fˈɪlɪp lˈɜːnz ðæt mˈaɪkəl dɪvˈɛləpt ɐ sˈɛkʃuːəl fˌæsᵻnˈeɪʃən wɪð oʊbˈiːz wˈɪmɪn dˈuː tə hɪz tɹˈʌbəld ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp wɪð hɪz ˌoʊvɚwˈeɪt, ɪmˈoʊbaɪl mˈʌðɚ, hˌuː dˈaɪd wɛn hiː wʌzɐ tʃˈaɪld.
Phillip learns that Michael developed a sexual fascination with obese women due to his troubled relationship with his overweight, immobile mother, who died when he was a child.