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Original Air Date: July 3, 2008
Stephanie’s debut book, You’re a Great Guy, But…, is a guide for women on how to get out of bad relationships, and the preliminary orders are through the roof at 253,000 when this episode of My Boys opens. Unfortunately, although everyone gets the “but” at the end, poor Kenny is stumped until the gang explains.
Andy is taking improv classes at work to help him improve his negotiating skills, and when Mike learns the students are mostly actresses half Andy’s age, he signs up, too. Although annoying at first, the classroom time together eventually helps Mike and Andy bond, to the extent that they’re both excited when it comes time for a public performance. Yet, the gang gets a big shock during the big show because Andy invites his colleague Joe from work, and they learn Joe is actually Jo, otherwise known as a woman (Nia Vardalos).
Meanwhile, Brandon’s depressed or sick or both, but he refuses to go to a real doctor because he’s lost his health insurance. Instead, he turns to Dr. Brando, whom PJ reveals is a Harvard-educated imaginary doctor in his head that doles out incorrect medical advice. For instance, to replace penicillin and save “80 bucks,” Bobby grows mold on some bread and eats it (Ew!). Dr. Brando ultimately diagnoses Brandon with shingles, which he decides to treat by listening to calming CDs with nature sounds.
Finally, when Bobby learns of Elsa’s visa problems that could lead to her deportation in two weeks when her visa expires, he proposes. All but Brandon think this move is insane, and he eventually learns why PJ is really so opposed — her personal feelings for Bobby — when Stephanie gives up the secret when she stops by the apartment to show off a hard copy of her new book, written under the pen name the Great Guru and with a biography on the back that’s not even close to the truth; it claims she lives in another state in a house made of recycled tires, for instance.
Stephanie and Brandon both believe PJ needs to tell Bobby the truth, and PJ gets that opportunity when, as the person chosen by the entire gang to talk some sense into Bobby, she confronts him before their next poker game. His claims that he really loves Elsa stun PJ, however, and she ends up wimping out and letting him think she supports his decision to marry the nanny. Somebody’s got to help poor PJ find her backbone again!
