BONKERS!: The NEW Adventures

"THE BEST OF BOTH TOONS"
        

Characters (C) WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
Original Story by SUSHIL RUDRANATH
FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY, NOT ENDORSED BY DISNEY, 
DON'T SUE ME, I'M A NICE GUY. 
(And I stay true to the characters!)
DISTRIBUTE FREELY SO LONG AS NO CHANGES ARE MADE AND THIS
NOTICE REMAINS INTACT

NOTE: This story starts a week after the last, "Morph's the Pity", and it
marks the next numbing step in a continuity similar to that of Doctor Who:
The New Adventures.

                                TEASER
EST. 34th PRECINCT (DAY)
PUSH IN on UPPER FLOORS and 
FADE IN TO INT. CAPTAIN SKEWER'S OFFICE
OVERLAY TEXT: LAST TIME ON BONKERS: THE NEW ADVENTURES

        
GRATING slams his fist into the table. 

                                GRATING
                    After all we went through! Getting tied up,
                    gagged, run through death traps and flying in
                    morphing toons--!

PAN to the OFFICE DOORWAY, where DENNIS is standing, huffing for breath.

                                 DENNIS
                Remember Speedy, the Friendly Rabbit? That
                toon who wants to axe all the new dramatic
                cartoons out there? He's busted out of jail
                and he's got some other two-tone toons with
                him! They're being chased by the Vigilante-
                We've seen the Vigilante in daylight! We know
                who he is- DARKWING DUCK!

Remove TEXT.
FADE IN on BONKERS' startled expression.

                            (in background)
                               GRATING- Who?

                               BONKERS
                Darkwing duck!? No way! No how!
                You guys probably got confused.

                                DENNIS
                No, I'm telling you- it WAS him! Purple 
                cape, oversized ego, it WAS Darkwing Duck!

Favor GRATING. 
                                GRATING
               Who is Darkwing Duck?! Will somebody
               tell me, already!?
CUT TO SKEWER..
                                SKEWER
               A Toon actor whose show focused on the
               exploits of a vigilante' that routinely
               saved the city of St. Canard (and several
               small planets) from destruction. The
               Syndicate members had been the villians in
               that show. It only follows that Darkwing
               would reprise his old role as well.

MIRANDA smiles. 
                               MIRANDA
               I didn't know you watched cartoons, Captain.

                                SKEWER
               I don't.

                               MIRANDA
               But how-?

                                SKEWER
               I have my methods. What's more important
               now is that we stop this toon with a grudge
               against film noir cartoons, and track down
               this vigilante, Darkwing Duck.

                                BONKERS
                Lemme go after Darkwing, boss! Please!
                He's my idol- and a fellow actor!
                            (dramaticially)
                We can bond, we can relate! We can do
                LUNCH!

                                SKEWER
                Sorry, Bonkers. Much as I'd like to indulge
                your fan worship, thus leaving the rest of
                us time to do our jobs, unfortunately, you
                were the toon responsible for taking down
                Speedy the last time. He may relate to you,
                since you're both washed up has-beens, anyway.

BONKERS is angry-upset. SKEWER'S remarks have hit a nerve. 

                                BONKERS
                Fine! This washed-up actor's a COP now, and I'll
                do my JOB, SIR!

                                SKEWER
                Fine, fine. Take Officer Wright with you. Dennis
                and Stark will go after Darkwing. Dismissed.

Everyone starts to go OS. SKEWER lowers his sunglasses.

                                SKEWER
                Oh, Sergeant Grating... get back here, please.

                                GRATING
                Whaddya you want!?.... sir.

SKEWER smiles. GRATING winces. For the next line, SKEWER's monotone slips. 

                                SKEWER
                Heheh... I KNOW how much you love toons,
                Frank. So I'm assigning you to be in charge
                of the taskforce dedicated to the apprehension
                of Darkwing Duck. You'll have to consult with
                many...MANY...And I mean, MANY Toon experts.
                Aren't you happy? (slowly, with relish) I am.

GRATING is flustered, but he manages to keep his mouth shut. A slight noise
can be heard coming from him. A weak, desperate noise. A Whine. 

                                SKEWER
                I knew you'd just LOVE this assignment. Ciao.

GRATING walks out of the office slowly. BONKERS and MIRANDA are standing
just outside the door, laughing quietly as GRATING stalks to his desk and
sits down. growling.

CUT TO EXT. SPEEDY MANSION .

The MANSION is excessively ornate, but in the 30's wacky style of toon
animation. Almost every part of the structure is a two-tone prop of some
kind, with an attitude. SPEEDY and a gang of Two Tone TOON POLICEMEN (ala
keystone cops) are sauntering out of the door as if they were in a 30's
musical cartoon. 

                                SPEEDY
       (Al Capone Voice which he will maintain for rest of episode)
                Awright, boyz... just follow the plan, see?

                                POLICEMEN
                                (chorus)
                Duh... follow the plan... duh... got it, boss!

                                SPEEDY
                Yeah. Just don't mess up. We've gotta corner
                da market, see?

                                POLICEMEN
                Corner da market.... duh, ya boss!

                                SPEEDY
                                (sotto)
                It's only a matter of time now.


FADE IN TO WACKTOONS STUDIO- INT. BUCKY BUZZSAW SOUNDSTAGE

BUCKY BUZZSAW is acting in a scene as DUCK JONES directs. The TOON POLICEMEN
walk in. Their two tone appearance is a striking contrast to the colorful
toons of today. DJ sees the two tones as they try to get on the stage.

                              DUCK JONES
                Hey, you guys! This is a CLOSED set!
                Stay off the set!

                              POLICEMAN 1
                We're here to work, Mister Jones.

