THE UNCLE FRANK SHOW
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VIDEO CLIPS
Clip 01: “Replaced”
Clip 02: “Yahtzee”
Clip 03: “TV”
THE SHOW
Created by Andrew Goldin and Patrick Mallek. Based on characters by Andrew Goldin.
TITLE: The Uncle Frank Show
TAGLINE: “Let’s be Frank.”
LOG LINE: A recently divorced Gen Xer moves in with in his 12 year old nephew.
GENRE: Adult Animated Series
FORMAT: Half Hour Episodic
RATING: TV-MA
DEMO: 18-55 YO Males
FORMULA: Mismatched Roommates | Fish out of Water
COMPS: Kenny Powers meets Rick & Morty
WORLD: Fictional, contemporary mid-sized, sun belt city
WHY NOW: Because these days, everyone’s got a stick up their ass about everything all the time, and Uncle Frank’s here to yank it out.
THE SHOW: A recently divorced, Gen X slacker learns to navigate the woke new world with the help of his naive, tween-aged nephew.
STAKES:
Most of Uncle Frank’s problems are of his own doing. His obliviousness
triggers an endless series of misadventures that constantly consume
everyone and everything in his orbit.
RESOLVE: Move the goal posts as needed.
SHTICK:
Uncle Frank randomly relates to a situation through brain fogged cut
aways and flashbacks. Usually triggered by his nephew’s inquisitive
nature.
ENGINE: Uncle Frank’s blunt, throwback,
MTV-era attitude is juxtaposed against the modern day values and morals
of the other characters and the world around him.
MAIN CHARACTERS
UNCLE FRANK
He’s an oblivious, MTV-era throwback who calls it like he sees it. Problem is, these days that offends pretty much everyone, everywhere, all the fucking time. He’s not a jerk – he’s naive and lovable – just oh so inappropriate.
Recently divorced, Uncle Frank now crashes on his young nephew’s basement couch. He’s always one lottery ticket away from Easy Street, and one fuck up away from living in a dumpster. He survives with a cheerful scorn for the functional absurdity of the political, societal, generational, and emotional extremism that overwhelms our daily lives.
LARRY
There’re only two people in the world who
think Uncle Frank is still cool – Uncle Frank and his 12 year old
nephew Larry. With his father absent, his mother dead, and his foster
mom a religious hypocrite, Larry desperately needs just one positive
adult role model in his life. And come to think of it, now that Uncle
Frank has moved in, he probably needs two.
Let’s face it, the kid
is a dork. He’s less popular than the dorky Mexican kid down the
street…and that kid’s popular at a zero. But like most dorks, Larry
means well. He’s curious, awkward, naive, but smart enough to know
better in most situations. And that’s good, because the rest of the
adults in his life most certainly aren’t.
Larry’s dream is to
have loving parents and to hang out with the cool kids. Unfortunately
for him, Uncle Frank is probably the closest he’ll come to either. So
for now, Larry bides his time tending to his pet fish and keeping his
dysfunctional family from going off the rails.
RACIST TV
And let’s be clear. TV isn’t just racist. He’s an asshole in all the ways. He’s a homophobic, xenophobic, sexist, that you guessed it, wants to make America great again. So while sure, TV may be forced to broadcast programming that reflects today’s social mores, that doesn’t mean he has to like it. And god-damn if he won’t pipe-up and let you know it.
But it’s not just today’s shows that TV has a problem with. From gay marriage to immigration to indoctrination to democrats secretly operating a pedophile ring out of a DC pizza restaurant, TV’s got an opinion on it all. Just wait ‘til he finds out this blurb was written by a Jew. He’ll blow a fuse for sure.
SHAMIQUA
Larry doesn’t know exactly how his mother
died and Shamiqua became his foster parent, but he’s pretty sure it has
something to do with Uncle Frank. What he does know is that having a
self righteous, hypocritical, Jesus freak for a mom is better than
having no mom at all. Wait. On second thought…maybe it isn’t.
TRISTAN
Tristan is gay. Like really gay. He’s so
gay, he’d make Liberace blush. Twice. So it’s a good thing he doesn’t
give two shits about anyone but himself.
Tristan lives next door
to Uncle Frank and Larry, constantly challenging their perceptions of
what the enlightened world should look like. At least what it should
look like according to Tristan. He tends to wear “woke” like the latest
fashion – that is, only when it suits him.
OTHER CHARACTERS
BIBSY:
Bibsy’s mother always told her not to marry her high school sweetheart.
If only she would have listened. Uncle Frank’s ex-wife is a major pain
in his ass. Whenever Uncle Frank needs a life preserver, Bibsy is there
to toss him an anchor.
CHEESE: Uncle Frank’s
loyal but ill bred dog. Always shows up just in time to punctuate a
joke. Has a vendetta against Larry for some undisclosed reason.
