On this week’s episode 12 of 1600 Penn “Bursting the Bubble,” Princess Abigail of Andorra arrives at the White House to attend an annual peace gala and to everyone’s surprise, requests Skip to be her escort. Elsewhere, with D.B.’s parenting skills in question, Becca decides to put him to the test, and learns something about herself in the process. Meanwhile, Emily is anxious to find some quality time with her friends, but discover things aren’t as they used to be.
On the other hand, episode 13, “Marry Me, Baby,” during an interview with Larry King, President Gilchrist inadvertently sheds some insight into his marriage and puts the legitimacy of his nuptials with Emily into question. Meanwhile, Skip looks to help resolve the situation and Becca and D.B. are met with some surprising news.
1600 Penn is based on the Gilchrists, who are just the average American family dealing with all the everyday issues, like a grown kid who’s forced to move back home, teenagers who are smarter than their teachers and a stepmom (Jenna Elfman) desperately trying to win over the kids. They’re loving, fun and a little crazy. In other words, just like everyone else – with one exception: they live in a very special house. The White House! Whether it’s entertaining foreign dignitaries, holding secret cabinet meetings or putting out fires – figuratively and sometimes literally – there’s never a dull moment in the Gilchrist White House. For example, the First Son (Josh Gad, star of the Broadway sensation “The Book of Mormon”) is one of the administration’s biggest liabilities but also the glue that holds this family together. The President (Bill Pullman) knows too well that the only thing harder than being Head of State is being head of the family.
1600 Penn “Bursting the Bubble” & “Marry Me, Baby” episodes 12 & 13 airs Thursday, March 28, 2013 (9:30-10 p.m. ET) on NBC. Spoiler images below:
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