This Is Not Good formally known as kick the can is the sixth episode of the second season of F Is for Family and the twelfth episode, overall.
Opening Sceneis[]
At 7am, Frank gets the kids ready for school, while preparing to get ready for half a morning shift. Sue tells him that the kids don't have school today due to teachers being in Atlantic City learning the metric system. Sue is concerned that Frank working extra shifts have made him more agitated than usual. She is upset that he is not able to take Bill to hockey tryouts and take Maureen to Honeybee Scouts. As she prepares to leave for work and explains to Frank her concerns of him taking extra shifts, Frank subsequently falls asleep where he stands. Sue then angrily leaves for work.
Plot[]
Kevin prepares for his "appointment" with Haircut Girl that afternoon. He decides to pass the time by masturbating and practicing sex positions. At Haircut Girl's house, he experiences premature ejactulation causing him to accidentally hit her in the face during an orgasm. She then subsequently kicks him out. Embarrassed, Kevin arrives home, only to realize that he is locked out and is met by Cutie Pie. Seeing Kevin's pants, she invites him inside where they have sex on Vic's couch.
One of Frank's stops is at the airport, where he is met by Bob Pogo. He tearfully expresses his angst towards the Dunbartons and how it is stressing him out. Frank sympathizes but tells Bob he has to leave as he has candy and cigarettes in the truck waiting to be stocked in vending machines. Tempted, Bob hides from Roger in Frank's van while engorging on stale candy bars. While accompanying Frank on his route, Bob makes a proportion with Frank to get rid of Scoop and make Dunbarton hire Frank back. Frank refuses and leaves to restock vending machines at the high school. An angry Bob then devours Frank's entire Inventory, causing him to throw Bob to the curb and drive away. Arriving home, he notices that he does not have the money to cover the cost of the inventory. He finds Sue's secret stash of cash and borrows $160.
At the Plast-a-Ware office, Vivian finds Sue's discarded sketches of the Salad Tosser. She expresses interest in taking the idea to the founder of Plast-a-Ware, much to Sue's delight. Vivian tells her to come up with $150 for a Prototype to be made to present to Henrietta. After discovering Frank borrowed her savings, she pawns the locket Frank gave her on the anniversary of their first date.
Because Frank has to work that morning, Bill tries to ride his bike to the hockey tryouts only to fall off, breaking his hockey stick. This causes him to resent his father and to adopt a rebellious attitude, much to Philip's disappointment.
Meanwhile, Maureen finishes her poster for Honeybee Scouts. She is forced to walk there as Frank did not show up to take her there. Mr. Holtenwasser sees her walking and drives her to her meeting. At the meeting, she gives a presentation on computers but is quickly shot down by the scout leader, as her project is deemed too futuristic. She then has Mr. Holtenwasser tell his story of his time in Auscwitz and when he immigrated to America.
Characters[]
Major Roles[]
- Frank Murphy
- Sue Murphy
- Kevin Murphy
- Bill Murphy
- Maureen Murphy
- Bob Pogo
- Phillip Bonfiglio
- Vivian Saunders
- Haircut Girl
- Otto Holtenwasser
- Cutie Pie
Minor Roles[]
- Major
- Goomer
- Scoop Dunbarton
- Red
- Carl
- Dana
- Colt Luger
- Roger Dunbarton
- Ben
- Kenny
- Prostitute
- Bolo
- Lex
- Queen Bee
- Jimmy Fitzsimmons (Mentioned)
- Vic Reynolds (Mentioned)
- Babe Bonfiglio (Indirectly Mentioned)
- Brandy Dunbarton (Indirectly Mentioned)
- Amy Jenkins
Quotes[]
- Bob Pogo: (begins to sob) Why did you leave me, Frank?! WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME?!?!
- Frank: You fired me!
- Bob Pogo: You could've just given her the goddamn pen! It was only a pen! But you signed my death warrant with it! (and begining to cry)
- Frank: Bob, Bob, get a grip. It can't be that bad.
- Bob Pogo: It's a living nightmare. (Bob and Frank looking at Scoop to the TV) Look at that six foot, two inch, toddler, Dunbarton expect me to babysit. He sorts luggage by race! My blood pressure is spiking! And thanks to this crash diet I'm on, I've passed enough kidney stones to fill the bottom of a fish tank. (continues to cry)
- Frank: Oh, God. God, relax, Bob, relax.
- Bob Pogo: Easy for you to say, you're out of here. I'm stuck with that. (Frank looking at the TV)
- Scoop: GO BACK TO AFRICA!!!! (Getting caught by the baggage handlers)
- Bob Pogo: He calls it "suitcase pasghetti!" (crying out loud) Oh GOD!
- Frank: You have my sympathy, Bob. Even you don't deserve this.
- Bob Pogo: (Bob stops crying) Thank you. You're a good man. We used to be friends, right? Good friends.
- Frank: Sure.
- Bob Pogo: (smiling at him)
- Frank: Look, I.. I better get going. I got a truck full of candy and cigarettes waiting on me.
- Bob Pogo: Candy? Cigarettes? Waiting?
Trivia[]
- Title Reference: The Family experiencing Problems when Frank takes an Half a Morning Shift. Specifically, Frank's Extra Shift inadvertently leads to a Chain Reaction, which are:
- Frank stealing from Sue's Stash due to Bob Pogo eating all his Inventory.
- Sue selling her Locket in order to pay for the Prototype because Frank stole from her Stash.
- Kevin being statutorily raped since he was unable to enter his House.
- Bill unable to attend Hockey Tryout, regardless of being told that Frank will take him there, and becoming Cruel (thus causing him to lose his friendship with Phillip).
- Maureen having no ride to Honeybee Scouts.
- Kevin loses his virginity.
- Because Bill was unable to attend the Hockey Tryouts, he becomes more rebellious and starts to have a hatred towards his father (similar to Kevin).
- Maureen shouted her hatred towards her Family in a similar way Bill did in "O Holy Moly Night".
- Bob Pogo regrets letting Frank go after working with Scoop for 2 months.
- According to Kevin, this episode starts on February 21, 1974, 10 days after the events of the previous episode, this episode also ends on February 22, 1974.