Episode Report Card Niki: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Jake And The Women
By Niki | Season 3 | Episode 6 | Aired on 11.08.2001
"Jake, are you confused by the words coming out of my mouth?" Soliloquy Lily snarks. Soliloquy Jake spins to look at her. Soliloquy Tiffany and Judy throw their voices into the fray, bombarding Jake with repeated demands that he listen to them.
Grace and Zoe enter the kitchen. Zoe asks Jake, "Are you coming to the shower? The father has to be there when you perform the Earth Mother Guardian Circle." The plucky guitars make their appearance. It's funny that Jake is on the verge of a breakdown, I guess. "And we want to get a cake from Patchico's," Grace adds. Jake looks dazed. Zoe piles on another request, saying they need help with the food. Jake's brain is reeling. "Please?" Zoe needles.
Now Soliloquy Jake is surrounded by all of the ladies, agitatedly yammering gibberish at him. It's like they speak another language and he can't understand them, see? It reminds me of one of those annoying exercises they make you do in theater arts class. To everyone's credit, they pull it off. The unruly mob slowly forces Jake into the camera. Even though his face is mashed wetly against the lens, they're unrelenting.
Back in the kitchen, Jake fights the urge to bash his head in with the closest available frying pan, and wearily agrees to all the girls' demands. We've got a few minutes to thank god we're not Jake, as we head to commercials.
Jake's out behind the bookstore when we get back, bitching at the produce guy over substandard tomatoes. He's interrupted by his cell phone before he can really warm up. It's Lily. Before she can say anything, Jake tells her that the food for the shower is under control. Lily's happy to hear it, but she's actually calling to see whether Jake will take Zoe to get a shower gift that evening. Jake's already got Lamaze class that night, so Lily asks whether he can do it first thing in the morning, since he has to pick up the cake anyway. Lily has an interesting concept of what it means to throw a party, doesn't she? "Yessir, ma'am!" Jake snides into the phone. He clicks it off before Lily can get out her thanks. Judy wanders outside and asks why they're getting a produce shipment when they don't open for another week. By way of explanation, Jake says, "Yeah, I agreed to do the food for the baby shower." Ms. Judy Business wants to know who's going to pay for it. "I guess I am," Jake answers. Feeling like a Scrooge, Judy says they'll work something out. Jake heads inside to take care of yet another thing just as Tiffany weebles outside. "Don't forget!" she chirps at him. He mutters, "I know, I know, Lamaze class."