The Liam Smith Show
Episode 3.31 - "The Episode With a Really Bad and Useless Title"
Written by Doug Bruzzone

               EXT. UPDA CREEK APARTMENTS

               Trinity and Morpheus are standing outside with guns.

                                   TRINITY
                         You ready?

                                   MORPHEUS 
                             (high-pitched voice)
                         Oh yes, I'm ready.

               They start to go in but are stopped by Tempus.

                                   TEMPUS
                         I'm sorry, they really can't be
                         disturbed in there right now.

                                   TRINITY
                         We're here for Liam Smith.  He
                         defeated our evil plans, and now we
                         want revenge.

                                   TEMPUS
                         Fine.  How's next week sound for
                         you?

                                   TRINITY
                         What?

                                   TEMPUS
                         Really, everyone in there is busy
                         right now.  You can't enter.

                                   MORPHEUS
                         We can go in if we want to! 

               He pushes Tempus out of the way.  A bystander comes up.

                                   BYSTANDER
                         He said you can't go in.

                                   TRINITY
                         Watch him.

               She points a gun at the bystander who ducks.  He charges at
               her and knocks her into the street.  She gets up and throws
               him back into the street, easily overpowering him.  She grabs
               him by his collar.

                                   TRINITY
                         We do what we want.

               She throws him on the ground and lets him lay there for a
               second, bloody and injured.

                                   TRINITY
                         And now the conclusion. 

               She takes out her guns.

                                   TRINITY
                         Any last words?

                                   BYSTANDER
                         Watch out for that truck behind
                         you. 

               A semi plows into both of them as they are thrown to the
               ground.

                                   DRIVER
                         Sh*t!

               As the truck runs over them, the tanks in the back start
               leaking.

                                   DRIVER
                         Oh no!  That's sulfuric acid! 

               The bodies are burned beyond recognition.

                                   DRIVER
                         What have I done?

               Another truck hits the first one and they explode, killing
               everyone.

                                   TEMPUS
                         Good to see a happy ending... 

               He starts whistling as we...

                                                       FADE OUT

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               THEME SONG 

               (Sung to "What shall we do with a drunken sailor?") 

               How can you get revenge for a script? 

               How can you get revenge for a script? 

               How can you get revenge for a script? 

