Big Floor Pillows and a Ball of Fire

Big Floor Pillows and a Ball of Fire
Season 6, Episode 13 Total Episode Count: 123

Air Date	January 17, 2019
Produced by	Chuck Lorre Carol Anne Miller Steven V. Silver Joe Bella Toti Levine
Written by	Story by: Warren Bell Adam Chase Michael Shipley Teleplay by: Nick Bakay Susan McMartin Anne Flett-Giordano
Directed by	James Widdoes
Production Code	T12.16114
Length	21 minutes
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Big Floor Pillows and a Ball of Fire is the thirteenth episode of Season 6 and the 123rd episode of Mom.

Synopsis[]

Mitch is back to make amends with Christy and Bonnie, who reluctantly accept his apology. Mitch says he is sober, claiming it caused his breakup with Leanne because she refused to stop drinking. However, a visit to Adam's bar tells a different story.

Title Meaning[]

(Big Floor Pillows) Jill describing how she meditates.

(a Ball of Fire) Mitch describing what God didn’t send him to do.

Episode Description[]

TBA

Cast and Characters[]

Main Cast/Characters[]

(*Characters/cast members crossed out are absent*)

Anna Faris as Christy Plunkett
Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett
Mimi Kennedy as Marjorie Armstrong-Perugian
Jaime Pressly as Jill Kendall
Beth Hall as Wendy Harris
William Fichtner as Adam Janikowski

Recurring Cast/Characters[]

N/A

Guest Cast/Characters[]

Bradley Whitford as Mitch
Nicole Sullivan as Leanne
Jerry O'Donnell as Howard
Andrew Pifko as Man (voice)

Trivia[]

Quotes[]

“

Mitch: So, I start saying the prayer in my head, and I'll be darned if God didn't grant me the serenity to call "action" and send the Harley off the cliff, through the helicopter door, out the other side, where it hit a second helicopter, exploded, ball of fire, dead bad guy, that's a wrap and a Golden Globe nomination.

”

“

Jill: The trick to meditating is to develop a routine. After a 45-minute massage, some chamomile tea, and a long soak in the hot tub, I go to my meditation room, get on top of some of my big floor pillows, and just doze off.
Christy: That's not meditating. That's taking a nap.
Jill: Oh, what do you know? You can't even do it.

”

“

Adam: What happened to 'California sober'?
Bonnie: California sober?
Adam: You know, he gets high but doesn't drink.
Bonnie: That's not a thing.
Adam: You (Mitch) told me it was a thing.
Mitch: You knew it wasn't a thing.

”

“

Bonnie: As much as I want to strangle you right now, I can't, because I am you. Well, I was you. A drunk tornado ripping through people's lives.
Mitch: They wanted me to direct Sharknado 3
Bonnie: Shut up! I'm taking the high road, you toxic cesspool! (exhales) (inhales deeply) What I meant to say was as long as you're drinking, I don't want you in our lives. No calling, no e-mailing, no texting.

”

Gallery[]

References[]

