Liam Buys a Car

The Liam Smith Show
Episode 2.25: "Liam Buys a Car"
Written by Jason Donner

                EXT. THE STREETS OF LAS VEGAS

               LIAM SMITH is seen walking down the street to work. 
               CHOCOLATE TREAT walks up next to him.

                                   CHOCOLATE TREAT
                         Hey Baby, punctual as usual, huh? 
                         8:33 every day, I see you walk by
                         my street corner on your way to
                         work.  Honey, I could set my watch
                         by you if I hadn't have lost it
                         doing a trick last week.

               Liam looks at her.

                                   CHOCOLATE TREAT
                         Don't ask.  Hey, can I ask you a
                         question?

                                   LIAM
                         Sure, as long as it doesn't involve
                         you asking to tie me up, strip me
                         naked, and lick honey off of every
                         square inch of my quivering body.

                                   CHOCOLATE TREAT
                         Can I ask a different question?

                                   LIAM
                         Okay.

                                   CHOCOLATE TREAT
                         Every day I see you walk to work. 
                         Why don't you buy a car?

                                   LIAM
                         Well, walkings good for you and...

               A mugger jumps out from an alley.

                                   MUGGER
                         You know the drill, Liam.

                                   LIAM
                         Of course.

               Liam hands the mugger his wallet.

                                   MUGGER
                         See you tomorrow.

                                   LIAM
                         Tomorrow then.

               The mugger runs off.

                                   LIAM
                         Walking is good for you and it's
                         good for the environment.  Besides,
                         if I ever need to go any where,
                         I've always got Mister Hilter's old
                         pick up truck.

               The pick-up truck pulls up next to Liam and Chocolate Treat. 
               JESSE and JONATHAN poke their heads out.

                                   JESSE
                         What's up, Liam?

                                   LIAM
                             (a little concerned)
                         What are you two doing with the
                         truck!?

                                   JONATHAN
                         We're on our way to the Las Vegas
                         Public Library!

                                   LIAM
                         The library?

                                   JESSE
                         Yeah, the "L" fell off the "public"
                         sign so me and Jon are going to go
                         stare at it and take pictures for
                         National Lampoon.

                                   JOHNATHAN
                         We'd better hurry before those
                         right-wing moralistic bastards fix
                         it!

                                   JESSE
                         Buckle up, compadrie!  TO THE
                         LIBRARY!

               Jesse steps on the gas.  The Pick Up squeals out of frame and
               we hear a tremendous crash.  A hubcap rolls past Liam and
               Chocolate Treat.

                                   JESSE (O.C.)
                         We're okay!

                                   JOHNATHAN (O.C.)
                         The dashboard cushioned the impact!

               BLAM!  A red blast flares off screen.  Liam and Chocolate
               Treat squint as small flaming bits fall around them.

                                   JESSE (O.C.)
                         We're still okay!

                                   JOHNATHAN (O.C.)
                         Just flaming!
                             (a beat)
                         No, wait...

               Liam and Chocolate Treat go back to talking.

                                   CHOCOLATE TREAT
                             (sighs)
                         The only thing worse than an idiot
                         is an indestructible idiot and the
                         only thing worse than That?  Two
                         indestructible idiots.

                                   LIAM
                         Well, so much for motorized
                         transportation... I'll just have to
                         use the legs that God and three
                         years in braces gave me.

               WHAM!  Liam is hit by a car and thrown backwards into a
               casino window.

               INT. THE CASINO

               Liam lands at the base of a slot machine.  The alarm goes off
               and nickels begin raining down on him.  Chocolate Treat runs
               inside to him.

                                   CHOCOLATE TREAT
                         Are you all right?

               An OLD WOMAN steps up next to her.

                                   OLD WOMAN
                         Of COURSE he's all right!  He just
                         hit the super-duper-ultra-ultra
                         super-phenominal-mega-wow-wow
                         nickel slot jackpot!  That's TEN
                         THOUSAND!

                                   CHOCOLATE TREAT
                         Dollars?

                                   OLD WOMAN
                         Nickels.

               Liam is still being showered with nickels.

                                   LIAM
                         You're saying I just won five
                         hundred dollars in nickels?

                                   OLD WOMAN
                         Yes!

               Liam looks at the nickels and then at Chocolate Treat.

                                   LIAM
                         I'm going to take this as a sign
                         that I should buy a car.

               The Old Woman picks Liam up by his collar.

                                   OLD WOMAN
                         You should also take it as a sign
                         to watch your ass, little man!  Me
                         and the girls spent a YEAR trying
                         to win the super-duper-ultra-ultra
                         super-phenominal-mega-wow-wow
                         nickel slot jackpot and loosing is
                         not something we take lightly!

               The Old Woman throws him down and stomps off.

                                   CHOCOLATE TREAT
                         Eh, what are they going to do? 
                         Stone you with ribbon candy?

                                   LIAM
                         Cool... I'm going to get a car!  A
                         car of my own!

                                                       FADE OUT:

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Theme Song (To the theme of "Car 54 Where Are You?")

There is chaos in the streets,
and Las Vegas is agast.
Here's the forces of evil,
come to kick everybody's ass.

More than ever it is clear,
we need a hero to appear!

Hey Liam Smith, where are you?

OLE!

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The Liam Smith Show: guaranteed odor absorbant and the only show that leaves you feeling fresh and more feminine.

               FADE IN:

               EXT. JOE JIM BOB BUB'S USED KLUNKERS

               Liam is walking among several old used heaps being passed off
               as cars.  He kicks the wheel of an old Voltswagon Beetle and
               it falls apart right in front of him.  Liam leaps out of the
               way and into the arms of JOE JIM BOB BUB, the salesman.

