Liar Liar

"I lied to you about all of that stuff so... so you'd like me."
— Nicole Ellis to Jackie

"Liar Liar" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of Fresh Off the Boat. It first aired on January 9, 2018.

Synopsis[]

Eddie gets annoyed when he catches Nicole changing her opinions in order to impress her new crush, Jackie. Louis is eager to expand his social circle with Matthew Chestnut's friends, but Jessica fears her sometimes-too-generous husband is overextending himself. When Emery and Evan take Honey shopping to find her a new, easy style to help her when the baby comes, their idea of a "mom" wardrobe is met with some resistance.

Plot[]

To be added

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 (absent; credited only, as Grandma Huang)
Chelsey Crisp as Honey
Ray Wise as Marvin Ellis

Recurring Cast[]

Matt Oberg as Matthew Chestnut
Luna Blaise as Nicole Ellis

Guest Cast[]

Diamond White as Jackie
Beth Curry as Dr. Warner
Kunal Dudheker as Andrew
Brandon Gibson as Gabe
Beatrice Hernandez as Waitress
Timothy Hornor as Oliver
Ava Sambora as Hooters Girl
Jay Phillips as Buckets
Steven Pritchard as Customer
Amol Shah as Sebastian
Daniel Hoffman as Oliver's Son (uncredited)

Trivia[]

The title is a reference to the two liars in the episode (Louis and Nicole) while also being a reference to the film of the same name starring Jim Carrey, who is mentioned repeatedly throughout the episode.

Quotes[]

Honey: I had to try on five different outfits to find one to fit my baby bump. And I hadn't even started on my hair.
Emery: But you're not even showing.
Honey: You have no idea how tight my clothes are. There's no margin for error.

Honey: I would actually love a new look. I'm ready for something more mature and low-maintenance, but I don't have any idea where to start.
Emery: We'll help you.
Evan: Close your eyes. Think Princess Di pregnant with Harry.

Nicole: Did you have any trouble getting in?
Eddie: No. The man with the rubber glove was surprisingly gentle.
Nicole: I'm dying! I'm gonna die! I love Jim Carrey so much!

Jessica: [to Louis] This is low-stakes. If you're not having a good time, you just come home. Besides, bowling is just golf for people who like germs anyway. I heard that sadists hide needles in the ball holes with little notes that say, "Congrats. Now you have hep-C." I don't know.

Jackie: [to Eddie] It's so crazy we ran into you on your way home from the video store.
Nicole: Quelle coincidence.
Jackie: Ah. Tu parle français.
Eddie: My mom's making me take Latin. I can read the hell out of money.
Nicole: So, you probably want to go watch that movie you rented, huh, Eddie?
Eddie: Oh, yeah! I rented Ace Ventura: Pet Detective for the millionth time. See ya, guys.
Nicole: Have fun.
Jackie: Ugh. That movie is awful. That giant Gumby actor is the worst.
Eddie: [to himself] Just walk away, Eddie. You can't control the situation. You can only control your reaction. Don't ruin this for Nicole by making it about you. Nope! [to Jackie] By "giant Gumby actor," are you referring to the greatest physical comedian of our time, Jim Carrey?
Jackie: What that guy does is not comedy. It's vaudeville. He might as well be touring with the circus.
Eddie: They'd be lucky to have him!
Jackie: Please. Jim Carrey has never done anything of cultural significance.
Eddie: Oh. Okay. Let me just call up the Wayans brothers and let them know that In Living Color wasn't "culturally significant." Nicole, Jim Carrey is hilarious, right?
Nicole: He is pretty broad.

Jessica: I'm not mad at you for being drunk. I'm mad at you because you can't handle having friends. Louis!
Louis: Huh? What happened? What do you mean I can't handle having friends?
Jessica: I can see the warning signs. You did this in your 20s when you got a new group of friends. You offer your help with everything Helping them move, de-popcorning their ceiling, walking your roommate's dog.
Louis: Gizmo. I mean, if anything, he was walking me.
Louis: Until you completely overextend yourself. Your body breaks down, and you slip a disc. You do fine when you have one good friend, like Marvin. But when you have a whole group of them, you spread yourself too thin. And it always starts with pizza rolls.
Louis: Oh, come on. That was a long time ago.
Jessica: Exactly. You're not in college anymore. If you injure yourself, you're not just missing an Ultimate Frisbee game. You have a family you have to think about.
Louis: I'm just having fun with my new friends. I'm not helping any of them. Now, tomorrow we have plans to go to a Hooters and eat hot wings. That's it.
Jessica: Sure, Louis. Sure. You're going to a Hooters. What are you really doing? Cleaning out Gabe's garage? Helping Oliver hang shelves?
Louis: I swear on our children's lives that I am going to a Hooters!

