Part 1 of my Brave and the Bold Spec Script

Okay, so a while back I put up my spec script I did for an episode of Young Justice (a show that was sadly cancelled too soon). Never wanting to waste anything I write (which most is just sitting on my computer), I thought I would do the same with a spec script I wrote for the show Batman: The Brave and the Bold. If you're not familiar with the show, basically every episode sees Batman teaming up with a different DC Comics super hero. While the previous incarnation of Batman (Batman: The Animated Series) was dark and gritty, this incarnation decided to take a slightly lighter touch with the Caped Crusader. Something more in the style of the 1960s live action Batman series. This allows Batman to team up with a bunch of more wacky characters and have characters like Bat-Mite (a 5th dimensional imp who is an uber Batman fan) show up.
Specifically I decided to write a script where I teamed up Batman with one of my favorite heroes, Plastic Man. Originally I conceived of this team up when on an episode of Justice League Unlimited it was mentioned that Plastic Man was part of that canon. I instantly wanted to team the characters up. Sadly that show was cancelled before I finished the script and so I left it on the shelf only partially written. It wasn't until the incarnation of Batman simply called The Batman introduced members of the Justice League to its cast that I dusted the script off and rewrote it again. Again, The Batman went off the air before the script was finished. Finally Batman: Brave and the Bold debuted on Cartoon Network and I finally finished this script which seems tailor made for this particular incarnation of The Dark Knight. And while I never got the chance to show it to anyone who  produced that show, I figured why not use the ole blog to share another one of my attempts to play in the DC sandbox.

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FADE IN:

INT. SALOON-NIGHT

A SMOKY BAR ROOM. DEGENERATE LOOKING PEOPLE DRINK AND PLAY POOL TRYING HARD TO KEEP TO THEMSELVES.

TWO THUGS ARE SITTING AT A RED TABLE WITH YELLOW STRIPES GOING DOWN THE CENTER OF IT (LIKE PLASTIC MAN’S COSTUME), EACH WITH A GLASS OF BROWN FOAMY LIQUID IN FRONT OF THEM.

THE THUG ON THE RIGHT IS FIDDLING WITH A KNIFE, PICKING DIRT FROM UNDER HIS FINGERS WITH IT.

THE THUG ON THE LEFT TAKES A SIP FROM HIS BEVERAGE. HE WIPES HIS MOUTH WITH HIS SLEEVE AS HE BANGS HIS GLASS ON THE TABLE.

THUG #1
Okay, so here's the deal. This armored car is going to be loaded with cash. Only a few guards will be riding with it. It’ll be easy pickings.

A PAIR OF GOGGLED EYES AND AN EAR STRETCHES FROM THE SIDE OF THE TABLE OUT OF VIEW FROM THE THUGS, LOOKING AND LISTENING AS EACH OF THE THUGS SPEAKS.

THUG #2
When's the deal gonna go down?

THUG #1 TAKES ANOTHER SIP FROM HIS DRINK. HE LOWERS HIS GLASS.

ONE OF THE EARS THAT FORMED FROM THE TABLE DODGES OUT OF THE WAY OF THE GLASS.

THUG #1
Tonight. You, me and three other guys are gonna split the score.

THUG #2 SMILES AND RAISES THE KNIFE HE HAS BEEN FIDDLING
WITH, GRIPPING THE HANDLE TIGHT.

THUG #2
Sounds good to me.

THE EYES AND EAR DISAPPEAR AND MELT BACK INTO THE TABLE AS IF THEY HAD NEVER BEEN THERE AT ALL.

THUG #2 PUTS THE KNIFE IN THE TABLE TOP, EXPECTING IT TO STICK INTO THE WOOD.

RATHER THAN THE KNIFE STICKING IN THE TABLE, THE TABLE STRETCHES AND GIVES UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE THUG’S ARM. A LOUD YELP OF PAIN CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE TABLE.

PLASTIC MAN
Hey! Watch it!

THE TWO THUGS QUICKLY BACK AWAY FROM THE TABLE.

THUG #1
What the..?

THE TABLE STRETCHES AND FOLDS UNTIL IT TAKES THE FORM OF A PERSON, PLASTIC MAN. HE LOOKS ANNOYED, RUBBING HIS SIDE WHERE HE WAS STABBED. THERE IS NO WOUND BUT HE ACTS LIKE THERE IS, AS IF HE HAD BEEN STUNG BY A BEE.

PLASTIC MAN
That really hurt. You guys need to be gentler on the furniture. Other people use these tables to.

THE TWO THUGS, ALONG WITH EVERY ONE ELSE IN THE BAR, LOOK STUNNED. THEY BOTH BRANDISH WEAPONS.

THE REST OF THE BAR PATRONS RUN OUT OF THE BAR.

THUG #2
It's Rubber Man. Shoot him!


THE TWO THUGS SHOOT THEIR GUNS AT PLASTIC MAN.
PLASTIC MAN STRETCHES LIKE AN S OUT OF THE WAY OF THEIR BULLETS.

PLASTIC MAN
That's PLASTIC Man. Don't you guys watch cartoons? I need to get a better agent.

THE THUGS RUN OUT OF BULLETS. THEY CHARGE AT PLASTIC MAN.

PLASTIC MAN (CONT’D)
Time for new game.

PLASTIC MAN CURLS INTO A BALL AND BOUNCES OFF OF THE FLOOR AND AGAINST THUG #1.

THUG #1
Ugh!

PLASTIC MAN

One point!

HE THEN RICOCHETS OFF THE WALL AND HITS THUG #2.

THUG #2
Agh!

PLASTIC MAN

Two points!

BOTH THUGS DROP TO THE FLOOR, COMPLETELY UNCONSCIOUS.
PLASTIC MAN CHANGES BACK INTO HIMSELF. HE WALKS OVER TO THE TWO THUGS. WITH HIS HANDS ON HIS HIPS HE STANDS OVER THE TWO THUGS AND TRIUMPHANTLY LOOKS AT THE HORIZON.

PLASTIC MAN (CONT’D)
And once again, the day is saved, thanks to...

BATMAN (O.S.)
Plastic man…

PLASTIC MAN STRETCHES HIS NECK SO HE IS LOOKING BEHIND HIM TOWARDS THE DOOR.

BATMAN STANDS IN THE DOORWAY TO THE BAR.

BATMAN (CONT’D)
We need to talk.

PLASTIC MAN’S JAW FALLS TO THE FLOOR AS HIS EYES BULGE OUT OF HIS SKULL AT HUMOROUS PROPORTIONS.
BATMAN’S EYES NARROW AS HE LOOKS AT PLASTIC MAN.

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