Ep 17 - "Nemesis"
OPENING TITLES
INT. MORNING. KEVIN'S BEDROOM
(Close shot of an alarm clock showing 7:00 AM. The alarm goes off, and a hand reaches over and smacks it to shut it off. The camera pans across the hand and arm to reveal Kevin lying in his bed, still half-asleep.)
In junior high school there were days when you felt like nothing was worth getting out of bed for.
(Music "My Girl" by The Temptations starts and continues through the next few scenes.)
(Kevin opens his eyes.)
But then, you remembered...
(Kevin rolls onto his back, puts his hands behind his head, and smiles.)
You were going to see her...
Cut to
EXT. MORNING. - SCHOOLBUS
(Close shot of Winnie walking toward the camera, next to the bus.)
(Shot of Kevin near the bus door, smiling at Winnie off-screen.)
(Shot of both as Winnie passes Kevin and gets on the school bus, smiling at Kevin.)
(Close shot of Kevin smiling and looking at Winnie off-screen.)
Your day was gonna have all these moments...
Cut to
INT. - SCHOOL HALLWAY
(Shot of Winnie and other kids approaching as the camera pans with them. Winnie smiles and looks toward the camera.)
(Close shot of Kevin standing near his locker. He smiles at Winnie off-screen.)
Moments that were full of...
(Close shot of Winnie looking over her shoulder and smiling again at Kevin off-screen, then looking forward.)
Possibility. When you were sure that something...
(Shot of Kevin at his locker, smiling at Winnie off-screen).
Something...
(The camera pulls back. Paul stands next to Kevion and waves his hand in front of Kevin's face.)
PAUL: Kevin?
Was going to happen.
Cut to
INT. DAY. SCHOOL CLASSROOM
(Shot of Kevin sitting at his desk in the middle of the room. He turns and looks at Winnie off-screen.)
(Shot of Winnie sitting at her desk, smiling at Kevin off-screen.)
And then, there were the moments...
(Close shot Kevin smiling at Winnie off-screen.)
That made you really, really...
(Close shot of Winnie as she leans back slightly, and Becky Slater, who is sitting on the far side of her, leans forward slightly and looks at Kevin off-screen. "My Girl" comes to an abrupt halt, with the sound of a phonograph needle being dragged across a record. Becky leans forward and glares at Kevin.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking toward Becky off-screen as his smile fades.)
Nervous.
MISS WHITE (V/O): "Hell hath no fury..."
(Close shot of Becky glaring at Kevin off-screen.)
MISS WHITE (V/O): "Like a woman scorned."
(Shot of Miss White at the chalkboard, dramatically raising her arms.)
MISS WHITE: What do you think the poet is trying to say?
(Close shot of Kevin looking toward Becky off-screen.)
I don't know why, but ever since I'd broken up with Becky Slater...
(Close shot of Becky whispering something to Winnie.)
I felt uneasy...
(Winnie looks at Kevin off-screen with a disapproving look.)
Whenever I saw her and Winnie together.
(Close shot of Kevin looking toward the girls off-screen.)
MISS WHITE (V/O): Throughout literature...
(Close shot of Becky glaring at Kevin off-screen.)
MISS WHITE (V/O): We see images of women as...
(Becky continues to glare at Kevin.)
MISS WHITE (V/O): Avenging harpies driven by...
(Close shot of Kevin looking toward the girls off-screen.)
MISS WHITE (V/O): Mad fits of jealous rage.
(Kevin looks forward.)
MISS WHITE: In Greek mythology...
(Close shot of Miss White walking in front of her desk, holding a book.)
MISS WHITE: There's Aphrodite...
(Close shot of Kevin looking toward the girls off-screen.)
MISS WHITE (V/O): Whose insane jealousy...
(Shot of Winnie and Becky, who are looking at each other.)
MISS WHITE (V/O): Of Helen of Troy...
(Both girls look toward Kevin off-screen. Winnie frowns slightly, as Becky grins.)
MISS WHITE (V/O): Triggered a war...
(Close shot of Miss White at the front of her desk.)
MISS WHITE (V/O): Which led thousands of men...to gruesome, agonizing deaths. (Frowns.)
(Close shot of Kevin slowly looking toward the girls off-screen.)
I started to think...
(Close shot of the girls looking at Kevin off-screen.)
A dumpee could really do a lot of damage to a dumpster.
(Winnie turns toward Becky, who leans over and whispers something.)
A girl like Becky Slater could -
(Close shot of Kevin looking toward Miss White off-screen.)
MISS WHITE (V/O): But is this a fair portrayal of women?
(Close shot of Miss White at the front of her desk.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking toward Miss White off-screen.)
MISS WHITE: Or, does it say something about...
(Close shot of Kevin looking toward the girls off-screen.)
MISS WHITE (V/O): Men's fears and insecurities?
(Wide shot of the girls as Winnie raises her hand, then lowers it.)
WINNIE: I don't think women are like that.
(Closer shot of the girls. Becky is looking at Winnie.)
WINNIE: I think most women, when their feelings are hurt, just get really sad.
(Becky turns forward and looks down.)
God, she was beautiful.
(Close shot of Kevin looking toward the girls off-screen and smiling slightly.)
And she was right. I wasn't being fair to poor Becky.
(Close shot of Becky looking slightly angrily at Kevin off-screen.)
After all, I was the one who had hurt her.
(Becky looks down.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking off, then at Becky off-screen. The camera pushes in slowly.)
And the sad thing was I liked Becky. I really did. We'd really had some laughs together.
Fade to Flashback
THE ARNOLD BASEMENT
(Shot of Becky sitting on the couch, laughing and giggling.)
(Shot past Becky of Kevin in front of her on the couch.)
KEVIN: So we were at the dance, right?
(Kevin stands up from the couch and takes a few steps backward.)
KEVIN: And Paul - you should see Paul - he's doing the swim with Carla, you know? Only he's so nervous, he's swimming like a sea monkey. He's like -
(Kevin begins moving his arms in swimming motions, and making funny noises. Becky continues laughing.)
(Shot if Becky sitting sideways on the couch, laughing and giggling.)
(Shot of Kevin.)
KEVIN: And then Carla? You know, she's like standing there, like staring at him, and she's dancing like one of her feet has fallen asleep, but she can't decide which one, so she's like...
(Wider shot of Kevin as he mimicks Carla shaking her feet.)
KEVIN: "Well, is it this one...(shakes a foot)...or maybe it's this one (shakes the other foot)...or this one..."
