Case Study: Thanksgiving Reversal


*Screen and music fade in. Smo is sitting at a big long table by himself. There is a turkey standing in the middle of table. Smo and the turkey appear to be having a staring contest.

Smo: (Straight face, staring at turkey) All right you little bugger, this has got to end sooner or later.

Turkey: Gobble.

Smo: Yea, that's what you think. How's the family doing?

Turkey: Worble Gobble Squeak.

Smo: Seriously? I didn't no turkeys could do such things.

Turkey: Worble, Worble, Gobble, Shriek.

Smo: Riiiiiiight, I bet. Are you ever gonna quit looking at me? I'm starting to feel really uncomfortable.

Turkey: Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, Woof.

Smo: (Surprised Look) Woof?! Turkeys don't go woof!

Turkey: Woof, Meow, Moo, Baaaa.

Smo: What the heck!??! (Thinking to himself) It's just trying to get me to look away. I can't do that.

Turkey: Gobble, Squawk.

Smo: I will not blink! You can't make me! (Sticks tongue out)

*A door is heard and Gro walks in.

Gro: Uhm Smo buddy what are you doing?

Smo: I'm having a stare down with tom over there.

Gro: Right, normally I don't stare my food down before I eat it.

Turkey: Gooble Gobble SQUAWK!

Gro: Don't get an attitude with me or your time will become that much shorter.

Turkey: (Defeatedly) Gobble

Smo: Yes!! Victory is mine! Muwahahahaha!!!

*Gro starts to leave and the turkey nips him on the butt.

Gro: That's it you overgrown needle nosed excuse for a meal it's war!

*Turkey skips off the table and takes off for it's life.

Gro (Running after it) Get back here! I'm gonna make a good meal outta you.

*Manny walks in with 3 fine ladies.

Manny: Hey Smo. What's going on in here?

Smo: Just watching today's "turkey" races. (Bah, dong, ching!)

Manny: Interesting. Well I was bringing my lady friends for a tour of the studio.

Smo: Go right ahead. You've been here enough times to do it yourself.

Manny: You sure you don't want to come man?

*The girls look at Smo and smile.

Smo: Well, I don't have anything better to do.

*Smo, Manny, and the girls take off through the studio.

*Gro is still chasing after the turkey.

Gro: Get back here you sorry vermin!! I'm gonna have turkey and dressing, turkey stew, tukey kabobs, left over turkey sandwiches...

*Gro stops to drool for a bit then regains his senses.

Gro: I'm coming! Don't run too much meat off them bones!

*Gro runs past Smo and the ladies.

Gro: (Muttering) Go figure.

*Suddenly a loud crash is heard. Manny, Smo, and the girls run to back of the studio to see what happened. The only thing is that nothing is there. An announcer comes in.

Announcer: What happened to Gro and the bird? What was that loud crash all about? Will the mystery ever be solved? Will Smo have any luck with any of Manny's ladies friends? Will Manny ever be ladyless? Will I ever learn to shutup? Probably not! Will Smo and Gro ever run out of ideas for Case Studies? Will they ever be studs? Will they....

Smo: (Yelling) Would you shut up!!! And to answer your questions, we don't know, we don't know, we don't know, probably not, definitely not, I hope you do, probably really soon, no we won't.

*Another loud crash is heard. Announcer comes in.

Announcer: Will...

*Shotgun blast is heard.

Smo: Take that!

*The turkey falls to the floor with a thud, then gets up and runs off. A yell is heard. Smo, Manny, and company look up to see Gro falling through the air. Gro falls face first in front of the group.

Gro: Smo, get that hole in the ceiling fixed!

*Gro slowly gets up.

Gro: Where did that gobbler go?

Smo: Uhh, that way.

*Gro runs off. Manny and company look around in astonishment.

Manny: I will have to say this is the most interesting tour I've been through of this studio.

*Another loud crash is heard and then some yelling. Manny, Smo, and the girls run toward the noise.

Gro: Take that you gobbler...ouch Tyson ...quit biting.

*The crew enters to see Gro wrestling with the Turkey.

Gro: Come on Butterball give up.

*The Turkey somehow manages to get loose and again scampers away.

Gro: I'm getting that Caddy Shack vibe.

*Gro takes off after the bird leaving the others behind.

Smo: This is rather entertaining. What started as a "turkey" race has now become a "turkey" scamper.

*Many minutes pass. Manny, Smo, and the girls are searching for Gro and the bird. Suddenly they here a voice that sounds like Gro's, but they don't see anyone anywhere.

Gro's voice: Shhh... he can sense movement.

Smo: Huh?

Gro's voice : Just move on slowly and quietly I think I see him.

*Suddenly they see Gro's eyes and he moves out from in front of the wall they were next to. Gro is camouflaged in grey clothes. They exact same color as the studio walls.

Manny: Ok this dude is creaping me out.

Smo: Yea me too.

*Gro pulls a piece of wire from his boot and lunges for the turkey.

Gro: You're mine Tom!

*Gro and the turkey begin rolling around.

Turkey: Squawk!! Squawk!!

*Suddenly the doors in the studio all fly open and hundreds upon hundreds of turkeys begin filing into the studio. Activity between Gro and the turkey suddenly cease.

Gro: What the heck is going on?!!!??

Turkey: Muwahahahahaha, it's time for turkeys to celebrate Thanksgiving. There are enough of you in this studio to last us for a while. Get 'em fellas!

*The turkeys begin charging the small crowd of people. Smo, Gro, Manny, and company begin running as well as the camerman.

Smo: Ahhhhh!!

*Suddenly the camera slams into the ground and a gobbling mass is heard. The camerman is heard yelling and the sound turns into a constant buzz.

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