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Transcript of PREVIEW ONLY-MOUSEPAD
LOG-ON: LIBRARY!
MOUSEPAD
Written by
John C. Millunzi, Jr.
Based on -
PRINCESS BASIA & THE REVOLUTIONARY SUPER CRITTERS 0F WILLOW GLEN by John C. Millunzi, Jr.
Created and Developed byJohn C. Millunzi, Jr., Gina C. Millunzi and Stephen Millunzi
25315 Twister Trail, Spring, TX 77373713.449.2002
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - BACK PORCH - DAY
DARE opens the back door to find MOLLY wagging her tail.
DARE
Tell it not to rain!
Molly takes off for the chicken coop; Dare chases.
INT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - KITCHEN - LATER
(NOTE: Background border, live action horses.)
(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS on kitchen flat screen: MYPHONE; Seneca, swinging on porch. MYPAD; Margaret, drawing on art pad. MYPHONE; Claire, in Gift Shop. LAB COMPUTER; Timothy, in lab. CALENDAR; Cadette Daily Planner.)
SFX: TOUCH-SCREEN BEEPS
Dare places a full egg basket on the counter, then presses “CADETTE DAILY PLANNER” and sees FOUR (4) unchecked entries; “HOMEWORK”, “CHORES”, “MARY”, and “ORSON WELLES”.
INT. MARGARET’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS
MARGARET is drawing a portrait of Welles.
EXT. SENECA’S FRONT PORCH - CONTINUOUS
SENECA is on the porch swing with FOUNDER.
BACK TO KITCHEN
Dare presses “SENECA” and “MARGARET”.
DARE (CONT’D)
It’s not going to rain after
school.
(CONTINUED)
SENECA
And it’s only a half day!
MARGARET
Who gets to crew?
MOLLY
(barks)
DARE
My cousin’s coming over.
INT. MARY’S LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
(NOTE: Mary’s myPad is the latest and greatest “MOUSEPAD” series. The Cadette web site’s uniform order page shows on the wall flat screen.)
MARY is reclining on the couch, fingering her MousePad.
CHERIE is standing at the wall flat screen. (NOTE: CLAIRE shows on the bottom-right quarter of the screen.)
MARY
I don’t want to.
CHERIE
I’ll take care of everything,
Claire. I can’t thank you enough?
MOUSEPAD
Mary wipes screens to Dare’s student profile page.
2.
CONTINUED:
(CONTINUED)
BACK TO KITCHEN
DARE
If it’s still raining, we can just
hang out in the tree house?
MARGARET
Is she crewing?
EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES GIFT SHOP - ESTABLISHING
Claire’s truck is parked out front.
BACK TO KITCHEN
Dare presses “MOM”.
DARE
We’ll just hang out in the tree
house, if its still raining, mom?
CLAIRE
I just talked to her mother. She
wants her to join the Cadettes, so
we’ll give her a Cadette
Achievement pin, and see what she
thinks, okay? In the tree house, if
it’s still raining, is fine.
EXT. ADVANCED UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LAB PROVING GROUNDS - ESTABLISHING
A windsock hangs atop a flagpole in drizzling rain.
3.
CONTINUED: (2)
(CONTINUED)
INT. TIMOTHY’S LAB - CONTINUOUS
(NOTE: TIMOTHY and ROGER’S myPads show they’re playing “MOUSETRAP” online. Roger is wearing his surgical mask loosely around his neck. Both Timothy and Roger are wearing dark safety goggles. ALPHA is wearing his motorcycle jacket with a bandana on his head and dark safety goggles on his face. A cereal box stands on the lab counter between Timothy and Roger and their myPads.)
WELDING HELMET
Alpha is lowering a welding helmet on his head, shooting ultra-violet light flashes from a welding stick at a lowering corrugated drainage pipe (ALA - Mousetrap game).
SFX: ZAP ZAP.
ROGER
The mouse doesn’t stand a chance!
BACK TO KITCHEN
Dare presses “TIMOTHY”.
MOLLY
(barks)
DARE
What do you want, Timothy?
TIMOTHY
We need an algorithm for Space
Camp, please.
ROGER
Grandma saw a mouse!
4.
CONTINUED: (3)
(CONTINUED)
DARE
It’s a half-day, Timothy. I’ve got
company coming, and we’re going
riding! Use a mousetrap!
ROGER
Please, for my grandma???
EXT. PASTURE - CONTINUOUS
BASIA grazes.
