Generation LMNOP : Episode 10 : Bando Bandaid

Completed as of March 19th, 2004
            TEASER

EXT. MIDUS' HOUSE -- MORNING

Midus exits, Jackson catches up to him. Like usual.

       JACKSON
          You know, I like Winter, cuz all the 
          fat bitches are fully clothed.

Midus stops, looks at the sky.

       JACKSON (CONT'D)
          What are you doing?

       MIDUS
          Seeing if there's a God. But I can't 
          seem to find any lightning striking 
          you.

They resume walking.

       MIDUS (CONT'D)
          Seems like he must be out to lunch.

       JACKSON
          Satan doesn't take lunch breaks you 
          know.

       MIDUS
          That's like an action movie tag line. 
          "Evil doesn't take LUNCH breaks!"

       JACKSON
          Cut to a picture of God eating a 
          hoagie.

       MIDUS
          His Angel secretary comes in, and is 
          like, 
(high voice)
          'Sir! There's an emergency! Satan 
          has struck again!'

       JACKSON
(deeper voice, like 
God)
          Can't you see I'm on my lunch break?
(to sandwich)
          Ah. Chicken Cheesesteak. I'm glad I 
          created you.

        END OF TEASER

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             2.


           ACT ONE

INT. SCHOOL HALLWAYS -- MORNING

Val closes her locker and heads over to Midus'. She actually 
jumps in front of him, both feet planted firmly with a large 
smile on her face.

       VAL
          Hi!

       MIDUS
          Woah. Someone's chipper. What gives?

       VAL
          Well
(catching Midus)
          Chipper?

       MIDUS
          It's a whole Dale thing.

       VAL
          Today's a happy day! I just found 
          out that I'm going to Disney World.

Midus has his jaw wired unshut, down to the floor, not 
actually. He stands there for a moment.

       MIDUS
          When did you win the Super Bowl?!?

Jackson appears, not noticing what's going on.

       VAL
          Yeah! The entire band gets to go to 
          Disney World. No parents or anything!

Jackson smiles devilishly. Val immediatly catches it.

       VAL (CONT'D)
          No. No. NO! You're not joining the 
          band just to go to Florida.

       JACKSON
          No. I agree. I'm joining the band to 
          go to Disney World. Screw Florida.

       MIDUS
          Disney World... is in Florida. You 
          do know that, right?

       JACKSON
          Yeah, I know. But when I go to Times 
          Square, I don't say I'm going to New 
          York, I say I'm going to Times Square. 
          I'm going to Disney World. I feel 
          like... I won the Super Bowl!

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       MIDUS
(finishing Jackson)
          Super bowl. Yes. We, and by we, I 
          mean I, have already made that joke. 
          Find your own schtick.

       JACKSON
          Like this?

Jackson pulls out a stick and starts beating Midus.

       MIDUS
          Put the c-h back in! Put the c-h 
          back in!

       JACKSON
          Stop! Being! Jewish!

       VAL
          So, you're going to Disney World? 
          You do know there are life sized 
          puppets, combing the park like 
          security guards. And when you pull 
          something stupid, which you will, 
          they'll be looking for you.

Midus gets up to his feet.

       MIDUS
          I Got it! The reason Jackson's scared 
          of puppets! It's Chuckie!

       JACKSON
          I'm not scared of a Rug Rat.

       MIDUS
          No. The Doll that comes alive and 
          kills people.

       JACKSON
          There's... there's a doll that kills 
          people?

Slight pause, Midus looks down.

       MIDUS
          Why's the floor wet?

       VAL
          It's fake Jackson. Or is it?!? You 
          can't take a chance in the land of 
          the Puppets that is Disney land.

       MIDUS
          Jackson can do this if he wants. I 
          mean, there's unparental beaches 
          filled with hot half naked chicks 
          that are quite impressionable.

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       JACKSON
          And I'm back.

       VAL
          You aren't helping.

       MIDUS
          Who said I'm trying to help?

       VAL
          Why are you encouraging him?

       MIDUS
          Well, if he does this, then I won't 
          feel so bad doing it myself. Not to 
          mention, he can't make fun of me for 
          being a Bando.

       VAL
          Why are you two ruining happy day?

       JACKSON
          You named today 'Happy Day?'
(to Midus)
          Shark.

       MIDUS
          What?

       JACKSON
          Shark.