Eddie: Well, maybe you should have stuck up for me and Jim Carrey.
Nicole: Maybe I should have, but I just really wanted Jackie to like me.
Eddie: But you weren't being yourself.
Nicole: Oh, you've never said you liked something you didn't to impress a girl. You let me pierce your ear.
Eddie: I was brave, though, right?
Nicole: I needed your help, Eddie. This is the first girl I've ever liked.
Eddie: You're right. I'm sorry. Let me have a do-over. We'll go hang out with Jackie on her lunch break, and this time, I'll just stay quiet and be a good wingman like I should have done last time.
Nicole: Cool. But don't order biscotti in your William Shatner voice. It's not funny.
Eddie: "Beam me up, Biscotti"? How is that not funny?

Honey: I think I just have to get used to it.
Evan: You know who else just had to get used to it? The People's Princess when she saw herself in a crown for the first time.
Honey: Charles never understood her. I mean, how could he?

Jessica: Hello, Hooter. I'm looking for my husband.
Hooters Girl: Oh, what's he look like?
Jessica: I'm sure to you he looks like me in a boy-wig, but if you could take off your Anglo-goggles for just one minute, he's about 5'9", hairless, but still manly.

Jessica: I can't believe you were really at a Hooters, Louis! I am so proud of you.

Matthew: Does anybody know why the Hooters mascot is an owl? Are... Are the owl's eyes... boobs?

Jester: Get your butts above the hard deck and return to base immediately.
Eddie: Tower, this is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby.
Jester: Negative, Ghost Rider. The pattern is full.
Goose: No, no, Mav. This is not a good idea.
Eddie: Sorry, Goose, but it's time to buzz the tower.

Louis: You see, Lucas, women have a flower, and men have a watering can, or penis.

Louis: Hey, muffin!
Jessica: "Muffin"? Did you just make that up? Oh, I love that!

Nicole: What should I do? What can I say to make Jackie like me?
Eddie: Nicole, you can't make someone like you.
Nicole: I just don't know what to say anymore. I keep telling her these things I think she wants to hear, but nothing is working.
Eddie: Because it's not real. You got to be yourself. You're awesome, and if you show Jackie the real you, she'll think so, too.

Nicole: Idon't speak French. I'm super into Third Eye Blind. I saw them when they opened for Oasis. I will never see Life Is Beautiful. But most importantly, I absolutely, balls to the wall, love Jim Carrey. Dumb and Dumber is the funniest movie I've ever seen in my life. I lied to you about all of that stuff s-so so you'd like me. Because I really like you.
Jackie: I'm sorry, Nicole. I can get over the other things, but I can't be with someone who just speaks one language. Call me if you decide to expand your borders. There's a whole world out there.

Nicole: I've spent such a long time pretending to be someone I'm not. And I'm not gonna start that again now.
Eddie: You really are awesome, Nicole. And don't worry. Nobody ever winds up with the first girl they like. Look at your dad.

Gallery[]

Episodes

Fresh Off the Boat – Season One

Episode 1 "Pilot"	Episode 2 "Home Sweet Home-School"	Episode 3 "The Shunning"	Episode 4 "Success Perm"


Episode 5 "Persistent Romeo"	Episode 6 "Fajita Man"	Episode 7 "Showdown at the Golden Saddle"	Episode 8 "Phillip Goldstein"


Episode 9 "License to Sell"	Episode 10 "Blind Spot"	Episode 11 "Very Superstitious"	Episode 12 "Dribbling Tiger, Bounce Pass Dragon"


Episode 13 So Chineez

Fresh Off the Boat – Season Two

Episode 1 "Family Business Trip"	Episode 2 "Boy II Man"	Episode 3 "Shaquille O'Neal Motors"	Episode 4 "The Fall Ball"


Episode 5 "Miracle on Dead Street"	Episode 6 "Good Morning Orlando"	Episode 7 "The Big 1-2"	Episode 8 "Huangsgiving"


Episode 9 "We Done Son"	Episode 10 "The Real Santa"	Episode 11 "Year of the Rat"	Episode 12 "Love and Loopholes"


Episode 13 "Phil's Phaves"	Episode 14 "Michael Chang Fever"	Episode 15 "Keep 'Em Separated"	Epsiode 16 "Tight Two"


Episode 17 "Doing It Right"	Episode 18 "Week in Review"	Episode 19 "Jessica Place"	Episode 20 "Hi, My Name Is..."


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

Episode 1 "Coming from America"	Episode 2 "Breaking Chains"	Episode 3 "Louisween"	Episode 4 "Citizen Jessica"


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?"


Episode 9 "How to Be an American"	Episode 10 "The Best of Orlando"	Episode 11 "Clean Slate"	Episode 12 "Sisters Without Subtext"


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"


Episode 21 "Pie vs. Cake"	Episode 22 "This Is Us"	Episode 23 "This Isn't Us"

Fresh Off the Boat – Season Four

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

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

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"