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Jenny… in training The Bible 2 “Jenny… in training” Series Overview “Jenny… in training” is a half hour comedy about a young girl who finds that she has to enter the real world much sooner than she expected. On the day she is to go off to college, 18-year-old Jenny Monroe discovers that life has something else in store for her. After her parents spent her college money, Jenny is forced to move out of the house and fend for herself. With the help of old friends and new, Jenny finds that life can take some unexpected turns. She must now traverse the wilds of life and unravel the mystery of her family. Not always helping matters is her new guide in life – her sarcastic, sometimes intoxicated, cigar smoking Teddy Bear, who comes to life in her dreams. Characters “The Monroe Family” 1. Jenny Monroe: 18 years old, cute, not your typical teenager. Jenny has never really been able to find her place in life, and because of this, it has caused her to retreat and shut her eyes to many of the things around her. She‟s been wearing a set of blinders for some time. It‟s not as if she hasn‟t tried to fit in, though. In high school, she tried to click with the popular girls, but that didn‟t quite take. She then tried to hang with the stoners, but her aversion to drugs and alcohol got her shunned. She was afraid of the freaks and couldn‟t stand the geeks. That just left the „Zoners‟, as she called them. These were people who fell into a zone outside the usually clicks – not misfits, just people who didn‟t fit in with other specific groups, like herself. Jenny had a way of hiding from the world. The way she looked at it, “if I can‟t change it, why even know about it.” She‟s highly creative, which goes mostly unnoticed, even by her. She has an extensively detailed dream life, even more so than most people. Unlike other people, she is aware in her dreams. She still holds onto her childhood teddy bear, named Teddy Bear. This stuffed animal comes to life in her dreams and serves as her guide, dishing out advice, sometimes good, sometimes not. Jenny has never held a job until now. She has earned money in other ways, but just not in a full-time capacity. Her parents have spoiled her a bit. They bought her things and gave her money when she‟s needed it. But even so, her relationship with her family isn‟t the tightest. She feels as though she‟s only been a tenant in her home for the last several years. A lot of this is probably her own fault. Essentially, Jenny is a lost soul, looking for her place in life. 3 2. Mom: 40ish, on the outside, she may seem like your typical mother, but she isn‟t. Even though she mostly let Jenny do her own thing, she always kept tabs on her. She knows what Jenny is thinking, almost as if she‟s psychic. This drives Jenny crazy. Jenny sometimes looks at her mother as her nemesis. Her mom can at times seem very cold toward her, but you always get the feeling it‟s for Jenny‟s own good. Mom has many quirks to her. You never know what she is going to do next and why she is doing it. With few exceptions, Jenny has never really taken notice before of her mother‟s behavior. It‟s due to the fact that Jenny has been living in a world of her own for the last few years. Mom and Dad work seamlessly together, weaving in and out, filling in the gaps. They are both equally a mystery to Jenny. 3. Dad: 40ish, as if Mom isn‟t enough of a mystery, Dad certainly has things to hide. He seems very patient and soft spoken at times, but he definitely has a wild side to him. Put a little alcohol in him and he has a hard time concealing it. He‟s not an alcoholic, though. Although he has been around for all of Jenny‟s life, he hasn‟t really ever been there for her. He doesn‟t seem to know his daughter very well. It‟s not that he doesn‟t love her; he just doesn‟t know how to relate to her. He just figures he‟ll let his wife deal with it. Jenny and Dad have had father/daughter moments, but far and few between. 4. Todd: 12, Jenny‟s younger brother. On the outside, he seems like a typical kid (videogames, fart jokes, etc…) But like the rest of Jenny‟s family, he has much to hide. Jenny only gets a peak of this in the „Pilot.‟ (He appears to be running a secret gambling ring.) Todd always has some mysterious project in the works. He may very well be a genius and/or just a serious troublemaker. 