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The Babysitter

(Originally titled: Mr. Blandingsburg)   

A Short Screenplay
By Jim Dalglish

Rose has a lot on her mind.  Surviving the eighth grade, taking care of her brother, and her regular job baby sitting the world’s worst behaved identical twins.  She still manages to find time to think entirely too much about the man of her dreams: the twin’s incredibly handsome and dashing father – Mr. Blandingsburg.

ROSE
“Is he really a lot like Dad used to be?"
ROBBY
“Just like him, Robby. Just like him.”

Length

20 mins.

Type

Emotionally compelling comedy/drama

Script Completed

Spring 2000

Logline:
Rose - an eighth-grade wallflower - would give anything to escape the heavy responsibilities heaped on her since her mother became ill. Maybe the solution involves the man of her dreams - the handsome and dashing father of the two pesky identical twins she babysits.


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