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[Over stock footage of various historical events in a parody of a newsreel plays in a theater] [first lines]
1964: A crucial moment in American history: Lyndon Johnson is re-elected to the presidency by a landslide, the New York World's Fair introduces a bright new future. [scene cuts to show Bullwinkle pulling Rocky from his hat] And after 5 scintillating years on the air,
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The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show is abruptly canceled.
Rocket "Rocky" J. Squirrel and Bullwinkle: [shocked] Canceled?!
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[The duo is pulled away by a vaudeville hook as two janitors come by to clean up the mess]
Uh, sorry about that, boys.
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[The screen cuts to a card reading "TODAY", followed by shots of more recent live-action footage]
A lot has changed in 35 years: Velcro has replaced the zipper, sneakers have lights on them, the Cold War is over, and The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show is still cancelled.
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[As the duo get pulled away again, the newsreel ends as a hobo yawns and exits the theater. Cut to Frostbite Falls, Minnesota where things are looking lively with the locals]
Frostbite Falls, Minnesota, once the beloved home of Rocky and Bullwinkle had been a thriving cartoon town. [crossfade to a "third-world country version" of Frostbite Falls] Now, it was crippled by years of reruns.
[as Karen Sympathy, a beautiful FBI agent, activates "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Movie" in a studio lighthouse, a green light shines from a projector. Cuts back to Frostbite Falls where Rocky and Bullwinkle spot it]
What's happening?
Cobs and shuckins, Rock! The president must be beaming us to Washington!
That's not the president, Bullwinkle, that's a green light from Hollywood. Those TV people must've changed their minds.
[The green light hits Rocky and Bullwinkle] Rocky and Bullwinkle: Whoa!!!!!!!
Narrator's Mother: [as the green light takes her son with them] Goodbye, Sonny!
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I'll be back for hiatus, Ma!
[Rocky and Bullwinkle, now in C.G.I. animation, get sucked into the projector of the lighthouse. They get dropped out into the room of the lighthouse]
Hokey smoke! Are you alright?
Yeah, but I think we're on the wrong show. Look how well they drew that girl.
It's you. It's really you! Rocky… and Bull-- Bull-- Bull--
I believe the word you're searching for is "winkle".
Hey, what network are you from?
I'm not from any network. Agent Karen Sympathy, FBI.
