YO-YO MA - LIVE

LOG-ON: LIBRARY!

YO-YO MALIVE

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

LIVE ACTION INTRO (IN STUDIO)

PAINTED BROADCAST TOWER

SFX: TELETYPE

ANNOUNCERYou are looking live at the Virtual Kids Broadcasting Tower. Your virtual bus will arrive shortly.

(beat)This is U.N.N. The Kids Underground News Network.

BOOKSHELVES

An overstuffed easy chair, a large faux flat screen. (NOTE: The flat screen is painted and slides OPEN/CLOSED.)

STEVE is seated, wearing a beret reading the newspaper.

STEVEMargi? The bus will be here soon?

FLAT SCREEN SLIDES OPEN

revealing MARGI wearing a bus driver hat.

MARGIBus Route Twenty-seven is delayed for a squirrel crossing, Stephen?

BROADCAST TOWER

ANNOUNCERClearance to view this broadcast requires your lunch packed, homework done, and your shoes by the door.

STEVE

Folding paper.

STEVEBus Twenty-seven, are you sure, Margi?

MARGIIt’s waiting politely?

BROADCAST TOWER

ANNOUNCERAny further viewing of today’s program, assumes your agreement.

STEVEWe’re on Margi.

FLAT SCREEN SLIDES

The flat screen slides open to reveal Margi in Animal Control uniform.

MARGIGoing to school always felt like a break from the dog pound to me, Stephen.

Flat screen slides shut.

STEVEI want to go!

ANNOUNCERIs your homework done?

END INTRO

2.

ACT ONE

FADE IN:

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - BACK PORCH - DAY

DARE opens the back door to find MOLLY wagging her tail.

DARE

It’s beautiful this morning.

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, in backyard. MYPAD; Margaret, drawing on art pad. MYPHONE; Claire, in Gift Shop. MYPHONE; 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”, “11 MILES MAX” and “ALISTAIR COOKE”.

INT. MARGARET’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

MARGARET is drawing a portrait of Cooke.

EXT. SENECA’S BACK YARD - CONTINUOUS

SENECA is searching for FOUNDER.

BACK TO KITCHEN

Dare presses “SENECA” and “MARGARET”.

DARE (CONT’D)

Mom says only eleven miles today,

so, it’ll be easy!

3.

SENECA

Founder???

MARGARET

You mean way easy!

SENECA

Founder’s missing!

MARGARET

She’ll be back, she’s always

missing.

SENECA

No! She was playing with Roger’s yo-

yo and now they’re both missing!

(calling)

Founder???

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - GIFT SHOP - ESTABLISHING

Beautiful weather.

INT. GIFT SHOP - CONTINUOUS

CLAIRE is looking over her reading glasses at an open ledger book.

BACK TO KITCHEN

Dare presses “MOM”.

DARE

Have you seen Founder, mom?

4.

SENECA

And Roger’s yo-yo? She was playing

with it!

DARE

We’re only doing eleven miles,

today, mom?

MARGARET

It’ll be easy.

CLAIRE

Don’t forget to look in on Amazing.

SENECA

And Founder?

MARGARET

That’s why you named her Founder.

You always find her.

CLAIRE

And what did you name Roger’s yo-

yo?

DARE

Mom???

5.

CLAIRE

I think you better find Roger’s yo-

yo, too, before you worry about

practicing?

SENECA

He said she could play with it!

DARE

Does that mean we can’t go riding,

mom?

EXT. ADVANCED UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LAB - ESTABLISHING

A windsock hangs gently atop a flagpole.

INT. TIMOTHY’S LAB - CONTINUOUS

TIMOTHY enters data in his computer. His screen reveals an oscilloscope reading resembling a psychedelic signal ALA - GREEN HORNET.

ALPHA is on the dais leaping over ROGER, power slamming a monstrous thunder dunk.

ROGER

Big deal.

TIMOTHY

Take a look at this you guys!

Alpha and Roger join Timothy in front of the oscilloscope.