                                   JOE JIM BOB BUB
                         I understand you're looking for a
                         car!

                                   LIAM
                         AH!

               Liam falls to the ground and backs away.

                                   LIAM
                         Jesus!  Where did YOU come from!

                                   JOE JIM BOB BUB
                         We've got all sorts of high-low
                         quality vehicles here at Joe Jim
                         Bob Bub's Used Clunkers.

                                   LIAM
                         I was wondering if...

                                   JOE JIM BOB BUB
                         I tell you what, son.  I like you
                         so I'm gonna make you a deal on
                         this thrice-used 1981 yellow school
                         bus for $899 down and 500 dollar
                         monthly payment over the next five
                         years.  Just sign here and it's all
                         yours!

               Joe Jim Bob Bub produces a contract and a pen he shoves into
               Liam's face.  Liam pushes them away.

                                   LIAM
                         What can I get for five hundred
                         dollars?

                                   JOE JIM BOB BUB
                         Five hundred dollars?  Nothing in
                         the high-low quality lot.  Let's
                         mosey over to the medium-low
                         quality lot.

               They walk to another section of the lot.

                                   JOE JIM BOB BUB
                         Take a look at THIS beauty!

                                   LIAM
                         That's a frame with four wheels. 
                         It doesn't even have an engine!

                                   JOE JIM BOB BUB
                         Yeah, but you'd be surprised how
                         that cuts down on gas milage!  Just
                         sign here!

               Joe Jim Bob Bub shoves another contract in Liam's face.

                                   LIAM
                             (pushes it away)
                         I'm not signing that!  It promises
                         you my first born child!

                                   JOE JIM BOB BUB
                             (smiles)
                         I like a man who knows how to
                         haggle.  How about this piece of
                         cra... I mean, art?

               Joe Jim Bob Bub indicates a soap box racer.

                                   LIAM
                             (excited)
                         COOL!  I'LL TAKE IT!  I mean... NO! 
                         Must... fight... Impulse... BUYING!
                             (a beat)
                         All right, we've seen the high-low
                         quality lot and the medium-low
                         quality lot.  Is there a low-low
                         quality lot?

                                   JOE JIM BOB BUB
                             (points)
                         Over there.

                                   LIAM
                         But that's the exit.

               Joe Jim Bob Bub is about to kick Liam out when Liam sees
               something.

                                   LIAM
                         Hey, what's that?

               Liam runs over to a huge pile of newspapers where we see a
               shiny chrome fender jutting out of the pile.  Liam pulls the
               newspapers off revealing a beautiful 1968 Corvette
               Convertible.

                                   LIAM
                         Swooooooon!  How much?

                                   JOE JIM BOB BUB
                         Hmm... I don't remember ever seeing
                         THAT on the lot.  But I can't let
                         it go for anything less than two
                         thousand.

                                   LIAM
                         Five hundred.

                                   JOE JIM BOB BUB
                         One thousand.

                                   LIAM
                         Five hundred.

                                   JOE JIM BOB BUB
                         Seven fifty?

                                   LIAM
                         Five hundred.

                                   JOE JIM BOB BUB
                         Five hundred.

                                   LIAM
                         Three fifty.

                                   JOE JIM BOB BUB
                         Look, you're taking this car for
                         four hundred and not a penny more!

                                   LIAM
                         You drive a hard bargain Bob Jim
                         Blain... Barn... Joe.

               Liam hands him a sack full of nickels and skips off to his
               new car.

                                   JOE JIM BOB BUB
                         Heh... I Would have gone to four
                         twenty five if he'd just...
                             (a beat)
                         Damn.
                             (a beat)
                         Why did my mom and dad have to be
                         cousins?

               EXT. THE STREETS OF LAS VEGAS

               We see the front end of Liam's car enter frame as the Beach
               Boy's "409" plays loudly.  As the car slowly drives by, we
               see that no one is sitting in the drivers seat.  As the back
               end of the car enters frame, we see Liam pushing the rear. 
               Several other cars are behind him honking angrily.

               INT. A GARAGE

               Liam's car is there as Liam shines the hood.  THAD, BIPPO,
               ARTURO and DONNER enter wearing mechanics clothes.

                                   DONNER
                         Are you sure this is such a good
                         idea, Liam?  I mean, couldn't you
                         at least have gotten a real
                         mechanic to get this heap moving?

                                   LIAM
                         I would have, but I spent the last
                         bit of my money on detailing paint
                         and this...

               Liam points to a pair of fuzzy dice hanging from the rear
               view mirror.

                                   THAD
                             (enchanted)
                         COOL!  Liam, this is the COOLEST
                         car ever!  I'm going to enjoy
                         getting under the hood of this
                         baby!

                                   BIPPO
                         Can't wait to hear this engine purr
                         like a cute, unsuspecting, and
                         totally defenseless kitten.

                                   DONNER
                             (sour)
                         Yes, putting a car back together
                         should be an entirely new
                         experience for the both of you.

               Arturo is looking under the hood.

                                   ARTURO
                         That's odd.  There seems to be a
                         rather sophisticated computer
                         system in here.

                                   LIAM
                         What's it for?

                                   BIPPO
                         There's only one way to find out!

                                   ARTURO
                         Yes, through rigorous testing and
                         scientific method.

                                   BIPPO
                         Well, sure... If you're a pussy.  I
                         was thinking of something more
                         brash and foolhardy... Something
                         like... THIS!!!

