"I Do, I Do" revisited, Scene E

So, the set list for the draft had the girls' apartment although no scene actually took place there.  And no scene is set there on the aired episode.  But that's exactly where we find ourselves, "the next morning," in the omitted tag:

LENNY IS LYING ON THE FOLD-OUT COUNTER, LOWERING SPAGHETTI INTO HIS MOUTH, ONE STRAND AT A TIME.  SQUIGGY IS SEATED CROSS-LEGGED ON THE KITCHEN TABLE GOING THROUGH SIX EMPTY JARS, LICKING LIDS, ETC.  THERE ARE FOOD WRAPPERS ALL OVER THE FLOOR, ALL THE KITCHEN DRAWERS ARE PULLED OUT AND THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR IS OPEN.

LENNY

Boy, you were right, Squig, grape jelly sure enhances the robust flavor of a spaghetti.

SQUIGGY

Bulletin, Len.  The edibles in this apartment are now extinct... except for this piece of rabbit food.  

HE GRABS A LONG CARROT WITH GREENS STILL ATTACHED.  THE GIRLS ENTER AND SQUIGGY HIDES THE CARROT IN HIS JACKET.

LAVERNE

I'm so hungry, I could eat... (SEEING BOYS)

SHIRLEY

(REACTING TO MESS) Holy Ravioli!  What's been going on here?

LENNY

Girls, back so early?  We heard you got married.  And where are the blushing grooms?

LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY CROSS TO THE KITCHEN SEARCHING FOR FOOD THROUGH EMPTY WRAPPERS, CANS, JARS, ETC.

SQUIGGY

Jilted at the altar, huh?  Well, that's life.

LENNY

That's what people say.

LAVERNE

Shirl, they've eaten all our food.  They've even polished off the baking soda.

SQUIGGY

Yes, the oddest thing happened.  Somehow our bodies just hollowed out.

LENNY

It's amazing, we've been porking down non-stop and I'm only filled to my knees.

SQUIGGY

Yeah, and I'm already filled to my waist.  But I'm shorter.

SHIRLEY

You're also dead.  How dare you barge in here and pillage our pantry of every last crumb.

SQUIGGY

Correction.  Not every last crumb.

HE PULLS OUT THE CARROT.  LAVERNE GOES FOR IT.

LAVERNE

Gimme that.

SQUIGGY TOSSES IT TO LENNY AS THE GIRLS TRY FOR IT.  LENNY TAKES A BITE AND TOSSES IT TO SQUIGGY WHO TAKES A BITE.  THE GIRLS WALLA "GIMME THAT CARROT."  SQUIGGY TOSSES IT BACK TO LENNY WHO TAKES THE LAST BITE AND TOSSES THE GREENS TO THE GIRLS.

SQUIGGY

Have a feast.

THE GIRLS THROW OUT THE BOYS, SLAMMING THE DOOR.  THEY LOOK AT THE GREENS FOR A BEAT, THEN DIVE FOR THEM AS WE:

FADE OUT.

Thoughts:

• So, yes, somehow, despite all the drug humor that did actually make it to air, the powers that be just couldn't give us a cute scene of the Core Four having the munchies.
• How long did it take the girls to bus home?  For that matter, what time at night was it when they hit Vegas?  It appears that the entire episode takes place in less than 24 hours, maybe as few as 18 or even 15.
• Did the boys consume all the food in their apartment or just start in at the girls' place?
• "A spaghetti," very cute.
• The long carrot is a bit Freudian, especially with everyone wanting it.
• We know Lenny is still stoned, because he reacts so calmly to the girls getting married.
• And of course Squiggy jumps to the conclusion that the girls were jilted.
• Who told them about the elopement?  I assume Malcolm, but I guess it could've been someone else at the party, since those weren't private proposals.
• While this version of the script isn't as surprising as the earlier version (and few things are as surprising as that script), this does have some unexpected twists.  Overall, I'm glad I got to see this step in the evolution towards the final product.