Did Jolene ever officially get promoted? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

sm95fan · 08-18-2025, 07:06 PM

Remember on the first few Jolene episodes, Mel's nickname for her was Temporary.

Did Mel ever make her a full time waitress or was that angle just kinda quietly dropped?

TheLittleFaerie · 08-19-2025, 04:30 AM

I think it was just quietly dropped lol, Originally she was only supposed to work $40 worth of work, just enough to pay off the plates she broke. $40 work of work would NOT have been long at all! I have no idea what min wage was in the 70s, but even if it was just $5 an hour, she would have made $40 in just ONE day's worth of work, if she worked 8 hours.

sm95fan · 08-19-2025, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by TheLittleFaerie

I think it was just quietly dropped lol, Originally she was only supposed to work $40 worth of work, just enough to pay off the plates she broke. $40 work of work would NOT have been long at all! I have no idea what min wage was in the 70s, but even if it was just $5 an hour, she would have made $40 in just ONE day's worth of work, if she worked 8 hours.

I think it was $2.13/hr + tips

icecream · 08-19-2025, 11:40 AM

Dolly Parton made it lucrative for Mel so that he would never promote Jolene. Payback for always taking her man!

08-18-2025, 07:06 PM	#1
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08-19-2025, 04:30 AM	#2
TheLittleFaerie Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Posts: 1,937	I think it was just quietly dropped lol, Originally she was only supposed to work $40 worth of work, just enough to pay off the plates she broke. $40 work of work would NOT have been long at all! I have no idea what min wage was in the 70s, but even if it was just $5 an hour, she would have made $40 in just ONE day's worth of work, if she worked 8 hours.