LOG-ON: LIBRARY!

HAND ME DOWN BOOKS

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 flowered straw 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?

(CONTINUED)

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 prison stripes.

MARGIGoing to school always felt like a jail break to me, Stephen.

Flat screen slides shut.

STEVEI want to go!

ANNOUNCERIs your homework done?

END INTRO

2.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

ACT ONE

FADE IN:

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - BACK PORCH - DAY

(NOTE: Background border, live action horses.)

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

DARE

It’s windy.

Molly takes off for the chicken coop, Dare chases.

INT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - KITCHEN - LATER

(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS on kitchen flat screen: MYPHONE; Seneca, swinging on porch. MYPAD; Margaret, drawing on art pad. MYPHONE; Claire, in Gift Shop. LAB COMPUTER; Timothy, in lab. CALENDAR; Cadette Daily Planner. Icons constantly wobble.)

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”, “READING BADGE”, and “HERMAN MELVILLE”.

INT. MARGARET’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

MARGARET is drawing a portrait of Melville.

EXT. SENECA’S FRONT PORCH - CONTINUOUS

SENECA is on the porch swing with FOUNDER.

BACK TO KITCHEN

Dare presses “SENECA” and “MARGARET”.

DARE (CONT’D)

Is everybody ready?

3.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

SENECA

Yeah, except for the wind. Mine’s

done.

MARGARET

Me, too. The wind won’t stop us.

SENECA’S FRONT PORCH

Founder chases after a leaf.

SENECA

Grandfather says you have to always

respect the wind.

BACK TO KITCHEN

DARE

Tell him I’m crewing.

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - GIFT SHOP - ESTABLISHING

Whistling wind and Claire’s truck.

INT. GIFT SHOP - LATER

CLAIRE is at her jewelry bench tooling a Cadette achievement pin.

BACK TO KITCHEN

Dare presses “MOM”.

DARE (CONT’D)

Everything’s set, mom.

4.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

CLAIRE

Not until after the ceremony. I

just talked to Council???

MOLLY

(barks)

DARE

Mom?

CLAIRE

No, Dare, this is a big deal.

EXT. ADVANCED UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LAB PROVING GROUNDS - ESTABLISHING

A windsock flutters briskly in the wind.

INT. TIMOTHY’S LAB - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: TIMOTHY and ROGER’S myPads show they’re playing “SPEED RACER” online. Roger is wearing his surgical mask loosely around his neck. Both Timothy and Roger are wearing racing helmets. ALPHA is wearing a Formula One racing jumpsuit and helmet. A cereal box stands on the lab counter between Timothy and Roger and their myPads.)

Alpha is clutching the steering wheel of a holograph red Formula One McLaren, fighting the “S” curves of a race track on the dais.

SFX: FORMULA ONE RACE CAR ENGINE

ROGER’S SMILING FACE

BACK TO KITCHEN

Dare presses “TIMOTHY”.

5.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

DARE

What do you want, Timothy?

ROGER

He wants to beat me at Le Mans!

TIMOTHY

We need an algorithm for Space

Camp, please?

SFX: FORMULA ONE RACE CAR ENGINE

ROGER

But he can’t.

DARE

Did you read your story?

SFX: FORMULA ONE RACE CAR ENGINE

A DVD “TIMOTHY’S ALGORITHM”.

TIMOTHY

It’s on Roger’s myPod. I just have

to upload it.

ROGER

He made me practice last night.

ALPHA’S WINDSHIELD

Checkered flags wave.

6.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

ROGER (CONT’D)

He did the tortoise one.

ALPHA IN WINNER’S CIRCLE WEARING A HORSESHOE OF FLOWERS

TIMOTHY

Big deal.

BACK TO KITCHEN

Molly is jumping around, goading Dare to play.

DARE

I’m going riding, Timothy.

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - PASTURE - CONTINUOUS

BASIA grazes.

