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Pigs Anthology
Summer
2004
Hipsters
and Squares
Part
3: Once
Upon a Time
It's easy to see why Henson had a soft spot for hipsters -- they had a
real knack for letting the hot air out of pretentious squares. In this
sketch, the hipster-square dynamic even invaded the world of fairy
tales...
Cast:
Frank Oz (Snow White),
Jim
Henson (Pokey, Flaky, Sneaky voice),
Jerry
Nelson (Sparky, Schnooky, Drippy voice),
Richard
Hunt (Sneaky and Drippy puppets).

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(Peppy
fairytale music plays as Snow White skips up to the dwarves' cottage,
humming a happy tune.)
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Snow
W |
La
la la-la, la la la-la, laaa laaa laaaaaa...
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(She
knocks on the door.)
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Pokey |
Yeah,
come in! The door's open!
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Snow
W |
He-llooooo!
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Pokey
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Yeah?
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Snow
W |
I
bet you know who I am!
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Pokey
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Can't
say as I do, lady.
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Snow
W
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Oh.
Well. I'll give you a hint. You are all dwarves, right?
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Pinky |
Yeah,
so what?
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Snow
W |
Well,
I'm Snow White!
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Drippy |
Hmmm?
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Pokey
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Well,
that's, uh, that's terrific, baby, I'm pleased ta meet ya! What can we do
for ya?
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Snow
W |
Oh.
Well. Now, I'm not sure I'm in the right place. How many dwarves are
there here?
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Schnooky |
How
many, that's a good question! Let's see, there's, uh, there's Pokey...
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Pokey |
Yeah,
there's Pokey.
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Schnooky
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And
there's Sparky.
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Sparky
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Eh.
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Schnooky |
And,
uh...
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Pokey |
Flaky.
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Schnooky |
Flaky,
yeah, and then there's, uh, Sneaky, and Pokey...
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Pokey |
No,
you named Pokey, you already named me already.
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Schnooky
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Oh,
I did.
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Pokey
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Yeah.
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Sparky |
Hey,
we gotta do somethin' else. Let's count off. Let's get in a big circle.
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Pokey |
Oh,
okay, all right. Get in a circle, we'll count off.
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Sparky
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Now,
when we count off, jump up, so we'll know.
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Pokey
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Okay.
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Sparky |
I'll
start. One!
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Schnooky |
Two.
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Pokey |
Three.
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Flaky |
Four!
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Drippy |
Five.
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Sneaky |
Six!
(They go around the circle, and keep going.)
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Sparky
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Seven!
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Schnooky
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Eight!
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Pokey |
Nine.
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Flaky |
Ten.
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Drippy |
Eleven.
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Sneaky |
Twelve...
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Snow
W |
Now,
wait a minute...
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Sparky |
Thirteen!
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Schnooky |
Fourteen.
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Snow
W
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Uh,
dwarves...
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Pokey
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Fifteen.
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Flaky |
Sixteen!
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Snow
W |
Oh,
just a moment... oh, hush now...
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Pokey |
Oh,
wait, wait a second.
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Sparky |
I
got counted twice.
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Snow
W |
Now,
just a moment, listen...
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Pokey |
I
got counted a couple of times, too.
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Sparky |
That's
okay, it's good for ya!
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Snow
W
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Let's
all settle down.
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Flaky
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I
got counted three times.
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Snow
W |
If
you all talk, you can't hear me-ee! So let's all settle
down.
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Snow
W |
This
is no good. When you count something, you're supposed to count everything one
time only. Now, let's all line up, and I'll count you. Let's go.
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Pokey |
Yeah!
Good idea. Line up, everybody. Okay.
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Snow
W |
Line
up! That's right. You get there, and you there.
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Snow
W |
All
right, now. Here we go. And who's this?
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Sparky
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Uh...
I'm Sparky.
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Snow
W
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Sparky,
you will be number one.
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Sparky |
Number
one.
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Snow
W |
Yes.
Who's this right here?
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Schnooky |
I'm
Schnooky.
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Snow
W
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All
right, Schnooky, you'll be number two.
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Schnooky |
Number
two.
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Snow
W |
Who's
your little friend here?
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Pokey |
Little
friend? I'm Pokey, lady.
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Snow
W |
All
right, Pokey, you'll be number three. And who's with you, Pokey?
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Flaky
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I'm
Flaky.
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Snow
W
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Flaky,
I'm sorry to hear that, you'll be number four.
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Flaky |
All
right.
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Snow
W |
And
who's this little sweetheart here?
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Drippy |
I'm
Drippy.
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Snow
W
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Drippy,
you'll be number five.
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Drippy
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Mmmm.
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Snow
W |
And
little dear, what's your name?
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Sneaky |
I'm
Sneaky.
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Snow
W |
Sneaky?
You'll be number six.
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Snow
W |
And...
(She turns to the next dwarf, but there isn't one.) ... uh... Where's the
other one?
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Sparky |
There's
not any other one. We're only six of us.
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Snow
W |
But,
uh... isn't this the cottage of the seven dwarves?
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Pokey
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No,
no, no, this is the cottage of the six dwarves! You want the cottage
of the seven dwarves, that's on down the street. You go down about three
doors and turn left at the post office.
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Snow
W |
Oh.
I'm terribly sorry.
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(Snow
White exits, humming to more peppy music.)
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Snow
W |
La
la la-la, la la la-la, laaaaa...
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(The
dwarves watch her go.)
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Pokey
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What
was that all about?
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Sparky |
I
don't know. She was weird.
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Flaky |
You
suppose we oughta call the seven dwarves and warn 'em?
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Schnooky |
Good
idea.
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(They
exit to the phone.)
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