The Magic Doctor's Chair
| Category: | Physical Comedy & Slapstick |
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| Category: | Wordplay & Puns |
| Props: | Chair, spray bottle or can (for 'magic spray') |
| Notes: | The patients should be creative with their ailments and exaggerated reactions. The final patient's reveal should get a big laugh. The Doctor should be mysterious and confident throughout. |
([Doctor] stands next to chair at center stage, looking mysterious and confident.)
[Doctor:] Step right up! I am Doctor Mysterio, and I have invented the most amazing medical breakthrough of all time-the Magic Doctor's Chair!
([Patient 1] limps in, holding their knee.)
[Patient 1:] Doctor! Doctor! My knee hurts terribly! I can barely walk!
[Doctor:] Ah yes, a classic case. Please, sit in my Magic Chair!
([Patient 1] sits in chair.)
[Doctor:] Now, I will spray you with my special medicine!
([Doctor] walks behind chair, sprays [Patient 1] on the back of the head a few times with spray bottle.)
[Doctor:] Now stand up!
([Patient 1] stands, tests knee, walks around amazed.)
[Patient 1:] It's a miracle! My knee is completely cured! Thank you, Doctor!
([Patient 1] exits happily.)
([Patient 2] enters, holding their arm.)
[Patient 2:] Doctor, my arm is killing me! I can't lift it at all!
[Doctor:] Not a problem! Sit in the Magic Chair!
([Patient 2] sits. [Doctor] walks behind chair and sprays [Patient 2] on the back of the head several times.)
[Doctor:] Now try your arm!
([Patient 2] stands, moves arm freely, completely amazed.)
[Patient 2:] Incredible! Perfect! You're a genius, Doctor!
([Patient 2] exits happily.)
([Patient 3] enters, holding their back.)
[Patient 3:] Doctor! My back is in terrible pain! I can hardly move!
[Doctor:] Of course! The Magic Chair will fix you right up! Sit down!
([Patient 3] sits carefully. [Doctor] walks behind and sprays [Patient 3] on the back of the head repeatedly.)
[Doctor:] Stand up and test it!
([Patient 3] stands, stretches, bends, moves freely.)
[Patient 3:] Amazing! The pain is completely gone! You're a miracle worker!
([Patient 3] exits happily.)
([Final Patient] enters, but this one is bald or wearing a bald cap.)
[Final Patient:] Doctor! Can you help me? I'm losing all my hair!
[Doctor:] Certainly! The Magic Chair can cure anything! Just sit down!
([Final Patient] sits in chair. [Doctor] walks behind chair with spray bottle raised.)
([Final Patient] suddenly reaches back, grabs the spray bottle, and reads the label.)
[Final Patient:] Wait a minute! This label says 'HAIR RESTORER'!
([Doctor] freezes, caught.)
[Final Patient:] Your 'magic spray' is just hair restorer! You've been spraying everyone in the head with hair-growing medicine!
[Doctor:] Well... it worked, didn't it?
([Final Patient] stands and sprays himself repeatedly on the head with the bottle, then strikes a confident pose.)
[Final Patient:] You know what? I feel GREAT! My hair is already growing back!
(Freeze. Blackout.)