Lucy in the Sky with Carl Wingin' It

HE SIGHS

I said...

HE SIGHS

What part of...

HE SIGHS

-..don't you get?

-Look who we have here.

Calm, cool, collected Porter

and he's depressed, dejected and bummed out. What's up?

There's a comet that flies over Jupiter once every 500 years

but I can't see it because I'm working.

Well, as my AIT don't you have to work, like, every day?

But every AIT has to work at Cloudy With A Chance Of Java.

-The coffee shop in heaven.

-The one job I can't magic myself out of.

Can't you get Denise to take your shift?

She's already saving us spots to see the comet.

-What do you say? You could take my shift?

-Ha! Two words - no way.

Carl, you'd be great at it.

I've never asked you for anything before.

Just go and then you slay it. It's just a dragon.

Get me out of this soap opera.

-Not until you tell the doctor where the baby vaccine is.

-It's a TV show!

They're dolls!

Will you hold still?

I want to see how your hair will look when I make you big again.

Porter, no! Hey, stop! Hey, I mean it.

Besides that.

I just need a penguin egg. It's for a thing I'm trying.

What? No!

-OK, I see what you're saying, but Carl, please.

-No.

-Please!

-No.

-Ple-e-e-ase!

-No.

I'm just going to keep adding Es till you say yes. Pl-e-e-e-e-e-ase!

-No, no, no, no, no, no, no! OK, fine!

-Yes!

But there's only one way for a human to get to heaven

and I'm not ready for that.

I would love to go up there,

but I don't want us to get in trouble.

This spray will hide the fact that you're human.

Plus, it provides UV protection.

Very cool. But can I at least check this place out before I sign on?

Sure.

Wow.

-All right, tell me everything I need to know.

-Hey, Mitch.

-This guy's filling in for me. Good luck.

-Wait, what?!

# Let's give it one more shot

# Let's give it everything we've got

# Cos if we get it right

# We will surely conquer the world

-# Hey!

-I've got my wings from an angel

# Now we're wingin' it all the time

# I'm giving wings to an angel

# On the wings of an angel

# Now we've got to learn to fly. #

So, are you ready to serve the best coffee and flavoured teas

in the universe?

That makes me more nervous than I already am.

Don't be. Just remember one thing. ABS - Always Be Smiling.

Welcome to Cloudy With A Chance Of Java. May I take your order?

Principal Malone, what are you doing?

Just digging up some old friends.

-ALL: Ewww.

-Oh, pay dirt.

Today is the day that we unearth

the Archaeology Club time capsule from 1985.

I got it!

Years ago, a group of students, not unlike yourselves, buried it

and today, we get to open it and see what they left for us.

-Are you ready?

-So ready.

-So excited.

-On the edge of my seat.

Everything they said, but for serious!

-Does anyone have a blow torch?

-My dad does, but he's in jail.

Don't ask.

So, I said to the guy, "Oh, you're an AIT all right,

"you're an Angel In Trouble."

AUDIENCE: Oooh, aaah!

Wow, Carl, you fit in here like a cinnamon stick in a mocha latte.

That's a good thing?

We haven't had a happy-go-lucky server in here in ages.

-Most AITs are so grumpy about working here.

-Well, I love it here.

I love your enthusiasm and I'm rewarding it with cocoa.

Thanks!

-Excuse me? Sorry, can I have this chair?

-Oh, yeah, go ahead.

-You studying for something?

-More like guessing.

It's my Human Insight test and if I don't pass it,

-I won't get my AIT assignment.

-Human Insight test?

Yeah, there are chapters on human embarrassment,

frustration, disappointment...

Oh, right. I remember that one. It was a toughie.

-Only managed to get a B myself.

-But it's pass/fail.

Well, when I took the test, way back in the day, it was graded.

These questions don't even make sense.

"How does a human being respond to being tickled?"

They go purchase a pair of shoes, right?

-The correct answer is they laugh.

-I was way off!

They also laugh when you tell them a joke.

Thanks. I'm Lucy, by the way.

