(The lights change to indicate that they're back on the air)ĬORNY: Now don't forget, guys and Gidgets-our very first prime-time spectacular is coming up on June 6th We'll be live at Baltimore's brand-new Eventorium, broadcasting nationwide! VELMA: Ah, ah, ah! None of that! Save your personal lives for the cameral And we're back in five. maybe we should make it official.ĪMBER: Oh, Link. I figured, since we've been going together sort of. VELMA: They're kids, Corny that's why we have to steer them in the white direction. Collins! None of that Detroit sound today, you have something against Connie Francis?ĬORNY: The kids are just over the moon for rhythm and blues Velma. People!!! Link, stop hogging the camera you're not Elvis yet. nicest They're the nicest, nicest They're the sugar 'n' spicest, The nicest kids in. Corny Collins With the latest, greatest Baltimore sound!!So every afternoon Drop everything (bop-bee-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, bee-ba)Who needs to read and write When you can dance and sing?(bop-bee-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, bee-ba) Forget about your algebra And calculus You can always do your homework On the morning bus Can't tell a verb from a noun They're the nicest kids in town Roll Call!!COUNCIL MEMBERSI'm Amber!Brad!Tammy!Fender!Brenda!Sketch!Shelley!IQLou Ann!And I'm.LINK!(All of the girls scream.)CORNY (& COUNCIL MEMBERS)So, if every night you're shakingAs you lie in bed (mony-mony, ooh, mony-mony)And the bass and drums Are pounding in your head (mony-mony, ooh, mony-mony)Who cares about sleep When you can snooze inSchool?They'll never get to college But they sure look cool Don't need a cap and a gown'Cause they're the nicest Kids in town They're the nicest. Nice white kidsWho like to lead the wayAnd once a monthWe have our "negro day!"And i'm the man who keeps it spinnin' round Mr. (PRUDY exits with her bundle shaking her head in disapproval) It ain't right dancing to that colored music.ĮDNA: Don't be silly it ain't colored The TV's black and white. Tracy Turnblad, mind your manners and say hello to our guest. Guess I don't need to ask who got detention again. Some of your personal stains required pounding on.ĮDNA: Four o'clock. PRUDY: (digging in her purse) That's pretty pricey for a few pairs of pettipants.ĮDNA: I'm sorry, Prudy Pingleton, but there were some extra charges. PRUDY is picking up her laundry.) Who wants to know? Sure it is, hon. PENNV: I’m hurrying, Tracy, but my mother says I'm not allowed to perspire.ĮDNA: (EDNA is slaving away at her ironing board next to a huge stack of laundry. TRACY: Hurry, Penny, hurry-the show's already started! We're gonna miss it! on (na, na, na, na, na, na-na-na-na) And we know you turn the sound up When your parents are gone, yeah (na, na, na, na, na, na-na-na-na) And then you twist and shoutFor your favorite star And once you've practiced every stepThat's in your repertoire You better come on down And meet the nicest kids in town Ok tha.:::ĬORNYHey there, Teenage Baltimore! Don't change that channel! 'Cause it's time for the Corny Collins Show! Brought to you by Ultra Clutch Hairspray!CORNY (& COUNCIL MEMBERS)Ev'ry afternoonWhen the clock strikes four(bop-bee-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, bee-ba)A crazy bunch of kids Crash through that door (bop-bee-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, bee-ba)They throw off their coats And leave the squares behind And then they shake it, shake it, shake it Like they're losing their mindYou'll never see them frown 'Cause they're the nicest kids in townEvery afternoon You turn your T.V. The one problem with it is that Link #2 now has the Record Shop scene. Please print it out and highlight your lines. In this attatchment is the hairspray script.