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(Toon 5some Quickgag #13) A Whale of a TaleWritten By Salim Al-Mumin    Down below the waves of the churning sea we find a gathering of marine mammals drinking and socializing inside of an underwater sea bar built into the hull of massive sunken ship. There are whales and dolphins, various seals, porpoises and manatees from all over the ocean. There are even a few sharks and penguins amongst the crowd, cheerfully drinking their woes away as this bar observes a strict NON-PREDATION policy within its walls. All these aquatic critters just stand around throughout the bar chewing the blubber with one another like a bunch of grisled old sailors

(Toon 5some Quickgag #11) A Huntin' I’m Gonna Go Written By Salim Al-Mumin     Deep in the thick of the Wacky Wood Forest an equally wacky character stalks through the brush with a shotgun in hand and a lookalike Elmer Fudd hat gracing his brow. The kooky klutz is none other than our very own, Jamal S. Jackson. Emerging from the bush he spoofs the classic Looney Tunes shorts by putting up his finger and shushing the viewing audience. Then in his best-worst Elmer Fudd impression he cheekily says, Jamal: "Shsssh! Be vewy, vewy quiet...SHUT THE UP!! I’m hunting dwagons." [he then proceeds to do the Elmer Fudd laugh but hiccups be

(Toon 5some Quickgag #8) Sandcastle TussleWritten By Salim Al-Mumin     The cartoon opens up on Goonsburg's treasured beachfront, Sunaday Beach. A wide camera pan gives the audience a glorious eye-full of the sun-glazed sights before Ma-Caw the parrot suddenly flies in and seemingly lands in midair, then before our eyes Pyro the Chameleon Dragon resumes his true colors to reveal that the crazed bird is really sitting atop one of his horns. Breaking the fourth wall, Pyro addresses the audience and says, Pyro: “Hey, there folks! Welcome back! You're just in time for the Toon 5some’s weekly practical joke.” The scene cuts t

(Toon 5some Quickgag #7) I Lava You, PalWritten By Salim Al-Mumin     Deep within the cavernous depths of the mystic Magma Mountain, inside the fiery belly of the volcanic peak of legend, we hear two very familiar voices emanating from a large cave opening which happens to open out into a massive lava chamber. Then from out of the darkness of the tunnel emerges the two fickle friends, Jamal and Pyro. Jamal: “Hey, Pyro?” [Jamal says as they both emerge from the shadows] Pyro: “Yeah?” Jamal: “I thought you said we were going swimming.” [the boy asks with a puzzled look] Pyro: “We are going swimmin

(Toon 5some Quickgag #6) It's the End of the World!Written By Salim Al-Mumin     It's the middle of the afternoon when we tune in to find our friends, the Toon 5some, sitting in the living room of Jamal's house watching television. The five friends are noticeably bored out of their minds, and despite 1,000 HD cable channels there doesn't seem to be a damn thing on worth watching. With only half the vigor of a sedated tree sloth, Jamal flips through the channels searching for anything to stifle their shared sense of boredom. TV: “Now we just slice two carrots into…” [white noise static] “It’s neck and neck! Toe

Fools of the Realm Written By Salim Al-Mumin SynopsisTwo kingdoms are supposed to go to war, but the hostile takeover of a fire-breathing dragon throws a big scaly monkey wrench into the works. Now, as the new general of his one-man army, Jamal goes head to head with the beast in a cartoonish battle of fools and halfwits. (The cartoon opens upon a golden storybook which serves as an animatic introduction depicting two medieval castles no less than 40 miles apart as the narrator begins to speak) Narrator: “Once upon time there were two great lands which where ruled over by two great and mighty rulers, King Larry II and Lord Limburger o

(Toon 5some Quickgag #5) All Hats Are OffWritten By Salim Al-Mumin SynopsisPyro’s magic act could certainly use a sorcerer’s touch to save it. He's just stinkin’ up the stage with his half-wit hat trick! For all his bumbling he really should consider a career as a professional circus clown!    Outside the walls of Milton’s Million-Dollar Playhouse Theater, countless posters and neon lights advertise the premiere appearance of the great Pyro the Stupendous! Inside the theater, the murmur of the audience resounds throughout from the floorboards to the rafters. The curtain of the stage sits closed for the moment as ev

The Flying SnakeWritten By Salim Al-Mumin SynopsisJake or should I say "The Flying Snake" patrols the skies in an never-ending fight to help people everywhere in whatever way he can. However a certain bird of prey has his hawk-eyes set on our airborne reptile. Can Jake protect and serve the city when his own life is endanger? Who will protect the city's unlikely protector?!     It's a seemingly normal day in the city of Goonsburg. People are going about walking along the sidewalk as busy traffic shuffles down the highway when all of a sudden a random pedestrian points up toward the sky and cries, Random Man: “Look up there in the sky

(Toon 5some Quickgag #4) Bird Bath LaughsWritten By Salim Al-Mumin SynopsisMa-Caw is just trying to take a bath in peace, but a certain feisty feline is looking to turn his bath into a broth. How will Ma-Caw repel this latest attack by his feline foe? You'll just have to see for yourself!    As the cartoon begins we find Ma-Caw bathing himself and playfully splashing in the bird bath of Jamal's backyard while squawking a silly tune. Then from out of a bush a short ways off Whiskers Alleycat pokes out his head. The menacing feline licks his chops and slowly creeps out of the bush making his way over to the bird bath. He peeks up behind Ma-Caw

(Toon 5some Quickgag #3) An Illegal Fireball Across Home PlateWritten By Salim Al-Mumin SynopsisWhile playing a “friendly” game of baseball with his pal Jamal, Pyro pitches an illegal fireball across home plate.    It’s a bright and sunny day in Goonsburg and out in Jamal’s backyard he and his pal, Pyro, are playing a “friendly” game of baseball. Jamal: “Come on, firestarter! Just try and pitch one over home plate so I can beam it back into that block of cement you call a head!” [Jamal says tapping his bat against the ground] Jamal stands at the plate firmly gripping his Louieville Slugger,