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"Night Light
Boy!"
While not being heavy-handed, this sketch helps you
say...
Always shine your light for
God!
© 2001 Randy Manning
Captain Ice Man – adult male in super hero outfit
Captain Stretch O – adult male in super hero outfit
Receptionist – a gum chewing, nail filing female
Night Light Boy – boy
Always shine your light for God.
Never quit.
Three superheroes and a receptionist at the superhero
convention.
Receptionist walks in, talking on portable
telephone. She sits, waiting for
super heroes to check in.
Receptionist
(into phone),….Oh, yeah, Marge.
I didn’t tell you. There’s
another
convention in the hotel.
(laughs) Yeah. You
know, I usually like the
conventions, but this one
will be boring! Naw, nothing
exciting like the
plumbers union or the
Shriners. No, this is for Super
Heroes. Yeah, a
whole convention of super
heroes. Like saving the world and
stuff!
Yeah,….oh, wait, I hear
them coming, I gotta go.
(Enter
two super heroes wearing capes and superhero outfits carrying golf clubs,
tennis rackets, etc. Obviously on
vacation.)
Ice Man
(entering) So I says
to the guy. Hey!
Evil guy! Hello, from the
Super Hero that’s going to stop you from destroying the world!
Captain
So what happened?
Ice Man
The “End of the Day” siren went off.
We both went home. I guess
we’ll see what happens Monday.
Captain
That reminds me of the evil Dr. Badger!
He tried that whole “hold the world for hostage thing”
He even had his death ray gun pointed at the sun,...ready to press the
button on the gun that shoots a ray, blowing up the sun, and all of the earth
with it!
Ice Man
What did you do?
Captain
Well I walked right over to that death ray gun, and I,…..unplugged it.
(they
are at the receptionist desk now.)
Receptionist
Welcome to the Superhero Convention!
Ice Man
Thanks! (gives a cool finger point)
I just got into town. Is
this where we check in?
Receptionist
Yes. If
you could take a moment to register.
Your name?
Ice Man
My real name or my superhero name?
Receptionist
Real name.
Ice Man
(mildly) Mild mannered John Smith.
Receptionist
Superhero name?
Ice Man
(Like a monster-truck commercial) They call me the Ice Man! (he
echoes it)
Receptionist
(writing it down) ,…Ice Man,….and your super power is?
Ice Man
(as if from a promo from a movie)
With a single stare, the Ice Man can freeze any liquid, solid or bad guy.
Yes, he’s back and he’s got an attitude!
"Evil doers" tremble when he,……..
Receptionist
(interrupting) Oh,
yeah. I remember you from last
year. You’re the one they caught
“doing your business” in the swimming pool.
Ice Man
What makes you think that was me?
Receptionist
Because they found ice cubes floating all around you.
Ice Man
(embarrassed) ,…oh yeah. Well, write down that “he freezes the evil men of the world!”
Receptionist
(writing) He makes stuff cold. (having
him sign in and gives him a key) Your
room is on the second floor, third door on the left.
The soda machines are on your left and the ice machines are on the,…..(looking
up at him) ,….never mind. Next!
Captain
(steps up) I guess
you already know who I am!
Receptionist
(Looks at him) Nope
Captain
I have thwarted 362 evil villains!
Receptionist
(Looks at him) Nope.
Captain
I’ve been on 23 comic book covers.
Receptionist
(Looks at him) Nope.
Captain
I had a cover last month!
Receptionist
Ever done Cosmo?
Captain
(Looks at her) Nope.
Receptionist
Then I wouldn’t know you. Name?
Captain
(mildly) Mild mannered Jack Smith
Receptionist
Super hero name?
Captain
(Big, over the top) Captain Stretch – O! (stretches
the name out)
Captain
(correcting her, point at the sheet she’s writing on)
No, not Captain Stretch Toe, that’s Captain Stretch – O!
Receptionist
(not even looking down to correct it)
Whatever. And your super
power is?
Captain
(like out of a movie promo) Captain
Stretch – O! He can stretch
himself like a rubber band. Contorting
himself into any shape. Snagging
villains from around corners or at great distances!
Look! It’s a flag pole! No! It’s a
door mat! No!
It’s Captain Stretch – O! In his latest adventure…..
Receptionist
(interrupting) You
were here last year too!
Captain
(proud that she remembers him) That’s
right!
Receptionist
You kept challenging everyone to a limbo contest!
Captain
(happy to be remembered) Aren’t
those fun!
Receptionist
(laughing and pointing at him) and
the only guy that would limbo against you, beat you!
Captain
(defensively) Well, I
didn’t recognize Amoeba Man with out his flagella!
Receptionist
(handing him a key) Here’s
your key. You guys are just in time
for the seminars.
