S01.E13: McAllister Auto Loves the Ladies

[chitowngirl]

Jim feels ganged up on when Georgie and Audrey make changes to the tire store; Mandy helps Georgie navigate a fight between her parents.
 

Airdate March 6, 2025 on CBS

[Dimity]

Not a bad episode. Connor stuff was just dumb but otherwise it was mildly diverting.

One thing though, when we first see the tire store Audrey appears to be working there at least some of the time.  Did I miss a reference to her having done that before Mandy, Georgie and the baby moved in?  Because what I saw made it seem like she was not involved and her changes were ultimately pointless.

[EtheltoTillie]

41 minutes ago, Dimity said:

Not a bad episode. Connor stuff was just dumb but otherwise it was mildly diverting.

One thing though, when we first see the tire store Audrey appears to be working there at least some of the time.  Did I miss a reference to her having done that before Mandy, Georgie and the baby moved in?  Because what I saw made it seem like she was not involved and her changes were ultimately pointless.

Yes, but I think that was all on Young Sheldon. They retconned for GM. 

[shura]

23 minutes ago, EtheltoTillie said:

1 hour ago, Dimity said:

Not a bad episode. Connor stuff was just dumb but otherwise it was mildly diverting.

One thing though, when we first see the tire store Audrey appears to be working there at least some of the time.  Did I miss a reference to her having done that before Mandy, Georgie and the baby moved in?  Because what I saw made it seem like she was not involved and her changes were ultimately pointless.

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Yes, but I think that was all on Young Sheldon. They retconned for GM. 

Yep, and it was a totally different store layout, too.  Audrey seemed to be running the office and Jim was manning the counter that was not facing the front door like now but was on the left as you enter, if I remember it right.

So, if Audrey is not involved with the tire store in GMFM, is she retired (at her age?)?  Or is she supposed to have always been a housewife?

[EtheltoTillie]

2 hours ago, shura said:

Yep, and it was a totally different store layout, too.  Audrey seemed to be running the office and Jim was manning the counter that was not facing the front door like now but was on the left as you enter, if I remember it right.

So, if Audrey is not involved with the tire store in GMFM, is she retired (at her age?)?  Or is she supposed to have always been a housewife?

No, but I think they’re making her the babysitter. Definitely though they’re hoping no one noticed. 

Edited Friday at 05:58 AM by EtheltoTillie

[Browncoat]

10 hours ago, Dimity said:

Connor stuff was just dumb but otherwise it was mildly diverting.

It was a little dumb, but I got a kick out of the song he made from the household noises.

The rest was kind of annoying -- see the problem, sort of address the problem, half-ass a fix to the problem, then ignore all of the above.  A hardware store or mechanic's shop will be more "inviting" to women when we are no longer condescended to or flat out ripped off.  Potted plants won't do it (although a toilet seat helps).  News flash, boys, there are, in fact, some of us helpless little girly-wirlys who have a clue about tools and cars!

[appositival]

So Jim and Audrey do have a stable sub/dom relationship?

Connor wouldn't need to sample sounds for very long (especially the doorbell). He should be able to take one 'cycle' of each sound and then then duplicate them.

[shapeshifter]

2 hours ago, Browncoat said:

A hardware store or mechanic's shop will be more "inviting" to women when we are no longer condescended to or flat out ripped off.  Potted plants won't do it (although a toilet seat helps).  News flash, boys, there are, in fact, some of us helpless little girly-wirlys who have a clue about tools and cars!

Definitely. Been there. Dealt with that. But this is set in the 90s.

 

25 minutes ago, appositival said:

Connor wouldn't need to sample sounds for very long (especially the doorbell). He should be able to take one 'cycle' of each sound and then then duplicate them.

12 hours ago, Dimity said:

Connor stuff was just dumb but otherwise it was mildly diverting.

Will Connor wind up being a well-paid DJ or noted for music samples or an avante garde musician?

 

[Dimity]

2 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

Definitely. Been there. Dealt with that. But this is set in the 90s.

Maybe that's why this episode felt like it could have been written in the 90s, or actually more like the 60s. 

Silly woman comes in and tries to beautify a tire store, pause for indulgent laughter, eventually gets tired of this and goes home (where she belongs) to cook and clean and look after the kiddies.  Lesson learned.  Ugh.

[DoYouLikeMutton]

4 hours ago, Browncoat said:

News flash, boys, there are, in fact, some of us helpless little girly-wirlys who have a clue about tools and cars!

So TRUE!  One time I took my car to a mechanic for new brakes.  Once the job was completed I noted that the brakes were making a weird noise.  The mechanic tried to placate me by telling me "they had to break in."  My husband (then boyfriend) went to the mechanic himself and told him that even l didn't believe that nonsense!  The mechanic just knowlingly laughed.  He fixed my brakes again, but I never went back to him again.

