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Disclaimer: First off, I don't own Calvin and Hobbes. I wish I did, but guess what, I don't. This is actually the second draft of a script written by me and Jessie7214 two summers ago on AOL. So half the credit belongs to her. Also, this written like the pilot episode of a Calvin and Hobbes TV show (but not a real one, duh!), and the plot is mine. And the idea of meeting identical cousins came off a post on the Cool Calvin Collection's Movie Discussion Board. Thanks all. God bless, and enjoy reading.
1
INT. CALVIN'S ROOM DAY
Calvin's room is your average six-year old's room, bed in the middle of the room with blue covers, and light blue pillows, as well as a picture over his bed, on the left wall there is a window, that's about your normal sized window. It's right there that the average ends. The picture over his bed is one that he drew of a tiger. His bookcase, which is over on the right-hand side of his room, is jammed with comic books, a few of them are left on the floor, Stupendous Man, and Captain Napalm, are a few of the titles. Water balloon remenats fill some of the empty spaces were toys, mostly trucks, and cars, lay about.
Sitting on the bed is six-year old CALVIN, yellow hair that's spiked as thought static electricity is always holding it up, a red T-shirt with black stripes, black pants., and red high-tops fills his description completely. Calvin is holding something in his hand. It appears to be a paper of some sort. Next to Calvin is HOBBES, a tiger, however he is sitting slouched back with his legs laying out, and you can sorta see his tail, (for a more accurate description of Hobbes then I could hope to list he, read one Calvin and Hobbes strip were Hobbes is in it).
Calvin: ::looking up at the ceiling, which is the only place that has no junk on it:: Hobbes, I have a plan to get us rich.
Hobbes ::rolling his eyes, having seen and performed several of Calvin's ways to get rich, which always seem to fail:: What is it?
Calvin: ::unrolls the paper he was holding, and the camera zooms in on it, it is an ad for a Las Vegas hotel, the Hotel Tigerco and Casino, the director can insert whatever pictures he wants into it, the camera pulls back to the view we had before:: Look, see here $1,000,000 given away every day! A million dollars! Do you what we can get with that type of money? This can be our ticket out of this dump!
Hobbes: ::eyes brighten up for a second, and then he looked puzzled and quizzical:: How the heck are we going to get your parents to take us there, Las Vegas is in Nevada, and we're here.
Calvin: ::surprised voice:: Nevada? I thought Las Vegas was in Nebraska. Anyhow, Nevada or Nebraska, how we are going to get my parents to take us there was exactly what I called you in here to talk about. Any ideas?
Hobbes: ::leaning over:: I believe I do...
FADE OUT
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INT. FAMILY ROOM DAY
The family room of Calvin's house looks like this, in the center at the back of the room there is a TV, which the whole room centers around on, on the left-hand wall some potted plants are on a shelf, a coffee table is a few feet away from the TV, and an easy chair is a few feet away from the coffee table. There also is a table several feet behind the easy chair at the back of the living room that serves as the dining room. CALVIN'S DAD, a lean and in his forties who wears glasses is reading a book, while CALVIN'S MOM, a fairly tall brunette, is drinking coffee at the coffee table.
On the right-hand side there is a staircase. It this this staircase the camera closes in on as Calvin walks down it carrying a stuffed version of Hobbes. The camera follows him all the way to Dad's chair were the camera pulls back a little so that we can see both of them.
Calvin: ::putting on an innocent face:: Hey Dad.
Calvin's Dad: ::turns and looks away from his book and looks directly Calvin:: Yes, what is it Calvin.
Calvin: Well, ::gestures at Hobbes:: me and Hobbes want to go to Las Vegas.
Calvin's Dad: ::genuinely surprised:: Las Vegas? Why in the world would you what to go there?
Calvin: ::apparently had his answer all planned out, not even missing a beat:: The historical value, after all Las Vegas has been around for a long time. In fact our teacher recommended that we go there this summer as a field trip, but the School Board turned that down.
Calvin's Dad: ::looks at Calvin:: No, Calvin, I don't really think that there is anyway that I go, I only have a couple weeks vacation time this summer.
Mom: ::Off Screen, very pleasantly:: Actually, I've always wanted to go there, but if your father doesn't want to...
Calvin's Dad: ::gruffly, as he turns back to his book:: And I don't.
Mom: ::camera shifts over to her:: Then I guess we can't.
