Caray, Caray!

"The kids don't know anything," Chela tells Candy. "Just imagine if they found out what happened to you that time."

Later, Candy is stretching out on the lawn. She sees Vince's car approaching and stretches even more, wondering what he'd think if he knew she was Catgirl. He's so distracted staring at her that he crashes his car. (Awww, if only he knew some good auto mechanics.) Candy is pleased with herself.

For some reason, Gonzo didn't pick up the kids at school. Pancho tells him that's the most important thing.
Alex offers Pepe, Lupita, and Ana a ride home from school, but is rebuffed.

Lupita gets to the Casa Popular later than the kiddies would like. Some of them are old enough to know better, but they complain anyway. Who knew the little twerps would be such sticklers for punctuality? One of them says that her mom said that now that Lupita's peeps are millionaires, they don't love their old pals as much as they did before. Lupita runs away crying. Chela tries to cheer her up, then she changes the subject to what happened with Tomás. Chela isn't at all happy that they're back together, but Lupita explains that he begged on his knees.

Pancho is kind of miffed that they would make him president if they didn't like him the way he was. No no that's not true, yadda yadda yadda, it's just a question of image, blah blah blah, you're a swell guy and it's for your own good and your family's. And by the way, at her house tonight not only will she teach him to dress himself, but also how to eat.

With excellent timing, Alex shows up at the Casa Popular. Lupita tells him it's not a good idea for him to be there. He notes that she's been crying. She doesn't want any trouble. He thinks she deserves much better than Tomás. "You don't even know him!" "True, but he's made you suffer." He just wants one chance, one date with her. She says no. Meanwhile, Tomás and Pepe are driving around and see Alex with Lupita. Pepe doesn't let him out of the car.

Pancho compares himself to Pygmalion. Rebeca is impressed that he's familiar with the story. He'll change on the outside, but not on the inside. Then she teaches him to sign onto the computer. I think he says he's going to use La Burra's license plate number as his password. Their faces are close together, and their hands touch over the mouse, and there's mushy music, and Pancho gets a funny look in his eyes. Then they separate in a hurry. He looks disappointed. They review Vicente's miscellaneous expenses, which include not only his golf club membership, but the cost of "la Avispa" ("the Wasp"... he can't even remember Abeja's name!) as well. Pancho is bien horrified at the waste of money. They'll have to learn how to spend their own money and not Fernanda's.

Elena wants to know all about Lupita's life as a millionaire. Lup has only complaints. Elena is envious and asks about Alex, just in time for Tomás to show up. Before Lupita even has a chance to answer the question, Tomás calls her a liar. Elena even says she got in Alex's car! Tomás says the money's gone to her head. That's the last thing she needs to hear.

Ana has a sore throat because she's not used to sleeping in dry, air-conditioned air. She's afraid she won't be able to sing. (Plot point? I'm not sure. Oh no, then who will do the Pancho Lopez song?) At least she's okay in time for band practice.

Chucha is impressed with Chela's mole. Chela is hoping Pancho will reallllly like it. Pancho comes home with his new haircut. Chela makes a big deal about the family eating together like old times in the 'hood. Pancho remembers the last time they had a meal like that, it was when Fernanda had her first mole taco. The kids admit that they're not having a good time at school. Lupita tries to deny it, but Pepe says she has it worst of all. Pancho tries to get them to do a toast, but Chela is afraid they'll break their drinking glasses.

Meanwhile, Rebeca is setting the table for Pancho's table manners lesson when Vicente shows up uninvited. He flirts with her aggressively, backs her up against a wall, and doesn't seem to want to take no for an answer. She says his acoso and hostigamiento (both words for harrassment, I'm not sure what the difference is) was the reason she had to quit the company before. But she won't be so dumb this time, she won't quit just to get away from him. Vince scoffs that Pancho will be able to protect her. She says it's simpler than that. If he harrasses her like he did before, she'll have him thrown in jail! And she throws him out of her house. He steals a kiss from her first.

Candela admits to Pancho that she's working at Paraíso again and can't get out of her contract. He asks if she's forgotten what happened. Nope. Nico and Chacho show up and tease Pancho about his new 'do and going to Rebe's house tonight to learn dinner table etiquette. Nico notes that Chela is jealous. Pancho doesn't get it. Chela sulks in the kitchen. Candy warns her that Rebeca is going to steal him away.

Tomás is at the mansion too, to torture Lupita some more. She throws his words in his face, says she was never in Alex's car, it has nothing to do with money. He's still jealous. She's not sure if she's still in love with him any more, because he doesn't respect or trust her. "I'm not done talking," he says. "I am," Lupita replies, and runs away crying. Pepe and Chela yell at him. He really picked the wrong night to piss Chela off. She breaks down crying because she had a big family night planned and then Pancho's gone off with Rebeca. Tomás says she's jealous. She slaps him and runs away crying!

Fernanda calls Rebeca. It's 4AM in Germany, but cancer patients don't need any rest! Rebe tells him about Pancho wanting to cut the expense accounts. Fer is pleased. They'll put up a fight, but she thinks Pancho can handle it.

Chela weeps over her sister's picture. (It looks like she put on a couple of fresh coats of mascara first.) She can't help feeling that it's a sin to be in love with her brother in law.

Pepe tells Tomás there's no reason to doubt Lupita. "A thief always thinks everyone is like him." He says Lupita is the one family member who has NOT changed. If he's not nice to her, he'll lose her.

Freddy drops Mo off at home after a date. As soon as she's all by herself, she thinks about Pepe.

Rebeca puts all of Pancho's new clothes on the sofa, still in their bags, and tells him it's a test to see if he can put together a good outfit by himself. She'll wait in another room. He tries on a lot of things but doesn't like the way any of them look together. He calls Candela, who's in the hot tub, to help him match his clothes over the phone.

Pina looks like a space monster, with her hair in rollers and some kind of gooey mask. Vince says that despite having declared war on the greengrocer's family, he's not going to turn their dog in. He has to make friends with them, no matter how much it hurts. Pina wants to call the dog-catcher on Popeye instead. Abejita runs away crying!

After some time, Rebe asks if Pancho is ready. He's in a perfectly matched outfit.

Next time:
Although I've found these avances to be very misleading, it does appear that Rebeca likes Pancho's outfit.

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