Called On Account Of A Rainy Day
OPENING SCENE:
EXT DAY SHOT OF TOWNSVILLE SKYLINE
NARRATOR: The city of Townsville! A happy, harmonious place, where everybody gets along!
BLOSSOM'S voice: You are so wrong!
BUTTERCUP'S VOICE: No, I'm not!
BUBBLES: Well, what about me? It's not easy being blue!
[She pouts. A little rain cloud appears over her. BUTTERCUP blows it away.]
BUTTERCUP: Blue schmoo! You're living on easy street, sister!
[BUBBLES gives her an angry glare for a few seconds.]
BUBBLES: Well, if you think I have it so easy, you try being me for a day!
BLOSSOM: That's it! We'll switch roles for a day! I'll be Buttercup, because I know how easy it'll be. Bubbles, I'm afraid you have it hardest - you have to be me!
BUBBLES: Piece of cake!
HOTLINE SFX: Bzzt bzzt bzzt!
[The PPG look happily OFF SCREEN at the Hotline.]
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EXT DAYTIME CLOSEUP OF THE PPG FLYING AT THE CAMERA WHICH STAYS AHEAD OF THEM AS THEY FLY AWAY FROM HOME
BUBBLES: Okay, Girls, be sure to follow my lead, because I'll be leading this mission, using my leaderly abilities.
BLOSSOM: I'm gonna give 'em a knuckle sandwich.
BUTTERCUP: I hope we don't have to fight too hard. I don't want to wrinkle my pretty dress.
[The PPG exchange superior glances.]
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INT SHOT OF A BANK BEING ROBBED BY HIM, MOJO, AND FUZZY
[The PPG crash down through the ceiling and land.]
BUBBLES: Give up, bad guys! You don't have a chance of being victorious over the Powerpuff Girls!
[The three villains slowly turn around.]
HIM: A doh. A doh doh doh.
MOJO(feminine voice): Oh my, it seems we've been interrupted.
NARRATOR: Sorry, people. This role-switching has already been done in Best Rainy Day Adventure Ever. The network says that's a no-no. Everybody go home.
[The villains leave, grumbling.]
HIM(feminine voice): You do a very good me.
MOJO: Thank you. Mojo put much practice into it.
BLOSSOM: Aw, come on. This would have been fun.
NARRATOR: It's not up for discussion. I'm shutting off the mike and lights.
[The daylight changes to a deep nighttime blue. The CAMERA stays with the PPG as they fly outside.]
BLOSSOM: At least we've got moonlight.
BUBBLES: I guess it could be worse.
[It starts raining.]
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INT SHOT OF UNLIT UTONIUM KITCHEN
[Three dripping PPG float in.]
BLOSSOM: The light switch doesn't work.
BUTTERCUP: At least the food in the fridge is still cold. Submarine sandwiches okay for you guys?
BUBBLES AND BLOSSOM: Sure.
[The PPG sit at the table and start eating.]
BUTTERCUP: What do we do now? I've got that
gotta-do-an-episode-or-go-crazy-feeling.
BLOSSOM: Maybe one of the villains could help us come up with an idea.
BUBBLES: But who?
BUTTERCUP: What about Sedusa? She's vain enough to want the attention.
BLOSSOM: Good idea.
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INT SHOT OF SEDUSA'S HOME
SEDUSA: What's going on? First it's dark, then it's light, then it's dark again!
[The PPG crash down through the ceiling.]
BUTTERCUP: Hi, Sedusa! Could you help us finish our episode? That dumb narrator shut things down.
BUBBLES: He said our story was too much like Best Rainy Day Adventure Ever. Pffft!
SEDUSA: It's raining out. We'll have to do it inside. (Whispers something to BLOSSOM and BUTTERCUP)
BLOSSOM: I like it!
SEDUSA: Bubbles, you can be the Narrator.
[BUBBLES beams with joy. SEDUSA trots OFF SCREEN, then returns carrying a biscuit tin.]
SEDUSA: Woo-oo-oo-oo! (lowering the tin to the floor): Booo-ooommm!
BUTTERCUP: Goodness gracious! What was that?
BLOSSOM(seriously): The war with Canada has begun.
[SEDUSA begins opening and closing the tin's lid like a mouth.]
SEDUSA(imitating William Shatner): People of Townsville - the people of Canada love you - and we are here to make your country - part of ours.
BUTTERCUP: Eat Powerpuff knuckles, Shatner!
SEDUSA: Zap! Zap! Zap zap!
BUBBLES: The city of Townsville is under attack! Will the enemies' laser cannon fry the Powerpuff Girls?
BLOSSOM: No! We will not be Kirk's Fried Chicks!
[BLOSSOM and BUTTERCUP dodge laser beams. BLOSSOM runs up, grabbing the tin and shaking it upside down. She stomps on the floor.]
BLOSSOM: Take that, William Shatner!
SEDUSA(imitating William Shatner): Oh! I never dreamed - that I would be - the disposable crewman.
BUBBLES: And so the day is saved - thanks to the Powerpuff Girls.
[The four bow to the CAMERA.]
The End