[Driad]

Reminded me of a social media post by a man who likes to go to car repair and parts places with a particular woman friend:  "I don't know much about cars. She is lead mechanic on an auto racing team. She will pick her moment."

[MaryMitch]

Well, besides being WAAAY too many flowers, cleaning up the shop was a good idea and a way of showing how Georgie is always looking for a way to get a leg up on the competition. If they can keep the shop relatively clean and welcoming to female customers, word will get around. Women buy tires too!

And nice to see Ruben have a few lines.

Edited Friday at 07:42 PM by MaryMitch

[Pepper the Cat]

The putting a toilet seat in the bathroom was a nice throwback to TBBT when Stewart put a toilet seat in the bathroom at the Comic Book Store

[Tom Holmberg]

I'm rather bored with every episode being about the various family members arguing with each other.  Maybe have a subplot that actually develops over time?

[MollyMelrose]

Lackluster episode one week.

The next week, it's Meemaw and Dale to the rescue.

 

[Dimity]

3 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

I'm rather bored with every episode being about the various family members arguing with each other.  Maybe have a subplot that actually develops over time?

This was a real strength of both BBT and YS.  It's hard to see what they can do here though except the slow imploding of Georgie and Mandy's marriage?  Connor evolving into an adult male?

[possibilities]

I really enjoy Connor. I would like to hang out with him. The noise sampling and composing is right up my alley. I wonder if he's familiar with John Cage.

[Yeah No]

12 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

Will Connor wind up being a well-paid DJ or noted for music samples or an avante garde musician?

He might. What he's doing has been around for a while. It's the art of making music from non-musical noise or "Noise Music". It's a little avante garde for sure but not unheard of. And it has actually found its way into techno. music in the form of ambient and industrial techno. I'm waiting (and hoping) for Connor to become the surprise breakout success of the family sooner or later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_music#:~:text=Noise music is a genre,musical and non-musical sound.

10 hours ago, DoYouLikeMutton said:

So TRUE!  One time I took my car to a mechanic for new brakes.  Once the job was completed I noted that the brakes were making a weird noise.  The mechanic tried to placate me by telling me "they had to break in."  My husband (then boyfriend) went to the mechanic himself and told him that even l didn't believe that nonsense!  The mechanic just knowlingly laughed.  He fixed my brakes again, but I never went back to him again.

My husband was a manager in auto. repair shops and new brakes squeaking is actually VERY common and is most often caused by them breaking in, so telling you that was not just to placate you but had a basis in truth. On the other hand if you think they are making a "weird" noise it could be the sign of a real problem and so it's best to have it checked out rather than take the risk. And that's what my husband used to tell customers. He didn't assume it was just the normal noise as customers don't really know how to tell normal from abnormal. So he always told them to bring the car in to have it checked out. And you wouldn't believe how often it happened either. Like I said, it's very common! I even had it happen myself once.

[possibilities]

Connor was great with CeeCee, too, and he's funny with his comments about drama at the dinner table. Maybe he can teach music to kids. 

[lh25]

On 3/7/2025 at 5:04 AM, Browncoat said:

News flash, boys, there are, in fact, some of us helpless little girly-wirlys who have a clue about tools and cars!

When I was in my early 20s I went car shopping with my boyfriend.  To be fair, he was older than I was, but that doesn't excuse what happened.  We walked in, I said I was looking for a 5 speed manual shift(this was back in the early 80s).  The sales dude turned to BF and said "If you would teach your daughter to drive a stick she's have more options".  Yeah, that didn't end well for sales dude.

 

I'm torn on Conner.  I don't mind him as a character, but not sure we needed another quirky brother.  

Edited 12 hours ago by lh25

[iarwain]

On 3/6/2025 at 10:35 PM, shura said:

Yep, and it was a totally different store layout, too.  Audrey seemed to be running the office and Jim was manning the counter that was not facing the front door like now but was on the left as you enter, if I remember it right.

Maybe she was doing that until Georgie joined the business, which allowed Jim to move to the office, and Audrey to stay home with her granddaughter.

 

On 3/7/2025 at 9:51 AM, appositival said:

Connor wouldn't need to sample sounds for very long (especially the doorbell). He should be able to take one 'cycle' of each sound and then then duplicate them.

Maybe he was just looking for the perfect sample to "cycle".  Also, I'm not sure what time this show is set in (the 90s?), but the technology likely wasn't what it is today.  Didn't he play his song for Mandy on a cassette?  I wasn't really impressed with the final product, to be honest.  Maybe this is going somewhere for him, but I don't know where.