-I'm Carl.

-You're very insightful about human behaviour.

-Well, I spent a lot of time on earth.

-You're so lucky!

-Yeah.

You can't pass the test without experience on earth,

but you can't get experience without passing the test.

-It's a catch-22.

-More like a catch smelly poo.

SHE LAUGHS

I don't know why I said that. It wasn't even a joke.

But look at that, you're laughing like a human.

-Anyways, I should get back to work.

-Thanks for your help.

Any time.

Oh, I am holding history in my hands.

Behold, the past!

And we're lucky to have the very students who placed these items

in this time capsule so many years ago.

Have a glimpse at your future.

-Hey, Mitchell!

-OK, one hot choc ready to rock.

-What's the problem?

-I could use more whipped cream.

It's on the counter. So, how's it going?

-Heavenly.

-Thanks again for taking my shift and er...

-How was the comet?

-It was awesome, it filled the entire sky.

Hey, Carl, lunch break.

You know, I actually love this job.

-I'd be happy to take your shift tomorrow.

-Done.

-Hey, Carl, lunch break's over.

-But it just started.

Time runs differently up here than it does down on earth.

Hey, before you go, can I get some more whipped cream?

Just open your mouth.

Mr Cakebread, we're having trouble with a question from the book.

-Oh, which one?

-Number seven.

Ah, yes, yes.

Human being Peter purchases a gerbil from the pet store for 5.99.

The gerbil then runs away from Peter.

How does Peter react? Lucy?

Er, Peter gets hungry and makes himself a sandwich?

No, no. Anyone?

Peter dances a jig.

-Correct. Yeah, a peppy jig. Then, he buys a fish.

-Er, excuse me?

Sorry, but I think Peter would feel sad because he misses the gerbil.

How can you be sad when you're dancing a jig?

Actually, Mr Cakebread, Carl might be right.

He's the only one of us who's actually been to earth.

I've logged a few hours on the blue marble.

One needn't interact with human beings to understand them.

Although my knowledge of them is strictly academic,

it is nonetheless, flawless.

Yeah, it might be flawless but it's wrong.

Don't you have tables to buss, young man?

Break's over, students. Back to class.

Oh, my!

This won't fit in my DVD player.

That is a VHS tape. You put it into a VCR.

-Shouldn't you put it into a VHS-er?

-This ball doesn't even bounce.

That's because you're meant to stand on it and let it bounce you. Oh!

Why would you put a brick in a time capsule?

Actually, that's one of the very first cell phones.

-What's this hard ball?

-That's a jawbreaker. It's candy.

I know, I already licked it.

Find out what makes these items special

and find a way to connect with them in the present day.

Tomorrow, we bury our own time capsule.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Carl, thank you so much for helping. I did a lot of extra studying.

How does a human feel when he gets tripped in front of his friends?

Got it, he gets the hiccups.

I'm way off again, aren't I?

-It's not your fault, though. Mr Cakepie...

-Cakebread.

Sorry. He has no idea what he's talking about.

I'll never pass this test. I'm freaking out.

Well, that's a very human emotion.

You are so smart about humans. What's earth like?

-Tell me everything.

-It's kind of like...

No way. No way! Oh!

-You're, you're...

-I'm a what?

You're a human.

Guess again.

You're a human illegally in heaven. Look at it!

I'm looking but it's just an arm.

This is unbelievable. You're like... You're like a real guy!

You're like... Oh, you're a human!

I have never seen one of those up close before.

You cannot tell anybody. My AIT could get in huge trouble.

OK, I won't tell anyone. I promise.

Thank you. I owe you a huge favour.

-Then I'm going to cash in on that right now.

-Huh?

-Why did you beam us down here?

-Oh, colours! Oh, ho, ho!

I'm so bored of white. I love it!

Give me a tour and don't leave anything out.

Lucy, I've been with my AIT long enough to learn your angel rules.

Like that one about no giggling during nap time?

I'm talking about the one - no junior AITs on earth,

even by accident.

-You could get in major trouble.

-That.

