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Nicole wants a normal Thanksgiving dinner. Only one problem. Her family is anything but normal.
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THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL
"The Turkey"
Written by
Andrew Biando
[email protected] Willowlake Dr.Atlanta, GA 30329, Apt. D
FADE IN:
EXT. ELMORE JUNIOR HIGH - AFTERNOON
GUMBALL WATTERSON, along with his once pet goldfish, now adopted brother, DARWIN, are dressed as Native Americans on the school steps. Surrounding them, costumed as pilgrims, are PENNY, ALAN, and TOBIAS.
ALANNaturally all my family will be there.
TOBIASYeah, but isn’t that like weird? Ya know, watching them get pulled down the street by people?
ALANNot at all, it’s a family reunion that makes people smile.
Alan’s face contorts into a odd grin. The silence is noticeable.
PENNYGumball, will you be at the parade?
GUMBALLNo, parades are boring.
PENNYOh, I always thought it would be cool to be on a float.
GUMBALLBecause they never had me one UNTIL this year!
DARWINBut Mrs. Mom wants us to-
BEEP, BEEP, NICOLE WATTERSON’s car conveniently pulls in.
GUMBALLLook, mom’s here! Bye guys, Bye Penny!
PENNYSee you at the parade Gumball!
Darwin opens his mouth, but Gumball slaps it off his face.
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INT. NICOLE’S CAR
Gumball buckles in as Darwin reattaches his mouth.
GUMBALLCan we go to the parade?
NICOLEOf course not honey. You remember what happened last year.
DARWINWhat happened last year?
GUMBALLOh that’s right, you were still a normal fish then.
DARWINI’m still a normal fish.
Gumball glances down at Darwin’s perfectly chiseled legs.
GUMBALLEhhhhh...
NICOLEWe went to the parade last year and when we came back Richard ate all our dinner.
DARWINWell that’s not that strange.
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INT. WATTERSON’S LIVING ROOM - ONE YEAR AGO
Nicole opens the front door with the kids in tow. On the couch is RICHARD WATTERSON, so morbidly obese that he is literally sweating grease.
His face surfaces from the sunken folds of what used to be his head and slowly turns to greet them.
They are horrified.
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INT. NICOLE’S CAR - PRESENT
Gumball snaps back to reality.
GUMBALLYeah, we probably should have expected it and went to a diner instead.
NICOLEThis year will be different. I have a plan.
DARWINA plan for what?
NICOLEI’m glad you asked. First, I put the turkey in the oven before I left, setting the timer for sixty minutes.
As Nicole explains, a blueprint version of her illustrates the plan. She walks away from the text “Step 1:” to an oven. She puts a turkey into it, and sets a timer to clearly show 60:00.
NICOLE (CONT’D)Assuming that the trip to pick you up is twenty minutes, it will be ten more to pick up Granny Jojo.
She drives away from “Step 2:” to Darwin and Gumball. They jump into the car, then drive to GRANNY JOJO. She also hops in.
NICOLE (CONT’D)By that time we should just miss the parade, and get home with fifteen minutes to spare!
They drive away from “Step 3” together, pass a parade, then arrive at their house. The Watterson Family sits at the dinner table, and everyone cheers.
NICOLE (CONT’D)And we’ll finally have our perfect Thanksgiving dinner.
We return to our fully colored world.
GUMBALLSooo... Does that mean I can stop at the parade?
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Her face is pure rage incarnate.
NICOLEAbsolutely not.
(Normal again)Oh would you look at that, we’re right on time!
She drives away leaving Gumball and Darwin silent.
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OVER BLACK:
SUPER: 40:00
This timer ticks down, 40:00... 39:59... 39:58...
With each tick the music flares dramatically and shows a new image in comic book like frames.
TOP LEFT: Nicole impatiently taps her fingers on the wheel.
TOP RIGHT: The kids look on, bored.
BOTTOM HALF: Granny Jojo opens the front door and drags a suitcase behind her. It must have a ton of bricks in it.
Nicole’s frame expands
NICOLEOh come on!
She unbuckles and sprints out of the car, dashing to Granny Jojo, picks her up over her head, runs back to the car, and tosses her in.