(Shot of Becky sitting sideways on the couch. She laughs hysterically.)
(Close shot of Kevin.)
KEVIN: She's like dancing in Jell-O. She's like -
(Kevin makes more funny motions and noises.)
(Close shot of Becky laughing.)
(Close shot of Kevin pointing toward Becky off-screen.)
KEVIN: Kirk McCray, he's the best. (Smiles.)
(Kevin turns up his collar.)
KEVIN Alright, here.
(Kevin turns sideways and makes a serious face, then snaps his fingers.)
(Wide shot past Becky of Kevin as he puts his left hand on his hip, begins snapping his fingers with his right hand, and speaks in a funny voice.)
KEVIN: "Hi. I'm Kirk McCray. If I'm gonna dance, I have to be very, very careful. 'Cause if I move too fast, girls have been known to drop dead right down on the dance floor."
(Kevin point dramatically toward the floor behind him.)
KEVIN: "Huh!"
(Close shot of Kevin as he frowns dramatically.)
KEVIN: "Ooh, there goes another one."
(Kevin looks down at the imaginary girl.)
KEVIN: "Sorry, pretty baby."
(Close shot of Becky laughing hysterically.)
BECKY: Kevin!
(She throws popcorn at him off-screen.)
(Close shot of Kevin smiling.)
KEVIN: Oh, and then there's Winnie. (Smiles.)
(Kevin fixies his collar to normal.)
KEVIN: There's always Winnie, you know?
(Kevin frowns and brings his spread hands near each other.)
(Close shot of Becky as she continues to laugh and giggle.)
KEVIN (V/O): She's like the ultimate Miss Priss.
(Close shot of Kevin.)
KEVIN: She walks up to you like this. "Hi, Kevin. Hi, Paul." (Laughs.) You wanna look at her and say, (Frowns) "What's the matter, Winnie, forget to take the hanger out of your shirt?" (Smiles.)
(Close shot of Becky who is still laughing hysterically and screams.)
BECKY: Kevin!
(Close shot of Kevin.)
KEVIN: Oh, and then when she dances, it's like, the Bride of the Mummy does the pony. You know, she's all -
(He starts dancing funny.)
(Close shot of Becky who is still laughing and giggling.)
BECKY: Kevin, you're so mean!
(Kevin continues dancing funny, and Becky continues laughing.)
Fade to Present
SCHOOLROOM
(Very close shot of Kevin looking ruefully at the girls off-screen as the camera pulls back.)
Whoa-boy, I guess it was sort of mean.
(Close shot of Becky whispering to Winnie.)
Some of those remarks were the kind of things...
(Winnie frowns and looks at Kevin off-screen.)
That might look bad out of context.
(Close shot of Kevin as he frowns slightly.)
MISS WHITE (V/O): Why do you think the scorned lover...
(Close shot of Miss White in front of her desk.)
MISS WHITE: Seeking revenge (gestures) is such a recurrent theme in literature?
(Close shot of Kevin looking toward the girls off-screen.)
(Shot of the girls as Becky raises her hand and lowers it.)
BECKY: I think revenge is just a natural part of life.
(Closer shot of Becky as she turns and looks directly at Kevin off-screen.)
BECKY: When someone does something bad to you...
(Close shot of Kevin frowning worriedly and looking off, thewn toward Backy off-screen.)
BECKY (V/O): You feel like doing something...
(Close shot of Becky looking at Kevin off-screen.)
BECKY: Even worse back to them.
(She looks toward Miss White off-screen and shrugs.)
BECKY: That's just normal.
(Close shot of Kevin looking nervously toward Becky off-screen.)
Cut to
EXT. AFTERNOON. THE STREET
(Shot of Kevin and Winnie walking on the sidewalk toward the camera as a schoolbus pulls away in the background. Winnie is carrying a big stack of school books.)
KEVIN: H-hey, Winnie?
WINNIE: Yeah?
KEVIN: How was your day?
WINNIE: Fine.
KEVIN: Well, just OK fine or good fine?
(Close shof oWinnie turning otwards Kevin offscreen.)
WINNIE: I don't know - it was fine! (Frowns).
(Shot of both as they walk toward the camera, which rolls back with them.)
KEVIN: Oh, good.
This was not good. Winnie was giving me the cold shoulder. I had a bad feeling Becky had told her somethin'.
(Kevin stops walking, and grabs Winnie's arm to stop her.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: Winnie? Did Becky say anything about me?
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: Like what?
(Wider shot of both looking at each other.)
KEVIN: Uh...nothing. I don't know...(gestures). Did she?
WINNIE: No. (Frowns.)
(Winnie glances toward her house.)
KEVIN: You sure?
WINNIE): Yeah! (Frowns).
KEVIN: Well, then, what's the matter?
(Winnie pauses as if considering the question, then shoves her books into Kevin's hands.)
WINNIE: Hold these! (Frowns).
(Winnie runs out of the shot and Kevin looks after her.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking toward Winnie's house off screen.)
(Shot of Winnie's house as she opens the front door and hurries inside, closing the door behind her.)
KEVIN (V/O): Winnie?
Cut to
INT. AFTERNOON. WINNIE'S BEDROOM
(Shot of Kevin holding Winnie's books and pausing in her bedroom doorway.)
KEVIN: Winnie?
(Shot of Winnie frowning as she comes out of the bathroom and into her bedroom, with one hand on her stomach. She has gray sweatpants on and the same pink sweater. She approaches her bed slowly and turns toward Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: I think I'm sick. (Frowns.)
(Close shot Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen)
KEVIN: Oh, you're sick! (Smiles.)
It was great!
(Shot of Winnie holding her stomach and frowning as she sits on her bed.)
She was sick!
(Close shot of Kevin smiling.)
Becky hadn't told her anything!
(Kevin steps forward.)
KEVIN: That's terrible.
(Shot past Kevin of Winnie sitting the bed, looking at him.)
WINNIE: You should probably go.
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: Well, do you need anything? (Shrugs). Uh, do you want anything to eat?
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen)
WINNIE: No! (Frowns.) No, I'm not hungry.
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: Well, your mom's not here. Who's going to take care of you?
(Kevin steps torward Winnie's bed.)
(Shot past Kevin of Winnie on the bed. Kevin sits down roughly next to Winnie. She put her hand on the bed.)
WINNIE: Don't bounce. (Frowns.)
(Close shot past Winnie of Kevin looking at her.)
KEVIN: Sorry.
(Close shot of Winnie.)
