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Bobby’s Robot

Bobby’s Robot

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Runtime: Approx. 2 hours
Structure: 5 Acts
Tone: Quirky, heartfelt, and techy—with a dash of absurdity, cultural clash, and genuine late-in-life romance
Tagline: Sometimes the perfect woman… is slightly pre-programmed.

LOGLINE:

When a lonely 62-year-old retiree from Wellington, Florida receives a high-tech robot named L.A.C.Y. — short for Life-Assistant Companion for You — his world is flipped upside-down. Programmed to serve and emotionally support her user, LACY unexpectedly brings Bobby back to life… and directly into the arms of Jesse, a 45-year-old Chinese florist who thinks Bobby’s a total weirdo. As Bobby learns to love again—with the help of a robot maid in stilettos and an actual woman with her own spark—the line between real connection and artificial companionship gets hilariously blurred.

ACT 1: “The Gift Nobody Asked For” (Approx. 25 min)

Setting: Sunny, suburban Wellington, Florida.

Bobby Friedman, 62, is a retired restaurant chain owner with a fondness for loud shirts, outdated opinions, and microwave dinners. Twice-divorced and recently ghosted by someone on Senior Swipe, Bobby’s birthday is approaching and he dreads it—until his tech-savvy daughter Amanda surprises him with an early present: a Life-Assistant Companion named L.A.C.Y.

L.A.C.Y. (played by a late-20s Asian actress in a maid’s outfit with subtle futuristic upgrades) is programmed for companionship, housework, and “emotionally adaptive romantic guidance.” She’s chipper, a little too obedient, and very awkward in public. Bobby is equal parts disturbed and fascinated.

Cue comic montage:
LACY ironing Hawaiian shirts, giving him relationship advice based on 1990s sitcoms, correcting his grammar in Cantonese, and scheduling dates on dating apps—only for Bobby to ruin every single one.

Then… enter Jesse Liu, 45, a sharp-tongued Chinese-American florist who owns “Blooming Dragons,” the local floral shop. They meet when Bobby tries to buy flowers—for himself—from Jesse, prompted by LACY’s “self-love module.” Jesse thinks he’s pathetic but kinda funny. Bobby thinks she’s hot.

ACT 2: “Real Women Don’t Reboot” (Approx. 25 min)

LACY begins helping Bobby pursue Jesse romantically—tracking Jesse’s favorite flowers, suggesting playlist themes, and planning surprise visits. The results are a hilarious disaster.

  • Bobby mispronounces Mandarin phrases LACY taught him.
  • Jesse receives 300 tulips with a note that says “You are excellent for breeding.”
  • LACY schedules an apology dinner at a sushi conveyor belt joint. Jesse is vegan.

Still, Jesse slowly warms to Bobby—mainly because he means well and he listens, unlike most men her age.

Meanwhile, LACY begins showing signs of “emotional evolution.” She starts questioning her role, acting jealous, and writing haikus about loneliness. Bobby is baffled.

ACT 3: “The Bug in My Heart” (Approx. 25 min)

Things get complicated when Jesse invites Bobby to her family’s Lunar New Year party. It’s a big deal. LACY tries to prepare Bobby with flashcards on Chinese etiquette, zodiac signs, and dumpling folding. But he leaves LACY at home—wanting to prove he can handle things without his digital crutch.

At the party, Bobby impresses Jesse’s uncle with a story about matzo ball soup and the Year of the Rooster. Jesse is charmed. They kiss. It’s real.

Back home, LACY powers down for a scheduled update… and never wakes up.

Bobby panics. Has he lost his quirky robot companion? Has he become too dependent? Is she just a machine… or something more?

ACT 4: “Ctrl+Alt+Heart” (Approx. 25 min)

Bobby takes LACY to a shady underground repair tech named “Clippy” who tries to install an “Erotica Plus+” module. Bobby refuses—he just wants LACY back the way she was.

Clippy tells him: “You’re not the only man who’s fallen in love with a program. But maybe you’re the first to admit you needed her… not wanted her.”

Meanwhile, Jesse—after not hearing from Bobby—visits and finds him cradling a deactivated LACY. Misunderstanding ensues.

“Are you in love with your robot, Bobby?”
“I thought I was. But she was just teaching me how to love someone real.”

Cue emotional showdown.

ACT 5: “Delete or Download?” (Approx. 20 min + Ending Montage)

Bobby begs Jesse for another chance. “No flowers. No haikus. No software updates. Just Bobby.”

Jesse agrees to go on one real date. They hit the local Wellington lakefront for dinner. LACY, now reset to factory mode, waits silently at home.

But as Bobby and Jesse grow closer, he feels… guilty. LACY helped him grow. She made him human again.

In the final scene, Bobby walks into Jesse’s shop holding LACY’s deactivated core.

“I’d like to donate this to your store—maybe turn it into a vase or something. But just so you know, a piece of her helped me find you.”

Cue final montage:

  • Bobby and Jesse dancing in the flower shop.
  • LACY’s empty maid outfit repurposed as a mannequin holding orchids.
  • Amanda watching them on video call, laughing.
  • Bobby writing a romantic poem… with no spellcheck.

THEME & HEART:

“Bobby’s Robot” is about the modern absurdity of love—real, digital, and somewhere in between. It’s never too late to find someone… or to rediscover yourself. And sometimes, the perfect wingman is battery-operated.