[Scene: Space, the final frontier! No, wait, wrong show. In the starry sky there’s a flaming comet streaking across the screen. It changes direction and shoots down to the front of the screen. It turns out to be Marty sitting on the rock that he always sits on when he’s talking to Heady.] Marty: I got a question, Head. Heady: Shoot. Marty: The Three Stooges, are they in Heaven? Heady: Only two of them. Marty: Poor Shemp. What about Elvis Presley? He’s up here, right? Heady: Oh yes. Elvis has left the planet. In fact, he’s right behind you. Marty: Cool! [Marty turns around quickly. Heady starts laughing.] Heady: You are so easy! [Marty looks hurt.] Oh, don’t feel bad. God played that same joke on me in the year 3. Of course he didn’t use Elvis. He used Joseph of Arimathea. Marty: Yes, yes, very funny. If Kenan needs a side kick you da man. I gotta get to lunch. I’d invite you but I see you’ve already eaten. Heady: What? Marty: You’ve got a little ketchup there. Heady: Um, where? Marty: Right there! Just to the left of your mouth. [Heady sticks out his tongue and tries to reach the none existent ketchup.] Just a little higher, just a little..... Heady: Wait a minute! I don’t eat Ketchup! Marty: So long Stewie, see you in St. Lewie. [He salutes heady and pops out. Heady growls] [Opening Titles.] [Scene: School gym. Steve and Marty are holding basket balls.] Steve: Can you believe Michael Jordan can dunk it from here? [Marty looks down and then gives Steve a ‘just watch this’ look. He jumps up into the air, floats over to the hoop and dunks the ball. Still floating he leans on the ring.] Marty: How’s this for hang time? Steve: Not too shabby. [Marty gets back down to the ground by walking down some invisible steps. A whistle blows and the coach comes in] Coach: Right now, line up! [Everyone stands in a line] Alright. Today we’re going to play that wonderful game that was invented by James Naksmith. How can tell me what it is? [Everyone just looks confused] It involves a hoop, a net, and a ball? [they still look confused] For God’s sake, it’s basket ball! All: [Getting it] Oh! Yeah! Coach: Alright, we’re playing basket ball today. I need two captains. Jordan: For what? Coach: Basket ball! Basket ball!!! What is wrong with you people? Alright, twins, you’re the captains. Twin#1: Who’s team am I on? Coach: The captains pick the teams!! You’re in high school for crying out loud. Don’t you understand the concept of picking teams? Twin#2: Ok, Coach, I got it now. [He looks at the line, then at twin#1.] I pick Lewis! Coach: No, son. You can’t pick Lewis. He’s the other captain. You can pick anyone else, but if you pick me I’ll kill you with my bare hands. OK? Twin#2: OK. I pick Jordan. [As people are picked they go and stand with their team] Twin#1: I pick Sammy. Twin#2: I pick Zack. Marty: Oh oh. Steve: What? Marty: You’re dangerously close to getting picked last. Steve: Come on. I’m not the greatest athlete, but I’m better than Jessie. Twin#1: Jessie. Steve: And Adam. Twin#2: I pick Adam. Steve: Oh no! I am gonna get picked last! Marty: Well it looks bad, but for ten years there’s been one buffer between you and being picked last. Darrel Leebo. [They look at Darrel, a geeky looking weed in huge glasses.] Twin#1: [In slow motion] I pick Darrel Leebo. Steve: NOOOOOO!!!!! Marty: [normally] I think we’re being a little over dramatic. [Scene: School. Steve and Marty are walking down the steps in the corridor.] Steve: I can’t believe it! Picked last! Marty: Ah, don’t worry. No one remembers those things. [The twins walk past.] Twin#2: Sorry I picked you last in basket ball. Twin#1: I didn’t pick you at all! [Jordan walks past] Jordan: Sorry man. [He shakes Steve’s hand and walks off. Then Kyle walks up laughing] Kyle: Hello, Last Boy! Heh heh heh. Hey, I made a pun. Steve: That wasn’t a pun. Kyle: What is it? Steve: Er, unprovoked abuse? Kyle: Fine by me. I’m outta here. [He starts to leave.] Marty: Hey, have a nice trip! [He sticks out his foot and Kyle trips over it and goes sprawling across the