Dinosaur Office: Team Building

By

Kevin Corrigan, Caldwell Tanner & Brian Murphy

          INT. DINOSAUR OFFICE -- TERRY'S OFFICE

          TERRY stands with DANNY, an Ankylosaurus morale coach.
          CRAIG, RICHARD, TODD, and SHEILA face them.

                              DANNY
                    Hey gang, I'm Danny and I'm a team
                    building expert. Today we are gonna
                    boost morale and have fun doing it!
                    Who's with me?

          Light clapping, Richard yells "Yeah!"

                              DANNY
                    Icebreaker time! Everyone say your
                    name, and a fun fact about
                    yourself.

                              CRAIG
                    My name's Craig and I enjoy the
                    newspaper.

                              DANNY
                    Don't hold back, Craig. Tell us
                    something really interesting about
                    yourself. Like me? I love
                    wakeboarding.

                              CRAIG
                    My name's Craig and I enjoy
                    gardening (pause) magazines.

          Danny is confused, then thumps his tail once, like a  clap.

                              DANNY
                    Alright, let's change gears! I need
                    a volunteer to wear this blindfold.

          Todd walks forward. Danny puts a blindfold on him then pulls
          out a donut.

                              DANNY
                    Now it's your job to guess the
                    secret object here. Impossible? It
                    would be, without your coworkers
                    giving you hints. Come on gang!

                              CRAIG
                    It's high in carbohydrates.

                              TODD
                    Simple, or complex?

                              CRAIG
                    I don't know. Danny, is this whole
                    wheat?

                              DANNY
                    Let's stay focused on the big
                    picture. Now when I look at this, I
                    see something round, something you
                    can eat-

                              RICHARD
                    Oh, I know. It's a donut!

                              DANNY
                    You are not the guesser.

                              TODD
                    If it's a donut it's a simple carb.

          Danny thumps his tail more aggressively.

                              DANNY
                    Let's try something very simple.
                    Trust falls. Sheila, you lean back.
                    Terry, you catch her. That's it.
                    You can do this guys!

          Terry stands behind Sheila with his arms held out. He looks
          determined, but his arms are clearly too short to catch her.

                              TERRY
                    Don't worry, I gotcha.

                              SHEILA
                    I trust you.

          Sheila falls over on her side.

                              DANNY
                         (gritted teeth)
                    Wow! Way to think outside the box,
                    I'm impressed by how wrong that
                    was.

                              CRAIG
                    Excuse me, sir. I have back
                    problems, may I lend Todd my
                    grocery store discount card
                    instead?

                              DANNY
                    NO!

                              TODD
                    Why not? That's the ultimate symbol
                    of trust.

          Danny hops up on the table. He punctuates his words by
          smashing things with his tail.

                              DANNY
                    Is this a joke to you? Just a big
                    goof?

          Danny smashes everything on the desk with his tail.

                              DANNY
                    I am a highly trained team-building
                    professional! My time is valuable!
                    Your company purchased the platinum
                    package and I'm gonna make you a
                    team whether you like it or no-

          He loses his balance, Terry catches him in trustfall
          position.

                              TERRY
                    I caught him!

          Terry nonchalantly shoves Danny into his mouth.

                              TODD
                    Terry, you are an asset to our
                    team.

          Reveal Sheila still on the ground.

                              SHEILA
                    Someone please contact my
                    healthcare provider.