5. Harriet Headley: The family dog. But definitely, by far, not your typical dog. Harriet Headley has serious esteem issues. Jenny‟s Mom has been renaming the dog every year. And not just her first name, but also a different last name as well. As mentioned in the „Pilot‟, the dog as been named both Lida Planowsky and Eda Finkington in previous years. Why does Jenny‟s mother do this? Jenny believes it is because her mother is bored. But is there another reason? Though not heavily focused on in the „Pilot‟, we will come to know the strange world of Harriet Headley. 4 Other Characters 1. Teddy Bear: Jenny‟s mother gave her this teddy bear when she was just a small child. It has remained in exceptionally good condition over the years. In a lack of creative inspiration, Jenny named her teddy bear, well, Teddy Bear. Teddy Bear had started to pop up in Jenny‟s dreams when she was just a small child. He was her high-pitched furry friend and would go on childhood adventures with her from time to time. But she hadn‟t dreamt of him for quite some time. That is, until the day she was to go off to college. Suddenly, Teddy Bear came back to life in her dreams, but not in the way she remembered. He is now a sarcastic, deep-voiced, cigar-smoking, sometimes intoxicated fuzz ball for Jenny to deal with when she dreams. Like her, he‟s all grown up. He wants to be part of her life (or dream life) again, but in more of an adult, supportive way. He wants to help guide her through these difficult years. Sometimes he‟ll be of help, sometimes not. But as much as Jenny seems to hate it, she knows she needs him and likes the comfort of knowing he‟s there for her. 2. Nudge: 18, male, seriously retro for his age. He went to school with Jenny and was also one of the Zoners. He and Jenny are only friends, though. They‟ve never been romantic and never will. It‟s strictly a brother/sister relationship. Nudge redefines „cool‟ in a geeky way. He seems to be against everything modern (videogames, DVD‟s, iPods) and lives in the „70‟s and „80‟s, even though he hadn‟t been born yet. He believes that‟s when the world was really alive and hit its creative peek. He would gladly give up 20 years of his life if he could have actually lived through those times. Or so he wants other people to believe. Unbeknownst to others, Nudge is the occasional closeted technophile. He slowly sneaks modern technology. He has an Xbox hidden away. He loves the special features on DVD‟s. For years, he‟s been trying to slowly project the retro image, but that image is slowly cracking. Nudge‟s father owns the video store. Because the store makes no money, his father uses it as a tax write-off. This allows Nudge, the stores only employee, to do what he wants. He‟s a terrible employee. He doesn‟t care and doesn‟t have too. 3. Iota: She looks to be around Jenny‟s age and works with Jenny at the Shopmart. She seems to be a mix of Asian and another ethnicity. She dresses down and almost uglies herself up a bit. Who knows what is underneath? She doesn‟t seem to speak a word of English. Bill Pooplaw, the Shopmart‟s manager, thought she was deaf because she never responded to a word he said and acted as though she couldn‟t hear him. Did she mislead him on purpose? Where is she from? Exactly what language is she speaking? Where does she go when she leaves the Shopmart? That‟s what Jenny wants to know. Somehow Iota becomes a close friend of Jenny‟s, even though Jenny doesn‟t understand a word she says or knows a thing about her. 5 4. Bill Pooplaw: In his mid-30‟s, single. He runs the Shopmart. He‟s worked there since he got out of school. Bill is a lifer. He takes his job seriously. He‟s always known he was not meant for greatness, so he took whatever little corner of the world he could rule and went with it. He is not an evil overbearing boss. He‟s actually a pretty understanding person but strict when it comes to his job. If he lost this job, he‟d have nowhere to go. He‟s taken a lot of grief because of his last name, so he‟s chosen to change the pronunciation (to Pupplaw) and accentuate the last part of his name. He calls himself „The Law.‟ Others of course call him, „The Poop.‟ He‟s not always the sharpest pencil in the pack, but he‟s not the easy to pull something over on either. To sum him up who he is, just combine Steve Carell‟s characters from both ‟ The 40 Year Old Virgin‟ and „The Office.‟ He comes close to that. 5. Blowhorn: 40‟s, Tattooed Biker. He was just released from prison and is renting out Jenny‟s old room in her parents‟ house. He comes across like a sweet guy, but you know what they say – „don‟t poke the bear.