Fake Character Email Dan/upside-down

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Dan courts the Dreaded Shrinks.

Cast (In order of appearance): Dan, Carlos, Tristan, Victor, Coach Z, Parole Officer Shortshorts

Places: Dan's Computer Room, The Basement, The Brothers Strong's dining room, The Office, Coach Z's Locker Room, Parole office (Easter Egg)

Date: October 8, 2007

Lines: 53

Transcript

DAN: {singing} Email... I love my email...

{Dan says "shtuffniz" in a surprised tone, and stops reading.}

DAN: {typing} You again? I thought I got rid of you already! DELETED!

{DELETED appears onscreen again, and Dan brings up another email}

{Dan reads the email in an excited tone due to the amount of question marks, then says "Yours, Jack" calmly.

DAN: {typing} Upside down, huh Jack? Well, I do like that blood-rushing-to-my-head sensation. I'll see what I can do.

{Cut to the next morning. Dan is sleeping on the couch.}

DAN: {mumbling} Er... Emow. Earthbound.

{Carlos comes in.}

CARLOS: {imitating an alarm clock} BARP! BARP! BARP! BARP!

DAN: Strong Bad kept praying! {wakes up} Oh. Thanks, L-Levi Hutchins. {He gets off the couch and attempts to walk on his hands, but falls down.} I'm gonna need a little help.

{Carlos holds up Dan's feet and they leave the room. Cut to the dining room. Dan is still upside down, and Carlos is still supporting him. This continues to be true for most of the rest of the email. Dan has one hand on the floor and is eating sugary breakfast cereal with the other. Tristan comes in wearing pajamas and stares at them.}

TRISTAN: Uh... Dan?

DAN: {pointing at Tristan with his free hand} Let's go over there, big guy. {They approach Tristan, and Dan punches him in the knee} Hey, shut up! I bet you're not doing anything as cool as this today.

TRISTAN: Well, actually I was thinking of—

DAN: Throwing another party after I undoubtedly get arrested through no fault of my own again? Have fun... loser.

{He goes back to his breakfast. Cut to an office cubicle. Dan is typing on a computer on the floor. Victor approaches.}

VICTOR: Dan, there's something different about you. Did you get a haircut?

DAN: {exasperated} Victor, I'm upside-down.

VICTOR: Yeah, I know. So... Did you lose some weight or something?

DAN: {groans} Go away.

VICTOR: Hey, your computer's on the floor! Lemme fix that for you.

{He puts Dan's computer on the desk, out of his reach}

DAN: Hey! {Short pause} How did you even get this job?

VICTOR: I think I'm friends with the boss or something. So uh... I ate all your microwaved lasagne.

{He leaves}

DAN: You what?!

{Cut to the locker room. Dan is talking to Coach Z and is wearing his boots on his hands.}

DAN: Look, coach. There's nothing in the rule book that says that I can't play whatever sport we're supposed to be playing, while upside-down.

COACH Z: {Looking through a rule book} Actually there is. Get a load of this: "Rule 13.42: The Third Base Outfielder is not allowed to play while upside-down."

DAN: Yeah, I'm the Second Base Outfielder.

COACH Z: Oh! In that case... {Looks through the rule book again} Naw, there's a rule about that too.

DAN: {Suspicious} Lemme see that book...

CARLOS: I WANNA PLAY!

{He drops Dan and runs off-screen. Dan falls in a heap}

DAN: Ow! Hey, you get back here! {shakes his fist, causing his shoe to almost fall off}

COACH Z: So uh, why are you all topsy-turvey today, Dan?

DAN: Oh, it's for my email show. Some kid wrote me about it. Asked me how life would be if I was upside-down... You know what it's like.

COACH Z: Sounds like a lot of fun there. Maybe I should get me one of those email shows!

TRISTAN: {Offscreen} There are still no cameras! {Dan throws his shoe at him} Ow!

{Cut to the Lappy. Dan is still upside-down.}

DAN: {typing} So I guess that's what life would be like if I was upside-down for one day only, Jakie. I guess I could get used to it. {Zoom out to reveal that Dan is hanging by his ankles from some straps in the wall} I feel kinda faint but, uh... it isn't too bad. {types "the_paper.exe". New Paper prints out, reading 'Click here to email Dan.' Dan can't reach it however.} So, I guess it's time to go see Parole Officer Shortshorts. {grunts a couple of times and swings forwards} Uh, guys? A little help? Anyone?

Easter Eggs

  • Click on Parole Officer Short Shorts to see a scene with Dan and Shortshorts.
{Shortshorts is sitting behind a desk, Dan is sitting in front of it}
PAROLE OFFICER SHORTSHORTS: Hey, "man". What's been "going down" lately, "dude"?
DAN: Ugh, I didn't steal anything this week, can I go now?
PAROLE OFFICER SHORTSHORTS: "Not so fast", "my dog". Take a listen to this: "because it's midnite!"
DAN: Never say that ever again.

Fun Facts

  • The Dreaded Shrinks come from The Twits, one of Roald Dahl's children's books. It caused the bodies of people who are upside down to collapse in on themselves.
  • Earthbound is an RPG for the Super Nintendo. "Strong Bad kept praying" would be dialogue from the game if you entered "Strong Bad" when it asks for your name.
  • Levi Hutchins invented the alarm clock.

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