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"Be a Man" is the fifteenth episode of the fifth season of Fresh Off the Boat. It first aired on February 22, 2019.
Synopsis[]
Jessica drives Principal Hunter crazy at Evan's school when she declares that she's "shadow principal" and follows him around for a day to learn about his job. When she finds out perfect son Evan has been caught acting out, she immediately blames Eddie's bad influence, but there's more to it than that.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Randall Park as Louis Huang
- Constance Wu as Jessica Huang
- Hudson Yang as Eddie Huang
- Forrest Wheeler as Emery Huang
- Ian Chen as Evan Huang
- Lucille Soong as Jenny Huang (credited as Grandma Huang)
- Chelsey Crisp as Honey Ellis
- Ray Wise as Marvin Ellis
Recurring Cast[]
Guest Cast[]
- Ray Ford as Mr. Tim
- Greg Worswick as Sage
- Jessica Mikayla Adams as Carla
Trivia[]
- Mulan is mentioned throughout the episode; Ming-Na Wen, who voiced Mulan, also portrayed Stephanie and Elaine Lee in Fresh Off the Boat.
Quotes[]
Principal Hunter: I don't want kids like Evan getting bad ideas from the "trouble bubble". Jessica: We should just move the trouble bubble to the long way so we, the smart people, can take the short way. Principal Hunter: 'Kay, there's no "we". It's called "shadowing" because you stay silently behind me, not giving opinions. Shadows aren't sentient. Evan: Peter Pan's was. Jessica: Good boy. |
Jessica: We all need to be supportive of Honey until the human inside her is fully cooked. Honey: Bed rest is just a precaution because baby number two is coming so soon after Maria. Doc wants me to lie low since my vaginal walls are structurally compromised. Louis: Doctors! Jessica: Been there. Emery: Cool, bye. |
Honey: Have you heard of that new show The Sopranos? It's crazy good. Like, you want to punch a wall it's so good. Louis: Oh, I've heard great things– Jessica: We're not getting HBO. If I want to see Italians being ruthless, I'll just watch the boys playing Super Mario Bros. |
Jessica: You should know better than keeping him out all hours. Eddie: What's the big deal? It's the arcade. And it's 6:00 PM! Jessica: That's how it starts! It goes arcade, pool hall, drug corner, 7-to-10 in the pen. Eddie: 3-to-5 with a good attorney. Jessica: I just don't want you poisoning pure, sweet Evan with your screw-up juice. |
Eddie: You can't ground me! I didn't do anything wrong! Jessica: Oh, you didn't encourage your brother to buy a fart machine and then use it in class? Eddie: What? That's awesome! What a little gangster! Jessica: This is your bad influence. Eddie: Eh. I would've played that baby over the P.A., but, hey, you gotta start somewhere. For real. I'm sorry Evan messed up at school, and I'm... I'm sure it's hard for you, but it's not my fault. Jessica: Disagree. From now on, you're not allowed to be alone with Evan without adult supervision. That means me. Pickle Man doesn't count. Eddie: What?! That's complete B.S. So he got in trouble. Evan could use some trouble in his life. It builds character! |
Eddie: You can't touch me now, old man. I'm out of your jurisdiction. Principal Hunter: I can't touch any of the students outside of high-fives. And even then, I have to ask first. Most kids say no. |