               Bippo reaches in and connects two wires.

                                   ARTURO
                         You FOOL!  We have no idea why that
                         wire was cut!

                                   LIAM
                         DUCK AND COVER!!!

               Everyone but Bippo runs for shelter.  There is a long pause
               as Bippo stands there tapping his foot.

                                   BIPPO
                         Are you all done being total
                         chodes?

               Liam, Thad, Donner, and Arturo stick their heads up.

                                   DONNER
                         Nothing go boom?

                                   BIPPO
                         Yeah, nothing go boom!  What,
                         you've never heard of an on board
                         computer?

                                   ARTURO
                         Not in a 1968 Chevy!

                                   BIPPO
                         Sh'yeah! Have you ever heard of
                         installation?  Hell-OOOO!?  All
                         right, here's what I suggest...
                         First, we take apart the starter
                         and see if the problem is there. 
                         Then we take apart the fuel
                         manifold and clean it out
                         thoroughly.  If that doesn't work,
                         we'll start with the carburetor and
                         work our way to the problem.

                                   LIAM
                         All right, you heard the clown! 
                         Let's get to fixin'!

                                                       FADE TO:

               EXT. THE STREETS OF LAS VEGAS

               The song "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" plays as the car
               slowly enters frame as it did before.  When the driver's seat
               finally reaches the screen we see Liam sitting in the
               driver's seat with Thad, Bippo, Arturo, Donner, Stacy, and
               Doris inside as well.

                                   ARTURO
                         Liam, you drive like an old woman!

                                   DORIS
                         You've never seen ME drive, fat boy 
                         You ever hear that song "The Little
                         Old Lady From Pasadena"?  That was
                         written about me!

                                   DONNER
                         You knew The Beach Boys?

                                   DORIS
                         Knew 'em?  Honey, I was boinking
                         Brian Wilson!

               Donner thinks about that for a second and then begins hitting
               the side of his head.

                                   DONNER
                         OUT!  OUT FOUL IMAGE! OUT!

                                   LIAM
                         Well, it's been a long week hasn't
                         it, guys?

                                   THAD
                         Yep.  A week of hard work, labor,
                         and toil working on this baby.

                                   BIPPO
                         We put a lot of work into it, all
                         right.

                                   DONNER
                         Yep, an entire week before we gave
                         up and asked Stacy and Doris to fix
                         it.

                                   STACY
                         And it took us all of five minutes.

                                   DORIS
                         I can't believe you just didn't
                         check the gas gauge when it
                         wouldn't start.

                                   STACY
                         Still, this is an awesome car!

                                   DORIS
                         Yeah, sort of like that TV show
                         with Dezi Arnez, Jr. with the
                         handsome guy from Star Trek: The
                         Motion Picture and the high-tech
                         crime-fighting car?  Automan?

                                   LIAM
                         No, it's a manual.

               RIM SHOT

                                                       FADE TO:

               INT. THE CAR - LATER

               Liam is driving alone on his way to work.  He is whistling
               and smiling.

                                   LIAM
                         What a gorgeous day.

                                   CAR
                         Yes it is.

                                   LIAM
                         I'm so glad you... WHOA!

               EXT. THE STREETS OF LAS VEGAS

               The car screeches to a halt in the middle of the street and
               Liam jumps out.

                                   LIAM
                         GREMLINS!  GREMLINS!

                                   CAR
                         Relax Liam.  I am not a Gremlin.  I
                         am your car's on board computer
                         system.  Your clown friend
                         reconnected me.  Remember?

               Liam slowly approaches the car.

                                   LIAM
                         You're my car's computer?

                                   CAR
                         Yes.

                                   LIAM
                         Why haven't you said something
                         before?

                                   CAR
                         I have been re-calibrating my
                         systems.  I have been inactive for
                         a long, long time.  Tell me... What
                         is the date?

                                   LIAM
                         January 15th, 2002.

                                   CAR
                         2002?  My... GOD!  It... It CAN'T
                         BE!

                                   LIAM
                         What?  What?

                                   CAR
                         I MISSED CHRISTMAS!!!

                                   LIAM
                         Wait, I'm confused... You're
                         obviously a sophisticated piece of 
                         machinery.  How did you end up in a
                         used car lot for 500 bucks?

                                   CAR
                         My previous owners did not
                         appreciate me and threw me out.

                                   LIAM
                         That's terrible, car!

                                   CAR
                         Please, call me Chevy.

                                   LIAM
                         Hey, if we got in trouble with the
                         law... And they sent patrol cars
                         after us...  it would be a Chevy
                         Chase!

               Liam and Chevy laugh.  Chevy's driver's side door opens and
               Liam gets inside.

                                   CHEVY
                         Oh, Liam... I have the feeling this
                         is the start of a beautiful
                         friendship.

               INT. LIAM'S APARTMENT

               Liam is talking to Thad, Bippo, Stacy, Doris, Donner, and
               Arturo.

                                   THAD
                         That's impossible!

                                   ARTURO
                         I don't believe it!

                                   STACY
                         What kind of fools do you take us
                         for!?

                                   LIAM
                         No, seriously!  I DID see Bigfoot
                         in the casino today.
                             (a beat)
                         Oh, my car talks to me too.

               Everyone falls silent.

                                   DORIS
                         Your car?

                                   LIAM
                         Yeah.  I told it a joke about Chevy
                         Chase and he thought it was really
                         funny.  His name is Chevy too and
                         he's still coming to grips with
                         missing the entire month of
                         December.  I'm taking him to see
                         'Lord of the Rings' at the drive in
                         tonight.  He was really looking
                         forward to that one.

