‘The Conners’: Jackie Defends the Lunch Box’s Honor in Exclusive Clip

Come on, people of Lanford, haven’t you learned by now to not mess with the Conner family? But every single week, the nosy and/or snooty people of that working-class Illinois suburb try to start something, and it’s always up to one of The Conners‘ characters to shut things down. But hey—you have to have conflict to have a successful/beloved/long-running sitcom like The Conners! And you bet tonight’s episode of the ABC sitcom is filled with some meaty conflict.

The latest episode of Season 3 finds Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) trying to save her livelihood from the one thing that can take a diner down fast: bad reviews. In this exclusive clip from The Conners episode “Walden Pond, A Staycation and The Axis Powers,” Jackie and her boyfriend Neville (Nat Faxon) confront the competitor that’s throwing digital shade at the Lunch Box. Neville may be a veterinarian, but he also plays a convincing lawyer. Looks like Jackie got her a man who can do both—if by “both” you mean provide medical care for chickens and throw around fancy legal jargon.

Y’know what? Good for Jackie! It seems like her streak of bad boyfriends may be broken, and she’s fully aware of that fact (“mama like”). But this isn’t the only thing that’s going down on The Conners tonight. Here’s the official synopsis for the episode:

Dan feels helpless when Louise refuses to let him put himself at risk for her. Meanwhile, when Jackie learns the competing restaurants are posting negative reviews about The Lunch Box, she recruits Neville to help her confront them.

The Conners “Walden Pond, A Staycation and The Axis Powers” airs tonight, March 24, on ABC at 9PM ET. The episode follows all-new episodes of The Goldbergs and American Housewife, and airs before a new episode of Call Your Mother. And for the cord-cutters out there, new episodes of The Conners land on Hulu early on Thursday morning.

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