Unfortunately these characters don't belong to me. They belong to Fran Dresher and the rest of the nanny people. I mean no harm to them I come in peace.
by
friends fan
(jag655@hotmail.com)
Office Max Fran enters
Fran: Knock knock. Mr. Sheffield, do we have in plans for thanksgiving?
Max: No, just dinner here. Why?
Fran: Cause Ma invited us to dinner.
Max: Oh really?
Fran: Yeah, well invited us there invited herself here. What’s the difference? We’re altogether.
Max: Well its fine with me but you’ll have to check with Niles.
Fran: Oh I already did he’s making some turkey right now.
Max: Thanksgivings a week away.
Fran: What thanksgiving? Ma and Yetta are coming for lunch.
Theme song
Next scene Niles enters with a tray of tea while talking on the phone.
Niles: No, me.
Max: Who’s he talking to?
Fran: His girlfriend.
Max: What?
Fran: His girlfriend. You know the thing the girl becomes to the boy when the boy FINALLY commits.
Max gives her a look and Fran sticks her tongue out.
Max: Niles, get off the phone.
Niles: But...
Max: Now!
Fran: Someone’s jealous of there butler because he has a girl, and he doesn’t because he’s to dam afraid to commit!
CC enters and phone rings and Niles answers it.
Niles: Here time for your witch to with talk.
CC: Thank you. Oh don’t worry I won’t take long so you can dust it with pride.
Niles: You know that won’t kill the germs you leave. Why do you think we through the other one away?
They kiss
Fran: Uh Miss. Babcock the phone.
CC: Right. Hello? (She sounds as if she is hearing bad news.) Yes. No. You’re joking, oh my god. Ok thank you.
She hangs you and Niles goes to hug her
Fran: Miss. Babcock what’s wrong?
CC: My mothers dead!!!
Fran: Oh I’m sorry?
CC: Sorry why? The wicked witch of the north is dead!
Max: BB wasn’t a very nice person.
Niles: Are you kidding she was cold hearted witch. Worse than her.
He points to cc
CC: And she’s dead! Now I can do what ever I want.
She grabs Niles and kisses him.
Fran: What is with you guys you too Mr. Sheffield. She is the person who gave you life I guess I am the only one who loves my mother.
Phone rings Niles answers.
Niles: Miss. Fine it’s your mother.
Fran: Tell her I’m in the shower.
They give her a look
Fran: Wha? I still love her.
Next scene.
Kitchen Sylvia and Fran
Fran: So he’s got a go to Paris or something for the funeral. Ma what are we gonna do? I mean he’s leaving Tuesday, the funeral is on Wednesday and knowing those two they’re not just gonna hope on a plane to New York from Paris.
Sylvia: You know I don’t like this relationship with those two.
Fran hits her
Fran: Shhhh!!! Ma you never know where he’s listening.
Sylvia: Don’t SH me. Nothing is ever the same. When I come over there aren’t any crab cakes or any other fresh cakes. Plus He’s suppous to be telling Mr. Sheffield to make a commitment, while I talk to you.
Fran: Ma you two we’re doing that?
Sylvia: Yeah.
Fran: How sweet. Meanwhile we still got a problem. Who’s gonna make thanksgiving dinner?
A timer goes off and Niles enters in robe. Takes out a pie from the oven.
Niles: Be right there!
He goes to the fridge takes out a small turkey then sets timer and runs back up stairs.
Sylvia: Why he’s got it under control.
Fran playfully hit her
Next scene
Kitchen Monday Niles still rushing around and Fran watching.
Fran: Ya know Niles you really should slow down or this dinner is gonna give you a heart attack.
Niles: Believe me Miss. Fine Thanksgiving is not going to give me a heart attack, getting you and Mr. Sheffield together will.
Fran: Well there are two people you need to talk to about that. Meanwhile back on subject Niles, I’ve an idea. Since you’ll be away on Wednesday the day you get the food ready.
Niles: You forget my birthday but this you remeber.
Fran: Oh come on you change it around every year to get a day off. I swear you had two birthdays last year. Anyways I was thinking you leave the recipes and me, the kids, and ma will cook them.
Niles: Oh my God there won’t be any food left for the dinner.
Fran: Fine I’ll get Val.
Niles: Oh great five children in a kitchen, unsupervised.
Fran: I’m gonna let that one slide cause ya usually get grumpy during thanksgiving time.
Niles rolls his eyes
Fran: Think about it Niles, you and Miss. Babcock won’t have to hurry home. Which means you can enjoy Paris or where ever over and over again.
Niles: Let’s go over the recipes.
Next scean by door Tuesday max cc and Fran.
Max: Go CC, and don’t worry work is being taken care of.
