Anne Frank: Two Years Rent Free! (Working Title)

Sindri

I'm writing a sitcom set around Anne Frank and her family and the time she spent in the attic. I think that there's plenty of potential to such a concept.

She's trapped in the attic with her obnoxious brother, her perverted uncle (who has a glass eye), her oul' mad Aunt 'Elga, who has scabies, and of course the token self hating Jew (still working on this character, I'm considering making him a talking pie/or possibly a piece of bacon, or a prawn cocktail or something else that devilishly satirizes foodstuffs.)

I'm looking for advice, or ideas or any other way you may contribute positively to the concept.

I will update this thread whenever I've had a new idea or want to run something by you, but please feel free to contribute.

stupidusername

Sindri you are so entertaining

leggo

Leave out the gas chamber scene. Probably a bit heavy for what you're going for.

Killer Wench

*creeps back out of the thread*

FearDark

This thread offends me deeply anne frankly i won't stand for it.

patwicklow

How about a little mouse comes out from under the floor boards and starts talking to Ann and shes getting ideas from the mouse or some thing like that.

Hande hoche!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H87FGFMM2PE

Fromthetrees

Sindri wrote: »

I'm writing a sitcom set around Anne Frank and her family and the time she spent in the attic. I think that there's plenty of potential to such a concept.

She's trapped in the attic with her obnoxious brother, her perverted uncle (who has a glass eye), her oul' mad Aunt 'Elga, who has scabies, and of course the token self hating Jew (still working on this character, I'm considering making him a talking pie/or possibly a piece of bacon, or a prawn cocktail or something else that devilishly satirizes foodstuffs.)

I'm looking for advice, or ideas or any other way you may contribute positively to the concept.

I will update this thread whenever I've had a new idea or want to run something by you, but please feel free to contribute.

I'd go with chips/cheese/garlic for the food stuff just to say, hope that helps.

charlemont

Seeing as its in Holland, Shouldn't she be smoking some fine weed. And throw in a few prostitutes too.

Bipolar Joe

Because she's in Holland, the whole thing is a product of her paranoid state due to her smoking habit. WWII never happened, the book got popular then it became a group hallucination.

Senna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUMOrh-M5JQ

Robbo

It's no Heil Honey, I'm Home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWjCkcAmzDc

Sindri

I'm thinking of an episode where Colonel Von Hufflegunk, a recurring guest character played by Patrick Stewart or William Shatner, enters the attic searching for Jews and finds the Franks. But the Franks pretend to be rats, and Colonel Von Hufflegunk can't tell the difference and hilarity ensues! Or is that too Anti-Semitic?

FearDark

Sindri wrote: »

I'm thinking of an episode where Colonel Von Hufflegunk, a recurring guest character played by Patrick Stewart or William Shatner, enters the attic searching for Jews and finds the Franks. But the Franks pretend to be rats, and Colonel Von Hufflegunk can't tell the difference and hilarity ensues! Or is that too Anti-Semitic?

I think you've watched too many Seth McFarlene cartoons and not nearly on the right mixture of drugs to be funny.

Sindri

FearDark wrote: »

I think you've watched too many Seth McFarlene cartoons and not nearly on the right mixture of drugs to be funny.

Ok then how about this.


Anne Frank gets a call from the Guinness Book of World Records for being the best at hide and seek in the world?

FearDark

Sindri wrote: »

Ok then how about this.


Anne Frank gets a call from the Guinness Book of World Records for being the best at hide and seek in the world?

Still lacks originality.

WoollyRedHat

How about she's really an Agoraphobic and there are no nazis at all, although she is terrified of mustaches. Everytime somebody comes to the attic or she thinks someone is coming, she becomes anxious and terrified as she is naturally, a serial masturbator. She always dreams of becoming a succesful actress but has difficulty of achieving this dream as she won't leave the ****ing attic.

Sindri

FearDark wrote: »

Still lacks originality.

