That is such a nice,
thoughtful gift, then.
You know, I've never heard
you talk about your dad before.
Which you totally don't have to
if you don't want to.
But if you do, I am all ears.
Well, he'd love to be around more,
but he's busy traveling the world
so he can write the next
great American novel.
Oh. He's a writer. Oh, just like you.
Yup. He's been working
on his book for years, and...
(gasps)
Oh! He's finally finished!
Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom!
Dad's gonna be
at the Buncha Books in Knotsworthy
this weekend promoting his book.
He finished?
Yes! And he wants me to come see him.
I don't know, turtledove.
Knotsworthy's pretty far.
It's only two states away.
And I haven't seen him in six years.
You know I can't resist a road trip
with my favorite girl.
Yay!
Now that Dad's not so focused on his book,
our story can finally begin.
I bet that's why he wants to see me,
so we can start making up for lost time.
Oh, but my turtles.
Someone needs to take care
of them while...
Oh! Stop right there.
Scratch and I got you covered.
Like a shell.
- It's not a joke, Molly.
- You just don't get it.
Just because you say it like a joke
doesn't mean it's a joke.
Can't have a successful road trip
without road snacks.
Hey, Libby, look.
I "mustache" you to eat me.
(giggles)
Oh, while we're here,
we should get snacks for Dad too.
Hmm, does he like sweet or salty?
Ooh. I'll get both.
(gasps)
Mom!
We need to get these!
And, ooh,
we should get this sled
while it's on sale.
Dad might want to take me sledding,
just like when I was little.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
We'll stick to the snacks for now.
(whispers)
We'll be back for you. Don't worry.
MOLLY: Shoshana, Santiago,
and we've got Simon,
who loves to climb.
(laughs)
Yeah, you do, buddy.
Okay, so they've got food and water,
some heat lamps, and my ever-watchful eye.
All is good.
(blows raspberry)
(whistles)
- Do they seem bored to you?
- I mean, they're turtles.
Boredom's their natural state.
Now let's get to the good stuff.
Help me with this crossword.
It's a six-letter word
for excessive confidence
leading to one's downfall.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
Molly McGee always goes above and beyond.
I'm gonna make a bigger
and better turtle playground.
The biggest and best turtle playground
that's ever existed!
"Hubris." Thank you.
I am going to create a turtle-topia!
(low-tone toot)
- Looks great, Mol.
- It does.
But Turtletopia needs one final touch.
(gasps)
A water feature.
Keep an eye on the turtles, Scratch.
Uh, I can handle that.
Now, seven across.
A ten-letter word
for hint of a coming disaster?
(laughs)
"Foreshadow."
(gasps)
Where are the turtles?
What? How'd they get away so...
I looked away for one second.
Oh, Scratch, we have to find them.
They're Libby's number two
through five best friends.
- Maybe not anymore.
- Scratch!
LEAH: Okay, and "S" is for...
"sparrows swaying in the sky."
Now you've got "T."
Libby? Libby, it's your turn.
- Huh?
- T.
Oh, sorry, Mom. I can't concentrate.
I keep thinking about Dad.
It's been so long since I've seen him.
Tell me about everything about him.
Well, when we met in college,
he was handsome, charming,
played the bandonion like a bandit.
Ah, that's all surface, Mom.
Give me the good stuff. You know, like...
Are his jokes the right mix
of embarrassing and funny?
Is he an extroverted introvert
or an introverted extrovert?
Do his hugs feel like home?
Okay, tire changed. Let's go.
Mom, you're being weird.
Well, your father is many things.
Some good, some bad.
But the most important thing is
that he gave me
the greatest miracle of my life.
- Me.
- That's right.
It's you!
- Mwah, mwah, mwah!
- (laughs)
- Mom!
- Ooh!
- (phone ringing)
- Oh, what's that?
I think the road is calling.
(chuckles)
It's not the road, Mom.
It's Molly.
- (beeps)
- Libby!
Libby, uh, quick Q about the turtles.
Oh, Molly, don't worry.