GRANNY JOJOYou forgot the stuffing.
NICOLEI already made some.
GRANNY JOJOIt’s not the family recipe. The family recipe uses cashews.
Nicole sighs and checks her clock.
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NICOLEIts a good thing I left the VCR running.
CUT TO:
INT. WATTERSON’S LIVING ROOM
Richard is on the couch mindlessly watching TV. He has on a Spanish wrestling mask in the shape of a turkey, complete with wattle.
TVAnd this brings us to the conclusion of PAVO LUCHA LIBRE NUMREO DE QUINCE!
RICHARDPAVO LUCHA LIBRE!
TVWe’ll see you turkeys next year. Same time, same date, same hot gravy acción.
RICHARDIf only I could make the year go by faster.
There is a distortion roll on the TV, as if someone recorded something new on this VCR tape.
TVWelcome to PAVO LUCHA LIBRE NUMREO DIECISEIS!
RICHARDI AM THE MASTER OF TIME!
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INT. NICOLE’S CAR - 31:12
SUPER: 31:12... 31:11.. 31:10...
TOP LEFT: Granny Jojo, sucks nonchalantly on a hard candy.
TOP RIGHT: Gumball plays on a hand held game. Darwin tries to pull it away from him.
BOTTOM LEFT: ANAIS is on the computer, her face lights up!
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BOTTOM RIGHT: Nicole counts on her fingers. Her frame expands.
NICOLEOK. So we got your stuffing, denture cleaning supplies, back scratcher, seat cover complete with doilies, and several different medicines. There can’t be any thing else you need.
GRANNY JOJOYou forgot my suitcase, Nicole dear.
It’s sitting on by the front door. Nicole is fuming.
She opens the door, runs out, opens the trunk, runs to the suitcase, and punts it so hard that when it hits the storage, the car’s weight shifts and the lid closes behind it.
She buckles in again and pulls out.
NICOLEAll right, thirty minutes left exactly. We should just beat the traffic.
EXT. ELMORE HIGHWAY
Cars inch forward in heavy rush hour traffic.
Nicole’s screams are muffled inside the car.
INT. WATTERSON’S LIVING ROOM
RING, RING.
Richard picks up the phone.
RICHARDHola, este es Richard!
NICOLEHi honey. What are you doing right now?
RICHARDPAVO LUCHA LIBRE! Do you need something?
(Suggestively)(MORE)
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Perhaps I could check on the oven for you?
NICOLENO! I mean no. I’ll be home soon. Is Anais there?
RICHARDAnais, your mother!
She comes down the stairs, and he settles back into the show.
NICOLEIs your father still listening?
ANAISLet me check.
She waves her hands in front of him.
No response.
She slaps him.
...Nothing.
ANAIS (CONT’D)No he’s television catatonic.
NICOLEGood. Listen, that show I recorded will only last for another fifteen minutes. After that he’ll be hungry. Do not let him go into the kitchen.
ANAISWhy?
NICOLEBecause if he even gets a whiff of Thanksgiving turkey, he can’t be stopped.
ANAISWell I would... But you see, I have to keep Daisy company in my room. She doesn’t have anyone else to keep her from being lonely. If only Daisy had a friend like the new Sally the Snake doll with real cuddle-me-action that just came out.
RICHARD (CONT'D)
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NICOLEFine, if you keep him away from the oven I’ll get you a Suzzy...
ANAISSally.
NICOLERight, Sally the Snake doll.
Anais snaps into attention.
ANAISYou can count on me!
She hangs up.
RICHARD(Not paying attention)
What did your mom want?
ANAISShe wants me to booby trap the kitchen.
RICHARDThat’s nice dear.
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INT. NICOLE’S CAR - 15:56
SUPER: 15:56... 15:55.. 15:54...
TOP LEFT: Anais is in the kitchen tying a string to the oven.
TOP RIGHT: A car drives forward, stops short and honks.
BOTTOM LEFT: Gumball and Darwin admire the floats from their window.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Nicole stares out in front of her determined.
Gumball’s frame expands.
GUMBALLSo mom, since we’re all here, I’m thinking we should stop by the parade.