CC: Maxwell you were the one who begged me to stay last night.
Fran: No you were the one who...
They start to argue
CC: That’s it we’re leaving come on Lurch. Where is he?
Fran: Probably in the kitchen, I’ll go get him.
Kitchen Niles taking pictures.
Fran: What are you doing?
Niles: Taking pictures of the scene of where the crime will take place, before the crime.
Fran: The scene of the crime isn’t gonna take place in here. It’s gonna take place in the living room if you don’t get going.
Niles: But…
Fran: Come on off to Paris!
She pushes him through the door.
Next scene Fran and max by the door.
Fran & Max: Bye have a good time.
Max: Don’t worry every thing will be fine!
Fran: Yeah, and Niles don’t do anything Mr. Sheffield did.
Fran close the door while max gives her a look.
Max: You know what amazes me?
Fran: That I convinced Niles to let me make thanksgiving dinner.
Max: That too, but I was going to say was that they have been together for four months and haven’t killed each other. By the way how did you convince him?
Fran: Oh you know I have my ways. And because I told him you would help.
At that she runs
Max: Oh... MISS. FINE!
He runs after her.
Next scene
Paris or where ever
CC: Oh mother look at you so cold…Shut up Niles. Now look at this mummy!
She raps her arms around Niles neck and kisses him passionately.
Niles: We’d show you more but we’re in public.
CC: That’s never stopped us before.Anyways, mother I am dating this man who is a servant, and there is nothing you can do about it.
Just then thunder is herd & CC runs to Niles
Niles: So much for your family’s duet of ding dong the witch is dead.
Thursday Fran’s room.
Max: Miss. Fine. Wake up.
Fran: I do I do.
Max: Miss. Fine Johnny Deep is on the Macys’s parade.
Fran gets up and turns on the mini TV in her room
Fran: No he’s not!
Max: Miss Fine did you forget to do something yesterday?
Fran: Oh my God you’re right. I forgot to give Val her earrings.
Max: Not the bloody earrings! Thanksgiving dinner!
Fran: Oh no! Well why didn’t you remind me?!
Max: Because I forgot too.
Fran: So it’s not my fault at all!
Max: You we’re the one who was suppose to cook it!
Fran: Ok. Well then we’ll just have to work together. Now what time are they supposed to get home at?
Just then they here a door close. They run down stairs.
Fran: Oh good it’s just Maggie.
Max: Come on Miss. Fine, let’s go the two of us…
Fran: Just the two of us?
Max: And hopefully the children.
Fran: Oh you mean... oh. Ok but first I need to take a cold shower.
Next scene Fran and Max in Niles aprons and kitchen is a mess.
Fran: Well we found the pan.
Next scene same thing. Turkey in pan
Fran: Ok now we put it in the oven for one hour.
Max: This is easy, I wonder why Niles is always complaining.
Fran: I don’t know. Anyways Mr. Sheffield how did you remember about today?
Max: Well when I woke up the house didn’t smell of turkey or thanksgiving. And it was quiet usually I hear Niles singing or yelling.
Fran: Oh yeah. Mmm. We’ve had alot of thanksgivings together.
Max: Yes. Remember that one where you and Val had that fight?
Fran: Yeah and then it turned into a food fight!
They laugh
Max: Alright, now what?
Fran: Uh. You can the stuffing and I’ll do the cranberry sauce.
Max: Ok. Would you like to get the ingredients or should I ?
Fran: Oh no mister we get our own.
Max: Very well.
Fran gets a can then sits while max is still searching.
Max: Miss. Fine aren’t you going to get your ingredients?
Fran: No I’m done already.
She lifts up the can
Max: Miss. Fine.
He troughs flour at her and she dose the same. They keep at for a while. Then they are getting closer and closer and are about to kiss when
Grace: Fran!
Fran: Coming!
The embrace is over.
Next scean.
Kitchen empty then stuffing starts coming out of the pot. Fran enters
Fran: I’ll be right there I just need to check on the.. Oh my god Mr. Sheffield!
Max: What? The bloody hell happened here?
Fran: Oh I don’t know. Quick get a bowl.
He dose then a beeping is heard.
Fran: Oo that’s the turkey.
Max: Oh thank god I thought it was the doorbell.
Fran: Why would you… Oh. Ok let’s get the turkey first.
They do
Max: Now the stuffing.
They do so but keep running into each other.
Scene flips.
Max: Well we still have the turkey. Come on help me carve it.
He trys to but it dosen’t work. Fran knocks on the turkey.
Fran: Uh-o.
(Off screen) Niles & CC : We’re home!
Max: Dubble uh-o.
Sylvia enters.
Sylvia: So is the food ready?
Max & Fran: Wellllllll..
Sylvia : What’s that smell?
The End