Spelling Bee

==Characters==
Nat PetersonShubieSusieBaby BillyNancy Suzy FishFrankIsabelMartha SmithSadie RechidMableTom SmithFredLennyNazz-MimiFrankie-BillySallyEvelynTylerMonroeTommy RechidTaylorShellyTall BillySmall BillySally's Daughter
==Transcript==
(Scene cuts to a barbecue at Nancy and Frank’s house) Frank walks over to the Shubie, Nancy, Martha and Sadie who are sitting in chairs on the back porch. 
Frank: "Who wants some burgers? Me and Nat are going to start grilling some right now." Sadie gets up and walks over to Frank.
Sadie: "You and Nat? I can help Nat cook the burgers. Why don't you relax in the pool, Frank? You already invited all of us over! It would be unfair that you're one cooking for us as well."
Frank: "Oh it's okay, Sadie. I'm more than happy to cook for everyone."
Sadie: "Come on, Frank! Don't you want to relax in the pool on a hot day like today?" Frank sighs and hands Sadie his spatula.
Frank: "Ok Sadie, you can help make the burgers." Frank jumps in the pool. Sadie runs over to Nat at the grill.
Shubie: "It was so nice of you to invite all of us over, Nancy."
Nancy: "Of course! I wish we could do this more often. This was the first weekend in months that the kids didn't have a baseball game or some other extracurricular activity!"
Martha: "Speaking of extracurriculars, have you heard that Bikini Bottom Elementary will be holding a spelling bee next week?"
Nancy: "I'm already having Isabel practice for it. I just know she'll win first prize! If Whale hears that she won her school's spelling bee they might offer her a free ride!"
Shubie: "Bikini Bottom Elementary is having a spelling bee? How exciting! I'm sure Susie will perform well." Nancy and Martha burst into laughter.
Shubie: "What's so funny?"
Nancy: "Oh nothing. It's just that Susie isn't the best academically."
Shubie: "Are you saying Susie's dumb?"
Nancy: "No, she just doesn't get her intelligence from her mother."
Martha: "Actually she doesn't get it from Nat either. He was a good student in high school if you remember."
Nancy: "Oh that's right. Well then we don't know where her brains come from!"
Martha: "Maybe she doesn't have any at all!" Nancy and Martha burst into laughter.
Shubie: "Susie is not dumb! She may not get the grades that Isabel does, but that doesn't make her stupid! I'm sure she'll do great in the spelling bee."
Nancy: "Come on, Shubie. Don't kid yourself. You've seen Susie's grades. There's nothing wrong with having a slow child. Maybe Billy will be a better student."
Shubie: "My daughter is not slow!" Susie runs past them chasing after a ball.
Martha: "Hey Susie, how do you spell barbecue?" 
Susie: "Um… B-a-r, um, b, uh… q-u-e?"
Nancy: "That couldn't have been more wrong!" Nancy and Martha start laughing.
Shubie: "She's only five years old! Most five year olds don't know how to spell barbecue! This is ridiculous! I've had enough of you two mocking my daughter! Mark my words, Susie will do well in that spelling bee! In fact, she just might win!" Nancy and Martha continue laughing
Martha: "Now that's just lunacy!"
Nancy: "Yeah, good luck with that Shubie!" 
Shubie: "Come on, Susie! We're leaving." Shubie grabs Baby Billy and Susie and walks over to Nat.
Sadie: "So Nat, I was thinking maybe we could go to Fancy! one night just us two to, you know, grow closer as coworkers."
Shubie: "Forget the burgers, Nat! We're out of here." Shubie grabs Nat and they walk away.
Sadie: "Well that was weird. Did Shubie get jealous that Nat was talking to me and not her? I'll make sure to exploit that in the future!"
(Scene cuts to Shubie and Susie sitting at a table in Nat's house)
Shubie: "Ok Susie, you have a spelling bee coming up so why don't I help you practice for it?"
Susie: "Okay." Shubie grabs a paper from the table.
Shubie: "Great! Now here's the list of all the words you need to know for the spelling bee.  Spell oval."
Susie: "O-v-i-l. Oval."
Shubie: "I'm sorry Susie but that's wrong. It's okay though. I'm sure that most five year olds would have trouble spelling that word. Spell motel."
Susie: "M-o-t-e-l-l." 
Shubie: "It's only one 'l' sweetie. Spell watch."
Susie: "Which kind?"
Shubie: "They're both spelled the same, honey."
Susie: "Yeah I know, but which one?" Shubie sighs and points at her wristwatch.
Susie: "W-a-t-c-h."
Shubie: "Good! We're already making some progress!"
(Scene cuts to Nat and Shubie in bed later that night)
Shubie: "Nat, we're not making any progress at all. I just quizzed Susie on all the words she needs to know for the spelling bee and she only spelled 48 of them correctly."
