Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie

Season #2 Episode #1

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Black

Night SFX. We hear the faint sound of a GUITAR frantically strumming a "Rafi" type folk song and the engine of a minivan.

FADE IN:

EXTERIOR - NIGHT. SIDE OF wooded, WINDING RURAL ROAD.

The road and surrounding woods are very dark - silhouetted against a cloudy full moon sky. The guitar and engine noise grow louder as we see head lights appear. A porcupine scurries across the road. A minivan full of veggie kids passes by the camera, revealing the darkened woods once again.

Interior - night. veggie van.

JR. ASPARAGUS, PERCY, ANNIE and LAURA are sitting and singing in the second and third rows of the van. LAURA is holding a ticket. DAD ASPARAGUS is sitting in the front passenger seat and facing toward the kids - singing and "playing" the guitar. They are on their way to a "Twippo" concert and are all very excited except for BOB THE TOMATO - he's perturbed and not singing, driving and fumbling with a map.

KIDS and DAD

Now Billy Joe McGuffrey

Was a really clumsy kid

On the 1st day of 1st grade

I'll tell you what he did

He tripped over a pencil box

Flew up in the air

Landed on a kangaroo

Who pulled out all his hair

He needed

1st aid (clap) in the 1st grade (clap)

1st aid (clap) in the 1st grade (clap)

1st aid (clap) in the 1st grade (clap)

You could a buy a zoo

With all the doctor bills he paid!

Oh Billy Joe McGuffrey

Was a really clumsy kid

On the 2nd day of 2nd grade

I'll tell you what he did

He slipped on a banana peel

Flew up in the sky

Landed on a chimpanzee

Who poked him in the eye

He needed

1st aid (clap) in the 2nd grade (2claps)

1st aid (clap) in the 2nd grade (2claps)

1st aid (clap) in the 2nd grade (2claps)

You could a buy a zoo

With all the doctor bills he paid!

BOB:

(under breath)

... Route 59?

BOB, while fumbling with the map, inadvertently hits the headlight switch - turning them off. NEAR BLACK. BOB startles.

Bob (cont'd)

AAAAH! LIGHTS! AAAAH!

DAD accidently smacks BOB in the back of the head with the neck of the guitar. As the kids are singing in near black, we hear Bob frantically trying to find the light switch - map rustling, tires squealing, engine revving, etc....

BOB (cont'd)

(ad lib)

Whoa... lights! Lights! Lights!

EXTERIOR - NIGHT. WINDING RURAL ROAD.

HEADLIGHTS back on. Camera street level as the van passes over it. We cut to a rear view to see the van driving on. A beam of moon light reveals a "porcupine crossing" hazard sign.

INTERIOR - NIGHT. VEGGIE VAN.

BOB gives DAD a stern glance. DAD remains happily "strumming" the guitar.

KIDS AND DAD:

Now Billy Joe McGuffrey

Was a really clumsy kid

On the 3rd day of 3rd grade

I'll tell you what he did

He fell out of a fishing boat

Splashed into the sea

Landed on a moray eel

Who bit him on the knee

He needed

1st aid (clap) in the 3rd grade (3claps)

1st aid (clap) in the 3rd grade (3claps)

1st aid (clap) in the 3rd grade (3claps)

You could a buy a zoo

With all the doctor bills he paid!

LAURA looks down at her ticket, smiling. It reads, "In Concert - Twippo! Backstage Pass"

LAURA:

(reverently - with awe)

...I get to meet Twippo...

Laura picks the song right up again...

Song has been increasing in tempo and is now at a fevered pitch.

DAD:

Twelfth grade!

KIDS AND DAD:

Now Billy Joe McGuffrey

Was a really clumsy kid

On the 12th day of 12th grade

I'll tell you what he did

Walked into financial aid

Fell and broke a bone

Showed them all his bills and

Got a great big College Loan!