EXT. VIRTUAL SCHOOL BUS - DAY

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

BUS DOORS CLOSING

BUS CONTINUOUSLY JIGGLES

(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS on bus windows: MYPHONE; Seneca, at her desk. MYPAD; Margaret, at her easel. MYPHONE; Dare, feeding Basia. MYPAD; PAUL, snoogling lexis-nexis. MYPAD; Frederick, thumbing GameToy. MYPAD; Roger, wearing surgical mask. LAB COMPUTER; Timothy at his computer.

FREDERICK’S MYPAD SCREEN FLASHING

An incoming IM appears from Seneca’s Cadette Homework Tracker. “You didn’t read?”

FREDERICK

I can read!

7.

CONTINUED: (4)

(CONTINUED)

EXT. WILLOW GLEN YOGA STUDIO - LIBRARY - ESTABLISHING

It’s windy.

INT. LIBRARY - LIVE ACTION IN STUDIO

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

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

Margi is scanning library book returns on her computer.

(NOTE: Book covers wipe across her screen.)

#1 - ”FOR WHOM THE TARDY BELL TOLLS”

#2 - “DEWEY DECIMALS? WHAT HAPPENED TO HUEY AND LOUIE?”

#3 - “TALES FROM THE GYM LOCKER”

MARGI(growls)

Steve drags his finger across the DVD rack, selecting “HERMAN MELVILLE”.

STEVEGood morning, boys and girls!

He opens the gift box revealing strawberry cupcakes.

END LIVE STUDIO

BACK TO BUS

MARGARET

Dare’s Cadette pin is a big deal,

Frederick! What’s the holdup?!

8.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

SENECA

You actually have to turn it in,

Frederick? There’s going to be a

ceremony.

PAUL

I’m covering the ceremony for the

Bugle. I’m taping the bus ride,

right now, for background.

TIMOTHY

We read Moby Dick. It’s over eight

hundred pages! Space Camp points,

too.

ROGER

Ahab’s our most critical patient!

DARE

I appreciate it, you guys.

MARGARET

You guys minus Frederick.

FREDERICK

I’ll do it! I’m earning a free

Formula One race game. Quit bugging

me!

9.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

MARGARETYou could read Frederick the Flea Fable. You’re bugging me.

ROGER

We got into bonus Formula One at

breakfast. It’s easy.

SENECA

I’m calling an emergency recess

Cadette meeting!

BUS CEASES JIGGLING, DOORS OPEN

FREDERICK

I can read.

BUS DOORS CLOSING

SFX: FIRST SCHOOL BELL

INT. LIBRARY - DAY - LIVE STUDIO

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

MUSIC: CIRCUS MUSIC

MARGI’S COMPUTER

Margi’s computer shows she’s logged into a pre-school toy box web page displaying a “CIRCUS” board game.

She’s arranging the game pieces so the strawberry cupcakes are in the center ring.

10.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

GIFT CARD

Steve opens the gift card.

STEVE

That’s right, Margi. It’s going to

feel just like the circus came to

town, today!

MARGI(growls)

STEVE

Dear madame library steward,

there’s a whale of a time for every

girl and boy who learns in a

library. The cupcakes are to be

dispensed at Story Hour.

STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES

MARGI

(whines)

END LIVE STUDIO

EXT. JALOPY LIMO - ESTABLISHING

The jalopy limo is backfiring its way across the Golden Gate Bridge.

INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

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

11.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

BIG MIKE smiles, wearing a linen bib, as the DUMBWAITER serves a silver tray of cheese, crackers, and pâté.

DUMBWAITER

(synthesized)

Your eminence.

MORTIMER opens a peel back sealed tin can marked “WHALE BLUBBER” on Mayor Bart’s desk and uses a spatula to frost a crumpled box of saltine crackers into the shape of a bucket.

MORTIMER

What do think? Bart’s bucket of

breakfast blubber? Or we could lose

the breakfast? You can eat this

stuff anytime.

SFX: WHAM

MORTIMER SPREAD EAGLE ON FLAT SCREEN

BACK TO LIBRARY - LIVE STUDIO

BUCKET AND MOP

Steve is thrusting a mop and bucket out at Margi.