EXT. VIRTUAL SCHOOL BUS - DAY
(NOTE: Background border, live action school bus.)
BUS DOORS CLOSING
BUS CONTINUOUSLY JIGGLES
(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS on bus windows: MYPHONE; Seneca, at her desk. MYPAD; Frederick, at his desk, MYPAD; Margaret, at her easel. MYPHONE; Dare, feeding Basia. MYPAD; PAUL, snooglinglexis-nexis. GAMETOY; Frederick, thumbing GameToy. MYPAD; Roger, wearing surgical mask. MOUSEPAD; Mary grimacing.
FREDERICK
Whoa, where did she get that?
SENECA
She’s Dare’s cousin.
EXT. LIBRARY - ESTABLISHING
Patrons walking on sidewalk with umbrellas, cars passing on street.
INT. LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS
5.
CONTINUED: (4)
(CONTINUED)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD arrives behind the book counter carrying a gift box. She hangs her purse and bicycle helmet on the coat tree.
PIXIE is scanning library book returns on her computer.
(NOTE: Book covers wipe across her screen.)
#1 - “TEACHER’S LOUNGE - HIDDEN EXPERIMENTS EXPOSED”
#2 - “FOLDING MILK CARTON TRICKS: EMPTY WORKS BEST”
#3 - “A PARTIAL REVIEW OF UNDERSTANDING FRACTIONS”
PIXIE
(growls)
Mrs. Sciencefeld drags her finger across her DVD rack, selecting “ORSON WELLES”.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Good morning, boys and girls!
She opens the gift box revealing a deep dish cheesecake with strawberries.
BACK TO BUS
MARY
You can use it. You can log right
into it.
FREDERICK
Whoa!
MARGRARET
I wouldn’t do that if I were you?
6.
CONTINUED:
(CONTINUED)
PAUL
There’s double jeopardy on half-
days.
FREDERICK
I saw these on TV!
MARY
Anyone can.
FREDERICK
I get the first two halves!
SENECA
You can show it at Story Hour.
PAUL
You have to watch real close in
change of possession cases.
SENECA
You’re going riding with us, right?
MYPOD
Mary removess a myPod from its case, fingers it, logs into Lexis-Nexis.
MARY
See, watch. You can use this for
your rule book and it saves
everything?
7.
CONTINUED: (2)
(CONTINUED)
DARE
You can’t give all your things
away, Mary.
PAUL
That’s what we use appeals for. Can
I use it?
SENECA
Don’t forget it’s a half day.
BUS CEASES JIGGLING, DOORS OPEN
FREDERICK
I got both halves.
SENECA
You don’t get to say what happens
with someone else’s things,
Frederick. I’m calling an emergency
recess Cadette Meeting!
BUS DOORS CLOSING
SFX: FIRST SCHOOL BELL
INT. LIBRARY - DAY
SFX: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
PIXIE’S COMPUTER
Pixie’s computer shows she’s logged into the library’s pre-school toy box page opened to an Erector Set.
8.
CONTINUED: (3)
(CONTINUED)
DEEP DISH CHEESECAKE
Pixie is wearing a hard hat, tool belt, and orange safety vest, directing a robot and toy crane with a walkie-talkie.
The toy crane’s boom lowers its claws for the deep dish cheesecake and misses.
Mrs. Sciencefeld opens the gift card and reads it aloud.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
(feigning Welles’s voice)
Dear G-girl, Libraries are a place
of deep understanding of anything
you enjoy. Please see the children
deeply enjoy these at Story Hour.
PIXIE
(growls)
The crane claws the box.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
But not until then, of course.
PIXIE
(whines)
EXT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS
The jalopy limo motors across the Golden Gate Bridge.
INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS
(NOTE: The limo flat screen is showing Mrs. Sciencefeld’s Library Channel.)
SFX: WHAM WHAM WHAM
9.
CONTINUED:
(CONTINUED)
MAYOR BART slams MORTIMER in the ring. Mortimer holds an obviously empty, crumpled, bag of cheese puffs.
SILVER SERVING BOWL
The DUMBWAITER is placing a silver serving bowl of cheese puffs in front of BIG MIKE in the terrarium.
STARS CIRCLING MORTIMER’S HEAD
MORTIMER
I didn’t eat‘em, boss!
Mayor Bart grabs Mortimer.
BACK INSIDE LIBRARY
SFX: CRASH
The toy crane falls over.