All Episodes of Mom
Season 1
Pilot • A Pee Stick and an Asian Raccoon • A Small Nervous Meltdown and a Misplaced Fork • Loathing and Tube Socks • Six Thousand Bootleg T-Shirts and a Prada Handbag • Abstinence and Pudding • Estrogen and a Hearty Breakfast • Big Sur and Strawberry Lube • Zombies and Cobb Salad • Belgian Waffles and Bathroom Privileges • Cotton Candy and Blended Fish • Corned Beef and Handcuffs • Hot Soup and Shingles • Leather Cribs and Medieval Rack • Fireballs and Bullet Holes • Nietzsche and a Beer Run • Jail, Jail and Japanese Porn • Sonograms and Tube Tops • Toilet Wine and the Earl of Sandwich • Clumsy Monkeys and a Tilted Uterus • Broken Dreams and Blocked Arteries • Smokey Taylor and a Deathbed Confession
Season 2
Hepatitis and Lemon Zest • Figgy Pudding and the Rapture • Chicken Nuggets and a Triple Homicide • Forged Resumes and the Recommended Dosage • Kimchi and a Monkey Playing Harmonica • Crazy Eyes and a Wet Brad Pitt • Soapy Eyes and a Clean Slate • Free Therapy and a Dead Lady's Yard Sale • Godzilla and a Sprig of Mint • Nudes and a Six-Day Cleanse • Three Smiles and an Unpainted Ceiling • Kitty Litter and a Class A Felony • Cheeseburger Salad and Jazz • Benito Poppins and a Warm Pumpkin • Turkey Meatballs and a Getaway Car • Dirty Money and a Women Named Mike • A Commemorative Coin and a Misshapen Head • Dropped Soap and a Big Guy on a Throne • Mashed Potatoes and a Little Nitrous • Sick Popes and a Red Ferrari • Patient Zero and the Chocolate Fountain • Fun Girl Stuff and Eternal Salvation
Season 3
Terrorists and Gingerbread • Thigh Gap and a Rack of Lamb • Mozzarella Sticks and a Gay Piano Bar • Sawdust and Brisket • A Pirate, Three Frogs and a Prince • Horny-Goggles and a Catered Intervention • Kreplach and a Tiny Tush • Snickerdoodle and a Nip Slip • My Little Pony and a Demerol Drip • Quaaludes and Crackerjack • Cinderella and a Drunk MacGyver • Diabetic Lesbians and a Blushing Bride • Sticky Hands and a Walk on the Wild Side • Death, Death, Death and a Bucket of Chicken • Nazi Zombies and a Two-Hundred Pound Baby • Cornflakes and the Hair of Three Men • Caperberries and a Glass Eye • Beast Mode and Old People Kissing • A Catheter and a Dipsy-Doodle • Pure Evil and a Free Piece of Cheesecake • Mahjong Sally and the Ecstasy • Atticus Finch and the Downtrodden
Season 4
High-Tops and Brown Jacket • Sword Fights and a Dominican Shortstop • Sparkling Water and Ba-dinkers • Curious George and the Big Red Nightmare • Blow and a Free McMuffin • Xanax and a Baby Duck • Cornbread and a Cashmere Onesie • Freckled Bananas and a Little Schwinn • Bad Hand and British Royalty • A Safe Word and a Rib Eye • Good Karma and the Big Weird • Wind Chimes and a Bottomless Pit of Sadness • A Bouncy Castle and an Aneurysm • Roast Chicken and a Funny Story • Night Swimmin' and an English Muffin • Martinis and a Sponge Bath • Black Mold and an Old Hot Dog • Tush Push and Some Radishes • Tantric Sex and the Sprouted Flute • A Cricket and a Hedge Made of Gold • A Few Things and a Hawaiian Funeral • Lockjaw and a Liquid Diet
Season 5
Twinkle Lights and Grandma Shoes • Fish Town and Too Many Thank You's • A Seafaring Ancestor and a Bloomin' Onion • Fancy Crackers and Giant Women • Poodle Fuzz and a Twinge of Jealousy • Smooth Jazz and a Weird Floaty Eye • Too Many Hippies and Huevos Rancheros • An Epi-Pen and a Security Cat • Teenage Vampires and a White Russian • A Bear and a Bladder Infection • Bert and Ernie and a Blessing of the People • Push-Down Coffee and a Working Turn Signal • Pudding and a Screen Door • Charlotte Brontë and a Backhoe • Esta Loca and a Little Klingon • Eight Cats and the Hat Show • Crazy Snakes and a Clog to the Head
Season 6
Pre-Washed Lettuce and a Mime • Go-Go Boots and a Butt Cushion • Ambulance Chasers and a Babbling Brook • Big Sauce and Coconut Water • Flying Monkeys and a Tank of Nitrous • Cottage Cheese and a Weird Buzz • Puzzle Club and a Closet Party • Jell-O Shots and the Truth about Santa • Pork Loin and a Beat Up Monte Carlo • Flamingos and a Dance-Based Exercise Class • Foot Powder and the Barrelworks Pirates • Hacky Sack and a Beautiful Experience • Big Floor Pillows and a Ball of Fire • Kalamazoo and a Bad Wedge of Brie • Sparkling Banter and a Failing Steel Town • Skippy and the Knowledge Hole • A Dark Closet and Therapy with Horses • Soup Town and a Little Blonde Mongoose • Lumbar Support and Old Pork • Triple Dip and an Overhand Grip • Finger Guns and a Beef Bourguignon • Crazy Hair and a Teeny Tiny Part of Canada
Season 7
Audrey Hepburn and a Jalapeño Popper • Pop Pop and a Puma • Goat Yogurt and Ample Parking • Twirly Flippy Men and a Dirty Bird • Fake Bacon and a Plan to Kill All of Us • Wile E. Coyote and a Possessed Doll • Pork Butt and a Mall Walker • Hot Butter and Toxic Narcissism • Tuna Florentine and a Clean Handoff • Higgledy-Piggledy and a Cat Show • One Tiny Incision and a Coffin Dress • Silly Frills and a Depressed Garden Gnome • Dammit Sandra and Viking Ancestors • Cheddar Cheese and a Squirrel Circus • Somebody's Grandmother and the A-List • Judy Garland and a Sexy Troll Doll • Beef Baloney Dan and a Sarcastic No • A Judgy Face and Your Grandma's Drawers • Texas Pete and a Parking Lot Carnival • Big Sad Eyes and an Antique Hot Dog
Season 8
Sex Bucket and the Grammar Police • Smitten Kitten and a Tiny Boo-Boo Error • Tang and a Safe Space for Everybody • Astronauts and Fat Trimmings • Sober Wizard and a Woodshop Workshop • Woo-Woo Lights and an Onside Kick • S'Mores and a Sadness Cocoon • Bloody Stumps and a Chemical Smell • Whip-Its and Emotionally Attuned Babies • Illegal Eels and the Cantaloupe Man • Strutting Peacock and Father O'Leary • Tiny Dancer and an Impromptu Picnic • Klondike-Five and a Secret Family • Endorphins and a Toasty Tushy • Vinyl Flooring and a Cartoon Bear • Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak • A Community Hero and a Wide Turn • My Kinda People and the Big To-Do