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November 07, 2012

Final Draft

TV Program 'Monique'

Episode - 'Victory Party'

Created and Written by: Jeannette Davis 

Fade In.

Scene 1 – After heard the winning of the Presidential Election, Monique and her friends jump for joy! Monique begin to put on music, celebrate and dance.

Ext – In the living room.

Everybody is in joy!!

Monique:
(Excited)
YAY!! We won again!!

Jeannette:
Let me do my victory dance!! (Demonstrate a crazy dance move)

Derrick:
Yo, where's the drinks?!

Michelle:
(To Derrick)
You didn't bring any. (Raise her glass) But, I have mines.

Derrick:
So, share the drinks?

Michelle:
Ha, I don't think so!

Derrick:
Cheap-stink!

James:
(Demonstrate a dance move by slapping his butt)
Aw, I like this!!

(Everyone look at James)

Derrick:
WEIRD!!

Monique:
(To James)
What in the world you are doing, James?

James:
Created my own victory dance.

Jeannette:
More like, created your own “ass-beating”?

James:
(To Jeannette)
What are you talking about Jeannette? This dance will get me famous.

Michelle:
How? Who will go around slapping their own butt.

Monique:
Man, forget about James. Let's continue celebrating!!

Jeannette:
YEA. YEA!!

Derrick:
(About to walk toward the door)
Yo Jeannette, I'll be right back, I'm going to get some of my homies and some chicks up from the corner to come here, and:

Monique: 
(Interrupt. Stop Derrick)
Oh no boy, you are not bringing none of your “ghetto” friends up in here! (Pause) Shoo, they will come in here eat up all our food, drink our stuff; and, don't bother tip in for nothing or ask if they can bring something. Then, they want to funk up your bathroom. Especially, fat boy!!

Michelle:
(laugh)
Oh, fat boy will FUNK UP the bathroom! With those LARGE TURDS!

Jeannette:
(To Monique)
Girl, I'm going to call my “special guest”

Michelle:
(To Jeannette)
And, who will that be?

Derrick:
One of her scammers!

James:
Or, better yet, one of her “slick back players”. You know, those with  the dripping “Jeri Curls”

(Derrick and James gave each other a hi-five slap. Jeannette look at them)

James:
(Begin to Scare)
Oops. Sorry Jeannette.

Jeannette:
Well, my “special guest” is the Obamas.

(Everyone laughs)

Monique:
Girl, you are dreaming. There is no way you know the Obamas?

Jeannette:
No, but a friend of mines know the Obamas.

Michelle:
Which one of your friends? The one get drunk and talk about how he had meet the old presidents like, George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson?

Jeannette:
Yep. He's the one. I believe, he had meet them Presidents.

Michelle:
OK? then, he must be over 200 years old? Those presidents have been dead over 100 years ago!!

Monique:
Well. However, you reach the “Obamas”, Jeannette? Let's just rock this party going on!
(Everyone gather together to start the planning)

Fade out.

End Scene.

Fade In.

Scene 2 – The party continue going on at Monique's house. But, everybody seems more relaxing than before.  Larry (Monique's neighbor) came back. And, Larry has lifted up the party again.

Ext – Larry in the house.

Larry:
(Hyper)
OK. What's going in here? A party and nobody haven't invited me?

Monique:
(To Larry)
Oh Larry, it's wasn't that kind of party.

Larry:
Oh yea. Well, I see drinks, food, I hear music, even though it's low. If it not that kind of party, so, what party is this?

Jeannette:
(To Larry)
None of your business, party.

Larry:
(To Jeannette)
Shut up teeth!

Jeannette pull out a small mirror from her purse and check her teeth.

Larry:
OK. Now, Larry is here! How about starting this party back up again!?
This time, I'm lighting it up! (Pause) Here we go, I go back out, come back in with some honeys; dancing, howling, shaking my behind like it's going to fall off. Start on my drinks, eat:

Monique:
(Interrupted Larry)
Wait a minute Larry. Where are your brings? 

Larry:
My brings already are here. It will be me!! You get it? YOU GOT ME!!

Michelle:
We got it. We don't want you or your honeys!

Derrick:
(To Larry)
Serious Larry, are you going to come back with honeys?

James:
(Scare)
Oh, I hope not!

Monique:
Larry, please, I don't want no “honeys” in my house. This is a private party. Or was?