MARGI

(growls)

STEVE

I told you darling, there’s going

to be a whale of a party in the

library today! The boys are going

to love it.

12.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

Margi grabs the mop and bucket, turns around in a huff, and marches off.

MARGI

(whines)

STEVE

The Cadettes are making books for

the library’s preschool department!

I don’t suspect they’ll care to

wear white gloves until your

finished! Have a little respect.

MARGI

(sobbing)

END LIVE STUDIO

INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

SFX: RATCHETING

Mayor Bart is winding Mortimer in the ropes.

The Dumbwaiter is clearing Big Mike’s breakfast dishes, it’s built-in monitor screen is revealing Mortimer’s distressed face.

DUMBWAITER

(synthesized)

Library alert, sir?

13.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

RATCHETING STOPS, MORTIMER TWISTS HIS MUSTACHE

MORTIMER

Fine, boss, we’ll stop at Vladdy’s!

He was as big as a whale last time

I saw him!

BIG MIKE’S PSYCHO EYE

SFX: CRASH

Mortimer goes flying into the limo flat screen.

MORTIMER (CONT’D)

(stars circling)

Then can we go to the library?

SFX: CLANG

MORTIMER WEARING BUCKET

EXT. ADVANCED UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LAB - PROVING GROUNDS - DAY

An SS-22 rocket booster is leaving the launch pad.

INT. AURL - TIMOTHY’S LAB - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Paul shows on Timothy’s myPad screen.)

Timothy and Alpha are in front of the wall flat screen watching voice pattern markers scroll across the screen.

Roger rolls up on his Big Slide wearing a doctor’s lab coat and stethoscope. He hands Timothy a medical chart and listens to the flat screen.

PAUL

This is a big deal, Timothy!

14.

CONTINUED: (4)

(CONTINUED)

ROGER

That’s what I thought.

A MEDICAL CHART

shows Roger’s hand-written prescription for new glasses, made out to “AHAB”.

ROGER (CONT’D)

His audio responses are fine.

Timothy removes and polishes his glasses.

ROGER (CONT’D)

Moby was just a guppy. Ahab needs

glasses.

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STARTING

SPACE MOTORCYCLE

Alpha is leaning back on his motorcycle seat, wiping his Vuarnets.

TIMOTHY

We’ll need sonar samples.

PAUL

Timothy?

TIMOTHY

It’s Melville!

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE REVVING

Roger comes running past carrying his medic bag, lunch box, and a harpoon pre-loaded with a Q-Tip.

15.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

INT. GURDEEP’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Mrs. Faeber is showing on Gurdeep’s computer screen.)

GURDEEP is entering data in his computer.

SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM

The office doors slide open revealing a small lab attendant ROBOT carrying a DVD case.

EXT. FAEBER HOME - CONTINUOUS

Mrs. Faeber is holding out a mop and bucket.

BACK TO GURDEEP’S OFFICE

Gurdeep’s computer screen is flashing red as Mrs. Faeber says:

MRS. FAEBER

Gurpee!!!!! Put me on the flat

screen, now!

FAEBER HOME

A shiny new R500 robot, shaped like one small egg atop a larger egg, is grabbing the mop and bucket from Mrs. Faeber.

BACK TO GURDEEP’S OFFICE

And the flatscreen showing Mrs. Faeber.

GURDEEP’S FRANTIC LOOK

MRS. FAEBER (CONT’D)

Would you like to explain why you

didn’t close the back door,

tightly, along with the mess you’ve

made?

16.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

The lab Robot places the DVD clearly marked “EXTRAPOLATOR - ALGORITHM”, right next to an identical DVD clearly marked “TIMOTHY’S ALGORITHM”.

BACK TO TIMOTHY’S LAB

Timothy is entering data in his computer.

PAUL

Seriously, Timothy, you can’t get

us grounded, no matter what!