Mrs. Sciencefeld is placing deep-dish cheesecake story hour reminders on student profile pages. Reply “WILL ATTEND” icons pop onto her screen.
PIXIE
(whines)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Looks like we’re going to have lots
of visitors!
PIXIE
(growls)
10.
CONTINUED: (2)
(CONTINUED)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
(posting more reminders)
I think Mr. Welles wants us to dig
to the bottom of this Story Hour,
don’t you, boys and girls?
TOY CRANE
SFX: BOING
The crane springs its gears.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD (CONT’D)
It’s like anything else at the
library, boys and girls, the deeper
you dig, the better the mystery
gets!
PIXIE
(sobbing)
INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS
SFX: WHAM
Mayor Bart picks a completely limp Mortimer up.
TERRARIUM CONTROL PANEL SCREEN
Big Mike watches a live close up of Mortimer’s distressful face.
MORTIMER
Can we go to the library?
11.
CONTINUED: (3)
(CONTINUED)
BIG MIKE’S PSYCHO EYE
SFX: BOW AND ARROW FIRING
Mortimer goes flying straight to flat screen.
SFX: BOWLING BALL STRIKE
BACK TO LIBRARY
Pixie sniffs at a wooden mouse trap in front of the gift box.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
You are such a hard worker, Pixie?
You’re just trying to protect our
cheesecake.
PIXIE
(whines)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Will Pixie escape her own trap,
boys and girls? See you at Story
Hour.
EXT. ADVANCED UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LAB - PROVING GROUNDS - DAY
A Saturn five rocket is leaving the launch pad.
INT. AURL - TIMOTHY’S LAB - CONTINUOUS
(NOTE: Paul shows on Timothy’s myPad screen, thumbing Mary’s myPod.)
Timothy and Alpha are in front of the wall flat screen watching DNA markers scroll across the screen.
Roger rolls up on his Big Slide wearing a doctor’s lab coat and hands Timothy a medical chart.
12.
CONTINUED: (4)
(CONTINUED)
MEDICAL CHART
A glob of grape jelly sticks to the chart above a grape icon.
TIMOTHY
You spilled jelly on it!
Alpha smirks.
ROGER
On purpose! It matches!
(pulling out a nuk from
his pocket)
I used this to not contaminate the
specimen. Whoever spilled the jelly
was scared!
MARY’S IPOD
PAUL
She has the perfect toys!
Alpha puts on his handlebar mustache.
TIMOTHY
Upload the sample data quickly.
It’s only a half day.
PAUL
What grade is she in, Timothy? Will
she be able to vote for me next
year?
SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STARTING
13.
CONTINUED:
(CONTINUED)
Roger runs past carrying his medical bag and lunch box. He loads them in the sidecar and Alpha backs the space motorcycle into the Time Travel Tube.
TIMOTHY
Third. I’m telling you, if it’s
lunar, you can make it back. Do not
go to Mars! It’s a false signal!
Roger, Alpha, and Timothy trades salutes.
SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE ROARING
SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM
Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle dematerialize. The Time Tube control panel reads “1938 NEW JERSEY” “SECURITY PENDING”.
PAUL
Third grade? She might be able to
vote for me!
SFX: ALARM SIREN
The control panel display flashes “SECURITY FAILED!”
INT. AURL - GURDEEP’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
(NOTE: MRS. FAEBER shows holding a broom in her kitchen on Gurdeep’s computer screen.)
GURDEEP’S FRANTIC EYES
Three lab security robots are glaring menacingly at Gurdeep.
MRS. FAEBER
There was jelly spilled all over,
Gurpy!
SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM
14.
CONTINUED: (2)
(CONTINUED)
SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE IDLING
Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle materialize.
SECURITY RAY GUNS
Three lab security robots are training their aim at a toy mouse being placed into a medical evidence bag by Roger in his sidecar.
He jumps out causing the security robots to hide behind Gurdeep.
ROGER
Hi, Dad! Hi, grandma! The bus is
almost here.
MRS. FAEBER
I want a DNA analysis, Gurpy! On
the mouse. And on the jelly!
GURDEEP
(whines)
ROGER
I all ready did, grandma. Can I
stay after school, dad? I think the
Cadettes are in trouble.
SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STARTING
Roger salutes Alpha, runs to the motorcycle sidecar. Alpha hands him a medics helmet.
ROGER (CONT’D)
I’ll send the results when they’re
in, grandma.
15.
