Pinball Pizza is the most popular pizza parlor and one of several hangouts for teenagers in Millwood, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1972.[1]
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Season 1[]
In Chapter One: Spirit Week, Karen and her boyfriend Greg have dinner together in a booth. They end up arguing over the drama happening at Millwood High School, with her growing increasingly upset with him. He refuses to be talked down to like her mother, and she eventually kicks him in the shin. He decides it's time for him to leave. She continues to hurl insults at him as he stands up. She questions if she's paying for dinner, and he throws some money on the table, telling her to fuck off. He storms off as the other patron's stare at Karen.
In Chapter Two: The Spirit Queen, the Little Liars head to Pinball Pizza as they question whose phone Imogen has. All they need to know is that he's a douchebag. Noa asks how she knows the password. Minnie admits passwords aren't hard if they know anything about the person. Imogen reveals the password is 69-69. She gives the phone to Faran to preview, who shares it with the other girls in the booth. Tabby wants to know whose phone it is and if he knows she has it. Imogen assures her that he's never said anything about it. Minnie worries this can blow back on them if people feel sorry for her. There's not a single student in Millwood High that wouldn't want to see her knocked down a peg. Faran and Noa vote yes to releasing the video. Tabby gives a brief speech before voting yes to showing it. Imogen suggests sleeping on it as it might be a bad idea. She apologizes for bringing it up.
In Chapter Three: Aftermath, in Pinball Pizza, Sidney explains to Tabby and Imogen who Angela was - a classmate they tried to befriend, but who was damaged in ways they couldn’t imagine - no father at home and a mentally ill mother. She continues on that Angela jumped at the stroke midnight, and everyone fled. Two days later, Angela was discovered, and her death ruled a suicide. Imogen asks why no one came forward, to be answered that no one spoke of the rave again. Tabby is confused why no one investigated why Angela was at the warehouse. Her mother says if it was anyone else, perhaps but not the crazy girl with the crazy mother. “Less said back then, the better,” she finished. Sidney still goes there to pay her respects and asks what the girls are doing there. Imogen answers that she’s trying to figure out what happened to her mother while Tabby adds she was trying to be a supportive friend. Imogen shows the flyer her mother receives and asks if she felt guilty about Angela, though Sidney reveals her mother was the kindest to that lost soul. Sidney assures Imogen that she can ask her former circle if they sent the flyer. Sidney is ready to leave, but Tabby reminds her she has to pick up her last check at the Orpheum.
In Chapter Four: The (Fe)Male Gaze, Noa orders a delivery pizza when she gets a text from A. She is in her apartment when the pizza delivery guy pages up to her apartment. His car is running so she asks him to come down, instead. She complies and heads down to the side door, where she finds a shattered window and a smashed pizza box on the ground.
In Chapter Five: The Night He Came Home, it's the night before Halloween at Pinball Pizza, where Kelly expresses her mild surprise that Faran wanted to meet up, to the latter’s fake agreement. Faran compliments Kelly as becoming a a better dancer. Kelly admits she’s always been one, though could never show it as Karen had to be the star. Faran brushes it off as sibling silvery. Kelly says she can’t stop thinking about her sister or the night of the dance, wishing it went all differently. Faran notices the scar on her hand, where after the funeral Kelly gripped a shard of glass hard. Faran timidly asks if she did it to herself. Kelly believes it to be a cliche for the ballerina who overstresses and Faran kindly says if she ever needs anything, she can talk to her. She invites her to the party, which Kelly accepts.
In Chapter Six: Scars, The Bryant's sit for dinner at Pinball Pizza. Zeke apologizes for not being there, though he's glad her mom was there to represent. Corey is proud of Faran and knew that she was going to be a star when she took her first baby steps. She showed her and everyone, including the Beasley trash, who brought up her scoliosis. Faran tells Zeke that it's just Kelly being Kelly - or Karen, he can take his pick. It did get Corey thinking that now that she's older, they can talk about getting rid of the scar. She found a great doctor in town, though Zeke cuts her off as he doesn't want Faran to have surgery again. She assures him it's just a consultation, but if no one is interested then she'll drop it. Faran thinks it might be a good idea and it wouldn't hurt to hear what the doctor has to say. If he can get rid of it, that would be one less thing for her to worry about, and one last asterisk next to her name. She wouldn't be "Faran Bryant, asterisk, fantastic dancer considering her scoliosis". Zeke will agree if this is what she wants. Corey already made her an appointment for tomorrow morning, remarking that a mother knows best.
A few days later, Marjorie tells Noa that she got a job at Pinball Pizza. Marjorie starts her first shift and takes a smoke break outside Pinball Pizza. A man appears and is sorry he's late. She hands him a wad of cash as he hands her a baggy before leaving. She takes a drag of her cigarette and leaves.