Ice
Man
Great. What seminars are scheduled?
Receptionist
-Well, at 1 o’clock The incredible Hulk is hosting “Zen and the Art
of Anger Management”
- at 2, Spider Man talks about “Overcoming Arachnophobia”
- and at 3, Batman hosts
“Decorating your Cave on a Budget”
Captain
That one sounds good!
Ice Man
where do we go?
Receptionist
Just sit over there and I’ll lead you to the seminar rooms in a moment.
(they
turn and start to walk away, meeting Night Light Boy entering.)
Ice Man
Hey kid! You’re in the wrong hotel.
This one is for superheroes! The
hotel down the street is for super zeros! (laughs
too long, Captain gives him a high five)
Captain
Oh, yeah! And kid,...you better call your mom. She may know of some evil third graders that need a good
scolding! (laughs too long and
gives Ice Man a high five)
(Still
laughing at how funny they think they are, they both go over and sit in chairs,
they continue to hear everything, and react)
Receptionist
Welcome to the Super Hero Convention!
Night
Thank you. I’d like to
register.
Receptionist
Ok. Your name?
Night
Billy.
Ice Man
(From his seat,. Nudging the other one)
Hey look! It’s Billy the
Kid! OOOOOOOO! (acting
scared)
(Captain
joins in on the ooooooo, they laugh and congratulate each other.)
Captain
(singing) Oh, where
have you gone Billy Boy, Billy Boy, oh, where have you gone little Billy?
Ice Man
(singing) I am going
to be a superhero,
Captain
(singing) but instead
I am a super zero!
(they
both burst out laughing , giving each other high fives, stand up and do a little
victory dance.)
Receptionist
(writing) Billy, and what’s your last name?
Night
Jones.
Receptionist
(writing) Jones,….and your superhero name?
Night
Night Light Boy.
Receptionist
What?
Night
I’m Night Light Boy.
Receptionist
(writing) Night Light Boy. ,….and
your superpower is?
Night
Well, I really just,…….
Receptionist
(interrupting) I bet
I know. You take your light and shine it brightly in the eyes of your
foes.
Ice Man
What? Are you trying to give the bad guys a sunburn?
(they
both laugh and congratulate themselves, high fives all around)
Night
Well, no,…I just,…
Receptionist
I know, I bet you hurl night lights at evil doers with lightning speed!
Captain
(interrupting) Be
careful, Kid, You’ll put an eye out!
(they
both laugh and congratulate themselves, high fives all around.)
Night
Well, no,…I just,….
Receptionist
(interrupting) Well,
what DO you do, Night Light Boy?
Night
I plug in Night Lights.
Everyone
What?
Night
I plug in Night Lights! I’m
kind of like the Johnny Appleseed of Night Lights.
(At this point the superhero are hooked and really
listening. They are not making fun
of Night Light Boy any more.)
Receptionist
Why do you do that?
Night
Well, I don’t have a super power, I don’t have a super bright light.
But a night light shines all the time.
During the day, when everything is ok, my night light is shining.
You may not notice it because you don’t really need that light.
But at night, when things are the darkest, maybe when you’re thinking
things are at their worst, my little light is still shining, and because there
isn’t any other light around. My
light is really helpful.
Ice Man
(sincerely) Yeah.
It really helps you find your way to the bathroom!
Receptionist
(to Ice Man) What? You’re not using the
pool anymore?
Night
So, I figure that my little night lights aren’t very powerful or
strong, but if I just keep that light shining, and never turn that light off.
When someone needs that light, it’ll be ready, it’ll be there, and
it’ll be shining. .
Heroes
(together) Whoa!
Receptionist
So you keep the night light on,….
Captain
,…and sometime, somewhere,…when things are at they’re darkest,….
Ice Man
the night light will be shinning!
Receptionist
(comes around desk and motions to lead them all out)
Well, Night Light Boy! I have someone who needs to talk to you.
He’s in the dark a lot!
Night
Who’s that?
Receptionist
Mushroom Man.
Night
Well, I’ll just help him find the light to shine!
Captain
Wow, that’s pithy!
Ice Man
What?
Captain
I said, “that’s pithy!”
Ice Man
(exits) No thanks, I
just came from the pool.
Captain
Hey Night Light Boy?
Night
(exits) Yes?
Captain
(exits) Do you need a
side kick?
Ice Man
(after them) Hey, I
saw him first!
(they
are off)
(This is a sample only. This material is
copywrited. Do not print. Do not copy.)
(The rights to copy and perform are only
available by purchase.)
(You may read this only as an example of the types
of material written by Randy Manning.)
(All Rights Reserved.)
This sketch, and the rights to
perform it are included in
"Sermon
Sketches 1" & "The
Collected Sketches...so far"
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