‟ He likes feeling like he is part of a family again now that he is no longer in a biker gang. He even looks at Jenny as his little sister, though she really hates this. We don‟t know his real name. He won‟t tell anyone because he hates it so much. Jenny‟s Mom likes having him around. He‟s like a big guard dog. This might have been a calculated move on her parent‟s part. What are they hiding and why do they need this guy protecting them? Do they even need protecting? 6. Mailman: 30‟s, mysterious. For some reason, Jenny considers him her nemesis. He is a bit creepy, but to what extent, we don‟t know. Jenny thinks he looks like a sex offender just because he told her she was pretty. She has her eye on him, even though he‟s done nothing to warrant this attitude of hers. There‟s a backstory there and at some point she plans on finding out exactly what that is. 7. Michael and Andy: Michael and Andy are in their early 20‟s. Both gay, supposedly. Michael lives just upstairs of Jenny. Andy is Michael‟s boyfriend. There will be a question as to Michael‟s true sexuality as the series progresses. He has two female roommates. Both are very good looking. Jenny has a bit of a crush on Michael. Andy knows this and is actually a bit jealous of Jenny. He and Jenny both know, though, that she has no chance. 8. Roger: He‟s around Jenny‟s age. He also works at the Shopmart. Jenny and Roger went to different schools so they‟ve only met for the first time in the „Pilot‟. Roger is the exact opposite of Nudge. He loves all new technology. He thinks he‟s the videogame king. Possible showdown between him and Nudge? Roger is definitely checking Jenny out, but he‟s not her type. 9. Carl: He is the unseen Shopmart employee. He‟s always referred to, but we never see him on screen. As a matter of fact, sometimes we just miss him by seconds. 6 Pilot Storyline Teaser We open on a young girls face – Jenny Monroe, 18. She lies in bed, covered to her neck in blankets. Next to her rests a teddy bear. The room is dark. Suddenly, a bright light shines down upon her face, waking her. The curtains magically pull apart and her window opens. Several birds fly into Jenny‟s room and pull the covers off her. Jenny is wearing a fairy princess outfit and holds a wand. She is glowing. She kisses one of the birds on the head and proclaims, “What a beautiful day.” Jenny runs to the window and looks out onto a cartoon world – rainbows, rabbits - a magical land. She begins to sing as if she was in a Disney movie. Suddenly, the Teddy Bear comes to life. He sits up, lights a cigar and says in a deep, gruff voice, “Hey, babe, you‟re killing me here.” Jenny stops singing. He then tells her that she looks ridiculous and wants to know when she plans to stop dreaming Disney. When she tells him that she doesn‟t understand, Teddy Bear tells her to “WAKE UP.” Jenny pops awake in bed. It was all a dream. Her lifeless Teddy Bear lies next to her. Her room is quite different than the one in her dream. It‟s a mess, along with her appearance. Jenny gets up out of bed and walks over to the window. She opens the curtains. It‟s raining outside. Then - a bird slams into the closed window and slides down it. When it‟s out of site, Jenny proclaims, “Life is no Disney.” Act One Jenny readies herself for her first day away at college. We find that she doesn‟t plan on graduating for a long time. She doesn‟t want to enter the real world anytime soon. As she goes down to breakfast, the first person (actually animal) we meet is her dog, Harriet Headley. Every year, Jenny‟s mother gives the dog a new name, including a different last name as well. This has profound psychological effects on the dog. At the breakfast table are Jenny‟s Dad and twelve-year old brother, Todd. Jenny‟s mother serves her breakfast. She then hands Jenny a child‟s mug full of milk. On the mug is a picture of an old western town. Jenny says to her mother, “what am I – ten?” Her mother asks her if she is packed yet. She says mostly. Her father tells her that “mostly isn‟t fully” for which Jenny shoots back, “but it‟s better than barely.” 