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Protective Mom
The setup
The premise
Here’s the bit.
Luis hopes his girlfriend Britney will make a good impression on his protective mother, Claudia. Her first visit quickly unravels as Claudia questions Britney’s clothes, vegan food and career plans, switching between Spanish and English while Luis tries to soften the criticism. Britney’s attempt to explain how she helped him at college makes matters worse, until a request to say grace suddenly changes Claudia’s view of their future.
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Say it with us
Highly quotable.
You dress like a boy. I like that.
So she doesn't like money.
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.

Marcello Hernandez
Writer
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
Marcello Hernández drew on material from his SNL audition when writing the sketch after Pedro Pascal suggested playing his mother.
Script
Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.
- 00:01
Luis Gonzalez
Babe, so before we go in I just want you to know that my mom can be pretty protective of me And I just don't want you to get scared off.
- 00:08
Britney
Louis. Don't worry. We're good.
- 00:10
Luis Gonzalez ?
Okay? Whoa, Mommy Minda, we're home!
- 00:41
Luis Gonzalez
Well, I love you too mama, and I want to introduce you to my new girlfriend, Brittany.
- 00:47
Britney
Hi. Yes, Miss Flores. I'm Brittany I've heard so much about you.
- 00:51
Claudia Flores
Mmm. You are cute. You dress like a boy. I like that
- 00:56
Luis Gonzalez
Um, ha-ha, Mama. Let's eat. How about that, huh?
- 00:59
Britney ?
With love. And hey, my parents taught me never to come empty-handed, so I did bring some vegan sliders.
- 01:05
Claudia Flores
Luis, ella está loca. Yo cociné para todo. Esta niña viene a mi casa con vegan sliders.
- 01:11
Britney ?
I, um, is she talking about me?
- 01:13
Luis Gonzalez
Uh, yes, but in a good way. Don't worry. Uh, Mama, we're hungry, huh?
- 01:17
Britney
Yes, and this looks great. Um, where should I put these?
- 01:19
Claudia Flores
I'll take it. Thank you. Ven, ven, ven. Sí, sí, sí.
- 01:39
Luis Gonzalez
Uh, everything looks so great, Mama.
- 01:42
Claudia Flores
Thank you. So, Brittany, what are you studying?
- 01:45
Britney
Um, I'm actually studying fine art with a concentration in 17th century Baroque architecture.
- 01:51
Claudia Flores
So she doesn't like money?
- 01:54
Luis Gonzalez
Mamá, please. Brittany wants to be an art professor one day.
- 01:58
Britney ?
Yeah.
- 01:58
Claudia Flores
Oh, so she's a lesbian?
- 02:02
Luis Gonzalez
Mamá, please.
- 02:03
Claudia Flores
No, no, no, no, no. Mi nuera no puede estudiar fine art y usar tu dinero para decir Baroque architecture.
- 02:16
Britney
Okay, so she's talking about me?
- 02:29
Britney
Okay, oh my gosh. Listen, I am so sorry if I offended you in any way. I only want the best for your son. Like, Lewis, do you remember when you were having trouble concentrating first semester?
- 02:40
Luis Gonzalez
Oh, no, no, no.
- 02:42
Britney
And I set you up with my family doctor.
- 02:46
Claudia Flores ?
What?
- 02:47
Britney
Well, I helped Lewis out. Now he's on ADD medication, and he's doing a lot better.
- 02:53
Claudia Flores
My son don't have ADD. He just like to jump.
- 03:00
Britney ?
He isn't anything to be embarrassed about. Demi Lovato has it.
- 03:08
Claudia Flores
Ella entra a mi casa con su family doctor hablando de que normalize ADD.
- 03:13
Britney
Okay, she hates me.
- 03:15
Luis Gonzalez
She's not talking about you. Mamá, yo entiendo que no te cae bien su unisex apparel.
- 03:20
Britney ?
What?
- 03:22
Luis Gonzalez
Y si no fuera por ella, yo nunca viera White Lotus.
- 03:25
Claudia Flores
Esta boquita con su Pinterest hablando de que, hey man, wanna go get some sweet green?
- 03:32
Britney
What is she saying?
- 03:33
Claudia Flores
Pero no me diga a mí que te vas a casar con ella o tener una relación long-term, okay? No.
- 03:39
Britney ?
What?
- 03:40
Claudia Flores
A mí no me importa si tú te metes con ella para un one-night stand, hit it and quit it, rip and dip. I don't care. That's okay.
- 03:51
Britney
Okay, that was all English.
- 03:53
Britney ?
Claudia, please, I would just love to start over.
- 03:56
Luis Gonzalez
Yes, can we please just eat, huh? How about that?
- 03:58
Britney
Yes, this looks delicious, Miss Flores, but before we eat, Mind if I say Grace?
- 04:08
Claudia Flores ?
Grace? Oh, me and Luis. Why didn't you tell me she was a woman of God?
- 04:16
Luis Gonzalez ?
Oh, my God.
- 04:17
Claudia Flores
Now, where are my grandchildren?
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