The Muppets' Grab the Speare. (Movie Outline)

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PLOT: Fozzie realizes that he is a distant relative of William Shakespeare, and discovers a lost script to a play that Shakespeare wrote. Bunsen & Beaker create the Text-to-Life machine which transports anybody to any form of literature or script. When Animal is let loose, he takes the script with him, and pushes the button, transporting the Muppets' into characters of the script.

THE MUPPET'S GRAB THE SPEARE

Ext.- Backstage at the Muppet Theater
KERMIT is sitting at his desk, as a few whatnots pass him. Upstairs on the balcony of the backstage where the dressing rooms are, resides the SWEDISH CHEF having a discussion with a PENGUIN (It's not heard just seen), the backstage still looks the same as the original Muppet Show series. FOZZIE BEAR rushes from his dressing room to Kermit holding a huge stack of papers.

FOZZIE
Kermit!
(slams stack of papers on Kermit's desk. Dust blows on Kermit's face as he coughs)
I forgot to show you this! My Ma told me that I am a distant relative of, get this, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

SAM THE EAGLE walks by as he hears Fozzie.

SAM
Oh brother...
(sighs)

Kermit looks at Fozzie with a smirk.

KERMIT
Thats very nice Fozzie, now I got a lot of work to do.

FOZZIE
But Kermit! You have to believe me, LOOK its his signature!

SAM
(interupts Fozzie)
Excuse me Fozzie, ahem, how do you know what his signature looks like hmm?
(shifts eyes)

FOZZIE
It has his name in some really curly looking thing, of course!

Kermit & Sam both grunt. All of a sudden a WHATNOT pops up with a British accent.

WHATNOT
Actually Mr. Bear is correct! This play was Sir William's last masterpiece, all though it has been lost for so many years!

Kermit & Sam both look at each other, as the whatnot disappears.

FOZZIE
See!

CUT TOO: Ext- Muppet Labs
BEAKER & BUNSEN are scurrying around, behind them is a massive machine, the Text-to-Life machine. Various RATS are scurrying and peeking around in the Laboratory.

BUNSEN
Oh Beaker! We did it!

BEAKER
Me mo mo me me!

BUNSEN
That's right!
(Pushes Beaker into the machine door)
Now get in there and I will grab my copy of Peter Pan!

BEAKER
(screams)
Mee Mee Mee Mo Mo Mo Mo MEEE!

Bunsen grabs a large book and throws it in with Beaker as he shuts the door, the lights turn off, and the machine shakes, the machine door opens as Beaker flies out (with a green hat and suit.)

BEAKER
(as Peter Pan)
I can fly!

BUNSEN
He can fly?
(in shock)
W-wait he can TALK?

Three PENGUINS pop up

PENGUINS
(sing to the tune of 'He Can Fly' from the Peter Pan movie)
He can talk!
He can talk!
He can...

Beaker falls down and crashes as he rises up he has no head.

PENGUIN #1
He can't talk... jeez!

CUT TO Montage of Fozzie telling PEPE', SWEDISH CHEF, DR. TEETH, SCOOTER and CLIFFORD that he is related to Shakespeare and has his script to his last play ever made. Though they all don't believe him.

Then we CUT TO Fozzie walking in a hallway in the backstage has FLOYD, JANICE, ZOOT, and ANIMAL walk out of a room with their instruments (Animal with bongos.) Animal goes next too Fozzie.

ANIMAL
Bear sad?

FOZZIE
Oh ... it's nothing Animal.

Floyd then walks up next to Fozzie and pats him on the back, while he holds his bass on his other hand.

FLOYD
What's wrong man?

Fozzie starts singing a blues song about how nobody believes him and he feels like a fool. The instruments are backed by Floyd, Janice, Animal and Zoot. He ends the song handing the Shakespeare script to Floyd. As Fozzie walks away.

JANICE
Like that's rully depressing, no one has faith in him!

FLOYD
Man! This looks legit!

The same British Whatnot pops up.

WHATNOT
Sure is mate!

ANIMAL
Crumpets! Crumpets!

Whatnot disappears.

CUT TO Ext- Backstage
The backstage is really busy and chaotic, various monsters are creeping around, Kermit is at his desk once again. As SCOOTER and GONZO go up to Kermit.

SCOOTER
Did you hear about Fozzie and the whole Shakespeare thing?
(chuckles)

GONZO
Yes! Isn't that cool?

KERMIT
You mean, Gonzo, you believe him?

GONZO
Of course! A british guy came up too me and told me!

KERMIT
And?

GONZO
If that guy told me, its legit. And I got a crumpet!

KERMIT
Hmm... crumpets.

GONZO
Yeah, crumpets are, legit!

KERMIT
Sheesh.

SCOOTER
So how's the show going?

KERMIT
Horrible! We don't have a guest star!

MISS PIGGY suddenly enters out of nowhere in a glamorous dress and bouncy curls.

MISS PIGGY
Bonjour Kermie wormy!

KERMIT
Oh dear...
(grunts)

MISS PIGGY
Do you need a guest star deary? Or where my 'Kermie needs a guest star otherwise his lights will be punched out by a certain pig' senses were lying?
(Piggy laughs as shows holds up her fist)

KERMIT
Oh, you mean, oh yes thats right Scooter we DO have a guest star!

Piggy laughs as she runs away. Kermit sighs.

KERMIT
Anyway, I can't believe you believe Fozzie, Gonzo!

GONZO
I'm serious! What proof do you need --?

Pepe' the King Prawn enters.

PEPE
Kermin! Jou guys need to go the ze' labs h'okey?

KERMIT
Um, okay...

Pepe, Kermit, Scooter, and Gonzo go to the MUPPET LABS.

Ext.- Muppet Labs
Pepe, Kermit, Scooter and Gonzo arrive as Bunsen is chasing Beaker (in a blonde wig and dress.)

BUNSEN
I should have never put that Alice in Wonderland book in there with you Beakie!

BEAKER
(in female voice)
I'm late! I'm late!

KERMIT
I can't believe my eyes!

PEPE
Believe it h'okey!

GONZO
There is no way that --

British Whatnot pops up with a crumpet.

WHATNOT
There is a way! Crumpet sir Gonzo?

GONZO
He called me sir!
(grabs the crumpet)

Whatnot disappears.

KERMIT
(screams)
What's up with the crumpets?

Miss Piggy walks in the Labs.

MISS PIGGY
(screams)
What is the RACKET? I'm trying to perfect my voice!

SCOOTER
(whispers)
Oh no...

Animal runs in holding the Shakespeare script, followed by Dr. Teeth, Janice, Floyd, Zoot, and Fozzie.

FOZZIE
(shouts)
ANIMAL GIVE IT BACK

Soon enough the whole gang is chasing him, as Animal jumps into the Text-to-Life machine and the gang follows him in. Beaker accidentally pushes the transport button as a flash and explosion occurs.







 
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