GURDEEP’S OFFICE

SFX: WHOOSH

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE DOWNSHIFTING

Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle materialize in front of Gurdeep’s desk.

Roger jumps from the sidecar, runs to Gurdeep’s desk, carrying his medic myPad, causing Gurdeep to immediately place his lunch box in his desk.

ROGER

Hi, grandma! Hi, Dad! It’s nap time

at preschool and we’re working on a

serious extra-credit case, grandma!

ALPHA LOWERING VUARNETS

Roger approaches Gurdeep’s desk, loads the “EXTRAPOLATOR” DVD into his myPad, and runs back to the sidecar.

ROGER (CONT’D)

I needed to pick up Timothy’s

homework!

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE ROARING

17.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

Alpha and Roger trade salutes.

SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM

Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle dematerialize.

The Time Travel Tube monitor flashes: “SECURITY CLEARED”.

EXT. DEEP SPACE - CONTINUOUS

SFX: TIME-WARP WHOOSH

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE ROARING

PAUL

You’ve got two minutes to recess,

Timothy!

SFX: TIME-WARP WHOOSH

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 briskly over the fender fin.

INT. STEVE’S DRIVE-IN - LIVE STUDIO

(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

MUSIC: ALA - “MISSION IMPOSSIBLE”

Steve leads Margi through security.

SFX: BEEP BEEP

18.

CONTINUED: (4)

(CONTINUED)

STEVE

We’re clear.

Margi inserts her first memory stick into Steve’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Roger leaving Timothy's homework in his father's office, loading the extrapolator.

STEVE (CONT’D)

Do kids even know what an

extrapolator is, Margi?

MARGI

All they need to do is come to

Story Hour!!!

Margi swaps memory sticks in Steve’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Many Eagles in his office watching a go green commercial on TV.

STEVE

He’s a wise old bird, Margi???

MARGI

(ala - SGT. FRIDAY,

DRAGNET, JACK WEBB)

And there’s thousands of them in

every nook, cranny, neighborhood,

and tough luck locale around.

19.

CONTINUED:

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

Places where wise old birds can

make a difference in this the

twenty-first century world, and we

can only hope our actions cheer

them on, get them believing, get

them using technology to help

people!

Margi swaps her last memory stick: showing the jalopy limo pulling out of a car wash on Embarcadero Drive with exactly half the car washed, lengthwise.

STEVE

I don’t like the looks of this,

Margi?

MARGI

And they’re not going to like the

looks of what happens if they try

keeping kids from the library!!!

END LIVE STUDIO

EXT. STEVE’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS

A small cloud quickly floats past the fender fin.

FADE OUT.

END ACT ONE

20.

CONTINUED: (2)MARGI (CONT'D)

(CONTINUED)

ACT TWO

FADE IN:

EXT. BARN - ESTABLISHING

SFX: WIND NOISE

SFX: FIRST RECESS BELL

INT. BARN

Dare is brushing Basia.

DARE

We won’t even have to worry about

nasty flies with this wind.

FREDERICK SWITCHING HIS MYPAD ON AND OFF

FREDERICK

All right you guys, my reader’s

whack. Looks like I luck out.

MARGARET

I knew it! Why don’t you try your

luck with my knuckles?

PAUL

Guys! I’m taping this!!!

SENECA

You can’t have readers if you don’t

have e-books, Frederick!

21.

CONTINUED: (3)

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

That’s what we’re doing. Now I know

why grandfather was crying!

FREDERICK

I’m not responsible!

PAUL

You guys???!!! That’s major

multiple violations on tape! Two

fifty-two, threatening you older

brother, misdemeanor; three seventy-

four, telling on your grandfather,

misdemeanor; and four-fifteen,

responsibility. That’s a felony

ticket for your parents!!!

MOLLY(barking)

INT. GIFT SHOP - CONTINUOUS

JEWELRY BENCH

Claire is wearing a jeweler’s eyepiece and soldering a WG#37 insignia on a Cadette achievement pin.

BACK TO BARN

MARGARET

That means you’re getting a note

sent home, Frederick!