And he got

1st aid(clap)in the 12th grade (12claps)

1st aid(clap)in the 12th grade (12claps)

1st aid(clap)in the 12th grade (12claps)

You could a buy a zoo or two with all the doctor bills he paid!

You could a buy a zoo or two with all the doctor bills he paid!

Big Ending. KIDS CHEER and DAD STRUMS wildly at end of song.

KIDS:

Hurray!!

KIDS comment:

PERCY:

Let's do another Twippo song!

ANNIE:

I love Twippo!

JR:

Me too!

LAURA:

(holding her 'special' ticket aloft)

But I'm the only one who gets to meet him, because I won the Twippo Sweepstakes!

LAURA'S ticket is proudly displayed in Junior's face as she delivers her line.

JR:

Ya don't have to rub it in!

DAD:

It's great that you won the contest, Laura, but let's try not to brag about it.

(to Bob)

Nice one with the lights, Bob!

BOB, covered in map, receives DAD's sincere compliment sarcastically (with a forced smile and laugh). He then snaps angrily:

BOB:

My pleasure. For the next song, maybe I can drive into the river!

DAD startles at BOB's aggression.

KIDS:

(cheer, then singing)

Yeah!

Drive into the river Bob!

Oh! Drive into the river Bob!...

BOB (cont'd over kid's)

Or maybe... You could help me with the MAP!

EXTERIOR - NIGHT. WINDING RURAL ROAD.

DAD:

Oh... I'm Sorry.

We see DAD leaning over attempting to help BOB. Map rustles around, impairing BOB'S vision once again. Van swerves and squeals.

INTERIOR - NIGHT. VEGGIE VAN.

laura

(to Junior - teasing and waving ticket in his face.)

Is there anything you want me to tell Twippo, when I meet him?

Tires squeal as van swerves. Laura loses her balance and falls against the side of the van. The ticket flies out a side window.

DAD:

Laura!

LaURA

(GASP!!!)

EXTERIOR - NIGHT. WINDING RURAL ROAD.

We watch the ticket fly out the window and past the camera.

intERIOR. vAN - nIGHT

LAURA:

(screams)

My ticket!!!!!

Bob startles, accidently turning the wheel and losing his grip on the map.

bob

Wha-?

Dad startles, whacking Bob again with his guitar, which only makes the situation worse.

dad

Huh? Wha... Quick! Get it!

exT. winding road -nIGHT

The vans tires squeal, as Bob tries to regain control.

bob

The map!!

Guitar boing off Bob's head.

Dad

Sorry!

BOB:

AAAH!

laura

(irate)

My ticket!!!!!

Guitar gets stuck in the steering wheel.

Bob

Do you mind?

DaD

I'm stuck. (Grunt)

Dad struggles to free the guitar. He is excited when he finally pulls it free, but both Dad and Bob are horrified as they realize that the steering wheel is pulled off, still stuck to the guitar.

ALL:

Aaaahhhh!

Bob

Get it on! Fix it! Put it back!

Much chaos.

Van out of control. We hear more yelling, guitar boinging, etc.... In the foreground, a family of porcupines - a momma and 2 kids, are crossing the road. The van is headed right at them! We cut to the momma porcupine's reaction. She's shocked and terrified! She looks to her babies. Cute, innocent and unaware of the danger, they look back at her with kinked heads and blink. Momma porcupine looks tenderly at her babies, then turns angrily toward the approaching van. Dramatically, she "winds-up".

INTERIOR - NIGHT. VEGGIE VAN.

We cut back to Bob as the map falls below his eyes. He reacts in terror to what he then sees: Momma porcupine has her quilled back toward the van with her head turned - looking right at him. The babies stand innocently and blink.

BOB:

PORCUPINE!

EXTERIOR - NIGHT. WINDING RURAL ROAD.

Momma porcupine then "pitches" a swarm of quills at the front tires. We follow the flight of the quills on the "quill cam" as they punch into the tires. We hear a couple of explosions from the tires popping.

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