The Way of the Househusband (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - Episode #1.7 - full transcript
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL ANIME SERIES
ORIGINAL WORK BY KOUSUKE OONO
PRODUCED BY NETFLIX
EPISODE 37
Crepes aren't bringing in
the dough these days.
Might be time for a new menu… Huh?
Oh, yeah, what's that again?
They're popular nowadays.
What are they called again? Um…
Right! Tapioca!
It's tapioca milk tea!
You're the only one
who knows this stuff around here.
Though I'm pissed, I have to ask you.
What is it?
Tell me everything you know about tapioca.
Springy texture, soft and chewy.
Works great in a drink.
Gets the likes on Instagram.
That's tapioca.
Come with me.
Hey, tipster.
I want ingredients for tapioca balls.
You better speak up!
Wait.
FREE GYOZA VOUCHER
SMIRK
Go up this building to the second floor.
Is this…
a confectionary wholesaler?
That is correct.
They got them white powder imports
stacked up good and proper.
Here we go.
What? Flour?
CRASH
Tapioca comes in little balls!
Is this some kind of joke?
You amateur!
You add hot water to it a little at a time
and roll it into balls yourself!
What?
SUPER DELICIOUS CREPES
Why are you just standing there?
Get the water boiling!
I'm doing it already, you fool!
Get the brown sugar ready!
A little at a time!
I know, I'm not stupid!
Hey, that's too much!
ROLL
Hey…
Yeah.
There it is! That's tapioca right there!
More! We need to roll more!
Now we just need to pour milk tea
on the tapioca balls.
And there you have it, tapioca milk tea!
GULP
SLURP
What happened?
That tapioca ganged up on me, yo!
I took a full load right in my throat.
This shit's lethal.
How can everyone be on this?
Okay, people, gather around.
This tapioca is made
from the best starch available.
Once you have a lil' dabble,
there's no going back.
Look, they have tapioca.
No way, that's cool. I want one!
GLINT
Uh, actually…
Yeah…
Excuse me.
Six tapioca milk teas please.
-Tapioca.
-We have bigger sizes too.
FREE GYOZA VOUCHER
EPISODE 38
We're now going to the most powerful
organization in the country.
It has over 20,000 members
if you include all the branches.
They will do any type of hustle.
Nothing is off-limits.
Any type…
Let's do this!
Oh, a 100-yen shop.
"Bring color to your life" Seriya.
"Discover amazing things" Can Goo.
And this place… "Definitely" Daizo!
We got three heavyweights here,
battling it out in a turf war.
Been a while since I've been here.
This shop's got everything
FRUIT SQUEEZER! FRESHLY SQUEEZED!
But none of this stuff
feels particularly necessary either.
SLAP
Are you looking down on housework?
The 100-yen shop is helping us out.
Take this fruit squeezer, for instance.
SQUEEZE
Without it…
and with it!
A lot of these items are useful
when you don't have much time.
Say you finished cooking,
but it needs that extra something…
That's when…
these little 100-yen items
can really come in handy!
Without it…
and with it!
I can see the real power
of the 100-yen shop!
You know your stuff, Boss!
Masa, are you really doing
your housework properly?
Well, yeah, of course…
Look me in the face then.
You washing your sheets regularly?
Are you sorting out your trash?
Who do you think I am?
PASS
Okay, so what's that then? 3, 2, 1…
It's a portable insect net!
It's a lint catcher
for the washing machine.
Oh, so that's what it's for.
Okay, then what's this?
That's easy.
It's a handle for something.
It's an apple cutter!
I was just about to say that.
-What's this?
-Oh, yes. Right.
I can see what it says there.
This.
Erm, this is…
I don't even need to say. It's obvious.
Insect catcher!
I'm sorry, Boss.
I'll be honest,
I haven't been doing my housework.
I thought as much.
Just start and take it slow.
Boss…
You should buy this stuff,
because it's all useful.
Okay!
Well… What's this again?
STAB
WAKE
Huh? Are you still up?
PACKING CORD
BOOK YOMIYA
What? The guy we asked can't come now?
Yeah, we just got the call yesterday.
The manager has been
desperately calling people for help.
Oh, so that explains why he's here…
Gather round and watch, ladies and gents.
It's time for a picture-story show.
-Yay!
-What are you going to read?
Today, I'll be reading
something I cooked up.
Momotaro.
-Oh, I know this story.
-Momotaro!
That writing is extreme.
Once upon a time,
Boss and Boss Lady lived in a village.
They both went out daily
to do their own hustle.
Boss would gather wood in the mountains
while Boss Lady
washed clothes in the river.
-"Boss"?
-"Boss Lady"?
