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POKER BUDDIES: A TEXAS HOLD’EM COMEDY SKETCH

Debbie Lynn Miller

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by Debbie L. Miller

May 25, 2024

INT. DIVE BAR. NIGHT.

Nine children sit around a poker table playing with dolls as PARENTS watch.

V.O.

Looking for a new toy for your child? Something fun AND educational? Well, now there’s Poker Buddies! Great role models for your little ones!

(The camera shows several dolls dressed in hoodies, baseball caps, and sunglasses. The children wave their dolls and speak poker trash talk.)

CHILD AS TRASH TALKIN’ TOBY

I raise $500, you bum!

CHILD AS MANSPLAINING PROFESSOR

You’re bluffing! I call.

CHILD AS TRASH TALKIN’ TOBY

Re-raise, $1,000, loser! At least, I don’t have a gambling problem and a busted credit rating.

V.O.

Poker Buddies are fully functional action figures with realistic poker-appropriate clothing and accessories. Everything your kids need for a lived poker experience!

(An action VIDEO of the dolls plays.)

V.O. (CON’T)

Look at these accessories! A tiny poker table with real cup holders! Miniature glasses of…

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Debbie Lynn Miller
Debbie Lynn Miller

Written by Debbie Lynn Miller

Brooklyn comedy/satire/humor writer & journaliat is published in Belladonna Comedy, Frazzled, The Haven, The StopGap, Greener Pastures, & The Syndrome Magazine.

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