("That Was Then, This Is Now" begins as the camera focuses on a big Thanksgiving parade moving down the street amid throngs of people. The Monkees, dressed in Pilgrim hats and Indian headbands, play music on top of a big turkey in a pilgrim's hat with a bobbing head. The twins sit on a seat in his neck, waving vigerously to the crowd.)

(Valerie, Lauren, and Jordan wave from the crowd. Valerie proudly points out a sign on the float that says "Happy Turkey Day from Headquarters Records.")

(We focus on a group of dancers in sequined red and green skirts, dancing a wild, acrobatic routine. When the song finishes, it focuses on the three main dancers - Kimberly, Maxine, and Jenny. :D)

(Peter scoops up the candy thrown onto the streets and puts it in a bucket for the twins.)

*The twins eat the candy happily.*

(Emma and Katie dance with a group of people in costumes from Hanna Barbara cartoons, including Scooby Doo, the Funky Phantom, Yogi Bear, Top Cat, and the Flinstones.)

(Mrs. Marion proudly sits at the head of a float depicting the first Thanksgiving. Mr. Babbit is next to her, looking stiff and annoyed in his pilgrim's costume. He reaches for a leg from the big turkey on the fake-log table in front of them, but Mrs. Marion slaps his hand and scolds him!)

(Millie, Larry, Nyles, and Jack ride in a giant gingerbread house decorated with real candies and cakes from Millie's bakery. The two are dressed as Victorian bakers in high-necked collars, pin-striped shirts, and fancy embroidered aprons. Larry gives Millie a kiss on her nose.)

*Nyles picks candies off the gingerbread house. Jack raises an eyebrow at him, then shakes his head.*

(Mike frowns as Micky grabs a big scoopful of what looks like sparkly dust, but Peter grins and nods his head. The twins and the kids in the crowd look enthusiastic.)

*Micky grins widely as he throws the sparkly dust all over the place.* :D

(As the dust fades and the music ends, we fade out on the parade and in on the living room at Micky and Lauren's house. Everyone sits around the living room, sipping coffee and tea and nibbling slices of pumpkin and apple pie.)

Bob: Hey, gang. Peter, great to see you home.

Peter: We got in from the future about an hour ago. Valerie took Jordan home. I wanted to stay a little longer. Michael and Emma are going to drive me home.

Davy: Daph went upstairs with Lizzie for a nap.

Bert: Enjoyed your Thanksgiving dinner?

Mike: (Burps a little) Hell yeah! Mick, your mom sure can cook.

Micky: *grins* Thanks, man. *leans back, stretching out*

Bob: How long have these two stories been cooking up? Literally, given the first one.

Emma: The 90s story is a backlogged story from the summer. The Thanksgiving story we only came up with a month or so ago. (Frowns) And the stories do look it, too. Both are a tad rushed.

Lauren: But both were fun. :)

Mike: Em, there's only so much you can do with the amount of time you both had.

Emma: Unfortuantly, we were both very, very busy this month and didn't have as much time to work on this one or the next one as we did the September and October stories.

Mike: Why Thanksgivin'?

Emma: Because Thanksgiving is my second favorite holiday after Christmas and the most important holiday in my family. It's the only time of year most of my family will get together and eat a dinner together, and my mom is one of the world's best cooks. ;) :D

Mike: (Grins) I'll vouch for that, too. I sure wish I could have had that turkey you were makin', darlin', 'cause your Mom's is the best.

Emma: We've done a couple of holiday stories this year, too. "Ghost of Kibbee Manor" ended at Easter, and we're of course going to do our annual Christmas stories next month.

Peter: We're going to take a cruise for Christmas this year! We'll be gone for two weeks in the middle of December and get home the week before Christmas!

Emma: Should be interesting. You'll never know who you'll meet on a cruise. ;)

Mike: Do I HAVE to go, Em? You know how I feel about boats.

Emma: I'll just pack lots and lots of seasickness pills (looks at Micky) that Micky didn't make.

Mike: Ones that might actually make me feel better instead of worse!

Micky: How was I supposed to know? Those pills worked for the rest of us. :P

Emma: I think your chemicals just don't like Mike.

Mike: That would explain the rabbitt thing a few years back, too.

Peter: I'm looking forward to it! It'll be fun once we shoot the scenes from the movie set in the Bahamas.

Mike: How did you talk your wife into letting us have two week's vaction for two days' worth of filming?

(Peter's grin just widens.)

Micky: That's the look of the cat who ate the canary.

Mike: Or had a very interesting and fufilling night of asking favors.

Bert: Let's go back to this story. Why the 90s?

Emma: Why not? Actually, there are probably more fanfics set in the 90s than the 80s, due to many of them actually being written then, but let's face it. In real life, this is our time period. I would have been just three years older than 16-year-old Maryann in 1997 when this story was set.

Mike: Darlin', you're pickin' on me again. :p

Emma: Just your later self. He deserves it. Recording the album went well enough, but the subsequent tour...well, that wasn't as happy an affair.

Mike: I ain't really all that crazy about tourin'.

Emma: That's the problem.

Peter: It sure was weird, though! It's amazing what computers can do! All those great computer-animated romps...

Emma: It's amazing how far we've come almost ten years after this story’s setting.

Mike: Mick musta loved makin' this story.

Micky: Oh, I DID love it!

Peter: He kissed the floor! :p

Emma: Oh, yeah, and Lauren wanted to see Mick in the ponytail again. ;)

Lauren: *nods* Yes, I did. Don't forget the muscles and the "MOM" tattoo.

