Fixins

Leslie Lee Sr.(Lee Sr.), 43, started “6 Guys Burger Truck” as a family business after a successful run as a country club chef. The very success of the food truck, broke the family, as Lee's ego ran rampant. Booze, women, and drugs help Lee Sr. cope with his loneliness. His passion for cooking has waned over the years. He struggles with desire, he longs for his family, but his own vices stand in the way. A surprise visit from his Son forces Sr. to attempt getting his shit together. Lee Jr., 23, has just graduated nursing school. He's an introvert by nature and terrified of his future. He ran away to school to get away from his hard-partying Dad and isn't certain if nursing is his future. Damn, queasy stomach! Lee Jr. wishes he could take some of his Dad's outgoing qualities without the extra baggage attached. Elsa, a longtime crush of his, is a vendor at the food truck park. He tries to work up the courage to ask her out. Barbie, 43, Lee's ex-wife, ran off a decade ago with carnival food vendor Corn-Dog Ken. Ken was best friends with Sr. back in high-school. She took Dixie-Mae, 21, after Sr. decided to buy Jr. Bitcoin for his 13th birthday, it was the final straw in a string of decisions that she disagreed with. Sr. refers to this as the Bitch-Coin that ended their marriage. Jr. lived with his father Elsa, 23, has known Lee Jr. since grade school. She operates Elsas Frozen Treats & More. She has had a crush on Jr. as long as he's crushed on her. She's from a well-to-do family, but she is approachable to anyone. Her gay brother Tanner helps out on the truck. Bootleg Bobby, 50-ish, runs Bootleg Bobbies Backwoods BBQ. He's a moonshining, southern, over-all wearing, son-of-a-gun. Bobby gets along well with Lee Sr. and they find ways of getting into trouble. The ladies love Bobby, his smile and southern charm are attractive. He’s just never found right one. Juanita, 30's, works with her just crossed the border cousin Isabella(Izzie). They sell Mexican food from the lady owned Shelantros Food Truck. Juanita is a foul-mouthed, aggressive woman. Darnell Johnson(Big D), 60's, runs Big D's Chicken Coop. He's got an award winning sauce and smile. Big D goes with the flow as he earns a military pension. Chicken wings provide him with some extra retirement income. The park itself is a bit rundown, on the outskirts of a southern town, but the truckers make the best of it. Summertime is their season to shine. They are competitors, yet somehow manage to be friends most of the time. They work together to stave off any number of problems that arise. Atticus Conrad, the greedy landowner presents the biggest problem the food truckers face. He has informed them that he's selling the land. The truckers react in anger, until he offers them the opportunity to buy the land. Chaos ensued as each trucker had a different idea on how to move forward. Lee Jr., not expecting to stay, offers to spend the summer helping his Dad after some convincing. Sr. knows he must take advantage of the situation to bond with his son and improve his chances of reuniting with Barbie and Dixie-Mae. Lee Sr. struggles to lead the food truckers alongside his son. Every good decision he makes is erased by a poor one, such as bootlegging moonshine. There are obstacles at every turn threatening to derail the food truckers. Inspectors, egos, romance, even the authorities find a way to interfere in their quest to save the food truck park. Against all odds, the rowdy bunch earns enough money to buy the park. Lee Sr. and Lee Jr. are closer than they've been in years. Lee Sr. hopes to parlay this closeness with his son into reconnecting with his ex-wife and daughter. All is good, until the greedy landowner informs them that he’s already sold the park despite all their hard work. The tone is shaped by the gritty, behind the scenes look at food trucking. You have to be able to laugh and take a bit of verbal abuse. These same traits crossover into their personal lives as well. Take away the crude language and laughter, and your left feeling sorry for the characters when adversity strikes, because we can all relate to family and work problems. It's worse when your work becomes the family problem. Season two, Lee Sr. has fallen into hard to break habits after losing the park. Father and Son must once again lead the food truckers in establishing a new food truck park. More infighting between the truckers takes place as they have different ideas for the park. Mid-Season, Dixie-Mae finally reunites with Sr. and Jr., after growing tired of Barbie and Corn-Dog Ken working her long hours on the carnival circuit. Lee Sr. celebrates the visit from his daughter by indulging in the very acts that cause him strife. Old habits are hard to break.