ROGER

It looks like my yo-yo ‘around the

world trick’.

6.

TIMOTHY

Looks more like the Green Hornet.

BACK TO KITCHEN

Dare presses “TIMOTHY”.

DARE

What do you want, Timothy?

MOLLY

(barks)

TIMOTHY

We need an algorithm for space

camp, please?

ROGER

And my yo-yo, please?

DARE

You can help find your brother’s yo-

yo!

TIMOTHY

That’s why we need an algorithm?

ROGER

Please?

DARE

I need to practice for regionals!

7.

SFX: TOUCH SCREEN BEEPS

Roger pressing his myPad screen.

ROGER

If successful, we’ll be able to

find anything as small as a

microbe.

OSCILLOSCOPE SCREEN

TIMOTHY

If it helps, it’s set to run on a

natural baseline. We only need

replicating, redundant, replacement

signals and it could even find

Seneca’s cat!

BACK TO KITCHEN

Molly nuzzles Dare.

ROGER

It’s really weird! It just keeps

oscillating.

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - PASTURE - CONTINUOUS

BASIA grazes.

EXT. VIRTUAL SCHOOL BUS - DAY

(NOTE: Background border, live action school bus.)

BUS CONTINUOUSLY JIGGLES

(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS on bus windows: MYPHONE; Seneca, in her backyard. MYPAD; Frederick, at his desk, MYPAD;

8.

Margaret, at her easel. MYPHONE; Dare, feeding Basia. MYPAD; PAUL, snoogling lexis-nexis. GAMETOY; Frederick, thumbing GameToy. MYPAD; Roger, wearing surgical mask, loosely around his neck.

FREDERICK

Hey, you guys, I need a partner for

recital!

MARGARET

You didn’t help us, Frederick?

That’s why you got recital.

EXT. WILLOW GLEN YOGA STUDIO - LIBRARY - ESTABLISHING

Cars and pedestrians pass by.

INT. LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS

(LIVE ACTION)

(NOTE: Steve wears a woolly bulldog costume, Margi wears a woolly poodle costume. The gift box is filled with coconut jelly rolls.)

Steve arrives behind the book counter carrying a gift box. He hangs his bicycle helmet on the coat tree and opens the gift box.

COCONUT STRAWBERRY JELLY ROLLS

STEVE (WOOLLY BULLDOG)Margi? Can’t a guy get a cup of coffee here?

MARGI is scanning library book returns on her computer.

(NOTE: Book covers slide across her screen.)

#1 - “PLAYGROUND FOOTRACES: WHY BAREFOOT BEATS TIES”

MARGI (WOOLLY POODLE)Playground footraces. Why barefoot beats ties.

#2 - “UNSEEN CUTSIES - A COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY”

9.

MARGI (WOOLLY POODLE) (CONT’D)Unseen cutsies. A complete anthology. Remember when I swiped your turn at that tire swing, Stephen?

#3 - “WATER FOUNTAIN SLURPING. THE FORGOTTEN ART”

MARGI (WOOLLY POODLE) (CONT’D)Water fountain slurping. The forgotten art. Ham and eggs, too? Stephen?

STEVE (WOOLLY BULLDOG)

(growls)

Steve drags his finger across the DVD rack, selecting “ALISTAIR COOKE”.

STEVE (WOOLLY BULLDOG) (CONT’D)

Good morning, boys and girls!

He he reaches for the strawberry coconut jelly rolls.

END LIVE ACTION

BACK TO BUS

FREDERICK

I always help you guys. I just need

one partner?

PAUL

It’s on the record, you didn’t do

your homework. You even appealed

and lost.

10.

MARGARET

Your big “I’m Tex Critter’s next

drummer and I don’t have to do

homework.”

FREDERICK

I didn’t have nothing to do with

that!

MARGARET

Like now? You help when you want

something.

ROGER

It was all my fault. I told Founder

she could play with it.

FREDERICK

See? It wasn’t my fault!

MARGARET

You’re the one asking for help?

BUS CEASES MOVING, OPENS DOORS

FREDERICK (O.S.)