DARWINI’ve never been to a parade. What’s it like?
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GUMBALLWell, there’s balloons, and floats with people on them, and they drive really slow.
DARWINThat sounds boring, I don’t want to go.
GUMBALLAnd they throw candy off them.
DARWINReally?
GUMBALLYeah, lots of it! Like this.
He begins to regally throw candy to and fro, waving like royalty.
DARWINI’ve always wanted to eat candy from strangers! Can we Mrs. Mom?
GUMBALLYeah Mom, Darwin’s never been, please?
DARWINPlease?
GUMBALLPlease, Please.
DARWINPleeeeeeeasssee?
GUMBALLPretty Please with a cherry on top.
DARWINAnd sprinkles.
GUMBALLAnd whipped cream.
DARWINAnd onions.
GUMBALLDude what?
9.
DARWINI don’t question when you put salt on your carrots.
GUMBALLAll right man, no judging, no judging.
DARWINSo can we?
NICOLENo, we are going home and having the perfect sit down dinner that families have.
GUMBALLWell it’s not like we’re going to make it home in time anyway with this traffic.
He pouts in a long silence.
GRANNY JOJOWhen Richard was young I took him to see the parade every year.
NICOLEFine! You want to see the parade? Let’s go see it.
She pulls on the wheel, swerving off the road on to the shoulder, smashing into traffic cones, then onto an uphill on-ramp.
GUMBALLMom, what are you doing?
From their ever increasing vantage point she points to the various floats below them.
NICOLEShowing my kids the parade because I’m a good mother.
GRANNY JOJOI think we could argue that notion.
NICOLEDarwin do you see that big balloon? It’s the Rainbow Turkey, pride of the Elmore Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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DARWINWhy does it have a space suit on?
NICOLEBecause the first turkey that ever went to space was born right here in Elmore.
GUMBALLMom?
NICOLENot now, I’m teaching a valuable history lesson about our town.
DARWINWhy are there strings on him?
NICOLESo he doesn’t fly away.
DARWINBut he wants to be in space...
GUMBALLMom, really. You need to look in front of you.
NICOLEIf we look in front we’ll miss the parade. That’s what you wanted to see, right?
GRANNY JOJONicole you should really look in front of you while driving.
NICOLEIf I do that will you just for once in your life say something nice to me?
GRANNY JOJOSure.
NICOLEFine, then... AHHH!
The car is on an unfinished off-ramp. She slams the break.
The car grinds to a stop, teetering on the edge.
They sigh.
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Their breath lurches the car just enough to send them off. They scream as they fall.
They land on a giant yellow mouse balloon, slowly deflating and breaking their fall.
They finally stop screaming.
GRANNY JOJOGood driving Nicole.
NICOLEThanks.
Their car falls apart.
Nicole pulls out her phone. As she calls the screen splits.
RIGHT SIDE: Anais picks up the phone.
LEFT SIDE: Nicole speaks.
NICOLE (CONT’D)Anais baby, how’s your father?
ANAISHe’s in the kitchen.
NICOLEOh, but he’s not...
ANAISDon’t worry Mom, I’ve got it all taken care of.
RICHARD (O.S.)AGGGGHHHH!
NICOLEThat’s great baby, see you soon.
She hangs up and the split screen ends.
NICOLE (CONT’D)All right, we still have time to make it home, the question is how.
GUMBALLOh Mommm...
Gumball stands by a Log Cabin Float. It’s the only one around.
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INT. WATTERSON’S KITCHEN - 10:22
SUPER: 10:22... 10:21.. 10:20...
TOP LEFT: Gumball’s eyes light up.
TOP RIGHT: Anais is playing tea party with Daisy, and an open seat for the soon to be Sally.
BOTTOM LEFT: Nicole hot wires the float.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Richard looks at a hanging string in the kitchen, pondering it.
Richard’s frame expands as he reaches for the string.
As soon as its pulled a paint can comes swinging down and hands on his head, paint blinding him. He steps backwards on a mess of marbles, and slips and falls on the kitchen throw rug.
But he keeps falling since the rug was hiding a hole cut directly into the floor.
