Ambivert

Ambivert was planned to be a situational-comedy spin-off created by for PomHub. The series would have followed the misadventures of roommates Norton the mailman, Walter the waiter and Hoopla.
On May 5th 2020, the show was officially cancelled.
== Characters ==
=== Main ===
*Norton
*Hoopla (note: Hoopla would have been portrayed differently to the same character in SpongeThorne)
*Walter
=== Recurring ===
*Jack the Manager (a running gag would have involved him being told to "jack off")
*Phil the Neighbour
== Episodes ==
Title Card	No.	Title	Airdate
== Unfinished Scripts ==
The transcripts for the first two episodes were partially completed.
=== Panic! at Goofy Goober's ===
(originally entitled "Bust a Nut")
(we see an outside shot of the apartment block before we cut to Norton and Hoopla on the couch watching TV)
Reporter: (on TV) I'm Gale Doppler and that was today's forecast.
Hoopla: I LOVE that guy, Norton! He's NEVER wrong!
Norton: Didn't he get it wrong back in June last year or something? He also nearly destroyed the entire town, if I remember correctly.
Hoopla: o
(Walter enters the apartment holding a Krusty Krab Pizza box)
Walter: (nervous) Hey, if it isn't my two favourite roommates!
Hoopla: Pretty sure we're your only roommates, Walter.
Norton: (sighs) What have you done this time?
Walter: What do you mean "what have I done"?
Norton: You only ever bring home pizza if you've done something wrong. Remember that time you lost my engagement ring for my ex-boyfriend?
Walter: You had only known him for a week! You broke up with him the next day anyway.
Hoopla: I'm sure it was an accident, Nort.
Norton: OK, but then what about the time he "accidentally" traded in your gold Squidtendo controller?
Walter: (changing the subject) Hey, this is a Krusty Krab pizza! Weren't you in one of their training videos once, Hoop?
(they both blankly stare at him)
Walter: OK, OK! Fine, I'm a jerk. But both those examples turned out alright in the end, right? I was tight on money and I bought it back in the end, didn't I?
Norton: OK, Walter, quit stalling and just come clean already.
Walter: (sighs) Fine. So at work the guy who usually dresses up as Goofy Goober got in a car crash and is now in a wheelchair.
Norton: Aw, that sucks, man.
Walter: They've been getting us to temporarily replace him all week, but it's not really working out and they need to hire someone new.
Hoopla: (excited, he jumps up) So you said I would do it?! (hugging Walter) Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! I've always wanted to be Goober!
Walter: Sorry, squirt. I know you'd love the job but you're too small.
Hoopla: (looks down) Stupid height-ist society…
Walter: So I said Norton would do it.
Norton: (terrified) WHAT THE HELL, MAN!? You know I can't do anything like that! I'm terrified of people!
Walter: Come on, Nort, it would be good for yo And you know we could use the money.
Norton: Nuh-huh.
Hoopla: I will never understand your introverted ways. How can you be scared of people? I LOVE people!!
Norton: It's not that we don't want to interact with people, we just find it hard to. I'm perfectly content with being a mailman. I go to the office, collect the mail and deliver it. No need for fish interaction. Sure, sometimes someone will make a conversation and I'll admit that sometimes I like it, but then that someone turns out to be a clarinet player and I go back to being lonely. I'm not doing it.
Walter: It'll be just like that, Norton! All you have to do is put the costume on and get on the stage and bust a nut! It's that simple! You don't need to talk to anyone!
Norton: Why can't you do it? You never know, it might pay better than being behind the bar all day.
Walter: I'm not gonna be seen dead dressed as a- uh, that's not what I meant. Come on, Walter, I'll make pointed toast for breakfast tomorrow.
Norton: You know I like pointed toast…
Walter: Come on, at least acquiesce!
Norton: (reluctant) Fine. But the toast better be good!
Hoopla: HOOPLA!
(bubble transition to Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat)
Norton: (nervously fiddling with his hands) Uh, there are sure a lot of people here.
Walter: No, not really. This is quiet for a Saturday.
Norton: I just realised! I forgot to turn the lights off! I guess I'll have to miss first shift. And I was looking forward to it too! Oh well- (he tries to walk away but Walter pulls him back)
Walter: Oh no you don't, I know what you're doing.
Hoopla: (sneaking up on them) HOOPLA!
Norton: (surprised) HOOPLA!? (even more nervous) What are, uh, what are you doing here?
Hoopla: I thought I'd come and watch your big moment, silly!
(Norton starts heavily breathing)
Walter: (patting Norton on the back) Hey, buddy, it's okay! We're gonna be here supporting you all the way!
Norton: Why do you do these things to me?
