Girls Auto Clinic inspires proposed TV series

UPPER DARBY, Pa. — Girls Auto Clinic Repair Center, an auto repair shop with female mechanics and a "while-u-wait" nail salon near Philadelphia, apparently is going Hollywood.

Shop owner Patrice Banks recently announced a television sitcom has been created based on her business, called "Patty's Auto."

According to published reports, 20th Century Fox has ordered a pilot episode of the scripted ensemble comedy from writer Darlene Hunt, Elizabeth Banks' and Max Handelman's Brownstone Productions and Warner Bros. Television.

The comedy focuses on "Patty" and the eclectic women who work for her.

Ms. Hunt will serve as writer and executive producer. She previously created the Showtime series "The Big C" and recently worked on ABC's revival of "Roseanne" and "The Conners."

Patrice Banks is serving as consulting producer.

This is just the latest publicity for Ms. Banks and her female-centric auto shop, which opened in 2016 in Upper Darby.

Ms. Banks, a professional vehicle service technician, has been on a mission to bring a woman's touch to the man's world of auto mechanics.

For several years, she has conducted car care clinics for women, wearing her signature red stilettos while demonstrating how to check oil levels and change tires, all in an effort to empower women intimidated by auto repair and maintenance.

She also has published a car maintenance handbook entitled "Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide," given speeches, written educational blogs for her Girls Auto Clinic website and her Facebook page, appeared in numerous media interviews and even starred in a Lean Cuisine TV commercial.