Opening Scene to an epsiode of my cartoon series "Meet The Newmans" The whole thing'll be uploaded later today any way have a look tell me what you guys think.
INT. NEWMAN KITCHEN - DAY
THE CLOTHES IN THE WASHING MACHINE TUMBLE AROUND AS TWO FACES PEER INTO THE GLASS. MIKE AND DEXTER WATCH INTENTLY.
MIKE HAS A NOTE PAD. DEXTER BARKS AS A SOCK APPEARS FROM THE FOLD OF CLOTHES.
MIKE
It’s the same one as before!
SUDDENLY DEXTER’S DOPEY EXPRESSION CHANGES AND HE BOUNDS OUT OF THE KITCHEN YAPPING.
THE BARK SOUNDS LIKE “POSTMAN” REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
INT. NEWMAN HALLWAY – DAY
MAIL POURS IN THROUGH THE LETTER BOX, BUT ONE LETTER FALLS ON TOP OF THEM ALL WITH AN UN-EARTHILY WEIGHT.
DEXTER SKIDS INTO THE HALLWAY TONGUE OUT AND ROLLS IN THE MAIL. AS SARA APPROACHES IN HER DRESSING GOWN, DEXTER YAPS AND HOPS HAPPILY.
SARA SCOOPS UP THE MAIL. WHILST SHE LEAFS THROUGH, SHE OPENS THE FRONT DOOR, PUSHES DEXTER OUTSIDE WITH HER FOOT, THEN PUSHES THE DOOR CLOSED TRAPPING DEXTER OUTSIDE.
A PHONE RINGS IN THE BACKGROUND.
MIKE (O.S.)
Hello?
INT. NEWMAN KITCHEN – DAY
DEXTER JUMPS UP AND DOWN OUTSIDE. HIS EARS FLAP AND TAP AGAINST THE WINDOW, THEN HE GLARES THROUGH THE GLASS WITH SORROWFUL EYES.
MIKE CROUCHES NEXT TO THE WASHING MACHINE WITH HIS COFFEE AND TAKES A BIG GULP.
MIKE
Any chance of some bacon and eggs? I got my own coffee already.
MIKE LIFTS HIS HALF EMPTY CUP TO SHOW SARA WHO CLAPS HER HANDS SARCASTICALLY.
SARA PUSHES THE HEAVY LETTER TO THE BACK OF THE PILE AND STARTS TO MAKE BREAKFAST.
THROUGH THE WINDOW, DEXTER STARTS TO CHASE HIS TAIL IN THE GARDEN.
SARA
Who was on the phone?
MIKE’S PRE OCCUPIED WITH THE CONTENT OF THE WASHING MACHINE.
MIKE
Yeah.
SARA
Mike? Who was on the phone?
MIKE
Oh umm, your mother. Nothing important. Something about her falling off the bears?
SARA
(SIGHS)
I suppose I’d better call her.
MIKE
No, she’s out. That tattooed nutter Ross from across the road offered to wheel her to the shops.
SARA SHRUGS.
SARA
Oh okay. That’s sweet of him.
EXT. GARDEN - DAY
DEXTER ROLLS IN SOME MUD. A MOUND OF EARTH IS PUSHED UP AND A LARGE ANT EATER POKES HIS HEAD FROM THE BURROW HOLE HOLDING A SPADE.
THE ANTEATER CHECKS HIS LOCATION AND DISAPPEARS BACK INTO THE HOLE.
AS DEXTER CURIOUSLY LOOKS DOWN THE HOLE, THE ANT EATER POPS UP WITH A MAP. THE ANT EATER LICKS HIS FINGER TO TEST THE WIND, THEN REFERS TO HIS MAP.
THE ANT EATER TURNS TO DEXTER AND POINTS TO THE MAP.
ANTEATER
Blah, blah, blah.
INT. NEWMAN KITCHEN - DAY
SARA PLATES UP MIKE'S BREAKFAST, THEN SITS AT THE TABLE.
SARA
Are you going to eat your food at the table, or are you dog bonding?
MIKE
I was only eating from the dog bowl because I wanted to get into Dexter’s mind. It's just bad luck Dexter gets performance anxiety and cannot do his business outside.
SARA
And there were no clean plates?
SARA BEGINS READING THE HEAVY LETTER.
MIKE
Or Bowls.
SARA IGNORES MIKE AND READS THE LETTER.
SARA
Right!
