5. IRASSHAIMASE!

Complete story — includes the ending

Larry has lunch with Jeff and Freddy at the country club and Jeff sets up Larry with a date with a producer named Gabby McAfee ( Julie Bowen ). Larry's friend Hal's ( Rob Morrow ) father Saul has a heart attack at the country club and Larry offends him after he eventually sits back down to eat while everyone else remains standing. Larry later further offends Hal by refusing to pray for his father, who eventually dies. On the way to the date, Larry discovers one of the buttons on his shirt is missing and Freddy agrees to lend him a shirt. At a Japanese restaurant, Larry offends the sushi chefs when he also uses the greeting " irasshaimase " to greet Gabby, not knowing that the greeting means "welcome to my restaurant." During the date, he and Gabby exchange secrets: Gabby had sex with one of her students when she was a high school teacher and Larry knows a shortcut to the San Fernando Valley. As payback for Larry's use of their greeting, the chefs intentionally yell "irasshaimase" loudly, causing Larry to spill soy sauce on Freddy's shirt and leading to a shouting match between Larry and the chefs. Larry reveals to Freddy the ruined shirt and he is devastated as it had been his favorite shirt; he asks Larry to give him his favorite shirt as compensation but Larry refuses. At the country club, Larry, now obsessed with the "irasshaimase" greeting but still not knowing what it means, continues to use it to greet people until he is reprimanded by Mr. Takahashi for using it. Later, Larry realizes he left his umbrella at the restaurant, but in another effort to spite Larry for saying "irasshaimase," the manager refuses to give it back to him, as it has a hotel's name on it. On the way to Hal's father's funeral, Larry's shortcut through the Valley is now filled with traffic and he tells Jeff he does not want to sit through the traffic and he goes back home. Freddy learns of this and uses his eulogy to reveal Larry's actions. On a second date, Larry learns Gabby told his secret about the shortcut. When the two arrive at the restaurant, the chefs yell "irasshaimase" and yell out Gabby's secret as well, causing her to storm off; it was revealed that Hal, who once dated Gabby, was the one who told the chefs the secret. When Larry leaves, he sees that Mr. Takahashi, who is a regular at the restaurant, has stolen his umbrella.