| “ | I would never work for a store that treats their employees like a garbage. | ” |
—Summer to Cricket
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Minimum Wage is the sixth episode in Season 3 of School of Rock. It premiered on August 12, 2017, to 1.00 million viewers.[1]
Plot[]
Summer tries to get a job at her favorite store in the mall to earn money for a new phone, but the job is offered to Tomika instead.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Breanna Yde as Tomika
- Ricardo Hurtado as Freddy Huerta
- Jade Pettyjohn as Summer Hathaway
- Lance Lim as Zack Kwan
- Aidan Miner as Lawrence Dooley
- Tony Cavalero as Dewey Finn
Minor Cast[]
Guest Cast[]
- Chelsea Ricketts as Cricket
- Jason Michael Snow as the Mall Pianist
Absent Cast[]
Trivia[]
- Jama Williamson, who portrays Principal Mullins, makes her second absence in Season 3.
- JoJo Siwa, who plays Audrey, makes her first appearance in this episode. She makes her second in Not Afraid making her a minor character.
- This episode aired right after JoJo Siwa's ‘JoJo Siwa: My World Tour’.
- This is the first episode where Tomika and Summer have a fallout. This is similar to a Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn episode, where Dawn and Mae have a fallout.
- Summer, Tomika, Freddy, and Lawrence get their first jobs.
- They all quit their jobs before the episode ends.
- It is revealed that, Summer has been taking guitar lessons from Mr. Finn for weeks.
- Summer and Tomika's friendship song is "You're My Best Friend" by Queen. They (and Lawrence) perform it at different points in the episode.
- The title is a reference to "Minimum Wage" by The Expendables.
- This is the last episode to air before the Season 3 mini-hiatus begun. The hiatus lasted for three months, after the next episode, Heroes and Villains, aired on November 18, 2017.
- This is the second episode, in Season 3, where Tomika has a fallout with one or more of her friends.
Songs[]
- "You're My Best Friend" by Queen
Gallery[]
Mr. Finn teaching Summer how to play a guitar.
Lawrence inviting Zack and Freddy to stick their faces on the gum.
Summer and Tomika playing together. (You're My Best Friend)
Summer destroying Mr. Finn's guitar.
Summer planning to buy a new phone.
Summer and Tomika inside the Totally Cute store.
Cricket encouraging Tomika to work on the store.
Aubrey's first appearance.
Mr. Finn interrupting Freddy's shot.
Summer after being thrown out of the store.
Lawrence and Mr. Finn talking about the mall pianist.
Summer and Tomika having a hair whip fight.
Summer and Tomika fixing their friendship.
Aubrey shooting cheese sauce to Cricket.