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"The Manchurian Dinner Date" is the twenty-third episode of the second season of Fresh off the Boat. It first aired on May 17, 2016.
Synopsis[]
With Emery graduating elementary school, Louis throws a graduation dinner at Cattleman's and tells each of his boys they can bring a friend. Eddie is excited and nervous to invite his girlfriend Alison and introduce her to his mother; he thinks Jessica will not approve of Alison because she is not Chinese. Alison then devises a plan to make a good impression with Jessica. Meanwhile, Louis tries to help Emery prepare his valedictorian speech, while Grandma attempts to make a new suit for Evan.
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 (absent; credit only)
Recurring Cast[]
- Maria Bamford as Principal Thomas
- Isabella Alexander as Alison Olsen
- Luna Blaise as Nicole Ellis
Guest Cast[]
- Ashley Liao as Audrey
- Marlowe Peyton as Reba
- Alina Lopez as Chica Cohen
- Brianna Bazler as Student (uncredited)
- Isabella Bazler as Student (uncredited)
- Arwen Boatman-Vazquez as Graduation Sibling (uncredited)
- Samantha Gangal as Student (uncredited)
- Roman Dean George as Billy Sanders (uncredited)
- Wally Schrass as Dmitri (uncredited)
- Grace Wethor as Student (uncredited)
Trivia[]
- The episode title is a reference to The Manchurian Candidate.
Errors/Inconsistencies[]
- It is stated in this episode that Eddie is finishing the seventh grade. However, he finished the seventh grade at the end of the first season and started the eighth grade at the start of the second season.
Quotes[]
Louis: You are invited to the Cattleman's Ranch Rib-Eye on the Future Graduation Buffet Dinner, featuring all-you-can-eat chicken. Emery: If it's Rib-Eye on the Future, why are we having chicken? Louis: Because chicken is the steak of the future. |
Eddie: My boo, Alison, is performing at Emery's graduation with the Orlando Youth Orchestra. We can give her a ride to dinner. Louis: Great. So Eddie's bringing his girlfriend. Jessica: Girlfriend?! What girlfriend? Eddie: Um... Alison? I've mentioned her several times. I just said "my boo, Alison"? Jessica: "Boo"? That's the word of a ghost. Eddie, I had no idea you had a girlfriend. In fact, I don't understand most of what you say. Eddie: Sho' nuff. Jessica: What? I... Louis: Don't worry. I met Alison at the Fall Ball. She's a great girl. Eddie: Yeah, Mom. You'll love her. Jessica: Really? Think about how many people I love. Do the math. Have your brothers help you do the math. |
Eddie: Hey, Alison. Hey, Nicole. What's up? Nicole: Just hanging out. Talking about something other than a man. Alison: It's called the Bechdel test. We learned about it when we were studying feminism. Nicole: We'd tell you more, but we'd fail. |
Emery: Hey, Eddie. Uh, "Alison" wanted to talk to you. Eddie: That's not Alison. Emery: Whew. I didn't want to say anything. I'm usually great with faces. Audrey: Me, too. Do you use the Eyes-Mouth Method or the Most Prominent Feature? Eddie: Both of you, shut your eyes-mouth. No one cares. |
Alison: I just really wanted your mom to like me. Eddie: I get it. But we have to come clean. Come over tonight. We'll tell my mom it was a joke. I'll introduce you, pop in a movie, and boom... Problem solved. Alison: A movie? How is that gonna fix anything? Eddie: My mom's a huge Denzel fan. I was saving Malcolm X for when I did something really bad, like turn our van into a low-rider. But these are desperate times. |
Principal Thomas: And now I'd like to introduce our next valedictorian, Chica Cohen. Louis: Next valedictorian? Evan: At our school, everyone is valedictorian so they don't feel left out. They're pal-edictorians. |
Jessica: I can't believe I've never seen Malcolm X. Evan: You know, in ancient Roman times, his name would have been Malcolm 10. Jessica: Denzel looks good in glasses. Is there a Mrs. X? Eddie: Yeah. Betty Shabazz. Alison: She went on to become an educator and civil rights leader. Jessica: Oh. Emery: Malcolm X sure can give a speech. Jessica: Malcolm X wasn't afraid to bring the hammer down when he saw a great injustice. Which brings me to the water bill. |
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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" | |