I know you're going above and beyond
to take care of them.
Let me talk to Simon.
(groans)
(whispers)
Scratch, pretend to be Simon.
SCRATCH: I don't know
what a turtle sounds like.
- You do it.
- What? I don't...
You know I can't do animal noises.
(grunts)
(mumbles)
- (smacking lips)
- Simon? Are you okay?
He's probably just tired
from all the fun we're having.
Okay, bye!
Whew! Who knew
I was so good at turtle noises?
Listen, Libby,
I think there are some things
we should talk about now
that we're almost there.
(gasps)
We're almost there?
I'm so excited.
Like a thousand butterflies
are erupting in my stomach.
Dad and I are finally
going to be together.
♪ Me and my dad ♪
♪ We'll spend every day ♪
♪ Making up for the time lost ♪
♪ When he was away ♪
♪ We'll play complicated board games ♪
♪ And then crochet ♪
♪ We'll make plaid ♪
♪ Just me and my dad ♪
♪ We'll pack a picnic ♪
♪ And ride our bikes ♪
♪ He'll insist on playing the bongos ♪
♪ At my open mics ♪
♪ He'll cheer encouraging words
After all my strikes, like... ♪
It's okay, Lib. Shake it off.
♪ And my mom will think... ♪
He's really changed.
♪ Every birthday cake ♪
♪ Will taste a little sweeter ♪
♪ The menorah will burn brighter ♪
♪ With him there ♪
♪ He'll help to make my writing better ♪
♪ We'll workshop everything together ♪
♪ We'll be the world's best-selling ♪
♪ Father-daughter author pair ♪
♪ Me and my dad ♪
♪ We've been apart for so long ♪
♪ I was scared, he didn't care about me ♪
♪ Scared he was gone ♪
♪ But now he's coming back ♪
♪ And I'm singing a happy song ♪
♪ I'm not sad ♪
♪ 'Cause at last it's me and my dad ♪
♪ Ooh-ooh ♪
Oh, uh, what were you gonna say, Mom?
I didn't realize
how much this meant to you.
Yeah, I guess I didn't either.
I love seeing you so excited,
but just be careful
with your expectations, okay?
I found Simon!
Scratch, that's a stuffed animal.
You sure? It's got the same lifeless eyes.
- (groans)
- Staring straight into my soul.
I've failed my best friend.
Come on, all we need's
a little eight-letter word
starting with G
that means can-do attitude?
Right. "Gumption!"
And I've got a gump-ton of gumption.
- Yup, that worked.
- Scratch, we've got work to do.
(upbeat music playing)
Okay, Shoshana, come and get it.
(bowl clatters)
(grunting)
Okay, nice and toasty,
just the way Santiago likes it.
- (dance music playing)
- SCRATCH: I still don't see
how a turtle likes
a specific genre of music.
♪ When you least expect it ♪
Uh, I don't see him. Are we late?
I knew we shouldn't have stopped
for that extra bathroom break.
I could have held it!
I'm sure he'll be here any minute.
Come on, Matias. Don't do this.
- Not today.
- (Libby gasps)
There he is! That's him!
Okay, kiddo. I'll be right here.
Dad! Hey!
(both laugh)
Oh, you can't be Libby!
She's only about yea high.
You, you're practically a young woman.
Yeah, well, I have been bat mitzvah'd.
(breathes sharply)
You've raised a strong woman, Leah.
She can handle whatever happens.
So, um, congrats on finishing your book.
Oh, thanks.
Signed a copy for my favorite gal.
"Keep reading, keep dreaming"?
Um, I've got a book for you too.
I don't know if you remember,
I write also.
I mean, I mentioned it in a few, or some,
or, well, all of my letters.
Oh, trying to follow
in your dad's footsteps, huh?
- (camera shutters click)
- Uh, yeah.
So, umm, now that you're done
with your book,
we can finally spend
some real time together.
What are we gonna do first?
There's a sled with your name on it.
Oh, kiddo.
