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FADE UP:INT. TIMMY'S BEDROOM - DAY<QUIET, THEN: WHOOSH!> A DELORIAN bursts in leaving two flamingskid-marks. The gull-wing door opens - it's Timmy. TIMMYI always wanted to do that.DAD (O.S.) Timmy! Time for dinner!POOF! Cosmo, Wanda and Poof poof out of the car. TIMMY Thanks guys, and can you clean up theflaming skid-marks? Timmy dashes o.s. Then, HONEST ABE LINCOLN exits the car.ABEFour score and seven years ago -WANDAOh, we forgot to drop off Abe atGettysburg.INT. TURNER KITCHEN - SAME TIMMY zips in with a KNIFE and FORK and sits next to DAD. TIMMYI'm starved - what's for dinner?MOMHere you go! Another piping-hot platterof "SHOE-LOAF".She sets down a CASSEROLE of cooked GRAVY-LACED SHOES. CU: Yep,that's SHOE-LOAF! Timmy gags <GAK!>DADDon't worry hon, in some countriesgagging is a compliment
 
 TIMMYUm, are we tight on money?MOMWhat makes you say that?PULL WIDE to reveal they are eating on the floor. TIMMYWe're eating shoes, on the floor, andthere's a Hobo in the corner.ON THE CORNER: A HOBO warms himself with a CAN FIRE.MOM Jasper! I said no more can fires!Mom shoos the Hobo out of the house with a BROOM.MOM (CONT'D)I burned our table to cook our shoes 'cuzwe're making the best of your Dadquitting his
 paying
job to follow his non-paying "Dream Job".DADWho needs money when you havedreams - like being the "Sock MonkeyMogul King"!GO WIDE ON A ROOM FULL OF SOCK MONKEYS AND CRATES LABELEDSOCK MONKEYS. Dad holds up a SOCK MONKEY. Timmy grabs it. TIMMYCool! Do they talk or have weapons andbattle or something?DADEh, no. They're socks that look likemonkeys. TIMMYSo why would anyone buy them?DADStop torturing me! WHY DOESN'TANYONE BELIEVE IN MY DREAMS!
 
Dad takes the monkey back, grabs a crate and runs away. Beat. Timmy salts his shoe-loaf and turns to Mom. TIMMYDo we have a back up plan?MOMOh yeah! But first eat your shoes.Mom exits. Beat. Honest Abe arrives.ABEIs that shoe loaf that I smell?Abe sits down and digs in. TIMMYOh, I forgot to drop you off at Gettysburgdidn't I? Timmy hears <pounding> o.s.EXT. TURNER HOUSE - MOMENTS LATERMom <HAMMERS> a LOVELY SIGN into the ground: "The Turner Bedand Breakfast!" Timmy arrives and reads: TIMMY"The Turner Bed and Breakfast?" What?Strangers are gonna stay in our house?MOMNot strangers - "Guests." They'll stay fora night and give us money because wedon't have any.ON THE CURB: Dad works his "SOCK MONKEY" STAND.DADSock Monkeys! Sock Monkeys here!A MOM with a STROLLER stops with her KID.DAD (CONT'D)Buy one. I'M NOT CRAZY!<BLEEEP!> Mom's cell-phone rings! She answers.
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