WEBISODES
Episode 2: Miltons Dreams Are Dashed
FADE IN:
INTERIOR ARENA STAGE (MILTON'S FANTASY) - NIGHT
The stage is dark. Suddenly, a spotlight falls on MILTON WEEMS, who stands with his back to the crowd.
ANNOUNCER (OFF SCREEN)
And now, give it up for... Milton Weems!
The crowd CHEERS with gusto. Milton turns to the crowd. He's dressed like a glam rock star. And...he holds a tuba.
Milton begins playing a TUBA SOLO. GIRLS in the audience SQUEAL with glee and faint.
Milton slides on his knees to the edge of the stage, playing all the while. Girls begin chanting.
GIRLS
Milton! Milton! Milton!
Milton plays with his eyes closed. Suddenly, the GIRLS' voices change to...
BRICK (OFF SCREEN)
Milton! Milton!
Milton stops playing, and opens his eyes.
POOF!:
INT. GYM CLASS - DAY (REALITY)
Milton returns to reality in the middle of the gym, wearing his gym clothes. His cheeks are puffed, and he holds his fingers, as if he were playing the tuba.
BRICK (OFF SCREEN)
Milton! Wake up, Dreamy Weemy!
BRICK HICKS, KOZ, and SNOOG (all wearing gym clothes) stand over Milton.
BRICK
Whacha' doin', Teeny Weemie? Practicing for the dork-estra?
Koz and Snoog LAUGH LOUDLY. Brick steps threateningly toward Milton. Milton cowers.
REVEAL: COACH CRUNCHER as he BLOWS his whistle.
COACH CRUNCHER
All right everybody, line up for some car-di-o-vascular!
Brick sees Coach. He shoves Milton.
BRICK
Later, Weemie Weenie!
Brick walks away with Koz and Snoog, laughing. Milton SIGHS.
MILTON (sarcastically)
Another fun encounter with my very own torture patrol. How did I get to be so lucky?
DISSOLVE TO:
INTERIOR SENORITA ORTEGA'S MUSIC CLASSROOM - DAY
Milton plays the tuba, as SENORITA ORGEGA stands beside him with her eyes closed.
SENORITA ORTEGA
Feel the music, Milton! Be one with the tuba!
She ballet dances across the room to the tuba music.
Milton hits a FLAT note. Senorita Ortega's concentration is broken in the middle of an arabesque. She falls to the floor - BUMP.
SENORITA ORTEGA
Milton, what's wrong with you today? Your playing lacks its usual passion!
MILTON (nervously denying)
Wrong? Heh-heh... what makes you think anything's wrong?
Senorita Ortega frowns thoughtfully as she gets to her feet.
SENORITA ORTEGA
You can't fool me, my little tip-top-tubist! I can hear your frown blowing out your tuba!
MILTON (SIGHS, then confesses)
Well, um... there's a couple of guys. They've been picking on me. Again.
Senorita Ortega reacts, genuinely upset.
SENORITA ORTEGA
Oh, that's terrible, Milton! Nobody deserves to be bullied. We'll need to look into that...
Ortega crosses the room and picks up a triangle.
SENORITA ORTEGA
In the meantime, you can't let them ruin the things you love. You love the tuba. While I love...the TRIANGLE!
She hits the triangle - TING - Milton laughs and plays a big OOMPH on his tuba. They laugh together.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXTERIOR SENORITA ORTEGA'S MUSIC CLASSROOM - DAY
Milton walks out of the classroom, carrying his tuba case. He hears a ting of a triangle. He looks back and smiles.
He walks down the stairs. Just then, Brick rides by on his bike...
BRICK
Hey, Weemie Weenie! Need a hand with that tuba?
...and intentionally splatters Milton with mud. Milton's smile turns to an expression of dismay and frustration.
BRICK
A handful of mud, I mean!
Brick pedals away, GAFFAWING. Milton wipes the mud from his eyes and sets his tuba case down with a frustrated THUD.
MILTON
Somebody wake me when the nightmare's over.
FADE OUT.