Larry:
OK, OK. I'm not going to bring no honeys. But, I do have my friend Carl over at my house. (heading toward the door) I go get him!

(Larry walk out the door)

Monique:
Oh no.

Michelle:
What's wrong Monique?

Monique:
Larry's friend Carl is a “smooth moo” talker.

Jeannette:
A “smooth moo” what?

Monique:
Talker. You'll see.

(Larry came back in with Carl)

Larry:
(To Carl)
Carl, These the friends I was talking about.

Michelle:
First of all, Larry don't address us as “These”.

Jeannette:
Yea. And, what you have been talking about of us?

Larry:
Nothing. But, the usual.

Carl:
(Smooth talker)
Hey Y'all. How's it hanging!

Jeannette:
MMM, he sounds “smooth”

Carl:
(To Jeannette)
Yea sweetheart. I am smooth. MOOO!

Derrick:
(Whisper)
What he said? Did he said, MOOO!?

Monique:
Yep.

(Larry and Carl sit down)

Carl:
Y'all don't mind I have a drink? MOOO.

Michelle:
(Whisper over to Monique)
Monique, why this guy keep saying, MOOO?!

Monique:
(Whisper back)
I don't know, girl. That I was talking about.

James:
(looking at Carl)
Man, I think he's program or something.

Derrick:
(Tried to relax James)
Man, calm down.

James:
Na. Nobody don't talk like that!! I'm out of here!
(Ran out the door)

Carl:
(Watch James run out the door)
Man, what's wrong with him?

Derrick:
Don't pay attention to him. He's crazy!

Jeannette:
(Shaken her head)
Poor James.

Monique:
Oh right, since, everybody still here, except James, let's continue on with this victory dance party!

Larry:
Victory dance Party?!

Monique:
Yea. We all were doing our own victory dance.

Larry:
Well. Hey. I have a victory dance for y'all. (Demonstrate a crazy dance move)

Carl:
(Getting up to join Larry)
Yea. I have mines too. (Start dancing)

Monique, Michelle, Jeannette and Derrick looks dumbfounded and begin to joined in.

Fade out.

End Scene.

Fade In.

Scene 3 – The next follow morning, after the victory dance party, everybody went home, Monique up early going to the kitchen to fix her a cup of coffee, she's about to go to check your email messages, until her door bell rang. It was Jeannette.

Ext – Inside Monique's house.

Monique:
(Open the door)
Jeannette, I thought you went home.

Jeannette:
I did. But, I hanged out just a little while before I went home.

Monique:
(Not surprise)
Oh figure that. Who you hang out with?

Jeannette:
Carl.

Monique:
(strutter)
W-W-What? “Mooo-Man” Carl?

Jeannette:
Yea. Yea. I am surprise too. (Pause) But, he's cool. Only thing he keeps saying “moo” after every sentence.

Monique:
(Laugh)
Of Course!

Jeannette:
 I don't care about that “moo” thing. I think I really like this guy.

Monique:
You always like guys who are “weird”. I should started calling you “weird Ass Jeannette”. (Laugh) So, were you and Carl go last night after the party?

Jeannette:
Back at his place.

Monique:
So, details. What happen?

Jeannette:
Well, his cat keeps running around the house, like a chicken has its head cut off.

Monique:
Maybe, the cat were happy that Carl got a girl. Just kidding.

Jeannette:
Na. The cat was happy because, Carl finally fed him. According, what Carl told me? (Pause) Well, anyway, forget about the cat. We have few glasses of wine, listen to soft music and just talk. Until, he wants a kiss.

Monique:
OK. That what I'm talking about.

Jeannette:
But, I didn't want to kiss him.

Monique:
Smart. But, why?

Jeannette:
(Has a bad expression on her face)
Because, he's breathe was STINK!!

Monique:
Make sense. So, what happen next?

Jeannette:
Nothing. He took me home. And, exchange numbers. We suppose to go out tonight. He wants to take me to this new soul food restaurant.

Monique:
OH. I heard their food is good. Sounds good Jeannette. You're going to go?

Jeannette:
Hell Yea. He is paying. (Heading toward the door) I'm about to get out of here. I'll call you tonight. I'll tell more after the date. Go get some rest. You look terrible. See ya. (Out the door)

Monique:
(Watch Jeannette walk out the door)
There she goes; “Weird Ass Jeannette!”

Monique shook her head in shame and continue to go back to her routine.

Fade Out.

End Scene.

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