CUT TO:
INT. WATTERSON’S BASEMENT
Richard is laying on his back, wind knocked clean out of him.
RICHARDOw...
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INT. LOG CABIN FLOAT - 07:40
SUPER: 07:40... 07:39... 07:38...
FADE IN:
Nicole drives the float. Granny Jojo judgingly stares at Nicole. She clears her throat.
Nicole pays no mind.
Granny Jojo does it again, then again even louder.
NICOLEWhat?!
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GRANNY JOJOI’m not sure it sets a good example for the kids to see their mother stealing a float.
NICOLEIt’s not stealing, since I’m driving it through the parade. It’s borrowing. Right Gumball? Gumball?
Gumball is sticking his head out of the cabin’s window.
NICOLE (CONT’D)GUMBALL! Get back inside. We don’t want anyone to see that we stol... borrowed this.
GUMBALLYeah, sure. One second. Penny, PENNY!
Outside the float Penny sees Gumball. She waves! He motions for her to come closer. She glows in happiness and glides along the float.
GUMBALL (CONT’D)Penny!
PENNYGumball! I like your ride.
GUMBALLYeah, it’s like a early American RV.
She giggles.
GUMBALL (CONT’D)Want to come aboard?
PENNYCan I?
NICOLE (O.S.)No!
GUMBALLShe said, “Of course.”
He pulls her in through the window.
ONLOOKER exclaims in shock.
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ONLOOKERAn Indian just took that Pilgrim girl!
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INT. WATTERSON’S LIVING ROOM
Anais is watching the parade from the couch.
RICHARD (O.S.)No, no, no!
CRASH!
ANAISHow are you doing Dad?
RICHARDFine Anais. Is Mom home yet?
ANAISNo.
RICHARDOh, good.
BOOM! Smoke trails from the Kitchen into the Living Room. An announcer who is nothing more than a chunk of living newspaper, NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEE, appears.
NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEEWe just got a breaking news report. It seems that a group of Indians have taken over the Elmore Thanksgiving Day Parade, much in the same way they did during the Boston Tea Party. We bring you to the event live with Larry Needlemeyer. Larry?
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EXT. ELMORE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
LARRY NEEDLEMEYER is on a helicopter over the scene.
15.
LARRYYes, it seems as if a blue Native American, maliciously and with great force, snatched a young Pilgrim girl from the streets, making mockery of the holiday we hold so dear.
He holds out a rough drawing of Gumball; savage, face painted in Native American fashion.
LARRY (CONT’D)Here I have an artist rendition of the perpetrator. Hopefully we’ll soon have a clear... Look, police seem to be on the scene now!
Police drive along side of the float. DOUGHNUT SHERIFF speaks through his mega phone.
DOUGHNUT SHERIFFLet the hostage go and pull over!
INT. LOG CABIN FLOAT
Darwin looks on panicked.
DARWINI think we should pull over!
NICOLENo time. Gumball, Penny we need to go faster, throw whatever we don’t need overboard.
Gumball and Penny hop to it, tossing mostly old newspapers and food wrappings out the window. A bag of trash falls and spills by Darwin’s feet.
He sheds a single tear.
EXT. ELMORE THANKSGIVINGDAY PARADE
Trash flies out of the window onto Doughnut’s car. He turns the windshield wipers on.
DOUGHNUT SHERIFFOh? Is that how you want to play it?
He picks up his radio.
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DOUGHNUT SHERIFF (CONT’D)All units, we have a high speed float chase on our hands. Approach with caution.
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EXT. ELMORE THANKSGIVINGDAY PARADE - 01:00
SUPER: 01:00... 00:59... 00:58...
TOP LEFT: Nicole's grip tightens on the steering wheel
TOP RIGHT: Doughnut turns on his sirens.
BOTTOM LEFT: Several police units join the chase burning rubber.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Penny and Gumball hold each other. A second later, Darwin joins in, obviously third wheel.
The timer shrinks to be in the bottom right of the screen and stays active for the rest of the story as the view pulls out to reveal the speedy car chase.
They are all clocking out at about 7 miles an hour.