*Micky turns a shade of red.*

Emma: (Eyes Mike) And he's not the only one who filled out over the years. You weren't too shabby-looking either, Mr. Nesmith. You still aren't...even if your counterpart now looks like a very handsome beardless Santa Claus, which is a compliment.

Mike: Nice to know I finally will get away from "skinny" jokes.

Peter: And the kids...(sighs)...I hope Jordan and Katie's new baby turned out all right.

Mike: 'Course she did. Her pop pops were there.

Emma: (Mutters) Poor kid. ;)

(Mike rolls his eyes. Peter snickers.)

Bert: Hey, Davy, how does it feel to be a dad?

Davy: *grins* It feels great, mates!

Bob: She's adorable.

Mike: She's LOUD. She got both her parents' set of pipes.

Emma: I think she's lovely, Davy. The birth was smooth as a whistle. You do owe Lauren for ponying up the quarter to call you from filming, though.

Davy: Yes, I do. *turns* Thanks, Lauren.

Lauren: No problem, Dave. :)

*Micky returns with mail and flops back down next to Lauren, opening the envelopes.*

Mike: I don't think the kids know what to make of her yet. She don't run around, make noise, try to eat anythin' sides her mama's milk, or sing loudly with her daddy.

Emma: Behind on your mail again, Mick?

Micky: *glances up* Just a little. *pulls out one envelope; holds it up* Phone bill.

Peter: I liked going to the future! I hope they were really able to help those scientists. I don't think there was anything wrong with them. They just wanted to be pretty.

Emma: Like my counterpart said, Peter, pretty is as pretty does. Everyone has their own definition of beauty, no matter what the magazines and movies say.

Mike: What about all that downloadin' stuff? Where'd that come from?

Emma: Music and movie downloads are extremely popular (and somewhat better regulated) today on the Internet, but even now there's still major problems with Internet piracy and copywright. I'm not all that fond of music downloads myself, since they tend to clutter up your hard-drive, but for many people, that's how they get their music. Many of our readers are probably listening to downloaded music as we speak or watching a video or looking at pictures they made. Technology can be fun and useful, but you have to be careful.(Grins) Actually, I owe Lauren for coming up Mike's obsession with the anti-piracy law.

Lauren: It was nothing.

Emma: Mike was really involved in several lawsuits with a cable channel in the 90s that really drained him, and the guys really did make an album in 1996-1997. (Grins) They did finally make that special in real-life, too. Sadly, the real Michael Nesmith hasn't put it on DVD yet, but it's recommended if a video copy ever comes your way. Bizarre, filled with wicked Nesmith humor, but fun in a weird, snarky way. And lots of older, buffer Monkees in odd costumes. ;)

Micky: *eyes widen looking at the phone bill* What in the... :-O

Mike: What, Mick? You been callin' Dial-a-Science-Experiment again?

Bert: So, what was real here, and what was fictional?

Micky: Real funny, Mike. (Growls) Four long-distance phone calls to Massachusetts!

Lauren: *gulps* Uh oh.

Peter: Oh, dear. I guess Lauren really missed her folks...

Mike: You can afford to pay that, Mick.

Micky: LAUREN!

Lauren: Hey, I can't help that they're all the way across the country! Besides, I haven't called them since my birthday. :P

Micky: *whines* But FOUR calls!? :P

*Lauren shrugs.*

Emma: The twins wanted to talk to Grammie and Granpa.

Micky: Over an HOUR per call! *thumps his head against the back of the couch*

Peter: Hey, us New Englanders get lonely in California sometimes! We miss the snow!

Mike: Didn't we have enough snow at the beginning of the year on our New England visit?

Peter: You can NEVER have enough snow! (Sighs) I wish it would snow in Southern California. That would be so groovy, and the kids would have a blast.

Micky: I'm gonna have to build some extra deck furniture to cover this thing.

Mike: Your paycheck from the movie should more than cover it.

Peter: You could always ask Valerie to forward your next paycheck!

Emma: (Takes the bill) It's not THAT horrible...

Micky: Oh yeah?

Mike: (Takes the bill) No, it's worse. :p

Micky: See.

Emma: I'm trying to make them feel better here! I don't blame Lauren for missing her folks. This IS a holiday!

Micky: I'm gonna go moan and groan over this bill. *heads for the kitchen*

Lauren: Mick! *follows him*

Bert: Hey, any plans for the post-holidays?

Emma: Oh, we've got a few things up our sleeves for the new year. (Grins) We're going to kick off 2007 with stories that are considerably lighter than the past two sets we've done. The guys are gonna buckle swash in the first one.

Peter: Huh?

Mike: (Watches Micky and Lauren) And they're gonna have their kid sometime.

Emma: (Sighs) I think that's our indication that it's time to finish this one up. We hope all our American readers have a wonderful Thanksgiving with their own friends and family. Just don't add anything to the turkey it doesn't mention in the cookbook.

Mike: Everyone else in the world, enjoy your November.

*There's a quick shot in the kitchen of Mick and Lauren making out.*

Davy: (Laughs) 'Cause they sure are!

Remaining Four: HAPPY THANKSGIVING, ALL! (They clink coffee cups as the screen fades to a "Happy Thanksgiving" orange-on-brown font with a turkey graphic under it.)

(Fade out on the Thanksgiving graphic; fade in on the credits, production stills from both "productions" played under "Never Enough." Ends with a photo of the entire group from "The Party" and "A Raybert Production" in orange and the turkey graphic over it.)