OH HI THERE!

• It's your favorite sponsor JUB and I am back to help Michael review Friendly's!
• Step back in time to this place that feels old, classic, and filled with Depression-era clientele
• Octogenarians plus technology is a dangerous combination, and we like to avoid it when possible, even it if it makes us ask What's Going On Over There?
• An unforgivable mistake by the back-of-house workers
• Fribbles are thicc and delicious
• A separate menu just for ice cream is WAY TOO MUCH
• JUB knows a lot about magicians
• A very important announcement: starting next week, "Fine" Dining will be on video if you'd like to watch on YouTube!
• [Post-credits] Petunia's going to turn this car around!

Additional Voice by: VyVy Nguyen (@cest_la_vyvy)

Music by: James McEnelly (@Ramshackle_Music)

Theme Song by: Kyle Schieffer (@JazzyJellyfish)

Segment Transitions Voiced by: Sandy Rose

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Next week on "Fine" Dining: HooterBowl II! I'm back off to a Hooters joint, Hoots Wings. Hear me and actress VyVy Nguyen talk shop about the history and Yelp reviews of the Pasadena Hoots Wings, but also dive headfirst into a mystery of meh-pic proportions in the first ever (and probably only) Hootdunnit. Ever work at Hoots Wings? Send your stories to [email protected].