Nat: "Hey, 48 is pretty good for a five year old."
Shubie: "There were 350 words on the list."
Nat: "Oh. Well she still has almost a full week to learn them. It's dumb that they're having five year olds do spelling bees anyway. When I was five, I didn't even know how to tie my shoes! Wait a minute, I have an idea!"
Shubie: "What is it?"
Nat: "Last time I went over to Harold's, he built a machine that makes people geniuses! If we have Susie go through that machine, she'll win that spelling bee for sure!"
Shubie: "Nat, that's cheating. If Susie's going to win, she's going to win fair and square. We just need to practice more with her. I'm sure by the end of the week she’ll be able to spell most of those words correctly."
(Scene cuts to Shubie dropping Susie off at school the next morning)
Shubie: "Have a great day at school, Susie!"
Susie: "I will, Mom!" Susie grabs her lunch box and hops out of Shubie's boat. Susie skips to school. Nancy parks her boat next to Shubie.
Nancy: "Hi Shubie! How's practicing with Susie for the spelling bee going?"
Shubie: "Oh, um… It's going great, Nancy! She's getting a lot better." Nancy laughs
Nancy: "Well that's not saying much! Isabel, spell photosynthesis for Mrs. Peterson."
Isabel: "P-h-o-t-o-s-y-n-t-h-e-s-i-s. Photosynthesis." Isabel gets out of Nancy's boat and walks towards the school entrance.
Nancy: "Very good! Have fun at school, Isabel! I hope Susie does well at the spelling bee, Shubie. She wouldn't want to embarrass herself in front of the entire school! Hmm, that's funny. I wonder if Susie can even spell embarrass!" Nancy laughs and drives away. Shubie gulps.
(Scene cuts to Shubie and Nat in Nat's house later that day)
Shubie: "Nat, Susie needs to use Harold's machine."
(Scene cuts to Nat, Shubie, Susie and Harold in Harold's garage)
Nat: "Harold, we need to use your machine that makes people smart."
Harold: "You've come to the right place! Here it is. All you need to do is enter this machine and when you walk out your IQ will be ten times larger!"
Shubie: "This machine is safe right?"
Harold: "Oh yeah sure. I doubt there are any negative side effects."
Nat: "Ok Susie, walk into the machine." Susie walks into the machine.
French narrator: "Two minutes later." Susie walks out of the machine.
Shubie: "How are you feeling Susie?"
Susie: "I'm fine."
Nat: "So did it work?"
Harold: "I'm not sure. She doesn't appear to be any more intelligent."
Susie: "Sorry to nitpick but I believe the word teleportation is spelled incorrectly on the blue prints hanging on the wall. Teleportation is spelled t-e-l-e-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n." Shubie looks over at the blueprint hanging on the wall behind her.
Shubie: "Oh my gosh, she's right! Susie never would've known that before!"
Harold: "My experiment is a success!"
Nat: "So is she going to be a genius forever?"
Harold: "Nope. I haven't quite figured out how to make the effects permanent yet. The effects should last for about five or so days and then her intelligence will return to normal."
Shubie: "Perfect! The spelling bee is in five days so she'll still be a genius by then! And then after she wins we'll have our old Susie back. Thanks Harold!" Nat, Shubie and Susie leave Harold's garage.
(Scene cuts to Nat, Shubie and Baby Billy sitting in folding chairs at Bikini Bottom Elementary's gym) Nancy and Frank walk into the gym and sit down next to them.
Nancy: "Well if it isn't the Peterson's. You're here early. We were wondering if you'd even show up to the spelling bee."
Shubie: "Why wouldn't we be here? We always support our children."
Nancy: "I know, it's just that most parents wouldn't want to watch their daughter get humiliated in front of the entire town. Good luck to Susie today! She's going to need it." Mable walks into the gym.
Mable: "Welcome, parents! Thank you for joining us today for the Bikini Bottom Elementary spelling bee! We will be beginning surely. Good luck to all of our students! Some of them will surely need it." Mable sits down at a table in the front. The stage curtains open which reveals all of the students standing on the stage. Mabel turns on the microphone on her table.
Mable: "Ok Billy, you're up first. Your word is desk."
Billy: "D-e-s-k."
Mable: "Very good! Isabel, your word is briefcase."
Isabel: "B-r-i-e-f-c-a-s-e."
Mable: "Correct. Susie, your word is wedding." Susie gulps. Nancy looks over at Shubie and smirks. Shubie starts sweating nervously.
Shubie: "Come on, Susie."
Mable: "It's okay if you don't know, Susie. You can always pass and eliminate yourself."
Susie: "Wedding. W-e-d-d-i-n-g."
Mable: "That's correct." Shubie looks over at Nancy and smirks.
Mable: "Tyler, spell guess."
Tyler: "G-u-e-s."
