Close Enough

Close Enough is an American adult animated sitcom created by JG Quintel for HBO Max. The series revolves around a millennial couple named Josh and Emily who were in their early 30's with their 5-year-old daughter, Candice, and their divorced friends, Alexander and Bridgette, who lives with them at a duplex in Los Angeles, California. Season 1 Episode 1 Quilty Pleasures Calamari: My name is Calamari. And these are my friends—Walleye, Tilapia, Troutface, and Scrode. Scrode: It's pronounced "Scrawd"! Josh: We're not your parents! Calamari: Of course you are. That was the price for the quilt, remember? Remember? [spiders crawl out of her mouth] The Perfect House Josh: Hey, how'd you guys get here so fast? I only ordered it like 20 minutes ago. Delivery Guy: Says here you ordered it three days ago. Josh: THREE DAYS?! Where the hell is Emily?! I HATE IT! Episode 2 Logan's Run'd Jaxon: So what's up girl? Wanna come back to my crib? Bridgette: Okay, but just a hang out. I'm not some YouTube croupy. Jaxon: That's cool. We'll do a little screen time. PBS Kids and chill. Get my mom to whoop us up get some snacks. Bridgette: Oh, you still live with your mom? Jaxon: And weekends with my dad's. He's so strong. Bridgette: Wait, how old are you? Jaxon: Me? I just turned 26. [Bridgette sighs] Months. 26 months. Bridgette: What? Room Parents Nikki: Do you work out? Actually, don't answer; I wanna find out organically. IT HATE IT! Episode 3 Skate Dad [as Josh gets sent to an ambulance] Candice: Daddy, what's an ass knife? Josh: Uh, huh. That's a different lesson! 100% No Stress Day [Josh, Alex and Candice sneak in and hide behind a wooden crate and hey watch the meat being produced] Candice: Aw sick! Look at what they're putting in the meat! [the Wurst Bros employees pouring dead animal parts into the meat processing machines] Alex: That is...so gross. Josh: Dude, look up there! [reads a pig-shaped sign reading "Not Stolen Hams"] I bet there's hams in there. [a muscular man approaches Josh and Alex from behind and bangs their heads together, knocking them out. Candice is left untouched] Muscular Man: Factory Tour's on Thursdays. [he picks up Candice] Hello sweetie, I have the perfect place for you. Episode 4 Prank War Cool Moms Episode 5 Robot Tutor Emily: [sees Candice leave her seat] Candice, what are you doing? Candice: Proving I'm not dumb! Commercial Bot: No matter. I'm password protected. [Candice types up the password] You'll never guess my- Golden Gamer Student: It's like that dude Sisyphus. He kept trying to push that car up the mountain, but he couldn't handle it, and he quit. Alex: Eh, technically, Sisyphus couldn't quit. But you know what? You got most of it. Lee: Well, check this out, Dorp. You're our Sisyphus. Alex: [tears of joy] Wah, wah, wee, wah. Episode 6 So Long Boys Clap Like This Episode 7 First Date Snailin' It Episode 8 The Canine Guy Season 2 Episode 1 Josh Gets Shredded Candice: Let's play King Kong. [Josh tosses Candice up into the air; his back breaks when he catches her] Candice: Uh, dad? Josh: AAAAAAH! Meet the Frackers Episode 2 Sauceface Candice: This wasn't how it was supposed to go. I just wanted to make a little cash, have a little fun. But sometimes, even the best plans… can leave a skid-mark in your shorts. To understand how we got here, you've gotta know the legend. The legend… of Sauceface. Houseguest from Hell Bridgette: [knocking on the bathroom door and opens it while Becca is taking a shower; angrily] BECCA! You have been in there for three hours! I need to shower! Becca: Thank you so much! I would love a nice coffee. [Later… Becca is laying on the sofa, eating a bag of skinny popcorn while watching "Survivor"] Josh: [entering] Becca, you've been binging old seasons of "Survivor" for three days. Could I watch something? Becca: Ooh, an iced coffee sounds yum. Th-a-a-a-nks. Episode 3 Joint Break Pearle: [on the phone with the insurance man] Oh, really? Well, tell me, Mr. Insurance Man, how on Earth is a partial hip replacement considered elective surgery?! No, you read the fine print of