7 Later, as Jenny finishes loading up the car, her father hugs her good-bye and tells her he loves her. She finds this strange because, according to her, her dad usually doesn‟t get very emotional. Her brother, Todd, then skateboards by and tells her, “I‟m not going to miss you at all.” His father pulls him off the skateboard and orders him inside. Something is up, but Jenny doesn‟t see it yet. As Jenny and her mother begin her trip to college, Jenny shuts her eyes to sleep. A few moments later, the car abruptly stops and Mom tells Jenny they are there. Surprised, Jenny opens her eyes. She can‟t believe she slept the whole trip. She didn‟t. Jenny and her Mom are parked in front of an apartment complex only a few miles away from home. And that‟s when Mom pops the news on Jenny. She isn‟t going to college. She and Jenny‟s Dad spent all of Jenny‟s college money, so they rented Jenny an apartment and are dropping her off there. They paid rent for one month, so Jenny has to find a job within that time period or be homeless. As Jenny enters her apartment for the first time, she finds that it is a small studio with a kitchenette and small bathroom. On the floor lies inflatable furniture still in the bags they came in. Later, as Jenny begins to blow up her inflatable bed using only her mouth (her mother didn‟t include an air pump), she passes out. When she awakes, she finds herself face down on a dirt road. She lifts her head and is confronted by… Teddy Bear, wearing an old western sheriff‟s outfit. She‟s dreaming, but very realistically. When Jenny asks Teddy Bear where she is, he tells her that she is still passed out on the floor of her apartment and that she should have used an air pump. Jenny wants to know why Teddy Bear is so different now than when she used to dream of him when she was a child. He tells her that she is all grown up now and so is he. Things change. He then takes out a cigar and begins smoking it. As they enter the saloon, Teddy Bear orders a couple shots of whiskey and harasses Jenny a bit. She doesn‟t take it lightly. She wants to know why she is there. As a gunfight takes place between two cowboys, Teddy Bear tells Jenny that he is here to help her and tells her not to complain about her current situation. It‟s not that bad and she should just, “Deal with it.” Jenny tells him that she liked him better when they used to sing the alphabet song together when she was little, for which Teddy Bear replies, “A…B…C” and then he takes another shot of whiskey. He then throws up a bunch of fuzzies and falls off his bar stool. Jenny then awakes on the floor of her apartment. Later that day, Jenny goes to visit her male friend, Nudge, 18, who works at his father‟s video store. Because the store does such bad business, it is only used as a tax write-off. On the background video monitor, a zombie movie plays. Jenny tells Nudge that her parents screwed her again and she‟s stuck in town and has to find a job fast. When Nudge makes fun of her situation, Jenny bitch slaps him. It doesn‟t even faze him. He‟s used to it and finds it sort of amusing. It‟s a very unique friendship. 8 When Jenny asks Nudge if she could work at the video store with him, he quickly points out that because he is such a bad employee, anyone hired could only be a step up from him, therefore, his father would most likely fire him. In other words, “No” she can‟t have a job there. As Jenny rides her bicycle to the local grocery store, The Shopmart, she notices that the store is hiring. She asks the checkout clerk behind the counter, Iota, female, 18, if she likes working there. Iota doesn‟t understand her because she doesn‟t speak a word of English. Frustrated, Jenny takes the „Now Hiring‟ sign from the window and points to it and says, “Job application.” Jenny later goes back to her parents‟ house to get the rest of her belongings. As her mother paints her old room, Jenny asks her Mom why she had to move out. Her mother tells her that they need to rent her room out for extra income. Jenny doesn‟t take that very well. Her brother Todd walks by the open door and tells her, “I told you I‟d be seeing you soon” and then laughs at her. Mom slams the door in his face. As Jenny carries a box of her belongings to the front door, the box breaks and a bunch of photos fall out. One of the photographs is an old picture of her mother holding a small baby. The baby isn‟t of her or her brother. When Jenny confronts her mother about the photo, her Mom abruptly kicks her out of the house and won‟t let her stay for dinner. She tells Jenny, “I think it‟s time you learned to be self sufficient.” The front door then slams in Jenny‟s face. Jenny pounds on the door and yells, “you never answered my question about the photo” then