CONTINUED: (3)
(CONTINUED)
SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE ROARING
SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM
Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle dematerialize.
GURDEEP’S DISTRESSED EYES
MRS. FAEBER
(warning)
My grandchildren always do their
homework!
BACK TO TIMOTHY’S LAB
Timothy enters data in his computer.
TIMOTHY
Great? Now we have to save dad,
too!
EXT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - DAY
(NOTE: A placard next to the rear wheel well reads: “NOW PLAYING - THE REVOLUTIONARY SUPER CRITTERS OF WILLOW GLEN”.)
A cloud floats over the fender fin.
INT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS
Teddy jams jazz on the piano.
Roxanne arrives waving her memory sticks.
INT. TEDDY’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
MUSIC: ALA - “MISSION IMPOSSIBLE”
Teddy leads Roxanne through security.
SFX: BEEP BEEP
16.
CONTINUED: (4)
(CONTINUED)
TEDDY
We’re clear.
Roxanne inserts her first memory stick into Teddy’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Dare holding open a barn door with a broom in her hand, pointing a mouse to the door.
TEDDY (CONT’D)
She likes us!
ROXANNE
Cadettes like all animals!
Roxanne swaps memory sticks in Teddy’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle, in front of a roadside sign that reads: “MOON”.
TEDDY
Why the moon, Roxanne???
ROXANNE
(ala - SGT. FRIDAY,
DRAGNET, JACK WEBB)
Because its one thing these kids
need. Love, Teddy. The thing every
kid needs. It’s where the real
cheese is, and it’s our job to
deliver it to them!
Roxanne swaps her last memory stick: showing the jalopy limo pulling into Tony’s Drive-Thru.
17.
CONTINUED:
(CONTINUED)
TEDDY
All you can eat, Roxanne? What’s
wrong with that?
ROXANNE
What would you rather have? Stale
cheese puffs or fresh real deep
dish cheesecake? It’s like the
difference between being allowed to
go to the library and not being
allowed to!!!
EXT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS
A small cloud quickly float past the fender fin.
FADE OUT.
END ACT ONE
18.
CONTINUED: (2)
(CONTINUED)
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
EXT. BARN - ESTABLISHING
Molly is chasing a butterfly in the sunshine.
INT. BARN - CONTINUOUS
(NOTE: Background border, live action playground.)
(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS on barn flat screen: MYPHONE; Seneca, at her desk. MYPAD; Margaret, at her easel. MYPOD; Paul, snoogling “PROPERTY RIGHTS”. MOUSEPAD; Mary with a blank MousePad screen. MYPAD; Frederick, hiding his myPad in his jacket. MYPHONE, Cherie, in her kitchen. LAB COMPUTER; Timothy, entering data, MYPAD; Roger wearing green surgical mask.)
SFX: FIRST RECESS BELL
Dare is tacking up Basia.
SENECA
It stopped raining!
FREDERICK
This thing’s operating system is
awesome!
MARGARET
Log off her computer, Frederick!
PAUL
If he has the password you can’t
even file a complaint!??
19.
CONTINUED: (3)
(CONTINUED)
FREDERICK
Hah! Looks like my homework’s done.
As long as I’ve got the file, I can
do anything with it!
CHERIE REPEATEDLY DIALING MYPHONE
MARGARET
And I’ve got my fingernails filed,
Frederick. I can do anything with
them. Log off it!
CHERIE FRUSTRATED
The barn flat screen flashes to the Cadette web site uniform ordering page displaying “MODEL A4 - ORDER CONFIRMED” a thick, square heeled all black plain square buckled shoe; “QUANTITY ORDERED 4”.
MARY / SENECA / MARGARET / DARE
Ewwww!!!!!
FREDERICK
(desperate)
I don’t know how!!!
DARE
Where’s Timothy?
PAUL
He’s doing homework?
20.
CONTINUED:
(CONTINUED)
FREDERICK
Then have him fix it! I don’t know
what this thing is doing.
SENECA’S MYPAD SCREEN
Reveals the Cadette Secretary homework tracker page with Frederick and Timothy showing “INCOMPLETE”.
SFX: SECOND RECESS BELL
SENECA
I’m calling an emergency Cadette
lunch meeting! It’s not doing your
homework, Frederick!
INT. AURL - TIMOTHY’S LAB - DAY
(NOTE: A live feed of Alpha cruising down the Intergalactic Freeway, with his tape-on handlebar mustache flapping, shows on the lab wall flat screen.)
