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126 That Ol' Black Magic
126 That Ol' Black Magic
Written By:
Butch Hartman and Steve Marmel
First Draft:
4/10/01
Second Draft:
4/26/01
Third Draft:
5/8/01
Final Draft:
5/22/01
FADE IN:
DAD drives. MOM sits in the passenger seat. Cars whip past
them as they creep along at 55 MPH exactly. TIMMY’s in the
back, playing a GAMEBOY-LIKE DEVICE.
TIMMY
Are we at the amusement park yet, Dad?
DAD
Don’t be in such a rush, Timmy! It’s
Friday the 13th, which means we have to
be extra careful today!
MOM
Safety first, sweetie! (to Dad)
And here are your two cell phones,
honey!
Dad grabs the PHONES and starts driving with his feet.
DAD
Hello, Mr. Turner? It’s me! Mr.
Turner! I’m driving with my feet!
(lovingly to feet)
Is there anything you two can’t do?
WANDA
We really shouldn’t rush, Timmy! It is Friday
the thirteenth!
COSMO
Yeah! We gotta be extra careful! What’s
the big hurry, anyway?
TIMMY
We’re going to Adren-a-land! The
greatest amusement park on Earth! I’m
not gonna let some dumb superstition
slow us down!
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WANDA
I thought you liked that other
amusement park: Escalator Land!
TIMMY
No way! That park was for babies.
TIMMY
Dad? When do we get to the ride?
DAD
(thrilled) This is the ride!
TIMMY
But Adren-A-land is for kids ten and
over! And I’m finally ten! Or over!
Which means...
TIMMY
...I’m finally big enough to the ride
the Spleen Puncher!!!
COSMO
(totally excited)
Cool! Are you gonna throw up, Timmy?
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TIMMY
You bet! I’ve been practicing all week!
Watch!!!
COSMO
Whoa, sport! Watch where you’re
stepping! “Step on a crack, break your
mother’s back!”
TIMMY
Aw, come on... that’s just some stupid
superstition!
WANDA
Watch it, Timmy! On Friday the 13th,
the anti-fairies escape from Fairyworld
and cause bad luck everywhere!
COSMO
Yeah! They’re like regular fairies,
only anti! And Friday the 13th is their
Christmas!
MOM (O.S.)
AAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!
Cosmo and Wanda POOF into LUGGAGE on the car roof. Dad
ZIPS into frame.
DAD
Who stepped on a crack!?!
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TIMMY
Uh... you did?
DAD
Darn me! Good thing I’ve got my
briefcase full of good luck charms!
DAD
(dramatic) Take this. It’ll stop bad
luck. It’s too late for your Mom...
MOM
Must..enjoy..weekend..with..family...
DISSOLVE TO:
TIMMY
All the rides are open! Including my
favorite - the Spleen Puncher! Nothing
could possibly ruin this day!
TIMMY
“Closed?” Darn it!
MOM
Aaaaaaaghhhhhhh!!!!
Mom collapses in pain, and her head brace shatters when she
hits the ground. Dad, sits next to her, angrily yelling at
his feet.
DAD
Curse you my own two feet! Stop
hurting my wife!
(to Timmy)
No time to talk! Quick! Take this 37
leaf clover and go enjoy yourself!
MOM
Go on...
TIMMY (O.S.)
Feel better!
MOM
...without me...
DISSOLVE TO:
TIMMY
The Spleen Puncher might be down, but I
can still ride the Kidney Twister!
TIMMY
Darn it!
CUT TO:
TIMMY
Oh, boy! The Liver Lancer!
TIMMY
RRRRRRRRR....
CUT TO:
WANDA
For someone who doesn’t believe in bad
luck, you’re sure getting a lot of it!
TIMMY
I don’t believe in luck. But I do
subscribe to the theory of horribly
inconvenient coincidences.
SALT GUY
Salt! Get your tasty salt here! Take
it and put it on stuff! Salt!
TIMMY
I mean, look at all these awesome
rides! They can’t all break down! I’m
gonna stay positive!
SALT GUY
Ooooof!
TIMMY
New theory. I’m having bad luck.
COSMO
Ooo! Scratchy cat tongue!
TIMMY
That’s it! I wish my bad luck would
stop!
WANDA
Uh, Timmy, we’re not allowed to
interfere with anti-fairies!
TIMMY
Well, where are they? I don’t see any
anti-fairies here!
WANDA
You can only see them with these anti-
fairy goggles!
COSMO
Stylish and functional!
TIMMY
Hey! I can see one!
TIMMY
Why are they picking on me?
WANDA
Oh, they pick on everybody! But on
Friday the 13th, they slip away from
Fairyworld and cause trouble! See?
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PARK PATRON
Anybody seen my teeth?
The Hot Dog Vendor lifts his hand, holding said TEETH.
Suddenly, a second, MOUTH-SIZED WRECKING BALL swings into
frame, knocking the teeth out of the guy’s hand.
ON TIMMY
TIMMY
That’s terrible!
MOM
AAAAAGGHHH!
DAD
That’s it! I’m not leaving until every
crack in this park is filled!
DAD
Come back!
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TIMMY
Hey, you!
TIMMY
Those anti-fairies are hurting my mom!
And ruining my day!
(beat; off Wanda’s glare)
And hurting my Mom. I wanna talk to
those anti-fairies right now!
Cosmo and Wanda wave their wands. POOF! Timmy runs to the
new-magic DOOR and opens it.
TIMMY
Awesome!
TIMMY
Let’s go kick some anti-butt.
CUT TO:
TIMMY
We’re in Fairyworld! Where are the
anti-fairies?
COSMO
Over there!
