Kyoto National Bank is the financial institution at which Marcy D'Arcy is employed as a bank manager.
Up until the episode in Season 2, "If I Were a Rich Man", Marcy had been employed at the The Leading Bank of Chicago, where she and then husband Steve Rhoades had both been working, before she accepted a position at at Kyoto National, as Steve got promoted into her old job.
About the bank[]
Kyoto National is based out of Kyoto, Japan, and is owned by Mr. Shimokawa, played by comedian/actor Pat Morita, who makes a guest appearance in the Season 10 episode "Turning Japanese". When Mr. Shimokawa visits town, Marcy, with the hopes of landing a promotion to bank manager at the Chicago branch where she works, gets invited with husband Jefferson by Mr. Shimokowa for a traditional Japanese dinner. Mr. Shimokawa seems bored with the D'Arcys until he hears the backfire of Al's Dodge coming from outside. It turns out he is a huge fan of American cars and needs Al's car to complete his collection. He is later arrested following a brawl at The Jiggly Room after Marcy resigned and punched him.
Marcy D'Arcy has been a long time employee at the bank. She noted that she was trying to impress the executives by hosting a dinner party to secure a managerial position with the bank in Season 1's "Johnny Be Gone". Steve confirmed confirmed she was working there starting in Season 2's "If I Were a Rich Man" while noting that he got her old position at The Leading Bank of Chicago.
In the Season 3 episode, "The Gypsy Cried", she mentions that her boss is Mr. Vandergelder, who invites her to accompany him to the "Women in Banking" banquet in New York and serve as his speech writer. Fearing that the plane will crash while constantly demeaning her, she eventually punches him, saying that she is a bank manager and not his personal hand maid. Although she is afraid that she will lose her job, Steve reassures her that it will be ok, noting that she still has an ace up her sleeve: her boss' mistress, Fluffy, that his wife doesn't know about.
She was on track to being the Vice President of the company, which would have included trips to Japan once a month, overseeing transactions between her branch and the home office in Japan and a bigger paycheck. She gives up the offer after Mr. Shimokawa revealed she's only getting the job because she "know[s] how to shake it" after going onstage in lingerie to help secure a deal between him and Al for the Dodge. She then proceeds to punch him, which leads to a brawl and him being arrested.
In "Banking on Marcy", it is revealed that the bank financially backed the action-fantasy film Last Action Hero which was considered a major failure during its theatrical run in 1993. She is then forced to inform the shareholders about the bad news.
Despite having a good record she has been demoted multiple times:
- Following the events of 976-SHOE, she was demoted to drive-up window teller as punishment for approving a loan Al could not repay (in fact the purpose was to make Al able to repay a previous loan approved by Steve, but Al instead turned Marcy's loan into his "shoe hotline" project as well, and lost it too). She later tells Al that her new job consisted of people thinking it was a fast food drive-thru, ordering a cheeseburger and then spitting in her face as they drive off. She also has to work 50 hours a week and has a 6 minute lunch break.[1]
- She doesn't get her original job back until season 5, when she told the Bundys that she won back her old job after frugging on her boss's desk for 20 minutes, clad only in a slip, while the other tellers tossed quarters at her. [2]
- After Al become involved with a ride share program, Marcy tells Peggy that she had been demoted once again to drive-up window teller after Al called her boss and falsely accused her of disconnecting the smog device on her car. But as it turned out, it was actually Jefferson who disconnected it[3]
- After she listened to Kelly and believed that the bank was about to be robbed by a Middle Eastern man (who turned out to be the son of one the bank's wealthiest investor) and let security beat him, she is demoted again to window model. She is forced to wear a chicken costume and hold a sign that reads "Let Us Sit On Your Nest Egg"[4]
- Following the arrest of Mr. Shimokawa, Marcy was demoted again, but now as the "ATM Beeper", where she is literally saying "Beep" when someone enters their pin [5]
Kelly Bundy worked at the bank briefly as a window model, dressed in a bikini while holding a sign that read "Check Out These Rates".
The bank is located next to a bar as Kelly noted[4] and the entrance faces a main road. Marcy stated that when a person opens a savings account with Kyoto National Bank, they get a free kimono or a six pack of beer [6]. Marcy also stated that they offer a platinum elite account, that requires a minimum of $100,000 to open, but gives the customer free checks and a salad shooter[7]
Staff and Employees[]
- Mr. Shimokawa - President
- The Takahashi Brothers - Managers
- Mr. Vandergelder - Marcy's Boss [8]
- Marcy D'Arcy - Manager/Loan Offer/Window Model/Driver Up Teller/ATM Beeper
- Kelly Bundy - Window Model
Appearances[]
- Season 1
- Johnny Be Gone (mentioned only)
- Season 2
- If I Were a Rich Man (mentioned only)
- Season 3
- The Gypsy Cried (indirectly referenced)
- Season 4
- Season 7
- Season 8
- Season 9
- Season 10
- Dud Bowl II (logo only)
- Turning Japanese (mentioned only)
- Season 11
- How to Marry a Moron (Part 2) (mentioned only)