Jake’s Lazy Gold Medal and Other Harper Family Truths
Charlie: Hey Alan, if being annoying was an Olympic sport, you’d have more gold than Michael Phelps.Alan: That’s rich coming from the guy who’s been unemployed longer than you’ve been…
Charlie: Hey Alan, if being annoying was an Olympic sport, you’d have more gold than Michael Phelps.Alan: That’s rich coming from the guy who’s been unemployed longer than you’ve been…
Charlie is sitting confidently at a table, dressed sharp, sipping a glass of whiskey. Across from him is Vanessa, a stunning woman laughing at one of his jokes. Alan nervously…
Charlie is stretched out in his king-size bed, looking relaxed. Alan enters, holding a prescription bottle and a cup of coffee. ALAN:Morning, Charlie. I think you slept in my side…
Charlie sits at the bar, effortlessly charming a woman across from him. Alan walks in, nervously clutching a paper bag. ALAN:Charlie, why do you always drag me to this place?…
COLD OPEN – Alan is pacing nervously, clutching a clipboard of forms. Charlie lounges in a chair, flipping through a magazine titled “Modern Nurses.” Jake is eating vending machine Cheetos.…
COLD OPEN – Jake is sitting on the couch, texting and grinning. Alan walks in with a stack of unpaid bills. ALAN:Jake, homework first — then texting your little… Fortnite…
Charlie is sipping coffee in his silk robe. Jake is eating cereal straight from the box. Alan walks in, way too enthusiastic. ALAN:Morning, family! Big news! CHARLIE:Let me guess. You…
Charlie is sipping whiskey at noon. Jake is on the couch playing video games. Alan walks in, dressed suspiciously cool — new jeans, button-down shirt, and way too much cologne.…
The night is quiet. A WOMAN (the aunt) is seen cautiously approaching the front door of her sister’s house. Her face is tense, determined. She quietly opens the door and…
Narrator (voiceover):She thought this would be the start of something beautiful. But the first man said, “Sorry, you’re not what I’m looking for.” Cut to second man, shaking his head:“We…