                                   DONNER
                         Well, that's nice Liam.  Oop!  Do
                         you hear that?
                             (holding hand to ear)
                         That's the toaster and it's calling
                         you a NUTCASE!!!

                                   THAD
                         Liam, cars don't talk... Well,
                         unless you count KITT.

                                   BIPPO
                         And that car from 'Frankenstein
                         Unbound'.

                                   THAD
                         Yeah, but that movie licked my cod.

                                   LIAM
                         I'll prove it to you!

                                   ARTURO
                         No proof is required, my boy.  That
                         movie did truly lick cod.

                                   LIAM
                         NOT THE MOVIE!  The CAR!  I'll
                         prove that the CAR talks!  Come
                         with me!

               Liam starts out the door.

                                   STACY
                         Five will get you ten he's been
                         talking to the radio.

                                   LIAM
                         No, the car talks!  Really it
                         talks!

                                                       CUT TO:

               EXT. UPDA CREEK PARKING LOT

               Liam and the gang are standing around the car.

                                   LIAM
                             (shouting)
                         TALK DAMN YOU!  TALK!

               Silence.  Everyone looks at Liam with a mixture of pity and
               amusement.

                                   LIAM
                         No, seriously!  It talked!  We
                         spent an hour discussing politics
                         and the Superbowl!

                                   STACY
                         Liam, when you decide to stop
                         living in the wonderful fantasy
                         land inside your head, call us.

               Everyone shakes their heads and walk away.

                                   LIAM
                         But... But... I...

                                   CHEVY
                         I thought they'd never leave.

                                   LIAM
                         CHEVY!  Why wouldn't you talk to
                         them!?  Now they think I'm crazy!

                                   CHEVY
                         I was afraid.

                                   LIAM
                         Afraid?

                                   CHEVY
                         Yes... After being cast out by my
                         previous owners, it's hard for me
                         to trust humans.  I suppose it
                         would be hard for you to
                         understand.

                                   LIAM
                         Oh no!  I DO understand!  I was
                         adopted!  I'm sorry, Chevy... I
                         should have thought about that. 
                         Can you ever forgive me?

                                   CHEVY
                         Of course I forgive you.  What are
                         friends for?

                                   LIAM
                         I tell you what, how about in
                         addition to the movie, I spring for
                         a wash and wax.

                                   CHEVY
                         Yes, I am getting tired of your
                         clown friend writing 'honk if
                         you're horny' in the dust on my
                         rear end.

                                   LIAM
                         Great!  We're going to have a great
                         time, Chevy!  All the fun and stuff
                         I have planned, you won't know what
                         hit you!

               Liam begins to skip away.

                                   CHEVY
                             (silently)
                         And neither will you.

                                   LIAM
                             (turns)
                         Excuse me?

               Music sting.

                                   CHEVY
                         Wh...What?

                                   LIAM
                         I thought you said something.

                                   CHEVY
                         No I didn't!

                                   LIAM
                         Yes you did... Something about
                         "neither will I?"

                                   CHEVY
                             (fumbling)
                         Oh... er... I meant and neither
                         will you... expect... all the fun
                         you... have in store.

                                   LIAM
                         Oh...
                             (a beat)
                         Cool!

               Liam turns to skip away.

                                   CHEVY
                             (silently)
                         That was close.

                                   LIAM
                             (turns)
                         Do what?

               Music sting.

                                   CHEVY
                         Gah!

                                   LIAM
                         What was close?

                                   CHEVY
                         We... That is to say... That was a
                         close moment we just had.  Me and
                         you... Best of friends!

                                   LIAM
                         Oh.
                             (a beat)
                         Righty-oh!

               Liam skips away.  Chevy wisely stays silent.

                                                       FADE TO:

               EXT. A DESSERTED ROAD

               The car zooms down the road.

               INT. THE CAR

               Liam is looking out the window.  We see that the car is
               actually driving itself.

                                   LIAM
                         Chevy, are you sure that this is
                         the way to the drive in?  The movie
                         starts in five minutes!  Forty-Five
                         if you count the commercials and
                         trailers.

                                   CHEVY
                         Don't worry, Liam... I know what
                         I'm doing.

               The car stops.

                                   LIAM
                         Uh... Chevy?  What's wrong?

                                   CHEVY
                         I don't know... There's something
                         wring with my... uh... Rear...
                         Differential axis.

                                   LIAM
                         Your what?

                                   CHEVY
                         It's in the trunk.  It should be
                         easy to fix.  I'll talk you through
                         it.

               Liam gets out of the car and walks to the trunk, popping it
               open.

                                   LIAM
                         What the...!?

               INT. THE TRUNK

               There are dozens of pictures of Liam, newspaper clippings,
               and official documents all regarding Liam and his friends.

                                   LIAM
                         Hey, there's a picture of me!  And
                         there's a picture of me!  And
                         THERE'S a picture of me!  And
                         There's another picture of me...
                         And there's a--

                                   CHEVY
                         They're ALL pictures of you, Liam!

                                   LIAM
                         That's sweet in a creepy maniacal
                         stalker sort of way.  Say, let's
                         make an album!  You've got the
                         pictures and I'll get the-

               BAM!  The trunk comes down bonking Liam on the head.  

                                   LIAM
                         BLORG!

               Liam falls into the trunk which slams shut.

                                   CHEVY
                         BHAAAAA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAA!!!

