Overview
- Female: 1
- Male: 3
Context
Liam, Scott and Shelley used Shelley's newly invented time machine to try and travel back to the beginning of the summer holidays. However, they have inadvertently gone back to the 1980s. They meet Jeff (who is actually Liam's dad) who is eager to help the trio. While fixing the machine, Jeff sends himself back in time.
Editor's Note: There is one line from Principal Finley, which can be cut without altering the flow or sense of the scene.
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Mom's voice: (Off stage) Jeff? Jeffrey? Jeffrey Nathan Johnson, answer your mother.
Jeff: Mom, I'm practicing being a super hero!
Mom's voice: Well, use your super powers to take out the trash!
Jeff: Okay. (Stage effects on the other side of the stage.) Whoa! The time travel kids enter.
Scott: I think it worked!
Liam: Hey kids, what's the date today?
Jeff: June 3rd.
Shelley: It works! My time machine works!
Scott: Now let's make the most of this summer.
Liam: yeah. Let's watch TV.
Shelley: Hey, guys, did you notice how everything looks strange.
Scott: Yeah, your TV looks different. It's big and ugly and old.
Liam: Who cares? Turn on MTV. Let's watch Jersey Shore.
Scott: Jersey Shore isn't on. The only thing that's on MTV is music videos.
Liam: What's going on?
Scott: Where are we?
Liam: When are we?
Girls in bright 1980s clothing enter.
Scott: Who are those girls?
Shelley: And what do they want?
Musical Number: The girls sing an 80s song.
Scott: Those girls are weird.
Shelley: They just want to have fun.
Liam: Guys… I don't think we're in the right place. I think we're lost.
Scott: Like we're in the wrong neighborhood?
Shelley: I think we're in the wrong decade.
Liam: How can you be sure.
Principal Finley (With a full head of hair): Have a good summer girls. Don't forget, time flies when you're having fun.
Liam: Oh my gosh, we're in the 80s.
Scott: Take us back! Take us back right now!
Shelley: I can't turn it back on. It's not working!
Liam: Oh no!
Jeff: Hey did I hear you guys say you needed help?
Liam: You're not going to believe this, kid, but we're lost in time.
Jeff: Sounds like you need a hero.
Liam: Yeah, I guess.
Jeff: Well, you're in luck. Because I am training to be… a super hero!
Musical Number: A heroic song... maybe something like "I Need a Hero."
Jeff: So, what do you think?
Liam: Kid, don't quit your day job.
Jeff: I don't have a day job.
Liam: What I mean is, you don't really have super powers, so maybe you should try doing something else with your time.
Jeff: (Hurt.) Oh, I see.
Shelley: Liam, be nice. Liam: I mean, look, kid… You look familiar. What's your name?
Jeff: Jeff.
Liam: Hey, cool name. My Dad's named Jeff. (Thinks for a moment.) Nah. Jeff, we'd love your help, even if you don't have super powers. Shelley, let's find some new batteries or something.
Shelley: And maybe we should try to find some new clothes or something. I feel like I don't fit in here.
Musical Number: Another 1980s song using the ensemble. At the end of the song, the stage clears and Jeff enters by himself. He is holding the Time Machine.
Jeff: Hey, guys… Guys? I think I figured out what's wrong with your machine. You just needed to press this button.
Shelley: Wait! Don't touch it!
(Sound effect - Jeff disappears behind a drop.)
Scott: Oh no! What have we done?
Liam: What are we going to do?
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