                             DUCK JONES
                I don't know where you guys have been,
                but uh, this studio hasn't hired a
                two-tone in over sixty years! Maybe if
                you guys got re-inked and got those corny
                30's pieslices outta yer eyes-

                             POLICEMAN 2
                We already got a boss... an' he told us
                to do a job... so, umm.. we're gonna
                do it.

THE TOON POLICEMEN pull out a HUGE TOON BAG and STUFF DUCK JONES in it!

                            BUCKY BUZZSAW
                Hey! That's my BOSS! He signs my CHECKS!
                What're you doing to him!?

                            POLICEMAN 3
                You're gonna find out... real soon.

THE POLICEMEN  BUCKY with a huge MALLET. They put him into the
bag and walk out.

CUT TO BONKERS OPENER

FADE IN TO INT. CAPTAIN SKEWER'S OFFICE.

MIRANDA and BONKERS are sitting at the ROUND TABLE. SKEWER is fiddling
with the TV in the right wall bookcase as he speaks. 

                           SKEWER
                 It's been two weeks since we got word
                 of Speedy's escape. Ever since then,
                 toon actors and directors have been
                 vanishing left and right, and we
                 haven't got a clue. And now this:

SKEWER cues up a video on the TV.
TIGHT on the TV screen.

                          TOM DRIBBLE
                 And once again topping the news-
                 with the loss of another major
                 toon star, Wackytoons studio has
                 been put up for sale. If a buyer
                 isn't found, the studio will
                 have to shut down. Other studios
                 have already folded, leading to
                 a worsening of the toon layoffs
                 in Hollywo-

SKEWER shuts off the TV.

                           BONKERS
                Wackytoons for SALE?! That place
                was a rock!

                           SKEWER
                Speedy's cause is going to get a
                big boost from all these laid off
                toons.

                           MIRANDA
                But I thought he only stood for
                and end to Dramatic Cartoons.

                           SKEWER
                Most of the laid off toons are
                of the "slapstick" variety,
                and they're already upset. You
                two have got to find Speedy and
                lock him up before this gets any
                bigger.

                           BONKERS
                Let's GO! The sooner we finish this,
                the sooner I can help da Sarge look
                for Darkwing Duck!

CUT TO INT. RUBBER ROOM.

A large crowd of toons is gathered around the STAGE as BONKERS and MIRANDA
walk in. BONKERS walks up to the JUICE BAR and talks to BULLFINCH.

                                BONKERS
                Bullfinch! What's going on? Why're there so
                many toons here?

                                BULLFINCH
                There's gonna be a big announcement! Some
                TOON is gonna buy out Wackytoons! He's in
                the room, but no one knows who he is.

BONKERS is ecstatic. He turns to MIRANDA. 

                                BONKERS
                Wow! A TOON running a Toon studio! That'll
                be great! I wonder who the new owner's
                gonna be?

                                MIRANDA
                Bonkers, we have to find Speedy. Let's ask
                around and see if anyone's seen him. 

BONKERS walks up to YAKKO WARNER.

                                BONKERS
                Hey, Yakko! Have you seen Speedy the Friendly
                Rabbit around here?

                                YAKKO
                Hey, Bonkers! Have you seen Elmyra around here?

BONKERS visibly shudders.

                                BONKERS
                Nope.

                                YAKKO
                Answered your own question. See ya!

MIRANDA sees YAKKO and stops him.

                                MIRANDA
                Wait! Can I ask you a question?

                                YAKKO
                HELLO, NURSE!
                              (sweetly)
                Can I buy you Lunch? Dinner? A
                small island... say, Australia?

                                MIRANDA
                I've never been fond of beachfront
                property. I need your help.

                                YAKKO
                Anything for you...

YAKKO is moving closer. MIRANDA is moving backwards.

                                MIRANDA
                You Warners are the only two-tone
                toons who are still popular. How'd
                you do it?

                                YAKKO
                I'll have you know I'm a THREE TONE!

YAKKO honks his nose.
                                YAKKO
                Well, we stayed in a really big tower
                for a LONG time, hid out Elvis for a
                while, and then we came out and wreaked
                havoc. PLUS, we have colored clothing and
                a really lazy Broadcast Standards and
                Practices department. Allow me to
                demonstrate.

YAKKO is moving TOO close for MIRANDA's comfort. She neatly steps aside
as YAKKO tries to SMOOCH her, only to end up kissing ELMYRA!

                                ELMYRA
                HEY! A cutesy-wootsie, cuddly-wuddly little
                puppyhead!

YAKKO looks at the screen in an expression of raw terror. 

At the sound of ELMYRA, half the toons run out screaming, with her in
pursuit! BONKERS walks up to MIRANDA ans pulls her to the stage.

                                MIRANDA
                What is it, Bonkers?

                                BONKERS
                I found Speedy! Look!

SPEEDY is seated on stage, wearing a suit and sipping coffee out of a
green MUG. REPORTERS are all around him.

                                REPORTER
                Speedy, is it true that you intend to
                buy up the now almost worthless
                Wackytoons studio, home to such prior
                shows as "The Bucky Buzzsaw Show", "Goof
                Troop" and "Darkwing Duck" not to
                mention flops like "Flabby Fred and Biceps
                Bill" and "He's Bonkers"?

                                BONKERS
                                 HEY!

MIRANDA holds the irate bobcat back.

                                SPEEDY
                The rumors are quite true. Further, I
                intend to hire all laid off COMEDIC
                toons and two tones, in order to
                create the best studio ever known!

                                REPORTER
                And how will you be paying for this?
                And aren't you a fugitive from the law?

                                SPEEDY
                I'm going to pay for it with this.