(Shot past Winnie of Kevin as he puts his hand gently on Winnie's forehead.)
(Shot past Kevin of Winnie with his hand on her forehead.)
(Close shot past Winnie of Kevin looking at her.)
KEVIN: You got a fever alright.
(Shot past Kevin of Winnie with his hand on her forehead. He pulls his hand away, and Winnie frowns.)
(Close shot past Winnie of Kevin looking at her, then glancing off.)
KEVIN: Uh, I'm gonna stay here until your Mom gets back.
(Wider shot of both as Kevin stands up.)
KEVIN: C'mon...
(Kevin holds Winnie's arm as she stands up.)
KEVIN: Let's get you under the covers.
(Kevin starts pulling back the bed covers.)
WINNIE: But I don't want you to get sick.
(Kevin pulls down the blanket off the pillow.)
KEVIN: Don't worry. I never catch the flu.
(Winnie climbs into bed.)
(Close shot of Winnie settling into her bed.)
KEVIN (V/O): OK, what else do you need?
(Winnie looks toward Kevin off-screen.)
(Wider shot of both. Winnie is holding a stuffed animal.)
KEVIN: You want me to turn the radio on or something?
(Close shot of Winnie lying back on her pillow.)
WINNIE: Yeah. (Smiles.)
(Shot past Winnie of Kevin reaching over and turning on the radio. "My Girl" is just starting and plays over through the next few scenes. Kevin straightens up.)
WINNIE: Kevin?
KEVIN: Yeah?
(Close shot of Winnie lying back with the stuffed animal, and holding the blanket.)
WINNIE: I have this...
(Winnie looks at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: This quilt that, you know, my grandma made when I was little -
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: You have a blankie? (Smiles.)
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: It's not a blankie - it's a quilt. (Nods.)
(Winnie looks at the blanket edge she is holding in both hands)
WINNIE: It's very warm and I always use it when I'm sick, and -
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: Oh, oh, I understand. These things are very important.
(Kevin glances off, then at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: So where is this blankie?
(Shot of Winnie as she nods directionally.)
WINNIE: In the closet.
(Wider shot of Kevin as he turns toward the closet and slides a door open.)
(Close shot of Winnie looking toward the closet off-screen.)
WINNIE: It's on the top shelf.
(Shot of Kevin as he reaches up and pulls down the quilt. He smiles at Winnie off-screen as he start to unfold the quilt.)
(Shot of Winnie as Kevin drapes the quilt over her body.)
(Close shot of Kevin arranging the quilt.)
(Close shot of Winnie smiling slightly as Kevin adjusts the quilt.)
(Wider shot of both as Kevin sits on the edge of the bed and tucks her in.)
KEVIN: Better?
WINNIE: Better.
(Kevin smiles.)
(Close shot of Kevin look at Winnie off-screen)
Sitting there with Winnie I felt...electrified. Something was about to happen. Something big.
(Close shot of Winnie as she sits up, looking very seriously at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: Kevin?
(Shot past Winnie of Kevin looking at her.)
Wow! What a look! She was makin' my knees sweat!
KEVIN: Yeah?
(Winnie leans a bit closer.)
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: Kevin...
(Shot past Winnie of Kevin looking at her.)
KEVIN: Yeah?
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: I think...I think...
(Shot past Winnie of Kevin looking at her.)
KEVIN: Yeah?
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: I'm gonna throw up! (Frowns.)
(Shot past Winnie of Kevin as Winnie gets quickly out of bed.)
(Wider shot of both as Winnie hurries past Kevin to the bathroom and slams the door behind her.)
(Close shot of Kevin turns forward with a broad grin on his face.)
Yes! This was goin' great!
Fade to
INT. CLASSROOM
(Shot of Kevin standing next to Miss White's desk, writing in a spiral notebook.)
It was a magnificent stroke of luck.
(Miss White looks over a few papers.)
Winnie was sick for a week.
(Miss White hands the papers to Kevin, who smiles and turns away.)
I brought her her homework assignments...
Fade to
WINNIE'S BEDROOM
(Shot of Kevin bringing Winnie a bed tray with juice and crackers. Winnie bites a cracker and Kevin eats a craker and makes a funny face.)
I took care of her.
(Shot of Winnie in bed, wearing a different nightgown, and laughing as Kevin, off-screen, plays with finger-puppets.)
(Closer shot of Kevin at the foot of Winnie's bed, smiling and looking at the finger-puppets as they "attack" his face.)
I entertained her.
(Kevin animatedly tries to pull his attacking hand away with his other hand.)
(Close shot of Winnie laughing.)
(Shot of Kevin sitting calmly in a chair next to Winnie's bed, looking at her.)
(Close shot of Winnie in a different nightgown, sleeping.)
(Closer shot of Kevin sitting in the chair.)
We were closer than we'd ever been.
Fade to
INT. AFTERNOON. SCHOOL CLASSROOM
(Kevin is standing next to Miss White's desk. Kevin talks to himself as he writes.)
And I was happier than I'd ever been.
KEVIN: Chapters five and six, and answer the study questions at the end of each chapter. (Smiles.)
(Miss White nods and hands Kevin a piece of paper.)
MISS WHITE: How's Winnie doing?
(Close shot of Kevin looking off and squinting slightly.)
KEVIN: Well, she's nauseous, she aches all over, and she's running a temperature of a hundred and one! (Smiles.)
(Close shot of Miss White looking at Kevin off-screen, a bit perplexed.)
MISS WHITE: Oh. (Nods.)
INT. AFTERNOON - SCHOOL CORRIDOR
(Shot of Kevin walking up the hallway, approaching the camera which rolls back with him.)
Things were perfect.
(He waves toward Kirk off-screen on the right.)
KEVIN: Hi, Kirk!
(Shot from Kevin's point of view as he passes Kirk and another boy at an open locker.)
KIRK: Hi. (Frowns).
(Shot of Kevin approaching the camera which is rolling back with him. He sticks his arm up and nods directionally to the left.)
KEVIN: Hi, Carla!
(Shot from Kevin's point of view of Carla as he passes her at her open locker.)
CARLA: Hi. (Frowns.)
(Shot of Kevin slowing to a stop looking past the camera and smiliong slightly. Carla in the background.)
(Shot of Becky talking animatedly to another girl in from of the lockers.)
Becky.
(Shot of Kevin looking past the camera and smiling. Carla is in the background.)
I had to patch things up with Becky. I wanted the whole world to be as happy as I was.
(Kevin hurries past the camera.)
