Scene 5: The Ride
(Lights up in Tina-lousie's car, she's driving erractically. Dan and Benny are in the from seat with her. Julia, Clifford and Ken are in the back seat. Loud music blares.)
JULIA: Turn down the music!
DAN: What?!
CLIFFORD: This song is awesome!
BENNY: I get migraines!
TINA-LOUISE: (Turnsdown the music) Better?
BENNY: Thanks.
CLIFFORD: That bites. That song needs to be cranked.
DAN: Shut up, ass-wipe.
CLIFFORD: You shut up.
TINA-LOUISE: Hey Ken, is it true you got mad at Jack Slavin, and set his go-kart on fire?
KEN: No. Who told you that?
Tina-Louise: Jack Slavin.
DAN: I heard the same thing. He said he wouldn't let you ride it, so you set it on fire when he went in for dinner.
KEN: That kid's a weasel. I didn't set anything on fire.
JULIA: How long have you had your license, Tina-Louise?
TINA-LOUISE: Three days.
KEN: And your parents let you drive in a blizzard?
TINA-LOUISE: My parents were snowed in at my grandma's lastnight. They're in connecticut.
JULIA: So, is that a yes, they do let you drive in a blizzard?
(They all scream, when the car swerves.)
TINA-LOUISE: Boy, these road are slippery, huh? Good think i have four-wheel drive.
CLIFFORD: Four-wheel drive is awesome.
BENNY: I want to get out. Can you pull over?
TINA-LOUISE: No, we're going to the pretzel knot.
DAN: Don't you like hot pretzels, Lenny?
JULIA: His name is Benny.
CLIFFORD: I love pretzels! I'm gonna eat me a giant cinnamon pretzel with chocolate sprinkle on top!
BENNY: I feel car sick.
TINA-LOUISE: You guys are my first official passengers.
KEN: Yikes.
JULIA: Is it true you were named after Tina Louise the television actress?
TINA-LOUISE: You mean the star of TV's "Gilligan's Island" protrayed movie star Ginger Grant so brilliantly for three consecutive seasons? Yes, I am her name sake.
BENNY: Hey look out for that volkswagen!
(They scream and swerve.)
TINA-LOUISE: VWs are so cute. I didn't even see it.
KEN: Hey, Julia. Your mother owns that bakery, right?
JULIA: Yeah.
KEN: You think you could give me a tour some time?
JULIA: I guess.
KEN: Cool, I'm thinking about becoming a baker.
JULIA: Really?
KEN: Yeah, I like the hat.
(Lights change suddenly. Benny reads from his journal.)
BENNY: I hate Ken. He doesn't wanna be a baker. He's a liar. I heard him tell Clifford just last week that he wanted to drive big rigs and see the country and deliver stuff. I hate him.
(Lights back to them in the car.)
CLIFFORD: When i grow up, I wanna own a jukebox factory. 'Cause jukeboxes are awesome.
DAN: Dude, you're scarying me.
JULIA: Hey there's the pretzel knot!
DAN: Slow down!
(She makes a sharp turn. They all scream. Blackout.)