Hoopla: You're overreacting, pal! Everything will be fine! There's nothing to be scared of.
Norton: Hoopla, I don't mean to be rude but you're an extrovert. You're different to me and that's okay. You'll just never understand.
Walter: Calm down, Walter. Once you get paid the money's yours. We could pay for that holiday we've always wanted! (nudging them both) Bass Vegas, am I right guys?
Norton: Well, that does sound fun.
Hoopla: Sun, gambling and sex!
(they all look at him)
Hoopla: Is that too far?
Walter: Yeah, maybe.
Hoopla: The gambling part or the sex part?
Jack: (approaching them) Ah, Walter! My main man!
Walter: Guys, this is Jack. He's my manager.
Hoopla: Hi, Gary! My name's Hoopla!
Jack: Hi, Hoopla! (they shake hands)
Walter: Ew.
Hoopla: What?
Walter: Nothing…
Jack: So, uh, where's my new mascot then, pip?
(Norton tries to sneak off)
Walter: Oh, Norton. He's uh- (he pulls Norton back) right here.
Jack: Greetings, Norton.
Norton: …
Walter: (chuckles) He's just a bit shy. He'll be fine as soon as he gets the money- I mean, gets going.
The rest was never finished. Polar disliked the script because they felt Walter was too selfish and as a whole the episode felt like a sob story for Norton.
=== Hoopapplication ===
(We see an outside shot of a coffee shop. We then cut to the interior where Hoopla delivers a coffee to a customer.)
Hoopla: Here you go, sir.
Customer: Thanks.
(The customer drinks the coffee as Hoopla runs off to the kitchen hysterically giggling)
Employee: What's so funny?
Hoopla: (still giggling) You see that customer over there?
Employee: Yeah…
Hoopla: (giggling even louder) He comes in here every day for a coffee!
Employee: I still don't understand why you're almost on the floor in hysterics.
Hoopla: (trying not to laugh) For the last three weeks…
Employee: Yeah…
Hoopla: I've been giving him decaf! (he bursts into a hysterical fit of laughter)
Employee: Woah, Hoopla! You've seriously been giving him decaf for three weeks without telling him?!
Hoopla: YEAH! Isn't that hilarious?!
Employee: No, that could be dangerous!
Hoopla: Pfft! How dangerous could it-
(They both look through the counter window and finding him rolling on the floor in the pain)
Hoopla: (nervously laughing) That reminds me, I've got a, uh, date with someone. Bye!
(Hoopla sprints out the restaurant as we cut to the protagonists' apartment. Norton enters.)
Walter: Hey Norton.
Norton: Hey Walter.
Walter: How was work?
Norton: Productive.
Walter: Huh. You, uh, talk to anyone?
Norton: (ignoring him) What's for dinner?
Walter: (annoyed) You want me to do the cooking tonight? I spend all day making ice creams for annoying little kids!
(Norton sits down on the couch)
Norton: Fine, we'll have a takeaway. See if I care.
(Hoopla rushes in and quickly locks the door before blocking it with his back. He begins heavily breathing)
Walter: Woah. Are you okay, Hoop?
Hoopla: (angry) Okay? OKAY?! DO I LOOK OKAY TO YOU! I JUST GOT FIRED FROM WORK AND I THINK THERE'S AN ANGRY MOB COMING FOR ME!
Walter: An angry mob? What have you done this time? I'm not going on the run on again!
Hoopla:
The rest was never finished.
=== Test Script ===
The following was made early in the show's development. In this draft, SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward were the main characters. The characters would have lived in the same house and this unfinished script would have been the pilot episode where they move in together.
(the episode opens with Squidward walking into his bedroom holding a box of tissues)
Squidward: Ah, this is nice. Peace and quiet at last! (he sits down on his bed, and suddenly feels uncomfortable) Yes, peace and quiet at last. Usually those two dimwits are up to something. (his mind is put at ease) Oh well, I'll just have to enjoy the peace while it lasts. (he begins to take his shirt off when suddenly he hears loads of noise from outside) Huh? (he walks towards the window where he sees a moving truck) A moving truck? (his face turns to pure joy) Could it be? (he rushes outside)
Patrick: (to his house, tearful) I'll miss you buddy!
Squidward: Uh, SpongeBob? Patrick? What's happening?
SpongeBob: (tearful) Patrick's moving away…
Squidward: (ecstatic) P-p-p-p-p-p-Patrick? Moving away?
SpongeBob: (sad) I know, Squidward! I know!
Squidward: (jumps up in joy) Yippee! (he starts happily dancing)
SpongeBob: (crying) It's so sad, Squidward! I know exactly how you feel!
