Ben & Kate Pilot, written by Dana Fox

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COLD OPEN: p.1 - 2
 
INT. KATE’S DUPLEX AND BEN’S APT – AY
Kate has it together. Ben is a slob.
 
INT. KATE’S DUPLEX – MORNING
Kate and her daughter Maddie are cute. They both have some control issues though.
 
COLD OPEN OUT
Ben surprises them in the living room and Kate stabs him with an EpiPen.
 
ACT ONE: p.3-13
 
INT. KATE’S DUPLEX – DAY
Ben and BJ and Maddie stage an intervention. Kate needs to go on a date.
 
INT. TOMMY’S PERV-MOBILE - DAY
Kate complains about ben.
 
INT. KATE’S MOMMY MOBILE – DAY
Ben learns that his dream girl got engaged.
 
INT. TOWNY BAR – DAY
Kate is still complaining about Ben.
 
EXT. MINI-MALL – DAY
Ben continues his convo w/ Tommy re: the dream girl. Then he enterst the store with Maddie and explains that her mom, Kate, needs help
 
INT. HAIR SALON – DAY
With the help of the hair guy, Kate realizes that she might need help.
 
INT. STORE – DAY
Ben and Maddie bond.
 
INT. HAIR SALON – DAY
Kate checks the nanny cam at her house.
 
ON THE NANNY CAM
Ben and Tommy and Maddie are getting rowdy, planning for a wedding.
 
ACT OUT
Kate rushes out of the salon, freaked out by what Ben’s up to. 
 
 
ACT TWO: p.13-19
 
INT. KATE’S DUPLEX – DAY
Kate is mad. Then she learns about Darcy and vows to help Ben out.
 
INT. COUNTRY CLUB BALLROOM – NIGHT
Kate, Tommy and Ben rehearse for when he’s gonna interrupt the wedding the next day.
 
INT. KATE’S DUPLEX – THE NEXT DAY
Kate gets ready for her date. Ben is very encouraging - - a good brother.
 
ACT OUT
The Baby sitter quits. What does that mean for the date though?
 
ACT THREE: p.19-32
 
EXT. KATE’S DUPLEX – EVENING
Kate and Ben talk about how he needs to grow up, then she leaves for her date, promising to be back by five so he can crash his wedding.
 
INT. TOWNY BAR – EVENING
BJ preps Kate for her date.
 
INT. KATE’S DUPLEX – SAME TIME
Ben and Maddie head out for the wedding, equipped with the baby monitor so they can check in on Kate’s date.
 
INT. TOWNY BAR – EVENING
Kate talks about Maddie at the date.
 
INT. KATE’S MOMMY-MOBILE – EVENING
Ben and Maddie tune in to listen to Kate on her date.
 
BACK IN THE TOWNY BAR
The date continues.
 
INTERCUT MOMMY MOBILE AN TOWNY BAR
Kate really messes up the date, admitting her mom-ness. Ben listens, beside himself. Ben decides to change course and go save Kate.
 
IN THE TOWNY BAR
Ben kicks the date out, even though he was about to bail on Kate anyways. Katei s appreciative, and says “Let’s go crash that wedding.”
 
INT. COUNTRY CLUB- NIGHT
Kate gives a speech on Ben’s behalf. But it’s too late. The girl already got hitched.
 
LATER
Kate gets upset, surrounded by love. Ben pulls her under the table and they talk.
 
ACT OUT
All is resolved, plus Ben offers to stay on as the nanny and Kate accepts. 
 
GENERAL:
 
BEN *
Remember that Ryan guy from High *
School?
 
POP TO the back of someone’s head. Luxurious, bouncing hair. *
REVEAL it’s a hot guy, RYAN. YOUNG KATE (frizzy hair, *
braces) stands at her locker. He passes, oblivious, as Kate *
takes his picture--
 
YOUNG KATE *
For yearbook?
 
Kate opens her locker. There are a bunch of weird photos of *
Ryan inside. BACK TO SCENE.
 
MADDIE *
That spells Kate. Mommy’s my best *
friend. We have matching pajamas *
and I’m not allowed to eat wheat.