SPEEDY holds up the green mug and turns it around. It's a "He's Bonkers"
mug.
                                SPEEDY
                Bonkers D. Bobcat is a hot commodity in
                Tokyo. Until Halloween, this trinket was
                worth nothing. But Mr. Bobcat had been
                hoarding them all in his old house, in
                a failed attempt to charge admission to
                the "Bonkers D. Bobcat Museum". Due to
                rather interesting circumstances, his
                home and all memorabilia was crushed.

                                BONKERS
                                (sotto)
                Stupid flying saucer pilot!

                                SPEEDY
                Thus making this the last Bonkers mug
                on THE PLANET. Not even the "Hello
                Bonkers Boutique" in Tokyo has one.
                And I'm selling it to the highest
                bidder... in Tokyo, of course. Here,
                it's still worth nothing.

                                BONKERS
                 You're using MY mug to finance your
                 evilly...umm... evil plot?!

MIRANDA has pulled out her cuffs and has walked up to SPEEDY.

                                MIRANDA
                 I'm afraid you're still a fugitive from
                 the law. I'm gonna have to take you in. 

FENTON CRACKSHELL runs in from OS.

                                FENTON
                Mr. Rabbit? I did it! The Japanese want
                the mug for 30 million yen, as a gift
                to the new Prime Minister! I've transferred
                the advance to the deposit on Wackytoons!

THE MAYOR walks in, surrounded by accountants.

                                THE MAYOR
                Which means he now owns the studio that
                could solve this growing toon layoff
                problem. The Governor has decided to
                pardon Speedy so that he may help
                Hollywood in its time of need. Officer
                Wright, please put the handcuffs away.

THE MAYOR and SPEEDY SHAKE HANDS, MIRANDA and BONKERS are shocked.

                                THE MAYOR
                Mr. Rabbit, I wish you good luck in your
                new business venture.
                            (to reporters)
                Photo-Op!

Lots of pictures are taken. 

SPEEDY is walking out with the MAYOR. He passes by BONKERS and leans over.

                                SPEEDY
                The game's just started, Bonkie. We've
                at the 2nd hole and I'm 10 under par.
                You haven't even got a club.

                                BONKERS
                You're thinking of your old golf
                commercials again! Say what you
                mean! I hate sports metaphors!

                                SPEEDY
                               (darkly)
                As you once said, "We're gonna slap-
                stick it to 'em!"

SPEEDY laughs as BONKERS and MIRANDA look on, worried.

FADE OUT

                                END OF ACT ONE

                                   ACT TWO

FADE IN TO INT. 34th PRECINCT, SECOND FLOOR.
BONKERS and MIRANDA are working on some paperwork, when the whole floor
starts to shake in time with a THUD sound coming from OS.

                                MIRANDA
                        Bonkers! I think we're having
                        another earthquake!

                                BONKERS
                        Nope. It's a Goliath.

GOLIATH is walking into shot. His steps are ponderous, and he is obviously
preoccupied. The stares of some of the generic officers mean nothing to him.

                                GOLIATH
                        Bonkers... there is a... problem
                        that requires your immediate
                        attention.

                                BONKERS
                        What's the matter?

GOLIATH turns to face BONKERS. His eyes are glowing.

                                GOLIATH
                        My fellow Gargoyles and I
                        have lost our jobs.

                                MIRANDA
                        Gargoyles off the air!? That
                        can't be! The paper always
                        shows it with top ratings!

                                GOLIATH
                        Perhaps. But Wackytoons studio has
                        flooded the airwaves with episodes
                        of classic slapstick cartoon shows.
                        They have paid to have the dramatic
                        cartoons taken off the air. It has
                        caused many of the "dramatic" toons
                        to become... upset.

                                MIRANDA
                        How upset?

CAPTAIN SKEWER walks in from OS.

                                SKEWER
                        Upset enough to start a riot. The
                        Hollywood Bowl now looks like a
                        cross between a pie eating contest
                        and the aftermath of Star Trek II.


CUT TO HOLLYWOOD BOWL- NIGHT.
It's a brawl as dozens of TOONS are hurling pies, anvils and food at one
another. The X-Men and others are fighting back in their own unique ways.

CLOSE ON WOLVERINE cutting a PIE to ribbons with his CLAWS.

PAN OVER to BONKERS and MIRANDA, who cautiously enter from the left.

                                MIRANDA
                        Where's Goliath?

                                BONKERS
                        Dunno. He went up the--

BONKERS does a TAKE as GOLIATH swoops down into the center of the bowl!
GOLIATH ROARS! All activity stops. LITTLE RUNNING GAG splats the side of
his head with a PIE.

GOLIATH wipes the pie off his head and folds his wings around him.

                                GOLIATH
                        Friends! We cannot fight one another
                        like this!
WOLVERINE stalks up. 

                                WOLVERINE
                        I don't get it, bub! You got the
                        axe just like the rest of us!

SLAPPY SQUIRREL ambles in.
                                SLAPPY
                        Whaddya you care, Wolvie?! You've
                        got tons of residuals from your
                        comic books coming! When was the
                        last time you saw a "Slappy Squirrel"
                        book, eh?

                                ALL OTHER TOONS
                                   (chorus)
                               We're not that old!

                                 SLAPPY
                         Shaddup already!

BONKERS walks into the center next to GOLIATH.

                                BONKERS
                        Look guys... this is crazy!
                        First the slapstick toons
                        get made at the dramatic toons,
                        then the dramatic toons want
                        at the slapstick toons... I
                        don't get it! We're all toons!

The other TOONS look at one another curiously. MIRANDA gives BONKERS a
thumbs up.

                                BONKERS
                        I mean, I got canceled... but I'm
                        not bitter!

                                SLAPPY
                        Of course not! You've got a cushy
                        job with the city!

The other TOONS start to get angry at BONKERS. MIRANDA jumps in.