Yeah, forget it! I’m not helping!

11.

SENECA (O.S.)

I’m calling an emergency recess

Cadette meeting! We have to find

Roger’s yo-yo!

BUS DOORS CLOSE

SFX: FIRST SCHOOL BELL

EXT. WILLOW GLEN YOGA STUDIO - LIBRARY - ESTABLISHING

Patrons passing by on sidewalk.

INT. LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS

(LIVE ACTION)

MARGI’S FOOT IN ROLLER-JET SKATE

Margi roller skates through the stacks, returning books, and wearing a bluetooth myPhone headset.

Steve is posting jelly roll icons on student profile pages with student “WILL ATTEND” icons responding.


(jiggy)

It must be jelly, Margi, because

jam doesn’t roll like this. Look

what Cookie did!

Margi wipes out on her skates.

MARGI

(growl)

12.

COCONUT FLAKE SPRINKLED STRAWBERRY JELLY ROLL


My goodness, boys and girls, did

you notice they even have coconut

sprinkles?

Margi skates to the jelly rolls.

MARGI (WOOLLY POODLE)

(whines)


You better slow your roll, young

lady!


(growls)

Margi wipes out.

(END LIVE ACTION)

EXT. JALOPY LIMO - ESTABLISHING

The jalopy limo is motoring across the Golden Gate Bridge.

INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: The Library Channel is showing on the limo flat screen.)

BIG MIKE is wearing a bib, flashing his psycho eye at an offering of a plate full of fried chicken from the DUMBWAITER.

WHAM BAM WHAM BAM SLAM

MORTIMER is body slamming a dazed MAYOR BART.

13.

MORTIMER

I’m tired of chicken, boss? Jel-ly

rol-ls!!!

SFX: ZIP

The dumbwaiter lens turns to Mortimer.

POV: CROSS-HAIRS AIMING AT MORTIMER

MORTIMER (CONT’D)

All we gotta do is go to the

library!

SFX: ZAP

SFX: CLANG

The dumbwaiter extends its arm, body slams Mortimer.

Big Mike smiles, flashing his psycho eye.

BACK TO LIBRARY (LIVE ACTION)

Margi holds a dog catching net, wearing an animal control officer khaki uniform, wagging her eyebrows at the jelly rolls.

Steve is wiping book returns in his computer.


Aren’t you supposed to be looking

for a yo-yo, Margi?


(growls)

Steve reaches Margi’s cap and turns it backward.

14.


Those look like jelly rolls to me??


(whines)

(END LIVE ACTION)


Mayor Bart is holding Mortimer upside down in near-pin peril in the ring.

MORTIMER TWISTING HIS MUSTACHE, SMELLING HIS ROSE BOUTONNIERE.

MORTIMER

Look, boss, why don’t we just go to

the library, have a few jelly

rolls. . .

(angst)

And learn a few things!!!

SFX: WHAM WHAM WHAM

Mayor Bart slams Mortimer and picks him up for one final blow.

BENT MUSTACHE, LOOSE BOUTONNIERE

MORTIMER (CONT’D)

Fine, boss. We’ll stop at Kenny’s

Carnival Supply. They got roller

coasters made for chickens!!

SFX: ZIP

15.


POV: CROSS-HAIRS ON MORTIMER

DUMBWAITER

(synthesized)

May I, sir?

BIG MIKE’S SMILE AND PSYCHO EYE

SFX: DIVE BOMBER ENGINE

MORTIMER

Arghhh!!!!

SFX: KABAM

MORTIMER SPREAD EAGLE ON LIMO FLAT SCREEN

BACK TO LIBRARY

(LIVE ACTION)

MUSIC: LIKE YO YO MA CELLO

Steve places Margi’s glasses on her face and taps her on the head.


You poor thing!


(growls)

16.


Having to behave and find a yo-yo.

Can she do it, boys and girls? Log

on at Story Hour and find out!


(whines)

MUSIC: CHUCK BERRY CELLO


Jelly rolls!