You know I'd love to,
but the publisher
is super excited about the book.
We are thinking it's gonna be a trilogy!
So, I'm gonna be busy for a while.
You know, we have to work
on developing a direction
for the series,
and then I have to travel
for research again,
and I have to worry about tours,
and signings,
- and maybe some spin-offs...
- Oh.
You okay, turtledove?
Chasing Miracles.
Ha! He's a fool.
He's been out there chasing miracles,
but he can't even see
that he had the greatest one of all
right in front of him.
You.
(sniffles)
Mom?
Thanks for always being here.
And now...
I "mustache" you to give me a hug.
Oh!
Good.
(sniffles)
Come on, come on! Where are you, Simon?
- (car door closes)
- (gasps) Libby's back!
Hey, Libby.
I have to tell you something. I...
- (groans)
- (indistinct chatter)
Aah! Holy!
Man, that turtle is a great climber.
...uh, and that thing is...
Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!
Um...
that everything went great.
- Thanks, Molly.
- Bye.
Whew!
She totally bought it.
So how did it go?
Oh, Molly totally lost them
and found them at the very last minute.
SCRATCH AND MOLLY:
♪ The Ghost and Molly McGee ♪
- ♪ I can't believe you're all mine ♪
- Uh, what?
- ♪ You and me for all time ♪
- Ugh!
♪ I'm never, ever
Ever gonna be alone again! ♪
Oh, boy!
- ♪ The dream team, you and me ♪
- For all eternity?
- ♪ For all eternity! ♪
- (yells)
BOTH: ♪ It's the ghost, it's the ghost ♪
♪ And Molly McGee ♪
♪ I've been cursed, it's the worst! ♪
MOLLY: ♪ Now you're stuck with me! ♪
♪ We're never gonna be apart ♪
♪ Is there a way to hit restart? ♪
- Nope!
- BOTH: ♪ We're the ghost ♪
♪ Ghost and Molly McGee ♪
- That's me!
- Well, that's she.
♪ The Ghost and Molly McGee! ♪
(gentle music playing)
So, did you love it
or did you hate it? Or...
Oh, no. Don't tell me
you were indifferent.
Libby, I loved it!
I thought for sure the Chimera Queen
was going to torch the entire city,
but then ah, ah, ah.
You zagged, and she became
the benevolent leader
you'd always built her up to be.
You have a way with words.
Yeah? Prove it.
What's a six-letter word
for someone bringing news?
Starts with an H.
- Herald...
- MAIL CARRIER: Mail call.
Let's see here, Slam Poetry Quarterly,
a bunch of bills, and a package.
Oh. Uh...
"Here's hoppin'
you have a great bat mitzvah."
What? Bat mitzvah?
Your bat mitzvah was months ago.
And everyone knows
your signature animal is the turtle.
Whoever sent this doesn't know you at...
- It's from my dad!
- ...all right.
That is such a nice,
thoughtful gift, then.
You know, I've never heard
you talk about your dad before.
Which you totally don't have to
if you don't want to.
But if you do, I am all ears.
Well, he'd love to be around more,
but he's busy traveling the world
so he can write the next
great American novel.
Oh. He's a writer. Oh, just like you.
Yup. He's been working
on his book for years, and...
(gasps)
Oh! He's finally finished!
Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom!
Dad's gonna be
at the Buncha Books in Knotsworthy
this weekend promoting his book.
He finished?
Yes! And he wants me to come see him.
I don't know, turtledove.
Knotsworthy's pretty far.
It's only two states away.
And I haven't seen him in six years.
You know I can't resist a road trip
with my favorite girl.
Yay!
Now that Dad's not so focused on his book,
our story can finally begin.
I bet that's why he wants to see me,
so we can start making up for lost time.
Oh, but my turtles.
Someone needs to take care
of them while...
Oh! Stop right there.
Scratch and I got you covered.
Like a shell.
- It's not a joke, Molly.
- You just don't get it.
Just because you say it like a joke
doesn't mean it's a joke.
Can't have a successful road trip
without road snacks.
