[The theme song begins for "Ranger Science Theater 3000". It starts with a long shot of the city park, trucking in on the Ranger HQ.] VOICE OF CASSANDRA: In a not too distant city Inside a big oak tree There was a mouse named Gadget Just as sweet as can be [Scene cuts to Gadget (a mouse) and Foxglove (a bat) reading over some "Psychology Yesterday" magazines and apparently talking.] She and Foxglove decided to see What if Chip, Dale, Zipper, and Monty Were quarantined and then subjected to Numerous mental stress events Until their brains turned to goo? [Scene changes to the first episode, where the conversation pit and television are being walled up and Zipper (a fly) given the camera, while Monterey Jack (a large mouse), Dale (a chipmunk), and Chip (another chipmunk) are locked inside.] MONTY: Wait... a... sec! [Scene cuts back to the Workshop, with printers in the background churning out huge amounts of stories.] FOXGLOVE: We'll send them whacked-out readings GADGET: The worst we can find (la la la) [Scene changes to the T.V. Chamber, where Chip, Monterey, and Dale are cringing at an e-mail spam message about consolidating loans.] They'll all be dears and read them all while we monitor their minds (la la la) [Scene cuts back to the outside of the tree at night with the glare of the television in the window, as time-lapse photography shows the tree going through all four seasons.] VOICE OF CASSANDRA: Now keep in mind the boys are too nice To turn Gadget and Foxy down (la la la) So they'll just have to tough it out Through every verb and noun [Scene switches to a large sign made from black tape on the wall in the back of the living room.] Ranger Roll Call! [Each time a Ranger is mentioned, the scene cuts to a shot of them.] Zipper (Bzzt zzztz zz? -- [subtitled] I'm in this?) Monty (How much longer?) Chip (What was I thinking?) Daaaaaaale! (Is it time for "Ricki Lake" yet?) [Scene cuts back to Monty and the 'munks at the table, playing cards.] If you're wondering why they don't just leave Or other logic facts (la la la) [Scene switches again to show them ducking inside the passage to the T.V. Chamber passage as the LiteBrite bulbs are blinking.] Then keep in mind that this is just a spoof So just kick back and relax [Scene cuts to the Ranger emblem over the front door (now nailed shut).] for some Ranger Science Theater 3000 *Twang!* [The slow zoom out from the T.V. Chamber through the passage begins. Door #1 is attached to a mousetrap and snaps back into place. Door #2 slides to a close on a couple of Rollerblade wheels. Door #3 is a CD which rolls into place. Door #4 Velcros shut, lifted into place by some Lego pillars rising from the floor. Door #5 hinges shut, a tinker toy gate. Door #6 is a large shutter for a camera, snapping shut. The last thing to close is the small air lock door, sealing off the passage.] [Living Room] [CHIP and DALE sit on opposite sides of the table. CHIP has a series of notecards he's glancing at, apparently quizzing DALE.] CHIP: Brain hemorrhages... convulsions.... DALE: Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers? [SFX: *PING!*] [MONTY pops his head into the corner of the screen, looking at the camera.] MONTY: You rollin', Zipper? Okay, well, hey there, mates -- welcome to the Tree of Quarantine. I'm Monterey, and back there are the 'munks, Chip an' Dale. CHIP: Aggravating... unwanted.... DALE: Any e-mail message with dollar signs in the message header? [SFX: *PING!*] MONTY: Dale is tryin' to up his witty replies -- and vocabulary -- so he can better handle this here mental stress testin' that Gadget-luv has been runnin' on us. CHIP: Okay, uh, purple... chartreuse.... DALE: Natural hair colors in Anime? [SFX: *PING!*] MONTY: So Chip's been helpin' Dale out a bit, gettin' him warmed up for this week's phase. CHIP: Evolving... gaining self-awareness.... DALE: Cabbage? [Silence.] DALE: Uh... that you left in the fridge... during the last clean out... two weeks ago... because it was in the back... covered in tin foil? [Pause.] [SFX: *PING!*] [CHIP shrugs and goes on to the next card. Commercial bulb begins to blink.] CHIP: [looking questioningly at the card] Who? DALE: Zipper? [SFX: *PING!