(SpongeBob and Patrick embrace eachother while crying)
Patrick: I'll miss this place buddy!
Truck Driver: Right, everything's on the truck! You coming, Patrick!
Patrick: (sad) Yes…
(Patrick and the driver climb into the moving truck)
SpongeBob: Bye, buddy!
Patrick: Bye, SpongeBob!
Squidward: See you later, sucker!
(the driver starts the engine, and drives the truck to SpongeBob's house and they get out)
Squidward: (confused) what the hell
(SpongeBob rushes over to Patrick)
SpongeBob: You made it, buddy! Oh, we're gonna have so much fun together!
Patrick: Yeah!
(Squidward approaches them)
Squidward: So let me get this straight, you moved… (angry) TO SPONGEBOB'S HOUSE??!!
SpongeBob: Yeah! Isn't this great, Squidward?! We're gonna have so much FUN together!!
(SpongeBob and Patrick hold hands and dance around in a circle while laughing)
Squidward: (to the camera) I hate my life.
(bubble cut to the Kristy Krab, Patrick enters)
Patrick: Good morning, Krusty Krew!
SpongeBob: (exiting the kitchen) Good morning, roommate!
Patrick: Wow, I can't believe we're roommates now!
SpongeBob: I know, (playfully nudging him) roommate.
(they both giggle)
Squidward: (sighs) Welcome to actual hell, how may I help you?
Patrick: I'll have the usual.
Squidward: A triple deluxe krabby patty?
Patrick: No, that's my Thursday usual, it's Friday Squidward!
Squidward: I spend my Fridays working here after sleep.
SpongeBob: Squidward, you spend every day working here half asleep.
Squidward: Look, I just wanna get through the day, please place your order Patrick.
Patrick: My usual.
Squidward: I don't know what that is!
SpongeBob: Ooh, that's an extra large pepperoni krabby pizza!
Patrick: No, that was last week's usual, I want this week's usual. (whispering) I work on a biweekly schedule.
SpongeBob: Patrick, you don't work at all.
Squidward: (angry) JUST PLACE YOUR F**KING ORDER!!
Patrick: My usual!
Squidward: (facepalms) Patrick, your "usual" changes every damn day on a biweekly basis, how the hell am I supposed to know what it is?
Patrick: Just get me what I usually get on a Friday week two.
Squidward: HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW- (sighs, then starts muttering) take it easy, Squidward, you're seeing your therapist after work and then you have the evening alone.
Fish behind Patrick: Oh, c'mon! Will you hurry it up already!?
(the camera zooms out revealing a huge line behind Patrick, stretching far outside the Krusty Krab, with almost everyone in it loudly complaining)
Fish in queue: Hey, let's go eat at Pizza Piehole!
Other fish: Yeah!
(most of everyone in the queue angrily storms off, Mr. Krabs enters from his office)
Mr. Krabs: MR. SQUIDWARD!!! WHAT'S THE MEANING OF ALL OF THIS!?
Squidward: Patrick here won't tell me what he fricking wants to order!!
Mr. Krabs: Squidward, do you remember what I always say?
Squidward: "a man works hard all week to keep his pants off all weekend"??
Mr. Krabs: wut no! Me wallet- I mean, the customers are always right! And you've just caused a truckload of them to leave!
Squidward: (sarcastically) Well, S-O-R-R-Y!
SpongeBob: (gasps) Squidward!
Mr. Krabs: Squidward! Your work ethic has been the poorest I've ever seen since 1999! Why can't you be more like SpongeBob?
Squidward: you mean you want me to run around all day acting like a little kid
Mr. Krabs: No, but you could at least so a good attitude towards- you know what, you've done no good to me business over the last 20 years. YOU'RE FIRED!
Squidward: What? You can't fire me! (throws his hat on the floor) I quit! (he storms off)
SpongeBob: (sad) Mr. Krabs, you fired Squidward!
Mr. Krabs: (patting SpongeBob on the back) It's for the best, me boy.
(cut to Squidward furiously muttering to himself while walking home)
Squidward: Firing me? Who does he think he is? I'll show them, I don't need that stupid minimum wage job anyway!
(cut to Squidward in his pyjamas crying in bed - the camera pans into SpongeBob and Patrick's house where they are having a party with "Stadium Rave" playing at an obnoxiously loud volume)
SpongeBob: Oh yeah, show us your moves Patrick!
(Patrick tries to breakdance but falls over and hurts his back)
Patrick: Ow!
SpongeBob: (gasps) Patrick! Are you okay?
Patrick: Yeah, I'm fine.
Gary: (on the DJ booth) Meow.
The rest was never completed but would have followed Squidward accidentally burning down his house and reluctantly moving into SpongeBob and Patrick's.
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