Notes: (Re-edited and re-uploaded September 2010)
Guest Cast:
Mr. Osbourne: Erick Avari
Principal Krupps: Robert Gant
Jaycee: Eliza Dushku
Formatting: The main differences between the way the episodes are presented here and true script format are that on this website, everything is left-justified, while script format has specific block-margins for dialog, etc., and that scripts are still traditionally printed in Courier (monospace) font. These episodes are also available on my Popular website (link is in my info) if you would like to read them as though they were printed scripts.
Legal whatchamacallit: Pre-existing "Popular" characters and situations are ©1999-2001 Touchstone Television, et al. For what it's worth, original material is ©2001-2010 by yours truly, the Wild Pikachu. Please don't steal this without asking first.
POPULAR: SENIOR YEAR
NEW GIRL ON THE BLOCK
TEASER
FADE IN:
EST. MCQUEEN HOUSE - DAWN
Pre-dawn, actually: the eastern sky just beginning to light
up.
CUT TO:
INT. MCQUEEN DINING ROOM
Jane comes down the kitchen stairs, yawning. Surprised to
find the lights already on, she looks around.
Sam walks in, dressed and obviously ready to leave.
JANE
Sam...where are you going?
SAM
(shortly)
Paper.
JANE
(yawns again)
This time of the morning? Are
they even open?
SAM
It's a newspaper, Mom. There's
always people there.
JANE
Well, let me at least fix you br—
SAM
Had it.
Jane makes a move to give Sam a hug, but she veers off
sharply, heading for the patio doors.
JANE
(exasperated)
Come on, Sam. How long are you
going to hold a grudge.
At the doors, Sam stops and glares back at her mother.
SAM
(coldly)
I'll let you know.
She walks out, leaving Jane shaking her head.
CUT TO:
EST. KENNEDY HIGH - MORNING
The quad, a sunny day.
CUT TO:
EXT. KENNEDY HIGH PARKING LOT
A young woman is walking through the lot, attracting a few
stares from passers-by. The reason that people are staring is
that this girl happens to look exactly like Nicole
Julian—with a single, glaring exception: a rich, luxurious
mass of auburn hair, braided down her back. She is making
decent time while carrying several folders under her arm—all
of which almost comes to a crashing end when she nearly—
nearly—runs right into Harrison. He reaches out to steady
her before she can fall.
Then he goes white as he looks up into her face.
NATALIE
Wow...thanks. I'm sorry, it was
my fault. I wasn't looking.
HARRISON
(extremely flustered)
Ah...ah...no...I mean, um...
She partly extends a free hand.
NATALIE
(grinning)
Hi. Natalie. Natalie James.
Still dazed, Harrison shakes her hand.
HARRISON
Ah...Harrison...John.
NATALIE
Ohhh...pleased to meet you,
Harrison. It's always nice to see
another one of us.
HARRISON
Ahh...I'm sorry..."us"?
NATALIE
A person whose last name is really
a first name. You know?
Harrison obviously has no clue what's going on.
NATALIE (CONT'D)
The plot is to confuse everyone
else so much that we can take over
the world.
(straight-faced)
Did you miss the memo?
He just stands there, gulping air for a moment. Then she
breaks up.
NATALIE (CONT'D)
(laughing)
I'm sorry—again. I've been
accused of having a warped sense
of humor. I guess I shouldn't
unload it on my first day, though.
HARRISON
Your...uh...first day...?
NATALIE
(nods)
In fact, if you could tell me
where Principal...
(checking a note)
...Krupps' office is, I'd be very
grateful.
Harrison takes a moment to try to get his wits together.
HARRISON
It's, uh...right down that way.
(pointing)
Go left at the cafeteria doors,
and then right when you get to the
restrooms.
NATALIE
Great! Thanks, Harrison John.
Without further ado, she walks off in the direction Harrison's
still pointing towards. He looks after her, gaping at her
back and shaking his head in great confusion.
HARRISON
HUH?
WHITE OUT.
END OF TEASER
