So let us begin with the American Chopper episode, which started with Paul Jr. and Paul Sr., as well as that oh-so-adorably-scruffy Mikey rolling up to the Gosselins gated driveway. The AC crew was there to make Jon a bike (one that would find its way into the tabloids long before this episode aired, so the big reveal wasn't all that revealing, ultimately) but Kate piped in that if she were to have a bike, she'd want a pink one (foreshadowing!). When Paul Sr. asked Jon if he was ''man enough'' for one of his bikes, Jon sheepishly answered, ''Yeah, I'm man enough.'' Seems like his show wouldn't be lost in translation at all.
But, oh, did Paul Sr. become a softie around those kids (because honestly, who couldn't?), especially when he delighted Leah by letting her honk the horn on one of the bikes. Unfortunately for Jon, that cutesiness stopped there when it came to the matter of the bike (Sr. let him know he'd build it his own way) and the bill.
Meanwhile, Mikey, who is clearly still a kid at heart, entertained the sextuplets with a ventriloquism act (a bit that finds its way into the J&K episode, but more on that later.) Kate even went so far as to wipe the flop sweat off of Mikey's forehead. The Teutuls then offered to take Jon and Kate out on the open road on their bikes, and much to Sr.'s surprise, Kate obliged, considering, as he so delicately puts it, ''she's a control freak.''
Back at the Orange County Choppers shop, Lee quipped that Kate ''definitely wears the pants in the family'' and when they started discussing the details for Jon's bike he asked, ''Sure it's not for her?'' Clearly, the guy has watched the show before. By the way, was I the only one who found it slightly odd that the Teutuls, who joke that they'll punch each other in the face, seem to have a better family rapport going than the Gosselins do right now?
When Mikey and the Pauls returned to the Gosselin house to spend more time with the brood before making the bike, they came equipped with an arts and crafts project. Amidst the goodies Kate found a gaudy pink fuzzy hat and while getting ready to put it on said, ''Since my hair is the talk of the town, let's just make it a little bit worse shall we?'' Don't know whether she was referring to the talk or the hair itself, but it sure was nice to hear Kate poke a little fun at herself. And it wasn't the last time in the episode that she'd do that either!
NEXT: Jon bonds with the guys and Kate bonds with...Mikey
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