SCENE K
INT. THE SWIRLY GO ROUND – LATER
Caleb tinkers with the ice cream machine using a wrench. Danny stands at the counter, oblivious.
A man approaches the counter and studies Danny's face.
DANNY
Uh...Can I help you?
DIRECTOR
Yes. You can. You have the exact face I've been looking for.
DANNY
Sorry. (pointing to face) Not on the menu.
DIRECTOR
No. I need a young man to act in my Cream Pop commercial. Here's a sample.
He hands Danny a bottle of Cream Pop. Danny takes a sip.
DANNY
Hey, it's creamy, yet fizzy.
DIRECTOR
Exactly! How would you like to be the face of the ad?
DANNY
That would be awesome!
He composes himself, plays it cool.
DANNY (CONT'D)
I just have to, you know, call my agent. This face is pretty popular.
The director hands him his card.
DIRECTOR
Have your agent contact me personally.
He stares at Danny's face a moment later then chuckles and walks away.
Danny turns to Caleb. Caleb quickly hides the wrench in his shirt.
DANNY
Did you hear that? I just got an acting gig.
CALEB
Dude, that's awesome! You might want to go ahead and call your agent. I bet tons of guys with faces are waiting to snag that part.
DANNY
Thanks, man. I owe you one. Who knew learning how to be a dork would actually do some good.
CALEB
Anything for a friend.
Danny takes his bottle of Cream Pop and walks out of the truck rehearsing his line in different inflections.
DANNY
Creamy, yet fizzy...Creamy, yet fizzy...
He exits.
Lance enters the truck wearing a celebratory bow tie.
LANCE
Who's ready for the Swirly ceremony? Where's Danny?
CALEB
He went back to acting, sir. Turns out he wasn't cut out for the ice cream biz.
LANCE
And he was doing such a great job. Oh well. Congratulations, Caleb. You are the new Swirler of the Month. After watching how well you trained Danny, the decision was easy.
He hands Caleb a waffle cone with his face on it.
CALEB
(choking up) Thank you, sir. This is a dream come true.
LANCE
Let's celebrate with some ice cream on the house, huh?
Lance grabs two cones and moves to the machine.
CALEB
No, wait!
Lance grabs the lever. It comes off in his hand and ice cream splashes all over his face. He glares at Caleb. Caleb shrugs innocently. The wrench falls from his shirt. Lance holds out his hand. Caleb takes one last look at his waffle cone and hands it back. Lance uses it to wipe ice cream off of his face and takes a bite out of it.
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Fabriella Starr: Ariella for Real (Script)
HumorAs the new trending topic at Crestview High, Ariella gives Mae an all-access pass into her everyday life. Meanwhile, Caleb helps Danny get through his acting hiatus by getting him a job at the Swirly Go Round.