Jackson points behind, and standing there is a Shark. This 
takes Midus by surprise. He's wearing a monocle and speaks 
in an English accent.

       SHARK
          Pardon me. Do you have any grey 
          poupon?

Midus shakes his head, as does Jackson.

       SHARK (CONT'D)
          That angers me greatly!

       JACKSON
          Check Link. He might have some.

The Shark tips his top hat, because he has a top hat, and 
leaves. In the background, we hear.

       SHARK
          Pardon me, do you have any grey 
          poupon?

       LINK
          What? No. I don't like grey Poupon.

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       SHARK
          RUAHHH!

       LINK
          Oh God! My Spleen! My Spleen!

The Shark, in the distance, bits into him and can be heard 
ripping flesh. Our trio don't notice. 

       JACKSON
          So! Can I play the electric guitar 
          in this band of yours?

Pause. 

       MIDUS
          Remind me to put arsenic on my 
          shopping list.

       JACKSON
          You have a shopping list? That's so 
          gay. Do you carry a little fanny 
          pack to store your MaxiPads too?

INT. CLASSROOM -- LATER

EDDIE SCOTT POSER is talking to Eddie Cheno and Alicia, who 
are still cuddlesome.

       EDDIE SCOTT POSER
          So, I was told you're a bit slow. 
          Now, I'm not sure if that means your 
          physically slow or mentally. But 
          either way, would you like to come 
          up to my secluded island of Poland 
          for... some hunting?

       EDDIE CHENO
          Nah mang. I ain't doin' dat shiznit.

       EDDIE SCOTT POSER
          Hmmmm... I guess it was physically 
          slow. Oh well. I'll just cross your 
          name off my vict-... I mean, friends 
          list here.

He crosses Cheno's name off the list.

       EDDIE SCOTT POSER (CONT'D)
          Could I interest your young lady to 
          join in the affairs?

       ALICIA FNORD
          Will there be pie?

       EDDIE SCOTT POSER
          Will there be pie!?
       (MORE)

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       EDDIE SCOTT POSER (CONT'D)
          What sort of death host do you think 
          I am? One that can afford a PIE?!?

       ALICIA FNORD
          You do you have an island.

       EDDIE SCOTT POSER
          Touche.

Midus, Jackson, and Val enter.

       JACKSON
          I'm telling you. That didn't make me 
          laugh. That makes me smirk.

       MIDUS
          I smirk people too much it seems.

       JACKSON
          Damn right you do. Don't try to be a 
          stand up comedian.

       MIDUS
          Good thing. I can't stand up without 
          these puppet strings.

He mimes Puppet strings. Mr. Racey walks into the room.

       ELLIOT A. RACEY
          Hello everyone. Get your pencils 
          out. Today is a pop quiz!

The class groans. Jackson immediatly raises his hand.

       ELLIOT A. RACEY (CONT'D)
          Yes Jackson?

       JACKSON
          Yeah. I have a question about the 
          material.

       ELLIOT A. RACEY
          Uhmm... I can try to answer to the 
          best of my knowledge.

       JACKSON
          Yeah... where do Babies come from?

       ELLIOT A. RACEY
          That wasn't part of the material.

       JACKSON
          Cuz I heard it was from people's 
          vagina's.
(turns to Midus)
          Hey! You can feel the joy of birth!

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       ELLIOT A. RACEY
          Uhmmm... LOOK OVER THERE!

He points, and then throws a smoke bomb at his feet. He runs 
toward the door as the smoke rises, and all we hear is a 
thud. The smoke disapaites, and lying on the ground, bleeding, 
is Elliot A. Racey. Noah Hawkins gets up, and starts poking 
him with a stick. Amy Bender is there to stop him.

       NOAH HAWKINS
          What? He'd want me to poke him.

He pokes him some more. A man jumps into frame.

       MAN
          AND NOW, for something completely 
          different!

        END OF ACT ONE

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             8.


           ACT TWO

INT. SCHOOL HALLWAYS -- CONTINUOUS

MIDUS and JACKSON are walking. They are now wearing hats.

       MIDUS
          I feel different.

       JACKSON
          Yes. Very.

       MIDUS
          You so philabustered that quiz with 
          Racey. You should probably be a 
          politician.

       JACKSON
          You think?