22.

CONTINUED:SENECA (CONT'D)

(CONTINUED)

FREDERICK

No way, I didn’t do anything!

MARGARET

Exactly. That’s why!!

SFX: SECOND RECESS BELL

FREDERICK SWITCHING MYPAD ON AND OFF

FREDERICK

It means I don’t have to read if my

reader won’t show it!

SENECA

I’m calling an emergency Cadette

lunch meeting!

DARE

Why won’t you read, Frederick?

INT. AURL - TIMOTHY’S LAB - DAY

(NOTE: A live feed of Alpha cruising down the Intergalactic Freeway towing a satellite shows on the lab wall flat screen. Paul is showing on Timothy’s myPad.)

Timothy is entering data in his computer. His screen shows an incoming data file from Paul.

PAUL

I could get Pulitzer with my story

for Story Hour, Timothy! Please???

23.

CONTINUED: (2)

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

Just take my tape, (whining) and do

your homework???

ROGER

Roger, Paul. This is Roger. This is

definitely homework.

EXT. DEEP SPACE - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Timothy and Paul are showing, split-screen, on Alpha and Roger’s monitor screens.)

A ROUND SPHERICAL SATELLITE WITH SIGNAL NODES FLASHING

TIMOTHY

Deploy the mother satellite!

ROGER

Roger, Timothy.

Roger crawls out the back of the sidecar, unhooking the satellite from the space motorcycle and crawls back in the sidecar. He opens his medic bag revealing Gurdeep’s Extrapolator Algorithm DVD.

BACK TO LAB

Timothy’s lab computer screen is showing a falling “SONAR SIGNAL” meter.

TIMOTHY

Turn the power on!!!

GURDEEP’S OFFICE

(NOTE: Mrs. Faeber is showing on the Gurdeep’s wall flat screen holding out a male extension cord plug.

24.

CONTINUED:PAUL (CONT'D)

(CONTINUED)

SFX: SONAR BEEPING

Gurdeep enters data in his computer, his screen revealing a flashing red “SONAR POWER WARNING”.

SFX: WHOOSH

The office doors slide open revealing the same small lab attendant entering, heading for Gurdeep’s desk.

MRS. FAEBER

Your R500 needs more power, Gurpy!

The robot reaches for Timothy’s homework DVD from Gurdeep’s desk.

LAB ROBOT

(synthesized)

Losing sonar power.

MRS. FAEBER

Gurpy???

EXT. DEEP SPACE - CONTINUOUS

Roger turns on his medics myPad, its screen flashes “ACTIVATE - YES/NO”

He presses “Yes”.

The satellite spins open releasing seven matching satellites.

ROGER

Roger, Timothy, this is Roger.

Powering on. Melville approaching.

Melville’s Mini Cooper is closing on the motorcycle.

25.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

BACK TO LAB

(NOTE: Paul is showing on Timothy’s myPad squeezing his eyes closed.)

Timothy sees his SONAR POWER meter bouncing on the “ZERO” peg.

PAUL

Timothy?????

SFX: FULL ALARM SEQUENCE

Timothy’s lab flat screen is revealing Alpha and Roger racing back to the lab with a bearded HERMAN MELVILLE chasing in his Mini-Cooper.

INT. LIBRARY - DAY - LIVE STUDIO

MUSIC: ALA - “THEME FROM PETTICOAT JUNCTION”

Steve’s computer screen is filling with ‘WILL ATTEND’ icons.

MARGI’S COMPUTER

Margi’s computer screen reveals the library preschool toy box open to a (ala- BARBIE DOLL HOUSE).

Margi is feather dusting everything in sight.

STEVE

Oh, Margi, I’m so very proud of

you!!!

MARGI

(growls)

26.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

STEVE

Just think of the example you’re

setting for future librarian

assistants, everywhere!

MARGI

(whines)

GIFT BOX

Margi is dusting the gift box.

STEVE

Oh, my. We’ll be swamped!