All right then how about:


Anne Frank decides to take up tap dancing and hilarity ensues!

smokedeels

Once they get caught the show is over and you wont get long out of characters hiding in a small space before it gets stale.

Also, I would suggest that a Jewish family hiding from the Nazis is not good source material for this type of work.

I'm all for writers being free to take on any subject in any manner but I don't think see why this situation needs to be laughed at, it's just empty shock humour.

Father Damo

Best concept ever :pac:

Sindri

Lads throw out some ****ing ideas there.

smokedeels wrote: »

Once they get caught the show is over and you wont get long out of characters hiding in a small space before it gets stale.

Also, I would suggest that a Jewish family hiding from the Nazis is not good source material for this type of work.

I'm all for writers being free to take on any subject in any manner but I don't think see why this situation needs to be laughed at, it's just empty shock humour.

There's always one. :rolleyes:

bnt

You could have all kinds of plays on the Frank name e.g.

• Frank-en-Stein: Papa Frank starts brewing beer in the attic, but doesn't have a Stein from which to drink it. So he sneaks down in to the house late one night to find one - and runs in to the German commander's wife in her unmentionables. Hilarity ensues.
• FrankenFarter: Anne eats too many beans one day, and before long she's parping like a trombone - thus putting the whole family in danger. They have to cut a hole in the roof so they don't suffocate, but there's still the noise problem. Anne's little brother eventually solves the problem with a champagne cork and a roll of duct tape.
• Frank-ly, My Deer. A German officer shoots a massive stag and hangs the meat in the larder - and the Franks are hungry. But how are they going to get a whole leg of venison up the ladder in to the attic? And, when they eventually manage it ... what do you do with it? Soon everyone's massively constipated from too much meat. Hilarity ensues.

RachaelVO

Every week, Anne learns a new skill... typing, drawing, dancing, singing and so on and uses this newly found skill to successfully hide from the nazis, just in the nick of time!

clintondaly

Never read the book,but from what i hear it was boring

"Monday,hid"

"Tuesday,hid"

"Wednesday,hid"

and so on

ejmaztec

Sindri wrote: »

All right then how about:


Anne Frank decides to take up tap dancing and hilarity ensues!

She'd have to fall in the sink for the big laughs.

TheZohanS

An episode where the TV Licence inspector arrives and keeps knocking at the attic telling Anne that he's heard all the excuses...

dlofnep

How about she solves a murder mystery every chapter. Kind of like Murder She Wrote, but in the attic. In the final chapter, she finds out that Hitler didn't commit suicide but was murdered. But by who?!

cloptrop

How about some palestinians move into the attic next door . Then the jews keep trying to expand their attic space into the palestinians.
You could haVe Paul Gascoigne as a special guest and get him to strip <hidden joke number 457>.

kevmol88

She opens a Twitter a/c

Apolloyon

I think the only thing that works with your concept is the Talking Pie. I want to hear more about that. Possibly something involving time travel and giant ants who talk with a scottish accent.

ejmaztec

The attic could have a 60 Minute Makeover, or one of those DIY SOS episodes filmed there.

cloptrop

Honestly Sindri this is a top notch idea and something I would watch every week . It may be near impossible getting anyone to back it what with hollywood and Jesus murdering being run by the jews.
The publicity on this show would generate huge advertising money and I think they should all be cartoon balloon animals.
**** went to far with the balloons didnt I , I always **** it up with balloons.

token101

Sindri wrote: »

I'm writing a sitcom set around Anne Frank and her family and the time she spent in the attic. I think that there's plenty of potential to such a concept.

She's trapped in the attic with her obnoxious brother, her perverted uncle (who has a glass eye), her oul' mad Aunt 'Elga, who has scabies, and of course the token self hating Jew (still working on this character, I'm considering making him a talking pie/or possibly a piece of bacon, or a prawn cocktail or something else that devilishly satirizes foodstuffs.)

I'm looking for advice, or ideas or any other way you may contribute positively to the concept.

I will update this thread whenever I've had a new idea or want to run something by you, but please feel free to contribute.