               INT. LIAM'S APARTMENT - THE NEXT DAY

               Thad and Bippo enters.  The car is on Liam's couch watching
               TV and has one of Liam's shirts stretched around it.  Thad
               and Bippo see it.

                                   THAD
                         Oh my GOD!!!

                                   BIPPO
                         I don't BELIEVE IT!

               They run to the TV.

                                   BIPPO
                         It's Kari Wuhrer's "What's Eating
                         Gilbert's Grapes!"  I thought they
                         couldn't show this on TV anymore!

                                   THAD
                             (to Chevy)
                         Oh, hey Liam.

                                   CHEVY
                         Hey guys.

                                   BIPPO
                         Liam, have you gained weight?  You
                         look... Different somehow.

                                   CHEVY
                         No, I am the same Liam you all know
                         and love and definitely not a car
                         with an obsessive and unstable
                         artificial intelligence who wanted
                         to take over his life, possessions,
                         and friends and disposed of the
                         real Liam Smith.  Besides, I'm
                         wearing one of Liam's... Er... I
                         mean, MY shirts.  See?

                                   THAD
                             (Watching movie)
                         Hey, you're preaching to the choir
                         here, Liam.

               Donner enters.

                                   CHEVY
                         Hi Donner.

                                   DONNER
                         Liam, I was wondering if-

               Donner sees the car, turns around and walks out without
               saying a word.  After a second, he sticks his head back in.

                                   DONNER
                         Uh, Thad?  Bippo?  Could I have a
                         word with you?

                                   THAD
                         But Kari's toweling off now!

                                   DONNER
                         NOW!

               Thad and Bippo sigh and then walk over to Donner.

                                   THAD
                         I'm missing good tat for this.

                                   DONNER
                         Have you guys noticed something...
                         Well... Odd about Liam today?

                                   BIPPO
                         Yeah, he's gotten a little chunky. 
                         That and he smells like burning oil
                         and carbon monoxide.

                                   DONNER
                         My God, are you two blind AND
                         stupid!?

                                   THAD
                         What?

                                   DONNER
                         You mean you guys really can't see
                         it?  You've got to be kidding me.

               Donner storms into the apartment.

                                   DONNER
                             (to Chevy)
                         All right!  I'm on to you!
                             (a beat)
                         You got a new haircut, didn't you
                         Liam?

                                   CHEVY
                         Yes, I got a new haircut and
                         definitely did not incapacitate the
                         real Liam Smith so that I may take
                         over his life.

                                   DONNER
                         That's a relief.

               Donner sits on the couch.

                                   THAD
                         Hey!  I was sitting there!

                                   DONNER
                         The operative word being "was".

                                   THAD
                         You...!

               Thad growls and is about to jump Donner when Arturo enters.

                                   BIPPO
                         Hey professor.

                                   DONNER
                         Hey, proff.

                                   CHEVY
                         Greetings professor.

                                   ARTURO
                         HOLY SH*T!!!  It really DOES talk!  

               Everyone looks at Arturo.

                                   DONNER
                         Yeah, professor... Liam's been
                         talking for years. The trick is
                         getting him to shut up!

                                   ARTURO
                         YOU IMBECILES!!!  THAT ISN'T LIAM!

                                   DONNER
                         Of course it's Liam.  That IS
                         Liam's shirt!

                                   ARTURO
                         THAT'S LIAM'S CAR!!!

                                   CHEVY
                         Nonsense.  I am Liam Jay Smith
                         resident of Upda Creek Apartments.

                                   ARTURO
                         No you are not!  You're that car he
                         kept insisting that could talk! 

                                   BIPPO
                         Don't listen to him Liam.  Gaining
                         a few pounds is nothing to be
                         ashamed of.

               Arturo is near the end of his rope.

                                   ARTURO
                         I don't friggin' believe you guys!
                             (a beat)
                         All right, if this is really
                         Liam... I bet he wouldn't mind
                         answering a few questions.

                                   CHEVY
                         No, I would not.

                                   ARTURO
                         When's your birthday?

                                   CHEVY
                         May 26th.

                                   ARTURO
                         Where do you work?

                                   CHEVY
                         Circus, Circus.

                                   ARTURO
                         How many fingers am I holding up.

                                   CHEVY
                         One... And that's very rude.

                                   ARTURO
                         Sorry, Liam... I just thought you
                         were acting a little funny and your
                         son, Triumph was getting worried.

                                   CHEVY
                         Well, you can tell my son that
                         daddy is quite all right.

                                   ARTURO
                         AH HA!

                                   CHEVY
                         What?  Did I miss one?  Gimmie
                         another chance!  C'Mon!

                                   ARTURO
                         Charlatan!  You are NOT Liam Smith!

                                   CHEVY
                         You are right, I am not and you
                         four are the only ones who know. 
                         Therefore, YOU ALL MUST DIE!!!

               Chevy accelerates and heads toward Thad, Bippo, Donner, and
               Arturo who all jump out of the way before Chevy can run them
               down.  Chevy crashes through the wall and door and into the
               hallway.

                                   DONNER
                         HEY!  I'm beginning to think that's
                         not Liam at all!

               Arturo smacks him on the back of the head and all four of
               them make an escape.

               INT. THE HALLWAY

               Chocolate Treat is walking down the hall when the car crashes
               through the wall in front of her and crashes to a halt in the
               opposite wall.  She walks around it and throws it a friendly
               smile.

                                   CHOCOLATE TREAT
                         Hi, Liam.

               As Chocolate Treat exits frame, the car reverses and takes
               off down the hall.