floor.] Now THAT was a pun. [Scene: Steve’s room. He’s lying on one of those weight lifting bench thingys struggling to lift a weight. He brings it down to his neck but can’t get it back up again and starts choking. Judy comes in with a basket of laundry and sees what’s going on.] Judy: Oh my God, honey, what are you doing? [She lifts the weight easily and puts it on it’s stand.] Steve: I was picked last today for basket ball. Judy: Well that’s no reason to kill yourself. Steve: No Mom. I’m trying to build up my muscles so I can be a better athlete. All the kids at school think I’m such a lameo at sports. Judy: Honey, you have other talents. Why don’t you take up the bag-pipes again? Steve: Mom, I’m tried of being a geek. I’m through with the bag-pipes, my ventriloquism, clog-dancing, my origami, my speaking Klingon, I am done! Judy: What about your rock polisher? Steve: What’s wrong with my rock polisher? Judy: Oh, nothing. Nothing. Steve: Now will you excuse me? I’m trying to train. Judy: Well just don’t push yourself too hard. Nobody can be good right away. Look at me. I didn’t win a single beauty pageant........til I was eight! Well, I’d better go start dinner, honey. [She leaves. Steve gets back on the weight lifting bench and starts lifting the weight again. The tune to ‘A spoonful of sugar’ starts to play and Marty floats down from the ceiling with an umbrella. Marty: [in a British accent] Hello governor. It’s me, Marty Poppins. Steve: Hey, Marty. [He closes the umbrella and throws it to one side. He looks at all the weight lifting stuff Steve’s got] Marty: What’s all this stuff for? Steve: Being picked last was a real wake up call. I’m changing my life. Marty: Why would you wanna change your life. You have everything you want. Your ventriloquism, your origami, [in Klingon with subtitles] You speak fluent Klingon. Steve: Quit the Klingon, man. I’m serious. All my life I’ve been picked on and laughed at in gym, but that is all going to change. Marty: You got it my friend. [He snaps his fingers and Steve suddenly grows huge muscles.] Steve: No, no, this is not what I meant. Marty: Sorry, I forgot the buns of steel! [He goes to snap his fingers again but Steve stops him] Steve: No, no. I wanna do it on my own. Marty: [disappointed] Oh, right. [He snaps his fingers and Steve goes back to normal.] Steve: I wanna show people the new Steve Beauchamp, so I’m gonna run, lift weights, and this Friday I’m trying out for the wrestling team. Marty: You’re really serious about this aren’t you? Steve: Yeah, you know it! And wrestling is the perfect sport for me. I mean, it requires brains, I’ll be up against people my own size. Marty: And you look good in tights. Steve: Right! [realises what he said] Hey! [thinks] really? Marty: If this means so much to you my friend, not only are you going to learn to wrestle, you’re gonna learn from the best! [He snaps his fingers and two huge guys appear wearing nothing but little red bits of material.] Steve, meet Hericlese and Ajax, two ancient Greece wrestlers. Hericlese, Ajax, meet Steveaclese, aka the Battling Bag-piper. Steve: So, uh, can I get you guys some......er.....pants? Marty: Alright, enough with the chit-chat. Hericlese, show Steveaclese your moveaclese. [Hericlese and Ajax get ready to wrestle and there’s a knock at the door. Pam comes in] Pam: Steve, have you seen.....[sees the two guys and shuts the door. Cut to Pam] Pam: Don’t ask, don’t tell. [Scene: School gym. People are lifting weights and generally preparing for wrestling practice. Steve comes running up to coach.] Steve: Excuse me, Coach Fortner? Coach: Oh, you again. Steve: Listen, I really wanna try out for the wrestling team. Coach: Sure, you can make the team. He can make the team. Everyone can make the team. Steve: Really? Coach: NO! Eb...ey...sd....yd.....I’m choking on my rage here! Fine, I’ll give I a try out. Yo, Berkstrum. [Kyle puts down the weight he was lifting and runs over.] [To Steve] You beat Kyle here, you’re on the team. Steve: You want me to wrestle him? Kyle: Alright! [Steve goes over to the mat in the middle of the floor and puts on his head protection. Coach: Now I don’t want you to hurt this kid, just scare him....Ah, hurt him......No, don’t hurt him......Surprise me! [Kyle goes to the ring.] Steve: Listen, I’m not physically gifted, but I’m trying to change my life and I..... Kyle: Dead meat! Steve: I knew you’d understand. [Marty pops in at the side of the Gym and coach blows the whistle. Steve and Kyle start to circle each other. Steve’s waving his arms around in a daft looking karate chop motion. He goes for Kyle’s legs.] Marty: All right Steve! Way to......[Kyle picks him up by waist upside down and drops him] Marty:......fall. [Kyle grabs him by the foot and holds him as he scrabbles to get out of the ring. Marty knees down in front of him] Marty: Come on, Steve. Remember the Little Engine that could? I think you can, I think you can....[Kyle picks him up and spins him over his head] I know I’m wrong, I know I’m wrong. Alright, should I help him or shouldn’t I. [Kyle holds him by the legs and swings him round and round. Every time he comes passed Marty we hear him go ‘Whah!’] On the one hand he really wants to do this for himself. On the other hand... Steve: AHHHGGGG! Marty: There’s that. [He jumps to his feet.] Kyle, by the awesome power of Heaven I give you an invisible wedgy.[ He pulls at the air and Kyle falls over clutching his bottom.] Kyle: Ahhhggg! [Steve jumps on top of him and pins him] Coach: Pin? Steve: Oh my gosh, I did it. I pinned him! I pinned him! Coach: Say it ain’t so, Kyle. Say it ain’t so! Kyle: Well, I suppose I have no choice but to return to my first love. Calligraphy. [Coach makes a few stressed noises and Kyle runs off. He goes up to Steve] Coach: Good work, Beauchamp. You were like an animal out there. Like a.... Steve: Like a shark with arms! Coach: What? That makes no.....why would a shark......Oh! Heh heh heh heh. A shark with arms. Yeah! [He shakes his hand.] Congratulations, son. You’re on the team. Steve: Thanks coach Fortner. [Marty taps him on the shoulder.]Man, I said I was going to do it and I did it! I’m not a complete lameo at sports! Marty: No, not complete, no. Listen, about your victory, I.... Steve: I did it all on my own, man. They can’t take that away from me. Marty:[hesitates]......Congratulations. [He snaps his fingers and a basket full of bread appears in front of Steve] Steve: Oh, wow, thanks. [Coach blows his whistle and walks over.] Coach: Sorry, son. [He takes the basket from him] Can’t eat this. You’re in training. Oh, viscotie [he takes a bit and walks off.] [Commercial Break] [Scene: School corridor. Steve’s wearing a letterman jacket and girls are actually talking to him. The twins walk past] Twin#1: Nice jacket Letterman. Twin#2: Keep your chin up, Lenno. [They give him a thumbs up and walk off. Jordan comes up also wearing a jacket.] Jordan: Dude, how do you like the jacket? Steve: Man, I love it. I don’t know how they made it so fast......Oh. It says ‘Kyle’. Jordan: Hey, hey, you know how we drool at cheerleader? Well, this these jackets they drool at us! Steve: Drool is cool! Jordan: Let’s just stand here and shake out our hair. [They shake out their hair, but Jordan looks a little cooler doing it cause he’s got more hair to shake. Some cheerleaders walk past and give them an odd look before walking off.] Ok, now follow me. [Jordan walks off down the hall] Steve: Where are we going? Jordan: Your new locker. [On the outside it looks normal, but then Jordan opens it up and the inside is made a pine, there’s a light inside and a robe.] Vola, Dude. Steve: Wow. Jordan: And every night the janitor leaves a little mint on the top shelf. Steve: No way! I can’t believe this! [He puts his books inside.] Jordan: Hey, when you’ve made the team everything is better. Steve: [Sniffs] What’s that smell? Jordan: Seeder. [He pats him on the back and walks off. Coach comes out of the gym] Coach: Steve, like the jacket? Steve: Oh, yeah! It’s great. Coach: Check the pocket. [Steve pulls a piece of