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THE CLINICALLY NORMAL THOMPSON FAMILY
 

 

SKETCH "LOG LINE"

The episodic adventures of a perfectly normal teenaged girl, Chelsea Thompson, and her "clinically normal" family. Her dad, Mitchell, is an "overprotective lunatic". Her mom, Lori, is a "paranoid crackpot". And her brother, Jason, has
"Compulsive Impulsiveness Disorder".


 

 

SKETCH EXCERPT

(various episodes)


JINGLE VOICE
It’s
The.. “Clinically Normal” Thompson Family
Where everyone’s
“Clinically Normal”
There’s Lori Thompson--

CHELSEA THOMPSON
That’s my mom - she’s a Paranoid Crackpot--

JINGLE VOICE
But
she’s still
“Clinically Normal”
And there’s Mitchell Thompson--

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(LORI SCREAMS, SLAMS HAND ON TABLE & SHAKES IT LIKE IT’S POSSESSED)

LORI THOMPSON
AHHH!!! MITCHELL!! WHAT IS IT?!! IS IT CANCER??!! IT IS CANCER!!

MITCHELL THOMPSON
Honey, no, it’s not cancer. Cancer doesn’t look like that.

LORI THOMPSON
HOW DO YOU KNOW?!! IT COULD BE IN THE EARLY STAGES!! IT COULD BE A NEW CANCER!! HOW DO YOU KNOW?!!

CHELSEA THOMPSON
Mom, it’s just your birthmark.


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(MITCHELL MARCHES TO TREE WHILE SCREAMING AT IT)

MITCHELL THOMPSON
HEY, TREE!! DON’T YOU LOOK AT MY WIFE LIKE THAT!! I LOVE HER!! DON’T YOU SNEAK GLANCES AT HER!! SHE’S MY WIFE!! SHE’S NOT A SHOWGIRL!! SHE’S NOT HERE FOR YOUR CHEAP THRILLS!!

(MITCHELL THROWS HIMSELF AT TREE & STARTS BEATING HIS FISTS AT THE TRUNK - HE RIPS A CHUNK OF BARK OFF, ETC...)