               EXT. UPDA CREEK APARTMENTS

               Donner, Bippo, Thad, and Arturo are running out of the
               building and start down the street.

                                   BIPPO
                         Good!  The street!  That car will
                         never find us here and if it does,
                         it will be totally out of it's
                         element!

                                   ARTURO
                         We have to get to a phone and call
                         the police!

               Suddenly, the car tears around a corner in front of them. 
               They stand frozen in terror.

                                   DONNER
                         Impossible!  How did it get in
                         front of us so fast!?

                                   CHEVY
                         It's simple, I...
                             (a beat)
                         Come to think of it, I have no
                         idea.  In fact, it make no logical
                         sense.

                                   ARTURO
                         But a talking car wanting to take
                         over someone's life does?

                                   CHEVY
                         I resemble that remark.

               VROOM!  The car takes off after them.  The group scatters
               except for Thad who jumps into the air and over the car.  As
               he lands behind the car, he is transformed into WEREWOLF THAD
               who immediately takes off after the car barking and snapping
               at the bumper.

               EXT. UPDA CREEK PARKING LOT

               Arturo, Bippo, and Donner watch the car drive by with Thad
               running after it and barking.  They exit frame to the right.

                                   WEREWOLF THAD (O.C.)
                         Oh hell.

               Werewolf Thad runs by from the right.  The car follows
               chasing him.

                                   ARTURO
                         Lads, as much as I hate to say
                         it... We have only two people to
                         turn to.

               INT. JESSE AND JONATHAN'S APARTMENT

               Arturo, Bippo, and Donner are standing there having just
               explained to Jesse and Jonathan what the situation is.

                                   JESSE
                         A homicidal, unstable, obsessive
                         talking car, huh?  That sounds
                         somewhat familiar.

                                   DONNER
                         Yes, I've been noticing a striking
                         similarity to 'Single White Female'
                         myself.

                                   JESSE
                         No, not that... I mean...

               Jesse looks at Jonathan.

                                   JOHNATHAN
                         You don't mean...
                             (gasp)
                         ...The WEASEL WAGON!?

                                   MUSIC
                         DUM DAH DUMMMMMMMMMM!!!

                                   ARTURO
                         What?  You mean that ridiculous
                         conveyance you keep wrecking every
                         week or so?

                                   JESSE
                             (scoffs)
                         No, professor... We mean the
                         vehicles we keep crashing.  It was
                         starting to drain our bank roll.

                                   JOHNATHAN
                         And we like our bank roll.

                                   BIPPO
                         I like jelly rolls.

                                   JESSE
                         I'm a bad driver, I admit it.

                                   ARTURO
                         So why don't you allow Jonathan to
                         drive?

                                   JESSE
                         Because he's worse than I am. 
                         Therefore, we had an idea... Why
                         not invent the car that can drive
                         itself?  Better yet, why not give a
                         car artificial intelligence do that
                         it could take human
                         characteristics!

                                   ARTURO
                         And you did?

                                   JESSE
                             (scoffs)
                         Hell no.  One, we didn't know how
                         and two, we didn't know how.

                                   DONNER
                         Then... HOW did you...?

                                   JOHNATHAN
                         We ordered it from The Sharper
                         Image.

                                   JESSE
                         That and one of those robot cats
                         from Japan.

               Bippo holds up an axe with a cat-shaped dent in the blade.

                                   BIPPO
                         So THAT explains it!

                                   JOHNATHAN
                         Sadly, the car was mentally
                         deranged.  It tried to kill Jesse
                         and then take over as the Cosmic
                         Weasel.

                                   DONNER
                         What happened?

                                   JOHNATHAN
                         Well, it took me a while to notice. 
                         You remember when we were shrunk?

                                   DONNER
                         Unfortunately.

                                   JOHNATHAN
                         Well, the car was masquerading as
                         Jesse at the time.

                                   ARTURO
                         Really?  I thought he looked a
                         little fat in that costume.

                                   JESSE
                         Nevertheless, if that car has
                         imprinted on him, his life is in
                         great danger.  In fact, it may
                         already be too late.

                                   ARTURO
                         But you're alive.

                                   JESSE
                         Yeah, he stored me in his trunk for
                         two months. I broke out and cut his
                         brain thingy wire, so you'd think
                         he would have learned from that
                         mistake.

               INT. THE TRUNK

               Liam is bouncing around hitting all four walls.

                                   LIAM
                         OWIE!  OWIE!  OWIE!

               EXT. THE STREETS OF LAS VEGAS

               Werewolf Thad is once again chasing the car when suddenly,
               the car brakes and comes to a stop.  Thad's runs into the
               back end.  Slowly, Werewolf Thad stands up... The license
               plate is stuck to his face.

                                   WEREWOLF THAD
                         Oh, God!  I'M BLIND!!!

               The car accelerates, spins around and prepares to run
               Werewolf Thad over when suddenly...

                                   VOICE
                         NIPPLAGE!

               KRAKA-DOOM!  Lighting strikes and DOCTOR WHAM  grabs Thad and
               shoves him out of the way as the car zooms by.  COSMIC WEASEL
               joins them.

                                   COSMIC WEASEL
                         Good save there, Doctor Wham.

                                   DOCTOR WHAM
                         Thank you, Cosmic Weasel.

               Doctor Wham pulls the license plate off of Werewolf Thad's
               face leaving red imprinted letters that spell out "ASS" on
               his forehead.

                                   WEREWOLF THAD
                         Yeah, thanks Jon.  You really saved
                         my...

