EP 17 - THE MALL

Robbie-Ann admits loving The Mall, and describes her brief career at a candy and nut kiosk; learn how a gummy bear changed her career trajectory forever. Amy talks trauma from older, menacing girls early on in her Mall Life, which led to Mall Ambivalence. The record stores. The substandard Roy Rogers franchise in Robbie-Ann's childhood mall.  Mall movies: Robbie-Ann's love for Klinton Spilsbury and "The Legend of the Lone Ranger." Friendly's Ice Cream restaurants. Amy's San Fernando Valley Malls. Dating social rules in The Arcade. Dirty stuff in the back of Spencer Gifts. Amy's Graffiti brand jeans. Sassoon? Sass-ong? Jordache pockets. Amy discovers boys in The Mall. "Mall Air." The warm and fuzzy Hallmark Store. Robbie-Ann's emotional attachment to her childhood mall and its movie theater.  The Magic 8 Ball offers no clues about a possible Mall Comeback one day in the future....