Evan: I got myself suspended from fencing on purpose so I wouldn't have to fight today's match. I knew exactly what I was doing with that flatulence emulator. Jessica: What? W-W-Why would you do that? Evan: She's why. Jessica: You don't want to fight a girl? Evan: No, I don't want you to see me lose. I can't beat Carla. She'll ruin my perfect record, and I can't not be perfect! Sorry, Mom... about the double negative. Eddie: Whoa! I'm not the bad influence on Evan. Jessica: Evan, you come out here right now and fight this girl! Eddie: Mom, I don't think this is how a principal is supposed to behave. Jessica: Shadow principal! Eddie: A shadow principal who puts too much pressure on her son and now he's terrified to lose. Jessica: I only want him to be the absolute best at everything he does all the time. Is that so wrong? Eddie: Yes! Evan needs to learn to chill, or he won't be able to roll with the punches when things don't go perfect for him. Jessica: "Chilling" is just giving yourself permission to fail. That might be your technique, but it's not mine. Eddie: Well, your method just sent Evan running into the boys' locker room. He hates that place. He usually changes in the car. Jessica: I need to go talk to him. Eddie: Well, this is the boys' locker room, and you're not a boy. Jessica: Or am I? Eddie: What are you doing? Jessica: I'm cutting off my beautiful hair so I can pass for a boy. |
Louis: Aha! Caught in the act! Marvin: What are you talking about? Louis: You've been in here gossiping behind my back like a couple of biddies folding laundry. Emery recorded the whole thing. Jenny: Narc. |
Eddie: You're really not gonna fight this fight? Evan: No, because if I lose, which I will, Mom will be crushed. Eddie: That's not gonna happen. Evan: Really? You think I have a chance to beat Carla? Eddie: Oh, no, she'll destroy you. You'll probably cry. But Mom will be fine. She loves you no matter what. In fact, she's out there right now trying to saw her hair off so she can come in and talk to you. Evan: Like Mulan. Eddie: Yeah, like Mulan. Exactly. You love that movie , right? Evan: Other than the dragon being named Mushu and fireworks saving the day, sure. Eddie: Yes, it's not perfect, but it's more about female empowerment anyway. Mulan's a badass. Evan: She made me feel things. Eddie: ...We'll get to that later. The point is, nobody wanted Mulan to go to war because she's a girl. Even though she's an amazing soldier. If you refuse to fight Carla, you're robbing her of that chance to be Mulan. Evan: I never thought of it that way. I'm the patriarchy! Eddie: Yeah, you're the... that. Evan: Thanks, Eddie. Now I need to go out there and give it my best shot, even if I get my patootie kicked. Apologies for the locker-room talk. Boys will be boys. |
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Behind the scenes
Episodes
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| Fresh Off the Boat – Season One | |||
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| Episode 1 "Pilot" |
Episode 2 "Home Sweet Home-School" |
Episode 3 "The Shunning" |
Episode 4 "Success Perm" |
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| Episode 5 "Persistent Romeo" |
Episode 6 "Fajita Man" |
Episode 7 "Showdown at the Golden Saddle" |
Episode 8 "Phillip Goldstein" |
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| Episode 9 "License to Sell" |
Episode 10 "Blind Spot" |
Episode 11 "Very Superstitious" |
Episode 12 "Dribbling Tiger, Bounce Pass Dragon" |
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| Episode 13 So Chineez | |||
| Fresh Off the Boat – Season Two | |||
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| Episode 1 "Family Business Trip" |
Episode 2 "Boy II Man" |
Episode 3 "Shaquille O'Neal Motors" |
Episode 4 "The Fall Ball" |
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| Episode 5 "Miracle on Dead Street" |
Episode 6 "Good Morning Orlando" |
Episode 7 "The Big 1-2" |
Episode 8 "Huangsgiving" |
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| Episode 9 "We Done Son" |
Episode 10 "The Real Santa" |
Episode 11 "Year of the Rat" |
Episode 12 "Love and Loopholes" |
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| Episode 13 "Phil's Phaves" |