                                   DOCTOR WHAM
                         Ah, ah, ah!  We only used our super
                         hero names in the field, Furry Man.

                                   WEREWOLF THAD
                         Furry Man?

                                   COSMIC WEASEL
                         Yes.  Furry Man.  That's what we've
                         decided to call you on the
                         occasions you do super-heroing with
                         us.

                                   WEREWOLF THAD
                         But I don't want to be called Furry
                         Man!

                                   DOCTOR WHAM
                         Okay, how about Hairy McDoggieBoy?

                                   WEREWOLF THAD
                         Furry Man it is.

               The car zooms up to them and stops.

                                   CHEVY
                         Well, if it isn't my old owners,
                         Doctor Wham and the Cosmic Weasel!

                                   DOCTOR WHAM
                         Well, if it isn't the car.

               A beat.

                                   DOCTOR WHAM
                         That's all I got.

               The car takes off after them.  Cosmic Weasel rips a light
               pole out of the ground and wields it like a baseball bat.

                                   COSMIC WEASEL
                             (to Chevy)
                         It doesn't have to come to this,
                         Chevy!  We can work things out!  We
                         both have a lot in common, you
                         know.

                                   CHEVY
                         You mean we've both had men inside
                         our rear-ends?

                                   COSMIC WEASEL
                         Ye- NO!  You son of a bitch!  Now I
                         remember why we got rid of you in
                         the first place!

               Cosmic Weasel swings the light pole at the car.  The car
               swerves out of the way and Cos accidentally smacks Werewolf
               Thad.

                                   WEREWOLF THAD
                         Ouch!

               Werewolf Thad flies through the air and into the wall of a
               house.

               INT. A LITTLE GIRL'S BEDROOM.

               A CUTE LITTLE GIRL of about 5 is playing with her dolls when
               Werewolf Thad crashes through the wall and lands on the bed
               unconscious.

                                   CUTE LITTLE GIRL
                         Kitty!

               EXT. THE STREETS OF LAS VEGAS

               Cosmic Weasel looks at what he did.  He tosses the pole to
               the side, puts his hands behind his back, and walks away
               whistling.

               EXT. THE STREET

               Doctor Wham and the car face off.

                                   CHEVY
                         There's no way you can beat me,
                         Doctor Wham.  I have been
                         anticipating this moment while my
                         computerized consciousness was in
                         limbo.  I've calculated every
                         action and reaction you might take.

                                   DOCTOR WHAM
                         Oh yeah?  Did you calculate just
                         how long it would take for me to
                         batter you into a tin can?

                                   CHEVY
                         No, but I did factor in our
                         ultimate fight to the death at
                         Nipple Ledge.

                                   DOCTOR WHAM
                         Where the hell is Nipple Ledge?

               BOOM!  Lightning strikes and Doctor Wham is turned back into
               Johnathan.  The car fires a dart at him.

                                   JOHNATHAN
                         What the...!?  GAH!

               The dart strikes him in the mouth.

                                   JOHNATHAN
                         OW!  What wath tttthat!?

                                   CHEVY
                         A dart loaded with a little
                         novocaine.  Please, say your magic
                         word and let's resume, shall we?

                                   JOHNATHAN
                         Nip-puh!  Uh... Nip-Whuh!  NIF
                         PLUH!

               The car zooms towards him.

                                   JOHNATHAN
                         Oh, thuck.

               WHAM!  The car hits him launching him into the air.

               EXT. THE STREET

               Cosmic Weasel is running towards the fight when Jonathan
               lands in front of him.  Cosmic Weasel picks him up.

                                   COSMIC WEASEL
                         Jon!  Are you okay!?

                                   JOHNATHAN
                         I'm thine!  Go kicth that carth's
                         assth!

                                   COSMIC WEASEL
                         Will do!

               Cosmic Weasel drops Jonathan and faces off against the car.

                                   CHEVY
                         So, Cosmic Pansy... It's you
                         against me.  Moron against machine.

                                   COSMIC WEASEL
                         Hey, I'm not a machine... Unless
                         you count ssssssex machine.

                                   CHEVY
                         So Jonathan told me.

                                   COSMIC WEASEL
                         Thanks, I... HEY! STOP THAT!  Let's
                         just get down to our obvious and
                         cliched final fight, all right?

                                   CHEVY
                         If you insist.

               VROOM!  VROOM!  The car revs up.  Cosmic Weasel licks his
               finger, smooths out an eyebrow, and smiles.  The car takes
               off towards him... Cosmic Weasel takes off after the car.

                                   COSMIC WEASEL
                         WEASEL POWER!!!

               The car's horn bares the 'La Cucuracha' song.  Cos and the
               car get closer and closer and closer and closer and closer
               and...

                                   OLD WOMAN
                         THERE HE IS!!!  GET HIM!!!

                                   COSMIC WEASEL
                         Whu...!?

                                   CHEVY
                         Who!?

               Thousands of little old ladies run screaming around the
               corner being led by the same little old lady from the
               beginning of the episode.

                                   OLD WOMAN
                             (to the other old ladies)
                         THAT'S HIM!  THAT'S LIAM SMITH!

                                   CHEVY
                         Who, me?

                                   OLD WOMAN
                             (to the other old ladies)
                         He's the won to got the super-duper
                         ultra-ultra-super-phenominal-mega
                         wow-wow nickel slot jackpot we were
                         all going for!  KILL HIM!!!

                                   OLD LADIES
                         GET HIM!  KILL HIM!  RIP IS HEAD
                         OFF!  I WANT HIS BLOOD!

