No Halloween This Year (Script)

FULL SHOT - THE FRONT OF A HALLOWEEN PARTY INVITATION

After a few seconds, it turns over to reveal the title:

OPENING TITLE: “NO HALLOWEEN THIS YEAR”

EXT. TOWN SQUARE - DAY.

Chucker and Basher, the Poltergeist twins, are excitedly jumping up and down over the fact they’re invited to a Halloween party. Both the twins stuff the invitations into their hats for safe keeping, and float out of frame.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. COSTUME SHOP - DAY.

Chucker and Basher enter the costume shop to find Charlotte, a six year old girl with magical powers, Luella and Six sorting through various dress up clothes, deciding what they want to be for the party. The two Poltergeist twins float up to the girls, who notice them.

CHARLOTTE

Hi, Chucker! Hi, Basher!

SIX
Are you excited about the Halloween party happening tonight?

Chucker and Basher nod.

LUELLA

What are you going to go as?

Chucker and Basher look at each other, then slowly shake their heads to say, “I dunno”.

LUELLA

Well, I’m going to go as a fairy. I’ll be much better than that thuggish fairy called Twinkle, he never shaves or washes under his arms!

SIX

(grossed out)

Eeeeewww…

CHARLOTTE

And I’m going as a witch.

LUELLA/CHARLOTTE
(in unison)

WFFs forever!

The two laugh, and once their laughter has settled, Charlotte asks Six:

CHARLOTTE
What are you going to go as, Six?

SIX

I think I’ll go as a lion, because I’m tough and strong.

CHARLOTTE

(sarcastically)

You always are strong towards my friend Sybil.

SIX

That’s because I’m her cousin. It’s my job.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. COSTUME SHOP - CHANGING ROOMS. DAY.

Chucker and Basher wait outside as the girls are heard putting on their Halloween costumes. After a while, each one emerges: Luella as a fairy, Charlotte as a witch, and…Six in a Rainbow Dash dress. Luella and Charlotte laugh over this. Six notices, and laughs too.

LUELLA

I thought you were supposed to be a lion.

SIX

Sorry, but my little cousin is into My Little Pony.

CHARLOTTE
Now, you two, what are you going to go as?

Chucker points to the lion costume that Six refused to wear, and Basher points to the cowboy costume hanging with the other costumes.

DISSOLVE:

INT. COSTUME SHOP - CHANGING ROOMS. DAY.

We hear Chucker and Basher changing into their costumes from inside the changing rooms, and then they emerged, dressed up in their costumes.

LUELLA/CHARLOTTE/SIX

(O.S.)

Oooh!/Wow!

CHARLOTTE
(O.S.)

Well, no time to explain. We have to get ready. See you at the party!

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. CHUCKER & BASHER’S HOUSE - KITCHEN. AFTERNOON.

Chucker and Basher sneak into the kitchen while their mother, a Poltergeist wearing a boater hat, is cooking something. Chucker whispers into Basher’s ear, ala Sooty with Matthew Corbertt, and Basher nods, getting out a lasso. He twirls it over his head and lassos his mum, who drops her wooden spoon on the floor.

CHUCKER & BASHER’S MUM

I don’t know what has come over you two boys. Don’t lasso me while I’m cooking - you almost disrupted my bolognese sauce I’m making for dinner tonight. Now, about the Halloween party. Can you show me the invitations?

Chucker and Basher pull the invitations out of their exposed pockets and hand them over to their mum, who gasps at the time the party has started: 10PM?! I don’t believe it!

CHUCKER & BASHER’S MUM

10PM?! No no no no no, that’s way past your bedtime. I can’t have you going to that Halloween party just so you can fake staying up late, I have scaring duties tonight. And by the way, Thomas is coming to babysit in three hours, so I want you looking your spritely best for him.

Chucker and Basher run upstairs to get ready. We have a MONTAGE of Chucker and Basher in the bathroom taking a nice, warm bath (complete with a yellow rubber duck), drying themselves and changing into their clean pyjamas.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. CHUCKER & BASHER’S HOUSE - HALLWAY. AFTERNOON.

Chucker and Basher stampede down the stairs and sit on the steps to wait for Thomas, their babysitter. There is silence for a minute. Chucker stares at the clock above the dresser, and puts his exposed head on Basher’s exposed shoulder.

CLOSE UP - HALLWAY CLOCK

It now reads quarter past 4.

MATCH DISSOLVE:

It now reads 6 O’Clock.

INT. CHUCKER & BASHER’S HOUSE - HALLWAY. EVENING.

Chucker and Basher’s mum answers the door to see Thomas, an adolescent dog wearing a footie shirt and with brown and orange fur.

CHUCKER & BASHER’S MUM

Thanks for coming by to look after my dear little Poltergeists.

THOMAS
No worries, mate, it’s my pleasure.

CHUCKER & BASHER’S MUM

Help yourself to anything in the fridge. Bedtime is 9 O’Clock. And by the way, they aren’t going to the Halloween party tonight. Will you find something to keep them occupied while I’m out?

THOMAS

I’ll find something.

CHUCKER & BASHER

Good.

(to Chucker & Basher)

Be good for Thomas! Bye!

Chucker and Basher’s mum exits and shuts the door behind her. Chucker and Basher hop off the stairs and trudge slowly into

INT. LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS. EVENING.

Chucker and Basher slump down on the sofa, and Thomas sits next to them. There is a moment of silence. Then, Thomas puts a paw on Basher’s exposed shoulder.

THOMAS

Look, mate, I know your mum has told you a thousand times about attending that Halloween party, but sometimes the real fun can be found at home.

Chucker and Basher shoot upright in amazement - WHAT?!

THOMAS

Why don’t you draw what the Halloween party looks like?