Oct. 17
THEME... "Nightline"
ENTRANCE: GO RICE ! MOB runs onto the field and forms during the upcoming script segment...
FORMATION: VOTE
ANNOUNCER: The 1992 presidential campaign - have the media elite already determined who will be Commander-in-Chief? You bet they have-!
I'm Ted Kop-out, and this is --- "Halftime". {10s}
MUSIC: Nightline (four-measure version) {10s}
ACTION: MOB runs madly for five seconds and then re-form...
FORMATION: VOTE
ANNOUNCER: Unfortunately, the presidential candidates won't be here on Halftime today. Bill Clinton misunderstood the invitation - it was a draft copy. George Bush heard that we were taping in his home state and went to the wrong one . And Ross Perot was pressed into service at the airport. The radar went dead - and they're using his ears for antenna. {19s}
MUSIC: Satisfaction {40s}
ACTION: Well, we could have a confused george, a big eared Ross, and a (an) overdressed Clinton... I hope... song ends and MOB scatters to...
FORMATION: Boxing Ring (diamond)
ANNOUNCER: In this corner, the Vice President, and world class speller - Dan Quayle. In the other corner is a U.S. senator and professional tree-hugger - Al Gore. And in the middle is a man with combat experience - retired admiral James Stockdale, who may hear the bell to start the round if he turns up his hearing aid. Remember, gentlemen, low blows are encouraged . Now - go to your corners - and at the bell - come out de-bating. {25s}
MUSIC: Love Shack (short) {75s}
ACTION: candidates play Rock-em Sock-em Robots in the middle of the formation, with Stockdale wandering dazedly ... song ends and MOB scatters to...
FORMATION: Dog Face SAs form the nose and eye.
ANNOUNCER: This election has really gone to the dogs . What the country needs is someone smarter than Quayle. Someone closer to the environment than Gore. Someone whose hearing is better than Stockdale's. (pause)
Our country needs (pause) REVEILLE !
MUSIC: Minnie the Moocher {105s}
ACTION: O.J. sings; SAs roll out the words from the dogs' mouth; song ends and MOB scatters to...
FORMATION: ? (a question mark and some lines)
ANNOUNCER: The media polls indicate that you don't really like any of the candidates. Our poll says that the man you want most for our next president is Harry S. Truman. But he's dead . Next on the list is John Wayne - but he's dead too . Finally, there's Elvis, and - we've found him - he's right up there... {20s}
ACTION: MOB points to a certain location in the stands, causing all of the crowd to stand and gawk.
MUSIC: Gigolo {105s}
ACTION: what the SAs do during Gigolo is beyond ME; the MOB does its usual choreography and finishes the song on the sideline as we sing (to save time).
ANNOUNCER: That's our Halftime for today. For all of us at M-O-B
News, I'm Ted Kop-out, and remember - vote November third. {9s}
Time: 418 seconds; that leaves 62 seconds for scatters and applause...
EPILOGUE: Yow! This one went well. It helps to have a very large and vocal crowd that is willing to laugh out loud when they think something is funny. The strongest response was to the Clinton/draft joke. Probably the weakest was to the Elvis bit. They liked everything else. (The Nightline intro doesn't count.) They even sang on Moocher and Gigolo. We even finished in time.
Grade: A
Score at halftime: 14-9 (them); final: 35-9.
Attendance: a lot...