Well, it's a risk I'm willing to take.

I've got to learn about humans some way.

Lucy, beam back upstairs right now before we get caught.

Yeah, that's not going to happen.

BELL RINGS

OK, you're not supposed to be down here.

If you don't beam back up, I'm reporting you.

Yeah, Carl's not supposed to be up there

but you got him a job in an angel coffee shop.

-Report me and I report you.

-Yeah, she's got us there.

Come on, guys, please. Just show me around for a bit.

What harm is it going to do?

-Fine.

-Yes!

But we can't draw any attention to ourselves.

What do you guys think of your stuff?

Well, this tape isn't labelled

so maybe it's a TV show from the '80s

or a movie or who knows what.

I've been seeing what this baby can do.

It's fun and a work-out,

and work-outs are fun.

This thing is so ginormous, you can see it from a mile away.

Now, everybody knows when I'm on the phone so they don't come and bug me.

HE MAKES INCOMPREHENSIBLE SOUNDS

Oh, he said his jawbreaker is 25 years old and it still has flavour.

Blue! Only 156 more layers to go!

There's a great cross-section of humanity to study so, observe.

Sweet. But the best way to see human emotion is in action.

Let's start with the section on embarrassment.

Carl! I was up to 897 pogos.

Do you know what? I'm so clumsy, I tripped over myself

-and Serge broke my fall with his athleticism.

-I did?

It must have been that banana peel, Carl.

The point is, Serge is a hero.

Big round of applause for Serge, everyone.

Very educational.

OK, look, Lucy, I know you want to understand human emotion

but you can't go hurting people's feelings.

Especially Serge cos he'll hurt you back.

All right?

And then she was like, "Whatevs", and I was like, "Uh-huh",

then he was like, "As if"...

Next up, outrage.

Whoa, you do not want to mess with Brittany and her cell phone.

Oh, I won't.

Brittany has had enough of your blabbety-blab.

I can tell that your skirt is ugly and your roots are showing.

-Bam!

-Carl, that was my aunt!

She has horrible fashion sense but she still buys me things.

Er, I just found out that cell phone minutes from the 1980s

are super expensive.

And he was just trying to save you money.

-For serious?

-Carl's right, Brittany. You're paying surcharges galore.

Well, I can't argue with surcharges. Thanks, guys.

Didn't get to see much outrage before you ruined it,

but I am still learning so much.

Oh!

Ooh, pink!

You knocked his candy on the floor and he wasn't disappointed.

I don't know what to write about that.

Alex is a mystery to both angel and human.

This human behaviour stuff is complicated.

-Yeah, I think it's time for you to go back.

-Yeah.

Maybe it's time to see how an AIT and his assignment

-deal with pressure.

-No, look.

All you've done is make me look like a jerk in front of my friends.

You're making me feel bad.

Well, good, you should feel bad. You should feel ashamed of yourself.

What gives you the right to come down and toy with people?

Why would you do that?

I learned it in class.

When somebody's bugging you, you turn them into a flower.

-Urgh.

-Porter?

I think Lucy turned into a giant, dude.

Hey there, Porter. Oh, your plant needs watered.

Better give it a drink.

Did he just say plant?

Well, the Human Insight exam is upon us.

Would you pass those around?

Now then, if you should have any kind of difficulty

on the final question, here is a hint.

If a human likes another human,

they will blink madly and laugh in each other's faces.

Like so...

HE LAUGHS

You're very welcome. Well, good luck and you may begin.

Psst.

-I'm in the middle of an exam.

-You have to turn Carl back into a boy.

-You'll get me in trouble.

-You're already in trouble.

You turned my assignment into a form of vegetation.

Lucy, eyes on your own paper, please.

Porter, help me talk to Lucy face to face.

Lucy, I do not want to be a flower any more.

I am photosynthesising - it feels weird.

Fine, I will turn you back.

-Not now!

-What is going on here?

-Er, I didn't get a test, Mr Cakecookie.

-Cakebread.

Ah! A human!

Students, under your desks, cover your heads.