AMY:
Larry can’t stop talking about Amy. She’s the undisputed love of his
life. The problem is, no one has actually ever met her. She’s either a
figment of his imagination, or his summer camp “girlfriend.” Maybe both.
PEDRO:
Some kids always get picked last for kickball. Pedro doesn’t get picked
at all, but he does get picked on plenty. Larry’s best friend by
attrition, Pedro is a first generation American who understands that for
all of America’s faults, it’s still so much better than the place from
where his family came.
CINNAMON: Cinnamon is the lone bartender at The Gutterball – the dive bowling alley where Uncle Frank spends way too much time.
STASH:
Another regular at The Gutterball besides Uncle Frank. Stash is a burnt
out, bumper sticker quoting prophet, hell bent on saving the world – as
long as it doesn’t involve any actual effort on his part. Constantly
conflating different conspiracy theories.
STRYKER:
The club pro at The Gutterball. Stryker can usually be found on the
barstool next to Uncle Frank. A past his prime ladies man whose shoe
size exceeds his IQ.
RANDY: The unsuspecting
local on-line shopping delivery driver who seems to be dropping off
packages for Shamiqua on an hourly basis. He’s completely oblivious to
the fact that she seems more interested in the package in his pants than
what’s in the boxes he brings her.
MAIN LOCATIONS
LARRY’S HOUSE
THE GUTTERBALL
THE SMUT HUT
PILOT SYNOPSIS
Establishing shot of a double-wide trailer just as a 20+ year old mid-size beater pulls up and parks.
Cut
to the inside of the trailer where we see Uncle Frank and his dog
Cheese laying on the couch. Uncle Frank is drinking a beer and watching
TV. His wife, Bibsy, walks in carrying as many bags of groceries as she
can. Uncle Frank greets her with a friendly “hey” but doesn’t offer to
help. Nor does he offer to help on her second trip to grab the remainder
of the haul. Instead he pipes up, asking “what’s for dinner?” but her
only answer is an annoyed grunt as she makes her way into the kitchen
where she puts the last of the bags down on the counter.
Bibsy
simultaneously begins to cook and put away the groceries. This makes a
little noise and Uncle Frank turns up the volume on the TV to
compensate. Then he shouts, asking for a fresh beer which she
begrudgingly brings him. He hits her with a “thanks babe” but again her
only response is a dismayed grunt.
Back in the kitchen Bibsy
continues to make a lot of noise with the cooking and the cabinets and
whatnot. We get the sense it’s purposeful and much louder than it needs
to be. Turning the TV up even louder, Uncle Frank asks her if she can
keep it down. She lets out yet another exasperated grunt.
Then
shit. Uncle Frank accidentally spills his beer and asks Bibsy to bring
him another. Without looking up she curtly lets him know that he just
spilled the last one. Confused, he asks her, “but weren’t you just at
the store?” followed with a “tell ya what, why don’t you just fix me a
rum and Coke.”
That’s it. Bibsy’s had more than enough. She
brings him a rum and Coke. Without looking away from the TV, he reaches
up to take it out of her hand with another “thanks babe” but instead she
pours the drink over his head.
Cut to the family-room of a
middle-class suburban home. Larry is on the couch reading a book when
the doorbell rings. Getting up from the couch with a “just a second,”
Larry heads to the door. And upon opening it, he sees Uncle Frank
standing there with all his stuff, Cheese included. Larry gives an
excited “Oh hey Uncle Frank!” to which Uncle Frank responds with a less
excited, “I think I may need to stay here for just a little if that’s
okay.”
ACT I
Larry takes Uncle Frank and
Cheese down to the unfinished basement. Washer, dryer, futon, plenty of
large cardboard boxes overflowing with junk, you know the one. Uncle
Frank begins unpacking. Dog bed here, posters here and there and finally
his old TV which begins to spark and smoke the second it’s plugged in.
One of the sparks lands on a curtain catching it on fire. No bueno. As
the fire quickly spreads they hightail it out of there.
Cut to
Uncle Frank and Cheese watching from outside as billows of dark smoke
pour from the basement windows. Suddenly it’s a big scene as firetrucks
come roaring up and neighbors and passers-by gather: Tristan, Pedro, Amy
– even the Amazon Driver.
Just as the firefighters are
containing the blaze, an old-school Caddy comes rolling up. Shamiqua
gets out. She starts talking to everyone and no one in particular. “Oh
lawdy, uh-uh, what in Jesus’ name happened here?” She then directs her
full attention to you know who. “You got something to do with this Uncle
Frank?” Right then, Larry walks up and gives a “Oh hey mom” to Shamiqua
who replies with a, “Oh hey honey child.”
