Jaguar, Jaguar, El Tigre Superstar
(Magic School Bus © Scholastic, Inc., and Microsoft Home)
script by James Denning |
CAST: |
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| Jaguar |
Smug,
narcissistic, fabulous. Latin. |
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| Monkey |
Eager, confident,
stupid. |
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| Viper |
Intense, hopeful,
stupid. |
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| Iguana |
Slow, nervous. |
FADE IN:INT. - GAME SHOW SET
- DAY
MUSIC CUE: "GAME SHOW THEME" UP AND UNDER.
WIDE ON:
JAGUAR STANDING IN THE FOREGROUND, LOOKING SUAVE IN
A TACKY SUIT.
BEHIND HIM, THE THREE CONTESTANTS, MONKEY, VIPER,
IGUANA, STAND AT PODIUMS LOOKING EXCITED. BEHIND THEM, THE SHOW'S NAME,
"CORRECTAMUNDO!", FLASHES. |
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JAGUAR
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(Savoring
each word.)
Welcome to Correctamundo, the game show of rainforest trivia. I'm your host, El Tigre, and
today's contestants are Spider the Monkey, Fer de Lance the Viper and Iguana the Lizard.
Our first question, for 100 points, is: What animal is the top predator in the forest,
eating anything from frogs to fish to tapirs? |
MONKEY SLAMS HIS BUZZER WITH HIS PAW. LIGHTS
FLASH. |
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MONKEY
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Millipedes! |
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JAGUAR
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Wrong, it's me,
the jaguar. |
EJECTOR SEAT SPRINGS MONKEY HIGH IN THE AIR. MONKEY
LANDS IN JAGUAR'S MOUTH. |
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JAGUAR
GRINS AND SWALLOWS.THE OTHER GUESTS
ARE, TO PUT IT LIGHTLY, RATTLED. |
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JAGUAR
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Now
for 200 points, which predator is equally active day and night? |
VIPER HITS THE BUZZER WITH HER HEAD. LIGHTS
FLASH |
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VIPER
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My aunt Sylvia?! |
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JAGUAR
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Wrong, it's me,
the jaguar. |
EJECTOR SEAT SPRINGS VIPER HIGH IN THE AIR. VIPER
LANDS IN JAGUAR'S MOUTH. JAGUAR GRINS AND SWALLOWS.
IGUANA GULPS. |
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JAGUAR
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Now
for 300 points, and our grand prize of your very own cecropia tree, which animal has a
spotted coat and is worshipped in many native cultures as a god? |
IGUANA VERY GINGERLY TAPS THE BUZZER WITH HIS FRONT FOOT.LIGHTS FLASH |
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IGUANA
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Um,
that would be you, the jaguar? |
LIGHTS FLASH ALL OVER THE STUDIO AND HAPPY BUZZERS BUZZ. JAGUAR MAKES MAGNANIMOUS
GESTURES. |
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JAGUAR
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Correctamundo!
You're our new champion! But I'm still hungry, so I'll eat you anyway. |
EJECTOR SEAT SPRINGS IGUANA HIGH IN THE AIR. IGUANA
LANDS IN JAGUAR'S MOUTH. JAGUAR GRINS AND SWALLOWS. |
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JAGUAR
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Thanks
for playing Correctamundo! Join me next week when my lunch, I mean my contestants, will be
a peccary, a three toed sloth and a caiman! Bye-bye! |
BUZZERS BUZZ, LIGHTS FLASH.MUSIC CUE: "GAME
SHOW THEME" UP
FADE OUT |
