Saturday Night Live Transcripts
Season 7: Episode 2
81b: Susan St. James / The Kinks
Push Button To Explode Building
by: Andy Aaron & Tom Davis
Woman…..Emily Prager
Man…..Tom Davis
[ open on close-up of street sign: “Push Button To Cross Street” ]
[ pan upward to reveal close-up of second street sign: “Push Button To Explode Building” ]
[ a Woman walks up to the corner and pushes the button to cross the street, looks both ways, then crosses ]
[ cut to full shot, which now reveals building across the street, as a man approaches, reads both signs, then pushes the button to cross the street ]
[ second Man runs forward, not even looking at the signs, as his hand reaches out and pushes the button to explode the building behind him ]
[ sirens sound ]
[ the Man jumps, then realizes he’s pushed the wrong button and wuickly pushes the button to cross the street in order to accomodate for his mistake ]
[ the building suddenly explodes and crumbles to the ground, as the Man tries to casually sprint away from the scene without making eye contact across the street behind him ]
[ smoke and an eerie silence fills the air ]
[ cut to SUPER:
“A FILM BY
ANDY AARON
CONCEIVED BY
ANDY AARON
TOM DAVIS” ]
[ fade ]