Sock Puppet

INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT.

CAMERA FOCUS ON A CHEST OF DRAWERS.

V/O:
It was a dark and stormy night... outdoors. Indoors, however, it was bordering on pleasant.

THE CHEST OF DRAWERS MYSTERIOUSLY OPENS BY ITSELF.

V/O:
In this chest of drawers there lives a sock puppet. Not a regular, humdrum sock puppet, no. But one, through his own sexual foibles and desires prefers to exist as a gimp sock puppet.

A BLACK SOCK PUPPET WITH A ZIP SEWED ON PEERS OUT OF THE DRAWER COUPLED WITH FX: DUM DUM DUMMM! SOUND.

V/O:
Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce Gavin the gimp sock puppet. So Gavin, how's tricks?

GAVIN:
FX TALKS IN A MUFFLED SOUND A BIT LIKE TRYING TO TALK WITHOUT OPENING YOUR MOUTH.

V/O:
You're not too bad? That's good... What have you been up to?

GAVIN:
FX MUFFLED SOUND.

V/O:
You've met another gimp sock puppet? That's just swell news. What's their name?

GAVIN:
FX MUFFLED SOUND.

V/O:
Gerald.

GAVIN:
FX HIGH-PITCHED MUFFLED SOUND.

V/O:
Oh, Geraldine. Sorry, sorry Gavin. I thought you were, you know... So tell me, what do a pair of lovebird gimp sock puppets get up to?

GAVIN:
FX TWO SYLLABLE MUFFLED SOUND.

V/O:
Bingo? A sterling night out if I may say so.

GAVIN:
FX MUFFLED SOUND.

V/O:
There was a famous person at bingo? Well Gavin, you've piqued my curiosity no end. Now don't be naughty, name them and no fibs either, I'm an expert lip reader.

GAVIN:
FX MUFFLED SOUND.

V/O:
Stephen Hawking was at bingo... Gimme more titbits, did he win any moolah?

GAVIN:
FX MUFFLED SOUND.

V/O:
I see, he was working there, calling out the numbers, ok.... May I ask you a personal question?

GAVIN:
FX MUFFLED SOUND.

V/O:
No? Ok. How are things between you and Geraldine in the sock drawer department? If you know where I'm coming from.

GAVIN:
FX MUFFLED SOUND LIKE A SAD TROMBONE.

V/O:
No jiggy? Nada, kaput... Poor Gavin, how come?

GAVIN:
FX MUFFLED SOUND.

V/O:
Every time you try and kiss your zips get caught? Wretched, wretched, wretched to the core... Next week , a dwarf who sleeps in an ottoman gets electrocuted in The Mystery Of The Real Life Jack-In-The-Box.

Giggled, and I don't often giggle, even at this time of night.
Just write your weird sitcom

I'll write whatever the hell I want. Cheers

Quote: Nigel Kelly @ September 30 2011, 6:34 PM BST

V/O:
You've met another gimp sock puppet? That's just swell news. What's their name?

GAVIN:
FX MUFFLED SOUND.
V/O:
Gerald.

GAVIN:
FX HIGH-PITCHED MUFFLED SOUND.

V/O:
Oh, Geraldine. Sorry, sorry Gavin.

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For a sock in a gimp mask, he's quite quick to debunk any accusations that may make him look bad.

It reads like you're making it up on the spot. Pretty much how I end up writing most of my sketches. But we won't go into that. I don't get the Stephen Hawking bit. It was all a bit odd. But what did intrigue me was the way it was written. It would lend itself well to a quick animation. A single voice, simple sound effects and a drawing of a gimp-sock waggling about. Although at the minute, I don't think the joke/theme works.

Made me smile 'cos its daft, any alcohol involved?...

Quote: dellas @ October 1 2011, 10:57 AM BST

any alcohol involved?...

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Haha! Indeed

Always inspiring I find! cough.

It's a loose collection of ideas, might amuse as part of something larger or maybe visually but on paper it doesn't seem to catch fire.

Made me laugh, I like the idea of the sock puppets getting it together in the drawer.