(Closer shot from behind Becky and the other girl as Kevin approaches and gestures.)
KEVIN: Hi, Becky!
(Becky turns to face Kevin who just edges into the scene. The camera pans over slightly as she starts putting on her coat. "My Girl" fades out.)
KEVIN: I just wanted to let you know that I'm really sorry...
(Becky smiles slightly.)
(Shot past Becky of Kevin looking at her.)
KEVIN: Things worked out the way they did.
(Shot past Kevin of Becky looking at him as she puts on her coat.)
KEVIN: But, I'm really glad we're friends now.
(Becky reaches up to settle her coat and pull her hair out from under the collar.)
KEVIN: I really am.
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Becky off-screen.)
KEVIN: And...(smiles), I just want you to know that I, I think you're great. Really great! (Smiles.)
(Shot past Kevin of Becky looking at him with mild surprise.)
BECKY: Thanks! (Smiles.)
(Shot past Becky of Kevin looking at her.)
KEVIN: Oh, you know, Winnie wanted me to say hi to you if I saw you. She's still sick, you know.
(Shot past Kevin of Becky looking at him.)
BECKY: Oh, I know. (Frowns) The poor thing. I'm gonna stop by and visit her on my way home from school today.
(Shot past Becky of Kevin looking at her.)
KEVIN: Great! That's really great! Maybe I'll see ya there. (Smiles.)
(Shot past Kevin of Becky looking at him.)
BECKY: Maybe. (Smiles.)
(Wider shot of both as Becky walks past Kevin and starts around the corner. Kevin turns and looks after her.)
KEVIN: See ya!
(Becky looks back and waves.)
BECKY: See ya!
(Close shot of Kevin looking after her off-screen and smiling.)
What a girl! I'd completely misjudged her, she wasn't holding a grudge against me...
(Kevin smiles and glances off.)
She was my friend. I had so many friends.
PAUL (V/O): Sea monkey?!
(Kevin looks past the camera.)
(Shot past Kevin of Paul, Carla, and Kirk frowning at him.)
PAUL: You think I dance like a sea monkey?!
(Shot of Kevin looking at them off-screen.)
Uh-oh.
(Close shot of Paul and Kirk looking at KEvin off-screen.)
PAUL: What is that supposed to mean - I dance like a sea monkey?!
(Shot of Kevin looking at Paul off-screen.)
KEVIN: Paul, I didn't call you a sea mon -
(Kevin glances around and shrugs.)
KEVIN: Well, OK, fine, I called you a sea monkey, but I -
(Shot past Kevin of Paul, Carla, and Kirk frowning at him. Paul is getting louder.)
PAUL: Funny, Kevin. You're a real laugh riot!
(Shot of Kevin looking at Carla off-screen.)
KEVIN: Carla, you know how sometimes you...(gestures)...say silly things that you don't really mean -
(Shot past Kevin of Paul, Carla, and Kirk looking at him.)
CARLA: Like some people look like they're dancing in Jell-O?!
(Shot of Kevin looking at Carla off-screen. Kevin is deflated.)
KEVIN: Yeah...(frowns), that would be one. Kirk-bo -
(Close shot of Kirk looking at Kevin off-screen.)
KIRK: What's your point, Arnold?! (Frowns.) You think I'm stuck up?!
(Shot of Kevin looking at Kirk off-screen.)
KEVIN: No...I mean, I -
(Shot past Kevin of Paul, Carla, and Kirk looking at him. Carla frowns heavily.)
CARLA: Let's just get out of here, you guys! We don't need to hang around somebody like this!
PAUL: Yeah! (Frowns.)
KIRK: Yeah! (Frowns.)
(Paul, Carla, and Kirk walk away.)
(Shot of Kevin looking at them off-screen and walking forward.)
KEVIN: Aw, c'mon, you guys!
(The camera moves over in front of KEvin, who stops.)
.
KEVIN: You guys!
You know maybe I'd been wrong again about Becky Slater.
(Kevin sighs and frowns.)
Maybe she did hate me. Maybe my love for Winnie had blinded -
(Kevin's eye get wider.)
Oh, no - Winnie!
(Kevin turns and runs down the side hallway. Some Snuffy guitar plays.)
(Shot down a crowded hallway of Kevin running toward the camera, dodging kids.)
Becky was on her way over there!
(Kevin has a minor collision with a crossing girl, and moves around her toeard the cmaera.)
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!
(Closer shot of Kevin colliding with a boy.)
(Wider shot of both as they separate.)
(Shot past Bobbie of Kevin looking at him and spreading his arms.)
KEVIN: Oh, sorry, Bobby.
(Shot past Kevin of Bobbie looking at him.)
BOBBY: I walk like a duck?! (Frowns.)
(Shot past Bobbie of Kevin looking at him.)
KEVIN: No! (Frowns.) I mean...(Glances off.)
(Shot past Kevin of Bobbie frowning at him.)
KEVIN: Could we talk about this later?
(Shot past Bobbie of Kevin, as Kevin runs off.)
(Bobbie shrugs and walks away, The camera pand down his legs.)
Boy, these people were touchy!
(Bobby is walking with his feet turned out, duck-like.)
(Shot of Kevin running past the camera.)
(Shot of Kevin rounding a corner and appraoching the camera, then slidfing to a stop. He looks past the camera.)
(Shot of a girl at her open locker.)
Uh-oh, Donna Holton.
(The girl turns and looks at Kevin off-screen.)
(Close shot of Kevin shaking heis head, looking off, and frowning.)
Did I, uh - no, I never said anything about her.
(Kevin relaxes slightly.)
DONNA (V/O): I sing...
(Kevin looks toward Donna off-screen.)
(Shot of Donna frowning heavily at Kevin.)
DONNA: Like a frog?! (Frowns.)
Except that.
(Kevin looks toward Donna off-screen.)
KEVIN: Of course not. You can't believe everything you hear, Donna.
(Kevin starts to turn.)
KEVIN: Sorry, I gotta run.
(Kevin runs away from the camera.)
DONNA (V/O): Hey!
(Kevin approaches the double-doors.)
(Shot of the doors opening as Kevin comes through the, A school bell rings as Kevin descends the stairs.)
I never realized I'd slammed so many people.
(Kevin runs into a huge kid.)
(Shot pas the huge kid as Kevin separates from him.)
(Close shotof the huge kid. He has long hair and a peace-symbol earring.)
HUGE KID: My locker smells like a stockyard?
