According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way that a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don’t care what humans think is impossible.

**Scene Sequence 75: Intro to Barry**

**INT. BENSON HOUSE - DAY**

- **ANGLE ON:** Sneakers on the ground. Camera pans up to reveal Barry Benson’s bedroom.
- **ANGLE ON:** Barry’s hand flipping through different sweaters in his closet.

**BARRY**
Yellow black, yellow black, yellow black, yellow black, yellow black... ooh, black and yellow...

- **ANGLE ON:** Barry wearing the sweater he picked, looking in the mirror.

**BARRY (CONT’D)**
Yeah, let’s shake it up a little.

He picks the black and yellow one, then goes to the sink, takes the top off a container of honey, and puts some honey into his hair. He squirts some in his mouth and gargles. Then he takes the lid off the bottle and rolls some on like deodorant.

**CUT TO: INT. BENSON HOUSE KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS**

Barry’s mother, Janet Benson, yells up at Barry.

**JANET BENSON**
Barry, breakfast is ready!

**CUT TO: "Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07**

**INT. BARRY’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS**

**BARRY**
Coming!

*SFX: Phone ringing. Barry’s antennae vibrate as they ring like a phone. Barry’s hands are wet. He looks around for a towel.*

**BARRY (CONT’D)**
Hang on a second!

He wipes his hands on his sweater and pulls his antennae down to his ear and mouth.

**BARRY (CONT'D)**
Hello?

His best friend, Adam Flayman, is on the other end.

**ADAM**
Barry?

**BARRY**
Adam?

**ADAM**
Can you believe this is happening?

**BARRY**
Can’t believe it. I’ll pick you up.

Barry sticks his stinger in a sharpener.

*SFX: Buzzing as his stinger is sharpened. He tests the sharpness with his finger.*

*SFX: Bing.*

**BARRY (CONT’D)**
Looking sharp.

- **ANGLE ON:** Barry hovering down the hall, sliding down the staircase banister. Barry’s mother, Janet Benson, is in the kitchen.

**JANET BENSON**
Barry, why don’t you use the stairs? Your father paid good money for those.

**"Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07**

**BARRY**
Sorry, I’m excited.

Barry’s father, Martin Benson, enters. He’s reading a newspaper with the headline, “Queen gives birth to thousandtuplets: Resting Comfortably.”

**MARTIN BENSON**
Here’s the graduate. We’re very proud of you, son. And a perfect report card, all B’s.

**JANET BENSON** *(mushing Barry’s hair)*
Very proud.

**BARRY**
Ma! I’ve got a thing going here.

Barry re-adjusts his hair, starts to leave.

**JANET BENSON**
You’ve got some lint on your fuzz.

She picks it off.

**BARRY**
Ow, that’s me!

**MARTIN BENSON**
Wave to us. We’ll be in row 118,000.

Barry zips off.

**BARRY**
Bye!

**JANET BENSON**
Barry, I told you, stop flying in the house!

**CUT TO: SEQ. 750 - DRIVING TO GRADUATION**

**EXT. BEE SUBURB - MORNING**

A garage door opens. Barry drives out in his car.

- **ANGLE ON:** Barry’s friend, Adam Flayman, standing by the curb. He’s reading a newspaper with the headline: “Frisbee Hits Hive: Internet Down. Bee-stander: ‘I heard a sound, and next thing I knew...wham-o!’”

Barry drives up, stops in front of Adam. Adam jumps in.

**BARRY**
Hey, Adam.

**ADAM**
Hey, Barry. *(pointing at Barry’s hair)*
Is that fuzz gel?

**BARRY**
A little. It’s a special day. Finally graduating.

**ADAM**
I never thought I’d make it.

**BARRY**
Yeah, three days of grade school, three days of high school.

**ADAM**
Those were so awkward.

**BARRY**
Three days of college. I’m glad I took off one day in the middle and just hitchhiked around the hive.

**ADAM**
You did come back different.

They drive by a bee who’s jogging.

**ARTIE**
Hi Barry!

**BARRY** *(to a bee pedestrian)*
Hey Artie, growing a mustache? Looks good.

Barry and Adam drive from the suburbs into the city.

**ADAM**
Hey, did you hear about Frankie?

**"Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07**

**BARRY**
Yeah.

**ADAM**
You going to his funeral?

**BARRY**
No, I’m not going to his funeral. Everybody knows you sting someone you die, you don’t waste it on a squirrel. He was such a hot head.

**ADAM**
Yeah, I guess he could’ve just gotten out of the way.

They drive through a loop de loop.

**BARRY AND ADAM**
Whoa...Whooo...wheee!!

**ADAM**
I love this incorporating the amusement park right into our regular day.

**BARRY**
I guess that’s why they say we don’t need vacations.

**CUT TO: SEQ. 95 - GRADUATION**

**EXT. GRADUATION CEREMONY - CONTINUOUS**

Barry and Adam come to a stop. They exit the car and fly over the crowd to their seats.

**BARRY** *(re: graduation ceremony)*
Boy, quite a bit of pomp...under the circumstances.

They land in their seats.

**BARRY (CONT’D)**