               When you're cast as Tom Cruise 

               Just start mocking the author 

               Just start mocking the author 

               Just start mocking the author 

               And make his scripts look real bad 

               Do some evil casting 

               Do some evil casting 

               Do some evil casting 

               And make him that guy Squeak Spin the series out of control 

               Spin the series out of control Spin the series out of control 

               But still make him look dumb 

               Olé!
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THE LIAM SMITH SHOW STARRING Dian Bachar as "Liam Smith" John Rhys-Davies as "Professor Arturo" Robert Floyd as "Bippo the Clown" Seann William Scott as "Thad Coffey" GUEST STARRING Cameron Diaz as "Stacy VaVoom" Neil Patrick Harris as "Gary the Fanboy" RuPaul as "Chocolate Treat" Betty White as "Doris Winchester" Gary Dordan as "Tempus" David Peckinpah as "Satan" WITH SPECIAL GUESTS Wil Wheaton Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Martha Stewart Carrie Anne-Moos as "Trinity" Lawrence Fishburne as "Morpheus" Doug Bruzzone as "Bystander"
FADE IN: INT. LIAM'S APARTMENT-DAY. Liam wakes up slowly in his bed, and gets up. He looks around, confused. INT. BIPPO'S APARTMENT-DAY. Bippo wakes up in his bed slowly, and gets up. He looks around, confused INT. THAD'S APARTMENT-DAY. Thad wakes up in his bed slowly. He looks frightened. Suddenly he transforms into a wolf and back into a human. THAD What...what the...? INT. GARY'S APARTMENT Gary walks around confused. GARY This is just like the Next Generation episode "Conundrum" where no one remembers who they are but they are still able to keep their abilities...but if that's true, then which of us is Kieran McDuff? INT. ARTURO'S APARTMENT-DAY. Arturo wakes up in his bed slowly and gets up. ARTURO Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé? Qui...qui... Triumph walks in. TRIUMPH What are you doing? ARTURO Quoi? TRIUMPH You are not French! Look! He holds up two papers. ARTURO Ces sont...quoi? TRIUMPH A check to Professor Maxamillian Arturo and your driver's license...professor. On neither of these do you show the slightest inclination that you are French. ARTURO Well, that would explain why I don't know the language. But why was I speaking French then? And why do I have an English accent, yet believed myself to be French? TRIUMPH Jean-Luc Picard Syndrome. It is actually quite common among British am- QUICK CUT TO STACY'S APARTMENT-DAY. She wakes up in her bed slowly and gets up. She walks over to the mirror. STACY Who...who am I? INT. UPDA CREEK APARTMENTS-LOBBY. All the residents are there except Doris, Jesse, Jonathan and Tempus. CHOCOLATE TREAT So you're telling me that none of us remember who we are? ARTURO That's right, and it gets worse. TREAT Worse? ARTURO When I tried to leave, I was stopped by a police officer. He told me that no one in here could leave. When I asked him why, he said "You know why." and pushed me back in. STACY What could have happened in here? BIPPO Maybe someone was brutally murdered in the hallway by a maniac with 12 knives, 6 hacksaws, and a strange Satanic worship obsession. Doris comes running in. ARTURO Oh, you live here too? DORIS Come quick, you've all got to see this! The group goes running down the hall. LIAM Oh my God! THAD He's been brutally murdered! Look at the evidence around the body! TREAT Knives! STACY Hacksaws! LIAM And his blood, organized into a Satanic circle! Everyone turns to look at Bippo. BIPPO What? (beat) I certainly didn't do it, for one thing, that blood is not evidence of any sort of strange Satanic worship ritual. That one is quite common. DORIS Using the victim's blood as a sign to the devil? BIPPO Yes! Strange would be like bringing in goat's blood entirely for that purpose, not effectively and intelligently using the resources available to you. Anyway, the point is moot because there are 13 knives and 7 hacksaws there. ARTURO Oh, well then we're sorry we suspected you. THAD It just seemed natural STACY But how did you know about Satanic rituals and what is and is not considered strange. BIPPO I dunno. I just knew. A noise is heard far away. They all rush there. Gary is lying under a fallen bookcase. STACY Oh my God! [a beat] Wait, do I like him? LIAM I dunno. You'd better hold off on your grief until we can find out. STACY How do you do th-wait (a beat) Done. THAD Guy with the smart sounding accent! TRIUMPH Yes? THAD Not you, the fat guy. ARTURO What? THAD Are there any clues here? ARTURO Not besides this note. LIAM What does the note say? ARTURO "We came for the geeky looking one. This was an accident." LIAM Well, I'm confused. If they came for the geeky