sadly says, “I‟m hungry.” Act Two Jenny is seated in an office. She is being interviewed for the job at the Shopmart. Because the interviewer‟s chair is turned away, she doesn‟t see who is questioning her. She notices, strangely, that the chair she sits in is much too small for her. When she makes mention of it, the interviewer rudely says, “A small chair for a small person.” When the interviewer asks her where she feels she will be in five years, she answers, “I don‟t know.” Suddenly, the chair she sits in magically shrinks in size. Jenny is stunned. After a couple of more ridiculous questions such as “I‟m thinking of a number between one and ten – choose”, Jenny‟s chair completely disappears and her butt hits the floor. The interviewer‟s chair finally swivels around. Seated is Teddy Bear. Jenny is annoyed that this is only a dream and dreads that she still has to go on the actual interview. Teddy Bear tells her that he can help coach her and she should trust him. Jenny says, “Okay, enlighten me, what should I do?” 9 But the dream now takes a darker turn. Jenny and Teddy Bear find themselves in the middle of a broken down town at night. Suddenly, gruesome zombies appear out of nowhere. Teddy Bear, frightened, screams in a high-pitched voice, “RUN!” And they do - fast. Panicked, Teddy Bear asks Jenny “Why are you dreaming of Zombies” for which she answers, “I don‟t know.” He then shoots back “I hate your subconscious.” Just as a zombie is about to catch them, Jenny wakes up in bed. Her alarm is ringing. She shuts it off. Later, Jenny is seated in the actual interview. The man interviewing her is Bill Pooplaw, mid-30‟s. He runs the Shopmart. And in typical Jenny fashion, the first question happens to be “So where do you see yourself in five years.” As Jenny struggles through the question, Pooplaw, or as he says “the French pronounce my name as Pupplaw,” receives a phone call. He writes down the message and then walks over to the door. Mopping outside the door is Iota. It‟s almost as though she was listening in. Pooplaw shouts and mimes “GIVE THIS NOTE TO CARL.” Jenny walks over and asks Pooplaw “what‟s with the shouting and hand signals.” Pooplaw tells her that Iota is deaf. Jenny quickly corrects him and says, “Iota isn‟t deaf. She just doesn‟t speak any English.” Pooplaw‟s jaw drops open. He thought he hired a handicapped girl, not a foreigner. He seems very disappointed. He then points out to Jenny that she is „very observant‟ and he needs that on his team. He hires her on the spot and gives her a name tag which reads “Jenny” and in smaller letters “in training.” Then he hands the note to Jenny and tells her to give it to Carl, for which Jenny replies “Who‟s Carl? I don‟t know Carl.” After Jenny is done at Shopmart, she returns back to her new apartment. As she goes to check her mail, she has a run-in with the Mailman, mid-30‟s, a bit creepy. At the end of their tense conversation, he tells her “I think you‟re very pretty.” She shoots back, “You look like a sex offender.” The Mailman, smiling at her, walks away. He doesn‟t seem affected by her rude comment. She keeps a close watch on him as he goes. As she heads up to her apartment, she runs into Michael, early 20‟s handsome, her neighbor. Jenny is intrigued. Just as she says to herself, “I think I am in…” Michael meets up with his boyfriend Andy and they kiss. She realizes he is gay and seems quite disappointed. There go her dreams of having the hot, single neighbor. When Michael and Andy say hello to her, she slouches away. Back at the video store, Jenny shows Nudge the picture of her mother with the mystery baby. Nudge tells her that it‟s probably just a friend‟s baby. She tells him that she knows her parents are hiding something. After Nudge annoys her with another comment, she threatens to bitch slap him again. When he asks her why they are friends, she tells him “It‟s because I‟m a good back scratcher” and then proceeds to scratch his back. Nudge‟s leg starts shaking like a dogs and he comments, “oh yeah, that‟s the spot.” 10 Jenny later rides her bike to her parents‟ house. A tricked-out motorcycle is parked on the front lawn. As Jenny enters the home, she finds that the motorcycle belongs to her parents‟ new tenant – the very big, tattooed biker, known as Blowhorn, 40‟s. Her Dad and Blowhorn have been drinking while watching a football game on television. Her Dad tells her that Blowhorn is now part of the family. That comment touches