EXT. GARDEN - DAY
DEXTER’S BEEN JOINED BY CHICKEN THE CAT. THEY ARGUE OVER THE DIRECTIONS. THE ANT EATER LOOKS CONFUSED AND TRIES TO MAKE NOTES.
INT - NEWMAN’S KITCHEN - DAY
SARA’S LETTER READS “YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR A SECOND INTERVIEW.”
SARA RUBS HER FOREHEAD, SIGHS DEEPLY, FOLDS THE LETTER AND PLACES IT BACK IN THE ENVELOPE
EXT. GARDEN - DAY
THE ANT EATER LOOKS FED UP. A HUGE GROUP OF ANIMALS WHICH INCLUDE MOLES, CROWS, RATS, FOXES, CHICKENS, SNAKES AND AN ELEPHANT HAVE JOINED THE ANTEATER TO ARGUE ABOUT DIRECTIONS.
INT. NEWMAN’S KITCHEN - DAY
LANCE SKIDS IN, HOPS UP ONTO A CHAIR AND HELPS HIMSELF TO CEREAL.
MIKE
That’s the third black sock I've seen this rotation! Where are the rest of my socks?
MIKE SIGHS.
MIKE (CONT’D)
All I’ve got are the odd set of Batman socks. I'm not walking round with ‘pow’ on both ankles when I need a ‘whoosh’!
SARA
Why don't you just wear your white socks? You've got a shoebox full of white socks you've never even worn.
EXT. GARDEN - DAY
AS THE ANIMALS ALL START FIGHTING, THE ANTEATER LEAPS INTO HIS HOLE.
DEXTER GETS HURLED BY THE ELEPHANT. HE LANDS FACE FIRST ON THE WINDOW WITH A BANG AND SLOWLY SLIDES DOWN.
INT. NEWMAN’S KITCHEN - DAY
LANCE ROLLS HIS EYES, GOES TO THE DOOR AND LETS DEXTER IN.
DEXTER STAGGERS IN DAZED AND SHAKES THE MUD FROM HIS FUR.
MIKE
That’s a great idea and while I'm at it, I'll slip on a pair on sandals.
MIKE SHAKES HIS HEAD.
MIKE (CONT’D)
It’s the thirty first rotation and there’s still only three black socks in there. Where have all my socks gone?
LANCE SLIPS AWAY LOOKING GUILTY.
INT. LANCE'S BEDROOM - DAY
LANCE STANDS IN FRONT OF HIS MIRROR. UNDER HIS CLOTHES, A NUMBER OF MIKE’S SOCKS HAVE BEEN PILED ON TO GIVE THE ILLUSION OF MUSCLES AND A BIG CROTCH.
LANCE STRIKES A POSE.
LANCE
Oh yeah! Check out these guns baby!
INT. NEWMAN’S KITCHEN - DAY
SARA
I'm not your mother Michael. If you helped when I was sorting the clothes, they wouldn’t get mixed up.
MIKE GETS UP, LUMBERS OVER TO THE TABLE AND STARTS TO PICK AT HIS BREAKFAST WITH HIS FINGERS.
MIKE
What’s up with you?
SARA
Remember that job I applied for a few months ago?
FLASHBACK:
INT. NEWMAN'S LOUNGE - (3 MONTHS AGO)
SARA ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING TO MIKE USING LOTS OF GESTURES, BUT WE HEAR NOTHING AS MIKE WATCHES THE FOOTBALL ON TV.
SARA
Blah, blah, blah.
MIKE
Yes love, sounds wonderful.
BACK TO PRESENT.
INT. NEWMAN KITCHEN – DAY
SARAH AND MIKE SIT AT THE KITCHEN TABLE.
MIKE
Vaguely.
SARA
Well, they’ve asked me to come for an interview.
THE WASHING MACHINE FINISHES.
MIKE
Finally!
MIKE SCUTTLES OVER TO THE WASHING MACHINE AND PULLS THE CLOTHES OUT.
AS MIKE SEARCHES FOR HIS SOCKS, HE THROWS THE OTHER CLOTHES INTO THE LAUNDRY BASKET
SARA SIGHS.
SARA
Are you listening to me?
LANCE REJOINS THE TABLE. HE FEEDS MIKE'S BREAKFAST TO DEXTER, WHO JUMPS UP AND GREEDILY DEVOURS IT.
LANCE
Yeah.
SARA SLUMPS IN HER CHAIR AND LOOKS AT THE DATE OF THE INTERVIEW “2ND SEPTEMBER.”
