I thought it would be fun to show you what an outline of CHEERS looked like. This is just a couple of pages but you'll get the idea. It's from the Rat Girl episode my partner, David Isaacs and I wrote. Every show has its own format. I found this to be the best. It's on half the sheet of paper so there's room on the other half to scribbling notes.
As you'll see there's suggested dialogue and jokes. Not every joke in the outline has to be used. In fact, many are not. But like I said, you'll get a sense of just what goes into an outline for a half-hour sitcom. Scripts are fluid but you need a starting point. Enjoy.
from By Ken Levine
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