                                MIRANDA
                         Wait! What are you "classic" toons
                         doing here anyway? I thought Wackytoons
                         hired you all back?

                                SLAPPY
                         Puh-Leeze. Speedy's always been an
                         exaggerator. Why, back in '36 he
                         once sai--

                                 THE OTHER TOONS
                                  (chorus)
                         GET ON WITH IT!

                                  SLAPPY
                         Awright Already! No, he didn't hire us!
                         He just plays ripped off videotapes of
                         us on the airwaves!

                                  MIRANDA
                         Well, at least you know you're not
                         unpopular compared to the film
                         noir toons.

The other toons nod slowly. They begin to disperse. 

                                  GOLIATH
                         And we were bought off the air. I
                         suspect a deeper motive.

                                 MIRANDA
                         I think we need to go back to the
                         station to do some more checking.

YAKKO WARNER re-approaches MIRANDA, who begins instinctively backing off.

                                YAKKO
                               (sweetly)
                         I have some information you might
                         want, *officer*.

                                MIRANDA
                         What?

                                YAKKO
                        Do I get a get a big kiss if I
                        tell you?

MIRANDA is ready to deck the toon, when BONKERS walks over to him.

                                BONKERS
                         Uhh, Yakko, you'd better quit
                         it, or I'll drop my anvil on
                         you.

PULL BACK to reveal an ANVIL over YAKKO.

                                YAKKO
                         Humph! Your anvil doesn't scare
                         me!

                                BONKERS
                        Well, what about these?

PULL WAAAAAY BACK to reveal many anvils above that one, all increasing
in size until the top one is about as wide as the HOLLYWOOD BOWL itself.

PUSH IN ON YAKKO.

                                YAKKO
                        Uhh... I think I'll tell ya.
                        Speedy did hire some toons.
                        But befor eI tell ya, please
                        do me one little favor!

YAKKO Clings to MIRANDA, who looks hopelessly at BONKERS

                                MIRANDA
                        What?

                                YAKKO
                        Get rid of HER.

YAKKO steps aside to reveal ELMYRA running to him.

                                ELMYRA
                        Ooh! I found da cute little
                        puppyhead!

                                BONKERS
                        I'll get it, buddy. Move aside.

YAKKO moves aside, and ELMYRA steps into his position. BONKERS snaps
his fingers and the ANVILs all come down one after another on her.
MIRANDA winces with each CLANG! of the anvils.
                              
                                MIRANDA
                        Now... who did Speedy hire?

CUT TO INT. SKEWER's OFFICE.
SKEWER is walking around the ROUND TABLE. MIRANDA is sitting at the table,
looking at SKEWER and BONKERS, who is having some unfortunate misadventure
outside the window. 

                                SKEWER
                        Ludwing von Drake, Gyro Gearloose,
                        The Brain, and Gadget Hackwrench.

                                 MIRANDA
                        Well, I know Von Drake...

                                 SKEWER                                        
                        These toons aret the most creative
                        and intelligent that toontown has ever
                        produced. That SPEEDY would only hire
                        them means he's got something up his
                        sleeve.

                                 MIRANDA
                        I think Bonkers and I should stake out
                        Wackytoons Studio, sir.

                                SKEWER
                        Agreed. You two managed to diffuse things
                        at the Hollywood bowl. That looked good
                        for the press, and what looks good for
                        them, looks good for me. Keep this up,
                        and we'll all be happier. You'll have
                        Grating in charge and I'll be in some
                        other desk job!

                                MIRANDA
                       Yes, Captain.

MIRANDA walks up to the window, opens it, and YANKS BONKERS INSIDE!

                                MIRANDA
                        Come on, Bonkers, we have work to
                        do.


CUT TO EXT. WACKYTOONS BACKLOT STAGE 13- DEEP NIGHT

Something is going on in the backlot. Out of the Windows, red light is
streaming. BONKERS and MIRANDA are creeping up to the window. MIRANDA
tries to look in, but the light is too blinding.

                                MIRANDA
                        I think Skewer's sunglasses might
                        have been useful here, Bonkers.

                                BONKERS
                        I can get us a look. Watch.

BONKERS raises his left ear like a TELESCOPING ANTENNA. The EAR wiggles
up along the side of the building and across the roof, where it points
down into a SKYLIGHT. BONKERS' eyesockets produce the eyepieces to a
PERISCOPE set.
                                BONKERS
                        Take a look!

MIRANDA stoops down and looks in the periscope.

                                MIRANDA
                        Focus.

The EAR moves a bit, and MIRANDA signals an OK.

CUT TO INT. STAGE 13, as seen through PERISCOPE.

GADGET, VON DRAKE, THE BRAIN, and GYRO are stooping over a
table where SPEEDY lies. The RABBIT is hooked up to a maze of equiptment.

                        BRAIN
                I must warn you this is an inadvisable
                procedure, Mr. Rabbit. The side effects
                could be... displeasing.

                        SPEEDY
                I don't care! You know what you have to
                do!

The TOONS look at one another. GYRO timidly walks up to a large switch and
throws it! Many LIGHTS and bells go off. Amid the hubub, the toons speak.

                        VON DRAKE
                NucleoPozitronz positif!

                        GADGET
                Lactoalic Spigglepops popping!

                        GYRO
                Primary de-inking apparatus
                functioning within normal
                parameters!

                        BRAIN
                THE GREEN LIGHT IS ON!

The other TOONS look at BRAIN.

                        BRAIN
                 Sorry. Oh! The
                final stage has initiated!