       MIDUS
          You lie, you cheat, and you will 
          probably have sex with anything that 
          moves.
(pause)
          You'll be the most popular president 
          in this country's history. Especially 
          after we take up...

INT. BAND ROOM -- CONTINUOUS

A sign that shows a bunch of instruments is there, including 
a saxophone, prominent in the foreground. They're looking 
up, and shrug toward one another, before walking in.

INT. BAND ROOM OFFICE -- CONTINUOUS

Midus and Jackson walk in, and there's a band director there.

       BAND DIRECTOR
          How can I help you?

       MIDUS
          Yeah, we want to join the band.

       JACKSON
          We want to be all we can be.

       MIDUS
          This isn't he army.

       JACKSON
          They don't know that!

       BAND DIRECTOR
          So, you want to join the band, do 
          you?

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They nod. He smiles. He then runs them through a bunch of 
tests. Including : An Eye Test, a hearing test, a blind taste 
test between Coke and Pepsi, one of those "falling have faith" 
tests, and then they get thrown onto some treadmills.

       MIDUS
          What does this have to do with 
          learning an instrument?

       BAND DIRECTOR
          What doesn't it have to do!

Midus pauses on his look, but keeps running. We pan out to 
reveal that they're "Chasing" Flo-Jo, who is running in place.

       BAND DIRECTOR (CONT'D)
          Now CATCH Flo-Jo!

       JACKSON
          You can't catch...

       BAND DIRECTOR
(Angered, raises fist)
          I said... CATCH, Flo-Jo!

INT. SCHOOL HALLWAYS -- AFTERNOON

Jack Harmen, Tony Davis, and Jack Breaker are standing around, 
talking. Jake Walker walks up to them.

       JAKE WALKER
          Hey Jack, I need some snow.

       JACK HARMEN
          So, you need some snow. Pure as the 
          driven yellow?

       JAKE WALKER
          No, No. I need the good stuff.

       JACK HARMEN
          It'll cost you. You got the cash? 
          I've got the stuff.

They exchange. Jack hands a cooler, Jake hands money. Breaker 
sighs and walks away, his large trout dragging behind him.

       TONY DAVIS
(while looking at 
Breaker)
          Breaker's dinner is not going to be 
          appealing.
(to Harmen)
          And you're so totally a drug dealer.

       JACK HARMEN
          What?

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            10.


       TONY DAVIS
          You're like, hey! Want some snow? I 
          got snow. I've got your fix.

       JACK HARMEN
          Oh yeah? Well, if I'm a drug dealer, 
          you're a prostitute.

       TONY DAVIS
          Dude!

       JACK HARMEN
          I'm sorry, but you go door to door, 
          trying to sell people your nads.

       TONY DAVIS
          It's a hair removal cream!

       JACK HARMEN
          Do you REMEMBER how we met?

INT. SCHOOL HALLWAYS -- FLASHBACK

Young Jack Harmen is standing, as Young Tony Davis walks up 
to him.

       TONY DAVIS
          Hey! Wanna buy my nads?

Jack stares, his eyes slowly getting wider. He then starts 
shuddering like Stewie in that Family Guy episode where he 
tries to breast feed from Peter.

INT. BAND ROOM -- LATER

MIDUS and JACKSON are huffing and puffing, sweat dripping 
down their shirts. VAL turns into frame.

       VAL
          You really did it, didn't you?

       MIDUS
          Did what? Play God in Poker?

INT. DIMLY LIT ROOM -- FLASHBACK

MIDUS, JACKSON, GOD and JESUS CHRIST are all playing poker 
together. They have cards, and this is when Midus leans into 
Jackson.

       MIDUS
          How can we play God in poker? He 
          knows what we have!

       JACKSON
          I think you mean, how can we play 
          God in poker and win.

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Jesus is seen trying to touch Jackson's card, and Jackson 
smacks his hand away.

       JACKSON (CONT'D)
          Stop trying to turn my king into 
          wine!

INT. BAND ROOM -- CONTINUOUS

MIDUS, VAL, and JACKSON.

       VAL
          It looks like you guys took the 
          directors crazy test. You were either 
          running, or power walking.

       JACKSON
( angered, to Val)
          I don't like you.

Val looks shocked, as Jackson walks away.

       VAL
          What I do?

       MIDUS
          He has this thing with power walking.

       VAL
          He seems to have a lot of things.