(sobbing)

(END LIVE ACTION)

EXT. ADVANCED UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LAB PROVING GROUNDS - DAY

The lab’s flagpole windsock flutters.

INT. TIMOTHY’S LAB - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Paul shows on Timothy’s myPad screen, fidgeting at his law book desk. Alpha and Roger are wearing official AURL flight suits. Alpha is also wearing his motorcycle jacket. Roger is wearing his surgical mask loosely around his neck.)

Timothy’s entering data in his computer, his screen reveals his NASA KIDS SPACE CAMP ACCOUNT and an oscillating waveform signal.

Alpha fixes his loose mustache.

Roger opens his lunch box.

17.

COCONUT/STRAWBERRY JELLY ROLL

ROGER

Grandma makes them with holograph

fructose.

TIMOTHY

You’re supposed to wait ‘til lunch.

ROGER

I had to order her diet adjusted.

PAUL

I sent you complete waivers to

sign, prior to recess. The Cadettes

are going to want to see proof!

ROGER

Of what?

Alpha mounts his space motorcycle, lowering his sunglasses.

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STARTING

PAUL

Proof we actually did homework?

Roger comes running past with his medic bag and lunch box, jumps in the sidecar. Alpha backs into the Time Travel Tube.

Alpha, Roger, and Timothy trade salutes.

ROGER

This is going to be incredibly hard

homework!

18.

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE ROARING

SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM

Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle dematerialize as the Time Travel Tube Control panel reads “1918 ENGLAND” with “SECURITY PENDING” flashing.

PAUL

You’re going to find a lost kitty

and yo-yo in 1918 England???

TIMOTHY

For Space Camp bonus points!

INT: GURDEEP’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: MRS. FAEBER shows, in her exercise room, on the bottom-right of Gurdeep’s computer screen. A crumpled brown paper lunch bag sits next to his computer.)

GURDEEP is at his desk stamping file folders.

MRS. FAEBER

You’re neglecting your exercise,

Gurpy!?

SFX: WHOOSH

The office doors slide open, revealing a lab robot entering with a cart full of additional file folders.

MRS. FAEBER (CONT’D)

I want you to walk every, and I

mean every inch of this laboratory,

now!

GURDEEP’S FRANTIC FACE

SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM

19.

Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle materialize. Roger jumps out of the sidecar, runs to Gurdeep’s lunch bag, causing Gurdeep to quickly shove it in a desk drawer.

ROGER

Hi, grandma! Did you change his

lunch diet, like I ordered? Grandma

likes it, dad!

MRS. FAEBER

Every inch, Gurpy! ‘Til you find

that kitty and yo-yo!!

ROGER

They’re not here, grandma, we

checked.


Roger fastens his surgical mask.

ROGER (CONT’D)

Plus we’re getting space camp

points for doubling foodstuff

supplies in hospitals.

He runs back to the sidecar. Alpha, coolly hands him his medics helmet and they trade salutes. Roger hops in.

ROGER (CONT’D)

Plus it’s for homework and the bus

is almost here! It’s hard homework?

Alpha lowers his sunglasses.

20.

ROGER (CONT’D)

Our only oscillating signal looks

like something from The Green

Hornet!

SFX: ALPHA GOOSES MOTORCYCLE ENGINE

MRS. FAEBER

Your father has an original Green

Hornet lunch box?

GURDEEP’S FEARFUL FACE


He put all those reflector stickers

on it?

The lab robot approaches the space motorcycle carrying a lunch box.

VINTAGE GREEN HORNET LUNCH BOX W/RED REFLECTOR STICKERS

ROGER

Grandma!!! Can I use it?

GURDEEP GULPS

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE ROARING

SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM

Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle dematerialize.

BACK TO TIMOTHY’S LAB

The Time Travel Tube Control panel switches from flashing “SECURITY PENDING” to “SECURITY PASSED”.

21.

PAUL

They made it through!

