Orion Wire pt. 1-2

by Timothy Meinke

Cast

Orion Wire Man………………………………......Parodies the Verizon Wireless Man

Announcer………………………………...............Voice-over

Beach Bunny #1…………………………………..

Beach Bunny #2…………………………………..

Kid

Part 1

Tin Can You Hear Me, Now?

OUTDOOR SETTING. THE ORION WIRE MAN WALKS ONSCREEN CARRYING A TIN CAN ATTACHED TO A PIECE OF STRING. HE STOPS AND SPEAKS INTO THE CAN.

MAN

Can you hear me, now? (HOLDS CAN TO HIS EAR, THEN BACK TO HIS MOUTH.) GOOD!

HE TAKES A STEP AND SPEAKS INTO THE CAN AGAIN.

MAN

Can you hear me, now? GOOD! (TAKES A STEP.) Can you hear me, now?

CUT TO A KID HOLDING A CAN AT THE OTHER END OF THE STRING. HE LOOKS UP OFF-SCREEN AND GIVES THE "OKAY" SIGNAL. CUT TO ORION WIRE MAN HOLDING HIS TIN CAN TO HIS EAR. HE LOWERS AND SPEAKS INTO IT.

MAN

GOOD! (TAKES ANOTHER STEP.) Can you hear me, now? GOOD!

HE CONTINUES AS ORION WIRE LOGO FLASHES ONSCREEN.

ANNOUNCER

(VOICE-OVER.) Orion Wire; more or less working for you.

The End

Part 2

He Calls Seashells by the Seashore

Idea by Ron Meinke

TWO BEACH BUNNIES ARE WALKING ALONG IN THE OCEAN SURF. CUE SOUND OF A CELLULAR PHONE RINGING. THEY LOOK AROUND TRYING TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE RINGING. THEY LOOK DOWN AND SEE A CONCH SEASHELL. THEY PICK IT UP AND HOLD IT BETWEEN THEIR EARS.

MAN

(OFF-SCREEN.) Can you hear me, now?

BUNNIES 1 & 2

(DELIGHTED.) Huh-huh!

ANNOUNCER

(VOICE-OVER.) For dependable shell(ular) service that won’t conch out…

MAN

(OFF-SCREEN.) GOOD!

THE ORION WIRE MAN STEPS ONSCREEN WITH HIS OWN CONCH SEASHELL.

MAN

Can you hear me, now?

THE BUNNIES GIVE HIM THE "OKAY" SIGNAL.