Hey, Libby, look.
I "mustache" you to eat me.
(giggles)
Oh, while we're here,
we should get snacks for Dad too.
Hmm, does he like sweet or salty?
Ooh. I'll get both.
(gasps)
Mom!
We need to get these!
And, ooh,
we should get this sled
while it's on sale.
Dad might want to take me sledding,
just like when I was little.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
We'll stick to the snacks for now.
(whispers)
We'll be back for you. Don't worry.
MOLLY: Shoshana, Santiago,
and we've got Simon,
who loves to climb.
(laughs)
Yeah, you do, buddy.
Okay, so they've got food and water,
some heat lamps, and my ever-watchful eye.
All is good.
(blows raspberry)
(whistles)
- Do they seem bored to you?
- I mean, they're turtles.
Boredom's their natural state.
Now let's get to the good stuff.
Help me with this crossword.
It's a six-letter word
for excessive confidence
leading to one's downfall.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
Molly McGee always goes above and beyond.
I'm gonna make a bigger
and better turtle playground.
The biggest and best turtle playground
that's ever existed!
"Hubris." Thank you.
I am going to create a turtle-topia!
(low-tone toot)
- Looks great, Mol.
- It does.
But Turtletopia needs one final touch.
(gasps)
A water feature.
Keep an eye on the turtles, Scratch.
Uh, I can handle that.
Now, seven across.
A ten-letter word
for hint of a coming disaster?
(laughs)
"Foreshadow."
(gasps)
Where are the turtles?
What? How'd they get away so...
I looked away for one second.
Oh, Scratch, we have to find them.
They're Libby's number two
through five best friends.
- Maybe not anymore.
- Scratch!
LEAH: Okay, and "S" is for...
"sparrows swaying in the sky."
Now you've got "T."
Libby? Libby, it's your turn.
- Huh?
- T.
Oh, sorry, Mom. I can't concentrate.
I keep thinking about Dad.
It's been so long since I've seen him.
Tell me about everything about him.
Well, when we met in college,
he was handsome, charming,
played the bandonion like a bandit.
Ah, that's all surface, Mom.
Give me the good stuff. You know, like...
Are his jokes the right mix
of embarrassing and funny?
Is he an extroverted introvert
or an introverted extrovert?
Do his hugs feel like home?
Okay, tire changed. Let's go.
Mom, you're being weird.
Well, your father is many things.
Some good, some bad.
But the most important thing is
that he gave me
the greatest miracle of my life.
- Me.
- That's right.
It's you!
- Mwah, mwah, mwah!
- (laughs)
- Mom!
- Ooh!
- (phone ringing)
- Oh, what's that?
I think the road is calling.
(chuckles)
It's not the road, Mom.
It's Molly.
- (beeps)
- Libby!
Libby, uh, quick Q about the turtles.
Oh, Molly, don't worry.
I know you're going above and beyond
to take care of them.
Let me talk to Simon.
(groans)
(whispers)
Scratch, pretend to be Simon.
SCRATCH: I don't know
what a turtle sounds like.
- You do it.
- What? I don't...
You know I can't do animal noises.
(grunts)
(mumbles)
- (smacking lips)
- Simon? Are you okay?
He's probably just tired
from all the fun we're having.
Okay, bye!
Whew! Who knew
I was so good at turtle noises?
Listen, Libby,
I think there are some things
we should talk about now
that we're almost there.
(gasps)
We're almost there?
I'm so excited.
Like a thousand butterflies
are erupting in my stomach.
Dad and I are finally
going to be together.
♪ Me and my dad ♪
♪ We'll spend every day ♪
♪ Making up for the time lost ♪
♪ When he was away ♪
♪ We'll play complicated board games ♪
♪ And then crochet ♪
♪ We'll make plaid ♪
♪ Just me and my dad ♪
♪ We'll pack a picnic ♪
♪ And ride our bikes ♪
♪ He'll insist on playing the bongos ♪
♪ At my open mics ♪
♪ He'll cheer encouraging words
After all my strikes, like... ♪
It's okay, Lib. Shake it off.