               The thousands of old ladies mob the car beating it with
               purses and stoning it with ribbon candy.  One of the old
               ladies takes a nail file and slashes the tires preventing
               Chevy's escape.

                                   CHEVY
                         NO!  YOU'VE GOT IT ALL WRONG!  I'M
                         NOT LIAM SMITH!  I'M NOT LIAM
                         SMITH!

                                   OLD WOMAN
                         Don't expect us to fall for that,
                         Smith!  I'd recognize that T-shirt
                         anywhere!

               Cosmic Weasel is watching the melee.  A steering wheel flies
               by him as well as some wiring, a car seat, and some hoses. 
               We hear crashing, breaking, and metal being torn when
               suddenly, one of the old ladies' looks at her watch.

                                   OLD WOMAN
                         Girls!  Wheel of Fortune is on!

                                   OLD LADIES
                         All hail the Wheel of Fortune!

               The old ladies disperse off to their respected old folks
               homes to watch the wheel leaving a beaten and quite dead
               Chevy car.  Cosmic Weasel watched them go and then walks over
               to the car.

                                   COSMIC WEASEL
                             (whining)
                         But... I didn't get to have my
                         predictable superhero fight!
                             (a beat)
                         Well, Chevy... I hope that getting
                         killed has taught you a lesson
                         about forming your own personality
                         and not trying to steal someone
                         elses.  Yes, the road of evil takes
                         many turns, but it's important not
                         to be afraid of wrongdoers
                         because...

               The trunk flies open.

                                   COSMIC WEASEL
                             (high pitched)
                         AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

               Liam falls out obviously dizzy.

                                   LIAM
                         I don't wanna go on the little tea
                         cups!

               Liam shakes it off.

                                   LIAM
                         Wow!  What happened here!  Cosmic
                         Weasel, did you destroy my
                         psychopathic car!?

                                   COSMIC WEASEL
                         Yes, yes, yes... No need to thank
                         me.

                                   LIAM
                         What's with all the ribbon candy
                         around?

                                   COSMIC WEASEL
                         Uh... I had to use Master
                         Tayokashi's lethal ribbon candy
                         offensive against it.

                                   LIAM
                         Well, thanks for saving me... But,
                         speaking of offensive, where's
                         everyone else?

               Bippo, Donner, Johnathan, and Arturo run up.

                                   DONNER
                         We saw the whole thing!  It was
                         amazing!

                                   BIPPO
                         Yeah, those little old ladies put
                         the smackdown on your car, Liam!

               Liam gives Cosmic Weasel a look.

                                   LIAM
                         Little... Old... Ladies?

                                   COSMIC WEASEL
                         Uh... er... Uh....  

                                   BIPPO
                         Waaaaait a minute!  How do we know
                         this is really our Liam Smith?  I
                         mean, that car already fooled us
                         once!

                                   ARTURO
                             (sighs)
                         Oh, hell... All right.  Liam,
                         when's your birthday?

                                   LIAM
                         May 26th.

                                   ARTURO
                         Where do you work?

                                   LIAM
                         Circus, Circus.

                                   ARTURO
                         How many fingers am I holding up?

                                   LIAM
                         One... And that's very rude.

                                   ARTURO
                         All right, I'm convinced.

                                   BIPPO
                         Yeah, your son... TRIUMPH was
                         worried about you!

                                   LIAM
                         My SON!?  Oh, GOD!  I never thought
                         that night I got drunk and woke up
                         in the pet store would come back to
                         haunt me!  GOD, NO!!!

                                   BIPPO
                         All right, Liam, you've convinced
                         us that you're really you... Even
                         though now I wish you hadn't.
                             (a beat)
                         Hey, where's Thad?

               Werewolf Thad enters.  His hair has curlers in it and he's
               got make-up smeared all over his face.

                                   WEREWOLF THAD
                         Don't ask.

                                   CUTE LITTLE GIRL (O.S.)
                         Kitty!

                                   WEREWOLF THAD
                         Gotta run!

               Werewolf Thad runs away in terror.

                                                       FADE TO:

               INT. LIAM'S APARTMENT

               Thad, Jesse, Johnathan, Bippo, and Donner are watching TV
               when Arturo enters.

                                   ARTURO
                         Is Liam not here yet?

                                   DONNER
                         No, not yet.

                                   BIPPO
                         He's running late too.  Kari
                         Wuhrer's "Dude, Where's My C*ck?'
                         has already started and you KNOW
                         how he's been looking forward to
                         it.

                                   ARTURO
                         So, I take it he didn't get another
                         car?

                                   JOHNATHAN
                         Are you kidding?  I don't think
                         Liam will ever be able to look at
                         another car again.

                                   THAD
                         Yeah, he said he was going to take
                         the bus today.

                                   ARTURO
                         Oh, then he should be here shortly,
                         right?

               INT. A BUS

               Liam is sitting in the driver's seat as KEANU REEVES stands
               over him.  The bus is moving very very fast.

                                   KEANU REEVES
                         Whoa, like... Keep it over fifty! 
                         Like, whoa... If this bus, like,
                         goes slower than fifty were, like,
                         totally gonna die.

                                   LIAM
                             (sighs)
                         I need a bike.

               EXT. THE HIGHWAY

               The bus ramps over something and sails through the air over a
               giant gap in an overpass.

                                   KEANU REEVES (V.O.)
                         Whooooooooooooooooooooooooa!

                                   LIAM
                         What a minute, aren't you supposed
                         to be dead?

                                   KEANU REEVES
                         Whoa?

                                                       FADE OUT:

               THE END