One day, Boss Lady came back pale-faced,
carrying some peachy goods on her back…
"Where did you find this?"
"It's better not to ask."
"Bring me my steel."
Boss split the goods in half
with one strike.
Inside, a healthy-looking
baby boy was crying.
"Since you were born from a peach,
we'll name you Momotaro."
Momotaro grew up quickly
into a fine young man.
"We've had some demons
messing on our turf recently."
"I can't allow them to bring dishonor
on the two of you."
"I will spearhead an attack on them."
"It makes us happy to hear you
say those words, Momotaro."
"Hey, Granny, get the sword
and the sweet dumplings ready."
Momotaro leaves for Demon Island.
On the way, he comes across Dog.
-Look, a doggy.
-Doggy.
"Boss, where are you going?"
"Dog…"
"I'm gonna spring
an all-out attack on Demon Island."
"Can you use these sweet dumplings
to recruit Monkey and Pheasant?"
He gets on a boat
with his three sworn brothers.
"Hey, you ruthless bastards, time to pay,"
shouted Momotaro, attacking gung ho style.
"Who are you and what group are you from?"
"We're the Momo Group!"
Angry roars and screams followed
in a scene straight from hell.
In no time,
Momotaro wipes out scores of demons.
"Demon Boss,
you know what happens next, eh?"
Momotaro corners the demons.
"Spare me, and I'll give you
all the money you want!"
"Name your price. How much do you want?"
"How much?"
CLANG
"Use this."
"What?"
-"You know what this is, right?"
-"What…"
RUSH
-"Your finger--"
-Okay!
That's when the demons apologized,
and Momotaro forgave the demons.
They lived happily ever after.
CLAP
Wait a minute!
We were just getting into
"the never-ending conflicts" part…
The boss, the lead henchman,
and the underlings…
Ten young lads altogether.
Out of these, seven got busted.
It's a massive blow.
How many are left?
I got it! It's three!
Nicely done.
Phew.
So we've settled the score on Math.
Who's next on your summer holiday
assignments to take down?
Well, Math and Japanese are done,
so now I just have Independent Research.
Independent Research?
You left the baddest mother for the end.
You can do an experiment,
an investigation,
or make something simple
like a wooden pen holder.
Something out of wood… A pen holder…
Sorry for making you
help with this, Tatsu.
This is my room!
SWISH
First, we make a diagram.
Then we'll get the gear.
SAW
Pen holder…
Up slightly! That's it!
Pen holder…
WHIRR
And we're done!
Wow, it looks so stylish.
Yay… But what about the pen holder?
What's with the stylish room makeover?
Well, hold on.
There are several major features.
I used a temp wall
so we don't harm the walls.
It has a walnut-like finish that matches
the colors and gives it a vintage feel.
It uses the space better
and provides lots of storage.
The pegboard provides
both convenience and style.
If you put a box here,
it can hold your pens.
Wow, you're right!
Okay…
That's great,
but this is for
an elementary school project.
Maybe something smaller and less grown up?
I remember that when I was at school,
I made some colorful soap.
Yes, exactly, that sort of thing!
Colorful soap?
There's this one method which is
a bit dodgy but should work.
Waste oil, water,
and caustic soda.
Watch out for this one.
It's powerful stuff.
First, dissolve the caustic soda
in the water.
Let it cool down slowly. That's it…
-Then mix in the waste oil!
-That's a dirty color.
Looking good.
It's not colorful at all.
Put the cap on firmly
and give it a good shake.
When it turns thick and white, it's done.
Now pour it into a milk carton
and wait until it sets.
How long?
-In the summer, it takes three days.
-Okay.
Once it sets, cut it out
and leave it for one month to mature.
Right, okay.
AUGUST 31
Today is the last day…
KATAGI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
"So that's why I don't have
the goods to show you,
but apparently, when this dodgy liquid
and white powder sets,
you can use it on anything
and it will go white."
"That's what the man said as he laughed."
…and then they say they don't need food
since they already ate.
Yeah, I get that as well.
If you don't need dinner, tell me earlier!
I mean, I already made it.
I know, right?
Depending on the situation,
it can be an all-out war.
Tatsu, using rough words again!
But you're right, it is a war, isn't it?
Oh, excuse me.
One strawberry mille crepe cake, please!
Cooking for the family everyday
is a tough job!
Yeah, it was tough
when I was the resident lackey.
"Lackey"?
One time, I had to dish up
a hundred servings of sashimi to guests.
One hundred?
I messed up a bit
and almost got some "beans" blasted in me.
Oh, beans.
Beans?
-Take this, you punk!
-She shot beans at you?
Oh, right. We've got a dog.