The camera comes back to Calvin, who looks crushed and defeated for a few seconds as he tries to get sympathy, but his parents ignore him, and he returns to his normal expression and walks back up the stairs.
FADE OUT
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INT. CALVIN'S ROOM NIGHT
Calvin and Hobbes are tucked in bed with the lights off muttering things about monsters, and as they strain to hear if there are any monsters, Calvin is staring to fall asleep when Hobbes' eyes get really wide and he touches Calvin, when Calvin doesn't move he shakes him a little bit. The camera zooms in on Calvin and Hobbes.
Calvin: ::yawning:: W-w-h-h-hat is it?
Hobbes: ::excited:: I figured out how we can go to Las Vegas.
Calvin: ::suddenly awake:: How?
Hobbes: Well, you see years ago, Halvin taught me how people used to put secret messages into movies.
Calvin: ::puzzled:: Halvin?
Hobbes: Yeah, Halvin, anyway, they would make the movie make people buy popcorn and stuff. Especially kids.
Calvin: ::sitting straight up:: Awesome.
Hobbes leans over and whispers into Calvin's ear. Calvin's face gets more and more animated as Hobbes whispers, up to a point we is smiling that familiar old triangle smile that we all know and love.
Calvin: OK, let's do it. ::the camera focuses completely on Calvin as he gets out of bed really quietly, and goes under his bed and starts digging, trash that Calvin and Hobbes had fed the monsters, homework, even a few water balloons that splash against the wall behind him, until he finally pulls out a tape recorder, he climbs back into bed, and begins talking into it.
Calvin: ::whispering:: Las Vegas is extremely educational, in fact I think you should go on a vacation there. Imagine all the fun, and the lights that are on the Strip, man oh man, you will love it.. You could win over a million dollars, and after all Las Vegas is the place for young kids and tigers. Make reservations at the Hotel Tigerco.
Hobbes: ::whispering as well:: OK, now hit STOP, when you put it by your Dad's part of the bed, hit CONTINUOUS PLAY, and it will play for a few hours before the batteries run out. Try to hide it under the bed, or something.
Calvin: ::nods, and whispers:: I'll go only, you stay here and guard the bed.
Hobbes: ::nods and smiles as he rubs his paws together:: Good luck.
Calvin: ::nods and the camera follows him as he gets out of bed::
Calvin walks past the bathroom door on tiptoes, and then turns right and walks down a hallway to his parent's room.
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INT. PARENT'S ROOM NIGHT
On both sides of the room, there are two large oak dressers. In the middle is a large Queen sized bed, with white covers, and pillows, this is were Calvin's Mom and Dad sleep soundly and deeply. Calvin's Dad, who snores occasionally, is on the left-side of the bed, and to the left-hand side of him there is a night stand.
Calvin opens the door and it creaks a little bit, he stops, but luckily Calvin's parents keep on sleeping. Calvin steals into the room, and hits the continuous play button as he puts it in the night stand. After that he runs out of the room on his tiptoes.
FADE OUT
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INT. PARENT'S ROOM DAY
Calvin's Dad gets up and stretches. He is wearing blue and white striped pajamas, and he gets out of bed with a spring in his step. Calvin's Mom, having not heard the tape is just the opposite, having not heard the tape. She mumbles something like Get back to bed.
Calvin's Dad refuses to listen and turns around and shakes her completely awake. The camera zooms in on Calvin's Dad.
Calvin's Dad: ::soft:: Honey, time to get up, it's seven o'clock, I have an announcement. ::camera pans on Calvin's Mom::
Calvin's Mom: ::sleepily:: What is it? ::camera pans back to Calvin's Dad::
Calvin's Dad: ::stands up:: I think we should go to Las Vegas. ::camera pans back to Calvin's Mom::
Calvin's Mom: ::shocked, sitting up, and now completely awake:: And what brought on this change of heart? ::the camera pulls back to the view we had at the beginning::
Calvin's Dad: ::walking over to the closet:: I'm going to get dressed, and then we'll have breakfast at eight o'clock, we'll tell Calvin then. ::camera zooms back to Calvin's Mom::
Calvin's Mom: ::lays back down and starts to go back to sleep:: You didn't answer my question. ::camera zooms back to Calvin's Dad::
Calvin's Dad: I guess I had to sleep on it, the idea hadn't sunk in yesterday.
FADE TO BLACK AND FADE OUT