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THE PHONE ROOM
SYNOPSIS
An Animation TV comedy about daily life in a phone solicitation Boiler Room
and the people they call.
The fun begins with escapades that occur in the
lives of the Telemarketers/Fundraisers & how the environment and
personal lives of the phone room lends to comical situations along with
scenes from the very people they call. It gives audiences a personal and
comical view at what makes telemarketer's tick .
The comedy style and pace is comparable to
"King of Hill, Sponge Bob, Family Guy, to
the 70's sitcom "Taxi" or "Cheers" with a sprinkle of "Seinfeld" and
the feel of a reality show when they make their sales calls. The
characters come from different walks of life all converging in a phone room with
witty banter as they work at the same job, with humorous excerpts of the
customers they call.
The characters come from different walks of life all
converging in a phone room with witty banter as they work at the same
job, with humorous excerpts of the customers they call.
The Tele-play is written in sitcom form.
Many years of in depth research was spent studying the
telemarketing field and the people who work in this environment. Some of
the jokes were also derived from the creators in the show, from being in
the comedy business.
The series depicts the
funny situations that occur in a phone room; with interaction between
main characters, an actress, Charli 30's who works as an Entertainer
at kid’s parties making balloon animals while she is on the phone.
Jerrry 30's a whacked out son of a war veteran. Betty an opinionated semi-retired
woman in her 70's who speaks with a distinct Brooklyn accent.
Rossi. Late 30's. African American snappy sharp attitude
with a hidden desire to help people, even if it hurts them or even
herself. Fern 30's a no nonsense lady with a touch of a girl that
wants to have fun who fills her sales quota like a CEO of a major
corporation. Alan 40's a struggling screen writer,
ex-radio announcer who interjects his humor from radio and comedy club
days on the phone, Pig a dirty slob &
ex-sports statistical,
Archie, 60's The Phone Room Attorney and accountant.
George Late 30’s,
computer supervisors, very shy, quiet & only speaks by miming and
through his smarts with electronics.
All these characters, along with the owner MR.
MARGOLIS, early
40’s manic depressive personality, and the manager
Henry late 20’s supervisor from Jamaica wears dreadlocks has
a laid-back manner and a heavy Jamaican accent, deliver a show that is
modern, quirky yet, unique when they reach the very customers at the
other end of the line.
This show provides additional
unique sequences for new actors, and cameo VoiceOvers by celebrities
when The Phone Room needs new telemarketers and the management or owner
interviews them. Expected to be the most unique secondary sequences are
when a telemarketer reaches a star at home and we play it out using the
stars real name, look and even home, car or filming location or we
don’t see them at all and we us Voice Over using their voice. This does not diminish the fun when our telemarketers reach
non-celebrity customers, but adds fun to the occasional appearances by
stars.
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