[s1e23] Grandma's Dead Official

is forced to babysit his overly emotional brother, Marty, who is a constant "millstone around his neck".

Because this episode was aired out of order, the timeline actually jumps back to 1976, even though the previous episode took place in 1977. [S1E23] Grandma's Dead

The episode kicks off with Eric driving his notoriously difficult grandmother home. After Eric tells her it "wouldn’t kill her to be nice for one day," she promptly drops dead on his shoulder. Naturally, Eric is convinced he's a murderer and spends much of the episode riddled with guilt and fear of telling Red. is forced to babysit his overly emotional brother,

copes with her "mixed feelings" about her mother-in-law by cooking an absurd amount of food. After Eric tells her it "wouldn’t kill her

In a rare tender moment while reminiscing, Red reveals that his mother was the first person to call him "Red," finally giving the audience a backstory for his nickname.