DRAMATIC MUSIC as we see a TUBE running from SPEEDY's ARM to a vat.
PUSH IN ON THE TUBE to show first color, then black and grey draining into
the vat. BRAIN locks it off, and GYRO slaps a sticker on it that reads:
"TOON PAINT" The RED LIGHT intensifies. We see a CLEAR hand flinch.
Suddenly, there is an EXPLOSION! All the toons are thrown out of the studio!
MIRANDA is knocked out! BONKERS is standing aghast, staring at the center
of the scene!

PUSH IN past some smoke and fog to reveal... THE DISCONTINUATOR!

THE DISCONTINUATOR is a completely clear toon. All that is visible of him
are glowing green lines, that trace out a half-cybernetic, half rabbit toon.
He speaks in a deep, echoing voice.

                        THE DISCONTINUATOR
                     I am THE DISCONTINUATOR.
                     Resistance is futile.
                     You will be discontinued.

                                BONKERS
                        Oh no! Speedy's become a
                        network programming director!

FADE OUT
                                END OF ACT TWO

                                  ACT THREE
FADE IN

THE DISCONTINUATOR watches as BONKERS drags MIRANDA off screen. He turns
to GYRO GEARLOOSE and touches him on the shoulder. GYRO's color is drained
from him, and he POOFS into nothingness. DISCONTINUATOR burps and a small
bit of color comes to him. He looks at GADGET, VON DRAKE and THE BRAIN,
all of whom are scrambling away.

                                THE DISCONTINUATOR
                        The abilities, knowledge and slapstick
                        power of Gyro Gearloose have been added
                        to my own. Resistance is futile. You
                        will be discontinued.

He touches the toons- they drain and dissappear.

CUT TO INT. SQUAD CAR 13. BONKERS is driving. MIRANDA is coming to in her
seat.

                                MIRANDA
                        Owww... Bonkers, what happened?

                                BONKERS
                        Speedy's done something to himself!
                        He's gone all clear and evil!

CUT TO INT. SKEWER's OFFICE - TIGHT ON SKEWER

                                SKEWER
                        But WHY? That's what I want to know.
                        Reports have him heading from a
                        deserted Wackytoons Studio. Bonkers,
                        you and Miranda will have to stop
                        him by any means neccessary. If he
                        can be stopped.

CUT TO DISNEY STUDIOS-DAWN.  AERIAL SHOT OF A POLICE BLOCKADE.
THE DISCONTINUATOR is walking towards the blockade, unconcerned. He has
much more color to him. 

                                MIRANDA
                            (through bullhorn)
                        SPEEDY! Hold it, or we'll FIRE!

                             THE DISCONTINUATOR
                            (sounding like Goofy)
                       Gawrsh. Guess I give up... YA-HOO-HOO-IE!

THE DISCONTINUATOR trips as if GOOFY, and falls down a MANHOLE! He reappears
BEHIND the blockade!
                             THE DISCONTINUATOR   
                                   (normal)
                        Fools. I am the THE DISCONTINUATOR.
                        I have absorbed many toons. My power
                        grows with each new assimilation. Soon
                        I will have enough power to be the
                        greatest slapstick toon in existence!
                        I will now discontinue some of the
                        funniest toons in history!

PUSH IN ON THE DISCONTINUATOR. RACK FADE to show MICKEY, DONALD and PLUTO
armed with TOON CANNONS ready to fire on THE DISCONTINUATOR. RACK FADE
back to THE DISCONTINUATOR, who morphs slightly to form DUMBO EARS. He
flies over the cannon, lands behind the three toons, and touches them. They
drain and pop out. THE DISCONTINUATOR is even more colorful now. The ears
revert to normal. 

                                       BONKERS
                        He discontinued the mouse! This can't be!

                                        MIRANDA
                                       Open fire!

The POLICE fire on THE DISCONTINUATOR. He shrugs off the bullets, launching
some anvils from his hands which trash some SQUAD CARS, and heads for
BONKERS! MIRANDA gets in between them!

                                        MIRANDA
                        You're not going to discontinue my
                        partner!

THE DISCONTINUATOR touches MIRANDA, but nothing happens. He turns and walks
away a bit before turning back to BONKERS.

                                THE DISCONTINUATOR
                               (in FAWN DEER's voice)
                        Come on, Bonkers. Join us. Together
                        we can make a difference. We can make
                        it better for toons in this town again.

BONKERS is surprised.

                                        BONKERS
                        Fawn? 

                                   THE DISCONTINUATOR
                                     (Fawn's voice)
                        Please, Bonkers. You're the only
                        one who can help us now.

BONKERS' expression softens. 
                                  THE DISCONTINUATOR
                        Help us with our cause-

BONKERS realizes that it is THE DISCONTINUATOR, not Fawn, speaking.
He gets mad.

                                     BONKERS
                       You discontinued FAWN?! Why, you-

BONKERS leaps towards THE DISCONTINUATOR! From OS, SKEWER JUMPS in the way
and deflects him! THE DISCONTINUATOR gets away. BONKERS looks up into
SKEWER'S mirrored shades.

                                        BONKERS
                                        (weakly)
                        He's got Fawn!

PULL BACK to reveal the shattered POLICE BLOCKADE. Cars are smoking,
the TOON CANNONS are lying on the ground, MIRANDA is standing next to
SKEWER, who is squatting down next to the upset BONKERS.

                                        SKEWER
                         (trying to snap BONKERS out of it)
                        OFFICER! He'll have more than that
                        if we don't get a move on! He's making
                        a straight line for the RUBBER ROOM!

                                        BONKERS
                        Then that's where we're gonna stop him!

CUT TO EXT. RUBBER ROOM. 
                                
There is an EXPLOSION as a plume of smoke comes rushing out from the doors
as the SQUAD CAR pulls up. 

CUT TO INT. RUBBER ROOM.
THE DISCONTINUATOR is standing in the shattered doorway. The BULLY BOYS have
stopped playing thier music, and dozens of toons are staring at him. ELMYRA
walks up to him, wearing some bandages on her head.