My husband and kids looked after it
and took it on walks at first,
but now I'm doing everything!
Oh, yeah, I know how you feel.
We once had 20 dogs and I had
to walk them all at the same time.
I love dogs, but 20 is madness!
Not to mention the costs…
Twenty?
Wow…
For the husband and kids, it's easy.
They get a holiday.
Exactly.
We have to do the cleaning
no matter what else we've got on.
I had to do the cleaning
right in the middle of a full-on ambush.
Ambush?
-You asshole!
-What on earth?
Things got hot
and the dining table got flipped over.
I was told to bring the lotus roots
but then got smacked for it.
-Is that what Miku is like?
-Is that what Miku is like?
A bit different to how she looks…
Right?
Sorry, my wife is calling.
Hey, Tacchan. Are you busy?
I got off work and I'm going home now.
Yes, ma'am. You must have had a long day.
GULP
I was just thinking, I feel like having
some homemade udon tonight.
Have you made dinner already?
This evening…
Yeah, I can cut 'em up for you.
"Cut 'em up"?
It's no biggie. Just need to prepare
some of that white powder.
-Here we go.
-Here we go.
Some tempura
and summer veggies would be good too.
Maybe some green peppers?
Oh, that would mean burning them up.
-There it is.
-There it is.
Well, boiling 'em or burning 'em is fine.
Yes… Got it.
Well, you get the goods in then.
-What's going on with this couple?
-What's going on with this couple?
Tea time was fun, ladies.
Sorry about the phone call.
What? Oh, that's totally fine.
It sounded a bit complicated…
Everything all right?
Oh, Miku's asking me
to help pound something.
I need to go and sort that out.
Tatsu, if you have any trouble,
you can always come to us.
Take these sweets.
-The Way of the Househusband.
-The Way of the Househusband.
And before he could react,
I smacked him one.
The frog started blubbering like a baby.
Wow, you're so tough!
I've never once lost a fight.
If a punch comes here, do this.
If a punch comes there, do that. See?
Okay, so…
SMACK, BAM
That hurts!
Stop that!
Surprise attacks are not allowed. Stop.
A fight is a fair contest of strength,
done by the book.
I see!
CROUCH
C'mon then.
What? Afterimages?
Where are you going?
RUSTLE
Huh?
CHOMP
Ouch!
Idiot! Not from behind!
Jeez, so many requests.
ORIGINAL WORK BY KOUSUKE OONO
PRODUCED BY NETFLIX
EPISODE 37
Crepes aren't bringing in
the dough these days.
Might be time for a new menu… Huh?
Oh, yeah, what's that again?
They're popular nowadays.
What are they called again? Um…
Right! Tapioca!
It's tapioca milk tea!
You're the only one
who knows this stuff around here.
Though I'm pissed, I have to ask you.
What is it?
Tell me everything you know about tapioca.
Springy texture, soft and chewy.
Works great in a drink.
Gets the likes on Instagram.
That's tapioca.
Come with me.
Hey, tipster.
I want ingredients for tapioca balls.
You better speak up!
Wait.
FREE GYOZA VOUCHER
SMIRK
Go up this building to the second floor.
Is this…
a confectionary wholesaler?
That is correct.
They got them white powder imports
stacked up good and proper.
Here we go.
What? Flour?
CRASH
Tapioca comes in little balls!
Is this some kind of joke?
You amateur!
You add hot water to it a little at a time
and roll it into balls yourself!
What?
SUPER DELICIOUS CREPES
Why are you just standing there?
Get the water boiling!
I'm doing it already, you fool!
Get the brown sugar ready!
A little at a time!
I know, I'm not stupid!
Hey, that's too much!
ROLL
Hey…
Yeah.
There it is! That's tapioca right there!
More! We need to roll more!
Now we just need to pour milk tea
on the tapioca balls.
And there you have it, tapioca milk tea!
GULP
SLURP
What happened?
That tapioca ganged up on me, yo!
I took a full load right in my throat.
This shit's lethal.
How can everyone be on this?
Okay, people, gather around.
This tapioca is made
from the best starch available.
Once you have a lil' dabble,
there's no going back.
Look, they have tapioca.
No way, that's cool. I want one!
GLINT
Uh, actually…
Yeah…
Excuse me.
Six tapioca milk teas please.
-Tapioca.
-We have bigger sizes too.
FREE GYOZA VOUCHER
EPISODE 38
We're now going to the most powerful
organization in the country.
It has over 20,000 members
if you include all the branches.
They will do any type of hustle.
Nothing is off-limits.
Any type…
Let's do this!
Oh, a 100-yen shop.
"Bring color to your life" Seriya.