Mable: "I'm sorry, Tyler. That's incorrect." Tyler walks off the stage.
Martha: "Barnacles! Well, that was a really hard word. Most children his age wouldn't know how to spell it."
(Scene cuts to a montage of other students getting words wrong while Susie spells all of her word correctly)
Mable: "And we are now down to our final three students, Billy, Susie and Isabel. Everyone give them a round of applause." The parents in the audience clap.
Nancy: "Well Shubie, I'll admit I'm impressed that Susie's made it this far, but there's no way she's winning this spelling bee."
Shubie: "I wouldn't be so sure about that, Nancy."
Mable: "Ok Billy, your word is saloon."
Billy: "S-a-l-o-o-n."
Mable: "Correct! Susie, your word is spectacular."
Susie: "S-p-e-c-t-a-c-u-l-a-r.
Mable: "Correct. Isabel, your word is colosseum."
Isabel: "C-o-l-o-s-s-e-u-m."
Mable: "Correct. Billy, your word is nylon."
Billy: "N-i-l-o-n?"
Mable: "I'm very sorry Billy, but that's incorrect. It looks like we have entered thr final round between Susie and Isabel. If one student spells a word incorrectly, the other student must spell two words correctly to win. If that student fails to spell two words correctly, the other student will remain alive. Susie, you're up first. Spell pregnancy."
Susie: "P-r-e-g-n-a-n-c-y."
Mable: "Correct. Isabel, spell electronegativity."
Isabel: "E-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-e-g-a-t-i-v-i-t-y."
Mable: "Correct. Susie, spell thesaurus."
Susie: "T-h-e-s-a-u-r-u-s."
Mable: "Correct. Isabel, spell gastrointestinal."
Isabel: "G-a-s-t-r-o-i-n-t-e-s-t-i-n-a-l." Shubie gulps. Nancy smirks.
Mable: "That's correct. Susie, your word is hereditary."
Susie: "H-e-r-e-d-i-t-a-r-y."
Mable: "Correct. Isabel, your word is cardiovascular.
Isabel: "C-a-r-d-i-o-v-a-s-c-u-l-a-r."
Mabel: "Correct. Susie, spell chandelier."
Susie: "C-h-a-n-d-e-l-i-e-r."
Mable: "Correct. Isabel, spell mitochondria."
Isabel: "M-i-t-o-c-o-n-d-r-i-a."
Mable: "That is incorrect. Susie you need to spell the next two words right to win. Your first word is praseodymium."
Susie: "P-r-a-s-e-o-d-y-m-i-u-m."
Mable: "That's correct. Your second word is cucumber."
(Scene cuts to Susie's brain) Her brain begins to shrink because the effects of Harold's experiment have worn off.
(Scene cuts back to the gym) Susie stands on the stage in silence.
Nat: "What's Susie doing?"
Shubie: "Oh no! The effects of the machine must've worn off."
Nancy: "What machine?"
Shubie: "Nothing."
Nancy: "You'd better hope Susie doesn't choke this Shubie. That would be quite the embarrassment." Nancy smirks.
Mable: "Well, Susie? We can't wait around here all day. Spell cucumber."
Nat: "If Susie doesn't get this right, she's screwed!"
Shubie: "Come on, Susie. You can do this!"
Susie: "Um… C-u-c-u-m-b-e-r?"
Mable: "That's correct. Congratulations Susie. You won this year's spelling bee." The audience cheers. Susie jumps off the stage and runs over to Nat and Shubie. Susie gives Shubie a hug.
Shubie: "Congratulations Susie! We're so proud of you!"
Nat: "Yeah you did great today!"
Susie: "Thanks for believing in me, Mom and Dad!" Susie runs back over to her classmates and grabs her first place trophy. The audience cheers again.
Nancy: "I must say I'm impressed, Shubie! It turns out that Susie did inherit at least some intelligence from her parents."
Shubie: "Thanks, Nancy. Isabel did really well today too. I couldn't believe some of the words she was spelling correctly. I don't think I know how to spell those words!"
Nancy: "Thanks Shubie. You know, it was wrong of me to make fun of Susie's intelligence these past few days. Even if I had been right, I never should have insulted you and your children. I hope we can still be friends." Shubie smiles.
Shubie: "It's okay, Nancy. I forgive you. Of course we can be friends."
Nancy: "Thanks Shubie. This whole time I should've been insulting Tyler instead! I mean, how does someone not spell guess right? No, I'm only kidding. I know that's wrong. Anyway, how did you and Nat teach Susie how to spell all those words so fast, Shubie? I need to learn your secret!"
Shubie: "Um… maybe I'll tell you another time, Nancy. I, uh, need to go change Billy's diaper!" Shubie walks away and grabs Billy from Nat.
Nat: "You're never going to tell Nancy we cheated, are you?"
Shubie: "Nope."
(Scene ends)
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