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Protective Mom

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The setup

Luis brings his new girlfriend home for dinner, where his mother has a few strong opinions to share.

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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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You dress like a boy. I like that.

So she doesn't like money.

Behind the scenes

The people who made it.

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.

ScriptEnglish · 47 turns

Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.

  1. 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.

  2. 00:08

    Britney

    Louis. Don't worry. We're good.

  3. 00:10

    Luis Gonzalez ?

    Okay? Whoa, Mommy Minda, we're home!

  4. 00:41

    Luis Gonzalez

    Well, I love you too mama, and I want to introduce you to my new girlfriend, Brittany.

  5. 00:47

    Britney

    Hi. Yes, Miss Flores. I'm Brittany I've heard so much about you.

  6. 00:51

    Claudia Flores

    Mmm. You are cute. You dress like a boy. I like that

  7. 00:56

    Luis Gonzalez

    Um, ha-ha, Mama. Let's eat. How about that, huh?

  8. 00:59

    Britney ?

    With love. And hey, my parents taught me never to come empty-handed, so I did bring some vegan sliders.

  9. 01:05

    Claudia Flores

    Luis, ella está loca. Yo cociné para todo. Esta niña viene a mi casa con vegan sliders.

  10. 01:11

    Britney ?

    I, um, is she talking about me?

  11. 01:13

    Luis Gonzalez

    Uh, yes, but in a good way. Don't worry. Uh, Mama, we're hungry, huh?

  12. 01:17

    Britney

    Yes, and this looks great. Um, where should I put these?

  13. 01:19

    Claudia Flores

    I'll take it. Thank you. Ven, ven, ven. Sí, sí, sí.

  14. 01:39

    Luis Gonzalez

    Uh, everything looks so great, Mama.

  15. 01:42

    Claudia Flores

    Thank you. So, Brittany, what are you studying?

  16. 01:45

    Britney

    Um, I'm actually studying fine art with a concentration in 17th century Baroque architecture.

  17. 01:51

    Claudia Flores

    So she doesn't like money?

  18. 01:54

    Luis Gonzalez

    Mamá, please. Brittany wants to be an art professor one day.

  19. 01:58

    Britney ?

    Yeah.

  20. 01:58

    Claudia Flores

    Oh, so she's a lesbian?

  21. 02:02

    Luis Gonzalez

    Mamá, please.

  22. 02:03

    Claudia Flores

    No, no, no, no, no. Mi nuera no puede estudiar fine art y usar tu dinero para decir Baroque architecture.

  23. 02:16

    Britney

    Okay, so she's talking about me?

  24. 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?

  25. 02:40

    Luis Gonzalez

    Oh, no, no, no.

  26. 02:42

    Britney

    And I set you up with my family doctor.

  27. 02:46

    Claudia Flores ?

    What?

  28. 02:47

    Britney

    Well, I helped Lewis out. Now he's on ADD medication, and he's doing a lot better.

  29. 02:53

    Claudia Flores

    My son don't have ADD. He just like to jump.

  30. 03:00

    Britney ?

    He isn't anything to be embarrassed about. Demi Lovato has it.

  31. 03:08

    Claudia Flores

    Ella entra a mi casa con su family doctor hablando de que normalize ADD.

  32. 03:13

    Britney

    Okay, she hates me.

  33. 03:15

    Luis Gonzalez

    She's not talking about you. Mamá, yo entiendo que no te cae bien su unisex apparel.

  34. 03:20

    Britney ?

    What?

  35. 03:22

    Luis Gonzalez

    Y si no fuera por ella, yo nunca viera White Lotus.

  36. 03:25

    Claudia Flores

    Esta boquita con su Pinterest hablando de que, hey man, wanna go get some sweet green?

  37. 03:32

    Britney

    What is she saying?

  38. 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.

  39. 03:39

    Britney ?

    What?

  40. 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.

  41. 03:51

    Britney

    Okay, that was all English.

  42. 03:53

    Britney ?

    Claudia, please, I would just love to start over.

  43. 03:56

    Luis Gonzalez

    Yes, can we please just eat, huh? How about that?

  44. 03:58

    Britney

    Yes, this looks delicious, Miss Flores, but before we eat, Mind if I say Grace?

  45. 04:08

    Claudia Flores ?

    Grace? Oh, me and Luis. Why didn't you tell me she was a woman of God?

  46. 04:16

    Luis Gonzalez ?

    Oh, my God.

  47. 04:17

    Claudia Flores

    Now, where are my grandchildren?

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