your medical plan for more information! [hangs up angrily] After giving the police force the best years of my life, all they give me in return is some aspirin and a prescription for water aerobics?! Randy: Those bastards! Pearle: Don't you talk about the LAPD that way! Randy: But you-- But you just said-- Pearle: Once a cop, always a cop, Randy. Randy: Why not give the water aerobics a try? They say it's not just for old people. Pearle: [opens the prescription brochure, showing an image of a coffin floating in the pool] I'm too young for this shit. Cyber Matrix Episode 4 Haunted Couch Josh: [carrying an old white couch with Alex] We got a street couch! Emily: Oh, hell no! We agreed, no more garbage furniture! Josh: [whining] But I want it! Oh, we got that savings account you wanted. Emily: But we needed that! [exhales sharply] Fine. Josh: Yes! Excuse us, ladies. Man Up Episode 5 Handy Randy: Those examples are bullshit and you know it! I'm gonna do what troubled young men have done for centuries… Go to sea. Birthdaze [Josh and Emily return to the adult party in the garage and all the parents have gone completely out of control, and are creating a raucous] Trish: Oh, my God. Wouldn't it be funny if we all made out? Jojo: Ha, let's get naked and fight! [punches Ted in the face] Ted: Ow! I'm down. Emily: [shocked in horror] What the butt?! We were gone for five minutes! Bridgette: What'd you expect? You gave a bunch of parents a keg. Everyone knows once you have kids you can't hold your liquor. Jojo: Hey, what's the first rule of naked fight club? [The drunken parents exit the garage and start mocking of The Amazing Sardini as Josh and Emily try to settle them down] Ted: Fake thumb! Party guest: Magic sucks! Jojo: Suck your own [bleep]! Amazing Sardini: Ma'am! There are children here! Episode 6 Time Hooch World's Greatest Teacher Episode 7 Where'd You Go, Bridgette? The Erotic Awakening of A. P. LaPearle Episode 8 Men Rock! Secret Horse Season 3 Episode 1 Where the Buffalo Roam Venice Vengeance Episode 2 Hellspital Josh: Man, I don't like this. You seem pretty sick. Alex: Oh, yeah? Could a guy who's… pretty sick mail a letter? [later crawls outside over to the mailbox to mail a letter] Josh: Alex, are you okay? Alex: Nailed it. Josh: You threw up on the way over here. Alex: Yeah. As a joke. [Emily, Bridgette, Pearle, and Randy come out] Emily: Okay. We're taking you to a doctor. Alex: Doctor? No! I said no doctors! Doctors have killed many people in history than Genghis Khan and Chaka Khan combined. Pearle: Alex, would you relax? I see like 50 doctors a week. They don't kill people. Alex: Why don't you tell that to my dad?! [groans weakly as he walks back inside] Candice: Awkward. Alex: I-I think you took a wrong turn, Pearle. Pearle: Oh, uh, we're taking a different route. Alex: Oh, okay. Hold on. How did I not know about this screening? I have like six different Google alerts for "Viking Timelord marathon." [realizes in horrified shock] Wait a minute. THIS IS THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL!!! Candice Candice Revolution Imaginary Robin Hood: Fair Candice! It is I, an 80%-On-Model-Robin Hood. Rules are completely meaningless. Go forth and do whatever you want. Candice: Really? Imaginary Robin Hood: Of course! Doing whatever you feel like is the key to happiness. Your mind has now been blown in 3, 2, 1! Episode 3 Randy Free Solos Summer Job Episode 4 Bridgette the Brain [Bridgette, Josh, Emily and Candice arrive at the Hashima lab and meet Bridgette's younger sister, Olivia, and their mother] Olivia: Hey, sis. [she and her sister hug] Can't believe you actually made it. Mrs. Hashima: Hello, everyone! Emily: Hi, Mrs. Hashima. And thanks so much for us, Olivia. Mrs. Hashima: She's "Doctor Olivia" now. Bridgette: [scoffs] She's not a real doctor, she just stayed in school too long. Bridgette: [picks up an intelli pill from the bowl and walks into the hallway] I'll show them smart. [swallows the pill and an electric bolt elevates up from her spine to her brain] Huh? I guess it doesn't work. AAGH! [falls