The villainous Miss Hendra
Miss Hendra (Janice Kent) is the main villainess from "Get a Job," episode 3.09 of Smart Guy (airdate November 15, 1998). She is Yvette and Nina's boss at a Stylo store at a local mall, but she is revealed to have racist tendencies when she instructs Nina to closely watch an African-American customer.
After being informed of this, Yvette confronts Miss Hendra, who claims that most of the shoplifting crimes at her store have been committed by people who are "urban," which leads Yvette to show her the error of her ways. Yvette shows video of Miss Hendra's racial profiling; following Mo around while Mackey does the actual "shoplifting." Despite the video evidence, however, the evil Miss Hendra defended her racist viewpoints; claiming that her 19 years of experience is enough to justify her actions, and she fires Yvette.
At the end of the episode, Miss Hendra hounds yet another African-American customer, but much to her shock, he reveals himself as R.J. Reese, the founder of Stylo. Miss Hendra's fate was not revealed, but she was most likely reprimanded and fired for her bigoted policy.
Trivia[]
- Miss Hendra is similar to Chloe Hunter from That's So Raven; both are the managers of clothing stores who are revealed to have racist policies regarding their store, which are ultimately exposed by the protagonists.