Wendy Freshner's Summer Jobs. Job Title #1 (Written Comedy Sketch)

Wendy Freshner, a fresh faced 19 year old starts her first summer job at the Hotel Pearlmont. What craziness will she have to do with?

WENDY FRESHNER’S SUMMER JOBS

WENDY'S SUMMER JOBS

Job #1: Hotel Receptionist

BY: KELLY A. BROTMAN

(Reedited on 04/27/2015) 

 

 

WENDY FRESHNER: A TWENTY YEAR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT. SHE IS STARTING HER SUMMER JOB. (NOT CAST YET)

FERNADO QUEZNO:  A THIRTY SOMETHING WOMANIZER. HE IS THE HOTEL MANAGER. (NOT CAST  YET)

GEORGE FRIEDMON AKA ERNEST HEMINGWAY: AN ESCAPED HOSPITAL PATIENT FROM THE PSYCH WARD WHO THINKS HE IS ERNEST HEMINGWAY.

NURSE: FRIEDMAN'S CARETAKER FROM THE HOSPITAL. 

 

 

 

 EXT.  HOTEL PEARLMONT, LOS ANGELES, ESTABLISHING - DAY

DISSOLVE TO:

INT.  HOTEL LOBBY - DAY

(QUEZNO, WENDY )

FERNANDO QUEZNO AND WENDY FRESHNER WALK IN. THEY WALK TO THE RECEPTION DESK.

QUEZNO

 And over here is the lobby. This is where you are going to be stationed, Miss Freshner.

WENDY

 Thank you, Mister Quizno. for giving me this opportunity to work at such a fine establishment.

QUEZNO

It's Quezno. Not Quizno.  I'm not a sandwich.  The 'E' is more pronounced.  Now the phone is right here, be sure to call me if there is an emergency, and only for an emergency. I am a very busy man. Now you can handle the basics such as house keeping, maintenance, and the occasional escaped mental patient...

WENDY

(ALARMED)  Say what?  I thought this was a hotel?

QUEZNO

(IGNORING HER) And do not under any circumstances press the emergency button, only I'm allowed to press that button.

WENDY

Why can only you press that button?  What if I see an emergency?

QUEZNO

Then you check with me to see if it really is an emergency.  Remember, you're under my jurisdiction. You did sign the Medical Consent Forms right?

QUEZNO TURNS TO GO.

QUEZNO (CONT'D)

Well, I am done here. Now don't call me down unless...

WENDY

Unless of a real emergency.

QUEZNO

You're a fast learner.  Good.

QUEZNO EXITS.

DISSOLVE TO:

PEARLMONT LOBBY AN HOUR LATER.

(WENDY FRESHNER, GEORGE FRIEDMAN, NURSE  )

Wendy is busy at her desk, her cell phone rings. She answers.

Wendy

Hello..oh hi Mom.

(Pauses listens to her Mom)

Wendy

No, Mom, no Mom! I refuse to work for you! The last time I did you made me in charge of looking after the children in the waiting room! 

(Pause)

Because I got the chicken pox, the measles, strep throat all in a six month period!  There is no way in hell that I am working for you!  I know you want me to be a dentist like you but I prefer the simple life, I want to be a weather girl! I do not care if you think it is a pointless career but that is the life I choose, and I am sticking to it! And no I'm not going to be the female Ron Burgundy, goodbye Mom! 

In walks George Friedman, he is in a suit. He has a bunch of flowers with him. 

George Friedman

Hello, Mary my one true love!

He bends down and kisses her hand.  Wendy hanks her hand away.

Wendy Freshner

Can I help you sir?

George Friedman

My dear woman, I can understand the cold attitude my dear. But I must go to Paris! It is the perfect place to see the Parisians in action.

George Friedman goes to kiss her on the lips, she slaps him in the face.

Wendy Freshner

Sir do not make me call the police!

Nurse rushes into the scene.

Nurse 

Ma'am do not call the cops! I am dreadfully sorry. This is Doctor Friedman, he is suffering from dementia and he thinks he is Ernest Hemingway! He has a bad case! It is unfortunate that he was one of Los Angeles top brain surgeons when he was in practice.

Wendy Freshner

(Horrified) He assaulted me!

Nurse 

(Sighs) No he did not, he just tried to kiss you.

Wendy Freshner

(Horrified) He just tried to kiss me, without my permission, I am pretty sure that qualifies as assault. 

Nurse

(Seriously) Did you slap him? 

Wendy Freshner

I sure did!

Nurse 

(Relieved) That should knock him back to the present.

George Friedman

(Flustered) Where am I? Am I back at that Quezno place? The sandwiches there are terrible!

Nurse 

Yes your back at the Pearlmont.

George Friedman

Right, right, be sure to give them my usual donation.

Nurse 

Yes Doctor. Friedman, I'll be sure to give them the Subway sandwiches coupons. 

George Friedman

Thank you, Nurse.

Nurse and George Friedman leave the scene.

Wendy Freshner

(Flustered) I almost got kissed by a greasy old man, and this hotel gets Subway coupons.  This at least better than getting the stomach flue on my prom night!

END OF SKETCH.