
Chip Baskets wants to follow his dream of being a French clown—however, reality keeps interfering. Saddled with financial difficulties and facing an impenetrable language barrier, he moves back home to Bakersfield with high hopes. There, he is forced to confront his past while working as a rodeo clown and competing with his siblings for his mother's approval and affection.
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Chip learns how to transfer a call.

Christine eats a carrot.

Christine brings the celery

Chip incorporates a San Joaquin Valley earthiness into his clown routine.

Bakersfield gets a frozen yogurt machine.

Martha serves tilapia for Thanksgiving.

Christine and Martha listen to harp music at brunch.

Chip sees a homeless person in a library.

Chip laments becoming a fake Christmas tree person.

A family game of Hungry Hungry Hippos ends in tragedy.