WANDA (O.S.)
And Jorgen’s guarding the door!
JORGEN
Of course I am! And if these anti-
fairies want to get to Earth, they will
have to go through me!
TIMMY
They already have gotten through!
JORGEN
Not my shift.
JORGEN
No one is allowed in anti-fairy world!
TIMMY
Then I wish they were all out here!
ANTI-FAIRIES
(triumphant walla)
TIMMY
Hey, I wanna...Listen, you I...I need
to have a word with...
(to Cosmo and Wanda)
Why won’t you stop?
ANTI-COSMO
Actually, Timothy, why should we?
TIMMY
Cosmo?
ANTI-COSMO
I’m the anti-fairy Cosmo. I’m not an
idiot in any manner whatsoever!
ANTI-WANDA
And I’m the Anti-Wanda! I’m incredibly
stupid and eat with my feet!
A SANDWICH POOFS into scene, she grabs it with her feet and
begins eating it like a monkey.
ANTI-COSMO
You see, we’ve been trapped behind that
darn barrier for centuries! But we knew
some Friday the 13th, some child would
be stupid enough to have his fairies
bring him here and wish all of us
free!! You’re our hero! Our big, stupid
hero!
ANTI-FAIRY PHOTOGRAPHER
What a scoop!
TIMMY
Oh no, this is really bad! Isn’t it?
COSMO
I’ll say! That anti-Cosmo made me feel
like an idiot!
WANDA
It’s not bad yet. As long as they’re
here in Fairy World, we can always
round them up later!
DAD
Hey! This isn’t the men’s room!
(to his feet)
You’ve betrayed me again!
Dad walks away, leaving the door to Earth wide open! The
swarm of anti-fairies instantly zooms through the door and
into the amusement park!
WANDA
Jorgen, you have to get them back!
JORGEN
And I will! I will use every erg of my
awesome fairy powers to...
JORGEN
Shifts over. Time to take a big swim
in “lake Jorgen.”
TIMMY
I guess it’s up to us.
COSMO
Ya think?
CUT TO:
TIMMY
Aw, man! The anti-fairies are gone!
COSMO
And look! Everyone’s had bad luck!!
TIMMY
Dad! Mom! You’re okay!
DAD
Yes! And I made good-luck suits for
your mother and myself!
MOM
Thank goodness Timmy’s fine.
Let’s go find a working ride!
COSMO
Timmy! The whole world’s falling apart!
Look at this conveniently-placed, big
screen television!
CHET UBETCHA
Bad luck...Amuck! I’m Chet Ubetcha!
CHET UBETCHA
Whether it’s Paris...
EXT. PARIS
SALT GUY
Yeah, Dad, being the Eifel Tower salt
guy is MUCH better than the last job I
had...
CHET UBETCHA
Egypt...
EXT. EGYPT
CHET UBETCHA
Or right here in the greatest country
on Earth...bad luck runs rampant!
GENERAL
Mr. President, whatever you do, don’t
touch that big red button next to the
salt!
PRESIDENT
You mean this button?
He hits the button. The screen turns into the “Emergency Test
Bulletin” screen, complete with the BLARING “EEEEEEEE”
noise.
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TIMMY
We gotta get the anti-fairies back to
Fairy world!
WANDA
How are we gonna find them??
TIMMY
We’re not.
TIMMY
We’ll make them come to us.
TIMMY
Anti-fairies have to go where the bad
luck happens, right?
COSMO/WANDA
(nervous) Right.
TIMMY
Let’s get unlucky. (beat) Oh! Hang on.
Timmy pulls out another SODA and manly crushes the paper
cup. Soda splashes all over him.
TIMMY
Note to self: Drink first. Crush after.
TIMMY
The more bad luck I cause, the more
anti-fairies will have to come here.
And once they’re here, we’ll trick ‘em
back to Anti-Fairy world.
All the mirrors are broken, the ladders walked under, and
the salt shakers tipped over.
TIMMY
(To Cosmo and Wanda) Hit me.
They wave their wands. POOF! From over the horizon, a huge
BLACK CAT lumbers into scene...
CAT
(Huge roar) MEOOOOOOOOOOWWW!
TIMMY
If I don’t make it out of here...
TIMMY
...tell my Dad...he’s weird.
ANTI-FAIRY 2
Get him!
ANTI-FAIRY 1
Darn it! We missed!
CUT TO:
GENERAL
Mr. President, you almost caused a nuclear war.
What are you going to do next?
PRESIDENT
I’m going to Escalatorland!!!
CUT TO:
ANTI-COSMO
What is he doing?
ANTI-COSMO
AAAAAARRRRRGGGHHH!!
CUT TO:
CUT TO:
ANTI-WANDA
Hey! That kid tricked us back into
Fairy world!
ANTI-COSMO
Don’t worry. We’ll get back. Who’s
gonna stop us... that fairy?
JORGEN
So many anti-bones, so little time.
CUT TO:
ANTI-FAIRIES (O.S.)
Ouch! Oooch! Aaagh! Eeech!!!
Cosmo and Wanda smile at each other then POOF! into BUSHES
as Timmy’s parents walk into scene.
DAD
(re: bathroom)
Wow. That guy needs more fiber! C’mon,
Timmy, this park is dangerous!
MOM (WEAKLY)
Let’s..go..have...family..fun..!
TIMMY
Okay! Like what?
DISSOLVE TO:
DAD
I’ve never felt more alive!!!
PRESIDENT
When do we get to the ride?
DAD
This is the ride!
DAD/PRESIDENT
WHEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TIMMY
(to Cosmo and Wanda)
Next year we’re going camping.
FADE OUT.
THE END