       MIDUS
          I own a lot of stuff too.
(pause)
          Oh, you mean problems. Yeah.

EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD -- AFTERNOON

NICOLE is there, dressed as a cheerleader, alongside LUCY 
SCOTT and ALICIA FNORD.

       ALICIA FNORD
          I hear we have a good shot at the 
          state cheerleading championship!

Nicole just starts laughing.

       LUCY SCOTT
          She has a point Alise, can you imagine 
          us at the Cheerleading championship?

INT. STADIUM -- FLASHBACK

NICOLE, LUCY, and ALICIA are all sitting on chairs, sipping 
on drinks and Nicole has a bag of popcorn. Scores are being 
read off.

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            12.


       ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
          8.5, 9.0, 9.5, 9.0

Alicia puts her hand in Nicole's bag, and gets her a look.

       ALICIA FNORD
          There isn't a hole at the bottom of 
          this bag, is there?

       NICOLE
          No....

       ALICIA FNORD
          Sorry. Remnants from dating Jackson.

Doug O'Hara appears.

       DOUG O'HARA
          I protest!

He has a sign. It says "Less tops, more boobs." John Sanders 
brings up the rear with "Free Boobs. Amy Bender is there as 
well.

       DOUG O'HARA (CONT'D)
          No more tops! Free your boobs!
(he turns to Nicole, 
and whipers)
          Amy thinks the word boob is slang 
          for Tibet.

INT. ROOM -- CONTINUOUS

JACK HARMEN, TONY DAVIS, JACK BREAKER, and JAKE WALKER are 
playing Gamecube.

       JAKE WALKER
          Pikachu just knocked you-

Breaker gives him a cold glare, and smacks him in the back 
of the head with his large trout.

       JACK BREAKER
          Cleanup on Aisle seven?

Two security guards, THE two security guards, come and drag 
Jake Walker's body away. A trail of blood is dragged behind 
him.

       JACK HARMEN
          Why'd you do that?

       JACK BREAKER
          Do you WANT to be sued by Penny 
          Arcade?

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       JACK HARMEN
          They are kinda sue happy... but in 
          an inverted sense.

       TONY DAVIS
(dumbfounded)
          What the hell are you talking about?

Harmen and Breaker nod at one another, and Breaker knocks 
Tony out with the trout. He is also dragged away, and then 
the security guards take Walker/Davis' place playing. A Man 
jumps into frame.

       MAN
          And now for something completely 
          original!... Commercials.

        END OF ACT TWO

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          ACT THREE

INT. LUNCHROOM -- AFTERNOON

MIDUS, VAL, and NICOLE are eating Lunch. JACKSON walks up, 
and takes a seat.

       JACKSON
          Hey, can I get a ketchup packet? 
          They were all out at the counter.

       MIDUS
          Well, I have three of these ketchup, 
          and I have a catsup...

       JACKSON
          Then give me a ketchup.

Midus, with his hands over the ketchup, pull them closer to 
him and he makes this Stewart like sound.

       JACKSON (CONT'D)
          You have three of those, and you 
          won't give me one? And you said you'd 
          take a bullet for me!

       MIDUS
          I would! I don't own a bullet yet.

       JACKSON
          You lie!

Midus looks from side to side, and throws a smoke bomb. When 
the smoke clears, he, his tray, and his food are gone. The 
only thing that remains is the packet of catsup.

       JACKSON (CONT'D)
          Where do people keep getting these 
          smoke bombs!

       VAL
          Ninja Supply Shop?

       JACKSON
          Don't be ridiculous!

A ninja drops from the ceiling.

       NINJA
          She's right! Corner of Tenth and 
          Broad! Ninja Supply store, and 
          supplies are running out! Twenty 
          percent off all suorikens!

       JACKSON
          If supplies are running out... why 
          don't you just buy more product?

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The ninja looks from side to side.

       NINJA
          WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

A smoke bomb, and he disappears. Nicole sits there, just 
shaking her head.

       NICOLE
          Ninjas...

EXT. CARNIVAL -- NIGHT

TONY DAVIS and JACK HARMEN are playing ring toss. Well, Tony 
is, Jack's eating cotton candy.

       TONY DAVIS
          Woo! I am the MASTER of the ring 
          toss!

       JACK HARMEN
          Liar! Last time you hit a carnie in 
          the eye! He couldn't see for twelve 
          weeks and needed to wear and eye 
          patch.

