Green Side Up!
| Category: | Misunderstanding / Clever Confusion |
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| Category: | Chain Reaction Skits |
| Props: | Paper clipboard or notepad; optional openable 'window' or simply mime it |
| Notes: | The repeated 'Green side up!' line builds the humor. Couple should gradually get more confused or suspicious each time. Punchline ties it all together. |
(Scene opens inside a house under renovation. [Contractor] stands center stage with a clipboard.)
[Contractor:] Okay, we need a color for the wall in the living room.
([Wife] and [Husband] step in to consult.)
[Wife:] I like white.
[Husband:] No, how about blue?
[Wife:] How about tan?
[Husband:] Okay.
[Contractor:] Got it. (Starts to write, then pauses.) Um, hang on just a sec.
([Contractor] walks to the 'window,' leans out, and shouts:)
[Contractor:] Green side up!
([Wife] and [Husband] exchange confused looks.)
(Scene repeats for two more rooms, with new color suggestions and increasingly confused reactions. After the third 'Green side up!' call...)
[Husband:] Mr. [Insert funny name], why do you keep yelling 'Green side up!' out the window? We didn't order any green wallpaper!
[Contractor:] Oh! I'm sorry, folks. The Boy Scout troop is outside laying sod-we're just making sure they get it right!