Davenport's in Demise

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"**Davenport's in Demise**" is the second segment of the thirteenth episode of the second season of *The Ghost and Molly McGee*, and the sixty-fourth episode overall

It premiered on August 5, 2023 on Disney Channel and Disney XD, alongside "Carbon Zero Heroes".

## Synopsis

When Davenport’s closes, Andrea must figure out who she is without her family’s store.

## Plot

Mayor Brunson successfully keeps Biz Mart from opening a store within Brighton, but he cannot prevent them from opening a store literally outside of town. Unfortunately, everyone is drawn to wanting to buy from the new store and Davenport's begins to lose business, essentially making the Davenports broke. Andrea reveals to Molly that this has caused her to question her future as she has had her whole life planned out. Molly decides that she has to help Andrea get back up on her feet and agrees to help her regain her identity. Meanwhile, Scratch declares that he has a "rock 'n roll personality", but Molly doesn't see it and Scratch is offended.

Molly has Andrea resort to other forms of influencer acts such as make-up tips, snack tasting, and the like. As she does so, her family slowly begins to lose more and more business and Andrea begins to lose more followers, something she has never experienced before. Scratch asks Pete and Sharon, and then later Geoff and Jeff for their opinion on him having a rock 'n roll personality, but is met with the same indifference, with him being told that he is actually quite sad. Andrea continues to try different tactics, but slowly begins to lose more and more followers while Molly tries to keep her on her toes.

Darryl eventually talks to Scratch and tells him that in order to get a rock 'n roll personality, he needs to not care about what others think of him, ironically gaining said personality. Andrea eventually tells Molly that she does not know who she is and felt that the store was the only reason why she had any influence to begin with. Now that she has nothing, she does not feel like herself. To Molly's surprise, she accidentally had her camera on, but this results in her getting more followers who like Andrea's new open personality. Andrea is uplifted, but decides to take Molly's earlier advice by taking a break from social media. Scratch then steals a pie she baked.

## Cast

* Ashly Burch as Molly McGee
* Dana Snyder as Scratch
* Jordan Klepper as Pete McGee
* Sumalee Montano as Sharon McGee
* Michaela Dietz as Darryl McGee
* Jules Medcraft as Andrea Davenport
* Jessica Keenan Wynn as Mrs. Davenport
* Thomas Lennon as Maxwell Davenport
* Jenifer Lewis as Patty
* Eric Edelstein as Geoff
* Vincent Rodriguez III as Jeff
* Patton Oswalt as Mayor Brunson

### Additional voices

* Rob Cantor as City Council Members
* Grey DeLisle as Old Lady
* Thomas Lennon as City Council Members
* Baraka May as Biz Mart Announcer, Driver
* Vincent Rodriguez III as City Council Members

## Trivia

* **Moral**: The best way to win others over is being yourself.
* This episode confirms that Andrea has an attraction to women, as she has a crush on a girl named Alina Webster. According to writer Sammie Crowley, Andrea would refer to herself as "queer" for the time being as she is learning about her sexual orientation.
	+ Alina was first seen in the *Chibi Tiny Tales* short "Scratch, Molly’s Third Wheel".
* This episode is Andrea’s final major role in the show.

### Continuity

* Bizmart made its store outside from Brighton, which they made their perfect spot for their new store from Davenport's on Demand.

### Revelation

* As of this episode Davenport's store is now closed down for business for good.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "August 2023 Programming Highlights". *Disney General Entertainment* (July 19, 2023).
2. ↑ Crowley, Sammie [@SammieCrowley] (Aug 5, 2023). "This was the perfect opportunity to confirm Andrea is queer. No fanfare, no big deal, Molly clearly knows - Andrea is interested in girls! If you're looking for a label for her, she'd use "queer" - she might be into guys or other genders, too. She's young and figuring it out!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-10 – via X (formerly Twitter).