In Chapter Seven: Carnival of Souls, Chip and Imogen go to Pinball Pizza where they laugh over food and get to know one another. He talks about how he busted his dad's camera while trying to film a sequel to a film he loved. His dad said if he wanted to film more he had to get a job, so he got hired at The Orpheum. That's where he and Tabby bonded during the downtime between movies. He asks if she thinks babies like carnivals.
In Chapter Eight: Bad Blood, the girls head to Pinball Pizza. Mouse notes that it feels anti-climatic with Tabby referencing another movie. Kelly is dreading Thanksgiving so Faran suggests going out to a club that doesn't ID. Henry told her about it and it sounds fun. Giry is pushing Giselle for a year and she needs to dance, even if it's just in some hole of a wall shit club. Noa agrees but it has to be just the girls. Mouse, Tabby, Faran, Noa, Imogen, and Kelly head to the club and dance together happily.
Imogen, gasping for air after her tryst with A, sits on a park bench and texts the girls to ask if they can meet up. They meet at Pinball Pizza and she tells them she's okay as she can be. She thinks that the corpse is probably Angela's. Noa thinks he has to be A. Imogen reveals that the mask was there. Noa says they go and confront the bastard. They find out why he's been doing this to them and their moms. They end it tonight. Faran brings up Imogen being chased by a crazy man with a knife. Noa remarks that it's 5 against 1. Her mom is delivering pizzas and they have a set of butcher knives at home.
In Chapter Nine: Dead and Buried, Mouse and Ash successfully "Parent Trap" Elodie and Shirley at Pinball Pizza. Noa, who is taking a shift from Marjorie, delivers their pizza and relays that refills are on the house tonight. The group starts preparing to eat. Elodie bluntly asks him if he he feels scared as a young trans man in Millwood. He nervously bites his pizza. Once back in her room, Mouse facetimes Ash and profusely apologizes for her mom's intense questions. He agrees they were intense but he thinks that her heart was in the right place. She sighs over it being constant dysfunction. He asks if she connected with her dad yet, and she did, over Thanksgiving. Ash is okay with going bowling just the three of them sometime.
Noa works another shift at Pinball Pizza when Shawn and the other jocks enter. They sit at a private table while the rest of the team chats. They explain their presence - his basketball practice ended early, while she's covering her mom's shift. She admits to lying about her mom having the flu, when she's at home detoxing. Shawn scoffs at the reveal and shakes his head in disapproval. She snaps that he shouldn't be judging. He dislikes the comparison to her mom. He doesn't take drugs recreationally, which isn't why Marjorie started either. She only started using to help with the pain from working long hours and being on her feet. He didn't know any of that and apologizes. If he means that, he'll throw away those pills. He grins that he already did, offering to let her check his bag, locker, and room. The team calls to Shawn to either order or leave, so he decides to go. She has to check in on her mom before seeing him tonight. She thanks him with a kiss, as his friends make kissing noises at the couple.
In Chapter Ten: Final Girls, the Little Liars gather at Pinball Pizza, where Tabby reveals that Sheriff Beasley raped Angela in 1999. Imogen also learned something about Beasley - he dated her mom in high school. Also, someone dug up her mom's body last night. She's guessing Beasley did it. Tabby incredulously restates that Beasley dated Imogen's mom. Imogen thinks Beasley could be A, and killed her mom to keep her quiet because she knew what he did to Angela. Faran thinks he should remain a suspect, but Noa still thinks it was the train car guy. Tabby thinks Beasley is their connection to both A and the moms. They wonder why their moms didn't tell them about Beasley. Noa suggests splitting them up so they don't see it coming. It's truth time, take two.
On Christmas Eve, Marjorie tells Noa that she is entering rehab. As a result, Marjorie won't be waitressing for a while.
Employees[]
- Benny (Manager)
- Marjorie Olivar (Waitress; formerly)
- Noa Olivar (Waitress)
- Jennifer Fox (Waitress)
Notes and Trivia[]
Appearances[]
Season 1[]
- Chapter One: Spirit Week
- Chapter Two: The Spirit Queen
- Chapter Three: Aftermath
- Chapter Four: The (Fe)Male Gaze (Mentioned)
- Chapter Five: The Night He Came Home
- Chapter Six: Scars
- Chapter Seven: Carnival of Souls
- Chapter Eight: Bad Blood
- Chapter Nine: Dead and Buried
- Chapter Ten: Final Girls
Season 2[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Instagram (@prettylittleliars): Get an exclusive look at the infamous Pinball Pizza with Noa herself, @maiareficco!