by Timothy Meinke

Based on a classic "The Electric Company" cartoon

The screenwriter has access to three Twin Cities movie theatres

Movie Marvin…………………………………Theatre usher

Petey the Parrot………………………………..His pet

Slow Andy……………………………………..Electrician

LIVING ROOM. PETEY IS SITTING ON HIS PERCH. THE TELEVISION IS ON AND THE THEME FROM "THE ELECTRIC COMPANY" IS PLAYING. CUT TO EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE. ANDY ENTERS ONSCREEN AND SETS HIS TOOLBOX DOWN. HE TRIES THE DOORBELL AND WHEN IT DOESN’T WORK, HE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR.

PETEY

(INTERIOR. SQUAWKS.) Who is it?

ANDY

(EXTERIOR.) Electrician. I’ve come to fix the doorbell.

LONG PAUSE. ANDY TRIES THE DOORBELL AGAIN AND WHEN IT DOESN’T WORK, HE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR.

PETEY

(INTERIOR. SQUAWKS.) Who is it?

ANDY

(EXTERIOR.) Electrician! I’ve come to fix the doorbell!

ANOTHER PAUSE. ANDY TRIES THE DOORBELL AGAIN, THEN KNOCKS LOUDLY ON THE DOOR.

PETEY

(INTERIOR. SQUAWKS.) Who is it?

ANDY

(EXTERIOR. ANNOYED.) Elec-TRI-cian! I’ve COME to fix the DOORBELL!

PAUSE. ANDY TRIES THE DOORBELL REPEATEDLY, THEN BANGS ANGRILY ON THE DOOR WITH BOTH FISTS.

PETEY

(INTERIOR. SQUAWKS.) Who is it?

ANDY

(EXTERIOR. SHOUTING WITH ALL HIS MIGHT.) E..!! LEC..!! TRICIAN!! I’VE… COME… TO FIX… THE DOORBELL!!

ANDY SUDDENLY GASPS, GRABS HIS CHEST, STAGGERS, THEN FALLS TO THE GROUND. MARVIN ENTERS ONSCREEN AND SEES HIM ON THE GROUND.

MARVIN

Who is it?

PETEY

(INTERIOR. SQUAWKS.) Electrician! He came to fix the doorbell! (WHISTLES A RIMSHOT.)

CUT TO CLOSE-UP OF ANDY ON THE GROUND. HIS EYES SUDDENLY FLY OPEN.

ANDY

(DUBBED IN LOUD AND BOOMING.) EXCUSE ME!!

PROJECTION ROOM OF MOVIE THEATRE. ANDY IS REPAIRING THE PROJECTOR. MARVIN IS OBSERVING WITH ANDY’S TOOLBOX NEARBY. ANDY IS WEARING A TEE SHIRT WITH THE WORDS "THE ELECTRIC COMPANY" PRINTED ON IT.

CUT TO CLOSE-UP OF MARVIN AS HE IS STARTLED OUT OF HIS REVERIE. CUT TO WIDER SHOT.

ANDY

Excuse me!

MARVIN

(SLIGHTLY DISORIENTED.) What?

ANDY

The needle nose pliers, please?

MARVIN

Oh! Right.

MARVIN DIGS AROUND IN THE TOOLBOX AND HANDS ANDY THE PLIERS. ANDY REACHES INTO THE PROJECTOR WITH THEM. SUDDENLY, HE IS ELECTROCUTED AS SPARKS FLY AND THE LIGHTS FLICKER. CUT TO BLACK.

The End