However she did think that the basics of each episode was there but it needed some definite reworking. Some episodes have been put into one and one has been changed completely. Also the series focusses more on the relationships between Greg, Ernie and Maj...so a change in synopsis is probably due as well
Better late than never...right?
Episode 1
Today is Ernie’s first day at The Quick Stop, and Greg; the Deputy Manager, has been asked to look after him and show him the ropes. This is just a weekend job for Ernie so he wants to keep his head down, do a good job and make it home at the end of the day.
Greg shows Ernie the way he does things in the restaurant, whether they’re right or not. Explaining the way he does things is better than the others; who have no idea about efficiency. However when Maj checks on Ernie she finds he is doing everything wrong. When he explains this is how Greg told him to do it, he finds himself stuck in a power struggle between the two with no real training.
Episode 2
Greg is left to look after a children’s party that is taking up half of the diner, whose parents will be spending a lot. He’s a little resentful as he feels he is way above this and could do it standing on his head! Yet this is the ideal opportunity to prove that he is more capable and far more qualified to be manager than Maj.
However things start to gradually fall apart as the kids become more unmanageable and start to tear around the diner. Greg eventually loses it and starts shouting abuse at the party of kids. The film crew has to step in to calm Greg down, whilst the parents demand their money back from Maj as she reprimands him.
Episode 3
Maj and Ernie are having a review about Ernie’s position and future in the diner, when Greg overhears Maj praising him for his fast learning. Greg is seething at this as he watches Baz and Turner doing nothing but daring each other to eat yesterdays fat from the fryer. Laughing to himself, Greg decides that since Ernie is doing so well he can be in charge of the drive thru today, and be pestered by the dim-witted duo.
Much to Greg’s annoyance Ernie, Baz and Turner hit it off and even get tipped by some customers for their friendliness. Maj sees this and praises Ernie some more, Greg can only watch on with jealousy as she awards Ernie with employee of the month.
Episode 4
There is a little competition for charity in the diner today; all of the staff are to dress up in fancy dress and see who can get the most money for charity.
Ernie doesn’t have many friends so hasn’t done much fancy dress before, he comes in wearing just his pyjamas and a night cap his mother made for him, claiming to be Wee Willy Winky. Baz and Turner try quite hard as Dennis the Menace and Gnasher, and Maj shows up as a fairy.
Not to be out done; Greg goes the whole hog and rents a very large bear costume. However this backfires, the costume is so over-sized that he keeps head butting and knocking into the kids by mistake. As a result, this doesn’t raise him any money and the parents accuse him of abuse whilst Maj tries to calm them down.
Episode 5
Ernie has been away on a training day learning how to use the fryer. Today is his first day back and his chance to show Maj what he has learnt and she is very impressed, telling him that if he keeps it up there might be a promotion in it for him. Nosey as he is, Greg over-hears this and through jealousy he decides to sabotage Ernie’s frying. Ensuring he gets that promotion, not Ernie.
He swamps Ernie with orders, and makes them build up until Ernie is overwhelmed. He ends up frying everything from his hat to customers’ whole bagged orders.
Episode 6
Maj is out of the restaurant for a few hours and it’s not long before Greg is abusing his powers. Making Ernie clean the gutters and bins, and making others do all of his work while he chills out in the office.
Suddenly Greg’s mother enters the diner, however he doesn’t notice, as he’s too busy trying to chat up some ladies…to no avail. His mother announces her presence very loudly calling for her ‘currant bun’. The restaurant goes quiet and the employees all start to laugh.
Greg’s tries to keep up the tough guy act; telling her to shut up. But she won’t tolerate this and slaps him round the back of the head and drags him out of the diner by his ear.
Episode 7
Each year The Quick Stop takes part in the ‘Festival of Fast Food’ and for the last few years have almost won 1st place. Maj appoints Greg and Heema to go and man the Quick Stop stall. However Greg suggests Ernie come along, seeing a chance to get back at Ernie.
Greg is out to sabotage the festival, ruining the diner’s chance of winning this year and hoping to blame it on Ernie. When he has his back turned, Greg mixes hot chilli sauce with the mayonnaise to make a pink gloop that Ernie squeezes onto each burger. However it turns out that everybody in the festival loves this combination and it’s the flavour that wins them first place. Maj is so proud of Ernie for making the diner win this year, and rewards him with a small bonus this month.
Greg is gob smacked, and watches as Maj collects the award for the diner.
Episode 8
Greg has had enough with Ernie and Maj getting on so well, especially how Ernie seems to always do the right thing without even trying. He decides to take things into his own hands and try to get Maj fired whilst getting himself promoted at the same time.
He calls up a pet store and asks for 4 rats to be delivered to the diner, then calls the Health Standards Agency (HSA) and reports it. The HSA arrive and arrest Maj for breaching severe health and safety protocols.
However Ernie sees a receipt fall from Greg’s pocket, reading it he sees that Greg bought the rats and planted them in the diner to get Maj fired. He explains all this to the HSA, who let Maj go.
Maj decides that the best punishment for Greg would be to demote him from Deputy Manager, knowing this would hurt him most. Whilst also promoting Ernie to the new Deputy manager position, that just opened up.
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