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(beat)

But I know someone who is! The

judging panel will be led by noneother than the wonderful Dr. JohnnyWiseman - TV’s most popular

zoologist and veterinarian - andthe new face of the Mirando

Company!

The reporters are taken aback.

7.

REPORTER:

Johnny Wiseman’s working for

Mirando now?

LUCY:

Let’s remind ourselves of Dr.

Johnny’s work.

The screen behind Lucy fills with a MONTAGE of famous clipsfrom the HUGELY SUCCESSFUL TV show DR. JOHNNY’S MAGICAL

ANIMALS:

A GORILLA throws straw in DR. JOHNNY’s face. Dr. Johnnylaughs uproariously. Dr. Johnny lies underneath an ELEPHANT,

washing its underside. The elephant takes a sh*t on Dr.

Johnny's face. Dr. Johnny shrieks with laughter. Dr. Johnnycuddles a Panda.

Throughout it all we hear upbeat music - MAGICAL, MAGICALANIMALS!

The MONTAGE ends.

LUCY (CONT’D)

(to the screen)

Oh Johnny!

(to the reporters - alittle chilly)

He's just hilarious.

REPORTER:

How did you get Johnny Wisemanworking for you?

SARCASTIC REPORTER

Deep pockets, right?!

LUCY:

(smiling)

We're just delighted to have him!

(beat)

When the competition reaches itsclimax, Dr. Johnny will crown thewinner at a Magical Animals livetelecast right here in New YorkCity! THAT'S when we'll unveil ourSuper Pigs to the world! And,

believe me, it'll be worth the

wait.

Senor Villacorta is still standing on his spot - awkwardly -

nobody paying him any attention.

8.

REPORTER:

How long will the wait be? When do

we get to see the big pigs?

For a beat, Lucy looks like she doesn't know what to say.

Then she recovers.

LUCY:

Ten years.

ELDERLY REPORTER

Ten years?! Jesus Christ. I'll be

dead by then!

BRITISH REPORTER

This has to be the longest beauty

contest in world history! If it was

Miss America all the girls would be

old and ugly by the end! They'd be

putting the crown on the head of a

wizened old hag!

The sleazy British Reporter grins and looks around, pleasedwith himself for his joke. Frowns from a few of the female

reporters.

LUCY:

I don't think 10 years is a

terribly long commitment, given

that we’re developing an entirely

new, scientifically ground-breaking

species that will single-handedly

remedy the planet’s food shortage

crisis! Our super pigs will not

only be big and beautiful, they'll

be designed to leave a minimal

footprint on the environment,

consuming less feed and forage,

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