Mime.....Chris Parnell
Spokesman.....Chris Parnell
Man.....Chris Parnell
Woman.....Chris Parnell
[ ext. – city street. Spokesman in suit. Random people in background ]
Spokesman: Has this ever happened to you? You’re enjoying this great mime…
[ mime doing his miming in front of business building ]
Spokesman V/O: When you look at your watch and realize you have a business meeting in fifteen minutes?
[ man in crowd checking watch ]
Spokesman V/O: That mime was doing a great routine, but you don’t know if he’ll still be there when the meeting’s over—or if he’ll have moved on to something different.
[ mime climbing fake rope ]
Spokesman: [ stepping into frame ] Well, now there’s something you can use. Presenting the Mime Remote.
[ man pulls remote from his jacket pocket ]
Spokesman V/O: Just one click and your mime is paused.
[ man presses button; mime freezes ]
Spokesman V/O: Go attend that meeting, he’ll be here when you come back.
[ ext. – in front of supermarket ]
Spokesman: But what if you’re busy doing errands?
[ mime trapped in a box ]
Spokesman V/O: You’ve seen this routine thousands of times already.
[ woman pushing shopping cart loaded with groceries while watching mime ]
Spokesman V/O: Your kids have probably ruined the house by now and your ice cream’s about to melt!
[ woman pulls out remote and presses button. Mime speeds through box routine and begins roping cattle. Woman presses button and mime is normal speed again ]
Spokesman V/O: The fast forward button is just the thing for you!
[ spokesman enters frame ]
Spokesman: The Mime Remote! Your time, your mime.
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