Showing posts with label fountain of youth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fountain of youth. Show all posts

Monday, July 21, 2014

"Butch Gardens, Episode 54" by MTR Studios (Mocha Tchokha Rose, head writer)


            (The Fountain of Youth.  GEORGETTE and GRACE swim in it, keeping their 
            gray heads above water.)

GEORGETTE
I could swim here forever.

GRACE
Really?

GEORGETTE
No, I’m kind of tired of it.

GRACE
You want to put your head in?

GEORGETTE
And get my hair wet?  ’You crazy?  What about you?

GRACE
’You crazy?

            (Soft sound of plashing.)

                     GRACE (Continued)
What do you think will happen when we get out?

GEORGETTE
Our bodies will get old again.

GRACE
Good.  ’Cause I’m about to get my period.

            (She gets out.)

GEORGETTE
            (Smiling)
Oh, Grace . . .

            (She gets out.  As their skin dries, their flesh returns to the right age.)

                     GEORGETTE (Continued)
You want I should get leaves?

GRACE
Darn tootin’.  Old bats like us don’t stand around---

GEORGETTE
Begging for bugs---ouch!

GRACE
One on your backside---

GEORGETTE
You old devil!

            (Laughing, they dress in leaves, à la mode sauvage.)

GRACE
The best part of life has been getting old with you, Georgie.

            (They leave the Fountain of Youth and never look back.)

            END OF EPISODE 54.

Monday, June 30, 2014

"Butch Gardens, Episode 51" by MTR Studios (Mocha Tchokha Rose, head writer)


            (The Fountain of Youth.  The two gray-heads, GEORGETTE and GRACE, are 
            up to their necks in pure water---pure eau, pure o-oh!  Their bodies are returned to 
            youth.  Their mouths kiss beautifully, passionately, historically, familiarly---the 
            gentle, powerful kisses of ones who have known each other an awfully long time.)

            (Above the horizon, the silhouettes of a giant SUSAN B. ANTHONY and 
            HELEN KELLER can be seen.  They waltz searchingly.)

            END OF EPISODE 51.

Monday, June 16, 2014

"Butch Gardens, Episode 49" by MTR Studios (Mocha Tchokha Rose, head writer)


            (GEORGETTE and GRACE are up to their necks in the glittering pool.)

GEORGETTE
The water is very fresh.

GRACE
Not as cold as it could be.

GEORGETTE
What happened to the nymphs?

GRACE
You scared them---

GEORGETTE
You did---

GRACE
Do that again.

GEORGETTE
What?

GRACE
Touch your face---

GEORGETTE
What?

GRACE
Georgie, look at your hand.  It’s young---

GEORGETTE
The wrinkles?  Grace, look at---

GRACE
What’s happened?

            (They both pull at their clothes and inspect their supple flesh.  Eye contact.  Back 
            to their bodies, which are now fifty years younger.  Eye contact again.  Then they 
            undress under water.)

GEORGETTE
I can’t believe---!

GRACE
Take off your blouse---

            (Unseen nymphs giggle.)

            END OF EPISODE 49.

Monday, June 2, 2014

"Butch Gardens, Episode 47" by MTR Studios (Mocha Tchokha Rose, head writer)


            (GEORGETTE and GRACE stare at the nymph-filled pool.)

GEORGETTE
Grace . . . do you see what I see?

GRACE
Those hot broads---

GEORGETTE
Are they . . . buck naked?

GRACE
As jaybirds.

            (They stare.)

                   GRACE (Continued)
You’re not . . . thinking of . . . ?

GEORGETTE
And get my hair wet?  No---

            (GEORGETTE falls down the slick bank and---splash!---lands in the water.)

GRACE
Oops.  ’You all right, honey?

GEORGETTE
I think so---

GRACE
Let me help---oh!---

            (GRACE likewise slips and---splash!)

            END OF EPISODE 47.

Monday, May 19, 2014

"Butch Gardens, Episode 45" by MTR Studios (Mocha Tchokha Rose, head writer)


            (GRACE enters, with GEORGETTE in pursuit.)

GEORGETTE
What do you think you’re doing?

GRACE
I’m getting weapons to kill men.

GEORGETTE
What do you know about---?

GRACE
I thought maybe blow-guns---

            (The leaves part to reveal a beautiful fountain, slick with silvery nymphs.)

                      GRACE (Continued)
What the---?

            (Water song.)

            END OF EPISODE 45.