The Nutters Episode 2 (WARNING* Contains Language)

[Creative]

"The Nutters In The Grass Is Greener." (Episode 2.)


Fred poured milk over his cornflakes and sat down at the breakfast table.

He put a spoonful of cornflakes in his mouth and promptly spat it out in disgust "Eurgh!" he exclaimes, "The milk's bloody sour!"

Herbert sighed and looked up from his newspaper, "So's your language! We can't even afford to buy any more milk, what with no work coming in. I've even had to cancel the papers."

"Well what's that you're reading?" Fred said pointing to the newspaper in Herbert's hand.

"An old newspaper - from 1967. Found it in the old drawers in the shed."

"Now there's an idea!" Fred exclaimed, "We could sell some of that junk that's lying about in the shed."

"Actually," replied Herbert, "That's not a bad idea. You take it down to Cash Generator to sell."

"Aren't you going to help?" asked Fred.

"Yes," answered Herbert, "I'll help you count the money later!"

"Not if you're not helping me with the junk you won't! Now come on, let's clear out the shed."

Fred went out to the shed, with Herbert follwing begrudgingly behind.

"Now, this should fetch a few bob," Fred said lugging the Flymo out.

"But that's Wally's lawnmower from next door," protested Herbert, "He lent it us last year."

"Exactly!" exclaimed Fred, "He's obviously forgotten about it. We'll sell this!"

After rooting around in the shed for over an hour, the Nutters decided they had collected enough.

Fred went out to Cash Generator, leaving Herbert at home.

Finally, he returned and exclaimed, "Guess how much we made?"

"£100?" asked herbert.

"No," Fred said sadly, "20 bleeding pence!"

"What?" gasped Herbert, "You're joking!"

Fred burst out laughing, "Yes," he grinned, "I am joking! We made £120 alltogether."

"That's great," Herbert smiled, "Let's go out to the cafe for a full breakfast - sure beats cornflakes and sour milk!"

They both got their coats from the hallway and were just about to open the door when somebody knocked on it.

Fred opened it. "Ah, Wally," he said, "Nice to see you."

"I hope you don't mind," Wally smiled, "I've just come to collect my lawnmower!"

THE END

[Chris]

I think this story is about a father and son who are so down on their luck they sell their neighbors lawnmower to make some cash. I think this story is meant to entertain through comedy, and I think that this story's intended audience is your fellow guildians. The following review is based upon the preceding assumptions.

The Nutters are back again, and this time they're hungry. After Fred finds out that the milk's gone sour, and there's no money buy more, or to even buy Herbert a newspaper, they decide to sell some junk from their shed to the Cash Generator to get some much needed cash, including their neighbors lawnmower. It's only after they've sold the thing and are getting ready to go out for a proper breakfast that Wally comes back looking for his lawnmower.

This second episode of the Nutters doesn't have the same zip of its previous installment, and almost all if not all of the jokes, including and particularly the main one of the plot, are near-misses that at best will illicit a "That's clever", and at worst will catch you fighting to stifle a yawn. I blame the fact that there was some charm in the fact that the first time around, Fred was using a sneaky plot to trick someone else into giving him what he wanted. This time, we've got a long setup for a gag about Wally wanting back his lawnmower just after they've sold it that just doesn't deliver.

In short, they're just pawning someone else's stuff for food money. There's nothing funny about it when you put it that way, is there?