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"A Lime to Party" | "Deck the Mall" | "The Sushi Connection" | 
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| "Deck the Mall" | |
| Episode name reference to/pun on: The popular Christmas song Deck the Halls. | |
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| Season 1, Episode 5 | |
| Airdate: | CAN: December 5, 2004 USA: December 7, 2008 |
| Directed by: | Karen Lessmann |
| Written by: | Jennifer Pertsch |
| Story Editors: | Jennifer Pertsch |
| Episode Guide | |
Deck the Mall is the fifth episode of the first season and 6teen. It first aired on Teletoon on December 5, 2004, and later on Cartoon Network on December 7, 2008.
The holidays have come to the mall and the gang is unable to enjoy it due to the influx of customers and outside stresses.
Plot[]
Caitlin is trying to plan a holiday party, but Jen is uncooperative and snappish. Caitlin notes that this is unusual, as Jen has done inventory without messing up her hair, and Jen admits that there's something else bugging her: this is the first Christmas she's had since her parents divorced, and her mom is dating Jonesy's dad. Not only is she having trouble dealing with her mother having a boyfriend, but she's having to stay with her mother and Mr. Garcia because her father is out of town on a business trip. Jonesy arrives at that moment, and tells them that because the mall Santa may be out of commission due to his ulcers acting up, it's possible that he could take the job. The idea that living with Jonesy might be what she has to look forward to for the next few years depresses Jen, so Caitlin suggests that the whole group get together after work to eat pizza and relax.
Later, Jude is wrapping presents when Nikki arrives, followed in short order by Caitlin and Jen. It turns out that Jonesy got the Santa job, so Caitlin decides that they should visit him. However, one member is missing, so the group goes to get him. They find him in Grind Me, having dealt with an exceedingly long line to buy his first coffee of the day; unfortunately, just as he's about to take the first sip, a man bumps his hand, spilling the coffee.
When they get to Santa's Village, the group finds that Jonesy has gotten a job there. However, he's not working as Santa; instead, he's working as one of the elves. After the group mocks him for his ugly costume, they split up, with Jen and Nikki going back to work and Caitlin, Jude, and Wyatt going shopping. Wyatt and Jude head to the Khaki Barn and buy Caitlin's gift there, while Caitlin goes through the mall in order to buy secret Santa presents for her friends to give to each other. When she finishes, she goes to the Penalty Box to see Jen only to find that Jen is even more stressed than before, even going so far as to snap at Santa. Jonesy, meanwhile, ends up getting fired from his job at Santa's Village after being accused of hitting on Yummy Mummy. By the end of the day, everyone but Caitlin is fed up with Christmas.
Caitlin wants them to cheer up and try to enjoy themselves, and when Jonesy suggests that he can sneak them into a movie, she readily agrees. The group then head off to the Gigantoplex, but when they get there, they can't decide on which movie to see. They draw candy canes and end up going to Jude's choice, but find out once they've snuck in that there aren't any available seats. They decide to sit in the aisle, but they find it uncomfortable, and the group is soon thrown out of the theater for making too much noise.
As the group walks through the back halls of the mall, Caitlin remembers that she forgot their presents at the Big Squeeze. This soon turns out to not be their most pressing concern, as they get lost in the back ways. When they finally find a way out, they are in the food court with the lights off and the mall shut down, as it closed at three for Christmas Eve. Immediately bickering starts again, and this causes Caitlin to cry, as she's fed up with her friends constant bickering. This leads to a fight almost starting between Jonesy and Jen, which Caitlin defuses when she points out that they're lucky to have siblings as she's always wanted some, and they're lucky to have each other even if Jen doesn't want to participate in the turkey-eating contest. Jen and Jonesy then make up, and the friends all hug. Wyatt then remembers that Jonesy took a copy of Ron's master key when he worked for Mall Security, and they tell him to let him out.
Jonesy has other plans, however. After all, they're the only ones in the mall and have free run of the place. The friends then proceed to run off and have a good time, and along the way find their presents donated to charity, and they decide to let the presents be given away. When they finally leave for their respective homes and Christmas celebrations, they promise that they'll try and make getting locked in the mall after hours a Christmas tradition.
After Christmas, they gather by the Big Squeeze, happy that the holiday is over. Jonesy has big news, too: Jen won the Garcia family turkey-eating contest. Everybody is happy and content that the Christmas rush is over, but as the clock strikes ten to open the mall, they realize that there's going to be another big celebration coming up, as it's Boxing Day.
Trivia[]
- Jonesy's job: One of Santa's helper elves
Reason for firing: He hit on Yummy Mummy.
Notes[]
- Courtney Masterson is mentioned in this episode as Jen's big sister.
- Jude mentioned the French kiss twice whenever the gang talks about Jen's mother and Jonesy's father's relationship.
Errors[]
- This episode mentions that Jen's parents Mr. and Mrs. Masterson got divorced. However, in the season 2 episode "The Wedding Destroyers", it is implied that Mr. Masterson passed away.
- In this episode, Wyatt orders an extra-tall no-foam cappuccino. In the season 2 episode "Awake the Wyatt Within", there is a plot point that revolves around Wyatt's fear of not getting as much foam from Grind Me's barista Charmaine.
- The relationship between Mrs. Masterson and Mr. Garcia is treated as something entirely new, but in the pilot episode "Take This Job and Squeeze It", Jonesy mentions it to Jen loud enough for the rest of the main six to hear.
Episode connections[]
- This is the first of the Christmas-themed episodes, with the other two being "In a Retail Wonderland..." and "How the Rent-A-Cop Stole Christmas".
- This is also the first holiday episode overall, with some later episodes following suit, such as "Boo, Dude" celebrating Halloween and "Stupid Over Cupid" celebrating Valentine's Day.
Cultural references[]
- Torque 2: More Torque is a reference to 2 Fast 2 Furious, the second installment in the The Fast and the Furious film franchise.
- Additionally, this is the second time in 6teen that The Fast and the Furious series has been referenced to. The first instance was in the episode "The Slow and the Even-Tempered", which the name itself is a pun on the film series.