Mascot Prep

"Mascot Prep" was the eighth episode of season 2 of Shorty McShorts' Shorts. It features a freshman named Kevin who enrolls in a prep academy that was created to help mascots and their goal to help come up with a jingle to sell products.
It was created by Chip Wass and aired on May 18th, 2007.
==Plot==
After a quick summary intro of the short, we cut to inside Mascot Prep where a young freshman named Kevin is looking at his schedule to find his class. He first tries to ask a couple of girls, but instead of telling him the class, they sing a short jingle about a breakfast snack called Twinkle Tarts. After being distracted by the girls, he accidentally bumps into a green kid, who is angry at him for causing him to get wet while getting water. Not wanting to get hurt, Kevin runs and encounters a couple of skunk girls (one of whom is trying to be the mascot of an air freshener), and the tall one trips Kevin. When Kevin apologizes for tripping, the skunk girl tells him that Class 3-B is outside in the dumpster. Kevin thanks her and runs outside, not knowing that 3-B is in front of him, as she uses her tail to cover the door.
Later, Kevin (now late and covered in trash) arrives as a film about mascots has just ended. As Mr. Hoffenfoffer is about to ask a question about the first mascot, the tall skunk girl suggests that Kevin should be the one to answer. Kevin gives a dumb answer, which causes the class to laugh at him, with one student suggesting he should sit next to Germ in the back (the same green guy from earlier). However, Hoffenfoffer gives them their assignment for tomorrow: to come up with a jingle for their product. To make matters worse, the assignment will count for 50% of their grade for the semester, which makes Kevin nervous as he doesn't have a product.
Later at lunch as Kevin is trying to find a product to sing about, he accidentally causes a food fight, which results in him going to detention. He runs into Germ, who is also in detention just because it's quiet. After a few moments of awkward silence, Kevin hears Germ singing and compliments his voice. At first, Germ mistakenly thinks he insulted him but then realizes it wasn't an insult, saying that this is the first time someone liked his singing. Germ then reveals that no one wants to hang out with him due to his product being toilet bowl cleaner, and Kevin reveals that he doesn't have a product, which means he'll fail the assignment tomorrow. Kevin and Germ then realize that they can work together to help with their jingle for tomorrow.
The next day after a cellphone student named Glen finishes his jingle, Kevin is next but explains that his jingle will be a duet. To everyone's shock, he and Germ sing a catchy song called "It's New and Improved". Mr. Hoffenfoffer approves the jingle, and all the students cheer. Kevin remarks that he thinks he's going to like his school because not only do the students like him now, but he is best friends with Germ, who is very happy to hear this. The students then pick up Kevin and Germ and carry them both out of class. Kevin tries to explain that class isn't over, but Glen tells them that it's the only way to get out of class. As everybody continues to carry Kevin and Germ out of class, the tall skunk girl replies that Kevin didn't have a product with his jingle.
During the end credits, we see a short montage of Kevin trying to find his product, including a dessert topping that is blue, followed by a quick fine print speech about the product's side effects.
==Main Characters==
*Kevin - a blue humanoid boy who is the only student who doesn't have a product to sell. 
*Germ - a green germ who starts out as a loner with no friends. After Kevin compliments his singing and helps him with his jingle, Germ and Kevin become best friends. Germ's product is toilet bowl cleaner.
*Tall Skunk Girl - an anthropomorphic skunk who causes trouble for Kevin, such as tripping him, giving him the wrong direction to class and even having him answer a question that he doesn't know. If the series was created, she would have been the main antagonist. Her product is air freshener (which is ironic since she is a skunk).
*Mr. Hoffenfoffer - A light blue humanoid teacher who seems to be a bit gullible, since he faces the other direction as he tries to address the students. However, he is shown to be a bit strict as he gave Kevin detention for the food fight.
Category:Animated shorts