(Shot of Kevin and the huge kid in the stairwell. Kevin gestures.)
KEVIN: I'm gonna miss my bus...
(Kevin edges sideways)
KEVIN: So, uh...
(He hurries down the stairs, grimacing in mock terror.)
Boy, you get on a roll and...
Cut to
EXT. AFTERNOON. OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL
(Shot of Kevin trotting after after his bus, which is pulling away from the school.)
(Closer shot as Kevin catches up and beats on the bus door.)
KEVIN: Hey!
(Shot of the bus door as it opens. The bus-driver frowns at Kevin off-screen.)
BUS-DRIVER: I drive like an old woman, huh?!
(Shot from inside the bus as the door closes.)
(Shot of Kevin at the bus as it pulls away.)
Jeez, a little constructive criticism...
(Kevin look around slowly.)
And the guy flies off the han -
(Kevin perks up.)
Wait a minute, Becky...
(Kevin turns after the bus and start running after it.)
Becky...Becky was on her way to Winnie's!
(Kevin starts chasing the bus again.)
KEVIN: Wait! Hey! Hey, wait a second! Wait a minute. Hel-lo! Wait! Hey!
(The bus turns the corner.)
Fade to
EXT. AFTERNOON. KEVIN'S STREET
(Long shot of Kevin running up the sidewalk toward the camera.)
OK, OK, if I could just get to Winnie's before Becky had a chance to - What did I say, anyway, "Little Miss Priss"? That's not so bad. A little something about forgetting to take the hanger out of her shirt?
(Kevin in front of the camera, and looks past it toward the Cooper house off-screen. The narrator is panting.)
(Shot of the Cooper house.)
Great, great, no sign of Becky -
(The front door opens, Becky comes outside, and closes the door behind her.)
(Shot of Kevin as he frowns.)
Man!
(Kevin runs past the camera toward the house.)
Cut to
WINNIE'S BEDROOM
(Shot past Winnie, who is in bed, and Kevin runs into her room, panting.)
KEVIN (panting): Winnie, I don't know what Becky told you, but whatever it is, it is not true!
(Shot of Winnie sitting in her bed, with a book and notebook on a tray, apparently doing some homework.)
WINNIE: Are you saying Becky's a liar? (Frowns.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: Well, no, but -
(Shot of Winnie in bed looking at Kevin off-screen. She is getting loud.)
WINNIE: Because Becky's my friend! And I wouldn't want anybody to say anything bad about her if it weren't true!
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: Well, well, no, it's just that -
(Shot of Winnie in bed looking at Kevin off-screen. She is getting louder.)
WINNIE: You know, some people think that if you can't say something nice about someone, you shouldn't say anything at all! (Frowns.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: Winnie, listen -
(Shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: You know, Kevin, I just never would have thought...
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
WINNIE (V/O): That you could be...
(Closer shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen, and squinting slightly.)
WINNIE: That kind of person!
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen and frowning heavily.)
Ooh, not "that kind of person."
KEVIN: Winnie, it was just a stupid joke. I mean, I-I didn't even mean it.
(Closer shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen and frowning.)
KEVIN (V/O): Really, I didn't.
(Winnnie glances down.)
KEVIN (V/O): I-I mean, you know me better than that.
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
KLEVIN: It was just to be funny. Haven't you ever said something mean about somebody...(nods)...just to be funny?
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen icily.)
Eh, I guess not.
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: Look, Winnie, I'm sorry. I'm really, really sorry. I'm really...(shrugs and frowns)...sorry.
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
That was it. I'd hang my head in shame...
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
I'd lay my heart right there on her blankie. She'd have to forgive me.
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: Well, don't tell me you're sorry.
(Shot of Kevin looking confused. Some Suffy guiters twangs.)
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: Tell Paul and Carla and Kirk.
(Shot of Kevin looking confused. More Snuffy guitar.)
KEVIN: Huh?
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: I just know if you'd said something like that about me, I'd be really mad at you.
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: What did you say? (Frowns).
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: I said, "if you'd said something like that about me, I'd be really mad."
(Close shot of Kevin glancing off, then looking at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: Oh.
Cut to
INT. DAY - SCHOOL HALLWAY
(Shot of Kevin walking through the hall toward the camera.)
This was weird. Becky had told Winnie everything I'd said about everybody except her.
(Fade to another shot of Kevin approaching the camera in another hallway.)
But I wasn't gonna spend my teen years waiting for the other shoe to drop.
(Kevin gets close to the camera, and glances sideways.)
I was gonna have it out with her.
(Fade to another shot of Kevin descending the stairs.)
Nothing was gonna get in my way. Nothing.
(Kevin slows up and looks past the camera.)
(Shot of Paul at his open locker, frowing at Kevin off-screen.)
Certainly not my best friend in the whole world...
(Paul turns slowly toward his locker and pulls out some books.)
Whom I'd ridiculed and treated shabbily...
(Close shot of Kevin glancing off.)
Who was sulking around my locker...
(Shot of Paul sulking around his locker.)
Trying his hardest not to look like he was giving me the chance...
(Paul glances over his shoulder at Kevin off-screen.)
To make it up to him.
(Close shot of Kevin looking toward Paul off-screen.)
KEVIN: Paul?
(Close shot of Paul turning toward Kevin off-screen.)
PAUL: I don't wanna talk to you!
(He slams his locker, and turns his back on Kevin.)
Wider shot of both as Kevin gestures and approaches.)
KEVIN: Paul, look...
(Kevin walks over to Paul, who turns back around to face him.)
KEVIN: I know I hurt your feelings...
(Paul turns toward Kevin.)
KEVIN: And I'm really, really sorry. And I'm gonna make it up to you really, really soon. (Gestures.)
(Paul turns quickly toward his locker.)
PAUL: I said I don't want to talk to you!
(Kevin rolls his eyes and gestures and walks away.)
PAUL: Anyone that could be so mean that -
(Kevin disappears aound a corner. Paul tuens and looks after him.)
PAUL: Hey, where are you going?!
(Kevin comes back around the corner.)
KEVIN: Oh, I'm gonna be right back, and then you can be as mean to me as you want.
(Kevin gestures and walks around the corner.)
PAUL: Hey, wait a minute!
(Two giles walk past him).
PAUL: Fine - go!
(Paul makes a fist and turns toward his locker and pouts. Kevin returns.)
KEVIN: Alright.
(Kevin spreads his arms and walks toward Paul.)
KEVIN: C'mon. C'mon!
(Paul turns around, and Kevin stops in front of him.)
