Deck The Mall
- Studio
- Nelvana Limited, Fresh TV
- Distributor
- Nelvana Limited, Teletoon
Synopsis
Christmas at the mall sucks: Lineups, impatient customers and last-minute shopping is enough to drive anyone crazy. Caitlin tries to get the rest of the gang into the Christmas spirit, and she plans a Chris Cringle gift exchange. The gang is way too wiped out by the Xmas rush to get into the mood, and eventuallym Caitlin herself gives up. When Jonesy (who gets fired from his elf gig in Santa's Village) gets them all locked inside the mall after closing, the gang discover the true meaning of Christmas at the mall.
Characters
Jonesy Garcia, Jen Masterson, Nikki Wong, Caitlin Cooke, Wyatt Williams, Jude Lizowski, Cassandra, Brendan, Coach Halder
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Karen Lessman, Merle-Anne Ridley
Producing
- Producer
- Tom McGillis
- Executive Producers
- Jennifer Pertsch, Tom McGillis
Writing
- Writer
- Jennifer Pertsch, Sean Carley, Sean Cullen, Tom McGillis
- Created By
- Jennifer Pertsch, Tom McGillis
Voices
- Voice
- Terry McGurrin ("Jonesy" Garcia), Megan Fallenbach (Jen Masterson), Stacey Depass (Nikki Wong), Brooke D'Orsay (Caitlin Cooke), Jess Gibbons (Wyatt Williams), Christian Potenza (Jude Lizowski), Jamie Watson (Coach Halder)
Sound
- Sound Editor
- Sid Lieberman
Production notes
A situation comedy for tweens set entirely in a gigantic shopping mall! It's minimum wages and maximum laughs as we follow our ensemble cast of six 16-year-old friends trying to make it through their first part-time jobs and life as a teen.
6Teen is about the important stuff- firsts. First crushes, first jobs, first bank accounts and, most importantly, that first taste of freedom... of course, not all firsts are positive. Nikki finds herself stuck (in what she considers a sick twist of fate) working at The Khaki Barn, a store that she wouldn't be caught dead shopping in. Jen's scored her dream job at a sports shop, but her meathead ex-gym coach boss, Coach Halder, keeps throwing her in the penalty box for messing up. Jonesy manages to get his butt fired from a new store in every single episode, Wyatt's hopelessly in love with his older co-worker, and Caitlin endures the daily humiliation of working in the lowest store in the mall's hierarchy of cool: The Big Squeeze, a giant lemon. No "most embarrassing moment" in these teens' lives will be left unturned, and at times, it can seem like there's an evil boss, awful customer or "frienemy" around every corner. But through it all, our group of six best friends learn to lean on one another.
From stumbling through relationships to dealing with hideous uniforms, the larger-than-life mall provides our characters with the perfect venue to spread their wings- and to totally crash and burn trying.
6Teen: because life begins after school.
This series was budgeted at an estimated $280,000 (Canadian).
Working title of series: The Mall.
6Teen is about the important stuff- firsts. First crushes, first jobs, first bank accounts and, most importantly, that first taste of freedom... of course, not all firsts are positive. Nikki finds herself stuck (in what she considers a sick twist of fate) working at The Khaki Barn, a store that she wouldn't be caught dead shopping in. Jen's scored her dream job at a sports shop, but her meathead ex-gym coach boss, Coach Halder, keeps throwing her in the penalty box for messing up. Jonesy manages to get his butt fired from a new store in every single episode, Wyatt's hopelessly in love with his older co-worker, and Caitlin endures the daily humiliation of working in the lowest store in the mall's hierarchy of cool: The Big Squeeze, a giant lemon. No "most embarrassing moment" in these teens' lives will be left unturned, and at times, it can seem like there's an evil boss, awful customer or "frienemy" around every corner. But through it all, our group of six best friends learn to lean on one another.
From stumbling through relationships to dealing with hideous uniforms, the larger-than-life mall provides our characters with the perfect venue to spread their wings- and to totally crash and burn trying.
6Teen: because life begins after school.
This series was budgeted at an estimated $280,000 (Canadian).
Working title of series: The Mall.