Sketch summary: A lady in her 40s is sitting in a rocking chair sewing. In walks Sonny possibly her husband. He’s wearing a hunters cap and a traffic safety vest and carrying a bag of chips and beef jerky.
The lady asks about his day and he describes how he has fun messin’ with people while directing traffic. After a short pause he asks “Where did I come from?” She replies, “You are getting so forgetful. Why, you just came from the kitchen.” He says “No. Where did I come from?” with emphasis on his question. She then gets a shocked look and calls out “Henry” while leaving the room.
We now hear the conversation between her and Henry and discover that Sonny is their adult son. Ma wants to know if Pa has had the talk with Sonny yet. Pa replies that he was waiting until there was a need for it. Ma tells him to get out there and give him the talk now.
Pa begins his talk with “Let me tell you ‘bout the birds and the bees, the flowers and the trees and the moon up above and a thing called…” Sonny interrupts and it is now that we find out he is wondering about his heritage. Pa give him some information but then tells him he’ll have to ask his Aunt Tammy if he wants more information and that she is all into that “gynecological” stuff.
Ma returns and asks if Pa answered his questions. Sonny says yeah, “but if I want details, I’m going to have to talk with Aunt Tammy.” Ma hollers for Henry and rushes off stage.
Author's Notes: When I first wrote the sketch, I thought I did a fairly good job with it. It wasn’t until Sunday morning when Steve, playing Sonny, wondered if it would be okay to add some lines to his part. It was then that the sketch really began to come across as a good sketch. Thanks Steve and Nina for taking an okay sketch and making it a great sketch.
The reference to Aunt Tammy in the sketch was a reference to Tammy Gregory who is into genealogy.
References to Edmund Littlefield, Lucy Whitefield and Tichfield Hamshire England are all from my family tree.
Cast:
Ma – Nina Welding
Sonny - Steve Matteson
Pa (Henry) – Harold Rodgers
Credits:
Director - Harold Rodgers
Author – Harold Rodgers with additional lines by Steve Matteson