(Close shot past Paul of Kevin looking at him.)
KEVIN: Slam me.
(Close shot past Kevin of Paul looking at him.)
PAUL: Just forget it.
(Paul looks off.)
(Close shot past Paul of Kevin looking at him.)
KEVIN: No, c'mon, lay into me.
PAUL: No!
KEVIN: Paul, I was mean to you, now you be mean to me. Imitate me. Make fun of me.
(Close shot past Kevin of Paul looking at him.)
PAUL: Who wants to imitate you? (Frowns.)
(Wide shot of both.)
KEVIN: Alright, fine, I'll imitate myself. Here.
(He clears his throat, then pauses, and appears puzzled.)
(Close shot past Kevin of Paul looking at him expectantly.)
PAUL: Well...?
(Close shot past Paul of Kevin looking at him.)
KEVIN: Well, it's hard. Can't really think of anything I do stupid.
(Close shot past Kevin of Paul frowning at him.)
PAUL: Oh, yeah, right! Try the way you look! The way you talk!
(Close shot past Paul of Kevin looking at him.)
PAUL: The way you walk!
KEVIN: Huh?
(Close shot past Kevin of Paul squeezing his own cheek.)
PAUL: You have those stupid chipmunk cheeks!
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Paul off-screen.)
PAUL (V/O:) And your hair?
(Close shot of Paul looking at Kevin off-screen.)
PAUL: You look like you're wearing a cat on your head!
(Close shot past Paul of Kevin looking at him.)
KEVIN: See? That wasn't so hard.
(Close shot of Paul looking at Kevin off-screen.)
PAUL: And let's face it, you're not exactly Mister Coordination!
(Close shot of Kevin frowning and looking off.)
PAUL (V/O:) You couldn't catch a football...
(Close shot of Paul looking at Kevin off-screen.)
PAUL: If your life depended on it!
(Close shot of Kevin.)
KEVIN: Mm-hm, great. (Nods.)
PAUL (V/O): And that stupid jacket!
(Kevin frowns.)
(Close shot of Paul looking at Kevin off-screen.)
PAUL: You've never been to a Jets game in your life!
(Close shot past Paul of Kevin looking off. He is starting to get upset.)
KEVIN: Uh-huh...
(Close shot of Paul looking at Kevin off-screen.)
PAUL: I hate the way you sing!
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Paul off-screen.)
KEVIN: Alright, Paul...
(Close shot of Paul looking at Kevin off-screen.)
PAUL: Let me tell ya, your breath is not -
(Close shot past Paul of Kevin looking at him.)
KEVIN: Alright, Paul!
(Close shot of Paul looking at Kevin off-screen.)
(Close shot of Kevin glancing off the looking at Paul off-screen.)
KEVIN: So are we still friends?
(Close shot of Paul looking at Kevin off-screen.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Paul off-screen.)
(Close shot of Paul looking at Kevin off-screen.)
PAUL: Well...why would I wanna be friends with a guy who wears a cat on his head?
(Close shot of Kevin as a locker slams shut. He look past the camera.)
(Shot of Becky walking across the hallway.)
(Wider shot of Kevin tortting past Paul.)
KEVIN: I gotta go.
(Paul turns after Kevin, who passes the camera.)
(He runs after Becky.)
PAUL: Hey, wait!
(Paul raises his arm.)
PAUL: We haven't even scratched the surface yet! We could spend the rest of the day...
(Shot of Kevin turning a corner of the hallway away from the camera.)
PAUL (V/O): On your chin!
Cut to
EXT. DAY - THE SCHOOLYARD
(Shot of double-doors opening as Kevin exits through them, runs a few steps, stops, and looks around, then p[erering past the camera.)
(Shot across the courtyard of Becky, whio is near parked bicycles.)
(Closer shot of Becky and the bicycles, Strong dusty wind blows as the theme from "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" starts. Becky turns slowly.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Becky off-screen.)
KEVIN: Hey, Slater!
(Close shot of Becky as she straightens up looks up and looks toward Kevin off-screen.)
(Long shot of Kevin and the dusty wind as Becky crosses the camera and stops, then pushes the bottom of her jacket back off her hips.)
(Shot of Becky facing the camera, looking forward and frowning. She holds a bike chain.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Becky off-screen. The camera pans with him as he takes a few determined steps foward.)
(Shot past Becky of Kevin stopping about 40 feet in front of her. He puskes his jacket back off his hips.)
(Shot of Becky facing the camera, looking forward and frowning. She taps the bike chain against her thigh.)
(Closer shot of Kevin with his arms at his side, looking at Backy off-screen.)
(Close shot of Becky looking at Kevin off-screen.)
(Equally close shot of Kevin looking at Becky off-screen. The wind is still blowing and the music still playing.)
(Close shot of just Becky's face as she looks at Kevin off-screen.)
(Close shot of just Kevin's face as he squints slightly at Becky off-screen.)
(Close shot of just Becky's eyes.)
(Close shot of just Kevin's eyes.)
(Shot past Becky of Kevin. A tumbleweed blows between them as Kevin takes a few steps toward Becky.)
As I approached my nemesis...
(Another tumbleweed blows past between them.)
A million thoughts...
(Close shot of Kevin from the side as the camera rolls back with him, and then more in front of him.)
Raced through my mind. Who was Becky Slater?
(Shot of Becky facing the camera, looking forward and frowning. She taps the bike chain against her thigh.)
What did she want? Why did she have to have...
(Shot past Becky of Kevin as he approaches her.)
Such a good memory?
(Kevin stops in front of Becky and stares her down.)
I felt sorta like...
(Low shot of Kevin and Becky staring at each other.)
Clint Eastwood confronting my mortal enemy.
(Close shot of Kevin's face as he stares at Becky off-screen.)
KEVIN: Becky.
(Close shot of Becky's face as she stares at Kevin off-screen.)
BECKY: Kevin.
(Close shot of Kevin staring, then blinking and glancing off. The music ends.)
Well, that was about the extent of my Clint Eastwood.
(Kevin shrugs and sighs.)
Let's face it...
(Shot past Kevin of Becky looking off.)
If you're not gonna shoot somebody in a situation like this...
(Becky straightens up slightly while glamncing down.)
All you can really do is - complain.
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Becky off-screen.)
KEVIN: Why are you spreadin' all those stories about me all over school?
(Shot past Kevin of Becky looking at him.)
BECKY: I never said anything that wasn't true! (Frowns.)
