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Jonesy

Left to haunt the apartment where he was killed by his emotional support cat, an exuberant middle-aged man's afterlife is tested when his ticket to moving on lies in the hands of the three misfit orphans who move in.

When Cornelius “Jonesy” Jones meets an electrifying end at the paws of his cat, Tuna; he expected to find himself either in paradise or perhaps reincarnated. But when he wakes up in the midst of his apartment being cleaned out after his death, he’s left with more questions than answers.

His trials and tribulations begin when three orphaned siblings move in. Believing he needs to pass a test to move on, his first tactic is to scare the siblings but hilariously fails. However, as he learns about the siblings, he gleans the truth of their unfortunate circumstances and decides that if he truly is stuck to haunt his apartment for all eternity, the least he can do is help them move on if he can’t move on himself.

Script Excerpt
Written by:
Format:
TV Pilot
Genres:
Budget:
Micro
In the Vein Of:
Shameless
The Good Place
Posted:
06/02/2022
Updated:
09/27/2023
Author Bio:
Despite writing their first award-winning script at 16, Caledonia's writing career didn't take off until they were inspired to write a TV series based on their time as a homeless street fighter in Oakland, CA during the Ferguson Riots of 2014.

Now that their days of fighting Crips are over, they're embracing life as a disabled, Indigenous writer who writes diverse stories with heart and humor.

Contest Results:
Script Lab Free (Semifinalist) [2022]
Table Read (Semifinalist) [2022]
HollyShorts (Semifinalist) [2022]
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