The War at Home: Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Episode score
8.0
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do
- 10.
- Season: 1
- Episode: 10
- First Aired: 12/18/2005
- Prod Code: 2T7609
Grandma Betty comes over with her new boyfriend for dinner with the family. However, soon, Dave finds out that she is spending a lot of money on him. Fearing that he'll lose his future inheritance, Dave accuses Grandma Betty's boyfriend of being a gigolo in order to break them up. Meanwhile, Vicky and Dave devise a plan to break up Hillary and Keith by showing Hillary how hard it is to raise a baby. Then, when Larry shows interest in baseball cards, Dave encourages him... until he learns that Larry is using the information to sell his cards on eBay. Add a recap »
- Writers:
- Jennifer Glickman
- Director:
- Andy Cadiff
- Stars:
- Anita Barone (Vicky)
- Kyle Sullivan (Larry)
- Michael Rapaport (Dave)
- Rami Malek (Kenny)
- Dean Collins (Mike)
- Kaylee Defer (Hillary)
- Recurring Role:
- Anita Gillette (Grandma Betty)
- Guest Star:
- Lyle Waggoner (Jack)
- Ryan Devlin (Keith)
- When Dave is talking to Betty, he pours her a glass of wine and sets the bottle to the right of the glasses. In the next scene, the bottle is back on the left side of the glasses. edit »
- Hillary: Thanks a lot for being so freakin' happy! edit »
- Jack: I'd better lie down.
Betty: Oh, Larry, Mike, help me get him to the couch. Don't worry. I won't let him steal the change from behind the cushions.
Vicky: Well, he'd better not. Apparently, that's our savings account. edit » - Dave: (to Hillary) So maybe now you'll understand why I get upset when I hear you say things like, "I can't wait to have a baby." I just don't want you to wind up miserable like me. edit »
- Dave: But if you think about it, isn't it hard, you know, having to pay for everything?
Betty: I don't mind.
Dave: I know you don't. But instead of throwing that money away on Jack, you know, you could be using it on your grandkids.
Betty: Ha! Those kids are your headache. I'm spending it on me. edit » - Dave: So that Jack, he's a real catch, huh?
Betty: Oh, tell me about it.
Dave: Yeah. I was thinking, Betty, you know, you were with somebody for 40 years, huh? Don't you want to get out there and, you know, play the field?
Betty: Dave, I'm 67. How many players do you think are on the field? edit »
- Breaking Up is Hard to Do
The title of this episode is a direct reference to the Neil Sedka song Breaking Up is Hard to Do. edit »
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
The Bottom Line: "Painful to watch"11/11/06 11:57am | report abuseDave you cheap loser. ...Continue »
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