I Will Help You 

Rebecca takes a trip to visit her mother with intentions to tell Naomi about her new career path.

Director:

Kabir Akhtar

Writers:

Rachel Bloom (created by), Aline Brosh McKenna (created by)

Stars:

Rachel Bloom, Vincent Rodriguez III, Donna Lynne Champlin

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Rachel Bloom	...	Rebecca Bunch
Vincent Rodriguez III	...	Josh Chan
Donna Lynne Champlin	...	Paula Proctor
Pete Gardner	...	Darryl Whitefeather
Gabrielle Ruiz	...	Valencia Perez
Scott Michael Foster	...	Nathaniel Plimpton III
Elayne Boosler	...	Elayne Boosler
Gina Gallego	...	Mrs. Hernandez
Rachel Grate	...	Audra Levine
Britney Young	...	Nicky Warner
Judy Kain	...	Marilyn Levine
Damian Gomez	...	Emilio
Michael McMillian	...	Tim
Burl Moseley	...	Jim Kittsworth
Emma Willmann	...	Beth

Storyline

Staying with Valencia and Beth, Rebecca heads back to New York as her mother is receiving an honor from a Jewish charity group, Naomi who seems to be most proud that she has convinced her longtime friend, Elayne Boosler, to make the presentation at the banquet. In Rebecca's vow to be honest to a fault - which includes posting a detailed history of her bad deeds on her online dating profile - she plans to tell Naomi everything about her recent life, including the jail term and almost killing Trent, all in an effort to have a healthier relationship with her. While some of this information may be easy to divulge, it is one specific piece of information which may be the most difficult to tell her mother. Meanwhile, Josh, having moved out of Hector's mother's house and staying at the Y until he finds a more permanent living situation, is house-sitting for Rebecca while she's away. Josh quickly learns what few practical living skills he has in never having really lived on his own. And ...

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Plot Keywords:

prison visit | dating app | mother daughter relationship | new york city | pro bono | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rebecca's WiFi password "525 600" is a reference to the song "Seasons Of Love" from the musical "Rent".

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Goofs

When Josh walks into the kitchen and talks to Estrella, he takes the lid off of his water bottle and tosses it on the counter. When the camera shifts to another angle, the lid of the water bottle is back on.

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Quotes

Josh Chan: We have seasons in LA: Sweatshirt, T-shirt, puffer, tank top!

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Soundtracks

If You Ever Need a Favor in Fifty Years
Written by Jack Dolgen, R. Ana Pera & Adam Schlesinger
Produced by Adam Schlesinger & Steven M. Gold
Performed by Elayne Boosler & Tovah Feldshuh
[Elayne and Naomi sing the song on stage]

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hebrew

Release Date:

30 November 2018 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lean Machine, Black Lamb, Rachel Does Stuff

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD