Mrs. Garrett (Gaines) Is Back in Town (script)

[FOL85NatandMrsGRock]

Edna Garrett (Gaines) Is Back In Town
(season 9/series finale)

----Living Room-----
Bev: (shouts) Natalie!! Blair!!
Nat: (comes running down the stairs) What is it bev?? Did Andy become a stripper at a night club?
Bev: God! I hope not!! Where's Blair?
Nat: Out...
Bev: I have great news!! (has a letter in hand)
Nat: What?? (curious) we're getting a new cat??
Bev: Yes... and you'll sneeze me to death!!
Nat: You're allergic to... god is your whole damn family allergic to cats?
Bev: Pretty much! (smiles) call Jo and Tootie!
Nat: Tootie will be back any minute and Jo and Blair went out shopping...
Bev: Blair, Jo, Shopping... now there are 3 words you never hear in the same sentence!
Nat: Blair is trying to buy some nice clothes for Jo for when Rick and Jo go on their honeymoon...
Bev: Why bring any??
Nat: Well you have to wear stuff around the city!!
Bev: Where are they going again?
Nat: Mexico (says it the spanish way without saying the x in there)
Bev: How romantic... But you'll have to wait for the good news till after they all get here! (starts to walk out towards kitchen)
Nat; Bev!! You can't do this to me!! (follows bev into kitchen)
Blair and Jo: (walk in)
Jo: Blair!! I'm a married woman I can't flirt with other guys!!
Blair: Of course you can!! It's just flirting, not like your going to go of into some corner and make love to eachother... HELLO!! You don't do that when you flirt
Jo: Blair!! He was picturing me naked!!
Blair: So what??
Jo: (sets bags down)
Blair: (sets bags down) Well at least you got all of the clothes for your honeymoon... and your present to rick... (smiles and swings a little bad infront of Jo that has a lengerie piece in it)
Jo: (grabs the bag) Shush!! I don't want Rick to know about it till we get there!!
Blair: Well it's not gonna be for another couple of weeks anyways till after Tootie's wedding...
Jo: I don't care!! (sets the little bag in a bigger bag)
Tootie and Jeff: 9walk in)
Jeff: hey girls!!
Jo: Hey Jeff! (hugs Jeff)
Blair: Back already? (hugs Jeff)
Jeff: (hugs back) Yup! I missed my girl!! (kisses tootie)
Tootie: (kisses back and audience oos at them kissing)
Bev: (walks in) uhh... couldnt you wait till your wedding night for that? (smiles)
Tootie: Beverly!!
Nat: (comes trampoling in) Common Bev!! Tell me!!
Bev: Ok.. looks like the whole crew's here.. I'll tell you the news!! (smiles and gets note out)
Nat: Finally!!
Bev: I got this letter in the mail today!!
Jo: And??
Bev: And... you'll love this!!
Tootie: What??
Jeff: yea!! Common!! I'm dying to know!!
Bev: Well... (pauses and gets excited)
Nat: BEV!!!!! (shouts)
Bev: Ok!! Ok!! Edna's comming back from Africa!! (jumps up and down a little)
Jo: Are you serious?? (bis smiles comes across face)
Blair: Mrs. Garrett?? 9smiles)
Bev: Yes!! (extatic)
Nat: Our Mrs. Edna Garrett??
Bev: Yes!! Yes!!
Jeff: Mrs. Garrett??? I haven't seen her since the day I came back from college!!
Tootie: yea!! I've missed her soo much!! (jumps up and down with Nat) Nat!! She's finally back!!! (hugs her)
Nat: (hugs back) Finally!! (jumps up and down with Tootie)
Bev: She'll be ariving in about 11 her time.. so its 3 o'clock our time and that's 10 o'clock airport time and (looks at watch) That means she's comming in an hour cuz she'll be here at 1 o'clock....
Blair: Uh oh! We're doomed.. beverly's trying to figure out the time change!!
Bev: No No!! I got it right this time!!! She'll be here in an hour!!
Jo: I can't wait!! She can finally meet Rick!!
Tootie: And Jeff honey... she can be here for our wedding!! (smiles)
Jeff: Great!! (smiles) No other woman I'd want there than Mrs. Garrett...
Bev: (looks at Jeff)
Jeff: Oh and you too beverly ann!! (smiles)
Bev: Yea!! (jumps up and down)
Blair: Wow!! she has really missed a lot!! Me headmistress of Eastland, Jo Married to Rick, Tootie and her first love and boyfriend Jeff are engaged, Natalie and... (thinks of somethign Natalie accomplished) Natalie and... Snake...
Nat: (smiles) If you are referring to our night then shut your mouth!!
Blair: Ok!!! (sounds liek don't get offensive on me)
Rick: (walks in with a bouquet of flowers) Honey I'm home!! (jokes and hands flowers to jo)
Jo: (grabs flowers) Hi honey!! Oh they are soo beautiful!! (smells them) thanks! (smileas and kisses him)
Andy: (walks in) So this is where the real hot stuff is... right in my own living room!!
Jo: (smiles at andy) Andy can you go put these in some water? (hands flowers to andy)
Andy: (has a cookie in hand) Sure! (stuffs cookie in mouth and grabs flowers and starts to walk out)
Jo: In a vase!!
Andy: ok (says with cookie in mouth)
Jo: A vase with water in it!!
Andy: Ok (says iwth cookie in mouth)
Jo: If those flowers die you die!!
Andy: OK!!! (cookie falls out of mouth)
Bev: Andy you are such a boy...
Andy: Man... mom... Man!!
Bev: Oh sorry!!
Andy: (is fully out of the room)
Rick: Should we go to lunch at Chez Rick's Apartment?
Jo: Well, I think we shoudl stay here... and you have a lot of my boxes to move
Tootie: Jo you're all packed?
Jo: Tootie... I'm married I can't live here and have Rick live in his apartment... Besides you'll be moving out once you and Jeff get married...
Tootie: true, true... but it seems sooo final!!
Rick: Jo I dont wanna stay here!! Let's go HOME!!! (smiles)
Jo: No!! (snaps)
Rick: What did i do? (confused) Was it the honey im home? (says to self) I knew i shouldn't have done that!
Jo: No.. No..! (laughs) Mrs. Garrett is comming back from Africa!! We can't miss seeing her!!
Rick: Oh honey that's great news! I'll finally get to meet her! Or is that bad news?
Jo: (hits rick) Good news!!
Nat: It'll be great to see her again... so much has changed around here in 2 years!!
Tootie: I know!! It'll be like having the old gang back together again! her to help us out with our... kids, families, husbands who annoy us (smiles at jeff)
Jeff: Oh pahleez you love me and you know it!!
Tootie: I sure do! (kisses jeff deeply again)
Jeff: And in 4 days you will be my wife!! (has back to bev and the other girls and the door)
Tootie: (kisses him again)
Bev and girls: Aww....
Mrs. G: (walks in with suit cases) Can't a person get a decent welcomming at an airport? I mean I know i've been gone for 2 years but that's no excuse!!!
Girls (except Tootie): MRS. GARRETT!!!!! (run to her and hug her)
Mrs. G: Jo, Blair, Natalie, and (sees tootie still kissing Jeff and stops)
Nat: They are extremely happy!! (smiles)
Bev: Come on Tootie!!
Tootie: (looks over and sees Mrs. Garrett and stops) MRS. GARRETT!!! (runs to her and hugs her)
Mrs. G: Nice to know how important I am!! (hugs her)
Tootie: I'm sorry Mrs. Garrett...!! (hugs her again)
Mrs. G: (hugging all the girls and kissing them on the cheek) Oh My girls!!! Girls, Girls, Girls (corrects self) Oh.. I mean women (smiles and laughs)
Blair: I've missed you Soo much!!!
Mrs. G: Me too girls! Me too!! (smiles)
Jeff: (turns around to great Mrs. Garrett)
Mrs. G: (confused) Jeff??
Jeff: (puts arms out like he expects a hug) Mrs. Garrett!!
Mrs. G: (smiles and plays along with it) Jeff!!! (hugs him) How have you been??
Jeff: (hugs her back) Good!! Good!!
Mrs. G: What are you doing here??
Tootie: (goes by jeff and puts hand on his stomach/chest) Didn't you get my letter?
Mrs. G: (shakes head no and is confused still)
Tootie: Jeff and I are engaged!! We're getting married in 4 days!!
Mrs. G: OHH!! That's wonderful!!
Nat: Show her your ring!!
Tootie: (puts hand out to show mrs. g)
Mrs. G: Oh! It's geogious!!
Tootie: I know! I know! (smiles)
Bev: Edna!! (smiles and is standing off away from the whole get together)
Mrs. G: Beverly Ann!! Beverly Ann!! (runs and hugs her) Beverly Ann!! (smiles) I've missed you!!
Bev: (hugs back) I've missed you too!!
Mrs. G: (backs up and says in anger) Why didn't you come pick me up!!
Bev: 11 o'clock and in out time that is 2 o'clock but you gotta count for the airport hours so thats 1 o'clock... (looks at watch) not for another hour!
Mrs. G: No!! That's 11 o'clock your time!! (kinda mad)
Bev: Oh!!! (kinda embarrassed)
Nat: See i told ya don't leave it to bev!!
Mrs. G: Beverly Ann!! you don't know how much i missed you!! (laughs and turns around) And this must be Rick... the lucky man!!
Rick: Sure am!! (holds hand out)
Mrs. G: (shakes hand) Nice to meet you finally! I've read a lot about you!
Rick: Same here... kinda! I hear a lot about you from Jo!!
Mrs. G: And you're still please to meet me?? (says to girls) Brave Man!!
Nat: Mrs. G!!
Mrs. G: Yea??
Nat: (hugs her) I just had to hug you again!! I feel liek I haven't seen you for years!!
Mrs. G: Becuase its been years!! Only 2, but it feels like FOREVER!! (laughs) Where is Bruce?? (looks around the room then goes to the door and looks outside) Come on!! (motions hand to come it)
Bruce: (Walks in with a few suit cases) I'm here Edna, I'm here!! (sets suitcases down and puts arm around Edna)
Mrs. G: (smiles) Bruce honey, I'd like you to meet Rick, Jo's husband, and Jeff Tootie's finace!!
Bruce: (waves hand) Nice to meet you both!!
Mrs. G: And you remember the girls!
Bruce: How coudl I forget? (goes to hug jo) Hi jo!
Jo: Hi! (hugs back)
Bruce: (hugs Nat) How you been Natalie?
Nat: Not so bad and you? (hugs back)
Bruce: Excellent!! (hugs blair) Hi Blair!
Blair: Hello!! (hugs back)
Bruce: And finally Tootie!! (hugs tootie) How are you?
Tootie: (hugs back) Never been better
Bruce: Good!! (smiles)
Mrs. G: (smiles and is glad the girls liek him) And you remember my sister Beverly Ann...
Bruce: Oh yes!! the one who ran the minister over... (smiles and waves hand) Hi!
Bev: Well, yes, but... (quickly changes the subject) how was Africa?
Mrs. G: beautiful!! hot, but beautiful!!
Bruce: Only becuase Edna was there to make it beautiful! (smiles and puts arm around Edna)
Mrs. G: Oh bruce!! (puts hand on Bruce's stomach/chest)
Tootie: This is great!! mrs. G can be at our wedding now!! You can be brides maids with the girls!!
Mrs. G: I'd love to but isn't the traditionary 3 best?
Tootie: No!! You are gonna be one too!!
Nat: I'm the maid of honor!!
Jo: Go figure!! You've been best friends since before i was at eastland!!
Tootie: (puts arm around Natalie) Remember those days...
Mrs. G: Tootie tredding around on roller skates and Natalie with braces!!
Nat: ahh... those were the days!! The days when life coudl be worry free!!
Bev: Yes Natalie... (looks at Nat) Worry Free!!
Nat: (gives a look to bev)
Blair: Mrs. Garrett you'll never guess what I've become!!
Mrs. G: A lawyer?
Blair: No!! (smiles)
Mrs. G: No?? What happened to law school that you wrote me about?
Blair: Well, Eastland went bankrupt...
Mrs. G: Oh that's terrible!! Just think about all those poor girls who will never get to go there!!
Blair: Don't worry!! I bought Eastland!! (smiles)
Mrs. G: You what?? What in god's name do you know about running a school?
Nat: No Mrs. G, Blair's doing great!! She got more students to come to Eastland and she is getting it back on it's feet!
Blair: It helps to have gone to Eastland and to remember what I felt when I was there age... But i have to be headmistress, the housemother, a teacher for language... it's a big job! But it's a lot of fun!!
Mrs. G: It's amazing how much you've grown!! (turns around and looks at girls) All of you!! (smiles) Whatya say we go out for lunch? A girls night out?
Bev: Except it woudl be day cuz it's not night out...
Mrs. G: Right Beverly Ann...
Girls: Great!! (run to get their coats)
Mrs. G: (has coat on already buts ees bev just standing there) Common Beverly Ann!! Aren't you comming?
Bev: Umm... sure!! (walks by Nat and stops while the other girls are getting their coats on and looks at her)
Nat: Don't worry Bev I'll tell them!! When the time is right!!
Mrs. G: Tell us what?
Nat: Nothing!! Let's go!! (goes out the door)
Mrs. G: Oh Bruce hun, you don't mind us going to lunch do you?
Bruce: No!! Go catch up with the girls! I know you've missed them a lot!! You were calling the girls that worked with us Blair, Jo, Nat, or Tootie for the past few weeks!! (smiles)
Mrs. G: (smiles and kinda embarrassed) Hey!! I knew these girls for 7 years!! You'd miss them too!!
Bruce: Go on!! Get outta here!!
Mrs. G: Thanks!! (smiles and kisses him)
Bruce: No problem...
Mrs. G: Come on Jo, Blair!! (grabs their hands and walks out with them)
Tootie: Wait for me!! I'm always last!!

TO BE CONTINUED!!! (sorry I know i Usually don't do this but I have to!!)




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jo: mrs. g gone on ahead I KNOW i can fix the problem
MRs. G: jo only twice in my life have i spoke in an arbitrary manner, once when my ex husband morgaged our home to pay the bookee, and now, GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE OR I'LL BEAT YOU WITH MY FRYING PAN!!!

Jo: Woaw Nat!! (grabs blairs palm tree from nat) Nice Girls Don't Throw Trees!!!

blair: now jo i know we usually dont agree but that was a scuzy thing for your mother to do!
tootie: wahts so scuzy about it!?!? dont you read the national enquirer, some of the best people are Shacking up!!
mrs. g: TOOTIE!!! im surrounded by x-rated kids!!!
~FOL85NatandMrsGRock~
*Sarah Lynn*

[lovefol]

more more this is great

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You take the good you take the bad you take them both and there you have the facts of life!!!

[FOL85NatandMrsGRock]

---Resteraunt----
Mrs. G: So Jo, any kids in your near future??
Jo: (smiles) Maybe...
Blair: (smiles) come on Jo!
Jo: Kids, yes, eventually and some day but i dont know right now...
Tootie: You are gonna have a good honeymoon aren't you?? (smiles)
Jo: Yes... but at least it wasn't like Nat over here!!
All: (look at nat)
Nat: (kinda caughs) Boy do I need a drink!! (takes a drink of water) I don't think we need to talk about this right now, or at all for that fact!
Bev: Natalie you promised!!
Nat: Ok, ok... I'll tell you my news...
Mrs. G: (takes a drink of water)
Nat: (says extremely fast) I went to the doctor last week and I fount out I'm 2 months pregnant...
Mrs. G: (kinda choaks on water a little but is ok)
All: (stair at nat in shock except for Bev who knew)
Mrs. G: Your, your, Prrr...pregnant? (shocked)
Nat: yea!! (hoping the girls will accept it knowing mrs. g woudlnt)
Jo: You and Snake!! Way to go!! (smiles and laughs)
Tootie: Nat!! That's great!! (truley happy)
Nat: Really?
Blair: Of course!!
Jo: yea!! It's wonderufl news Nat!!
Mrs. G: Who's Snake? (says to self) Sounds like an animal...
Tootie: Well he is now.... (laughs)
Nat: We've been going together for a little over a year now...
Mrs. G: Am i right in assuming he's the father?
Blair: yea... unless there's another guy she slept with that she never told us about!! (laughs)
Bev and girls: (laugh except for mrs. g)
Mrs. G: So when did this happen?
Tootie: About 2 months ago... did you hear her she's 2 months pregnant!!
Mrs. G: yes i heard!! Congradulations Natalie (puts on a fake smile)
Tootie: what will you name the baby??
Nat: Umm... (thinks) Derek if it's a boy and Samantha if it's a girl
Jo: if i had a boy I'd name it Charlie after my dad and if i had a girl I'd name it... (gets interrupted)
Blair: (interrupts) Blair!!
Jo: What? and curse the kid for life? Umm... NO!! I'm sorry Blair but i just won't do that to my child!
Blair: You should curse it!! To have my good looks instead of your ugly looks!!
Jo: What the hell are you talking about??
Tootie: Some things will never change!!
Mrs. G: yes they will tootie... yes they will!!! (thinks)


To Be Continued... sorry It's late and im tired and im gonna finish it later.. but this isnt the half of it belvie me!!

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jo: mrs. g gone on ahead I KNOW i can fix the problem
MRs. G: jo only twice in my life have i spoke in an arbitrary manner, once when my ex husband morgaged our home to pay the bookee, and now, GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE OR I'LL BEAT YOU WITH MY FRYING PAN!!!

Jo: Woaw Nat!! (grabs blairs palm tree from nat) Nice Girls Don't Throw Trees!!!

blair: now jo i know we usually dont agree but that was a scuzy thing for your mother to do!
tootie: wahts so scuzy about it!?!? dont you read the national enquirer, some of the best people are Shacking up!!
mrs. g: TOOTIE!!! im surrounded by x-rated kids!!!
~FOL85NatandMrsGRock~
*Sarah Lynn*

[factsfanatic]

Post the rest soon. Your fan fictions are so good.

[lovefol]

please post more soon

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You take the good you take the bad you take them both and there you have the facts of life!!!
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Jo:Heres to all who wish me well all the rest can go to....Jersey
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Beverly Ann:these girls always testing their strengh...somebody pinch me.
Jo:If i do will you give me my muffin back!!!
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Bob:Iam lucky i got her.
Eddie:No no no iam lucky i got her.
Jo:Well here we are a room full of lucky people.
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Jo:Well iam not going to stand around and play stupid guessing games...who is it.
Pippa:Frannie
Jo:See its only Frannie..who the hell is Frannie
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Blair:Bailey maybe if your good aunt Natilie will let you type something on her typewriter
Natilie:If shes that good she can type the whole damn thing.
Jo:Hey Bailey whats up you ready for a new family yet.
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~*Facts of life forever*~
~*Molly*~

[foljbnt101]

this is great keep going!!