(Shot past Becky of Kevin looking at her.)
KEVIN: Well...(sighs)...you know...(gestures)...some people think that...(gestures)...if you can't say something nice, then you shouldn't say anything at all.
(Shot past Kevin of Becky looking at him.)
BECKY: Oh, great - suddenly you're Mr. Nice Guy. Well, excuse me - I didn't know.
(Shot past Becky of Kevin looking at her.)
KEVIN: Look, Becky, I'm sorry. I'm sorry that we broke up...(gestures)...I'm sorry about the whole thing!
(Shot past Kevin of Becky looking at him.)
BECKY: Yeah?! Are you sorry you just used me to get to Winnie?!
(Shot past Becky of Kevin sighing and looking off.)
BECKY: Are you sorry you just pretended...
(Shot past Kevin of Becky looking at him.)
BECKY: To like me the whole time when you really just liked her?!
(Shot past Becky of Kevin looking at her.)
BECKY: 'Cause, you know...
(Shot past Kevin of Becky looking at him.)
BECKY: I really think that's a terrible thing to do to a person. (Frowns.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Becky off-screen.)
KEVIN: Look. I really liked you. I really like you a lot.
(Close shot of Becky looking at Kevin off-screen.)
BECKY: Well, whoop-dee-doo.
(Shot past Becky of Kevin looking at her.)
KEVIN: Well...(gestures), what do you want me to say?! Does it make you...(gestures).... feel better making...(gestures)...my life miserable?!
(Close shot of Becky looking at Kevin off-screen.)
BECKY: Yes. It does.
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Becky off-screen. He is taken aback.)
KEVIN: So, what are you gonna do? Go around and make everyone hate me forever?
(Close shot of Becky looking at Kevin off-screen.)
BECKY: No...if you got some horrible disease, or got into a really bad accident, I'd probably stop.
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Becky off-screen. He is taken aback, again.)
Well, good. Somethin' to look forward to.
(Kevin sighs.)
?
KEVIN: Look. Just tell me one thing - why didn't you tell Winnie what I said about her?
(Shot past Kevin of Becky looking at him.)
KEVIN: Or are you just waiting for the perfect moment...(gestures)...
(Shot past Becky of Kevin looking at her.)
KEVIN: To completely ruin my life?
(Shot past Kevin of Becky glancing off, then at Kevin.)
BECKY: What kind of person do you think I am? (Frowns.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Becky off-screen.)
A vengeful harpy driven by mad fits of jealous rage.
(Close shot of Becky looking at Kevin off-screen.)
BECKY: I mean, Winnie's my friend. I would never tell her anything like that. It would hurt her too much.
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Becky off-screen.)
KEVIN: So, you mean you're...not gonna tell her?
(Close shot of Becky looking at Kevin off-screen.)
BECKY: 'Course not!
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Becky off-screen.)
At that moment, I found myself wishing it was possible to like two girls at the same time. Winnie would always be the love of my life...
(Close shot of Becky looking at Kevin off-screen.)
But that Becky...
(Becky glances down, then at Kevin off-screen.)
Was really somethin'.
(Close shot of Kevin smiling slightly at Becky off-screen.)
Sure, she had her flaws, but you know what?
(Kevin smiles.)
(Close shot of Becky looking at Kevin off-screen.)
The girl had heart.
(Becky looks down and smiles slightly.)
BECKY: Of course...
(Becky looks off and smiles then looks at Kevin off-screen.)
BECKY: I told Paul and Carla, and Kirk and Eric and Wendy and Cindy...
(Close shot of Kevin smiling slightly at Becky off-screen.)
BECKY (V/O): And Kathy, well, Kathy Bedlow and Kathy Sifuentes...
(Kevin's smile fades.)
BECKY (V/O): And Tony and Bob and Sheila...
(Close shot of Becky looking at Kevin off-screen.)
BECKY: And Nancy and Tom and Beth and that whole group, and Rodney the janitor, and...
(Close shot of Kevin frowning slightly at Becky off-screen as she continues talking in the background.)
My head started to spin with the implications of what Becky was saying.
(Kevin frowns heavily and looks off.)
Suddenly, I felt really...really...
Fade to
INT. AFTERNOON. KEVIN'S BEDROOM
(Shot of Kevin is lying in bed on his pillow with a thermometer in his mouth.)
Sick.
(Wider shot of Kevin, and Norma sitting on the bed at Kevin's side, as she takes the thermometer out of his mouth and looks at it.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Norma off-screen.)
KEVIN: Mom, I feel terrible.
(Close shot of Norma looking at Kevin off-screen.)
NORMA: I know you do, sweetheart. (Frowns.)
(Shot past Norma of Kevin.)
KEVIN: It's not the flu.
(Close shot of Norma looking at Kevin off-screen.)
(Shot past Norma of Kevin looking at her.)
KEVIN: I said some stuff about some people at school. (Gestures.) And then, they all found out what I said, and now everyone hates me.
(Kevin looks down.)
(Close shot of Norma looking at Kevin off-screen.)
NORMA: Well, honey, it can't be that bad.
(Shot past Norma of Kevin looking off.)
KEVIN: It is.
(Close shot of Norma looking at Kevin off-screen.)
NORMA: What'd you say? (Frowns.)
(Shot past Norma of Kevin looking off.)
KEVIN: Well, I said that Bobby Jensen walks like a duck.
(Close shot of Norma looking at Kevin off-screen.)
NORMA: Oh, well, c'mon...(shrugs)...that's not so terrible. (Smiles.)
(Shot past Norma of Kevin looking off.)
KEVIN: And that, Paul dances like a sea monkey.
(Close shot of Norma looking at Kevin off-screen.)
NORMA: You said that? (Frowns.)
(KEVIN (V/O): And...
(Shot past Norma of Kevin looking off.)
KEVIN: Winnie walks around like she forgot to take the hanger out of her shirt.
(Close shot of Norma looking at Kevin off-screen.)
NORMA: That's not nice. (Frowns.)
(Shot past Norma of Kevin looking off.)
KEVIN: Everybody's gonna hate me.
(Kevin turns his head and looks off, then looks expectantly at Norma off-screen.)
(Close shot of Norma looking at Kevin off-screen, then looking off.)
I could see the thoughts forming in my mother's mind.
(Norma looks at Kevin again, then off.)
Things like: 'Well, you made your bed and now you're gonna have to lie in it.'
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Norma off-screen.)
NORMA (V/O): Well...
(Close shot of Norma looking at Kevin off-screen.)
