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Caitlyn Mason

Crooked Pines

This is an original sitcom pilot.  


Main Idea

Laura Stevens, a preschool teacher, has never been great at talking to anyone over the age of four. This includes (but is certainly not limited to) her own mother, who stubbornly refuses to move into a retirement home. When a fiery accident forces Laura out of her apartment, she’s forced to take over her mother’s unoccupied lease at the Crooked Pines Retirement Village, where she tasks herself with fitting into the elderly social scene. 


Main Conflict

Laura vies for the acceptance not only of the Crooked Pines Queen Bees, but also of her critical mother. 


Characters

Laura (20s) - Odd-duck preschool teacher, and a complete, total people pleaser.  


Connie (70s) - Laura’s hyper-critical and incredibly stubborn mother. “Abrasive” would be putting it lightly. 


Hattie (80s) - Laura’s first friend at Crooked Pines. Extremely observant (code for: “raging gossip”).


Frances (80s) - Crooked Pines Queen Bee with a persona that’s uncannily similar to Connie’s. Basically elderly Regina George. 


Dorothy (80s) - One of Frances’ minions. Host of the trio’s exclusive, invite-only Yahtzee nights, which makes her (essentially) elderly Anna Wintour. 


Esther (70s) - The other one of Frances’ minions. Eats, sleeps, and breathes pickleball. She definitely thinks she’s elderly Serena Williams. 


Information

Genre: Comedy

Setting: Los Angeles County, CA


Script Attached Below.



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