looking one, then I think they got him. BIPPO How do we know which geeky looking one the writer meant? LIAM Now, just what do you mean by that? BIPPO Well, I hate to break it to you buddy, but you- ARTURO Wait! There's more..."Go to the basement..." and the rest is rubbed out. [a beat] I say we go. LIAM I say we all go back to our apartments and start crying like little girls. TREAT I'll go back to your apartment and comfort you... LIAM On second thought, let's do what the note says. ARTURO Very well, let's go then. Who's coming along? Everyone except Stacy raises their hand. ARTURO What's wrong with you? STACY It seems stupid to go where someone who just attacked a resident here wants us to...I mean, if it is a trap then you are walking right into it. ARTURO Right...so if you need anything then just yell. BIPPO Or you can yell if our new killer friend comes after you and then we'll be too late to the rescue. That could happen too. STACY ...kay. Stacy walks off. The rest of the group walks down into the basement. DORIS It smells like cheap alcohol...whiskey...Redman's. A small brand, odd that the smell would be here... LIAM How can you tell that? DORIS Like I know. LIAM Touché. THAD Look everyone! Jesse and Jonathan are lying on the floor unconscious. There is lots of blood around them. Arturo leans in to take the pulse. ARTURO They're alive. But there's no note here, nothing to indicate why we're here. Unless blonde scared girl was right... He looks up suddenly and sees something. ARTURO Everyone, get out of here now! Everyone starts running up the stairs as anesthesia gas floods the room. Liam is the first to make it up the stairs followed by Bippo, Thad, and after a long wait, Arturo. LIAM Why did you take so long? ARTURO (PANTING) Fat man running. LIAM How are you not unconscious? ARTURO Fat man's tolerance. BIPPO Are we the only people in this whole building that whoever that is hasn't gotten to? THAD Well, there is that blonde girl who was scared about this being a trap... A scream is heard from upstairs. BIPPO So basically, yes we are. THAD Looks that way. It also looks as if they're going after this guy. He pats Liam on the back. LIAM Are you calling me funny looking? BIPPO Well, compared with us... LIAM You're wearing clown makeup! How can I be more funny looking than you? THAD Don't question it, you just...are. That's all. LIAM But... ARTURO My boy, they are right. Now get off it. LIAM ...okay. ARTURO Now all we have to do is find out who would want to hurt you, and from that deduce who this must be. LIAM Terrific, except I don't know who I am, so it's kinda hard to figure out who would want to hurt me. ARTURO (IGNORING LIAM) There's always that boy who played Wesley Crusher, I would think that he would be homicidal. THAD What about OJ Simpson? BIPPO Or Regis Philbin? LIAM None of these are possibilities. We need someone who would actually have a valid reason to kill me. ARTURO For that, we would need to know who you are. There is a long pause, and then Thad burps. THAD What the hell have I been eating? My breath tastes like my balls. ________________ -A girl getting hit in the face with 3-D Doritos. It's funny because she's cute. -A woman who likes Pepsi One. It's funny because she has lots of sex on HBO. -Britney Spears. She's funny because Bob Dole said "Down boy" AND HE WASN'T TALKING TO HIS DOG! ________________ INT. STACY'S APARTMENT Stacy is in her room, cowering in fear and holding a large knife. Cautiously, she walks downstairs to the lobby where Thad, Bippo, Arturo, and Liam had been talking. They are all gone. STACY You scream for a little service and what do you get? Everyone disappears. I know they were here too, I heard them. She walks down to the basement and opens the door slowly. It is empty. She walks back into the lobby where Liam, quite afraid, sees her. LIAM You! Person who I think I could well know! STACY You! Where is everyone? LIAM We were talking and then this repulsive hideous thing attacked. It was terrible. STACY Where'd it go? LIAM What are you going to do? STACY Destroy it. LIAM How? STACY With my large knife. LIAM Oh yeah, that. [a beat] It went over there. He points down the hallway. Stacy walks down, holding her knife carefully. She is trembling. LIAM (POINTING) That one. That door. Stacy opens it. Inside is lying everyone, but they are unconscious. STACY You're sure that this is it? LIAM Yes...but...look at that. He points to a corner of the room, where other versions of Liam and Stacy are lying. STACY What could this be? LIAM I don't know. Professor Arturo walks into the doorway. ARTURO I know. LIAM Perhaps you'd care to enlighten us? ARTURO Indeed. (a beat) First I shall tell you who we are. I am Professor Maxamillian Arturo, your landlord. You, the