"Discover amazing things" Can Goo.
And this place… "Definitely" Daizo!
We got three heavyweights here,
battling it out in a turf war.
Been a while since I've been here.
This shop's got everything
FRUIT SQUEEZER! FRESHLY SQUEEZED!
But none of this stuff
feels particularly necessary either.
SLAP
Are you looking down on housework?
The 100-yen shop is helping us out.
Take this fruit squeezer, for instance.
SQUEEZE
Without it…
and with it!
A lot of these items are useful
when you don't have much time.
Say you finished cooking,
but it needs that extra something…
That's when…
these little 100-yen items
can really come in handy!
Without it…
and with it!
I can see the real power
of the 100-yen shop!
You know your stuff, Boss!
Masa, are you really doing
your housework properly?
Well, yeah, of course…
Look me in the face then.
You washing your sheets regularly?
Are you sorting out your trash?
Who do you think I am?
PASS
Okay, so what's that then? 3, 2, 1…
It's a portable insect net!
It's a lint catcher
for the washing machine.
Oh, so that's what it's for.
Okay, then what's this?
That's easy.
It's a handle for something.
It's an apple cutter!
I was just about to say that.
-What's this?
-Oh, yes. Right.
I can see what it says there.
This.
Erm, this is…
I don't even need to say. It's obvious.
Insect catcher!
I'm sorry, Boss.
I'll be honest,
I haven't been doing my housework.
I thought as much.
Just start and take it slow.
Boss…
You should buy this stuff,
because it's all useful.
Okay!
Well… What's this again?
STAB
WAKE
Huh? Are you still up?
PACKING CORD
BOOK YOMIYA
What? The guy we asked can't come now?
Yeah, we just got the call yesterday.
The manager has been
desperately calling people for help.
Oh, so that explains why he's here…
Gather round and watch, ladies and gents.
It's time for a picture-story show.
-Yay!
-What are you going to read?
Today, I'll be reading
something I cooked up.
Momotaro.
-Oh, I know this story.
-Momotaro!
That writing is extreme.
Once upon a time,
Boss and Boss Lady lived in a village.
They both went out daily
to do their own hustle.
Boss would gather wood in the mountains
while Boss Lady
washed clothes in the river.
-"Boss"?
-"Boss Lady"?
One day, Boss Lady came back pale-faced,
carrying some peachy goods on her back…
"Where did you find this?"
"It's better not to ask."
"Bring me my steel."
Boss split the goods in half
with one strike.
Inside, a healthy-looking
baby boy was crying.
"Since you were born from a peach,
we'll name you Momotaro."
Momotaro grew up quickly
into a fine young man.
"We've had some demons
messing on our turf recently."
"I can't allow them to bring dishonor
on the two of you."
"I will spearhead an attack on them."
"It makes us happy to hear you
say those words, Momotaro."
"Hey, Granny, get the sword
and the sweet dumplings ready."
Momotaro leaves for Demon Island.
On the way, he comes across Dog.
-Look, a doggy.
-Doggy.
"Boss, where are you going?"
"Dog…"
"I'm gonna spring
an all-out attack on Demon Island."
"Can you use these sweet dumplings
to recruit Monkey and Pheasant?"
He gets on a boat
with his three sworn brothers.
"Hey, you ruthless bastards, time to pay,"
shouted Momotaro, attacking gung ho style.
"Who are you and what group are you from?"
"We're the Momo Group!"
Angry roars and screams followed
in a scene straight from hell.
In no time,
Momotaro wipes out scores of demons.
"Demon Boss,
you know what happens next, eh?"
Momotaro corners the demons.
"Spare me, and I'll give you
all the money you want!"
"Name your price. How much do you want?"
"How much?"
CLANG
"Use this."
"What?"
-"You know what this is, right?"
-"What…"
RUSH
-"Your finger--"
-Okay!
That's when the demons apologized,
and Momotaro forgave the demons.
They lived happily ever after.
CLAP
Wait a minute!
We were just getting into
"the never-ending conflicts" part…
The boss, the lead henchman,
and the underlings…
Ten young lads altogether.
Out of these, seven got busted.
It's a massive blow.
How many are left?
I got it! It's three!
Nicely done.
Phew.
So we've settled the score on Math.
Who's next on your summer holiday
assignments to take down?
Well, Math and Japanese are done,
so now I just have Independent Research.
Independent Research?
You left the baddest mother for the end.
You can do an experiment,
an investigation,
or make something simple
like a wooden pen holder.
Something out of wood… A pen holder…
Sorry for making you
help with this, Tatsu.
This is my room!
SWISH
First, we make a diagram.