Timothy is entering data in his computer.
PAUL
I don’t believe you, Timothy?
You’re sending them to New Jersey
via the moon????
EXT. DEEP SPACE - CONTINUOUS
Roger is pointing an ultraviolet light sensor out the front of the sidecar as Alpha exits at a highway sign reading “1938 TRENTON”.
EXT. WTRN RADIO BUILDING - CONTINUOUS
SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM
21.
CONTINUED: (2)
(CONTINUED)
SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE DOWNSHIFTING
Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle materialize at the building’s front steps.
BACK TO TIMOTHY’S LAB
Timothy is entering data. The WTRN building shows on the flat screen.
PAUL (CONT’D)
When are we going to do our
homework, Timothy???
TIMOTHY
This is our homework!
PAUL
(whining)
You said it was genetic???
TIMOTHY
It is! They thought they were being
invaded by Martians!
INT. WTRN STUDIO - CONTINUOUS
ORSON, a stocky man with a beard (obviously ORSON WELLES), sits at a desk with a microphone, reading his radio play on-air.
INT. GURDEEP’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
(NOTE: Timothy’s lab room is showing on Gurdeep’s wall flat screen.)
SFX: DESPERATE SCREAMING BEDLAM
SFX: “WAR OF THE WORLDS” radio broadcast.
22.
CONTINUED:
(CONTINUED)
BACK TO TIMOTHY’S LAB
Timothy hurriedly enters more data.
SFX: FULL ALARM SEQUENCE
SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE ROARING
Timothy’s lab flat screen reveals Alpha and Roger racing back to the lab followed by Welles in a 1909 Baker Electric coupe.
SFX: ZOOM ZOOM
INT. LIBRARY - DAY
MUSIC: ALA - “THEME FROM RAT PATROL”
Mrs. Sciencefeld is wiping book returns in her computer.
PIXIE’S COMPUTER
Pixie’s computer screen reveals the library preschool toy box open to an army board game.
GIFT BOX
Pixie and her desk are under camouflage netting in front of the gift box.
PIXIE
(growling)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Oh, Pixie. You know a librarian
loves a library aide that catches
mice?
PIXIE
(whining)
23.
CONTINUED: (2)
(CONTINUED)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
(feigning privacy)
IM her now, boys and girls.
PIXIE
(sobbing)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
You poor baby.
EXT. JALOPY LIMO - ESTABLISHING
The jalopy limo pulls in the drive-thru lane behind an obviously much longer stretch limo.
TONY’S MENU BOARD
The menu board reads “PRIVATE PRESCHOOL PARTY - VALET PARKING - I.D. REQUIRED”
INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS
MUSIC: DISCO - ALA - BEE GEES “JIVE TALKING”
BIG MIKE’S PSYCHO EYE
Big Mike is disco dancing with the Dumbwaiter robot, attempting to deftly, coolly, catch cheese puffs.
SFX: WHAM BAM WHAM BAM
Mayor Bart repeatedly body slams Mortimer in the ring.
MORTIMER
Hey, boss? I got an idea??? Let’s
go to the library, while he’s
busting a move dancing?
SFX: ZIP
24.
CONTINUED:
(CONTINUED)
The dumbwaiter lens turns to Mortimer.
POV: DUMBWAITER LENS CROSS-HAIRS ON MORTIMER
MORTIMER (CONT’D)
Don’t worry if you can’t read boss?
They got tutors. Arghhh!
SFX: SPLAT
Mortimer is spread eagle on the flat screen.
BACK TO LIBRARY
Pixie and Mrs. Sciencefeld are sitting at perfectly clean desks wiping their final book returns into their computers.
PIXIE’S BOBBING EYEBROWS
Pixie smiles at the gift box.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Can you smell it, Pixie?
PIXIE
(whining)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
There’s just nothing like the smell
of freshly done homework, don’t you
think?
PIXIE
(yelping)
25.
CONTINUED: (2)
(CONTINUED)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
See you at Story Hour, boys and
girls.
EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - PASTURE - ESTABLISHING
Horses are grazing.
INT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
(NOTE: Border background live action, school cafeteria.)
(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS on kitchen flat screen: MYPAD; Seneca, clutching riding boots. MYPHONE; Margaret, clutching riding boots. MYPAD; Paul, flipping through law book pages. MYPAD; Frederick, snoogling “ORSON WELLES”.)
