Burrito Bucket
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Real Identity: Not Applicable
Appearances (Super Shorts): #HamsterConQueso, #BatAndSwitch, #PrizeFighter, #Babsgirl, #VeggieBurritoBucket, and #FlashForwardFlashback
Appearances (Episodes): #BurritoBucket, #Beeline, #LivingTheNightmare, and #WorkingStiff
Appearances (Movies): Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse
Appearances (Comics): Weird Science Chapter 11 and Chapter 12
Appearances (Graphic Novels): Midterms and Ghosting
Powers: Not Applicable
Voiced By: Not Applicable
Barbara Gordon has an after school job at a Burrito Bucket in Metropolis. Shane O'Shaughnessy, her manager, is a stern taskmaster towards her. One day, it was Gordon's turn to take care of Hammy the Hamster, the mascot from Metropolis High School, and hid it in her locker. O'Shaughnessy announced the health inspector was performing his inspection, handed her a mop, and told her not to mess it up, and left the room. Gordon checked and Hammy was no longer in its cage. It somehow ended up under a bucket and ran along a counter towards O'Shaughnessy and the Health Inspector by the wash station. Gordon ran over and awkwardly rested her arm on the bucket, announcing the floor was done and touted the soda machine's cleanliness. After they left to check the soda machine, Gordon checked and Hammy was gone. It somehow climbed atop the soda machine and ate a straw then fell in. As it fell through the dispenser, Gordon caught it with a spatula and flipped it.
Hammy bounced off a decoration, then a seat, then an order sign and landed in a burrito. Hammy started eating. O'Shaughnessy, unaware of Hammy, offered the burritos to the inspector. He ate the one with Hammy in it but Hammy fell out the other end onto Gordon's open hands. The inspector praised Burrito Bucket's secret ingredient and gave them a pass grade. As Gordon took a teenager's order, Hammy peered out from her sombrero. While a Burrito Bucket was being held up by three robbers wearing animal masks, Zee Zatara's spell swapped the essence of Barbara Gordon and one of the robbers into each other's bodies. Amid a standoff over a bucket, Gordon screamed. Burrito Bucket was held up again. As the robber wearing the horse mask demanded all the burritos from Jimmy, a basketball crashed through the roof, knocked out the robber, and bounced back up into the sky. At the end of a night shift, Gordon went out the back exit and told O'Shaughnessy good night and the stack of dishes was right behind him. It was too late, he tipped the stack over and they broke into pieces. He yelled for Gordon but she zipped away.
Jessica Cruz covered one of Barbara Gordon's shifts at the Burrito Bucket while she was out sick. Cruz was confident she could handle working behind the counter since she protested there enough times. She told Gordon over the phone to get better and not to worry about a thing. Shane O'Shaughnessy stated he normally wouldn't allow it and noted a mop could do a better job than Gordon. He reminded her to put on the uniform. Cruz looked in a locker and saw a dirty uniform. She declined and put on Gordon's name tag only. O'Shaughnessy advised her to familiarize herself with the menu before the lunch rush. Cruz thought it was going to be fun being Gordon for a day then she remembered meat was a big part of the menu. An order came in for a triple meat burrito. She made a veggie bowl instead. O'Shaughnessy took the bowl to customer but she pointed out it was wrong. O'Shaughnessy stormed into the back and yelled for Gordon. Cruz corrected him. He ordered her to give the customer what they order. She continued to substitute vegetables for meat in orders.
O'Shaughnessy had enough and dragged Cruz to the counter to take orders. A new customer came and asked what was the special. Cruz stalled, looked at the menu, and lied about being all out of the special. She suggested the secret special. He asked what was in it but Cruz kept it a secret. He opted for a five meat enchilada. He got a Veggie Burrito Bucket. She ordered a bucket of tomato and zucchini burritos for a woman. The customers started complaining about their orders. O'Shaughnessy yelled at her again and told her to give customers what they ordered or she and Gordon would be fired. Cruz watched customers eating meat and sank to the floor. She couldn't bring herself to serve meat. O'Shaughnessy was amused and asked her if she thought Burrito Bucket could afford real meat. She looked over to a barrel filled with substitute meat. Cruz was ecstatic it wasn't real meat and declared burritos for all. The customers cheered.
