The Stuff Page #4

with you tonight to get proof.

- Tonight?

- David, you seen this?

Oh, hi, doc. This is Nicole.

- How do you do?

- Pleased to meet you.

Some kid on Long Island sure as hell

doesn't like The Stuff for breakfast.

Went bonkers in a local supermarket.

I've got to see that kid.

- Honey, I'll see you at the airport tonight.

- What?

Doc, would you see Miss Kendall

home, please?

David...

Great taste for today

Tastes great every way

Can't get enough of The Stuff

ANNOUNCER:
The Stuff! The taste that makes you

hungry for more.

Enough is never enough.

The Stuff. Taste that delivers!

Enough is never enough

of The Stuff!

MAN ON TV:
Tonight on ABC's Nightline...

( ball thudding )

...missing persons reported...

Hey! I'm up here, you know!

A phenomenon not confined to individuals.

Families have been reported missing.

( thudding )

- Grounded for life!

- ...epidemic proportions.

Tonight on ABC's Nightline...

( bleeps and blasts from video game )

Hey, look. He's here.

So, what you looking at?

- Is that dinner?

- We're dieting.

I've lost five pounds this week

and I've never felt better.

Why are you talking

like you're on a commercial?

Here, Jason, take some.

You know what I said about that.

That was the truth.

And you know that there is

something alive in there.

Jason, there's something alive in yogurt.

It's called benign bacteria.

- Yes!

- There's something alive in bread.

It's yeast. That's a living organism.

We eat plenty of things

that are still alive that are good for us.

I know that, but...that was moving.

All micro-organisms move, Jason, if

you could see them with the naked eye.

Under a microscope you see them move.

What's the difference?

They're good for us, Jason.

They kill the bad things inside us.

( bleeping from video game )

He's just a baby.

Always afraid of everything.

Get him!

Help!

- What am I supposed to do?

- You're supposed to eat it.

Eat as much of it as you can

and you keep eating it.

We thought you loved this house, Jason.

That's why we bought it.

What about your new room!

We got you everything you asked for.

Are we asking you for so much?

You always get everything you want.

Stay in your room

until you finish that.

Then you can become

a part of the family again.

( squelching )

( flushes )

Hey!

What are you doing down here?

Dad said stay upstairs and eat it.

He was right.

I tried some of it and he was right.

Hey! That's mine!

Sure it is.

Hey, Dad. Jason loves it.

Jason always did have

a hell of an appetite.

- Why don't you have some more?

- Still working on this one.

Then I'll have some more.

Books off the table. Glasses off.

As a matter of fact, I'll take

a whole bunch of it up to my room.

Just in case

I get a little bit hungry.

BROTHER:
I never get tired any more.

We don't get tired,

now that we've been eating properly.

- Get in the car!

- Who are you?

I saw it move, too. Get in the back.

BROTHER:
Hey! Who are you?

Stop him!

MOE:
Boy, they sure do have

a lot of energy.

( coughing )

Ex... Excuse me, sir.

I kinda just threw up in your car.

I know!

I'm sorry! I mean...

- That's all right.

- I just ate shaving cream.

Everybody has to eat shaving cream

once in a while.

You feelin' a little better?

Would you open the window now?

- Open the window?

- Mm-hm.

MOE:
All aboard for Georgia!

Wait a minute, David. What?...

- Are we all set to go?

- Well, we got this ex-con here.

Wow! I've never been

in a plane like this before.

MOE:
Midland, Georgia.

Fletcher's conglomerate

that distributes The Stuff

owns mines and quarries

all around here.

There's got to be a connection.

Thank you. Very nice flight.

- Are you Miss Butterman?

- Yes, very nice to meet you.

Very nice to meet you, too.

When he wakes up,

keep him entertained.

If we're not back in three hours,

take him to Savannah Airport

and wait for instructions.

NICOLE:
I hope you don't mind

my bringing my secretary, Roger.

- He's so creative.

- I'm Elliot Howard.

- I'm the chief of public relations.

- Very nice to meet you.

- This is my partner.

- My name is Michael Grimsby.

Grimsby and Howard,

Howard and Grimsby. Yeah.

Didn't you gentlemen live in

the town of Stader, one time or other?

- Uh... How do you know that?

- Well...

That's where the tests were done

by the Food and Drug Administration?

That's how we heard about it.

I had my own business,

but I gave it up to join the firm.

We were both convinced

that this is the product of tomorrow.

Look at those tall stacks!

All full of The Stuff, huh?

- Call me Cassidy.

- What?

- Cassidy, I'm the company foreman.

- Nice to meet you.

Thank you for the wonderful job you

people do down on Madison Avenue.

Oh, it's very easy to sell a product

when people like it so much.

Yes, we like it ourselves.

It's tough to keep the workmen

from eating up all the profits!

I bet.

( birds chirping )

( water running )

( mysterious bird calls echo )

You shouldnt be shooting

pictures here.

- ( camera clicks )

- Smile.

NICOLE:
This is very,

very interesting, Mr Cassidy,

but I think that

what we'd like to see

is the room where they put

all the ingredients together,

where they mix The Stuff.

Oh, now, that's a state secret.

We're very tight on that subject.

Mr Cassidy, I intend to bring

an entire crew down from New York

and shoot a commercial using people

who work here. Maybe even you!

( factory horn blasts )

( truck horn honks )

The Stuff will be coming down

earlier tonight.

It's been coming down right

after sunset every night this week.

We need more trucks

if we're gonna keep up with it.

I don't want to complain...

MAN ON PA:
Units three and four, be ready

to proceed to the quarry at 8pm.

Units five and six should be ready

to move out at 9:15pm.

All personnel are restricted

to the factory grounds until morning.

No passes are valid.

( conversation inaudible

over machinery )

You had a long flight and all.

- You both must be tired.

- No, we're not tired...

We've made arrangements

for a motel for you nearby.

We'll get you in the morning for

breakfast and bring you back here.

MOE:
Seems you gotta eat enough

before it takes control of your mind.

Like anything else, some people

are more susceptible than others.

MOE:
Jason's in Savannah, Georgia,

by now.

NICOLE:
Oh! I am gonna collapse

the minute I hit that pillow!

I sure am glad you gave us

adjoining rooms.

She likes to dictate in the middle

of the night.

She looks after my shorthand

and my hunt and my peck.

( boxing on TV )

( cracks neck )

( bell rings )

TV PRESENTER:
We're in Andre's

exclusive continental restaurant,

which caters to only the most

discriminating clientele.

How's the food, sweetheart?

Rotten!

- That's nice.

- Where's The Stuff?

The Stuff is here now

A great new taste sensation

Light and free now

A great new elevation

Enough is never enough

of The Stuff

The Stuff. The taste

that makes you hungry for more.

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