A SNOOP SPOOF - Sgt. JOE FRIDAY - DRAGNET - "Beaver Cleaver's Hanratty Novelty Store Truancy"

"Snoop Spoofs” are 10 - 15:00 minute comedic plays which may be produced separately or combined into an hour + evening of hilarity. The plays are written for two men and two women with doubling.

"Snoops" spoofed are: Stephanie Peach: “The Jersi Hotties”, Joe Friday – Dragnet: “The Beaver Cleaver Hanratty Truancy”, Hercule Poiriot: “Lunch With The Spider Woman”, Nick DeFalco, P.I.: “The Goddess In Green Satin”, Inspector Clouseau: “Relax and Wax”., Charlie's Angels: "Eldercare Bikini Wax Job", Sheriff Andy and Deputy Barney: "Community Policing Belly Dance". The sketches may be woven together with black-out parodies of the Rockford Files telephone answering machine messages.

SYNOPSIS:  JOE FRIDAY is now working for the Middle School Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Truancy Division. A MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRL “informant” finks on BEAVER for cutting homeroom to go to Hanratty’s Gag and Novelty Shop. Friday investigates by going to the CLEAVER home and interviewing WARD and JUNE and discovers Beaver's secret as a "Clownvestite.":

Cast: 
With Doubling - Middle-School Girl and Beaver in clown make-up; Anncr and Ward Cleaver. WARD CLEAVER - 50’s casual attire: trousers, loafers, button shirt, sweater. JUNE CLEAVER - 50’s, blouse, skirt, earrings, necklace, stockings, flats. MIDDLE-SCHOOL GIRL - Pig-tails, blouse, skirt, book bag. BEAVER CLEAVER - Blue jeans, t-shirt Clown additions: wild hair, red nose and a deck of cards. ANNCR - Voice Over (O.S.)
Authors: 
Jean W. Yeager