The next morning, Scary Anthony and Mama Nic continue their strange bickering dance as Jill interviews again that her family is weird. Haven't we been here before, not that long ago? Doesn't Jill have anything else to say? Kevin and Jill look on as the Anthony/Mama tension rises over the cooking of the food that is apparently on tap for the later festivities. Before you know it, there is a ding of the doorbell, and we see people labeled "Kevin's Family" outside the door. Wow, this will be crazy! Kevin's family, consisting of his mother, father, and sister, looks like they just drove in from a rather well-to-do part of Connecticut. Probably near where the family lived on Who's The Boss?. Mama Nic opens the door, and everyone greets each other happily, just as if they weren't ashamed at all. Mama Nic lets out a scream, and she and Lady Kevin hug. Kevin unconvincingly interviews that seeing his family show up at Casa Nicolini was a "great surprise." I think he was horrified, personally. This is, after all, awfully early in the relationship to introduce your moms to each other. It seems like blood could be spilled. But things look fairly good early on, as there is extreme hugging. Kevin points out that he started crying on sight of his family. Heh. Yeah, I'll bet. He's probably afraid Scary Anthony will eat them. Jill interviews that the whole thing was "kind of like George and Barbara Bush sat down and met the Sopranos." Well...yes, actually. And also, that would be funny. Barbara would smack Meadow hard, and who could be against that?
A montage of shots of Jill's enormous extended family arriving is used to demonstrate her interview point that she was happy to be able to show Kevin that she has this "great family." She deems the event "a huge, big, Italian party." As opposed, I guess, to a "huge, small, Italian party." Jill introduces Kevin to her cousin Vinny. Because she actually has one. Scary Anthony confirms in an interview that the Nics are indeed a loud family, but he thinks Kevin will fit right in. Then we see Lady Kevin introduce herself to one of Jill's relatives, and it turns out that Lady Kevin's name is "Bunky." I wonder if she, too, will lift weights and cry. When Jill's relative offers Bunky some water, Bunky calls for "something stronger." Heh. You and me both, Bunkster.









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