NORMA: We all make mistakes - I think your friends'll forgive you. (Smiles.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Norma off-screen.)
NORMA (V/O): You want me to bring you the TV?
KEVIN: OK. (Smiles.)
(Wider shot of both as Norma stands and turns.)
KEVIN: Thanks.
(Shot of Kevin smiling)
I felt so much better...
(Kevin looks at the stuffed elephant he is holding in his elbow.)
I wanted to cry.
(Kevin picks up the stuffed elephant and stands it up on his stomach. then wiggles it side-to-side.)
How bad could I be? My mother still loved me...
(The doorbell rings in the background.)
But from now on, I'd be a better person. If I didn't have anything nice to say, I wouldn't say anything at all.
(Kevin stops playing with the stuffed toy and looks toward the ceiling.)
If only Winnie would -
NORMA (V/O): Kevin?
(Close shot of Norma opening the door half way.)
NORMA: There's someone here to see you. (Smiles.)
(Norma opens the door further, allowing Winnie to enter the room.)
(Close shot of Kevin smiling at Winnie off-screen as some Snuffy guitar plays.)
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: Hi. (Smiles.)
(Close shot of Kevin smiling at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: Hi.
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: I hope you didn't catch the flu from me.
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: Hey...(shrugs), I knew the risks.
Very cool. Before you bend steel with your bare hands...
(Kevin glances at the stuffed animal he is still holding.)
You might wanna lose Mr. Snuffles there.
(Kevin quickly hides the stuffed elephant under his covers.)
(Wide shot of Norma and Winnie looking at each other.)
NORMA: Well, I'll...
(Norma smiles at Kevin off-screen.)
NORMA: Leave you two alone.
(Norma leaves, pulling the door behind her.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
(Shot of Winnie facing the closing door. She angrily whirls around face Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: "Miss Priss"?!
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: Huh?!
(Close shot of Winnie approaching.)
WINNIE: "Bride of the Mummy"?!
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: Winnie it was just a joke! (Gestures.)
(Close shot of Winnie frowning at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: A joke?!
(Wider shot as picks up Kevin's jacket.)
WINNIE: I'll show you a joke!
(Winnie starts to put on the jacket.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
(Wide shot of Winnie as she puts on the jacket, leand forward and walks sideways slowly. She speaks in a deeper voice.)
WINNIE: "Hi, I'm Kevin Arnold."
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
WINNIE (V/O): "And I'm really nice to people's faces..."
(Kevin glances off.)
(Shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: "And then I cut them down behind their backs!"
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
(Winnie changes to her normal voice.)
WINNIE (V/O): Oh, are you sick?!
(Shot of both as Winnie approaches the side of the bed.)
WINNIE: Here, I'll take care of you!
Listen to that line.
(Winnie sits down roughly on the bed.)
(Shot past Winnie of Kevin looking off.)
KEVIN: Ugh...Winnie...Ughghg...
(Winnie continues to bounce on the bed.)
WINNIE: What's the matter - stomach feeling a little queasy is it?!
KEVIN (V/O): Oh...
(Shot of Winnie bouncing up and down. The camera sort of follows her movements.)
WINNIE: Feels like the least little thing might set it off?!
(Close shot of Kevin looking distressed.)
KEVIN: Winnie, please...
(Shot of Winnie bouncing up and down and looking at Kevin off-screen. The camera sort of follows her movements.)
WINNIE: Maybe I should get you something to eat!
(Close shot of Kevin looking distressed.)
WINNIE: How about some...cole slaw?!
(Kevin frowns heavily and turns his head.)
WINNIE (V/O): Liver?!
(Shot of Winnie bouncing up and down and looking at Kevin off-screen. The camera sort of follows her movements.)
WINNIE: Fried squid?!
(Close shot of Kevin looking distressed.)
KEVIN: Winnie...ugh...
(Shot of Winnie bouncing up and down and looking at Kevin off-screen. The camera sort of follows her movements.)
WINNIE: Oh, you poor thing, you're not comfy!
(Winnie pulls on Kevin's shoulder.)
(Wider shot of both as she jerks Kevin forward, grabs his pillows, throws them behind her, and pushes Kevin back.)
WINNIE: Let me fix your pillows!
(Shot of Kevin looking distressed as Winnie puts her hand on his head.)
WINNIE (V/O): Oh, you have fever, you're burning up!
(Shot of Winnie as she smiles and stands up.)
WINNIE: That's OK, I'll help you!
(Winnie pulls on the bed covers.)
(Shot past Winnie of Kevin wearing only underwear and a T-shirt, as he tries to cover himself with the stuffed elephant.)
(Shot of Winnie holding the covers and looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: Poor baby, now you're cold!
(Winnie gathers up the blankets.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen.)
WINNIE: Well here's your blankie!!
(Shot of Winnie as she throws the covers toward Kevin.)
(Shot of Kevin as the blankets land on him and cover him up.)
(Wider shot of Winnie exiting and slamming the bedroom door closed.)
(Shot of Kevin as he sits up slowly, with the covers still over his head. The front door opens and shuts in the background.)
I guess that's when it hit me.
(Close shot of Kevin under the vlankets)
Winnie wasn't going to forgive me for the things I'd said. It could only mean one thing...
(Kevin slides the blanket off his head.)
She wanted me bad!
(Wider shot of Kevin sitting on the bed."My Girl" begins to play. Kevin holds his stuffed elephant, and pulls another blanket around himself as he gets out of bed. He drapes the blanket over himself and approaches the window.)
(Shot from outside of Kevin looking through the window.)
(Shot of Winnie walking across her front lawn toward the house, still wearing Kevin's jacket. She steps onto and over the planter, then disappears at the front door.)
(Shot of Kevin from outside, looking through his window toward Winnie's house off-screen, and smiling.)
(Shot of Winnie's house. The door is heard opening, then Winnie walks a few step outside holding Kevin's jacket, then throws it over the planter into her front yard, then quickly goes inside again.)
(Shot from outside of Kevin looking through the window as he smiles.)
Fade to
CLOSING TITLES
Supporting Cast
Miss White - Wendel Meldrum
Becky Slater - Crystal McKellar
Carla Healey - Krista Murphy
Kirk McCray - Michael Landes
Huge Kid - B.J. Barie
Bus Driver - Skip O'Brien
Bobby - Sean DeVeritch
Donna - Laura Mooney
Music
"My Girl" - The Tempations
Thanks to Jeff Kindig for doing this trancript.
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12/26/04 10:15