Wednesday 9 March 2016

THE SIMPSONS - The Russians are Comming. (PART I)

Today I leave you with the first part of a speculative episode that I wrote for the Simpsons.
Second part can be found here.
Third part can be found here.
NOTE: This is not official and was just an exercise to Nickelodeon. All the rights of the Characters to Matt Groening




OPENING CREDITS: Instead of Homer, Lisa, Marge, Bart and Maggie sitting on the sofa, it will be MOE, NELSON MUNTZ, SELMA and CHIEF WIGUM. They sit and look at each other in surprise.

FADE IN TO

EXT SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAY

Zoom in to main door, we hear Principal Skinner shouting inside.

PRINCIPAL SKINNER (O.S.)
You are out of this place for the next months!

Door opens and BART comes out of the building with a sad face followed by PRINCIPAL SKINNER.

PRINCIPAL SKINNER
For once in your life you should listen your friend!
And I mean.. well... just once in your life!

BART
Wow three months!?

PRINCIPAL SKINNER
Out! Unless you are taking part
of the Jamaican summer camp
with Mr Otto Mann
and want to laugh for no reason.

MILHOUSE comes out of the building looking to the ground.

BART
It’s the summer holidays dude,
we can have lot’s of fun!

PRINCIPAL SKINNER slams the School’s door.

MILHOUSE
What am I going to do?

PRINCIPAL SKINNER opens the door.

PRINCIPAL SKINNER
Have a holiday read!

PRINCIPAL SKINNER throws a big book that knocks down MILHOUSE.

MILHOUSE
Oh I’m seeing stars...

BART
You were hit by the astronomy book.

INT KWIK-E-MART DAY

CHIEF WIGGUM and LOU are advising APU.

CHIEF WIGGUM
This is the time of the year
when the number of robberies raises.

APU
Apu knows.
I have my special offer two for three.

LOU
Shouldn’t it be three for two?

APU
No, no...
That is not good for business.
You pay three and take two.

CHIEF WIGGUM
It’s the summertime,
kid’s holidays.
You need to Protect yourself!

APU
Okay, whatever.

RALPH WIGGUM enters from the street.

RALPH WIGGUM
Hi daddy...
mummy asked me to get some eggs.

APU runs out off screen waving a baseball bat. We stay with CHIEF WIGGUM and LOU with amazed faces. We hear slams and bangs of the baseball bat and RALPH WIGGUM screaming.

APU (O.S.)
You shall have no special offer!

RALPH WIGGUM (O.S.)
I only want some eggs!

APU returns on screen with a broken baseball bat.

APU
Thank you! Come Again.

RALPH WIGGUM (O.S.)
You’re welcome.

EXT SPRINGFIELD PARK DAY

BART and MILHOUSE are sat on the swings, but not moving them. MILHOUSE is flicking through pages of the astronomy book that is on his lap.

BART
What can I do to put you up man?
Come on don’t be sad.

MILHOUSE
I´m always going to be sad.
Look (points the book)
I will be just like Neil Armstrong.
He was the first man to step on the moon,
but people still think it was the guy with the trumpet.

INSERT SCENE

LOUIS ARMSTRONG is sat on a rock on the moon, smiling and looking to the planet earth at the horizon.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG (SINGING)
...And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
(spoken) Come on Lisa!

LISA appears playing a solo on the saxophone just like Kenny G.. LOUIS ARMSTRONG cleans his face with a handkerchief.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Now you tell him...
That’s my girl. (laughs just like Louis Armstrong knows how to)

END OF INSERT SCENE.

BART
Wow, that gave me an idea!

MILHOUSE
What? To play the saxophone?


BART
No! Lets build our own rocket!

MILHOUSE
A space rocket?! Cool!

INT SIMPSONS’ HOME LISA’S ROOM DAY

LISA enters from outside with the saxophone in hand. Sits on bed and plays a very sad version of "What a wonderful world". MARGE enters followed by MAGGIE.