Sounds fairly sh*t tbh and unoriginal. But if it is sh*t and religious hatred you're after what not just scrap the idea and start making religious scat films, like Nuns with the Runs.

summerskin

token101 wrote: »

Sounds fairly sh*t tbh and unoriginal. But if it is sh*t and religious hatred you're after what not just scrap the idea and start making religious scat films, like Nuns with the Runs.

I want to go drinking with YOU! What fun it would be.

cloptrop

token101 wrote: »

Sounds fairly sh*t tbh and unoriginal. But if it is sh*t and religious hatred you're after what not just scrap the idea and start making religious scat films, like Nuns with the Runs.

I think its an awesome concept , if there was more people like you such classics like spongbob squarepants , cat dog and in the night garden never would have been made. Just films about poo.

summerskin

cloptrop wrote: »

I think its an awesome concept , if there was more people like you such classics like spongbob squarepants , cat dog and in the night garden never would have been made. Just films about poo.

Which would please our german leaders no end......

token101

summerskin wrote: »

I want to go drinking with YOU! What fun it would be.

It is fun! We could watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia before heading out and learn about original, decent black comedy instead of rehashing WW2 stuff that has been done to death ten times over.

cloptrop

token101 wrote: »

It is fun! We could watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia before heading out and learn about original, decent black comedy instead of rehashing WW2 stuff that has been done to death ten times over.

I like my comedy white, or at most milky

MrStuffins

token101 wrote: »

It is fun! We could watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia before heading out and learn about original, decent black comedy instead of rehashing WW2 stuff that has been done to death ten times over.

Yeah, you definitely sound like a riot compared to the OP!

token101

MrStuffins wrote: »

Yeah, you definitely sound like a riot compared to the OP!

Cheers

Greentopia

Sindri wrote: »

I'm writing a sitcom set around Anne Frank and her family and the time she spent in the attic. I think that there's plenty of potential to such a concept.

She's trapped in the attic with her obnoxious brother, her perverted uncle (who has a glass eye), her oul' mad Aunt 'Elga, who has scabies, and of course the token self hating Jew (still working on this character, I'm considering making him a talking pie/or possibly a piece of bacon, or a prawn cocktail or something else that devilishly satirizes foodstuffs.)

How insensitive.




Everyone knows Jews can't eat bacon. :pac:

cloptrop

Greentopia wrote: »

How insensitive.




Everyone knows Jews can't eat bacon. :pac:

Thats why hed be a self hating jew

RichieC

The season finale would be mad grim.

John Doe1

Put this as the theme tune;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhhfJTgHx58

ringadingding

She can See dead people and Bruce willis was dead ALL along ....

ejmaztec

RichieC wrote: »

The season finale would be mad grim.

Cliff-hanger....Anne Frank disguised as a human statue, and 50 million viewers wondering whether the scar-faced SS soldier will notice the small globule of sweat on her forehead.

Hande hoche!

ringadingding wrote: »

She can See dead people and Bruce willis was dead ALL along ....

I would pay to see Bruce Willis have a go at a Dutch accent.

Anyone

You could end every episode with Aunt Elga having hid something up her anus, and then at the final episode, when the attic door is finally opened, Aunt Elga is standing at the hatch goatse style and she fires the different items down at the german soldiers.

All done in an 'Allo 'Allo theme

Wattle

Sorry to rain on everybody's parade but check out HOPE: A TRAGEDY By Shalom Auslander. I think he got there first with the idea.

dr strangelove

sounds like it could be a gas - go for it

The_Thing

In the final episode we see the Frank's visited by a travelling salesman who, after much haggling over the price, sells them a suitcase full of baked beans.

It's only later, having ate all the beans, that we see the enormity of their mistake dawn on the Frank's as one by one they begin to belch and fart uncontrollably. They die horribly as they inhale their very own Zyklon B(ean) gas.

And as the credits begin to roll we see that the salesman was in fact Hitler himself.