13. The Car Wash — Episode — Fresh Off the Boat

13. The Car Wash

With Jessica's career as an author taking off, Louis worries that she is losing interest in him and attempts to rekindle the flame under Marvin's guidance. Evan skips his way into Emery's seventh grade English class with a particularly hard-to-please teacher, Ms. Doris. When neither can win her over, they seek advice from an unusual source.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Remembering that they used to enjoy hand-washing their vehicle together, Louis asks Jessica to do so as a way to reconnect. When Jessica is too busy meeting with her book editor and making revisions, Louis gets advice from Marvin on how to rekindle the seemingly dwindling flame in his marriage. Meanwhile, Evan is placed into Emery's literature class that is taught by Ms. Doris ( Tig Notaro ) and competes with his brother to be the new teacher's pet. The two are frustrated when Ms. Doris seems to dislike both of them and shocked to learn that she really liked Eddie when he was her student.

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