Don't look him in the eye, he might attack!

Where do you get your information on humans?

Happy, Porter? We're busted.

Is your life ruled by deadlines?

This instructional video is so mesmerising.

Do you find yourself stressed by a busy lifestyle?

Yes, I do!

Do you feel a strong need to put everything in its right place?

-Only to keep things organised.

-Organisation is for a cluttered mind.

The less organised you are, the more zen you can become.

It's spectacalicious.

Time for a zen makeover.

And now, our final dunker in the Bennett High Slam Dunk contest,

Serge Delvecchio.

I'm balling, I'm pogo balling.

Whoa! That slam dunk was like a slam dunk!

Serge is the dunk contest winner.

APPLAUSE

If it wasn't for my training with this,

I wouldn't have mad ups.

Thanks, Pogo Ball.

I know. I know. I know.

-Brittany?

-Oh, please hold.

Have you learned anything from your phone?

Well, I could say that I learned that

technology has advanced beyond my wildest dreams.

-Ah-ha.

-Or, sometimes, cell phones get in the way of human interaction.

-So true.

-Or, I could tell you the truth.

I didn't learn a thing. Nada. Zilch. Zippo. And why?

Because life is for living, not for learning.

Continue.

A couple more seconds and I'll know the final colour of my jawbreaker.

Uh-oh! I swallowed it. I've got to go get an X-ray, quick!

I got the results back from my X-ray.

Turns out that the final colour of the jawbreaker was grey.

Lucy, were you trying to cheat on the Human Insight exam

by sneaking a human into class?

How did you fit him into your pencil case?

-I didn't bring them on purpose, Mr Caketoast.

-Cakebread.

I'm just a junior AIT trying to earn my own assignment.

So, this is your doing? Who are you and why are you in my class?

I'm Porter Jackson and Carl Montclaire's my assignment.

I brought him here.

Bringing a human into heaven is strictly prohibited.

-Did he force you with his mind control fingers?

-What? No.

-He's not fully up on humans.

-We should have some fun with it.

Ooh! Nice try, but I'm wearing my lead-lined underpants.

Porter, if you brought Carl here of your own free will,

you are in big trouble.

I'm afraid I'm going to have to report this infraction.

-But it's not his fault.

-I'll leave that for the authorities to decide.

Wait. Carl's right. It's not Porter's fault, it's mine.

I forced them to take me down to earth

so that I could understand humans and pass my test.

When I was down there,

I saw how much Carl protects his friends,

even at his own expense.

I can't let him suffer for my actions.

Class, you've just witnessed someone who passed their pre-AIT programme.

This is Lucy's first step toward eventually getting her own

AIT assignment on earth.

Wow, this is great. So, we're going to go.

Not so fast, Porter.

You did disrupt an exam and you will be punished.

We are here today to pay it forward

with a time capsule from your generation.

Hopefully, the items we bury today will inspire future students

the way you were inspired. What did you bring?

I wrote a review on the movie I watched.

Serge was so inspired by the Pogo Ball,

that he brought his own work-out item - a math textbook.

That thing makes me sweat.

I think future athletes will appreciate it,

once math goes extinct.

-Brittany.

-I am leaving a photo of myself

so future generations can be comforted by my beauty.

How is that inspired by the phone?

Duh, it's a picture of me talking on the phone.

-Alex.

-I'm putting in this piece of chewed gum

so I can see how much flavour it has in 25 years.

Argh! That's it, we're done!

Back to class! Serge, fill in the hole. Bring me the shovel.

Clear the way!

That's the difference between human and angel magic.

Human magic is just tricks. We can't remove our fingers.

Great job, Carl. Thanks for setting us straight on all those things.

It was my pleasure.

It was nice to say goodbye before I go back to earth.

Here's your hot chocolate.

-Thank you. How's your punishment going?

-46 more shifts and I'm done.

-Feel free to take over.

-I'm good.

Oh, looky here. A little stingy on the whipped cream.

-Could you top me up?

-Yeah, sure.

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More.

Bit more.

More.

Bit more.

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