Harvey Girls: Sing! (part 1)

**Harvey Girls: Sing!** is an upcoming special on Netflix.

## Plot overview

Richie Rich inspires his dream to open a theater and is given many attempts to save the theater with his friends in a singing competition.

## Characters

* Jack Quaid as Richie Rich (playing Buster Moon)
* Lauren Lapkus as Lotta Plump (playing Rosita)
* Danny Pudi as Tiny Tonner (playing Mike) and SuperTodd (playing Norman)
* Stephanie Lemelin as Audrey Smith-Bertha (playing Ash)
* Atticus Shaffer as Melvin Wisenheimer (playing Eddie Noodleman)
* Laraine Newman as Ryan Ninaman (playing Meena)
* Roger Craig Smith as Pinkeye Willingham (playing Johnny), Bobby the Elder (playing Bob), and Barry Mudderson (playing Lance)
* Utkarsh Ambudkar as Fredo Gupta (playing Gunter)
* Grey Griffin as Lucretia Turtlebottom (playing Karen Crawly), Frufru Machoufru (playing Young Nana Noodleman) and Penny Gibbons (playing a Baboon)
* Peter Emmerich as Dot Polka Sr. (playing Big Daddy)
* Aliki Theofilopolous as Holly Smith (playing Meena's mother) and Chloe Claireson (playing Nana Noodleman)
* Nat Faxon as Stu Willingham (playing Meena's grandfather)
* Cree Summer as Zoe Bertha (playing Judith)
* Bobby Moynihan as Casper (playing Stan)

## Trivia

* This is all similar to the 2016 Illumination film "*Sing*".
	+ Laraine Newman, the voice of Ryan Ninaman, is also the voice of Meena's grandmother.

## Transcript

(part 1 begins)

(HGF theme song playing)

(The show opens up with an opening of the sky. The camera pans down to a theater where kidss are seen entering. They take their seats in preparation of a play.)

Stage Manger: Places everyone.

Frufru (singing): Once there was way to get back homeward Once there was a way to get back home. Sleep pretty darling, do not cry. And I will sing a lullaby...

[A young Richie Rich is seen sitting with his father looking amazed at the theater]

Richie Rich (voice-over): This was it. The moment it all began. The moment an ordinary little guy fell in love with theater. Everything about it: the lights, the way the scenery moved, even the smell. He was only six years old, but his plans to become the first koala bear in space were suddenly... toast. [The scene changes to Richie, grown up at the grand opening of the Rich Theater with his father and friends] Some folks may have said he grew up to be the greatest showman the city has ever seen. Some called him a visionary. A maverick. Sure some folks said he was as crazy as he was stubborn, but I say wonder and magic don't come easy, pal. And oh, there would never be any doubt. The name Richie Rich would go down in entertainment history. [scene changes to Richie's office, where he is seen]

Richie: And I should know because I am Richie... [door knocks]

Angry Chimpanzee: (offscreen) Moon! Open this door! [Miss Crawly enters his office]

Miss Crawly: Good morning, Mr. Moon.

Buster: Miss Crawly. What, uh,...what's going on?

Miss Crawly: You got a lot of animals waiting to see you, Mr. Moon.

Buster: I do?

Buster peers through the closed blinds to see...

Buster: [whispers to himself] Holy moly, I really do.

...a group of angry animals waiting and pacing in the hall outside his office. Knocking and shouting continues throughout.

Miss Crawly: Yeah, it's the stage crew from your last show. They say their paychecks bounced and--

Buster: Tell ‘em I'll call up the bank and make sure they're paid, tout suite.

Miss Crawly: Oh. I got Judith from the bank holding on line 2 right now, sir.

Buster: Um, actually, I'm going to have to call her back.

Miss Crawly: Oh. What should I tell her this time?

Buster: Tell her Buster Moon is out to lunch!

And with that, Buster vanishes through the hole.

Angry Chimpanzee: (offscreen) Moon, open this door! Come on, Moon! I know you're in there!

Buster exits the theatre present day: a little worse for wear and squeezed between two larger, more modern buildings. We can still hear the angry animals shouting his name as Buster hops on a bicycle and cycles off down the street.

Angry Chimpanzee: (offscreen) Moon, open this door!

He speeds down the street, nearly hitting a GARBAGE TRUCK. Buster swerves, avoiding cars.

Garage Truck Driver: Yikes!

A Rhino Cop directing traffic with a shrill whistle. A Pig rides a scooter over a canal bridge under which a whale surfaces momentarily

Pig: Hey, watch it!

Salmon wearing neckties leap up water-filled steps... WHOOSH... as Buster bikes down the same steps.

We find ourselves at the end of an alleyway where we hear a beautiful, soulful voice singing ACAPPELLA: “The Way I Feel Inside” by The Zombies. You would think these tender tones emanate from a sensitive creature..

Johnny:

*In your mind, could you ever be, really close to me? I can tell the way you smile.*

*If I feel that I, could be certain then, I would say the things I want to say to--*

*(radio static is heard. Two rhino police officers eating donuts approach, Johnny hides behind the wall)*

Johnny: *(gasp)*

Police officer: I thought I heard someone singing there. Ah, whatever.

Johnny: *(gasps. Pulls out a walkie-talkie)* Guys listen, stay where you are! The cops are here!

Police officer: Hold it right there!

Big Daddy: Go, go, go!

Police officer: Whoa!

Johnny: *(panting)* Whoa!

Big Daddy: Johnny! You were supposed to be keeping a look out!