MARGI

(sobbing)

END LIVE STUDIO

EXT. JALOPY LIMO - ESTABLISHING

The jalopy limo is pulling into Vladdy’s Exotic Seafood’s drive-thru lane.

INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

Mortimer is hanging upsidedown, wrapped in fishing pole line above a bucket of gurgling blue whale blubber.

MORTIMER’S FORLORN FACE

MORTIMER

I don’t want to go in the blubber

bucket, boss?

27.

CONTINUED:

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

That’s yours, remember? They named

it after you, so you could have

some all day long????

SFX: WHAM BAM WHAM BAM WHAM BAM

Mayor Bart is whipping Mortimer back and forth from the flat screen to the terrarium glass.

MORTIMER (CONT’D)

(stars circling)

Can’t we ever go to the library,

boss?

SFX: KABLAM

Big Mike is flashing his psycho eye, smiling.

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - PASTURE - ESTABLISHING

Horses are grazing.

INT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS

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

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

SFX: FIRST LUNCH BELL

Dare’s feeding Molly.

MARGARET

It’s a little late, now, Frederick!

SENECA’S CADETTE HOMEWORK TRACKER WEB PAGE

Frederick’s flashing “INCOMPLETE”, changes to “COMPLETE”.

28.

CONTINUED: (2)MORTIMER (CONT'D)

(CONTINUED)

FREDERICK

Ha!!! I didn’t have to do it. It

just read Moby Dick and Aesop’s for

me, take that!

MARGARET

So we’re clear for Story Hour?

SENECA

How did you do that, Frederick?

FREDERICK

I don’t know? I didn’t even have to

read any instructions??? It’s not

my fault!

MARGARET

This better count, Frederick!!

DARE

Did you read it?

CADETTE HOMEWORK TRACKER WEB PAGE

The page shows Timothy the only one “INCOMPLETE”.

SENECA

Frederick’s is coming from Timothy!

PAUL

He signed a release!

29.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

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 - LIVE STUDIO

Steve jams jazz on the piano.

Margi arrives waving her memory sticks.

INT. STEVE’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

MUSIC: ALA - “MISSION IMPOSSIBLE”

Steve leads Margi through security.

SFX: BEEP BEEP

STEVE

We’re clear.

Margi inserts her first memory stick into Steve’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Claire’s handmade Cadette pin.

STEVE (CONT’D)

She’s a great mom, Margi?

MARGI

(ala - JACK WEBB - SGT.

FRIDAY, DRAGNET)

Like millions of moms around the

world everyday!

30.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

Margi swaps memory sticks in Steve’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Roger taking the wrong DVD.

STEVE

Everybody makes mistakes, Margi???

MARGI

He may have just cost himself bonus

points!!

Margi swaps her last memory stick: showing the jalopy limo pulling into Vladdy’s Drive-Thru.

STEVE

It doesn’t look very safe to me?

MARGI

The future’s never safe without

libraries!!!

END LIVE STUDIO

EXT. STEVE’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS

A small cloud floats past the fender fin.

FADE OUT.

END ACT TWO

31.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

ACT THREE

FADE IN:

EXT. BARN - ESTABLISHING

Basia grazes.

INT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS

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

Dare packs her backpack and presses “MOM”.

DARE

I’m going, mom.

CLAIRE

I have your pin.

MOLLY

(barks)

DARE

Thanks, mom, but we’re just going

to work in the round pen, can’t you

give it to me at dinner? I don’t

want a big ceremony.

CLAIRE

You have to have one, it’s a big

deal.

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CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

DARE

How’s it a big deal, mom? There’s a

big whole in my DVD?

CLAIRE

That’s a big deal to you, Dare. The

big deal to the Cadettes is it sets

an example.

DARE

Mom???

INT. GURDEEP’S OFFICE - DAY

(NOTE: Mrs. Faeber is showing on Gurdeep’s computer screen. Paul is showing om Timothy’s myPad. Melville is carrying a duffel bag.)

