G. I. JOE: THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT

Written by

Gordon Kent

 

INT. SCIENCE LAB

PROFESSOR BULLOCK

Gentlemen, you're seeing history in the making.

BAZOOKA

History?

ALPINE

Yeah. He just invented the world's biggest Roman candle.

BAZOOKA

Really?

BARBECUE

This is an important ecological experimentation, Alpine. Let me show you.

BARBECUE

Professor Bullock has developed a nitrogen-based fuel that doesn't leave a trace of pollution. And as you can see, it, uh, gets more miles to the gallon.

BULLOCK

Now, if you're finished, I have work to do!

BARBECUE

What's eatin' him?

INT. JANITOR'S CLOSET

CRIMSON GUARD 9 [Corey Burton?]

This is Crimson Guard Nine. Come in, Cobra HQ.

EXT. COBRA DESERT BASE - DAY

COBRA COMMANDER (V.O.)

Come in, Number Nine. This is Cobra Commander. Have you got the fuel?

INT. COBRA DESERT BASE - COMMAND CENTER

CRIMSON GUARD 9 (COMM.)

It's heavily guarded. The G. I. Joes are....

INT. JANITOR'S CLOSET

COBRA COMMANDER (COMM.)

No excuses! Just do it!

INT. SCIENCE LAB

BULLOCK

The fuel is still too unstable to allow outside the lab. We don't know how it might react in a real environment. And until we do, the fuel must be kept at a constant temperature.

CRIMSON GUARD 9

I hope I'm not disturbin' you. I've just come to clean up things a bit.

BULLOCK

How did you get past security? This is a classified area.

CRIMSON GUARD 9

Huh? Oh, no.

BULLOCK

You imbecile!

CRIMSON GUARD 9

I'm sorry, Professor. I'll have that cleaned up right away.

CRIMSON GUARD 9

I'm really sorry!

ALPINE

Hold it right there, buddy!

CRIMSON GUARD 9

No, you hold it!

ALPINE

Get that guy!

WILD BILL

Give it up, buckaroo! The barn door's locked, and there ain't no other way out!

BULLOCK

You must be out of your mind! I'm reporting you to your supervisor!

CRIMSON GUARD 9

Good luck, Professor. My supervisor's Cobra!

ALPINE

Cobra?

ALPINE

Let me guess. You always wanted to join the circus, right?

CRIMSON GUARD 9

Welcome to the act, clown!

ALPINE

Exactly where do you expect this to get you?

CRIMSON GUARD 9

Out!

BAZOOKA

No way!

CRIMSON GUARD 9

Here's some trash for your can, dino-brain!

BAZOOKA

Gotcha!

BAZOOKA

Don't gotcha.

CRIMSON GUARD 9

Considerate of your friend, making an exit for me!

EXT. SCIENCE LAB - DAY

CRIMSON GUARD 9

Ho ho, Joe!

ALPINE

Come on, let's get 'em!

ALPINE

Well, watcha waitin' for, an invitation from the White House?

WILD BILL

Hey, my mama didn't raise no mountain goats.

ALPINE

Can't tell it by looin'.

BARBECUE

We'll meet you at the bottom.

ALPINE

Suit yourself.

BAZOOKA

Uh, wait up.

ALPINE

No, Bazooka!

BAZOOKA

That...that was easy.

WILD BILL

Well, you sure 'nuff beat us down here. Did you get the bad guy?

ALPINE

No.

WILD BILL

Yeah, them Cobra's are slipperier than new soap. Hop in.

EXT. SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD - DAY

CRIMSON GUARD 9

G. I. Joe!

INT. GREENHOUSE

CRIMSON GUARD 9

That was close.

INT. LATHROP HOUSE

HARVEY LATHROP [Corey Burton?]

Believe me, officer. I know the difference between an intruder and a banana plant, especially my own banana plant.

HARVEY

What do you mean "real emergency"? It can't be half as bad as what I've got!

INT. GREENHOUSE

POLICE OFFICER #1

Well, whaddya know? Harvey actually had an intruder!

POLICE OFFICER #2

Yeah. That breaks his record of a hundred and eighty-seven false alarms.

POLICE OFFICER #1

Okay, fella. Just come with us.

CRIMSON GUARD 9

Thanks for the workout, guys.

HARVEY

Forgive me, baby, but I had to do it. He's obviously after my secret plant food formula.

HARVEY

Thank you for your swift attention, officer. I don't even know what I'd have done without you.

POLICE OFFICER #1

Yeah. Don't mention it.

POLICE OFFICER #2

Please don't mention it!

HARVEY

The bad man is gone now, children. But if he comes back, I'll be here to protect you. Nothing will stop you from growing big and strong! You'll be the hit of the county fair, and I'll make a fortune selling my Super-Grr-oh! Plant Food. And no one will laugh at Harvey Lathrop again!

