Actor and member of the comedy duo Hip Bang, Devin McKenzie, joins Mark and Ryan to build the towns first factory. They also establish that the town is NOT tourist friendly, has an apiary, a Donair Dude that doesn’t serve donairs, and a statue that commemorates a famous local iguana by the name of Grant.
What this episode established
In this episode, Devin Mackenzie shares his background as a performer and gives a glimpse into his personal woodworking projects, highlighting his life outside of the comedy scene.
Donair Dude is highlighted as a business that advertises food it refuses to sell. This episode introduces the paradoxical restaurant where the staff actively discourages tourists from seeking the namesake sandwich. They do, however, offer to fill your canteen with piping hot mac-n-cheese.
Tony Donair shows up as a stressed owner at a restaurant that refuses to sell the food its name implies. He spends his time navigating the headaches of confusing marketing and serving food to the Town citizens.
The show explores the industrial atmosphere of the Pencil Factory, highlighting the enduring legacy of traditional tools in an era of pens and tablets. It showcases the grueling labor practices and the high-stakes tension of a five-person crew surviving the whims of a boss who uses a luck-based system to decide who gets laid off via the Wheel of Fate.
Scantala is a near-do-well who appears offering to buy a local apiary from a small family who has been historically covered in bees.
Mister Pencil makes his debut as the boss of the Pencil Factory.
Juniper is the son of Mister Pencil, and is not safe from the decisions of The Wheel of Fate, no one is.
This local school serves as the setting for the story of Grant, the town's infamous crowing iguana.
A recording plays from a statue to life to greet visitors and issue directions to the nearby Grant The Iguana statue.
The episode pulls back the curtain on the mysterious rules of the Wheel of Fate, showing just how bound the local leadership is to its unpredictable results.
The hosts discuss the declining health of Grant the Iguana, noting that the animal appears to be in distress. Grant is known for its distinctive call which wakes up locals.