"Citizen McGee" is the first segment of the sixteenth episode of the first season of The Ghost and Molly McGee, and the thirty-first episode overall.
Synopsis
When Molly’s “Mayor for a Day” contest win turns into a “Mayor for Life” gig, she struggles under the pressure.[3]
Plot
Molly puts a campaign out to become "Mayor for a Day" and wins, presumably because no one else wanted it, and a ceremony is held where she is sworn in via turnip by Mayor Brunson. He informs her that he inherited the position from his mother, grandfather, great-grandmother and great-great grandfather and that it has been emotionally taxing for him, especially since their ghosts, whom only Molly can see, watch his every move. Because of this, he decides to take a permanent vacation and leave all the duties to Molly due to her passion. While reluctant, Darryl and Scratch convince Molly to take the position and becomes empowered when she dons her blazer, which she apparently keeps at all times.
Molly puts forth her effort to "enhappify" Brighton and agrees on a suggestion to cover the town with pancakes and syrup for everyone to enjoy. The plan works, though it immediately begins to fall apart when horseflies suddenly get drawn to the syrup and start attacking the townspeople. This is made much worse when all the food disappears and they stay in Brighton. Molly and Scratch encounter Brunson, now going by "Stu" and running a cotton candy cart which he claims is his new passion. However, he lacks the knowledge to run it and it somehow explodes in his face; leaving him feeling dejected. Molly gets the idea to get help from the past mayors and forces Scratch to get them.
Brunson suddenly finds himself confronted by the previous mayors who sing to him about taking the mayoral position back as despite it being a very stressful job, it is the one thing he has the knowledge and experience for. Passing off the event as a dream, Brunson resumes being mayor and gets rid of the horseflies by attracting them to his cotton candy. With everything back to normal, Brunson gives Molly some encouragement. Being that he is the last Brunson, he will one day need to find someone to replace him. Despite Molly's lack of experience now, she has the passion and he tells her that she should hold onto it and increase her abilities until she is ready one day.
Cast
Main article: Citizen McGee and The Internship/Credits
- Ashly Burch as Molly McGee
- Dana Snyder as Scratch
- Michaela Dietz as Darryl McGee
- Patton Oswalt as Mayor Brunson
- Grey Griffin as Joanie Pataky
- Jessica DiCicco as Mary Brunson, Shelly Brunson
- Fred Tatasciore as Cornelius Brunson
- Mela Lee as Kshama (credited only)
Additional voices
- Trevor Devall as Mayor's Grandpa and City Hall Man
- Grey Griffin as City Hall Woman and Panicking Woman
Non-speaking cameos
Song
Titles in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spanish (Latin America)
|
La ciudadana McGee | The citizen McGee | |
 Spanish
|
Ciudadana McGee | Citizen McGee | |
 Hebrew
|
האזרחית מולי | The civilian in front of me | |
 Japanese
|
モリーは一日市長 | Molly Mayor for a Day |
Videos
Trivia
- This episode was originally going to be titled "Mayor for a Day."[4]
Continuity
TBA
Allusions
- Grease - The song Go Back to City Hall evokes the rhythm and theme of the song Beauty School Dropout.
- Sailor Moon - Molly's "blazer sequence" mirrors the iconic transformation scene of the classic anime series.
- Shovel Knight - Mayor Brunson's shovel sequence during the song Go Back to City Hall is very similar to the titular character's signature move.
References
- ↑ Salem, Mitch (June 14, 2022). Saturday 6.11.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022.
- ↑ Disney Channel June Premieres. The Cable Forum. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022.
- ↑ June 2022 Programming Highlights. Disney General Entertainment Content (May 20, 2022). Archived from the original on May 20, 2022.
- ↑ Molly McGee Writers (June 11, 2022). Now that these episodes of #TheGhostandMollyMcGee have aired, let's give you some behind the scenes! Originally, this episode was called "Mayor for a Day" and in an early version of the story DARRYL won the contest. Or rigged the contest. To-may-to, To-mah-to.. Twitter. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022.