Timothy stands at attention in front of Gurdeep’s desk, holding his myPad.

GURDEEP’S FINGER REACHING FOR THE “GROUNDED BUTTON”.

PAUL

No!!! Sir, don’t do it???

SFX: WHOOSH

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

MRS. FAEBER

Gurpy???

33.

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(CONTINUED)

TIMOTHY

We were just doing our homework,

dad.

ALPHA SHRUGS

MELVILLE SCRATCHES HIS BEARD

PAUL

Oh no, oh no! It’s worse than

that!!!

MRS. FAEBER

Gurpy?

Alpha is pinkie swearing with Melville.

PAUL

We were doing someone else’s

homework!

Alpha reacts in shock.

Roger approaches Gurdeep’s computer and enters data, pulling up a full screen view of Melville’s Mini-Cooper.

ROGER

It really was just a guppy, Dad. I

prescribed glasses, grandma?

TIMOTHY

We have to be at Story Hour, dad??

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(CONTINUED)

ROGER

The Cadettes are going to get in

trouble again, if we don’t grandma?

PAUL

Sir!!! They’re doing some preschool

reading thing and there’s no need

to trouble you. We’ll take our

sentencing, please? We always fall

for it.

Melville opens his duffel bag, removes a spinning basketball.

ROGER

Can we play basketball, grandma? It

was my fault. Will you be on my

team?

Melville hands the spinning basketball to Alpha.

SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM

The office doors slide open revealing Mrs. Faeber spinning her own basketball on her fingertip.

MRS. FAEBER

Gurdeep!!!

PAUL

Oh!!!!! We know the sound of that

one, sir???

35.

CONTINUED: (2)

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

They’re making you play with a two

hundred year old on your team,

while they take a four year old???

This is legal precedence in the

making, sir???

Alpha leaps atop Gurdeep’s desk, spinning his basketball.

TIMOTHY

We’ll come straight home from Story

Hour, dad??

GURDEEP TAPPING HIS FINGERS

Alpha tosses the basket causing Gurdeep to give chase with Melville and Mrs. Sciencefeld behind.

PAUL

It hardly seems fair, sir?

TIMOTHY

Thanks, dad! You’re the greatest.

INT. LIBRARY - LIVE STUDIO

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

Margi smiles, bobbing her eyebrows.

STEVE

It’s time to say good bye and thank

you, boys and girls.

36.

CONTINUED: (3)PAUL (CONT'D)

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

Thank you, Mr. Melville! Thank you

for helping us. Thanks for the

cupcakes!

Margi licks her lips, bobs her eyebrows.

STEVE (CONT’D)

I’m telling you Margi, we need more

like him in the library.

END LIVE STUDIO

EXT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

VLADDY, a large Russian mouse chef is rapping on the rear limo window.

VLADDY

(Russian accent)

You’re just in time for the house

special?

INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

Mayor Bart and Mortimer exchange frightened looks.

Big Mike nervously quakes.

MORTIMER

Not the house special!!!!!!!!!

EXT. LIBRARY - LIVE STUDIO

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

37.

CONTINUED:STEVE (CONT'D)

(CONTINUED)

RADIO ANNOUNCER

That was the Revolutionary Super

Critters of Willow Glen taking us

right up to Homework Helping Time

on your favorite Library Channel.

STEVE

Is there any way possible to have

any more fun at the library, Margi?

MARGI

(barks)

STEVE

Thank you, boys and girls. See you

at school!

END LIVE STUDIO

EXT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

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

MORTIMER

The library, boss!

END ACT THREE

FADE OUT.

38.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

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 bare feet up, wore out from practice.

SENECA

It was a great ceremony, Mrs.

Butler! Grandfather cried.

MARGARET

(laughter)

It was a lot of fun!

CLAIRE

I think you were all great

Cadettes.

DARE

You are a great example, mom.

MOLLY LOOKING OUT TREE HOUSE DOOR

MOLLY

(barking)

39.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

DARE

Go get mom, Molly!

FADE OUT.

THE END

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