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"Midway Madness"
Episode #104
Written by
Tyler Hardin
BROBOT
EPISODE #104
JASON…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………TYLER HARDIN
MILO………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………DILLON BROADUS
JEWELER……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………TYLER HARDIN
BORIS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………TYLER CUNNINGHAM
IGOR………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………DILLON BROADUS
CLOWN…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………TYLER HARDIN
CROWD…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………ALL
CHAD…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………TYLER CUNNINGHAM
JENNIFER…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………LIZ MCGEE
JOLLY……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………DILLON BROADUS
OPERATOR…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………TYLER HARDIN
CHILD…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………TYLER HARDIN
OTHER OFFICERS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………ALL
FADE IN:
It’s fall in Hillsdale, and the county fair has come to town.
We begin on a huge shot of a Ferris wheel over laughter and
screams. Leaves circle the cool autumn air as we PAN DOWN to
townspeople enjoying the food, rides, and games. This should
be a LONG PAN, taking the viewer through different rides and
mechanics.
JASON
Ahh, the fall fair. Questionable
safety...
CELIA
That faint smell of diesel in the
air...
MILO
And disgustingly fried everything!
One chicken on a stick please!
CRUSTY CASHIER
That’ll be ten bucks.
CELIA
Hey, wait. Where is Brobot?
BROBOT
Best part of the fair: cotton candy
overload!
BROBOT
Totally worth it. Wait, where am I?
JEWELER
Why, you’ve the Jewelry Hut! The
finest bracelets and beads, and
they certainly ain’t free!
BROBOT
Look, Mr. Rhyming Jewelry Man, no
pressure, but tonight's my one
chance to win Celia’s heart on the
Ferris wheel, so I need a bracelet
that will make her love me forever!
JEWELER
You don’t say. Well, this one means
best friends forever,
BROBOT
Hmm... A best friend angle might
work.
JEWELER
There one here’s for patience...
BROBOT
Hurry up boss, I don’t have that
much time!
JEWELER
And this one symbolizes true love.
BROBOT
Mr., you’ve got yourself a deal.
JEWELER
That’ll be $25.
JASON
Hey, where did you go?
BROBOT
Nowhere. What’s our next ride?
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CELIA
Why don’t we go on the tilt-o’-
whirl?
CELIA (CONT'D)
Now that just seems neat.
JASON
(motions O.S.)
No, I was thinking that one.
CELIA
I don’t know, it’s a little too
violent for me.
BROBOT
Aww, come on, there’s nothing to be
afraid of!
BROBOT (CONT'D)
Let’s go!
CELIA
Oh, no no no...
CELIA
I don’t know about this...
MILO
Oh Celia, you know these rides are
inspected at the highest level.
BORIS
(amused)
Oh, I forgot to lock ze cage.
CELIA
Let me off! Let me off!
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BORIS
Roll it, Igor!
IGOR
Konechno, Boris.
CELIA
No, no, no...
CLOWN
Want to see me turn this balloon
into a dog?
CROWD
(cheers)
CLOWN
Alrighty then--
CLOWN (CONT'D)
Quittin’ time for me.
He walks offstage.
IGOR
Comrades the clock now reads
midnight, which means midnight
madness, and hard bass music party.
BROBOT
This is sick!
CELIA
Too fast! Too fast!
JASON
Woah, man. That was crazy.
MILO
I’m still spinning from it!
JASON MILO
Ahh! Ahh!
JASON
(gazing at ride)
Maybe they weren’t joking when they
called it the Atom-Tangler.
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JASON
It looks like what you need to do
is reverse the effect by riding
another fast ride. Brobot, how many
tickets do you have?
MILO
How on earth did you spend your
money that quickly?
MILO
Well, Jason. Looks like it’s just
you and me!
JASON
Race you to the bumper cars.
IGOR and BORIS watch sternly from the platform of the ride.
IGOR
Hey Boris. Robot man not pay to
ride the Atom-Tangler.
FADE OUT.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
CHAD
Hey there Brobot, looks like you
two are on a date, huh? Gettin’ a
little action tonight?
JENNIFER
Gross, Chad, stop it.
CHAD
Huh. I don’t think you’re Brobot
after all. Right, Jolly?
JOLLY
Yeah, it’s like he’s an imposter.
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CHAD JOLLY
Ayyyyy. He did it, he said the thing.
IGOR
We take not kindly to American
ignorance.
BORIS
In homeland we break thumbs of
gopnik line-skippers.
BORIS
Where?
Brobot and Celia jump out of the cart and make their escape.
SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC begins.
IGOR
Get the Americans!
IGOR (CONT'D)
Sugary American nonsense!
Igor and Boris inhale, then blow semechki shells at the duo
like bullets. Brobot and Celia slip comically until they move
O.S.
On a water ride, Brobot and Celia climb across its log boats.
Igor and Boris follow until they’ve lost them. Boris
expresses confusion visually until the log accelerates and
sends them splashing into water down a slope. The two rise
from the green-colored water completely wet. Igor spits out
the water at the camera.
DISSOLVE TO:
OPERATOR (V.O.)
Hello, you’ve reached the Hillsdale
Police Department. Our offices will
be closed due to our annual fair
field trip. For serious inquiries,
please...figure it out.
CHILD
Beat that!
OTHER OFFICERS
(laughter)
SHERIFF MACLEOD
(to operator)
I believe I’m owed a stuffed panda,
kind sir.
Igor and Boris, now dressed as a couple, emerge from the row
behind them.
The teens scurry away. Igor swipes but misses. Brobot and
Celia balance on the Pharaoh’s borders as the ride sways from
side. Igor and Boris exit the row onto the opposite end of
the ride, and have trouble balancing. As the Pharaoh
approaches its 90-degree angle, Brobot sees an opportunity.
Celia does as he says, and the two fall though the air
dramatically.
DRUNKEN MAN
(vomiting noises)
The lights on the ride dim. The gondola stops at the top of
the wheel, and shakes with the wind.
IGOR
Time is up American scum. Fun-fair
is now closed.
IGOR
You want a ride? We’ll give you a
ride.
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FADE OUT.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
DALE DATATRON
Well, I didn’t think these rides
could get any more unsafe, but here
we are.
CHAD
Hey bro, wanna see something funny?
CHAD (CONT'D)
Woo hoo hoo!
CHAD
(laughing deliriously)
The ride spins out of control and lifts into the air like an
actual spaceship. It takes off spinning into the sky, with a
tidy DING sound effect.
BROBOT
What the? I’m me again!
CELIA
(screaming)
BROBOT
Goodbye sweet cotton candy!
He stuffs the motor and the ride begins to slow. The crowd
below rejoices.
CROWD
(cheers)
Brobot and Celia hop down from the gondola and rejoin Jason
and Milo on the ground.
MILO
You did it!
JASON
I can’t believe that actually
worked.
BORIS
Stupid Americans.
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BROBOT
(to Celia)
Let the record show that someone
had more fun than they anticipated.
CELIA
What! Nuh-uh!
BROBOT
Don’t think I didn’t notice you
laughing on the Pharaoh!
CELIA
(coy)
Well our bodies were switched so I
think that was you smiling!
BROBOT
Whatever! You’re a liar and a
deceiver!
JASON
Hey, either way, the good news is
everything is back to normal and
there was no harm done.
The teens exit O.S. Meanwhile, Sandy and Dale also leave the
grounds.
SHERIFF MACLEOD
Best night of my life, boys!
There’s a ZAP.
The lights to the fair shut off for the last time as people
exit the front gates. SENTIMENTAL MUSIC plays.
CELIA
Hey Brobot. Did you mean everything
you said back there?
BROBOT
Yes. Cotton candy is our country’s
greatest delicacy.
He takes a bite.
CELIA
No, about being fearless and stuff.
BROBOT
Well duh. You always seem to take
things head-on. It’s something I
picked up from you.
The camera rises into the sky as the last light shuts off. A
few seconds later, they cut back on and we see a subtitle:
2004.
BABY CELIA
What’s wrong?
BABY BROBOT
I messed up and walked away and now
I can’t find my mom.
BABY CELIA
There’s no need to be afraid! Let’s
find her together, come on!
A CLOSEUP of her grabbing his hand. She pulls him from the
bush, and the two walk hand-in-hand.
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BABY BROBOT
My name is Brobot. I. Brobot.
BABY CELIA
You’ve never had it? You’re gonna
love it!
FADE OUT.
TAG
The STARSHIP 3000 crashes back down to the earth. The limp
bodies of Jolly and Chad fall out.
CHAD
Sick, dude. The whole fair to
ourselves.
JOLLY
Let’s get on the House of Mirrors.
BORIS
Comrade, you’re sure you inspected
the ride for no carnival goers?
IGOR
Hurry up Boris, we’ve got more
towns to hit!
Loud HARD BASS music plays as the truck exits over a hill,
into the night.
FADE OUT.
END OF EPISODE