Blowhorn, who gives her Dad a hug. Then both he and Blowhorn return back to the football game. As Jenny searches for her Mom, she stumbles upon a gambling racket in Todd‟s room. It consists of at least ten other kids. When Todd notices Jenny is spying on him, he closes his bedroom door in her face. Jenny is a bit stunned and confused. Outside, in the backyard, Jenny‟s Mom is digging a big hole. Mom tells Jenny that Blowhorn has just been released from prison and that by having him live at the house, it makes her feeler safer “ever since all of the crack houses started to pop up in the neighborhood.” Jenny is quick to point out, “there are no crack houses in the neighborhood.” But her Mom tells her she is just naïve. Jenny confronts her mother again about the mystery picture. Her mother tells her that it is just a friend‟s baby in the picture. Jenny says, “Nudge said you would say that” for which her mother responds, “He‟s a good boy.” Jenny tells her Mom that she thinks she‟s lying. Her mother looks her right in the eye and tells her “Tough” and then walks back in the house. Jenny shouts out, “Am I a middle child? Because that would explain a lot.” Jenny then notices the big hole her Mom was digging and wonders about it. The next day, Jenny works her first official day at the Shopmart. The foreign speaking Iota attempts to train her, but Jenny doesn‟t understand a word she says. Bill Pooplaw is off to the side, settling a customer complaint. He tells the customer, “If you ever need anything else, just ask for the Law.” Another Shopmart employee, Roger, passes by and tells Jenny, “and if we ever need anything, just ask for the poop.” This is the first time we ever see Jenny smile. A customer, wearing a Hawaiian shirt, begins to get irritated at Jenny. He leans in and reads her nametag, “Jenny… in training. And how is that working out?” Jenny turns to Iota who says something incoherent in her native language. Jenny turns back to the customer and replies, “I‟ve got a disturbing feeling it‟s going to take a while.” Jenny notices that Iota has cracked a smile at her comment and begins to wonder if she can indeed understand English. Iota quickly walks away. Later, Jenny is on a tropical beach. She sits in an inflatable chair and plays her guitar. As she begins singing, Teddy Bear, wearing a Hawaiian shirt and big sunglasses, stumbles into an inflatable chair next to her. The first thing he does is insult her by saying, “You realize, in the real world, you don‟t sound that good.” As Teddy Bear begins puffing on another cigar, Jenny rips it from his mouth and tells him that he shouldn‟t smoke. She then realizes the cigar is made of bubble gum. Teddy Bear tells her, “What did you expect?” 11 Jenny asks Teddy Bear what it is she is supposed to do next. He points to the „Jenny… in training‟ nametag that has just appeared on her shirt. He tells her “that‟s what you‟re doing now – training for life. It‟s about time you stop coasting and begin to figure out what you really want to do.” Jenny tells him, “It shouldn‟t be this hard.” He replies, “Hey babe, life is tough, and uh, dreams are creepy.” Jenny questions him about that statement. Teddy Bear points to the inflatable chair on the other side of Jenny. Sitting in it is the Mailman, who wears a clown outfit, sans make-up, and makes a hissing sound. Jenny comments, “That‟s disturbing. Why is Weirdo McStrange making that sound?” Teddy Bear tells her, “He‟s not.” Jenny awakes to find that her inflatable bed is making the hissing sound. It is slowly deflating. As she sinks closer and closer to the floor – her final words: “Aw, Crap.” The End Other Series Characteristics 1. The series takes place in the town of Rockwell. No state is ever given as to where Rockwell exists. It could be anywhere. 2. Jenny lives only a few miles from her parents. 3. Jenny doesn‟t own a car so she gets around on her bicycle. 4. We never see Teddy Bear light his cigar. It is simply made of bubble gum, even though he can blow smoke from it. Although he will be played very adult-like, there will still be many child-like, innocent qualities to him. He is, in fact, a teddy bear. 5. The setting for Jenny‟s dreams are usually set off by some random picture she sees, a noise, video, a article of clothing, a comment, or a subject someone may bring up. Just like the rest of us, it could be something we are not even aware of during our day. Most the time, it will be subtle, other times it can be more obvious. Her current mood and situation in life can also be reflected in her dreams. 