EXT. SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD - DAY

EXT. LOCAL JAIL - DAY

INT. LOCAL JAIL - CELL

TOMAX AND XAMOT

(T) You were arrested for (X) assaulting two policemen. (T) How could you (X) be so stupid?

CRIMSON GUARD 9

I didn't have much choice, did I? Cobra....

TOMAX AND XAMOT

Shh!

CRIMSON GUARD 9

Cobra Commander wouldn't have been very happy if I'd lost that fuel canister.

TOMAX AND XAMOT

(T) Exactly where is (X) the rocket fuel canister (T and X) now?

CRIMSON GUARD 9

I stashed it in some guy's greenhouse.

TOMAX AND XAMOT

(T) But there must be (X) a thousand greenhouses in this town! (T) Wait, I've got a (X) marvelous idea. (T) We blanket the city with (X) Crimson Guards dressed like normal people. (T) We'll find the canister (X) in no time. (T and X) Brilliant!

EXT. SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD - DAY

GREENHOUSE OWNER [Michael Bell]

Whatcha doin', Missy?

CRIMSON GUARD POLLSTER

Just taking a census! You have just the one greenhouse, sir?

GREENHOUSE OWNER

Any fool can see that!

CRIMSON GUARD POLLSTER

Do you grow banana plants in pots?

GREENHOUSE OWNER

I sure do. And I can buy 'em at the county fair tomorrow. Now get!

HOMEMAKER

No, we don't grow banana plants in our greenhouse, but I'd still like a free copy of your magazine.

CRIMSON GUARD SALESMAN

Ah, forget it.

RESPONSIBLE BUSINESSMAN

No, you cannot "sack out in my greenhouse among my potted banana plants."

INT. HOUSE - DOORWAY

RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS

Sleeping with banana plants? Geez, must be from California.

EXT. COBRA DESERT BASE - NIGHT

INT. COBRA DESERT BASE - THRONE ROOM

DESTRO

None of the Crimson Guard troopers have been able to locate the fuel sample yet.

COBRA COMMANDER

This is your fault, Destro! I would now have the fuel in my possession if not for your bungling!

DESTRO

You're foaming at the mouth again, Cobra Commander. I wasn't even there.

COBRA COMMANDER

You should've been, Destro. You should've been!

DESTRO

Very well. I will find the sample myself and return with it before the sun sets on another day. Anything to get away from your lunatic ravings.

EXT. GREENHOUSE - NIGHT

HARVEY

Wow! I did it! I did it! I've invented a super plant food! This could get me on a big-time TV talk show! Starting tomorrow, no one will be laughing at Harvey Lathrop anymore!

HARVEY

Sleep well, babies. The county fair is tomorrow.

EXT. COUNTY FAIR - DAY

HARVEY

And this is nothing, folks! This is peanuts! In fact, you should see what Harvey's Super-Grr-oh! Plant Food does for peanuts!

SKEPTIC [Frank Welker]

It looks like a banana, but what's it taste like?

HARVEY

Come sample for yourself. Well, don't be bashful! There's plenty for everyone.

SKEPTIC

Hey! Get this thing off me! Somebody, get this thing off!

CROWD

Let's get outta here!, etc.

EXT. CITY ROAD - DAY

WILD BILL (COMM.)

Break off the search. Somethin' funny's goin' on over at the county fair.

ALPINE

What is it?

EXT. COUNTY FAIR - DAY

WILD BILL

I can't rightly say, but there's more commotion there than a bear in a beehive.

ALPINE

Somethin' all right, but I don't know what.

HARVEY

What is it you want? More water? More fertilizer? I'll do anything.

HARVEY

Is that any way to talk to your father?

BAZOOKA

Oh, no!

HARVEY

Help!

ALPINE

Yo Joe!

ALPINE

This is no time to play tricks on your old pal! Where are you, you big Bazooka?

ALPINE

Is everything all right?

BAZOOKA

Needs sour cream.

ALPINE

Uh-oh. Company!

ALPINE

It's Cobra!

WILD BILL

Drop it, Destro, and don't make any sudden moves!

ALPINE

Not so fast, chrome dome!

DESTRO

Give it up, Joes! I've got the rocket fuel!

BARBECUE

Okay, Destro, you wanna play hardball?

BARBECUE

He's not out of commission yet. Move in alongside him.

BARBECUE

Hey, Destro! Want me to put your fire out?

BARBECUE

This extinguishing foam should short-circuit his controls.

DESTRO

You'll pay for your insolence!

DESTRO

Let me show you how to fly, Joe!

ALPINE

Nice piloting, Wild Bill, but you lost your Dragonfly.

WILD BILL

Yeah, but I saved the world.

