Our story opens on a starry night sky with a full moon and a shooting star in the summer's year of 1986. An African American boy at age ten with dark hair is shooting hoops in his backyard. His name is James Karmel alias Jimmy Karmel and he's shooting hoops in the backyard.
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about every night and day (night and day)
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly
While Jimmy was practicing hoops, a little African American girl at age nine with long dark brown pigtails, came out the back door and approaches her big brother. She is Jimmy's younger sister Jada, and she is holding a Bugs Bunny plush toy in her arms.
Jada: What are you doing, Jimmy?
Jimmy: I'm shooting hoops. So what?
Jada: I couldn't sleep with all that noise. You'll wake mommy and daddy.
Jimmy: I couldn't sleep either. I have to keep practicing for the big game tomorrow.
Jada: Can I try too?
Jimmy: I don't know. Your too little for that. What if pops catches you?
Jada: He's asleep, he won't hear us. Please?
Jimmy: (sighs) Alright. Just once.
He handed the ball to Jada, and she made a basket.
Jimmy: That was too easy. Do it again.
Again, Jada tossed the ball into the basket.
Jimmy: You're getting pretty good. Have you been practicing too?
Jada: I have a good teacher. You! (shoots another basket)
Jimmy: I learn from pops.
Jada: (sarcastically) Yeah, daddy. He never lets me play because he thinks girls shouldn't play sports. (Jimmy shoots a basket) He's more interested in seeing you play professional basketball.
Jimmy: But you're good too. Give him time to-Hey!
He stopped talking abruptly when Jada quickly stole the ball from Jimmy and made a few baskets.
Jada: I'm even quicker and smarter than you!
Jimmy: Smarter? What about those tests at school?
Jada: Not in tests, but in sports. I just wish daddy would notice.
Jimmy: Relax. He'll come around...eventually.
Jada: Eventually? Yeah, right.
Just then they heard thunder in the distance. Dark clouds covered the starry sky. A storm was coming. Jimmy and Jada ran inside the house as the storm got closer.
As thunder rumbled and lightning flashed, the scene fast-forwards to eight years later in the year 1993 during an exciting high school basketball game. The gym is packed with cheering fans, students, teachers, and families. Seventeen year old Jimmy and his team are making a high score while sixteen year old Jada and their parents and siblings and aunt are cheering in the crowd.
SPACE JAM
Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam
Come on and slam, if you wanna jam
Hey you, watcha gonna do (4 times)
Party people in the house lets go
It's your boy "Jayski" alight so
Pass that thing and watch me flex
Behind my back, you know what's next
To the jam, all in your face
Wassup, just feel the bass
Drop it, rock it, down the room
Shake it, quake it, space KABOOM
Just work that body, work that body
Make sure you don't hurt nobody
Get wild and lose your mind
Take this thing into over-time
Hey DJ, TURN IT UP
QCD, going' burn it up
C'mon y'all get on the floor
So hey, let's go alight
C'mon it's time to get hyped say "Hoop there it is"
C'mon all the fellas say "Hoop there it is"
C'mon one time for the ladies say "Hoop there it is"
Now all the fellas say "Hoop there it is"
Everybody get up it's time to slam now
We got a real jam goin' down
Welcome to the Space Jam
Here's your chance, do your dance at the Space Jam
Alright…
Wave your hands in the air if you feel fine
We're gonna take it into overtime
Welcome to the Space Jam
Here's your chance, do your dance at the Space Jam
Alright...
C'mon and run, baby run
C'mon, C'mon, do it, run baby run
Yeah, you want a hoop...so shoot, baby shoot
It's time to hoop…so shoot, baby shoot
Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam
Come on and slam, if you wanna jam
Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam
Come on and slam, if you wanna jam
Everybody get up it's time to slam now
We got a real jam going' down
Welcome to the Space Jam
Here's your chance, do your dance at the Space Jam
Alright…
Wave your hands in the air if you feel fine
We're gonna take it into overtime
Welcome to the Space Jam
Here's your chance, do your dance at the Space Jam
Alright...
Hey ladies!
"Yah"
Y'all ready stop?
"NO!"
Y'all wanna know why?
"Why?"
Cuz it's a Slam Jam
Fellas
"Yah"
Y'all ready to stop
"NO!"
Y'all wanna know why?
"Why?"
Cuz it's a Slam Jam
Come on, everybody say Na, Na, Na, Na, Na!
Come on, let me hear you say HEEEEEY!
A short time later, Jimmy and his friends and teammates are leaving the gym. Everybody is happy and excited. Jimmy finds his family standing by their car waiting for him. His dad, mom, Aunt Peggy, and Jada hugged and congratulated him. Their two adorable little siblings, Jason and Jessica, were jumping up and down for joy.