Flash raced to Burrito Bucket for a breakfast burrito but a woman was taking a long time to order. She finally asked Jimmy if there was a vegan option for the three beef taco. Flash suggested a salad. She decided to go with on. Jimmy asked if she wanted Caesar or Garden Fresh. She asked which one had gluten because her yoga teacher told her to avoid them but her family psychic told her she should eat more of it and her Pilates instructor told her it was okay to eat it in moderation.
Gordon was late to work six times and it was still only Monday. At 10:05 am, O'Shaughnessy lectured Gordon about the importance of a good work ethic. Gordon showed him her childhood photo and reiterated was a big fan of Burrito Bucket since she was five years old. He warned her she would be fired if she was late one more time. Gordon started chopping but noticed three masked robbers into the Bank of Moolah across the street. She used a two minute bathroom break to sneak off out the back door to the bank but she took too long introducing herself and ran back. She zipped behind the counter and tried to get her 15-minute break early but O'Shaughnessy was adamant she take it at noon. She asked for another bathroom break and took a drink from the soda fountain. She noticed the trash can was full and asked for a short break to take it out to the dumpster. He gave her a minute. She ran to the bank with the trash bag then ran back and helped a customer.
Gordon took the opportunity to empty the hot sauce bottle onto the customer's taco order then went off to buy more hot sauce. She returned without any but a Metropoleats Delivery Service worker walked in. She zipped out and took the order instead. She drove his car into the bank. She had to run back and dived behind the corner. O'Shaughnessy glared at her from a booth. Gordon called the Flash for help. A customer came in and took forever trying to figure out what to order. Gordon propped up a bucket on a broom and left. She returned and the customer decided to get sushi instead. O'Shaughnessy informed her there was an order of 100 buckets to fulfill. Luckily, she noticed it was noon and took her break. Unable to take out the robbers in 15 minutes, she went back and forth while making buckets -- and became so unfocused she punched Jimmy, a co-worker, while in her Batgirl suit. O'Shaughnessy did a count and fired Gordon for only making 99 buckets. A trio walked in and ordered two taco buckets, four buckets of quesadillas, three buckets of guacamole then put on their masks and held up O'Shaughnessy and Jimmy.
Gordon hid by the restroom. She put on her bucket and a pancho then jumped atop the counter as the Burrito Bucketeer. She knocked their guns away with burritos, squirted guacamole on the floor, they slipped, then she garnished them and rolled them up in a rug like a burrito. After a police officer took them into custody, O'Shaughnessy admitted she saved the restaurant. She asked for her job back. He grumbled and agreed to. She asked for hour-long breaks. He said no. She knocked it down to half-hour. He said no. She asked for Employee of the Month. He compromised and gave her Employee of the Night. She accepted. Karen Beecher entered Burrito Bucket and tried to tell Gordon about Harley Quinn's plot to blow up the bridge but she only recited company rhetoric. Beecher turned around and realized she cut in front of a long line. She went to the back and apologized to everyone as she went. After some time, she finally made it to the register but Gordon was on break. Jimmy informed her Gordon left something. Beecher left with four burrito buckets and found Jessica Cruz protesting Burrito Bucket outside.
After Fuseli was brought to the physical realm, he was left powerless and ended up working the counter at the same Burrito Bucket where Gordon worked at. He charged a man $800 for a 49 cent burrito. She reminded him to give the customers fair prices and quality product they expect from Burrito Bucket and that if he made it through his six month quality control edit without an errors, he would be eligible for a bonus, or middle management if he made it a year. Fuseli remarked it was a nightmare. Karen Beecher needed money to replace her iozonic casing or her Bumblebee armor would be inoperable. Gordon suggested she work with her at Burrito Bucket. Beecher wasn't so sure because she didn't like burritos. Gordon promised her it was the fastest way to get her money. Beecher was skeptical she could get hired. Gordon promised her boss loved her and she was pretty much guaranteed a job. Shane O'Shaughnessy refused to hire Karen Beecher on Gordon's recommendation. Gordon stated Beecher was smart, responsible, and didn't even like burritos so she wouldn't be sneaking free food to the break room.