MARGE
Lisa can you take care of Maggie for a while,
I need to go to the hairdresser, I’m feeling a bit....

LISA
Blue?! Sure mum...

MARGE
What happened darling?

LISA
Summer holidays, no school.
Boring times. I wish I had some friends...

MARGE
Oh sweetheart.
Soon you will be enjoying your holidays.
That happens every year. (kisses Lisa’s forehead)
Take care of Maggie, she will cheer you up.
I won’t take long.

MARGE leaves the room. MAGGIE takes out the pacifier, grabs the saxophone and does an amazing quick jazzy solo. Then gives the saxophone back to LISA and puts her pacifier back to her mouth and starts sucking it again.

EXT SPRINGFIELD PARK DAY

BART and MILHOUSE are just finishing the rocket. MILHOUSE is fixing a flap with clear tape. BART is putting the tape around his head pushing up his nose and making a monster face.

MILHOUSE
I think it’s ready... this should be the last touch!

BART
(Talking funny with the tape on his face) Diz lookz goodz.

MILHOUSE
Now we only need fuel!

BART
Zhat kindz zof fuelz?

MILHOUSE
Something strong, with lots of power.

BART looks to the nuclear plant on the horizon, while taking the tape from his face.

BART
I know where we can find some extra power.

EXT NUCLEAR PLANT GATE DAY

BART and MILHOUSE wearing hoodies partially covering their faces approach the plant gate. A GUY in a shadow gives them a paper bag. MILHOUSE opens the bag and a green light comes from inside. MILHOUSE nods to BART and BART gives a box in return to the GUY in the shadow.

BART
That’s all that you asked man.

The GUY opens the box. We hear HOMER (the Guy in the shadow).

HOMER
Humm... Donuts!

BART and MILHOUSE run on the way to the park.

MILHOUSE
That was easy!

BART
I have my connections.
And no one will ever know!´


INT RUSSIAN SPY SATELLITE CONTROL ROOM DAY

A RUSSIAN CONTROLLER follows a green light moving on a screen. Very calm, he grabs an old style red telefone.

RUSSIAN CONTROLLER
Comrade we have a problem. Zoom in on sector US44.

INT RUSSIAN SPY SATELLITE DAY

A RUSSIAN CYCLIST starts pedaling an old bike fixed to an arm in the middle of the satellite. A huge lens moves slowly while the RUSSIAN CYCLIST pedals with great effort.

INT RUSSIAN SPY SATELLITE CONTROL ROOM DAY

The RUSSIAN CONTROLLER watches a screen, following Bart and Milhouse with the flashy green lit paper bag. They end up near the rocket.

RUSSIAN CONTROLLER
Bloody Kalinka! They are building them again!

The RUSSIAN CONTROLLER grabs the old red phone.

EXT SPRINGFIELD PARK DAY

MILHOUSE and BART open the bag and take out a piece of radioactive green material.

BART
Wow! Is it going to work?

MILHOUSE
I don’t know, but it looks great!

MILHOUSE opens a hatch on the bottom of the rocket and puts the radioactive piece inside. Nothing happens. BART is expectante.

BART
Come on dude! Make it work!

MILHOUSE
I don’t know how...
something is wrong.
I need to stick this in...
pass me the tape.

MILHOUSE puts his head inside through the hatch and summons to BART.

BART
Erm... there is no more tape...
Wait I got something.

BART makes a chewing gum balloon and spits into MILHOUSE’s hand.

MILHOUSE
Blhak! Hope your germs don’t mess with the engine.

BART
Na...They will be our astronauts! (laughs).

We see MILHOUSE working from inside the rocket, then he closes the hatch.

MILHOUSE
Done!

When MILHOUSE turns his head, he sees BART with a piece of tape covering his mouth. Two RUSSIAN SOLDIERS are grabbing BART.

MILHOUSE
Come on man,
you told me there wasn’t anymore tape
and now you are playing again... ouch.

Another two RUSSIAN SOLDIERS grab MILHOUSE.

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