Fresh Off the Boat: Family Business Trip

September 22, 2015 8:40 PM - Season 2, Episode 1

When Jessica notices that Louis has packed his swim suit for a business trip, she gets suspicious. To make sure it's all business, she quickly packs the family for a trip to Gator World Hotel and Resort, where Eddie tries to do something worth bragging about in seventh grade, and "Baby" Evan copes with growing up and losing his "brand."

Song from this episode - This Is How We Do It by Montell Jordan (released February 6, 1995)

posted by filthy light thief (6 comments total)

Eddie Huang Is Not Narrating Fresh Off the Boat Anymore
posted by oh yeah! at 8:50 PM on September 22, 2015 [1 favorite]

I missed this show SO MUCH. It's edged past The Middle to be my favourite family because Jessica is just so - Jessica. When she threw her head back laughing at the idea of a vacation, oh yes.
posted by dorothyisunderwood at 3:45 AM on September 23, 2015 [1 favorite]

Yeah, after watching a bunch of the lack-luster pilots this week, it was a relief to see the return of a quality show. So glad this got renewed!
posted by oh yeah! at 4:41 AM on September 23, 2015

This episode really suffered from the lack of narration. I hadn't realised how much it keeps the show moving. Hopefully they can sort that out next time.
posted by robcorr at 4:47 PM on September 24, 2015

OMG are they really feeding cats to the gators?

I feel like that (plus going so extreme with the cheap mom trope) made this episode seem delightfully more absurd than last season.
posted by tofu_crouton at 5:01 PM on September 24, 2015 [1 favorite]

Also, I like that the moral of the story involves the dad learning about emotional labor.
posted by tofu_crouton at 5:08 PM on September 24, 2015 [4 favorites]