Don’t mess with George Lopez!
In the Jan. 3 episode of the NBC sitcom Lopez vs. LopezLopez finds herself up to even more antics — and recreating a moment from the iconic movie in the process.
“George (Lopez) has to keep a big secret when he starts secretly spending time with Rosie’s ex,” reads the official episode description. “Mayan is trying to manage a customer’s move on her own. Quinten is trying to fix the plumbing problem at home, but is he man enough to handle it without George?”
In PEOPLE’s exclusive preview of the upcoming episode, Lopez, 63, channels Julia Roberts A beautiful woman a character who has his iconic moment in the hardware store.
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George Lopez struts around the store on ‘Lopez Vs. Lopez’.
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The clip opens with George strutting his stuff — complete with shopping bags — as he enters a hardware store as “Pretty Georgie,” a rendition of Roy Orbison’s theme song from the 1990 film, plays.
After making his ceremonial entrance, Josué Consuelos (Jaime Camil) asks George, “Georgie, another hardware store? We already shop at five others.”
“I’m just here to say something,” George replies.
He then quickly moves on and turns to the store employee, asking, “Do you remember me?”
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George Lopez (left) in ‘Lopez vs. Lopez’.
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Despite confirming that he actually remembers him, George continues: “I’ll tell you who I am. I was here yesterday. You work on commission, don’t you?”
The employee corrects him and says he works for an “hourly wage”, but George won’t be deterred. He says: “Whatever. We just went shopping at every hardware boutique in town: The Wrench Connection, Screwy Vuitton and Le Tool.”
“I don’t care,” replies the employee, but George declares, “Big mistake. big.”
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George Lopez on ‘Lopez vs. Lopez’.
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The moment recalls the response of Roberts’ character, Vivian Ward, after encountering the coolness of a store employee in the beloved rom-com, which also stars Richard Gere.
In the iconic scene, Vivian, who is a sex worker who falls in love with Gere’s Edward Lewis, asks an employee who despises her, “Hello! Do you remember me?”
When he claims he doesn’t remember the woman, Vivian – carrying shopping bags on both hands – replies: “I was here yesterday. You wouldn’t wait for me. You work on commission, right? Big mistake. Big. Huge.”
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Richard Gere and Julia Roberts on the set of the movie ‘Pretty Woman’.
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In October, Lopez told PEOPLE Lopez vs. Lopez — which also stars his daughter Mayan — might be his last project, but he’s making the most of it.
“I’d like it to go on for a few more seasons, but yeah, after this, I’d like to have some time to myself,” George said of his career plans.
Of working with his daughter, who he shares with ex-wife Ann Serrano, George said, “She’s doing great.”
“In the beginning I could tell when she was a little frustrated and I would talk to her a little bit, but she works a lot when she’s not on set,” he explained. “That’s my big thing – being on time. And she’s always ready.”
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From left: Mayan Lopez and George Lopez at the 2023 NBCUniversal TCA Winter Press Tour on January 15, 2023 in Pasadena, California.
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“It’s exciting,” he added. “I mean, every week we’re on the show, she gets better and better. She’s able to do more physical things, more character things, and that’s something she talked about when she was 12 and she said she wanted to be on TV -in.”
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Lopez vs. Lopez airs Fridays at 8:30 PM ET. on NBC.
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