EXT. STEVE’S DRIVE-IN - DAY

(NOTE: A placard next to the rear wheel well reads: “NOW PLAYING - THE REVOLUTIONARY SUPER CRITTERS OF WILLOW GLEN”.)

One small cloud floats over the fender fin.

INT. STEVE’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS

(LIVE ACTION)

(NOTE: Steve and Margi are wearing woolly mouse costumes.)

Steve jams jazz on the piano.

Margi arrives waving her memory sticks.

INT. STEVE’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

Steve leads Margi through security.

MUSIC: LIKE MISSION IMPOSSIBLE

SFX: BEEP BEEP

STEVE (WOOLLY MOUSE)

We’re clear.

Margi inserts her first memory stick into Steve’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Roger receiving Gurdeep’s vintage Green Hornet lunch box with red reflector stickers.

STEVE (WOOLLY MOUSE) (CONT’D)

Oooh, dad didn’t look too happy

about that lunch box?

MARGI (WOOLLY MOUSE)

Grandmothers outrank everyone!

22.

Margi swaps memory sticks in Steve’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Alpha and Roger at an intergalactic campsite with COOKE playing harmonica.


This is definitely looking like

trouble, Margi???


(ALA - DET. FRIDAY,

DRAGNET)

All homework looks like trouble at

first, and it’s our job to overcome

that! Jelly rolls, or chicken with

mashed potatoes, these kids are

going to have to make decisions

today. They’re learning they’re

responsible for themselves.

Margi swaps her last memory stick: showing the jalopy limo pulling into KENNY’S CARNIVAL SUPPLY drive-thru.


That place is looking pretty scary,

Margi???

MARGI (WOOLLY MOUSE)It’s a junk yard and anybody keeping kids from the library belongs in one!

(END LIVE ACTION)

23.

EXT. STEVE’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS

A small cloud quickly floats past the fender fin.

FADE OUT.

END ACT ONE

24.

ACT TWO

FADE IN:

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - BARN - ESTABLISHING

Beautiful weather.

INT. BARN - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Background border, live action playground.)

(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS on barn flat screen: MYPHONE; Seneca, playing her cello. MYPAD; Margaret, at her easel. MYPAD; Paul, snoogling “GREEN HORNET”. GAMETOY; Frederick, snoogling“COOKE”. LAB COMPUTER; Timothy entering data. MYPAD: Roger at campfire.)

SFX: FIRST RECESS BELL

Dare is feeding Amazing a carrot.

DARE

Mom says this is your first one.

AMAZING(nickers)

MOLLY

(barks)

SENECA

Nobody’s seen Founder anywhere.

Grandfather’s looking even. He says

he’ll meet us at Story Hour, and I

have to volunteer for Frederick.

MARGARET

Better you than me. We’ll find her.

SFX: CELLO MUSIC

25.

FREDERICK

I’ll do my homework but I’m not

playing cello.

DARE

We want to go riding, don’t we

Molly? It’s your homework,

Frederick?

ROGER

You signed a release!

EXT. WILLOW GLEN LAKE - REEDS - CONTINUOUS

Molly is leading Many Eagles through the reeds, awakening a duck and her nest.

BACK TO BARN

SENECA

You said you’d look for Founder???

FREDERICK

It’s a set up! Forget it!

SFX: SECOND RECESS BELL

SENECA

I’m calling an emergency Cadette

lunch meeting!

EXT. DEEP SPACE - ESTABLISHING

(NOTE: Cooke is wearing a WWI British sailor uniform.)

26.

SFX: CRACKLING CAMPFIRE

SFX: EIGHTEEN WHEELER SPACE TRANSPORT PASSING

MARSHMALLOW ON STICK

ALISTAIR COOKE is waving a marshmallow on a stick above the campfire playing a harmonica with support brace.

ALPHA’S EYES

Alpha’s eyes follow the marshmallow’s every move.

GREEN HORNET LUNCH BOX

Roger is opening the Green Hornet lunch box revealing a transmitter. He switches it on causing the red reflector stickers to flash.