SFX: FIRST LUNCH BELL
Dare’s feeding Molly.
CLUNKY OLD STYLE CADETTE SHOE
MARY
I’m sorry.
DARE
You don’t have to be sorry.
MOLLY
(barks)
SENECA
Do we have to wear them?
MARGARET
Why did she do that?
26.
CONTINUED: (3)
(CONTINUED)
FREDERICK
If it means anything, I’m sorry.
PAUL
Section 448. Any admission of guilt
means you did it and must be
accompanied by an apology.
MARGARET
It means your homework’s due,
Frederick.
PAUL
Section 449. All homework.
MOLLY
(barking)
SENECA
So we’ll tell your mom?
DARE
If we ride to the meeting we’ll
have to wear our riding boots?
EXT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - DAY
(NOTE: A placard next to the rear wheel well reads: “NOW PLAYING - THE REVOLUTIONARY SUPER CRITTERS OF WILLOW GLEN”.)
A cloud floats over the fender fin.
27.
CONTINUED:
(CONTINUED)
INT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS
Teddy jams jazz on the piano.
Roxanne arrives waving her memory sticks.
INT. TEDDY’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
MUSIC: ALA - “MISSION IMPOSSIBLE”
Teddy leads Roxanne through security.
SFX: BEEP BEEP
TEDDY
We’re clear.
Roxanne inserts her first memory stick into Teddy’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Seneca’s closet full of homemade clothes.
TEDDY (CONT’D)
She dresses only like the hippest,
Roxanne?
ROXANNE
(ala - JACK WEBB - SGT.
FRIDAY, DRAGNET)
Kids wake up on every block in this
city forced to worry that the name
tag on their jeans won’t buy them
admission to the most popular
birthday parties, skating parties,
or just plain invitations to go
play, as if their own name isn’t
good enough!
28.
CONTINUED:
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
It’s tough work, gritty work,
thankless work, but it’s the work
we swore to help them with!
Roxanne swaps memory sticks in Teddy’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Alpha power slamming a monster thunder dunk on Welles.
TEDDY
It was a lucky bounce, Roxanne???
ROXANNE
He’s lucky he’ll get to practice
everyday at school, as long as he
finishes his homework!
Roxanne swaps her last memory stick: showing the jalopy limo pulling into Tony’s Drive-Thru.
TEDDY
It doesn’t look very safe to me?
ROXANNE
That’s because they were afraid to
learn all the things that would
keep their future bright, while
having tons of fun in the
library!!!
EXT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS
A small cloud floats past the fender fin.
FADE OUT.
29.
CONTINUED: (2)ROXANNE (CONT'D)
(CONTINUED)
END ACT TWO
30.
CONTINUED: (3)
(CONTINUED)
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
EXT. BARN - ESTABLISHING
Basia grazes.
INT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
(NOTE: Device icon showing on kitchen flat screen: MYPHONE; Claire at gift shop.)
Dare packs her backpack and presses “MOM”.
DARE
I’m going, mom.
CLAIRE
I’m glad the rain stopped. Mary
will have a great time with you
riding.
MOLLY(barks)
CLAIRE
We can give her an activity pin for
riding Basia.
DARE
Mom??? We’re not wearing those
shoes, are we? Will you tell her
mom? We’re just going to be riding
anyway?
31.
CONTINUED: (4)
(CONTINUED)
EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - PASTURE - CONTINUOUS
Basia grazes.
INT. AURL - GURDEEP’S OFFICE - DAY
(NOTE: Paul shows on Timothy’s myPad screen.)
(NOTE: Mrs. Faeber shows on Gurdeep’s computer screen.)
Timothy is standing at attention in front of Gurdeep.
Gurdeep sneers, his finger reaching for the GROUNDED BUTTON on his desk.
PAUL
No! Don’t do it, sir???!!!
SFX: WHOOSH
The office doors slide open, revealing two lab security robots escorting Alpha, Roger, and Welles to Gurdeep’s desk.
ROGER
Hi, dad. Hi, grandma! It was all
grandma’s fault, dad.
MRS. FAEBER CONFUSED FACE
TIMOTHY
We were doing our homework, dad?
ALPHA BOBBING HIS EYEBROWS
PAUL
Oh!!! Ground us quickly, sir! We’re
all trapped now!!!
Alpha and Welles approach Gurdeep, begin whispering in his ear. Welles holds a microphone.
32.