funny looking male, are Liam Smith, who is oftentimes engaged in madcap zany adventures LIAM (GROUSING) ...funny looking... ARTURO And you, madam, are Stacy VaVoom, and you are Liam's half-sister. LIAM I don't see the resemblance. ARTURO No, I don't believe anyone ever has. STACY My last name is VaVoom? What kind of a name is that? ARTURO Now, if you two will just come with me then I'll have your memories back in no time. They start walking down the hall to Arturo's apartment. LIAM So if we're us, then who are they? ARTURO They are androids, constructed to fool all but the most observant man. But there is one way to tell them apart from humans. LIAM And what's that? STACY ...VaVoom? ARTURO All the electronics on their bodies. And the off switches. LIAM So how did we lose our memories and what is their purpose? ARTURO Your memories were transferred into them by someone whose anger is so great that he has been forced into making a deal with Satan. LIAM And what's that? STACY VaVoom? ARTURO If he kills you, then he loses his soul, but he gets his dignity back. LIAM So who is it? They arrive at Arturo's apartment and enter. ARTURO Wil Wheaton. LIAM Wesley Crusher? That devious bastard. ARTURO Here, you two. Drink this. He hands them a glass of unknown liquid each. STACY VAVOOM? EXT. HELL Satan is sitting on his throne. A demon approaches. DEMON Master, there is someone here to see you, someone whose evil equals your own. SATAN Send him in! DEMON It is not a him, dark lord. It is a woman. SATAN It can be but... She steps into the light. It is MARTHA STEWART. SATAN So, we meet again... MARTHA It has been a long time, dark lord. SATAN What is it? MARTHA I remember the bet I lost with you, and I remember the favor I owe you. I am here to return the favor however you want. SATAN Yes...let me think. [a beat] There is a man named Liam Smith. I have dispatched an agent of mine to destroy him, but I fear that his effectiveness will be at an unacceptable level. I would like you to finish the job if he cannot. MARTHA It will be done SATAN And Martha... MARTHA Yes? SATAN Fail me and get a fate worse than death. MARTHA A starring role on Andromeda? SATAN I am evil incarnate, but even I would not be so cruel. Go! I shall ponder the fate that you should hope you do not recieve. [a beat] Not that I enjoy being dramatic or anything... INT. ARTURO'S APARTMENT Liam and Stacy put down their now empty glasses. LIAM So now we know who we are, but you still haven't told us the purpose of our losing our memories. STACY Nor, for that matter, how you were awake. ARTURO My boy, we lost our memories because if we don't remember who we are, and someone else knows exactly who they are, and they are us, and they look exactly like us, who is everyone going to believe is who? LIAM ...what? ARTURO Say there are two Liams walking down the street, you and robot Liam. LIAM Okay... ARTURO Now, let's say that someone you know sees you on the street and you don't have your memories, but robot Liam does. LIAM ...kay. ARTURO Who is your acquaintance going to believe is you? LIAM Me? ARTURO (ROLLING EYES) Why would he believe that? LIAM Because androids have pale skin! Like Star Trek! ARTURO (SLOWLY, AS IF TO A CHILD) This...one...doesn't. LIAM (REALIZING WHAT ARTURO MEANS) Oh. STACY Terrific, but what about my question? ARTURO How was I awake? STACY Yes. ARTURO That wasn't originally a question, so I don't have to answer. STACY Fine. (a beat) How were you awake to get us to know this? ARTURO Well, I'm glad you asked that! There is a long pause. STACY Are you? ARTURO No, I'm just a liar. [a beat] When the Wil Wheaton-thing came in and attacked us, I noticed the intelligent strategy put on by Mr. Smith. LIAM It's always smart to cower first and ask questions later ARTURO Naturally, I employed the same technique. However, I took it one step further and went to hide in an apartment. As it turned out, I found some of Mr. Hilter's old books there. I looked through them and one particularly caught my eye. LIAM Yes, his copy of "Heavenly Bodies". Sadly, it's not what I hoped. ARTURO No, Liam. His copy of "Magic Potions for-" and then it was cut off by what looked to be a sales tag extolling the virtues of that book being sold for $2.25 off standard price. I looked through it and found two interesting potions. The first was one to cure amnesia, which is how- STACY You answered my question. LIAM Why are we not being attacked right now? ARTURO Well, I actually was hoping you'd ask that question because it means that I get to continue my story. (a beat, looks at Stacy) Bitch. (a beat ) The first one was to cure amnesia, which each of us has taken. The second one warded off evildoers from the residence of he who drunk it. LIAM Can I have some of