BACK IN TIMOTHY’S LAB

Timothy is entering data in his computer, his screen revealing a live feed from Roger.

TIMOTHY

This has to go up on the wall.

They’re on!!!

MUSIC: HARMONICA

Timothy switches reception to his lab flat screen, revealing Cooke at the campfire, playing with a yo-yo.

PAUL

You’re grounded. Case closed. Turn

it off.

YO-YO TRICKS

Cooke performs “AROUND THE WORLD” and then “WALKING THE DOG”.

27.

ALPHA EATING MARSHMALLOW

Alpha’s eyes are following the yo-yo.

OSCILLOSCOPE SCREEN

Timothy’s oscilloscope locks sharply in a Green Hornet pattern.

TIMOTHY

No! It’s dad’s lunch box!

Everything’s turning on!

ROGER

Roger, Timothy. This is Roger.

Locking in signal!

PAUL

You did it???

TIMOTHY

Don’t lock it in!!! The microbes

have to be able to move!!!

INT. GURDEEP’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Mrs. Faeber is showing on Gurdeep’s computer screen standing with her arms crossed.)

Folders are piled above Gurdeep’s head as he stamps them one at a time with emphasis.

SFX: WHOOSH

The office doors slide open revealing a lab robot carrying a rake to Gurdeep’s desk.

28.

MRS. FAEBER

I’m glad you walked the inside of

the lab, Gurpy, but there is the

outside also?

GURDEEP’S FACE SHOWS GRAVE CONCERN


I’m sure the boys will be more than

happy to help when they get home.

EXT. DEEP SPACE - CAMPFIRE - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Timothy shows at the lab on Alpha’s motorcycle control panel.)


MUSIC: HARMONICA

GREEN HORNET LUNCH BOX W/FLASHING RED REFLECTOR STICKERS

Roger closes the lunch box, locks it.

BACK TO TIMOTHY

Timothy’s oscilloscope returns to flat line.

SFX: FULL ALARM SEQUENCE

TIMOTHY

No?????????

INT. WILLOW GLEN YOGA STUDIO - LIBRARY - DAY

(LIVE ACTION)

Steve rapidly wipes book returns in his computer.

29.

Margi does the same at hers.


Woof, woof, woof. Ah, that is so

much better, Margi. Why does

homework make librarians so happy?


(growls)


I meant when you’re done, Margi???


(whines)

(END LIVE ACTION)

EXT. JALOPY LIMO - KENNY’S - CONTINUOUS

The jalopy limo is pulling into Kenny’s drive-thru past an order menu board reading “SPECIAL ROLLER COASTER CHICKEN AND WHIPSAW MASHED POTATOES, TILT AND WHIRL EXTRA.”


The dumbwaiter door opens to reveal a bucket of chicken from Kenny’s.

SFX: WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM

Mayor Bart repeatedly body slams Mortimer.

MORTIMER

Boss? Boss? Boss? Boss!!!!

SFX: CLANG

Mayor Bart sends Mortimer crashing into the terrarium.

30.

MORTIMER (CONT’D)

Arghhh!!!

Mortimer leads Mayor Bart up the terrarium glass, sees Big Mike flashing his psycho eye, wearing a fine linen bib.

MORTIMER (CONT’D)

Wait ‘til he tries the potatoes,

boss. That’ll teach him!!

SFX: ZIP


POV: CROSS-HAIRS ON MORTIMER AND MAYOR BART

SFX: BING BING

The dumbwaiter arms telescope, grabbing Mortimer and Mayor Bart, sending them crashing into the limo flat screen displaying Cooke’s jelly rolls.

MORTIMER (CONT’D)

Take a good look, boss!

BACK TO LIBRARY

(LIVE ACTION)

Margi goes roller skating by wailing on electric guitar.

MUSIC: SOUTH CHICAGO BLUES

Steve’s computer screen flashes to a JPEG of Steve, Margi, Many Eagles, Claire, Molly, and Basia, wearing capes, in action poses.

(END LIVE ACTION)

INT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - KITCHEN - DAY

(NOTE: Border background live action, school cafeteria.)