onto her knees] Mind on fire. Hypotenuse! Parthenogenesis! "Star Trek" continuity! Bridgette: [panting] Ljubljana is in Slovenia! Mrs. Hashima: Now that's more like it! Olivia: Okay, so she learned to Google, big deal. Emily: Bridge, are you alright? Bridgette: [weakly] I think I need to go home. Bridgette: [after inventing a Mind-agra pill] 1,000 milligrams of bio-optimized, quick-release nootropic cognitive enhancement. [takes out her phone] Science, bitch! [shutter clicks a selfie] Bridgette: [clapping slowly] Wow, cool pill… if you like bullshit! Hit it, Alex! [walks up on the stage] Behold! Mind-agra! [holds up a Mind-agra pill the air and the audience gasps in amazement] Olivia: [shocked] No! But how? [Bridgette wipes her bangs, revealing her increased head; shocked gasp in realization] Bitch took my pill! [runs over to her mother] Mom! She stole my pill and reverse engineered it! Do something! Mrs. Hashima: Like what? It's about time Bridgette did something useful. [gets up from her seat and walks up on the stage] Bridgette: [as her sister runs up and swipes the bottle out of her hand] Hey! Olivia: [dumps out a pill and swallows it, causing her brain to increase a bit as she groans] I…understand! [speedily draws a hypothesis on the chalkboard] I did it! I proved the Riemann hypothesis, the most important unsolved problem in pure mathematics! [The audience cheers and applause for Olivia as Mrs. Hashima raises up her hand] Man in Audience: Eat shit, Riemann! Audience: [chanting] Olivia! Olivia! Olivia! Bridgette: It's on! [The Hashima sisters keep on gulping down Mind-agra pills and both their brains increase bigger] Olivia: I can see the Internet! Bridgette: I can manipulate gravity! [she and her sister both hover into the air] Don't worry, I'll keep this short. Olivia: Like your bangs? Bridgette: I'll KILL YOU! [launches herself at her sister and pushes her through the roof of a studio] Candice: Science is awesome! Never Meet Your Heroes Alex: [clears throat] "Eons ago…" Emily: [outraged] What the [bleep]?! Josh: This sucks! Bridgette: It makes me want to kill myself! Josh: You've made me hate reading more than I already do! [takes the flat screen TV off the wall and throws it, making it explode] Alex: Wait, what?! Is it really that bad? Bridgette: Let's kick him in the nuts! Josh: [in Candice's body] Whoa! Everyone's freakin' huge! Candice: [in Emily's body] Hell, yeah, I'm old enough to cuss! Bridgette: [in Alex's body] I'm literally inside my ex. My therapist is gonna love this. Emily: [in Josh's body] Wait. So who's in Bridgette? Jack Kleghorn: [in Bridgette's body] That's Sir Bridgette! Episode 5 Robots with Benefits The Weird Kid I HATE IT! Episode 6 Legend of the Pier Josh: Lotta cars. Alex: [spots a car, thinking it's about to backup] Ah-ha! See? A space is opening up as we speak. [the car's tale lights go off; annoyingly honks the horn, unaware that the driver is doing her taxes] Driver: [gets out of her car and runs to Alex's car; irately] I'M DOING MY TAXES, DICKWEED! [violently slams her fists on the hood; Alex and Josh scream and drive away] I'm gonna deduct your head from your body! Bike & Survive Episode 7 Halloween Enough Episode 8 The Perfect Couple I HATE IT! Match Made In Valhalla Bridgette: [last lines] Already with the excuses. Cast J. G. Quintel as Joshua "Josh" Singleton Gabrielle Walsh as Emily Ramirez Jessica DiCicco as Candice Ramirez-Singleton Jason Mantzoukas as Alex Dorpenberger Kimiko Glenn as Bridgette Hashima Danielle Brooks as Pearle Watson James Adomian as Randy Watson Related Regular Show External links Category:2020s American adult animated TV shows Category:2020s American sitcoms Category:American animated sitcoms Category:Traditionally adult animated TV shows Category:American adult animated comedy TV shows Category:Cancelled shows Category:Television series by Cartoon Network Studios Category:HBO Max shows Category:TBS shows Category:American adult animated TV shows Category:Animated TV shows about children Category:Animated TV shows about families Category:Single-camera sitcoms