Jessica discovers that a grocery store in Sanford has just received turkeys and tries to invite her sons to go witness a 'turkey tango' only to see that the three boys are dressed in European garb, with Eddie sporting a toga. When Jessica was a child, she had a sister named Connie Chu. While attending Gene and Margaret's wedding, Louis suggested that they move back to Taiwan for a better life. Retreating to her room, Jessica finds Emery rehearsing to be Danny Zuko from Grease, which only furthers her disdain. They were both waishengren of Taiwan; the ancestral homes of his father and mother were in the Hunan and Shandong provinces of mainland China, respectively. Jessica asks him where Louis is, and Trent tells her that he cannot tell her as he promised Louis he would keep it a secret. Eddie is boggled that his mother used to be wild, and asks her why she kept her past hidden from him. As the crowd cheers, Jessica clarifies that she meant the Huang family only. Jessica tells her sons to quiet down so that she could signal Louis the answers in order to prevent Louis from losing a million dollars, and mentions that security had confiscated her purse snacks because Regis could not focus if there was a crunch in the audience. As Louis believed happy employees made a happy workplace, he tricked Jessica, convincing her to homeschool the boys while pretending the workplace was struggling without her, although Jessica was tipped off by Eddie. Joyful in her victory, Jessica agrees to spend the rest of the night taking her sons out trick-or-treating. Emery then walks into the house with various shopping bags, and Louis exclaims that he must have gotten his first paycheck. Jessica dresses up as Chucky from Child's Play while Louis wears a cow costume, calling himself "Mad Cow Disease", and the pair go trick-or-treating as a way to check each house to see where Henrietta's party is. In "Sisters Without Subtext" it is revealed Jessica used to do painting such as avocados and zebras, but she painted like a child and blamed it on her not being good enough when really she was being lazy, as both Louis and Jessica agree her art wasn't the best. Jessica shares with Eddie her actions during college. Returning home, Jessica ordered her children, who were dressed for Thanksgiving, to help her defend the property rather than go out trick-or-treating, although Louis immediately overturned her edict and let the children go. But at least he had the good sense to pay other people to do it!". [5], Following the restaurant's growing success, the Huang family were invited to a country club, which Jessica was ecstatic about as she was a fan of the film Caddyshack. Take down that median.". As Jessica is setting up the garland at home, she hears Louis calling for her, telling her that she needs him; smiling, Jessica exclaims that she knew Louis did not have it in him. As Officer Bryson declared that their cyber crimes unit would investigate the matter during a parent assembly at the school, Jessica got up and blamed Louis for buying the computer, prompting Louis to announce that the website was Jessica's doing. Honey is feeding Maria while Marvin groans about the game. Jessica is in her supply closet office when Reed approaches her, needing her help to repair the school's image after the marching band saluted the veterans in the stand after throwing white sheets on top of themselves, evoking a very KKK look. Emery tells her that he understands silence is necessary to focus on one's craft, and she retorts that reading words out loud is not a craft. Shortly after, Eddie is pouring orange soda in beer steins as practice for Cattleman's new beer garden, and both he and Jessica decide to pin the blame on Trent for their actions. Jessica then approaches Tony and asks her why she has a "man's name" (she reveals it is short for Antonia) and calls her a demon and a witch before ushering Louis away. She then leaves him at the hospital, telling Louis to spend the remaining six hours with his children. She recounts the staff meeting, where she suggested that they install healthy vending machines to help boost school nutrition, only for no one to acknowledge her; however, seconds later, a teacher named Jan repeated Jessica's idea as her own as the other faculty applauded and congratulated Jan. "Alright, Mr. Buns, here's the plan. He apologizes for calling her a jerk and for altering her timecard, and she replies that she will give him his space and that she no longer cares about the timecard, as Mr. Kopelow had notified her that private school teachers do not require practicum. #BOOGIE is in theaters March 5. Coming back home, Jessica berated Louis for not checking before agreeing to send Eddie. As Louis gets dried and the trio walk back, Eddie remarks that, after getting a taste of what his mother was like in college, he wonders how his father was. Arriving in Taiwan, Jessica informed the Customs Agent that she was here to get money back from her brother-in-law who wronged her, to which the agent told her to check that box on the form. As his mother also has two sons, Louis declares that his younger brother Gene is the "Eddie" and decides to invite him so that when he messes up, Jenny will realize how much better Louis is in comparison. Jessica then berated him for coming across as too serious and sending the message that Chinese people did not have a sense of humor, telling him to strike a balance between his two on-screen personas, although he replied that he was banned from the studio. Jessica replies that she is not tricking him, explaining that a girl at the school was dressed up as Jennifer Hong. No longer having to throw a party, Jessica and Louis decided to go to work instead. They then called Madame Xing, who warned them not to sell the property for three months as there was "darkness" in the house that needed to be cleansed. He huffs that he is trying to study and is shocked at that statement coming from his mouth, and believes that he needs a break. As a result of their admission, the pair were given thirty hours of community service to fulfill, with Jessica asking Louis whether he would sign in for her on her behalf; additionally, they decided to store away their home computer for the time being. #Boogie | #repost @mreddiehuang, Here we go. When Jessica was a child, she had a sister named Connie Chu. Jessica, not seeing why an adult would fear teenage boys, got the paperwork herself, insulting the boys back when they heckled her. Just then, George Bryson and the police show up to destroy the median, as it has been constructed without a permit. That night, Louis and Jessica stared at the website's view count in hopes it did not increase, although Evan notified them that they would have to refresh the page, which revealed an increase in page visits. After witnessing Eddie defend China at school, Louis tells Jessica that the kids would be fine. Louis informs her that her "gaydar" is broken, meaning that she cannot tell if people are gay. Our model office is at 202 Industrial Blvd Ste. Jessica iterates that she does not regret her past, but does not want Eddie to do the same, admitting that she is a hypocrite, although Eddie states that she isn't a hypocrite so much as she is cocky, thinking that he could not handle it like she did. Allowing Jessica to use her sewing machine and teaching her how to use it,, Honey adds that Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon took high school drama as well, which causes Jessica to change her stance on the elective and to give Emery her approval.[40]. "Commencement" Jessica apologizes to Louis, admitting that she was wrong and just wanted to help Emery figure out what job to get, and Louis adds that he too was wrong, citing that Emery was a teenager now and therefore needs to learn that the real world has consequences. Jessica is absent-mindedly flipping a Solo cup when Louis catches her and remarks that her old habits are returning, causing her to smile. Jessica approaches Gator Carol and tells her that they would not be paying any of the additional fees, claiming that Evan fell at the pool and his tooth fell out, which would be the resort's responsibility as there were no lifeguards or posted signage; additionally, Jessica manages to get an additional 10% discount with AAA. Out on the piazza, Jessica wins the bocce finals. At Jenny's retirement party, Jessica sings "Simply the Best" while Trent Masterson plays the piano. The pair attempt to hide at the Denim Turtle, although Louis follows them there, too. "Honestly, I don't know why you like acting so much. Enjoy the movie! Taylor Takahashi [Alfred Chin aka Boogie] was born and raised in the Bay Area, one of the most diverse playgrounds in America, where he explored his identity through the avenue of sports.