Then we'll get the gear.
SAW
Pen holder…
Up slightly! That's it!
Pen holder…
WHIRR
And we're done!
Wow, it looks so stylish.
Yay… But what about the pen holder?
What's with the stylish room makeover?
Well, hold on.
There are several major features.
I used a temp wall
so we don't harm the walls.
It has a walnut-like finish that matches
the colors and gives it a vintage feel.
It uses the space better
and provides lots of storage.
The pegboard provides
both convenience and style.
If you put a box here,
it can hold your pens.
Wow, you're right!
Okay…
That's great,
but this is for
an elementary school project.
Maybe something smaller and less grown up?
I remember that when I was at school,
I made some colorful soap.
Yes, exactly, that sort of thing!
Colorful soap?
There's this one method which is
a bit dodgy but should work.
Waste oil, water,
and caustic soda.
Watch out for this one.
It's powerful stuff.
First, dissolve the caustic soda
in the water.
Let it cool down slowly. That's it…
-Then mix in the waste oil!
-That's a dirty color.
Looking good.
It's not colorful at all.
Put the cap on firmly
and give it a good shake.
When it turns thick and white, it's done.
Now pour it into a milk carton
and wait until it sets.
How long?
-In the summer, it takes three days.
-Okay.
Once it sets, cut it out
and leave it for one month to mature.
Right, okay.
AUGUST 31
Today is the last day…
KATAGI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
"So that's why I don't have
the goods to show you,
but apparently, when this dodgy liquid
and white powder sets,
you can use it on anything
and it will go white."
"That's what the man said as he laughed."
…and then they say they don't need food
since they already ate.
Yeah, I get that as well.
If you don't need dinner, tell me earlier!
I mean, I already made it.
I know, right?
Depending on the situation,
it can be an all-out war.
Tatsu, using rough words again!
But you're right, it is a war, isn't it?
Oh, excuse me.
One strawberry mille crepe cake, please!
Cooking for the family everyday
is a tough job!
Yeah, it was tough
when I was the resident lackey.
"Lackey"?
One time, I had to dish up
a hundred servings of sashimi to guests.
One hundred?
I messed up a bit
and almost got some "beans" blasted in me.
Oh, beans.
Beans?
-Take this, you punk!
-She shot beans at you?
Oh, right. We've got a dog.
My husband and kids looked after it
and took it on walks at first,
but now I'm doing everything!
Oh, yeah, I know how you feel.
We once had 20 dogs and I had
to walk them all at the same time.
I love dogs, but 20 is madness!
Not to mention the costs…
Twenty?
Wow…
For the husband and kids, it's easy.
They get a holiday.
Exactly.
We have to do the cleaning
no matter what else we've got on.
I had to do the cleaning
right in the middle of a full-on ambush.
Ambush?
-You asshole!
-What on earth?
Things got hot
and the dining table got flipped over.
I was told to bring the lotus roots
but then got smacked for it.
-Is that what Miku is like?
-Is that what Miku is like?
A bit different to how she looks…
Right?
Sorry, my wife is calling.
Hey, Tacchan. Are you busy?
I got off work and I'm going home now.
Yes, ma'am. You must have had a long day.
GULP
I was just thinking, I feel like having
some homemade udon tonight.
Have you made dinner already?
This evening…
Yeah, I can cut 'em up for you.
"Cut 'em up"?
It's no biggie. Just need to prepare
some of that white powder.
-Here we go.
-Here we go.
Some tempura
and summer veggies would be good too.
Maybe some green peppers?
Oh, that would mean burning them up.
-There it is.
-There it is.
Well, boiling 'em or burning 'em is fine.
Yes… Got it.
Well, you get the goods in then.
-What's going on with this couple?
-What's going on with this couple?
Tea time was fun, ladies.
Sorry about the phone call.
What? Oh, that's totally fine.
It sounded a bit complicated…
Everything all right?
Oh, Miku's asking me
to help pound something.
I need to go and sort that out.
Tatsu, if you have any trouble,
you can always come to us.
Take these sweets.
-The Way of the Househusband.
-The Way of the Househusband.
And before he could react,
I smacked him one.
The frog started blubbering like a baby.
Wow, you're so tough!
I've never once lost a fight.
If a punch comes here, do this.
If a punch comes there, do that. See?
Okay, so…
SMACK, BAM
That hurts!
Stop that!
Surprise attacks are not allowed. Stop.
A fight is a fair contest of strength,
done by the book.
I see!
CROUCH
C'mon then.
What? Afterimages?
Where are you going?
RUSTLE
Huh?
CHOMP
Ouch!
Idiot! Not from behind!
Jeez, so many requests.