Title: "Bad Luck on Tap"

Genres:

Slapstick Comedy

Animated Short

Buddy Comedy


Summary:
Bumpy, the most accident-prone cockroach in all of Chaville, just wants a quiet evening at the local roach bar. His ever-supportive but equally clumsy girlfriend, Whoops, tags along. But when Bumpy tries to impress her with a romantic toast, a domino effect of spills, slips, and chaotic accidents turns the bar into a disaster zone. Can true love survive flying drinks, exploding jukeboxes, and a rogue mop bucket?


Screenplay (Short Animated Scene):


INT. ROACH BAR – EVENING

The bar is buzzing with funky music and chattering roaches. Neon signs blink "BUGS & BREWS" and a roach-sized disco ball twirls overhead. BUMPY limps in, covered in bandages, holding flowers that are already wilting.

WHOOPS (tripping into frame behind him)
giggling Oops! I thought that was the door handle... turns out it was the jukebox!

The jukebox SPARKS and starts playing intense tango music.

BUMPY (shaking a bit)
Heh... romantic, huh?

He limps to the bar with Whoops. They sit at two bottle cap stools. A tiny glass of "Root Beer Residue" is pushed toward them.

BUMPY (raising glass, nervously)
To us—may this be an accident-free night for once!

WHOOPS (beaming)
Aww! That's so sweet, Bumpy!

BUMPY takes a sip. Instantly, he CHOKES and sprays the drink across the bar, hitting a GRUMPY COCKROACH in the face.

GRUMPY ROACH
Hey! Watch it, crash dummy!

He THROWS a peanut. Bumpy ducks — the peanut hits the bartender's tail, causing him to spin and knock over a tray of drinks. One splashes onto the dance floor.

SLIP! A dancing couple spirals into the air, landing in a beer cap pool table, which launches all the balls into the air like missiles.

WHOOPS (ducks)
Incoming!

A cue ball bounces off her head and triggers the jukebox to blast dubstep now. Lights strobe wildly. CHAOS erupts. Roaches scream, some start dancing involuntarily.

BUMPY (sliding across the bar uncontrollably)
Whyyyy is this happening again!?

He crashes into the wall, upside down, flowers squashed on his face. WHOOPS stumbles over, antenna messed up, still smiling.

WHOOPS
Best. Date. Ever.

She kisses him. His eyes go loopy with hearts. The jukebox plays a slow, romantic tune by accident.

BUMPY (mumbling with a dazed smile)
Worth it...

FADE OUT.

TEXT ON SCREEN:
"Bad Luck on Tap" — Coming Soon to BugFlix