                                        ELMYRA
                        Oh look! A clear cuddly wuddly bunnyhead!

                                   THE DISCONTINUATOR
                        Fool! I am THE-

ELMYRA runs up and squishes THE DISCONTINUATOR. her color is draining, but
it takes a while, and THE DISCONTINUATOR is squirming in pain until she
pops out. The other toons see this and start to run away, until
THE DISCONTINUATOR fires a ray from his hand that causes them to FLOAT
in the air!

                                THE DISCONTINUATOR
                            (in GYRO GEARLOOSE' s voice)
                        You all remember my Furniture Mover
                        ray, right? Well this was the long-awaited
                        furniture floatation ray!

BONKERS, SKEWER and MIRANDA walk in the door as THE DISCONTINUATOR floats
the last toon over to him and pops it out of existence. He is fully colored
as half Speedy/half metallic robot, and now he begins to GROW.

                                SKEWER
                        This could be bad.

                                BONKERS
                        He's mine!

BONKERS is rushing towards THE DISCONTINUATOR! SKEWER throws a small ANVIL
from the floor at him and knocks him down while THE DISCONTINUATOR escapes.
BONKERS huffs over to SKEWER.

                                BONKERS
                        You let him go AGAIN!

                                SKEWER
                       Would you rather be stuck in
                       his gut?

                                BONKERS
                        I have to save FAWN!

                                MIRANDA
                        He absorbs toons by touch!
                        You would've popped out just
                        like the others!

                                BONKERS
                        So how're we supposed to stop
                        this guy? All the toon geniuses
                        are IN HIM!

                                SKEWER
                        There's one major target
                        left- Warner Brothers Studio.
                        We're going to have to get
                        over there and finish him off.

                                BONKERS
                        But HOW!?

CUT TO EXT. WARNER BROS. STUDIO- MIDMORNING
There are tanks and helicopters surrounding the WATER TOWER. SKEWER and 
THADDEUS PLOTZ and standing in front of the lead tank. The WARNER BROS & DOT
are peeking out of the WB Logo on the tower. There is quite a wind blowing.

PUSH IN on SKEWER.

                                SKEWER
                        The Discontinuator's going
                        to be here any minute.

                                PLOTZ
                        Let's just hope he doesn't
                        damage my studio-- or my toons.
                        With Mickey out of the way, our
                        profits could go through the
                        roof!

MIRANDA walks on shot.

                                MIRANDA
                        Captain, are you sure this is
                        going to work?

                                SKEWER
                        Of course not. It's just our
                        last ditch effort. Most likely
                        it's going to fail. 

MIRANDA looks at SKEWER, puzzled.

                                MIRANDA
                        Do you care at all about officer
                        morale?

                                SKEWER
                        I'm slowly going insane. I can
                        feel it. What's a little honesty
                        now? Where's Bonkers?

                                MIRANDA
                        He was really upset about Fawn Deer.
                        He's in the Squad Car.

A LOUD AIRPLANE NOISE can be heard. SKEWER looks up.

                                SKEWER
                        Oh, really?

BONKERS has flown up to the WATER TOWER in a PROP AIRPLANE! He goes in the
TOWER as THE DISCONTINUATOR approaches the TANKS!

                                SKEWER
                        Ready? FIRE!

The TANKS FIRE! The explosions do NOTHING to THE DISCONTINUATOR!

                            THE DISCONTINUATOR
                        I don't have time for your
                        games. My power is almost
                        complete. Let me show you
                        the future of cartoons!

                        (in a RADIO announcer voice)
                        And now, a FUTURE SHOCK!
                        All the way from CYBERTRON 2006...
                        Meet... GALVATRON!

The DISCONTINUATOR reshapes himself to look like GALVATRON, but his color
scheme remains constant. He TRANSFORMS into CANNON MODE and FIRES at the
TANKS!

SKEWER et al. get out of the way as the TANKS EXPLODE! One of them HITS the
WATER TOWER!

PAN UP to the WATER TOWER, which is starting to LEAN OVER!

                                YAKKO
                        Come on, sibs! WE have to get outta
                        here!

                                WAKKO
                        What's going on? It feels like the
                        disco era all over again!

                                DOT
                        Bonkers, you said that mean old
                        nasty wasn't here yet!

                                BONKERS
                        So I miscalculated a little, ok?
ZIP PAN to PLOTZ.

                                PLOTZ
                        Captain Skewer, you told me your
                        officers could handle the situation!
                        My Studio's being ruined!

MIRANDA steps in.
                                MIRANDA
                        We'll get the situation under control-

The WATER TOWER Falls! MIRANDA and the others are stuck under it, fenced
in by some of the girders.

                                PLOTZ
                        It looks like the situation has US
                        under control, officer!

BONKERS, YAKKO, WAKKO and DOT begin hurling ANVILS, PIES. DESKS, WARSHIPS
and STALE CHEESE at THE DISCONTINUATOR, but he just heads for TERMITE
TERRACE, where he PLUCKS BUGS BUNNY and others from the bulding, GROWING with
each TOUCH!

                                WAKKO
                        Ah know whut to do... I'll
                        stop him... with water!

                                BONKERS
                        Water?

                                WAKKO
                        He's half robot! Ah'll bet
                        he's not waterproof!

Before BONKERS can protest, WAKKO gets in a tiny TOON PLANE and flies over 
20 foot tall DISCONTINUATOR. He opens up a BUCKET and drops water on him.

TIGHT ON BONKERS

                                BONKERS
                               (yelling)
                        But he's only DRAWN that way!

PULL BACK and FAVOR THE DISCONTINUATOR.

THE DISCONTINUATOR is unaffected. He reaches up for the plane, and ZOTs
WAKKO! The TOON plane crashes to the ground. THE DISCONTINUATOR grows
another 10 FEET!

                              THE DISCONTINUATOR
                        That was good. You Warners have
                        a lot of energy. I think I'll
                        have a cute snack next.

DOT is standing on a rooftop, playing the helpless damsel. She has an ICBM
behind her back.

                                DOT
                        You wouldn't hurt someone
                        as cute as me!

                              THE DISCONTINUATOR                                
                        Oh yes I would.

Before DOT can react, THE DISCONTINUATOR grabs her! As she POPS out, we hear:

                                DOT
                        That's no way to treat a lady!

BONKERS and YAKKO watch in horror as THE DISCONTINUATOR grows another 10 feet!

                             THE DISCONTINUATOR
                        I should assimilate you two,
                        but I have enough power now.
                        Now I will DESTROY those who
                        have hurt us, ONCE AND FOR ALL!
                            (in Fawn Deer's Voice)
                        It'll work out just fine, Bonkers.
                        Trust me. All slapstick toons
                        will finally regain the respect we
                        deserve.

As THE DISCONTINUATOR walks off, BONKERS and YAKKO get the officers out from
under the WATER TOWER.

                                MIRANDA
                        Bonkers, are you OK?

                                BONKERS
                        Miranda, I dunno how we're
                        gonna stop this guy! He's
                        big, and mean, and 40 feet
                        high!

                                YAKKO
                        Hey, Bobcat! Snap out of it!
                        I've got Wakko's GAG BAG!

A toon light bulb pops in over BONKERS' head!

                                BONKERS
                        Does it have an ACME Super-Duper
                        Deluxe Maildude?

                                YAKKO
                        Of course.

YAKKO produces the GAG BAG and shakes it upside down. A BOWLING BALL, TOILET
BOWL, SPACE SHUTTLE, SAFE, ANVIL, MONOLITH and MAILMAN pop out. BONKERS
writes something on the mailman's pad. 

                                BONKERS
                        Go! Get this here NOW!

The MAILMAN runs OS. A second later, he comes back. There is now a giant
bobcat foot taking up half the screen. BONKERS signs the mailman's pad and
turns towards the foot.

                                MIRANDA (VO)
                        Not that thing again!

CUT TO a view of BONKERS looking tiny in front of two HUGE BOBCAT FEET.
PULL BACK to reveal the 40-foot BONKERS from "Tokyo Bonkers", overshadowing
the devastated Warner Bros. Lot.

                                 PLOTZ
                        What're they going to do with
                        THAT?

                                YAKKO
                        Smash a Discontinuator, save
                        some toons, grab a pizza and
                        trash the rest of the Warner
                        Lot.

                                PLOTZ
                        I was afraid he was going to
                        say that.

BONKERS and YAKKO climb into the GIANT BONKERS.

CUT TO INT. GIANT BONKERS- it is hollow.

                                BONKERS
                        Forgot. This thing didn't
                        presactly come with controls.

                                YAKKO
                        (pulls from GAG BAG)
                        One instant control room, coming
                        up!

A POP! and the interior becomes a very cheesy Star Trek Bridge ripoff.

CUT TO EXT. WARNER STUDIOS- Almost HIGH NOON. The GIANT BONKERS is walking
off into the distance.

CUT TO INT. HOLLYWOOD BOWL- HIGH NOON
The DRAMATIC toons are battling THE DISCONTINUATOR. They are no match for
him, and one by one, they are being knocked out.
THE DISCONTINUATOR refuses to assimilate them- he just pins them under very
heavy ANVILS.

                                THE DISCONTINUATOR
                        I can't get rid of you for good, but
                        I can perpetually inconvenience you!
                        You'll never get out from under my
                        ANVILS of DOOM!

                                WOLVERINE
                        Anvils of Doom? You're outta it, buddy!
                        (extends his claws just as a giant pie
                        SPLATS him!)

                                THE DISCONTINUATOR
                        My slapstick too sticky for you?

A Rumbling can be heard as the GIANT BONKERS climbs over the side of the
Hollywood Bowl and faces off with THE DISCONTINUATOR.

                                THE DISCONTINUATOR                                        
                        Ahh... Bonkers. You have decided to
                        help me in my que-

THE DISCONTINUATOR reels as "BONKERS" hurls a GIANT PIE at thim.

                                BONKERS
                              (from inside)
                        You want slapstick? You got it!
                        We're not gonna let you ruin
                        cartoons for everybody!

                                THE DISCONTINUATOR
                        Fool! What about your old job?
                        We don't get any respect anymore!
                        Toons like you and the ones I've
                        captured-- we're condemned to an
                        eternity of reruns and videotape
                        collections- until we fade away
                        for good. I'll bring us all back!

                                BONKERS
                        You coulda when you bought Wackytoons,
                        but instead you decided to splat all
                        the other toons you just didn't like!

                               THE DISCONTINUATOR
                         They're abominations!

                                BONKERS
                        Such angst-- awful... dramatic of you.

                                THE DISCONTINUATOR
                        They should be relegated to the comic
                        books from which they came-- or put
                        there instead of taking time away from
                        us! Away from the masters of the art!
                        If it wasn't for US, Disney, Warners and
                        the rest wouldn't have had the CASH to
                        kick us out! I want back in! And if that
                        means putting the competition out of
                        business--

THE DISCONTINUATOR pulls out a flagon of GUMMI BERRY JUICE. He drinks it
and begins to BOUNCE all over the ANVILS, driving them into the ground!
He then uses a GIZMODUCK GIZMO to lay concrete all over the ground, which
then hardens.