EXT. COBRA DESERT BASE - NIGHT

INT. COBRA DESERT BASE - THRONE ROOM

COBRA COMMANDER

You call this success? You let them have the fuel, and bring me a bean?

DESTRO

But....

COBRA COMMANDER

I fear for your sanity, Destro.

DESTRO

But it's more than just nitrogen rocket fuel! It's a super nitrogen fertilizer!

COBRA COMMANDER

Take him away.

DESTRO

With expendable fruits and vegetables replacing Cobra's ground troops, we could overrun the world!

COBRA COMMANDER

Bah!

EXT. COBRA DESERT BASE - NIGHT

INT. COBRA DESERT BASE - DUNGEON

COBRA COMMANDER

I hope you have regained your senses, Destro.

DESTRO

Fool!

COBRA COMMANDER

Help me! Somebody!

DESTRO

Do you understand now? How do you stop a grapefruit tree that grows fourteen stories high and rains fruit the size of wrecking balls on the street below? Even your minuscule imagination must be able to conjure the carnage that would be wrought if we covered the city with these mutated beans!

COBRA COMMANDER

Have a care, Destro!

DESTRO

All the seeds we need can be found at a greenhouse in South Dakota.

COBRA COMMANDER

You are right, my friend. We can take over the world.

DESTRO

But a show of force is necessary first. We will cultivate Chicago. That will prove we mean business.

EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY

WILD BILL

Wild Bill here.

EXT. JOE HEADQUARTERS - DAY

BREAKER (V.O.)

This is an emergency situation. Head for Chicago.

INT. JOE HEADQUARTERS - COMMAND CENTER

BREAKER (CONT.)

The city is bein' overrun by plants. The mayor has received an ultimatum from Cobra Commander. He demans that the city be turned over to Cobra, or it will be turned into a giant weed patch. Airtight's workin' on a super weed spray. How's it comin', Airtight?

AIRTIGHT

Workin' as fast as we can. We'll get it to you as soon as possible.

EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY

WILD BILL

Read you loud and clear, ol' buddy.

EXT. CHICAGO - EXTENSIVE ENTERPRISES BUILDING

TOMAX AND XAMOT (singing)

A-planting we will go! A-planting we will go!

Hi-ho, a-merry-O! A-planting we will go!

EXT. CHICAGO - CITY STREETS

BARBECUE (O.C.)

Welcome to Chicago! Oranges at twelve o'clock!

SHIPWRECK

Well, I guess that's one way to get your minimum daily requirement of Vitamin C!

POLLY

How would you know, barnacle breath?

SHIPWRECK

Cut me some slack, Polly.

EXT. CHICAGO - EXTENSIVE ENTERPRISES BUILDING

School's out, boys.

TOMAX AND XAMOT

(X) G. I. (T) Joe!

ALPINE

Gotta do something now!

ALPINE

Xamot, doesn't your brother like you anymore? Thanks for flyin' G. I. Joe Airlines! Have a nice trip!

TOMAX AND XAMOT

(T) Come on, brother, let's (X) get out of here!

ALPINE

Imagine findin' them in your salad! Yuck!

DESTRO

Help yourself, Joe! The roughage will do you good!

DESTRO

Don't you good guys ever give up?

WILD BILL

No! That's why we're the good guys!

EXT. CHICAGO - CITY STREETS

BAZOOKA

Lasers have no effect!

SHIPWRECK

If we don't do somethin' quick we're gonna be buried in a tomb of squash!

POLLY

Squashed by a squash!

SHIPWRECK

Shut up.

AIRTIGHT

Hate usin' this before it's been properly tested, but it's now or never.

SHIPWRECK

Well, what do you know?

POLLY

Not much, barnacle brain!

SHIPWRECK

Keep it up, shark bait!

AIRTIGHT

If I can crystallize this gas and seed those clouds before it rains, I bet I could make Cobra's plans backfire!

BAZOOKA

Let's talk about it over lunch!

EXT. CHICAGO - OVERCAST

BARBECUE

If this defoliant of yours doesn't work, I'm buyin' a lot of stock in salad forks!

WILD BILL

Yeehoo! Caught in your own trap!

WILD BILL

And another Cobra game is rained out!

EXT. COUNTY FAIR - DAY

HARVEY

Yessiree! It was right then and there that G. I. Joe came to me and asked for my advice.

FORMER SKEPTIC

Tell us more, Harvey!

KID

Yes, do! What happened next?

HARVEY

Well it weren't easy, let me tell you.

WILD BILL

That Harvey'd do Paul Bunyan proud.

AIRTIGHT

Hold on, guys. I got me an idea.

KID

Weren't you scared?

HARVEY

Scared? Me? Why, I don't even know the meaning of the word.

 

 

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