31.

(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS on kitchen flat screen: MYPAD; Seneca, at her kitchen table. MYPHONE; Margaret, at her easel. MYPAD; Paul, flipping through law book pages. MYPAD; Frederick, snoogling “COOKE”.)

SFX: FIRST LUNCH BELL

Dare is feeding Molly.

SENECA

We might as well call everything

off?

DARE

If Frederick doesn’t want to do his

homework, why don’t we just do it

for him?

MARGARET

We can do your new motorcycle song?

SENECA

It’s my fault.

DARE

Then just the Cadettes will play

and then we’ll go riding.

PAUL’S ROOM

Paul’s computer printer is burying the whole room in print outs.

32.

BACK TO KITCHEN

PAUL

(ala - APOLLO 13)

Guys? We may have a problem?

EXT. WILLOW GLEN LAKE - CONTINUOUS

Molly noses her way through a wall of reeds to find Founder rolling on her back, playing with Roger’s yo-yo.

BACK TO KITCHEN

DARE

Where’s Timothy?

EXT. STEVE’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. STEVE’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS

Steve jams jazz on the piano.

Margi arrives waving her memory sticks.

INT. STEVE’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

Steve leads Margi through security.

SFX: BEEP BEEP

TEDDY (WOOLLY MOUSE)

We’re clear.

Margi inserts her first memory stick into Steve’s computer; revealing her UNN footage of Many Eagles and Molly with Founder and Roger’s yo-yo.

33.


That’s what Timothy meant by

natural!!


That’s right out of the Cadette

manual!!!

Margi swaps memory sticks in Steve’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Alpha’s eyes following Cooke’s marshmallow.


College kids can live on that

stuff, Margi!


And that’s why they’re still in

school!

Margi swaps her last memory stick: showing the jalopy limo bumping into Kenny’s Drive-Thru sign.


I’ve seen these guys in an old “B”

monster movie, Margi???

MARGI

There’s nothing wrong with kids

getting a “B” or monster movies!

All it takes is doing your

homework!!!

34.

(END LIVE ACTION)

EXT. STEVE’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS

Clouds quickly float past the fender fin.

FADE OUT.

END ACT TWO

35.

ACT THREE

FADE IN:

EXT. BARN - ESTABLISHING

Basia grazes.

INT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - KITCHEN

(NOTE: Device icon showing on kitchen flat screen: MYPHONE; Claire at feed mill.)

Dare packs her backpack and presses “MOM”.

DARE

I’m going, mom.

CLAIRE

Did you find the yo-yo?

DARE

Molly did, mom, and Seneca’s

grandfather.

CLAIRE

So you’re going to keep it to

eleven miles and we’ll all be

happy?

DARE

Yes, mom. I just wish everybody

would take care of what they’re

supposed to!

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CLAIRE

Then just keep an eye on your own

yo-yo; your attitude. That’s what

you’re responsible for.

DARE

Mom???

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - CONTINUOUS

Basia grazes.

INT. GURDEEP’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

(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.

PAUL

No! Don’t do it, sir???!!!

SFX: WHOOSH

The office doors slide open, revealing two lab security robots escorting Alpha, Roger, and Cooke to Gurdeep’s desk.

ROGER

Hi, dad! Hi, grandma! Good jelly

rolls!

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GURDEEP GRIMACES

TIMOTHY

We were only doing our homework,

dad??

PAUL

No, sir!!! We will not plead

preschool grounding exemption???!!!

Please??? We only ask you to be

decisive, sir???

Cooke approaches Gurdeep, whips out his harmonica from his sailor’s shirt pocket, glaring at Gurdeep.

MRS. FAEBER

Gurpy?

Cooke reaches into his sailor’s fanny pack, removes a circular light bar, marshmallow, and birch branch stick.

GURDEEP’S FACE FILLED WITH DESPERATION

PAUL

No, sir! Do not let a factual re-

enactment sway you! Judge us by the

root of the cause! Sir???

