A version of Sleepy Hollow where at the end you finally encounter the headless horseman up close to the 4th wall and he high fives you.
Script I wrote
ChatGPT
You said:
Parody of sleepy hollow movie the headless horseman gives you a high five
ChatGPT said:
Here’s a quick parody concept for you:
Title: Sleepy High-Five
Instead of chasing Ichabod Crane, the Headless Horseman is just roaming the town trying to give people a high five. He rides in dramatically through the mist, sword raised… but instead of swinging it, he pulls back his arm for a slap. Terrified villagers run screaming, but he’s shouting:
“Wait! Come on, don’t leave me hanging!”
Ichabod, shaking, finally sticks his hand out — and the Horseman gives him the most epic high five ever, echoing through the valley like thunder.
Optional gag: since he has no head, he can’t see where people’s hands are, so he keeps missing and hitting trees, doors, or knocking hats off people.
Want me to script this parody as a short comedy sketch?
You said:
Yes
ChatGPT said:
Perfect — here’s a short comedy sketch script for your Sleepy Hollow parody:
Sleepy High-Five
(A parody sketch)
[Scene: A dark forest. Mist swirls. A villager runs through the woods, terrified.]
Villager: (panting) He’s coming! The Headless Horseman!
[Thunder rumbles. The Horseman gallops into view on a black horse, sword gleaming. Villagers scream and scatter.]
Horseman: (dramatic, echoing voice)
Fear me not, mortals! For I come not to slay… but to SLAP!
[He sheathes his sword and raises his gauntleted hand, palm out. He rides past the villager with perfect timing for a high five. The villager shrieks and ducks. The Horseman misses and smacks a tree branch clean off.]
Horseman: (frustrated)
Aw, come on! Don’t leave me hangin’!
[Ichabod Crane peeks out from behind a tree, trembling.]
Ichabod: Y-you seek… a high five?
Horseman: (nodding with his whole torso since he has no head)
Indeed! One so mighty, it shall echo through the ages!
[Ichabod gulps, then slowly raises his hand. The Horseman gallops up, leans down, and—]
SMACK!
(The high five reverberates like a thunderclap. Trees shake. Owls fall out of branches. Ichabod stumbles back from the force, his hair blown straight up.)
Horseman: (cheerfully)
Yessss! Nailed it!
[He gallops away into the mist, leaving Ichabod dazed but unharmed. A villager creeps out, confused.]
Villager: So… he’s not here to kill us?
Ichabod: (blinking)
No… he’s just really lonely.
[Cue dramatic music sting as the Horseman reappears in the distance, both hands raised for DOUBLE high fives.]
Horseman:
WHO’S NEXT?!
[Blackout.]
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