that? ARTURO The ingredients are rare, I only had enough for myself. STACY Okay, great. Now what? I can't imagine Wil Wheaton is too thrilled with our having escaped his evil clutches, so it's not like we can go out there. But if we don't, who knows what horrors the others will be exposed to...? INT. DORIS' APARTMENT This is where all the bodies and all the androids are being held. Wil Wheaton walks among the prisoners gently waking them up. WIL Hello everyone. I have to draw your friend Mr. Smith out here, and for that I'll need your help. BIPPO We'll never help you. And we wouldn't even if we knew which one that was. WIL You will... He pulls out a videotape. GARY Oh no...guys, if that tape is the one I think it is... WIL Which one do you think it is? GARY (SHYLY) From the looks of the box, I'd say it's "The Dauphin". ALL No! WIL Oh, whoops, I mixed up the boxes. Everyone breathes a collective sigh of relief. WIL No...this one is "Justice". EXT. HOLLYWOOD There is a movie shooting on location with Roseanne. ROSEANNE Roseanne smash! Suddenly, the voices of the apartment dwellers are heard. ALL NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! !!!! The force picks up Roseanne and smashes her into a brick wall, killing her. INT. DORIS' APARTMENT WIL Or...one of you could get Liam for me. Everyone looks at each other nervously. MUSIC STING FADE OUT ________________ -Buy Swordfish on DVD and you'll get...ah, who the hell am I kidding? You want to see Halle Barry naked, rent this movie. If not, stay away like George W. Bush from a Mensa meeting. -People dancing. Gap. Don't ask, just buy. -If you really support America, then you'll really support the McDonald's New Taste Menu. Otherwise, the terrorists win. ________________ INT. ARTURO'S APARTMENT. LIAM Did you just hear something? STACY It sounded like they were yelling the other direction. ARTURO And a good thing too. A yell that loud could probably pick Roseanne up and kill her by smashing her against a brick wall. LIAM It's that strong? ARTURO It's that strong. There is a knock on the door. Stacy gets up to get it. STACY Hello? It is Gary. GARY Can I talk to Liam, Stacy? STACY Go to hell. She slams the door. There is another knock. STACY Hello. THAD Hi Stacy, it's me. STACY Yes? THAD We need Liam to come out of here and sacrifice himself. STACY What? Why? THAD Well, uh...hold on...Gary is...isn't...whispering something into my ear. STACY And what isn't that? THAD Didn't you ever see Star Trek 2? STACY Is that the one with the whales? That one was cute. GARY (FAINT, IN BACKGROUND) Oh Jesus, what have I done? How could I have dated this woman and not indoctrinated her on the movies? What have I done wrong? THAD No...it's the dark one...Spock dies at the end. ARTURO Spock dies in Star Trek 2! What kind of insane dimension is this? LIAM Calm down professor. THAD Listen to me...Stacy, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the...hold on [a beat] ...the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few...or the one. STACY So what's your name again? THAD This is Thad. Who do you think this is? STACY I think that this is an android Thad. THAD No one ever told me I was- He explodes. STACY And you too Gary! GARY No! He explodes. LIAM But how did you know? STACY They have amnesia. They shouldn't know any of this. ARTURO Wait, Stacy, where did you hear that about androids exploding? STACY Gary once had me sit through a 178 hour marathon of Star Trek:The Next Generation. It was in one of the episodes, there was a woman claiming to be Data's mother but she didn't know she was an android. LIAM How do you remember that? I would have just zoned out. STACY There were tests after each season. LIAM Well...I'm sorry. It's sad that that man did this to you. STACY I'll be okay...I hope. LIAM Great...now how do we save everyone else? INT. DORIS' APARTMENT There is a knock at the door. Everyone gets up to get it. WIL Now let's be calm here...who should get the door? How about Gary? Gary answers the door. It is Arturo. WIL Why, hello there professor. ARTURO Hello Wesley. WIL I'm not Wesley Crusher. I'm Wil Wheaton. ARTURO Are you sure? WIL Yes. ARTURO You're not a supergenius who serves on the Enterprise? WIL No. ARTURO Good. One supergenius is enough for my lifetime. He punches Wil. Chaos breaks out. Everyone tries to leave, but they are stopped by the sudden arrival of Martha Stewart. MARTHA Why hello Wil. Satan sent me in here to check on you and your juvenile intellect. CLOSE-UP ON GARY as he watches "Justice". GARY (POINTING AT THAD) You, when I say so, turn those androids on. We need a distraction to escape. THAD Okay. MARTHA Is this "Justice"? WIL It sure is. MARTHA Ah, cruelty at its most basic form. Everyone turns to look at the TV. GARY ...Just a few more seconds. EXTREME CLOSE-UP ON GARY as he licks his lips nervously. MED. SHOT OF THE TV-WESLEY CRUSHER SPEAKING WESLEY I'm with Starfleet. We don't lie. GARY Now! The room erupts in laughter. Thad turns all the androids on. They all get up and look around in a daze. Everyone who looks like a resident of Upda Creek makes their way out. Finally, Wil and Martha go after them distractedly. INT. ARTURO'S APARTMENT. Liam is fixing a sandwich and whistling to himself while Stacy yawns in the background. INT. HALLWAY. Everyone is ganging up on Wil Wheaton as he is beaten into a bloody pulp. Eventually, he is beaten and his tattered corpse is dragged away by Thad who is now a werewolf. Everyone turns to look at Martha Stewart. They start charging at her, standing at the end of the hallway. MARTHA You think you can defeat my Martha Power? BWAHAHAHAHA!! Feel my wrath, mortals! A wave of energy comes cascading out of her body, sending everyone sprawling. MARTHA That was my low-intensity beam! Feel medium power! Another wave of energy comes out, this time sending everyone flying to the end of the hall. They are all more dazed when they get up. MARTHA And now high power, to finish you all off. Suddenly, a figure comes walking down the hall. MARTHA It is Liam Smith! He shall feel my wrath! She concentrates and a ball of energy builds up in front of her. Time seems to slow as it gains more and more power. MARTHA Die, Smith! She fires the ball, hitting her target which is instantly incinerated. Suddenly, she falls to the ground. MARTHA I am growing weaker...Martha powers fading... She falls to the ground and is enveloped in hellfire. MARTHA I have been victorious! She disappears. BIPPO Okay, so what just happened and who just died? ARTURO Nobody died, that was the Liam android. The real Liam is safely inside my apartment. BIPPO Who? ARTURO Come on everyone, there's something you have to drink. INT. UPDA CREEK APARTMENTS Screen Text reads "2 days later" BIPPO It sure is nice to have my memory back. THAD You've had your memory back for two days now. BIPPO Well, it hasn't stopped being nice. Thad leans over and whispers something in his ear. BIPPO Never mind, it just did. GARY So Professor, I'm still confused as to how the mass amnesia was induced. ARTURO What's to be confused about? I already explained it to you three times and I'm sure not going to go it again. GARY But wouldn't the twelve tribble dolls in the plumbing system- ARTURO I already told you, they were in the ventilation ducts. It was a gallon of leaded gasoline in the plumbing system. GARY Oh, I get it now. How could I have been so blind, it's obvious! All you have to do is- ARTURO Yes, I know. There's no need to say it again. Geez. GARY Then I guess we're done with this little mystery. STACY Wait, no we're not. Who was that man dead in the hall? ARTURO Um... LIAM And why couldn't we leave here? Why didn't the police want us to? ARTURO There were no police, that was just Tempus making sure he didn't mess up the timeline. There was supposed to be another police officer out there for the dead man in the hall. So Tempus took his place and didn't mess with the timeline. STACY So who was that dead man in the hall? You're not getting out of answering this question. ARTURO Well, then I guess we'll be here for a while then. TEMPUS I can answer that. STACY It's about damn time. I've been asking that question for two days now. TEMPUS Sorry. (a beat) That man was someone who wanted to kill Liam, I was forced to take care of him...with extreme prejudice. STACY Ah...good times. TRIUMPH How did Gary heal from being crushed under a bookcase anyway? ARTURO Oh shut up, it doesn't matter that there are plot hol- (a beat) ...things we don't understand here. It just matters that everyone is okay. TEMPUS Except for the guy I killed. THAD And Wil Wheaton. ARTURO (OBLIVIOUS) ...everyone's okay. EXT. HELL Satan is on his throne as demons bring Martha Stewart to him. SATAN So...you have failed me. MARTHA Yes, lord. SATAN And, because of you, one of my agents has been destroyed in my service. You know what that means, don't you? MARTHA Yes lord, that he is sent to...[a beat] Detroit. SATAN Now, what punishment could I give you? What punishment would be so evil that it would fit the circumstances? MARTHA Perhaps I should stay in your service, lord... SATAN No! I believe I have something...most excellent. MARTHA And what is that, lord? SATAN You will be given a sinister punishment fitting your disgrace. Guards! Take her away! MARTHA But to where? SATAN The Harry Knowles Love Slave room! MARTHA Noooooooooooooooooo!! SATAN BWAHHAHAHAHAHA! BWAHAHAHAHAHA! BWAHAHAHAHA! The guards take Martha away, as the camera zooms out, Satan's laugh echoing. FADE OUT THE END