The Misadventures of Jefferson and Washington

Genre: Comedy/Adventure

Logline: Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, known for their indulgence in marijuana, find themselves embroiled in a series of comedic mishaps after being kicked out of their homes for smoking marijuana, but they face challenges making it back home, including dismemberment and torment from an unruly gang of punk musicians from the London Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra.

Treatment:

Act 1:

A wanted, dead or alive, poster for the “Bicycle Man” emerges. We soon learn who it is.

Tom and George ignore important national affairs to get high instead. After building a ramp, they ride a primitive bike down a hill to jump over Martha Washington’s prize tulips, overshooting the landing ramp at high speed only to crash down and kill five spectators. Martha Washington discovers the duo is responsible for a series of bloody accidents by the “bicycle murderer” (George)  and decides to kick George out of their home in anger. Feeling responsible, Jefferson joins his friend on this unexpected journey.

Tom and George decide to head to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, hoping to impress and reconcile with the nation. They arrive at the Philadelphia Statehouse or the Constitutional Convention. Patrick Henry makes an impassioned speech about taxation without representation after which Tom, high as a kite, asks how can we argue for freedom and the rights of man when a lot of them, including themselves, owned hundreds of slaves? They are walked out the doors with several kicks until a bouncer’s mighty boot sends them both flying into a puddle of mud.

Sensing their presence isn’t welcomed, the duo decides to return home but mistakenly takes a wrong turn, leading them to South America.

In the meantime, we meet an unruly gang of elderly musicians from the London Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra: Sir Big and Meaty, Sir Plastpenis Enis, and Sir Dick Cheas who arrive at Junior Washington’s middle school to torment him because his mother plays Ben Franklin’s electric cello.

Sir Plastipenis Enis drives a wedge between Junior and his girlfriend Tabitha, shaming her for associating with him.

Sir Big and Meaty also makes a stop at Mount Vernon to talk to Martha, giving her a subtle warning that they will be back when she refuses to hire him as an escort.

Act 2:

Stranded in an unfamiliar land, Tom and George face numerous challenges, including language barriers, cultural differences, and somehow getting lost in the Andes mountains lugging around furniture blessed by a priest. Along their journey, they encounter dangerous wildlife, navigate treacherous terrain, and overcome their own stoner-induced mishaps. Determined to find their way back home, they meet a group of helpful South American locals who aid them in their quest, offering guidance and “cultural enlightenment” in exchange for weed.

Along the way, from inside a cave, they manage to split the atom in the first atomic explosion ever to take place.

Act 3:

Following a long and arduous journey, Tom and George successfully make their way back to the Colonies, but their arrival does not go as planned. George, in a haze of stoner carelessness, disrespects Martha, leading to an explosive altercation. Martha Washington takes matters into her own hands, channeling her frustration by beating both Tom and George with Ben Franklin’s electric cello.

Severely injured, the duo is rushed to the nearest hospital where skilled doctors work tirelessly to reassemble them. Sir Big and Meaty tries to unplug them from life support, namely a nurse who is riding a bike to power the oxygen mask and doing it in shifts. He knocks her out. He is about to smother George when a remorseful Martha arrives, who sees what he was trying to do. She kicks his ass even worse than she did George’s.

Tom and George get a surprise visit from Ben Franklin, who wishes to get them ‘high’ and apologize for his own part in their ordeal, initiates a deep conversation about self-reflection, responsibility, and respect. Just kidding. He just came to get really fucked up with them. Ben reveals that they had forgotten they had arrived at the Constitutional Convention by carriage, not by ship. Tom and George, now enlightened and humbled, embark on their hilarious journey back to Philadelphia to retrieve George’s carriage key, determined to make amends for their past actions.

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