Coming this Fall to TGIF: Down Under and Above Ground An 80s sitcom written by ChatGPT

[Roofus]

FADE IN:

EXT. NEW YORK CITY - DAY

CALAVERA, a scruffy but charming American, is running down a busy street, dodging people left and right. He spots a yellow cab, waves his arms, and jumps in.

INT. YELLOW CAB - DAY

Calavera: (panting) JFK Airport, please!

The cab driver nods and pulls away from the curb. Calavera leans back in his seat, relieved.

Calavera: (to himself) Finally, I'm getting out of this city. Off to Australia, the land down under.

CUT TO:

EXT. IAN'S HOUSE - DAY

The cab pulls up in front of a quaint Australian house. Calavera exits the cab and looks around.

Calavera: (to himself) This must be the place.

He walks up to the front door and rings the bell.

CUT TO:

INT. IAN'S HOUSE - DAY

IAN, a laid-back Australian with a surfer vibe, opens the door.

Ian: G'day mate, you must be Calavera!

Calavera: That's me! Nice to meet you, Ian.

Ian: Come on in, I'll show you around.

As they walk through the house, Calavera notices something strange in the corner of the room. A LOBSTER in a fish tank is waving at him.

Calavera: (pointing) Hey, Ian, is that lobster waving at me?

Ian: (laughing) Oh, that's Zoidberg. He's my pet lobster.

Calavera: (confused) Pet lobster? And why is he waving at me?

Ian: (smiling) Because he can talk, but only I can hear him.

Calavera: (sarcastic) Right, a talking lobster. Sure.

Ian: (serious) No, I'm serious. Zoidberg's been my loyal friend for years.

Calavera: (amused) Well, this is going to be a fun trip.

CUT TO:

INT. IAN'S KITCHEN - DAY

Calavera and Ian are sitting at the kitchen table, drinking beer.

Ian: So, what brings you to Australia, Calavera?

Calavera: (sighing) I needed a change of scenery. Life in New York was getting too hectic for me.

Ian: (nodding) I know what you mean. Australia is the perfect place to relax and enjoy life.

Calavera: (smiling) I can already feel the stress melting away.

Suddenly, Zoidberg jumps out of his tank and starts talking to Ian.

Zoidberg: Ian, Ian, did you forget to feed me again? I'm starving!

Ian: (laughing) Sorry, Zoidberg, I'll get you some food right away.

Calavera watches in disbelief as Ian walks over to the fridge and takes out a piece of lettuce for Zoidberg.

Calavera: (whispering to himself) A talking lobster and a guy who feeds him lettuce. This is going to be a long trip.

FADE OUT.

[ian]

And then what happened? Edge of my seat here.

You can't just end the story right as it got interesting! Damn CHATGPT must be taking lessons from network execubots with its cliffhangers.

[Roofus]

We got picked up! Here's episode 2!

FADE IN:

INT. IAN'S APARTMENT - DAY

Calavera is sitting on the couch, watching TV. Zoidberg is on the coffee table, snacking on a shrimp cocktail.

IAN: (walking in) Hey, Calavera. What are you up to today?

CALAVERA: (shrugs) Not much, just hanging out.

IAN: Well, I was thinking we could hit the beach. It's a beautiful day out.

CALAVERA: (looks skeptical) The beach? I don't know, man. I'm not really a beach person.

IAN: Come on, Cal. You can't live in Australia and not go to the beach.

CALAVERA: (sighs) Fine. But what are we going to do about Zoidberg? He can't exactly swim.

ZOIDBERG: (indignantly) Hey, I'll have you know I can swim just fine. I just don't like to get my claws wet.

IAN: We'll figure something out. Let's go.

CUT TO:

EXT. BEACH - DAY

Calavera and Ian are playing frisbee on the sand while Zoidberg lounges under an umbrella.

CALAVERA: (panting) Man, this is harder than it looks.

IAN: (laughing) You'll get the hang of it. Just watch out for those seagulls.

CALAVERA: (looking up) What seagulls?

Suddenly, a flock of seagulls swoops down and steals their frisbee.

IAN: (laughing) Well, I guess we won't be playing with that anymore.

CALAVERA: (rolling his eyes) Great.

Just then, they hear a commotion coming from the water. A group of surfers are struggling to catch a wave.

IAN: (excitedly) Check it out, Cal. Let's go help them out.

CALAVERA: (hesitantly) I don't know if that's such a good idea.

IAN: (grinning) Come on, it'll be fun.

They run into the water and start pushing the surfers into the waves. Zoidberg watches from the shore, cheering them on.

CALAVERA: (breathless) This is actually kind of fun.

IAN: (nodding) See, I told you.

As the sun starts to set, they gather their things and head back to Ian's apartment.

CALAVERA: (smiling) Thanks for dragging me to the beach today, Ian. I had a good time.

IAN: (clapping him on the back) Anytime, Cal. We'll have to do it again soon.

ZOIDBERG: (joining them) And next time, I want to catch a wave too.

They all laugh as the camera pans out, showing the beautiful Australian sunset.

FADE OUT.

[ian]

Fantastic! But I have one question I wonder if chatGPT could answer... In the first part it was clearly established that Ian lived in a 'quaint Australian house' but in this second one it's said that they went back to 'Ian's apartment' how did that event happen and when? I feel angry that they would neglect to mention such a big change if they had meant to make the change.

Also, the writers missed a huge opportunity to put a rock on Zoidberg the Lobster.

There's probably a whole song they could have used as part of the soundtrack about a lobster with a rock on it?
Possibly one of the surfers went under a dock?

[Dr. Zoidberg]

[Roofus]

Fantastic! But I have one question I wonder if chatGPT could answer... In the first part it was clearly established that Ian lived in a 'quaint Australian house' but in this second one it's said that they went back to 'Ian's apartment' how did that event happen and when? I feel angry that they would neglect to mention such a big change if they had meant to make the change.

Also, the writers missed a huge opportunity to put a rock on Zoidberg the Lobster.

There's probably a whole song they could have used as part of the soundtrack about a lobster with a rock on it?
Possibly one of the surfers went under a dock?

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