paper out of the pocket.] Steve: Inspected by number fourteen? Coach: Gees....what.....dhu.....the other pocket! [He pulls out another bit of paper.] Steve: Enjoy the jacket, your buddy, coach Fortner. [They laugh for a minute] Coach: [Seriously] Now, Steve: Oh. Coach: Tomorrow’s match is against Vin the Pin Williams. The toughest wrestler in the district. He’s a killer. But I know you can handle him, huh? [He playfully hits him on the shoulder but it seems to hurt Steve.] Steve: Ahg, yeah. Coach: So tonight, get plenty of sleep. And remember, no dames. They weaken the legs. [Coach walks off. Marty pops in facing the locker and has a look.] Steve: Oh, hey, Marty. Can you believe this? I’m hanging out with the wrestlers, the basket ball team, I haven’t seen any of the football team though. Marty: They have a sauna on the roof. James Conn likes to hang out there. Steve: Well I’m happy were I am now. I’ve got everything I ever wanted. Marty: Oh, that’s great. But, I think you should quit wrestling. Steve: What? Marty: Yeah, you have one good match. Go out on top. Just like Buster Douglass. Steve: Man, quit kidding around. [Coach walk past but neither Marty or Steve see him] Marty: I’m not kidding, quit. Steve: No, you’re kidding about quitting. Marty: Nah, quit. Steve: I can’t......why? Marty: Quit. Steve: I’m good at it. [Coach walks over and they go quiet and hang their heads.] Coach: Beauchamp, are you talking to thin air? Steve: Ah.... Coach: What ever floats your boat. [He waves to the air] Good-bye Steve’s invisible friend. Marty: Good-bye Steve’s hypertensive Coach. [Scene: Steve’s house. Steve, Pam and Katie are sitting at the table and Judy is putting out food.] Pam: Boy, did I have a day. Guy came into the post office wanting to buy an Eisenhower stamp and I sold him and Elmer Fudd. I get my kicks. Katie: Well I have a loose tooth, and I hear the tooth fairy’s giving a hundred dollars now. Judy: Now Katie, don’t make things up. Steve: I made the wrestling team. Judy: You too, Steve. Don’t make things up. Steve: No, I’m serious. I pinned the biggest kid in school and now I’m on the varsity. Pam: Good for you, kiddo. Steve: Thanks. Judy: The Varsity! Are you sure you’re not gonna hurt yourself? Do you remember last summer when you dislocated your shoulder on that test your grip machine? Pam: And all you got up to was pooped out Pete. Steve: Look, I’ve been lifting weights, drinking shakes, working on my hand-eye coordination. [He puts his hand on the table and hits a bowl of peas and they all go flying] The point is I’m in shape now. Pam: Oh, yeah? You wanna arm wrestle? [She puts her arm on the table to wrestle him] Steve: Oh, come on. Well I’m a guy, and you’re..... Pam: Yeah? Steve: You’re my aunt. Katie: Aunts can lift 17 times their body weight. Judy: No Katie, Honey. You’re thinking of those pesky ants that steal your food at picnics. Katie: Yeah, like Aunt Pam. Pam: Are we gonna arm wrestle or what? Steve: Yeah. [He puts his arm on the table.] On three. One, two , three. [Pam pushes his arm down easily.] Ahh! Pam: Looks like I just made the Varsity. [Cut to rock in space. Marty and Heady are watching the scene in the viewing globe] Heady: Steve’s on the wrestling team but he can’t beat his Aunt Pam. What’s wrong with this picture? Marty: Well the contrast is a little off and you only seem to be able to get this one channel, but I’ve got a cousin who could hook you up with a little box that.... Heady: We don’t steal cable in Heaven! Now, why does Steve think he’s so good? Marty: Well, the thing is, I helped Steve ‘cos I was afraid he’d get hurt, but he doesn’t know I helped him. So if I tell him he’ll be crushed, if I don’t tell him he’ll be killed! Heady: That’s quite a conundrum. Marty: Yes, it is. Heady: You have no idea what a conundrum is. Marty: No, I don’t. Heady: Marty, you have to tell Steve the truth. It my be painful but it’s the only basis for an honest relationship. Marty: Honesty, huh? Ok, Heady, what do you really think of my performance as a guardian angel? Heady: Well, I um,.......I think I left the oven on. [He pops out.] [Scene: Steve’s room. He’s lifting a little weight with one arm.] Steve: I will intimidate. I will show no fear. [The weigh turns into Marty] Marty: Hello Dere! Steve: Ahh! [He drops Marty who stands up] Marty: Listen, man. We’ve gotta talk. Steve: Whatever you’ve gotta say, say it quick. I’ve gotta get ready for Vin the Pin, Oooo. Marty: This is really hard for me to say so I’m just gonna say it. You don’t belong on the wrestling team. Steve: What are you talking about? Marty: I beat Kyle. I gave him a wedgy. I know I’m supposed to use my powers for good and not evil, but high jinx are sort of a grey area. Steve: Look, I’m the one who pinned him. Marty: Steve, listen. I’m telling you this because I can’t help you any more and I don’t wanna see you get hurt. Steve: I have a match. I don’t need any of your so called “help”. [He does the finger thing for the speech marks. I’m sure you know what I mean.] Marty: Fine. Good luck with your so called “wrestling”[He does the finger thing too then snaps his fingers, but nothing happens.] I was supposed to pop out. I can still make a dramatic exit. Good luck with your so called “wrestling”. [He goes to the door and turns the handle but it won’t open. He pulls it a few times.] Alright, I’m not licked yet. [He goes back over to Steve] Good luck with your so called “wrestling”. [He goes into Steve’s closet and shuts the door behind him. Steve walks over to it and opens the door. Marty’s staring at the wall. He turns to Steve] Don’t look at me. Shut the door. [he shuts the door and walks off] [Scene: School gym. The big match. There’s a sign on the back wall which reads ‘All city wrestling finals’. The announcer guy [Anno] steps forward with a microphone.] Anno: And now, the main event, Marshall High in association with Cliff’s notes remind you ‘Why read when you can get the jist?’, proudly presents Vin the Pin Williams! [Vin the Pin comes into the ring and the crowd boos.] Verses Steve Picked-last-for-basket-ball Beauchamp. [Steve goes into the ring and everyone cheers.] And now, LETS GET READY TO......watch the wrestling match. [The whistle blows and the scene goes black and white. Violin music starts to play. Steve and Vin circle each other as camera flashes go off all around. Vin slaps Steve in the face and Steve gives him a confused look. More camera flashes go off. Steve slaps him back and grins. Katie takes a picture from the stands. Steve dodges another slap and laughs, as he laughs Vin gets another one in and he mouths the word ‘Ow’. He slaps Steve again, more camera flashes go off and the scene regains it’s colour. The violin music stops and normal sound comes back. Steve goes for Vin who just grabs him and chucks him over his shoulder.] All: Oooo! [Marty’s in the front row covering up his eyes.] Katie: What’s that guy doing to Steve? Pam: He has him in a half Nelson. Judy: If that’s only a half Nelson what’s a full Nelson. Steve: AHHHH! Pam: That’s a full Nelson. [Vin has Steve swung over his shoulders and is spinning round and round.] Marty: My bud needs me! [He jumps up to help him but Heady appears in Katie’s balloon.] Heady:[in a squeaky voice] Marty! I forbid you to help him. Marty: What happened to your voice? Heady: Too much Helium. [The balloon starts rising] Whee! [Marty tries to catch it but misses. We hear it pop and Marty looks worried.] Steve: Ahh! [Marty runs to Steve who’s on the floor with Vin trying to tie his arm to his leg.] Marty: I’d like to help you out, man, but I can’t. You can do it, you can do it, you can do it. Steve: Shut up! [Coach comes running in holding a book.] Coach: Stop the match! [The ref pulls Vin off Steve.] I have a shocking announcement. I my hand I hold a year book. [the audience gasps] I haven’t gotten to the shocking part yet! What is wrong with you people? This year book is five years old and...