Johnny: Sorry Dad.

Big Daddy: And where's your mask?

(Now we go to Lotta's, the song is "Firework".)

Lotta (singing): *Do you ever feel like a plastic bag* *Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?* *Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin...*

Young Pinkeye: Look at me, I'm Mommy. La, la, la, la!

Lotta: Young Pinkeye, get off the table.

SuperTodd: Lotta, have you seen my car keys?

Casper: La, la, la, la!

Rosita: Norman, Would you please tell them what a good singer I am?

Norman: Oh, yeah, you were great, honey. *(kisses Rosita in her cheek)* By the way, the bathroom sink is blocked again. Bye, honey!

Lance: 1, 2, 1 2 3 4!

*I don't wanna talk to ya!*

Ash:

*Nothing to say!*

Lance:

*I don't wanna walk with ya!*

Ash:

*Outta my way!*

Lance:

*I'm not gonna play for ya!*

Ash:

*Don't wanna play!*

Lance:

*I don't need anyone else!*

Ash:

*Yeah, yeah! I live my life by myself, Yeah, yeah!*

*Can't stand the things that you say!*

Lance:

*I'm not listening any--*

*(music stops)*

Harry: Oh my gosh. I thought you guys said you were musicians.

Lance: Ash, babe, *I'm* the lead singer, okay? Just stick to the backing vocals.

Ash: Sorry, I-- I get carried away.

Lance: Yeah I know right. It just kind of ruins my song, ya know?

Meena's family:

*Happy birthday to you,*

*Happy birthday to you,*

*Happy birthday--*

Meena:

*Dear Grandpa.*

*Happy birthday, to you.*

Meena: (gasps)

Meena's family: Aww.

Meena: *(chuckles)* What? Come on, make your wish.

Meena's grandfather: Hmm! I wish you'd join the choir. A local band, or something.

Meena: I tried!

Grandpa: Bah!

Meena's mother: Hey, hey, Dad! We've been over this.

Grandpa: So she's a little shy. So what? If I had a voice like Meena's, I'd be a superstar by now! Just singing... *Ooh yeah, Ah...*

Meena: Sure you would, Grandpa. Now blow out your candles.

Grandpa: *(scoffs)*

[Meena's grandpa blows out the candles with his trunk. The scene changes to a railroad subway. On the steps, Mike the mouse is playing the saxophone. A baboon puts a penny in the case. Mike stops playing and looks at it.]

Mike: A penny? How dare you! I happened to have studied at the Lincoln School of Music!

Baboon: Sorry, that's all I've got.

Mike: Oh, is that so? *[leaps on the baboon]* All right, prove it, pal!

Baboon: What?

Mike: Empty you pockets, right now! *[The baboon empties his pockets.]*

Baboon: *(sighs)* Trying to find...

Mike: What is this you got here?

Baboon: I'm just trying to find...

Mike: *(looks at an inhaler)* What do ya smoke outta this?

Baboon: That's my inhaler. *[a wad of money falls out of his pocket]*

Mike: Aha! I knew it! *[grabs the wad]* You all saw it! You all saw it right here! The monkey lied!

*[The animals witnessing the scene gasp collectively]*

Baboon: I forgot I had that.

Mike: And next time, pick on someone your own size, ya bully. *[flicks the clip at the baboon]*

[Scene changes to Buster riding to Les Calmars]

Buster: (sighs) Take care of her, would you? She may look old and rusty, but she is a classic!

[Inside, Buster is seen sitting with his friend, Eddie Noodleman, a sheep]

Buster: Okay, listen. we both know that my theater has been going through some pretty tough times lately. But as the saying goes, "For every cloud, a silver lining." We've got...

Eddie: Ah, buh, buh, buh. Hold on right there, Buster. My dad, he heard I was gonna see you today and he was all like, "Eddie, you tell that koala I'm not funding any more of those shows and that's final." Those were his words.

Buster: Your dad's right. Those shows were the problem. "War of Attrition". "Rosie Takes a Bow"! I mean, nobody wants to see that stuff anymore. So what do I do?

Eddie: Quit?

Buster: No. I give them a show they cannot resist, which is gonna be--

Waiter: (clears throat)

Buster: Just one more minute, *s'il vous plaít*.

Waiter: (grumbles)

Buster: *Merci*!

Eddie: Don't speak French, they speak English here.

Buster: Now, my next show is gonna be, drumroll please: A singing competition!

Eddie: A singing competition? Who wants to see another one of those?

Buster: Everyone! Just think, your neighbor, the, the grocery store manager, that chicken right there. Everyone in this city gets a shot at being a star, live on my stage!

Eddie: Buster, this is a terrible idea.

Buster: Oh no, it's not. Real talent from real life. That's what audiences want, and I am gonna give it to them! [accidentally bangs a spoon which sends it flying across the room, hitting an bull, making him drop his cell phone in his soup]

Eddie: Can we please just get out of here?

Buster: Don't you want eat?

Eddie: Yeah, but we can't afford any of this.

Buster: Yes, I know, and that's why [pulls out a lunch box and throws a sandwich to Eddie] I brought sandwiches.

Eddie: Uh, That's not allowed, and... *(groan)*

Buster: What, you don't like peanut butter and jelly?

Waiter: Excuse me, sir.

Buster: Okay, look, I got cream cheese, I got banana-- (The waiter grabs Buster and throws him outside, Eddie goes outside holding his jacket)

Eddie: You ok?

Buster: Yep, never better.

(part 1 ends)