ROGER

Are you following my diet, dad?

MARSHMALLOW ON STICK

Cooke plucks the marshmallow off in front of Gurdeep.

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PAUL

No, sir??? We recognize your

struggle! It’s your homework,

too!!! Sir?

Alpha places his arm around Gurdeep, consoles him.

ROGER

(approaching Gurdeep)

We were even practicing feeding

hospitals, grandma?

Cooke and Alpha each bob their eyebrows. Cooke, reaches in his fanny pack, pulls out a spinning basketball.

MRS. FAEBER

Gurpy!

TIMOTHY

We even made space camp bonus

points, dad??

ROGER

He’s pretty good, dad. He posts up

on Alpha!

Alpha hops on the desk spinning his basketball at Cooke.

ROGER (CONT’D)

He made fun of your lunch box,

though?

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MRS. FAEBER GLARES

TIMOTHY

I promised the Cadettes, dad??

Cooke dog-faces Alpha, nose-to-nose.

PAUL

It gets worse, sir??? Please???

Cooke pops the marshmallow in his mouth.

PAUL (CONT’D)

Oh!!!!!???? Nobody’s yelling at him

and it’s time for a good proper

decision, sir??? You don’t make fun

of someone’s Green Hornet lunch box

at school ever!

SFX: WHOOSH

The office doors slide open, revealing Mrs. Faeber spinning her own basketball on her finger, glaring at Cooke.

Alpha bobs his eyebrows.

PAUL (CONT’D)

Sir?

Alpha tosses his basketball for the dais, causing Gurdeep to give chase with Alpha, Cooke, and Mrs. Faeber following.

TIMOTHY

Thanks, dad! Thanks, grandma!!!

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PAUL

(whispered)

You better have your homework done!

INT. LIBRARY - DAY

(LIVE ACTION)

Steve removes his bicycle helmet from the coat tree and turns off his computer.

Margi smiles, bobbing her eyebrows.


It’s time to say good bye and thank

you, boys and girls. Thank you

Alistair! Thank you for helping us.

Thanks for the jelly rolls!!!

Margi bobs her eyebrows.

STEVE (WOOLLY BULLDOG) (CONT’D)

I’m telling you Margi, we need more

like him in the library, big time.

Woof.

(END LIVE ACTION)

EXT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

KENNY, a strapping six foot Swede longshoreman waddles to the rear limo window.

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KENNY

(Swedish accent)

You vant to ride da tilt and hurl?


Mayor Bart and Mortimer exchange frightened looks.

Big Mike nervously quakes behind his psycho eye.

MORTIMER / MAYOR BART

Arghhh!!!!!!!!!

EXT. LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS

(LIVE ACTION)

Steve turns his key in the front door, Margi gets jiggy with her boom box.

RADIO ANNOUNCER

That was the Revolutionary Super

Critters of Willow Glen taking us

right up to Homework Helping Time

on your favorite Library Channel.

STEVEIs there any way possible to have any more fun at the library, Margi?

MARGIThank you, boys and girls. See you at school!

(beat)I think I heard the bus?

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EXT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

Mortimer and Mayor Bart exit the rear of the limo and go running down the middle of the street.

MORTIMER

(arguing unintelligibly)

Arghh. Arghhh. Arghhh.

END ACT THREE

FADE OUT.

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EPILOGUE

FADE IN:

INT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - TREE HOUSE - DAY

(NOTE: DEVICE ICON on tree house flat screen: MYPAD; CLAIRE, making dinner.)

Dare, Seneca, and Margaret are on the couch with their feet up, wore out from practice.

SENECA

You were right, Mrs. Butler!

SENECA / MARGARET / DARE

(laughter)

As usual!

CLAIRE

It’s the Cadette attitude?

MARGARET / SENECA

Yes, ma’am!

MOLLY

(barking)

DARE

Molly had the right attitude.

CLAIRE

Smart dog.

Molly is at the tree house door, wagging her tail.

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DARE

Go get mom, Molly!

FADE OUT.

THE END

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