Mrs. Karmel: I'm so proud you, Jimmy! (hugs him)
Jimmy: Mom...your choking me!
Mr. Karmel: That was a good game! I'm real proud of you!
Jason: Yeah, you almost looked good out there.
Jimmy: You'll be looking even better when you're out there someday.
Aunt Peggy: We're all so proud of you, Jimmy. How about we go out for dinner to celebrate?
Mr. Karmel: Smart idea, sis! How about the diner?
Jessica: I want to go to McDonalds!
Jimmy: Nah. Some other time. How about pizza? There will be enough for all of us.
A little later, the Karmel family is driving to a restaurant in their car, driving through the city along the way. Their relatives were driving in a another car that was following right behind them. Jada was quiet in the car during the ride. She was beginning to feel jealous and lonely that her brother was getting all the attention as her parents talked about how great Jimmy played at tonight's game. Everyone's treating him like a celebrity, even her own family. Nobody seems to notice that her skills are just as good as her brother. Jada gazed up into the starry night sky and silently made a wish upon a shooting star.
Jada: (whispers) I wish everyone could see how good I am. I want people to notice me and appreciate me.
Little did she realize that her wish would soon come true.
Meanwhile, up in the night sky, past the moon, past a sign pointing to Moron Mountain, there was a scary-looking planet theme park called Moron Mountain. An alien boy and his dad are blasted from the ride they were on and crashed landed on the ground. They were a little bumped up, but unhurt.
Alien Kid: Let's get out of here dad, this stinks. Don't bring me here anymore right?
Unknown to either of them, the alien boy and his dad were being watched on surveillance cameras by Swackhammer, the owner of the theme park, who turns off the TV after listening to what he overheard. He was surrounded by his Nerdluck henchmen. Five of them were colored orange, red, blue, green, and purple. The short chubby orange one is Pound, the tall blue stupid one is Blanko, the tiny red one is Nawt, the green one is Bang, and the purple one is Bupkus.
Swackhammer: Are you listening!? Did you hear him? Did you hear him! That little brat is right. I've told if I told you once! I've told a thousand, thousand, THOUSAND, THOUSAND, THOUSAND TIMES! WE NEED NEW ATTRACTIONS!
Nerdlucks: RIGHT!
Swackhammer: New ones!
Nawt: Ah-huh.
Swackhammer: Get it?
Nawt: (filing Swackhammer's nails) Yeah, big shiny new things. Yeah.
Bang: Absolutely sir. (Bupkus licking Swackhammer's sandals)
Pound: Ah, don't listen to them, sir. Customers are just whiners.
Swackhammer: Look at me! (flips on lighter) Look at me and listen! The customer is always right!
As he spoke, he lit the lighter on Pound's butt, causing him to scream and run off the table.
Nerdlucks: Right!
Swackhammer: The customer is always right! (smokes cigar) Always.
Green drool fell from his mouth and splattered on Blanko's head, who gave a disgusted moan.
Nerdlucks: RIGHT!
Swackhammer: (walked towards window) Ok, we need something. We need something…(hand smacks Nerdlucks from behind) Nutty.
Nawt: Nutty!
Swackhammer: Something wacky.
Nawt: Wacky!
When Swackhammer sat down on his desk, he sat on his TV remote, turning on the little TVs.
Swackhammer: We need something...something…something…something…we need something-
Bupkus: Looney? Oops.
Nawt: (points to the TVs) Looney, thank you.
Swackhammer: Looney?
Swackhammer turned around to see Looney Tunes playing on his TVs. One with Tweety Bird giving Sylvester the cat an electrical shock, one with Daffy Duck shouting at Elmer Fudd, another with Wile. E Coyote blasting off on a rocket downhill, and another with Bugs Bunny massaging Elmer's head. Seeing the Looney Tunes gave Swackhammer an idea to save his theme park.
Swackhammer: YES! LOONEY! YES! Now you're talking! Looney! Looney, that's it! That's the word I was looking for! Looney! Get the Looney Tunes!
Bupkus: (cheerleader jump) LOONEY TUNES!
Swackhammer: Bring them here-
Blanko: Excuse me, sir? Just noticing, sir. They're from Earth. What if they can't come?
Swackhammer: What did you say? What if they can't come?"
He reached down and grabbed Blanko. An evil grin appeared on his face.
Swackhammer: Make 'em.
Blanko: (mutters) Cool.
Swackhammer: MAKE 'EM!
Swackhammer and his Nerdluck henchmen cackled wickedly. Capturing the Looney Tunes and forcing them to work at his theme park would be perfect.