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(CONTINUED)
ROGER
It was grandma. When you set out
the mousetrap, you must have had
jelly on your finger.
GURDEEP SMILES
TIMOTHY
We have to get to Story Hour, dad?
PAUL
It’s the Cadettes again, sir!!!
Ground them, too??? Please, sir???
ROGER
No! They helped me grandma?
TIMOTHY
The jelly matched Alpha’s, dad!
Alpha reacts in shock.
PAUL
Oh, sir???? A tragedy been
averted!!
TIMOTHY
We’ll come straight home, grandma.
SFX: WHOOSH
The office doors slide open revealing Mrs. Faeber holding a tray of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and spinning a basketball on her fingertip.
33.
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(CONTINUED)
PAUL
Remember sir, stronger men have
succumb to the pressure of their
mom’s peanut butter and jelly, sir,
please???
Mrs. Faeber approaches Gurdeep.
TIMOTHY
We have to help a new girl join
Cadettes and go riding, dad?
PAUL
Oh, sir??? We’re fifth graders. We
face homework tragedy every day?
SANDWICH TRAY
Mrs. Faeber places the tray in front of Gurdeep.
Alpha jumps in between them, whipping out his basketball on his fingertip.
MRS. FAEBER
I’m sorry Gurpy.
PAUL
Oh, don’t fall for it, sir!! It
will only leave more DNA!
Mrs. Faeber dog stares Welles face-to-face.
Gurdeep ogles the sandwiches.
34.
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(CONTINUED)
PAUL (CONT’D)
It was a lot of homework to clear
your name, sir, please, don’t delay
us from future homework?
MRS. FAEBER
(smiling)
I made these for you if you’ll
forgive me and play?
PAULSir?
ALPHA’S SPINNING BASKETBALL
Alpha flips his basketball for the dais, causing Mrs. Faeber, Welles, and Gurdeep to chase after the ball.
TIMOTHY
Thanks, dad!
ROGER
(loading sandwiches in his
medic bag at Gurdeep’s
desk)
Thanks, dad. I’ll do my homework
with these, grandma!
INT. LIBRARY - DAY
Mrs. Sciencefeld removes her purse from the coat tree and turns off her computer.
Pixie smiles, bobbing her eyebrows.
35.
CONTINUED: (3)
(CONTINUED)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
It’s time to say good bye and thank
you, boys and girls. Thank you, Mr.
Welles! Thank you for helping us.
Thanks for the cheesecake!
Pixie licks her lips, bobs her eyebrows.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD (CONT’D)
I’m telling you Pixie, we need more
like him in the library.
EXT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS
TONY, a small Italian mouse in a pin-stripe suit is rapping on the rear limo window.
TONY
(Italian accent)
You the ones afraid of a mouse?
INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS
Mayor Bart and Mortimer exchange frightened looks.
Big Mike nervously quakes.
MORTIMER
Run for it!!!!!!!!!
EXT. LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS
Mrs. Sciencefeld turns her key in the front door, Pixie gets jiggy with her boom box.
36.
CONTINUED:
(CONTINUED)
RADIO ANNOUNCER
That was the Revolutionary Super
Critters of Willow Glen taking us
right up to Homework Helping Time
on your favorite Library Channel.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Is there any way possible to have
any more fun at the library, Pixie?
PIXIE
(barks)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Thank you, boys and girls. See you
at school!
EXT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS
Mortimer and Mayor Bart exit the rear of the limo and go running down the middle of the street.
MORTIMER
Cheese puffs, boss. They were my
cheese puffs!
END ACT THREE
FADE OUT.
37.
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(CONTINUED)
EPILOGUE
FADE IN:
INT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - TREE HOUSE - DAY
(NOTE: DEVICE ICON on tree house flat screen: MYPAD; CLAIRE, making dinner.)
Dare, Seneca, Mary, and Margaret are on the couch with their bare feet up, wore out from practice.
SENECA
It was still pretty muddy!
MARY
(laughter)
It was a lot of fun!
CLAIRE
We have a pin for you?
MARGARET
You did great at crewing!
DARE
If you still want to be a Cadette?
MOLLY
(barking)
EXT. TREE HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
FOUR SETS OF MUD-COVERED SHOES
38.
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(CONTINUED)
BACK INSIDE TREE HOUSE
MARY
Can I come back tomorrow?
Molly is at the tree house door, wagging her tail.
CLAIRE
Of course.
DARE
Go get mom, Molly!
FADE OUT.
THE END
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