Episode 14 "Michael Chang Fever" |
Episode 15 "Keep 'Em Separated" |
Epsiode 16 "Tight Two" |
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| Episode 17 "Doing It Right" |
Episode 18 "Week in Review" |
Episode 19 "Jessica Place" |
Episode 20 "Hi, My Name Is..." |
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| Episode 21 "Rent Day" |
Episode 22 "Gotta Be Me" |
Episode 23 "The Manchurian Dinner Date" |
Episode 24 "Bring the Pain" |
| Fresh Off the Boat – Season Three | |||
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| Episode 1 "Coming from America" |
Episode 2 "Breaking Chains" |
Episode 3 "Louisween" |
Episode 4 "Citizen Jessica" |
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| Episode 5 "No Thanks-giving" |
Episode 6 "WWJD: What Would Jessica Do?" |
Episode 7 "The Taming of the Dads" |
Episode 8 "Where are the Giggles?" |
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| Episode 9 "How to Be an American" |
Episode 10 "The Best of Orlando" |
Episode 11 "Clean Slate" |
Episode 12 "Sisters Without Subtext" |
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| Episode 13 "Neighbors with Attitude" |
Episode 14 "The Gloves Are Off" |
Episode 15 "Living While Eddie" |
Episode 16 "Gabby Goose" |
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| Episode 17 "The Flush" |
Episode 18 "Time to Get Ill" |
Episode 19 "Driving Miss Jenny" |
Episode 20 "The Masters" |
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| Episode 21 "Pie vs. Cake" |
Episode 22 "This Is Us" |
Episode 23 "This Isn't Us" | |
| Fresh Off the Boat – Season Four | |||
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| Episode 1 "B as in Best Friends" |
Episode 2 "First Day" |
Episode 3 "Kids" |
Episode 4 "It's a Plastic Pumpkin, Louis Huang" |
| Episode 5 "Four Funerals and a Wedding" |
Episode 6 "A League of Her Own" |
Episode 7 "The Day After Thanksgiving" |
Episode 8 "The Vouch" |
| Episode 9 "Slide Effect" |
Episode 10 "Do You Hear What I Hear?" |
Episode 11 "Big Baby" |
Episode 12 "Liar Liar" |
| Episode 13 "The Car Wash" |
Episode 14 "A Man to Share the Night With" |
Episode 15 "We Need to Talk About Evan" |
Episode 16 "Ride the Tiger" |
| Episode 17 "Let Me Go, Bro" |
Episode 18 "Measure Twice, Cut Once" |
Episode 19 "King in the North" | |
| Fresh Off the Boat – Season Five | |||
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| Episode 1 "Fresh Off the RV" |
Episode 2 "The Hand That Sits the Cradle" |
Episode 3 "Working the 'Ween" |
Episode 4 "Driver's Eddie" |
| Episode 5 "Mo' Chinese Mo' Problems" |
Episode 6 "Sub Standard" |
Episode 7 "Where Have All the Cattlemen Gone?" |
Episode 8 "Cousin Eddie" |
| Episode 9 "Just the Two of Us" |
Episode 10 "You've Got a Girlfriend" |
Episode 11 "Driver's Eddie 2: Orlando Drift" |
Episode 12 "Legends of the Fortieth" |
| Episode 13 "Grand-Mahjong" |
Episode 14 "Cupid's Crossbow" |
Episode 15 "Be a Man" |
Episode 16 "Trentina" |
| Episode 17 "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" |
Episode 18 "Rancho Contento" |
Episode 19 "Vice Mommy" |
Episode 20 "Nerd Watching" |
| Episode 21 "Under the Taipei Sun" |
Episode 22 "No Apology Necessary" | ||
| Fresh Off the Boat – Season Six | |||
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| Episode 1 "Help Unwanted?" |
Episode 2 "College" |
Episode 3 "Grandma's Boys" |
Episode 4 "S'Mothered" |
| Episode 5 "Hal-Lou-Ween" |
Episode 6 "Chestnut Gardens" |
Episode 7 "Practicum?!" |
Episode 8 "TMI: Too Much Integrity" |
| Episode 9 "Lou Wants to Be a Millionaire" |
Episode 10 "Jessica Town" |
Episode 11 "A Seat at the Table" |
Episode 12 "The Magic Motor Inn" |
| Episode 13 "Mommy and Me" |
Episode 14 "Family Van" |
Episode 15 "Commencement" | |