Fox developing sitcom inspired by all-female car repair shop

It’s happening.

Fox has ordered a comedy TV pilot Show — inspired by Patrice Banks’ Pennsylvania-based Girls Auto Clinic — for the 2019-20 broadcast season.


PATTY’S AUTO (Comedy)

WRITER: Darlene Hunt

OTHER EPs: Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, consulting producer Patrice Banks

Inspired by Patrice Banks’ Girls Auto Clinic (an auto repair shop with all female mechanics), the multi-camera ensemble comedy centers on Patty and the eclectic women who work for her.


From her website: “Girls Auto Clinic is a female empowerment company that educates, empowers, and caters to women by offering automotive buying and repair Resources, Services, and Products based on trust, education, inclusion, and empowerment.”