                                THE DISCONTINUATOR                              
                         They'll never dig their way out of that!

The GIANT BONKERS slams his foot into the CONCRETE, which SHATTERS! But his
foot is STUCK! THE DISCONTINUATOR seizes the moment!

CUT TO INT. GIANT BONKERS. RED ALERT lights are on in the "BRIDGE", and
BONKERS is in the captain's chair watching as YAKKO is fiddling with the
main viewer.

                                        YAKKO
                        Projectile coming in at 1:00!

                                        BONKERS
                        Whew. It's only 12:15. Lucky!

                                        YAKKO
                        Yeah, ain't it-

PUSH IN ON MAIN VIEWER. A GIANT ANVIL is FLYING at them!

                                        BONKERS
                                        (weakly)
                        I think this guy forgot about
                        daylight savings time!



THE GIANT BONKERS is FALLING BACKWARDS! He SLAMS into the BLEACHERS!

                                THE DISCONTINUATOR
                         I'll just finish you traitors off
                         before I re-seal that concrete!

CUT TO INT. GIANT BONKERS. The "Bridge" is smashed. YAKKO AND BONKERS are
huddled over a small screen with a DIAGNOSTIC of THE DISCONTINUATOR.

                                YAKKO
                         I think I know what we
                         have to do.. what if we
                         climbed into his ear?

                                BONKERS
                        Nope, we'd get zotted.
                        GOT IT! LOOK! He got
                        GIZMODUCK! See?

                                YAKKO
                        So What? This guy gets
                        too much iron in his diet?

                                BONKERS
                        No! Think! If we say the
                        magic words, the suit'll come
                        out and maybe damage the
                        Discontinuator!

                                YAKKO
                        A chance to wear the Gizmosuit?
                        I wanna say it!

                                BONKERS
                        No, I want to!

                                YAKKO
                        Me!

                                BONKERS
                        Me!

YAKKO and BONKERS start to squabble, and then they turn to see THE
DISCONTINUATOR getting ready to ram them with a MALLET!

                             YAKKO and BONKERS
                                (in shock)
                          BLATHERING BLATHERSKYTE!

CUT TO EXT. THE DISCONTINUATOR. He feels strange. He rubs his head, and
the GIZMOSUIT comes BLASTING out of it! As it streaks towards the giant
BONKERS, COLOR is spewing out of THE DISCONTINUATOR's head! The rainbow
of colors is shooting into the ATMOSPHERE! THE DISCONTINUATOR shrinks to
normal size- but he is totally clear. He's writhing on the ground.

YAKKO and BONKERS come scrambling out of the GIANT BONKERS, each is wearing
part of the GIZMOSUIT in really odd positions. They scramble over to THE
DISCONTINUATOR, who is rather weak.

                                THE DISCONTINUATOR
                             Why'd you stop me?

                                  BONKERS
                            You were doing a bad thing.

                                THE DISCONTINUATOR
                             But it would have been
                             glorious, we would've
                             been stars again.

THE DISCONTINUATOR starts to fade away.

                                THE DISCONTINUATOR
                              See? Speedy's already
                              being forgotten, thanks
                              to these new-fangled
                              Gargoyles and such.
                              Someday, you'll fade out
                              the same way. So much for
                              friendly pie-throwing
                              rabbits. They want mutants,
                              masked men and monsters..
                              heheh... monsters...

THE DISCONTINUATOR fades out totally. BONKERS is crestfallen.

                                      YAKKO
                               Gee, for a slapstick
                               genius, he sure went out
                               sappy.

CUT TO INT. SKEWER's OFFICE. MIRANDA, BONKERS, and YAKKO are standing in
front of SKEWER.

                                        BONKERS
                                Speedy's... gone, Captain.

                                        SKEWER
                                Good job, officer. We've got
                                construction teams digging out
                                the toons the Discontinuator
                                buried.

                                        BONKERS
                                Yeah, but where are the toons
                                he grabbed?

RACK FADE to the WINDOW. The RAINBOW OF COLORS is FLYING at the window!
RACK FADE to SKEWER, who turns just as TONS of toons BLAST through the
window! FAWN DEER lands in BONKERS' arms.

                                        BONKERS
                                FAWN!

                                        SKEWER
                                Eeg... too... many... toons.

SKEWER sits down as chaos reigns supreme. YAKKO yakes this opportunity to
LEAP in MIRANDA's ARMS!

CUT TO EXT. 34th PRECINCT. (ANGLED SHOT- WIDE)

                                        YAKKO -VO
                                    (SMOOCHING NOISE)

                                       MIRANDA (VO)
                                         WHY, YOU-
(SFX: PUNCHING NOISE!)

YAKKO WARNER comes flying out the second story window.

TRACK YAKKO as he flies down, CRASHING into SGT. GRATING, DENNIS and STARK,
who have been walking up the stairs holding DARKWING DUCK! DARKWING escapes!

                                DARKWING
                        Thanks, Yakko!

DARKWING dissappears in a puff of smoke. GRATING grabs YAKKO by the throat!

                                GRATING                                        
                        Do you know how long it took us
                        to track that guy down, TOON!?

                                 YAKKO
                               (dazedly)
                        Whatta kiss.

CUT TO INT. BONKERS LIVINGROOM.

BONKERS is RUMMAGING through very old boxes. He pulls out a CRUMBLING
poster with SPEEDY the FRIENDLY RABBIT on it. He hangs it up on a wall.

                                BONKERS
                                (sotto)
                        I won't forget ya, Speedy.

CUT TO INT. HOLLYWOOD BOWL. The place is torn up where bulldozers had dug
out the buried toons. PUSH IN on a patch of ground. THE DISCONTINUATOR can
be seen fading in very dimly.

                                                IRIS OUT.

                                  THE END