Davis throws a ring, and we hear someone scream in agony.

       TONY DAVIS
          Heh. Pirates are cool.

       JACK HARMEN
          They are! Especially with the peg 
          legs and the parrot?

       TONY DAVIS
          I was about to say the parrot!

They high five, just as the carnie who was working the booth 
runs out, bleeding from the eye and screaming.

INT. COFFEESHOP -- NIGHT

JACKSON, VAL, and MIDUS are sitting at a table, drinking 
coffee.

       VAL
          He's going to find out.

       JACKSON
          Find what out?

       MIDUS
          We joined the band, remember?

       JACKSON
          No.

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       MIDUS
          It happened this afternoon.

       JACKSON
          I'm still drawing a blank.

       MIDUS
          You kicked that guy with the bag 
          pipes in the nuts?

Jackson looks off fondly. He wipes a tear.

       JACKSON
          He sure did cry a lot.

       VAL
          You can't just join something for 
          it's perks Midus.

Jackson is still looking off fondly.

       MIDUS
          Why am I getting the third degree.

       JACKSON
          Ah... other people's pain...

       VAL
          Cuz I expected more out of you.

Val storms off. Jackson is pulled down by Midus and Midus 
looks down into his coffee.

       JACKSON
          Dude. What are you doing? I was 
          thinking about the nut kickage.

       MIDUS
          Maybe we shouldn't do this Jack.

       JACKSON
          Do what?

       MIDUS
          Join the band for this trip.

       JACKSON
          We joined the band?

Midus sighs, and slams his head against the coffee table.

EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD -- LATER

NICOLE is still praticing with her cheerleader friends. They 
break, murmers, and she walks to a bench where she kept her 
bag to see Midus standing there.

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       NICOLE
          Hey. This is a welcomed surprise.

       MIDUS
          Welcomed?
(catching himself)
          I meant Hi in return.

She grabs her bag and walks by his side, pulling him by his 
arm ever so slightly to give him the hint.

       NICOLE
          Something on your mind el Midus?

       MIDUS
          As always.

Silence.

       NICOLE
          That was an invitation to vent.

       MIDUS
          Oh. I guess it was returned to sender.

Another pause.

       NICOLE
          So, are we just going to walk here 
          in silence or am I going to have to 
          take Cosmo with you.

       MIDUS
          I'm okay with silence.
(pause)
          But I'm not okay with Cosmo.

       NICOLE
          Then spill.

       MIDUS
          If you insist.

Midus dumps some of his drink out on the football field. She 
grabs his hand to stop, but he pulls his hand away to keep 
lightly spilling his drink.

       NICOLE
          No Midus, that's not...

She's laughing, he spins out of it, and does a little 
touchdown dance. He then spikes his drink. They stop, Nicole's 
still laughing, as Midus has a stern face.

       MIDUS
          I just threw away a perfectly good 
          drink, didn't I?

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       NICOLE
          So, why are you here?

       MIDUS
          Heh, too many reasons. Number one is 
          Val being all RUAHH! How could you 
          about Jack and I joining her band.

       NICOLE
          She's in a band? Like, with a guitar 
          and a singer?

       MIDUS
          What? No. The school band.

       NICOLE
          I'm guessing that doesn't have a 
          guitar.

       MIDUS
          I think there's a formation in which 
          we'd look like a guitar to people in 
          the stands.

       NICOLE
          Not the same.

       MIDUS
          Didn't think so.

EXT. CARNIVAL -- LATER

VAL and JACKSON are at the carnival. Jackson is happily eating 
a caramel apple.

       VAL
          You. Jackson. Have joined the band.

       JACKSON
          Stop with your lies!

       VAL
          No! It's true.

       JACKSON
          Lies and slander! LIES AND SLANDER!

       VAL
          What instrument do you play.

       JACKSON
          I'm not in the band.

       VAL
          This is hypothetical. If you were in 
          the band, which you are, what 
          instrument do you play.

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       JACKSON
          Does air guitar count?

Jackson does some air guitar. He stops.

       JACKSON (CONT'D)
          Sorry. It's out of tune.

He sits and starts tuning. Listening intently.

EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD -- CONTINUOUS

NICOLE and MIDUS

       NICOLE
          Well.. I don't know what to say.

