Habit Patterns-Part 1

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A parody of this awful how to film from 1954


(Int: Bedroom)

(Crying)

Narrator: (Gov) Well it's too late for tears, isn't it Barbara.

Barbara: (Florida) How can it be too late?

Narrator: Well if you just formed some habits...

Barbara: ALBERT'S SICK.

Narrator: He's a stuffed gator!

Barbara: (gasp) Don't say that about Albert!

Narrator: Y'know what, let's get to the flashback.

(Int: Bedroom, morning)

Narrator: You're a creature of habit, you always were.

Barbara: (bangs on alarm clock) Mmm swamp puppies.

Narrator: This is how your day started, started wrong.

Barbara: (suddenly awake) Well some of us don't wake up at the crack of dawn like you do!

Narrator: HEY.

(Int: Bedroom)

Narrator: Your neighbor, Helen, is a creature of habit too.

Helen: (Cali) (sits up in bed) DISEMBODIED VOICE.

Narrator: She got up when the alarm went off, because that's what she had in mind when she set it.

Helen: That's right. I have good habits. (falls on Monster cans)

Narrator: Really? No one else could've been Helen?

Helen: Can't hear you! Stuck with me!

Narrator: (hard sigh) Helen picks out her clothes carefully, and makes sure they're neat.

Helen: Hmm....which flannel?

Narrator: It was a special day for Helen.

Helen: I get a friend?????

Narrator: Sure.

(Int: Bedroom)

Narrator: It was a special day for you too, but you weren't ready. Was your family asleep?

Mother: (Georgia) (snoring)

Narrator: I SAID-was your family asleep?

Mother: Mmph Bulldogs will make it to the playoffs.

Narrator: (sighs) Just get up.

Barbara: OH SHIT I'M GOING TO BE LATE. (jumps out of bed)

Narrator: If you had just gotten up-

Barbara: I NEED MY HAT-

Narrator: Uh you've gotten in the habit of....(loud crash) you meant to mend...

Barbara: These shorts are still good! (dashes off)

Narrator: Er....let's check on Helen.

(Int: Kitchen)

Narrator: Helen has a habit plan, and it involves a healthy breakfast and a pleasant word to her folks.

(Loud yelling)

Narrator: Uh....all three enjoy Mr. Elliot's comments on the news?

Helen: AND IF WE KEPT PUTTING OUR NOISE IN WHERE IT DOESN'T BELONG THAT'LL BACKFIRE ON US!

Mr. Elliot: (Texas) THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING A COMMIE WOULD SAY!

Narrator: Who made him the dad?

(Int: Kitchen)

Mother: (still sleeping)

Narrator: Your eggs were cold this morning. But you had no time to be picky about your food, or your diet.

Barbara: Sweet, I get to fulfil my anime protagonist dreams!

Narrator: Wait this isn't good-

Barbara: (with toast) BYE GEO!

Mother: (sits up) FLORIDA GET UP!

Narrator: (hard sigh) All your neighbors knew how late it was when you went by with your regular dog trot.

Barbara: GOTTA GO FAST.

Narrator: I hate it here.

(Int: School)

Barbara: So then right, there was this GIANT GATOR.

Teacher: (Massachusetts) Uh huh.

Barbara: And he was teaming up with this robot!

Teacher: Right.

Barbara: So of course only I could find the rainbow crystals and defeat-

Teacher: Just sit down.

Narrator: When you saw Helen you suddenly felt envious.

Helen: Heh. Damn right he should feel envious of me. (Monster energy can spills from backpack) Whoops.

Narrator: See how messy and uncouth you are compared to perfect Helen?

Barbara: Want me to eat bath salts again?

Narrator: No....

Barbara: Then back off. 

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