6. Because Jenny works at the local grocery store, we have a great opportunity to meet many more of the people who live in the town. It‟s sort of the hub for everything. 7. Jenny will continue to investigate the picture of her mother with the mystery baby, but it won‟t get resolved too quickly. 12 Future Storylines 1. Jenny Vs. The Budget - Jenny has a hard time living on a budget for the first time, until, that is, she discovers the wonders of credit cards. Then she discovers the dangers of credit cards. 2. Jenny Doesn’t Want To Be A 3rd Wheel - Jenny hangs out with Iota for the first time and finds that she actually has a good time with her, even though she doesn‟t understand a word Iota says. Nudge then asks Iota out, but Jenny realizes that if he dates her, she‟ll end up being a third wheel. Therefore she tries to sabotage their date. 3. Jenny Gets Locked In - After having a hard time sleeping at her new place, Jenny accidentally falls asleep at the Shopmart and gets locked in for the night. After calling Nudge to help break her out, she discovers some interesting facts about the people who work there when she gets into the employee files. 4. Jenny And The Accidental Overdose - In order to help her sleep at night, Jenny begins taking sleeping pills. Unfortunately, she takes a few too many and has a hard time staying fully awake throughout her hectic day. Because of the lucid state she‟s in, she now sees Teddy Bear pop up throughout her day while she is still awake. If she thought he was a nuisance when she was dreaming, she finds that having him bother her in the real world can be worse. 5. Jenny Takes In Harriet Headley – Jenny watches Harriet Headley for the weekend when her parents go out of town. But Jenny comes to find that not only is Harriet Headley difficult to live with, but the dog runs off with Teddy Bear. Jenny now has to retrace the dog‟s steps and find where the canine has hidden her beloved fuzzy friend. 6. Jenny And The Stake Out - Jenny decides to continue her investigation into the picture of her mother and the mystery baby. As Jenny and Nudge stake out her parent‟s house, it‟s not her Mom and Dad that raise concerns, but her brother Todd. When her parents leave the house, a different gorgeous woman comes over and visits him every day. To make matters worse, some of his friends show up at the house with video equipment. Jenny, of course, thinks the worse. What is Todd up too? 7. Jenny Is Not Nancy Drew - Blowhorn gets arrested and calls Jenny for help. He doesn‟t want her parents to find out for fear of disappointing them – and getting kicked out their house. Jenny hits junior private detective mode to help Blowhorn prove his innocence. But she is no Nancy Drew. Not even close. 13 8. Jenny And The Reverse Jack Tripper – Jenny comes to learn that her gay neighbor Michael lives with two gorgeous women, both of whom he seems to have relationships with. She notices that Michael only plays the straight card when the landlord is around. All other times, he becomes affectionate with his boyfriend Andy. In order to find out the truth, Jenny has to go to the one person she hates the most – The Mailman. 9. Jenny Breaks Into Her Parents’ House – When Jenny begins to get aggravated with her new life, she decides to find out what happened to her college fund. She waits for her parents to leave the house, and then decides to break in and snoop. She‟s determined to unravel the mystery of her parents once and for all. Of course, in Jenny‟s world, nothing is that easy. 10. Jenny And The Major Responsibility – When Pooplaw is called away on a family emergency, he reluctantly puts Jenny in charge of the Shopmart for the day. It is the first time she has been put in charge of anything. And for Jenny, possibly the last. 11. Jenny Is Not A Rolling Stone – Jenny decides to form a band, along with Nudge, Iota, Roger, Andy, and, reluctantly, her nemesis, The Mailman (he is the only one who can play drums and has the only vehicle big enough to cart around their instruments). Needless to say, it doesn‟t go very well. 12. Jenny Has Been Stolen – A thief has stolen Jenny‟s identity (credit cards, etc…). As Jenny learns more and more about the thief‟s wrongdoings, she comes to discover that this person, who she calls J2, is actually living a much better life than her – as her. This makes her contemplate her own life.