       MIDUS
          There's a carnival they're at. We 
          could say what you don't know what 
          to say there.

       NICOLE
          I'm game. Just let me change first.

       MIDUS
          Oh come on. You're like, every guy's 
          fantasy in that outfit.

       NICOLE
          And that's why I need to change. 
          Have you SEEN who runs carnivals.

A carnie appears.

       CARNIE
          Hey!

       NICOLE
          What? It's true.

       CARNIE
          I know... but I still say hey!

       MIDUS
          Uhmmm.. why are you holding your 
          eye?

       CARNIE
          Do you WANT fresh carnie blood to 
          spring out of my eye like Old 
          Reliable?

       MIDUS
          I think I'll keep my clean clothes, 
          thank you very much.

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INT. SEWERS -- NIGHT

LILLIAN's outfit is quite dirty. Pull out to reveal them 
fighting this Medusa like creature. She throws a couple of 
rights, spins with a left and a right, and then hits a jumping 
roundhouse which sends Medusa back a bit. Medusa throws a 
blow which sends Lillian flying into the wall, and as she 
flies, she turns to stone and hits the ground with a thud.

MAGUS is next, conjuring fire in his hands. He throws it 
into Medusa's face, and she shrieks in horror. Midus falls 
to his knees from the high pitched scream, and turns to stone 
himself.

That's when we hear a shotgun cock, and a whistle from behind. 
Reveal : Kent, shotgun in hand.

       KENT
          You owe me a kiss.

He puckers up as he begins to shoot. With the shotgun raised, 
his body and legs are turned to stone. And his face turns to 
stone as well, but his hands are free long enough for one 
shot from the shotgun, which blasts Medusa in the face, where 
it's jewel/power lay. The effects of turning to stone slowly 
dissapait. They stand over the broken body.

       MAGUS
          Did you really want a kiss from that?

       KENT
          Hey, I don't get much in the form of 
          action. I'll take what I can get. 

EXT. CARNIVAL -- LATER

DOUG O'HARA AMY BENDER, and JOHN SANDERS are standing behind 
a shabbily constructed table.

       DOUG O'HARA
          Step right up! Everyone! Wet t-shirt 
          contest! Yes, that means you, yes 
          you, could win your very own white t-
          shirt. All you have to do is put it 
          on and let us pelt you with water 
          balloons!

       JOHN SANDERS
          It's for a good cause!

       DOUG O'HARA
          Yes! It's for... the free boobies 
          cause!

       AMY BENDER
          Yes! Those innocent people shouldn't 
          suffer!

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Weird looks, as Carnies run towards them and chase Doug/John 
away.

       AMY BENDER (CONT'D)
          I don't want to go to jail for 
          protesting!

As they run, we catch up to MIDUS & JACKSON, walking a bit 
behind VAL & NICOLE. XAHIED and XELIAN teleport behind V/N, 
and MIDUS and JACKSON have to fight them.

       NICOLE
          What's going on?

       VAL
          What? With Midus? Nothing.

       NICOLE
          Yeah? Well, I think it's something.

       VAL
          Why do you think that there's 
          something when there's nothing. What's 
          with the pryage!

       NICOLE
          Just, he came to me all frazzled, 
          wondering what was going on.

       VAL
          Cuz of the band thing.

       NICOLE
          Yeah.

       VAL
          Well, you know, I expect something 
          like this outta Jackson, but when 
          Midus does it too? I dunno... It's 
          just, you ever work really hard for 
          something, and have other people 
          pervert it for selfish gains?

       NICOLE
          We're fifteen. We haven't had a lot 
          of time to work hard and have other 
          people barncle their way to us.

       VAL
          It's just, he's just doing this for 
          that trip... and I just...

       NICOLE
          Who said it's just the trip? Maybe 
          he's doing it to spend more time 
          with you?

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            22.


Val's taken aback, but that's when Jackson and Midus stand 
triumphantly. They suddenly are dressed in Scooby Doo 
clothling.

       JACKSON
(as Fred)
          Now, we will find out who the REAL 
          killer is!

Jackson pulls at Xelian's face, but nothing happens.

       JACKSON (CONT'D)
          OH. I guess space aliens are real.

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            23.


         TRAILOR 

OVER THE CREDITS

Midus stands there, hanging his head low.

       MIDUS
          I've lost all my lights for my light bright.