Nebulous

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3 seasons of 6 episodes each.

• Professor Bofo Nebulous
  • Primary Character
  • Mad Scientist that means well
  • Mention of the word “clown” or anything similar to that word triggers a flashback to his clown past.
  • Catchphrases
    • Long sequence of derailments - “… I'm drifting”
    • After past clown flashback - “… I shall not clown, I shall not clown!”, usually followed with derisive comments about his spasms/twitches/grande mal seizure during the flashback.
    • After an unforseen circumstance - “… Exactly as I anticipated/expected, [metaphor for not anticipating/expecting]”
• Paula Breeze
  • Assistant
  • Obsessed with Nebulous
  • Catchphrases
    • Anything leading to hugs/kisses/inappropriate touching
• Rory Lawson
  • Assistant
  • Obsessed with slacking off
  • Catchphrases
    • “… Bollocks, sir.”
• Harry Hayes
  • Researcher
  • Brain in a jar with possibly other body parts
  • Catchphrases
    • After any mention of a body part - “UNLIKE YOU, PROFESSOR, I NO LONGER HAVE THE LUXURY OF [Insert bodypart of choice here]”
• Sir Ronald Rowlands
  • Minister with Unusual Portfolio (responsible for KENT)
  • Catchphrases
    • After being asked for any kind of help - “I'd like to do what I can, but afraid I can't.”
• Gemini
  • AI/computer of KENT
  • Absent minded
  • Narrator/Exposition on occasion
  • Catchphrases
    • Speaks in the third person
• Professor Klench
  • Nemesis
  • Evil Mad Scientist
  • Catchphrases
    • After mention of an action - “… to death.”

1. Introduction, usually defining the symptoms of the problem
2. Travel and/or Investigation
3. Clown flashback
4. Confrontation with the antagonist
5. Climax
6. Consequences

These scenes tend to crop up every episode-

• Clown flashback
• Harry in agony complaining about a lack of a body part
• Paula obsessing over the professor
• Questioning Gemini in KENT HQ on details about the case
• The KENT laundry service
• The destruction of the Isle of Wight
• Setting building of a post-Withering world (the changes or what was lost)