Frank Gannucci
07-01-2013, 06:52 PM
(Ralph & Ed are packing for a Raccoon Lodge July 4th picnic.)
Ralph: "Boy pal, we are going to have a real good picnic with fireworks and everything. Good thing that Cassidy loaned this car to me."
Ed: "Fireworks? You know what? Fireworks should be in the intro to a TV show with the actors names on moons with the stars face on one."
(Audience cheers.)
(Meanwhile some men are looking to sell illegal fireworks.)
Man: "We need some real suckers to buy our fireworks."
Man #2: "Don't worry. We will."
(After Ralph & Ed packed their grill into the loaned car and take off.)
Ralph: "Norton, look for some fireworks vendors...wait. There are some."
(Ralph & Ed stop by the men selling the illegal fireworks.)
Man: "Look man, 300 fireworks for $1."
Ralph: "What a deal Norton."
Ed: "I hope that these fireworks aren't illegal."
Ralph: "I can tell that these are legal."
Man #2: "You are real smart."
Ralph: "Thank you."
(Ralph & Ed leave and meet the girls at Central Park for the Raccoon picnic. The boys set up the grill.)
Alice: "Ralph, these fireworks look illegal."
Ralph: "Now that's crazy. I can tell you that these fireworks are legal. If they weren't, they wouldn't be sold."
Trixie: "Ralph, Alice is right. You can be in trouble."
Ralph: "You are both wrong. They are legal."
(The girls groan.)
(9:30p)
Head Raccoon: "Brother Ralph, release the fireworks."
Ralph: "I will. How sweet it is that we live in a free country that was free due to the men and women who served our country."
All (yell): "YES!"
(Ralph fires the fireworks. A good number of them misfire and hit police cars. No one gets hurt. Ralph has a look of sadness on his face. The cops who had those cars come by.)
Cop (yells): "LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID SIR! YOU DESTROYED OUR CARS. LOOK AT THE FIREWORKS. THEY ARE ILLEGAL."
Cop: "You must have bought them from those people that were caught. They were on East 68th street."
Ed: "Hey Ralph, that's where we stopped to buy those illegal fireworks."
(Ralph elbows Ed.)
Ed: "Looks like another one of your plans went up in smoke and you will probably get fired from your job."
(Ralph elbows Ed.)
Head Raccoon: "You are also no longer a Racoon."
Ed: "What a shame."
(The girls come by as Ralph is being arrested.)
Alice: "Uh, who was right Ralph?"
Ralph (yells): "ONE OF THESE DAYS NORTON AND ALICE, ONE OF THESE DAYS....POW! RIGHT IN THE KISSER."
(Jackie Gleason walks on stage. Audience applauds.)
Jackie: "Thank you. I certainly wish everyone a safe July 4th and I hope everyone remembers the service men and women who helped make this country free due to them risking their lives."
(Audience cheers.)
Jackie: "Of course, the Miami Beach audiences are the BEST! GOOD NIGHT!"
(Audience cheers.)
Ralph: "Boy pal, we are going to have a real good picnic with fireworks and everything. Good thing that Cassidy loaned this car to me."
Ed: "Fireworks? You know what? Fireworks should be in the intro to a TV show with the actors names on moons with the stars face on one."
(Audience cheers.)
(Meanwhile some men are looking to sell illegal fireworks.)
Man: "We need some real suckers to buy our fireworks."
Man #2: "Don't worry. We will."
(After Ralph & Ed packed their grill into the loaned car and take off.)
Ralph: "Norton, look for some fireworks vendors...wait. There are some."
(Ralph & Ed stop by the men selling the illegal fireworks.)
Man: "Look man, 300 fireworks for $1."
Ralph: "What a deal Norton."
Ed: "I hope that these fireworks aren't illegal."
Ralph: "I can tell that these are legal."
Man #2: "You are real smart."
Ralph: "Thank you."
(Ralph & Ed leave and meet the girls at Central Park for the Raccoon picnic. The boys set up the grill.)
Alice: "Ralph, these fireworks look illegal."
Ralph: "Now that's crazy. I can tell you that these fireworks are legal. If they weren't, they wouldn't be sold."
Trixie: "Ralph, Alice is right. You can be in trouble."
Ralph: "You are both wrong. They are legal."
(The girls groan.)
(9:30p)
Head Raccoon: "Brother Ralph, release the fireworks."
Ralph: "I will. How sweet it is that we live in a free country that was free due to the men and women who served our country."
All (yell): "YES!"
(Ralph fires the fireworks. A good number of them misfire and hit police cars. No one gets hurt. Ralph has a look of sadness on his face. The cops who had those cars come by.)
Cop (yells): "LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID SIR! YOU DESTROYED OUR CARS. LOOK AT THE FIREWORKS. THEY ARE ILLEGAL."
Cop: "You must have bought them from those people that were caught. They were on East 68th street."
Ed: "Hey Ralph, that's where we stopped to buy those illegal fireworks."
(Ralph elbows Ed.)
Ed: "Looks like another one of your plans went up in smoke and you will probably get fired from your job."
(Ralph elbows Ed.)
Head Raccoon: "You are also no longer a Racoon."
Ed: "What a shame."
(The girls come by as Ralph is being arrested.)
Alice: "Uh, who was right Ralph?"
Ralph (yells): "ONE OF THESE DAYS NORTON AND ALICE, ONE OF THESE DAYS....POW! RIGHT IN THE KISSER."
(Jackie Gleason walks on stage. Audience applauds.)
Jackie: "Thank you. I certainly wish everyone a safe July 4th and I hope everyone remembers the service men and women who helped make this country free due to them risking their lives."
(Audience cheers.)
Jackie: "Of course, the Miami Beach audiences are the BEST! GOOD NIGHT!"
(Audience cheers.)