*] MONTY: We'll be right back. [Commercials. Disney bought Tierra del Fuego today.] [Living Room] [The three test subjects are gathered behind the counter. DALE has some large object next to him, covered in a piece of burlap. CHIP and MONTY try not to look particularly disconcerted as they occasionally sneak a glance at the unknown item.] CHIP: [to MONTY] We have got to start making time for building the devices for the Inventomercial. MONTY: [shrugging] We don't have time; someone's gotta keep things runnin' around here so we have water and meals and all that. Unless you want Dale to do it. CHIP: That's like asking me if I want to bash my skull against a brick or a stone. MONTY: And you're the smart one.... [Red LiteBrite bulb starts blinking. CHIP taps it.] [Workshop] [GADGET stands in the foreground, smiling as innocent as ever. FOXGLOVE is in the back, and waves to the camera jovially.] GADGET: Hiya, guys! All set for this week's Inventomercial? [Living Room] CHIP: No, but we'll go ahead anyway. MONTY: Dale is becomin' our resident tommyknocker, here, so we'll let him explain the invention... whatever it is. [DALE whips off the burlap cover with a flourish, unknowingly smothering CHIP and MONTY under it as DALE explains his wondrous contraption, which appears to be a chair of some sort. A variety of controls, levers, gears, and foot pedals adorn the chair, while at the top of it all is a single gloved hand (four fingers, of course) on a swivel-mounted, extendable arm.] DALE: Taa-daaaa! Okay, this puppy was built to satisfy that problem that you get when you're carrying a lot of stuff and need to open the door, or you're playing video games and need to hit the reset switch before you lose to the other guy, or anything like that. You know, when you say to yourself, "But I only got two hands!" Well, not anymore! [He climbs inside the bulky device and sits down. He beings to shift levers, press buttons, maneuver foot pedals, etc. The hand at the top of the machine begins to move about awkwardly. CHIP and MONTY finally manage to extract themselves from the heavy burlap.] DALE: [puffing] You see? Pretty [whew] easy... to manipulate... and it works... fast... too. CHIP: So... in order to use move this third hand, you have to use your entire body? DALE: Well, yeah. I mean, how use can you get smooth, life-like movement unless you have a lotta gears and pulleys and stuff? [CHIP just looks on in awe of DALE'S density.] MONTY: [to the camera] How's about you, Gals? [Workshop] GADGET: Well, we decided to tackle the problem of hibernation for all those animals who, unlike us, prefer to sleep through the entire winter. [Living Room] [DALE chuckles as he rests in his chair.] DALE: And people call *me* lazy. [Workshop] FOXGLOVE: Well, the biggest problem is making sure that there's enough food on hand, you know, for when they wake up and want a midnight snack. Or mid-winter snacks, I guess. GADGET: Exactly. So, our elegant solution revolves around the concept that the humans made for their own hibernation. [Living Room] CHIP: Hibernation? [They all look at each other.] CHIP: Oh! You mean for things like atomic wars and such, where they'll be forced to stay underground for months or even years. [Workshop] GADGET: [smiling, not quite grasping the difference] Like I said, hibernation. Well, they use dehydrated food, so they can store a lot for indefinite periods of time. All they need is water. FOXGLOVE: So we came up with dehydrated natural foods! [GADGET holds up a bag of small pellets.] GADGET: See all these? Each of them is actually one, full-size walnut, dehydrated down to a mere inkling of its original size! Why, animals could stock up an entire year worth of food in their sock drawers! FOXGLOVE: For those that wear socks, at least. [Living Room] [Long pause.] MONTY: You dehydrated... a walnut? CHIP: But... but how did you--no, never mind. I really think I'm safer off not knowing. [Workshop] GADGET: And all the animals have to do when they want a little snack, is just to grab some snow or an icicle from outside, let it melt, use that water to make the pellet grow, and voila! Dinner is served! FOXGLOVE: We just need to put the warning label on and we'll be all set. [GADGET nods and picks up a piece of paper, reading from it.] GADGET: Warning: store in a watertight container. Sudden exposure to moisture may cause sizable explosion -- not recommended for confined areas. FOXGLOVE: The walnuts? GADGET: No, the explosion. [She sets the paper down.] GADGET: Well, while we get the labels all ready, you boys can start on the next phase of the quarantine. It's called "Candidate Goof", and details -- and I mean *details* -- Max Goof's life during his run for student body. Send 'em the fic', Foxy! [Living Room] [Lights, noises, mass hysteria.] ALL: Argh! It's mental time! [6 ... 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1] [MONTEREY and the 'munks enter and take their seats. CHIP is on the left, MONTY in the middle, then DALE on the right.] >Candidate Goof CHIP: The Ross Perot story! >Written and Edited by: Max_Goof > >