O'Shaughnessy told her to stop talking. Beecher held Gordon's mouth shut. He liked that Beecher was quiet and hired her. Gordon got excited and shook him while asking to train her. He conceded as long as she left him alone. Gordon told Beecher he acted grumpy but deep down, he loved their boss-employee banter. O'Shaughnessy heard her and stated he did not. He tried to tell her to get to work but Gordon finished his sentence with glee. She snatched a burrito from a boy's tray as he walked by and scarfed it down then placed the trademark miniature sombrero on her head and Beecher's. Gordon demonstrated how she stuffed napkin dispensers so she wouldn't have to refill it later. O'Shaughnessy told Beecher not to do it that way. A boy walked over to get a napkin but they all shot out into his face. Next, Gordon showed Beecher how she made her Babs Special, a burrito overstuffed with extra cheese, extra meat, and extra, extra cheese. Beecher deduced it would explode all over as soon as she bit into it. Gordon confirmed that was what made it so special then bit down. It exploded all over O'Shaughnessy. He told Beecher never to make bad specials.
Beecher finished making her first burrito. O'Shaughnessy was dazzled. A holy light shone down on it and angelic burritos flew past him He measured with his hands and confirmed it was the ideal bean-to-rice ratio and the tortilla was folded to corporate specifications. He proclaimed it was magnificent. Beecher thanked him for the compliment. He insisted she call him by his first name. Gordon tried to, too, but O'Shaughnessy ordered not to. Gordon laughed and cited it as their banter. Beecher mopped the floors while Gordon shared her theory about what gets cleaned gets dirty tomorrow so it should wait until the next day when everything could be cleaned all at once. Beecher pointed out they were off the next day. Gordon winked and touched her nose conspiratorially. O'Shaughnessy told her not to save it for tomorrow. Gordon didn't think a little mess would hurt anyone. She slipped and slammed into the Employee of the Month wall. Beecher inquired who the sole person with all his photographs on the wall was. Gordon informed her he was Mitchell Mayo, the greatest burrito slinger there was and after he left the Employee of the Month was halted because no one could measure up. She slipped again.
While Beecher wiped the counter, O'Shaughnessy told her she was doing a great job. Beecher insisted she was just doing what she was asked to. O'Shaughnessy confirmed that was what makes it so great then added her baseline competence reminded him of how bad Gordon was and fired her. Gordon was bereft. Beecher issued an ultimatum that she and Gordon were a package deal and he couldn't fire one without firing the other but Gordon told her it was okay. Gordon stated Burrito Bucket was her everything and O'Shaughnessy was like a father to her. O'Shaughnessy pointed out he was only four years older than her. Before she left, O'Shaughnessy checked if she clocked out. Gordon wanted to mark her goodbye at quarter past. He told her to clock out. Gordon whimpered, handed her sombrero to Beecher, and tearfully requested they tell the burritos she loved them. In five minutes, Gordon lost it and saw burritos everywhere.
Gordon returned to Burrito Bucket and witnessed O'Shaughnessy put Beecher's photo up on the Employee of the Month wall. She begged him for her job back because her life had lost all meaning. He sighed and told her she wasn't a bad kid just the worse employee any manager ever had the misfortune of hiring ever. He repeated "ever." She took offense to the last "ever." O'Shaughnessy mused she wouldn't know what a good Burrito Bucket employee looked like. Gordon got an idea and cackled. She soon returned with Mitchell Mayo. There was a thunderclap and he fogged up the door with his breathing before he stepped in. O'Shaughnessy was speechless. Mayo found Beecher making a burrito. She recognized him and pointed out she was following in his footsteps. Mayo didn't take it well and declared she would never be better than him. Beecher confessed she was okay with that. Mayo stated when he worked there, people did things right. He called the Bucket's current state a disgrace and demanded to know where the Bucket Fry was and got intense about the sombrero representing a pretty awesome responsibility. Beecher lied about her break coming up and dashed off.
O'Shaughnessy revealed to Gordon that working with Mayo got so intense that the company had to fire him and he soon became a fast food pariah and no one would hire him. O'Shaughnessy, Gordon, and Beecher hid by the soda fountain. Mayo was insulted by the current state of the workstation and threw things around. He revealed he was now the Condiment King and was now dressed in a costume. O'Shaughnessy crawled away. Gordon yelled she would get help and left. Batgirl arrived soon after and laughed at Condiment King. He produced his ketchup bottle and stuck her to the glass window. Batgirl cried foul. He then lit the table near her on fire with his mustard bottle. Beecher got his attention with a Babs Special. He called an off menu item blasphemy but he couldn't resist the scent of secret sauce and extra, extra cheese. He took a bite and the whole restaurant was flooded with burrito. He was blinded after the secret sauce got in his eyes. He cursed the 13 original herbs and spices.
