PRODUCTION/CULTURAL REFERENCES
-I wanted to introduce Anja, but I had to think of a different way to do it. Having a girl that Jaylynn is good friends with might actually help introduce a new side to her character. Her cynicism isn't going to have any effect on Anja. Plus, as time goes by, you'll find out more about the little Muslim girl too.
-Anja is based off of a girl in my high school. She's a sophomore just like me. I've had a couple conversations with her and for the most part, she's OK. She can range from a very cool girl to be around to "Why is this kid here?" One of her friends is a total bitch though. In fact, to be honest, she is the only Muslim at that school that seems normal. I'm not being racist, the Muslims at my school are either shallow, arrogant, stupid, or considerably quiet. She also doesn't have a defining personality trait, as well as the cartoon version. I'm going to find a way to incorporate her lack of personality into the show.
-This is the only episode where I could use Boogie Down Productions' "Poetry" IN the episode itself, not just Music Time with Steve Songs. By using music such as that, it gives the show an old-school identity and can actually make it relatable to other audiences. Let's face it, if Thank You, Heavenly was on TV, most people who would watch it would be white. Nothing wrong with that, but for TV shows, it's good to be yourself and appeal to a wider range of people at the same time.
-No one else could have done Mrs. Rosenblum like Gabrielle Union. No one.
-If you're wondering why Jaylynn and Anja's poems sound so different from most poems you've probably read, that's because I wrote them. Poetry isn't supposed to have rules. It's art. The minute you start telling a person that art has rules, creativity dies. I'm also kind of butthurt because there was a poetry contest at my school, and I didn't even finish in third place. I actually read my poem, and there are certain people that said I should've won. I usually don't want to be that guy, but I agree with them. My style of poetry is based on storytelling and rap music, not that "knick knack patty whack give the dog a bone" crap that the winners used. I'm telling you, none of the poems that finished in first, second, and third place were special. At all.
-Now that that's taken care of, I must say, I'm very on the fence about this episode. There wasn't much humor in the A-plot. I wish I could've done more with the B-plot. There was a lot of potential there. I'm not into leaving any of the main characters out. The only person I can do that to is KG because his role has never been as big as the others anyway. Whenever there's an episode, I at least want each character to do something, unless they're really not needed.
-I don't think I should pair up Jaylynn with Anja just yet, or even hint at it. My original intention was for that to be a major plot point heading into the third season for Jaylynn, but I think I'll just keep them as friends for now and just have you guys figure out the rest.
-Yes, the pilot episode of Hannah Montana influenced the B-plot. Come to think of it, the plot with RK, Buster, and Wade reminded me of the season one episode "KG Learns to Use the DVR." I thought that episode was hilarious and although it was an empty plot, it worked because it was actually funny. This is what I like about this time of year. When the season starts, you have to come out swinging and have some hot episodes. The only one I thought from September-December was only decent was "No Sleep 'Til RK." Then, around January, you slow down a bit and the plots get weaker. The characters have to work harder to make the plot work. And at the end of the season, you finish off hot.
-The porno I Know Who You Did Last Summer is a reference to the season two My Wife and Kids episode "He Heard, She Heard."
-The Diary of a Wimpy Kid cutaway is a rare joke about how at the end of the day, Testicular Sound Express is just a bunch of fourth-graders who think books like that are amazing.
-Bush's (adult vagina) Baked Sausage (adult penis). Also a reference to Bush's Baked Beans. Get it?
-Mr. Abend was my elementary school gym teacher. He had a female partner, but I don't remember her name. My current gym teacher is literally the first one I've ever had that looks like a regular person.
-Bitch Clock and Sparky broke the fourth wall when Bitch Clock said Sparky can't remember anything before June 2012, and Sparky says "Well, can you blame me?" It was a reference to when the show premiered and the fact that most things that take place in a show's universe before it airs become irrelevant.
-I really don't know what I was going for with the ending. Maybe something sweet? I don't know. I thought about playing Billy Joel's "Vienna" during the ending, but I really didn't think it was necessary. That's also why Sparky got that final line at the end. The A-plot started out OK, but there wasn't enough humor to aid the story IMO.
-Well, let me fill you in on a few things: St. Patrick's Day weekend is going to be huge, because of Thank You, Heavenly. From March 14-16, five brand new episodes of the show will be posted. Each episode will center around a member of Testicular Sound Express. Sparky and Buster will get their episodes on the 14th, RK and Wade's on the 15th, and Jaylynn's on the 16th. RK is honestly the easiest character to write for so I'll do his episode first. I don't want to spoil the details. I don't know how I'll be able to do five episodes, but I'm giving myself three weeks. Plus, I'm working on Judgment Day 2000 right now. I already have three out of seven chapters done for it!
-There's more concerning the St. Patrick's Day Quintet. I'm calling it that. Throughout all five episodes, I'm going to put in six codes (one episode will get two codes) related to Ireland. Your job is to figure out all six codes. Do that and you get to choose which two new episodes of the show air in April. I'll come up with four potential episodes and your job is to pick which ones air. The other two will become Season 3 episodes. Of course, I might just pick the episodes myself and you do nothing but play this stupid shit called a game. Plus, two weeks after St. Patrick's weekend, there will be a one-hour special called "Welcome to the World," where the whole crew (including KG) travel to New Orleans to attend WrestleMania XXX. I wanted to do it last year, but I got tired while writing the script. And unlike "Super Bowl Cum-Day," there's a bigger chance that "Welcome to the World" becomes an annual tradition.
-So, I have nine episodes to think of and seven to write. And that's not counting the WrestleMania episode (which counts as two episodes in one), or the season finale with the time machine. So, there are ten episodes left in Season 2, which will bring the overall episode total at the end of the season up to 49. What, did you forget the 21 first-season episodes? :)