ACT II
Establishing shot of everyone’s favorite dive bowling alley – The Gutter Ball.
Cut
to the inside. Uncle Frank and Larry saddle up to the bar where
regulars Stash and Stryker are day drinking, duh. Without even being
asked, Cinnamon serves them drinks. A beer for Uncle Frank and a soda
for Larry. With Uncle Frank and Larry clearly unhappy, Stash asks what’s
wrong. Uncle Frank proceeds to tell them about losing his beloved TV in
the fire. Right then, as if on cue, an ad comes on one of the overhead
TVs. One of the big electronics stores is having a sale. So yeah.
Problem solved!
Cut to Uncle Frank’s van parked in front of a big box electronics store – in a handicap spot, per usual.
Inside,
Uncle Frank and Larry are eying a 4K TV. But Uncle Frank settles on a
3K (KKK) TV instead. Sure it’s a lot more racist than the 4K TV, but
hey, it’s also a lot less expensive.
Back at Larry’s house he and
Uncle Frank are lugging in TV, all packed up in its box. Shamiqua is
mad (but forgiving) and agrees to let Uncle Frank stay for a few days,
just as long as there’s no more buffoonery.
Cut to Uncle Frank
and Larry back in the basement setting up TV. Shamiqua comes down with
some snacks. Uncle Frank turns on TV, and as she turns to leave, TV says
some horribly offensive shit. That’s it! She wants Uncle Frank and TV
out. NOW!
ACT III
Open on Larry and Pedro
playing in the park when Larry tells his friend he needs to use the
bathroom. Larry heads over to the porta-potty and when he opens the door
he’s surprised to find Uncle Frank inside. They get to talking. Uncle
Frank is desperate and wants Shamiqua to give him another shot. Larry
agrees she should.
Uncle Frank and Larry are back at the house.
They’re in the family room with Shamiqua, begging her to give Uncle
Frank just one more chance. Reluctantly Shamiqua agrees. On one
condition. To prove he’s responsible, Uncle Frank needs to hold down a
job. Plus zero porn, drugs or any kind of debauchery. Extremely
confident he can do it, Uncle Frank ecstatically takes the deal.
Cut
to a montage of Uncle Frank fucking up and getting fired from all sorts
of jobs. Everything from fry cook to heart surgeon. A no-nonsense woman
of her word, Shamiqua demands Uncle Frank leave.
Back living in
his van, things look bleak for Uncle Frank. Real bleak. Down on his
luck, he turns to his salvation…The Smut Hut – the local adult video
store. And as luck would have it, they’re looking for a new overnight
manager. So what do you know. Uncle Frank walks out with more than just a
new stash of porn, he walks out with a new job.
On his first
night on the job, he gets a visit from a frequent customer. Surprise!
It’s Shamiqua. She’s distraught. If the church finds out about her
filthy habits, she’ll lose everything! But not to worry, Uncle Frank
agrees to keep her secret safe if she lets him move back into the
basement, just until he can get back on his feet. But something tells us
he’s not going anywhere any time soon. But hey. All good. After all,
Uncle Frank, Larry and Shamiqua make for America’s nicest family unit
since the Cleavers.
EPISODES
Uncle Frank and Larry are forced to choose sides in the gay chicken wars between Gay-FC and Chick-Fil-AIDS.
JUDGMENT DAY
Uncle Frank ends up in front of a TV judge when he can’t pay after hitting someone’s car with his van.
THE MASTURBATION INCIDENT
The Smut Hut gets sued after Uncle Frank discovers a stash of “super porn” and all the customers rip their dicks off while furiously masturbating.
LITTLE LEAGUE
Uncle Frank takes over as coach of Larry’s last place little league team.
MICE CONTROL
A mice problem divides the city, forcing Uncle Frank and Larry to take sides between those who want to ban mice, and those who swear the solution is more mice.
HORSE-MAN
Uncle Frank gets bitten by a radioactive horse and begins getting horse super powers.
THE MIRACLE CURE
Hope springs eternal when the world discovers that Uncle Frank’s sperm can cure all diseases.
HOW TO PICK UP CHICKS
Uncle Frank schools Larry in all the ways.
SHARK TANK
Uncle Frank gets a deal on Shark Tank and gets in trouble when he goes to Vegas with all the money.
FAT CAMP
Larry gets sent to fat camp and Uncle Frank poses as one of the counselors.
HARD TIMES
Thinking they’re candy, Larry keeps handing out Uncle Frank’s Viagra and all the boys at school have erections 24/7.
PORN
A homemade porn Uncle Frank made back in the 80s goes viral on-line.
AIRBNB
Uncle Frank rents out part of his basement space as an Airbnb for illegal immigrants.
SHITLER
Uncle Frank takes an evil shit that tries to take over the world.
CONTACT US
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