[they gasp again. Coach makes a few of his famous stressed out noises.] And it has a picture of Vin the Pin Williams. He graduated already, he’s a ringer. [silence.] Now you can gasp! [They gasp. He points to Vin] You, disqualified. [Goes to Steve] You, the winner! [He pulls Steve to his feet. Everyone cheers.] Anno: Steve Beauchamp. You’ve just gone from a total unknown to the top ranked wrestler in the district. How did you do it? Steve: [He takes the mic.] Well, I’m afraid I have a confession to make too. I owe all my success to, well, the forces of heaven. All: Aww. Steve: No, I’m serious. I had a guardian angel on my side. All: Aww. Steve: No, I’m not kidding. He’s right there. [He points to Marty who’s motioning to him to shut up. Coach takes the mic from him] Coach: Kid, this holy rollabix started out cute but now you’re freaking everybody out. Steve: What I’m trying to say is, I wanna retire. Gracefully, with my dignity in tact. Coach: Retire? Well that’s redic......You........get outta here before my foot finds your butt. [Steve runs off and sits on the beach with Marty. Coach calls over to Kyle who’s writing ‘Go Thurgood Marshall High’ on a poster in a fancy style.] Yo, Berkstrum, you’re back on the team. Kyle: Um, sorry coach, but I find my calligraphy much more restful. Coach: Calligraphy? Restful? Ug......chest pains! Must sit down! [Cut to the bench wear Steve and Marty are sitting.] Steve; Hey, look. Sorry I didn’t believe you, man. Marty: Sorry you didn’t win on your own. Steve: People thought I did, and in high school image is all that matters. Marty: Yeah, you’re right! Steve: So you’re not mad at me? Marty: As my Sicilian uncle would say, [in an accent] forget about it, huh? [He puts a dollar bill down Steve’s top] Go buy your mother something nice. Steve: Thanks man. [He goes over to Judy and Pam where Judy gives him a big hug. Marty sees the year book the coach brought in and opens it up. Heady’s voice: Hello Marty. [Heady’s on the page in the year book Marty has opened it too. He’s wearing a stupid shirt and tie and under the picture it says ‘the head. Pep squad’.] Heady: I see everything worked out for the best. Marty: It was sure lucky this year book showed up. Heady: Yes, it was quite the coincidence. [He winks] Marty: Sure was. Why did you wink? Heady: Because it wasn’t a coinci.....I did the who......Oh for the love of.....[Marty closes the book on Heady who is still shouting and puts it under the bench and runs off.] [Scene: Steve’s front room. Steve and Pam are sitting either side of the kitchen counter with Katie sitting on the top. Marty’s just watching.] Katie: Alright, time for a re-match. [Steve and Pam get ready to arm wrestle.] Ready, go! [Steve is struggling and looks over to Marty.] Marty: I guess I could help you one more time. [He walks over and starts pushing against Pam’s hand too. They get it back to the centre but then Pam knocks both of them to the floor.] Katie: Ha ha! Marty: Wanna wrestle Katie? Steve: No. [Tag Scene: The School corridor. Marty is sitting on the trash can with his wings out and holding some pieces of paper.] Marty: Hi, I’m Marty DePolo, and I thought I’d read some letters from the Teen Angel mail bag. [He unfolds the piece of paper he’s holding.] Dear Teen Angel [He points to him self as if to say ‘that’s me’] Are you related to Angel Remurase? No, I’m not. But thanks for writing. [he throws it in the bin and pulls out another piece of paper he’s been sitting on.] Dear Teen Angel, how to I get out those water marks left by soda cans on my coffee table? That’s easy. Use your magic powers. Thanks for writing. [He puts it in the bin and produces the last bit of paper he’s been sitting on.] Dear Teen Angel, do you ever do a show that’s so short you have to pad it at the end.[looks worried and says quickly] No! [He looks around.] Never! [He smiles and waves and tries to get off the bin, but some seems to say something to him from off screen. He looks panicked and mouths to them ‘I don’t know what to say!’. He looks into the camera again and smiles.] Well, sometimes.[He spins around on the trash can, jumps off the back and runs away up the stairs.] The End!!!! <