Batgirl kicked a napkin dispenser over to him. The overstuffed dispenser shot a ton of napkins into his face. Walking blind, he slipped on some grease and fell on his back. O'Shaughnessy peeked out and was dismayed by the mess. He took solace in having Beecher for an employee but she quit and asked him to mail her her day's earnings, which included overtime. He was shocked. Gordon blinked at him. He sighed in exasperation. She squealed at being rehired. He ordered her to clean up the mess. She tried to get out of it, he threw her a mop, and ordered her to just clean. Gordon asked him if he was going to call the police. She started mopping Condiment King's belly and he groaned.
Zatanna and Sparrow flew off for Burrito Bucket once Batgirl realized she was five minutes late to her shift. Gordon demonstrated how to get the soda fountain working by kicking it. Zatara found it excessive and admitted if she said that, she would want to rethink her strategy. Gordon countered getting the order to the customer as quickly as possible was the correct strategy. O'Shaughnessy came out into the front and warned Gordon she better not be fraternizing on company time. Gordon denied it and asked Zatara and her "cousin," whom she never saw before, if her order was two burritos. Zatara confirmed and asked her not to skimp on guacamole. She told O'Shaughnessy her quality of service merited a raise. He suspected something was fishy. Gordon reminded him the daily special was Mahi-Mahi tacos. He went back to his office to do paperwork but told Gordon he was watching her. A customer ordered a burrito but on corn tortillas instead of flour, extra guacamole, but no avocado, no cheese, extra beans, and salsa but with just the tomatoes. Gordon suggested a quesadilla.
Gordon put a Burrito Bucket shirt on Sparrow and proceeded with testing its balance, agility, and stamina through taking tacos to customers in their booth and preparing tacos. Dr. Sieve happened to be on lunch break and was impressed with Sparrow. Gordon introduced herself and offered fish tacos on the house. Without knowing it, Zatara said one of Sparrow's command words, "overdrive," and it made tons of tacos. Zatara cast a spell to stop the tacos and froze them in mid-air. She told Sparrow to get Zatara a large lemon lime soda. Sparrow couldn't get the fountain to work and attacked it. Zatara called in the other girls to help get Sparrow away. Gordon wrapped herself around Sparrow and tried to calm it down. O'Shaughnessy thought she was attacking a customer. Zatara interrupted him and asked for guacamole. She mentioned the customer was always right and would hate to have to leave a bad Welp review and Gordon saved her cousin with the Heimlich Maneuver. She again mentioned Gordon should get a raise. The girls took Sparrow outside.
Out to prove her innocence, Zatara cast a tracking spell and confirmed whoever followed her was present at Burrito Bucket and likely was the culprit who stole Sparrow's microchip. The map heavily pointed her back to Metropolis High School. After closing up for the night, Gordon quickly changed into Batgirl and departed on her moped with a bucket of burritos. She was interrupted in the middle of singing about burritos by Wonder Woman, who was testing everyone with pop up battles. After a run-in with Catwoman, the Super Hero Girls and Katana raced to Burrito Bucket so Gordon wouldn't be late for her shift. O'Shaughnessy reprimanded her and repeated the napkins should be dispensed from right to left and not left to right. Tatsu Yamashiro found his yelling to be an ineffectual managerial style. Gordon agreed. He pointed at a burrito and told her the fold was unacceptable because the angle of the crease was all wrong. He tossed it in the trash and ordered her to make Yamashiro a new one.
Yamashiro believed he needed to be taught a lesson. Katana confronted him in his office. At first, he thought she was sent by the Burger Prince. She told him to learn to treat his employees better or she would have to teach him some respect. He quickly agreed to her terms. He heard something outside and yelled to Gordon the drink machine had better be clean. He became one of the many victims of Cheetah and the Mask of Dolos. At the end of the lunch shift, Gordon was unable to find him so she couldn't leave.
Zee Zatara tried using spells but was unable to locate him. Yamashiro admitted she was the last person to see him. Gordon ushered out one last customer who was a Wonder Woman fan with a made up burrito special then closed up the Burrito Bucket claiming there was a power outage. They tried meditating to figure out a plan. Gordon suggested using the Soultaker to find souls. Katana took the burrito he threw away then invoked the power of the sword. A wisp of O'Shaughnessy's soul manifested. She hoped the wisp would be pulled towards the main soul. After doing hours of paperwork, the girls decided to split up and cover more ground while Katana stayed behind. Batgirl advised her to pour a cup of ice down her back to stay awake. Even Katana caved and did the ice trick two hours later. The wisp finally departed and Katana followed it to a dry cleaner.