It was a typical day in the schoolyard. Billy and Cindy sat around waiting for something to happen.
"There's hardly anyone to play with around here," Billy said.
"Yeah," Cindy replied. "I wish we had someone to play with too." Right on cue, a purple dinosaur appeared in front of them.
"Hey kids!" it said.
"BARNEY!" Billy and Cindy shouted as they rushed to embrace him.
"Oh, we're gonna have a lot of fun today!" Barney said. "We'll learn about insects and then we'll have a party!"
"YAY!" Billy and Cindy exclaimed.
"You'll both love it!" Barney said.
"Hey," Billy said, "What's that, Barney?" He pointed to the sky, which was quickly becoming shrouded in darkness.
"I don't know, Billy," Barney replied, "But it sure looks scary!" Those were his last words. Barney, Billy and Cindy only had a few more seconds to contemplate the darkness before it enveloped them completely and they all died.
As the opening sequence with Barney came to an end and the main titles began to role, Mike Nelson, Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo entered the theater.
"C'mon Mike, we missed the beginning," Crow said as he took his seat.
"I know, I know" Mike said, setting Servo down.
"Yeah but we probably didn't miss anything important," Servo said. "And I bet if we left now, we wouldn't miss anything important either."
"'The Story to End All Stories'," Crow read as the title appeared. "Well, I think Phillip K. Dick should sue!"
"He's dead!" Mike said.
"Then his estate should sue," Crow said.
"I bet this is gonna be one of those movies where they throw everything at you and see what sticks," Servo said.
"Well, maybe it won't be that bad," Mike said.
"Famous last words," Crow said.