♪ And my mom will think... ♪
He's really changed.
♪ Every birthday cake ♪
♪ Will taste a little sweeter ♪
♪ The menorah will burn brighter ♪
♪ With him there ♪
♪ He'll help to make my writing better ♪
♪ We'll workshop everything together ♪
♪ We'll be the world's best-selling ♪
♪ Father-daughter author pair ♪
♪ Me and my dad ♪
♪ We've been apart for so long ♪
♪ I was scared, he didn't care about me ♪
♪ Scared he was gone ♪
♪ But now he's coming back ♪
♪ And I'm singing a happy song ♪
♪ I'm not sad ♪
♪ 'Cause at last it's me and my dad ♪
♪ Ooh-ooh ♪
Oh, uh, what were you gonna say, Mom?
I didn't realize
how much this meant to you.
Yeah, I guess I didn't either.
I love seeing you so excited,
but just be careful
with your expectations, okay?
I found Simon!
Scratch, that's a stuffed animal.
You sure? It's got the same lifeless eyes.
- (groans)
- Staring straight into my soul.
I've failed my best friend.
Come on, all we need's
a little eight-letter word
starting with G
that means can-do attitude?
Right. "Gumption!"
And I've got a gump-ton of gumption.
- Yup, that worked.
- Scratch, we've got work to do.
(upbeat music playing)
Okay, Shoshana, come and get it.
(bowl clatters)
(grunting)
Okay, nice and toasty,
just the way Santiago likes it.
- (dance music playing)
- SCRATCH: I still don't see
how a turtle likes
a specific genre of music.
♪ When you least expect it ♪
Uh, I don't see him. Are we late?
I knew we shouldn't have stopped
for that extra bathroom break.
I could have held it!
I'm sure he'll be here any minute.
Come on, Matias. Don't do this.
- Not today.
- (Libby gasps)
There he is! That's him!
Okay, kiddo. I'll be right here.
Dad! Hey!
(both laugh)
Oh, you can't be Libby!
She's only about yea high.
You, you're practically a young woman.
Yeah, well, I have been bat mitzvah'd.
(breathes sharply)
You've raised a strong woman, Leah.
She can handle whatever happens.
So, um, congrats on finishing your book.
Oh, thanks.
Signed a copy for my favorite gal.
"Keep reading, keep dreaming"?
Um, I've got a book for you too.
I don't know if you remember,
I write also.
I mean, I mentioned it in a few, or some,
or, well, all of my letters.
Oh, trying to follow
in your dad's footsteps, huh?
- (camera shutters click)
- Uh, yeah.
So, umm, now that you're done
with your book,
we can finally spend
some real time together.
What are we gonna do first?
There's a sled with your name on it.
Oh, kiddo.
You know I'd love to,
but the publisher
is super excited about the book.
We are thinking it's gonna be a trilogy!
So, I'm gonna be busy for a while.
You know, we have to work
on developing a direction
for the series,
and then I have to travel
for research again,
and I have to worry about tours,
and signings,
- and maybe some spin-offs...
- Oh.
You okay, turtledove?
Chasing Miracles.
Ha! He's a fool.
He's been out there chasing miracles,
but he can't even see
that he had the greatest one of all
right in front of him.
You.
(sniffles)
Mom?
Thanks for always being here.
And now...
I "mustache" you to give me a hug.
Oh!
Good.
(sniffles)
Come on, come on! Where are you, Simon?
- (car door closes)
- (gasps) Libby's back!
Hey, Libby.
I have to tell you something. I...
- (groans)
- (indistinct chatter)
Aah! Holy!
Man, that turtle is a great climber.
...uh, and that thing is...
Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!
Um...
that everything went great.
- Thanks, Molly.
- Bye.
Whew!
She totally bought it.
So how did it go?
Oh, Molly totally lost them
and found them at the very last minute.
SCRATCH AND MOLLY:
♪ The Ghost and Molly McGee ♪