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INT. LOG CABIN FLOAT
Gumball roughly pushes Darwin off him.
GUMBALLWell that was a lot less intense than I thought it would be.
CUT TO:
EXT. ELMORE THANKSGIVINGDAY PARADE
A cop car smashes into the side of the float. The whole thing shakes.
Another, and part of the float falls away.
CUT TO:
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INT. LOG CABIN FLOAT
Darwin looks through the giant hole left behind.
DARWINIt’s going to fall apart!
Nicole checks the time.
NICOLEWe can make it.
GUMBALLNot if we all die here!
By now most of the float is gone. Nicole takes her purse and ties the steering wheel down. She climbs on top of what is left of the float.
NICOLECome on kids!
They climb out as well.
NICOLE (CONT’D)Go to the Turkey!
DARWINWhat about Granny?
Nicole’s gaze dashes between the space suited turkey and back to Granny, still buckled in her seat belt looking as grumpy as ever.
DARWIN (CONT’D)Mrs. Mom!
NICOLEI’m still thinking about it!
They stare at her incredulously.
NICOLE (CONT’D)Fine!
She hops back into the float, unbuckles her and carries her above her head as they make a break for it.
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EXT. ELMORE THANKSGIVINGDAY PARADE
They hop from one float to the next. The cop cars are hot on their trail, smashing into each one they jump to, and the floats crumble apart, along with innocent bystanders.
DOUGHNUT SHERIFFThey are trying to make it to the turkey. Stop them!
COFFEE COP takes off his Ray Ban Sunglasses. He opens the car door and jumps out and on to the float cutting the Wattersons off from the Turkey Balloon.
Behind him his car veers off and hits a house, exploding on impact.
COFFEE COPNo where left to run you savages.
He points to the kids. Then to Nicole.
COFFEE COP (CONT’D)And you. What kind of example are you setting for your kids?
Nicole puts down Granny Jojo.
NICOLEI just want a nice... family... DINNER!
She roars like a jaeger and pounces.
The kids and Granny cringe.
Coffee Cop falls off the float, spilling everywhere.
Nicole walks back to the kids wiping coffee off her mouth.
DOUGHNUT SHERIFFWe’ve set up a blockade. Stop now!
NICOLEEveryone grab hold!
All of them hold tightly to the rope binding the Rainbow Space Suit Turkey firmly aground. She cuts it free with her sharp taloned toe.
The turkey floats into the sky.
Doughnut watches them go. Coffee Cop straightens his lid back on and joins him.
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COFFEE COPWell, I’d sum that up to be a case of fowl play.
DOUGHNUT SHERIFFShut up Louie.
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EXT. SKY - SUNSET
They float majestically higher and higher.
PENNYI can see your house from here!
NICOLEExactly, let go or you’ll go into orbit.
GUMBALLWhat?
Nicole simply answers by letting go, taking Granny with her.
GUMBALL (CONT’D)She can’t be serious right?
DARWINLet’s be honest, we’ve survived worse.
GUMBALLFair enough.
Penny and Gumball let go. Darwin hesitates.
DARWINBe free space turkey. Be free.
He lets go.
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INT. WATTERSON’S KITCHEN - 00:02
00:02... 00:01...00:00.
Richard drags Anais clinging to his foot and reaches for the oven door. Nicole and party smashes through the roof. Only Nicole lands on her feet.
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NICOLEStop right there!
RICHARDNicole! I wasn’t.
NICOLEOf course you weren’t. Because we are going to have the sit down family dinner I deserve. And nothing is going to stop that. Now if you excuse me Richard...
He pushes him aside and reaches for the oven door.
ANAISNo!
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EXT. WATTERSON’S HOME
An explosion rocks the house to it’s very foundations. A trail of smoke creeps from the windows.
FADE OUT.
INT. DINER - NIGHT
FADE IN.
The Wattersons and Penny are dusty and blackened. They are all gathered at a diner bar, happily cutting into turkey.
Nicole looks miserable.
GUMBALLTold you it’d have been easier to go to a diner.
Nicole sighs as the view drifts up and out of the diner to the night sky.
A turkey in a space suit drifts by among the stars.
FADE OUT.
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