It's a Wash

It's a Wash is the car wash in Beach City owned and run by Greg Universe, Steven's father. It was first seen in "Laser Light Cannon".

Description
"It's a Wash" is where Greg lives in his van, as it is almost always seen there. He found it after a stroll, empty at the end of Greg the Babysitter, although it seems to have replaced his occupation as a rock star after some time.

The exterior of the car wash houses a logo with an elephant presumably dousing itself with water and the business name. It has two main sections with the car wash being in an 'L' shape and what seems to be an office space being allocated adjoining to the wash. The interior of the car wash has only been seen in "Cat Fingers" but the office space has yet to be revealed.

"Laser Light Cannon"
It's a Wash was first seen/revealed in this episode, when Steven asks Greg if he knows the whereabouts of Rose's titular Laser Light Cannon.

"Cat Fingers"
It is seen again when Steven is taking a full cat form. They decide to rinse the cats off using the superwash.

"Rose's Room"
A recreated version of the car wash appears in the titular Rose's Room (along with the rest of Beach City).

"Steven and the Stevens"
The car wash makes an appearance as Steven is going to look for his father to rehearse for Beach-A-Palooza. When Steven wishes to go back in time to tell Greg that Yellowtail's boat would get stuck, he appears there at the moment before the accident. Due to Steven's distraction, as well as a miscommunication between Greg and Yellowtail, a power line comes down and It's a Wash is partially demolished and set ablaze. Steven undoes this new timeline, causing the boat to get stuck and cause the initial damage.

"House Guest"
The Crystal Gems visit the car wash in where Pearl repairs Greg's Van.

"Watermelon Steven"
The episode begins at the car wash. Greg and Steven are eating watermelons, and the seeds began growing into Watermelon Stevens the next day.

"Winter Forecast"
The car wash is featured as Steven and Connie trick Greg into dressing up to spend more time together. The time lapse showing his different outfits is long enough for them to build a snowman.

"Shirt Club"
Greg offers guitar lessons and has Steven hand out flyers. At the car wash, he sits with his guitar ready to teach any newcomers.

"We Need to Talk"
The episode opens with Greg showing Connie and Steven his vinyl collection, and later on, he tells them the story of how he learned about Gem Fusion in his van outside the car wash.

"Beach City Drift"
Greg, Steven, and Connie are at Greg's car wash, admiring his newly-bought Dondai Supremo. Kevin pulls up to get his car cleaned, mentions a race happening in the evening, and drives off without paying. Steven and Connie voice their dislike of Kevin and decide to participate in the race.

Trivia

 * Within the context of business, "a wash" is a business decision which isn't profitable enough to count as a success but isn't costly enough to count as a failure. This could be an inside joke of the show as Greg is constantly shown not having much business but making enough money to support Steven and the Gems.
 * The neon elephant design is similar to the symbol used in several car washes in the mid-west.
 * It is located at the corner of Waterman and Thayer.

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