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Cite Script Template

This template provides a standardized format for citing scripts (e.g., teleplays, screenplays), based on Template:cite document style used on Wikipedia.

Blank Template (for copying)

{{cite script
| writer          = 
| co-writer       = 
| title           = 
| series          = 
| season_number   = 
| episode_number  = 
| production_code = 
| air_date        = 
| script_date     = 
| version         = 
| source          = 
| publisher       = 
| url             = 
| access-date     = 
| page            = 
| pages           = 
| quote           = 
}}

Example

Here is an example of the template filled out for a specific episode script.

{{cite script
| writer          = Lee Eisenberg
| co-writer       = Gene Stupnitsky
| title           = Dinner Party
| series          = The Office (US)
| season_number   = 4
| episode_number  = 13
| production_code = 4013
| air_date        = April 10, 2008
| script_date     = January 7, 2008
| version         = Revised Network Draft
| source          = Dunderpedia Script Archive
| publisher       = 
| url             = http://dunderpedia.com/scripts/dinner_party.pdf
| access-date     = September 1, 2025
| page            = 23
| pages           = 
| quote           = Michael: You'll have to forgive the smell. My girlfriend, Jan, has been experimenting with candles.
}}

Parameters Guide

writer: The primary writer of the script.
co-writer: Additional credited writers.
title: The title of the episode or film.
series: The name of the television series.
season_number: The season number in which the episode appears.
episode_number: The episode number within the season.
production_code: The internal production code for the episode, if known.
air_date: The original air date of the episode.
script_date: The date on the script (e.g., draft date, revision date).
version: The specific version of the script (e.g., "Shooting Script," "First Draft," "Table Read Draft").
source: The database, collection, or website where the script was found.
publisher: If the script was published in a book or collection, the publisher.
url: A direct URL to the script file or a webpage containing it.
access-date: The date you accessed the URL.
page / pages: The specific page number(s) being referenced.
quote: A relevant quotation from the script.

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-<includeonly>{| class="citation" | style="padding:0.5em;" | [[Image:Script.png|40px]] | style="padding:0.5em;" | {{#if:{{{writer|}}}|'''Writer(s):''' {{{writer}}}<br/>}} {{#if:{{{title|}}}|'''Title:''' ''"{{{title}}}"''<br/>}} {{#if:{{{date|}}}|'''Date:''' {{{date}}}<br/>}} {{#if:{{{draft|}}}|'''Draft:''' {{{draft}}}<br/>}} {{#if:{{{url|}}}|'''Source:''' [{{{url}}} Link]<br/>}} {{#if:{{{retrieved|}}}|'''Retrieved:''' {{{retrieved}}}}} |}</includeonly><noinclude> {{/documentation}} </noinclude>
+<includeonly><!--
+-->{{#if:{{{writer|}}}|{{{writer}}}{{#if:{{{co-writer|}}}|, {{{co-writer}}}}}. }}<!--
+-->"{{#if:{{{url|}}}|[{{{url}}} {{{title}}}]|{{{title}}}}}".<!--
+-->{{#if:{{{series|}}}| ''{{{series}}}''.}}<!--
+-->{{#if:{{{season_number|}}}| Season {{{season_number}}}{{#if:{{{episode_number|}}}|, episode {{{episode_number}}}}}.}}<!--
+-->{{#if:{{{production_code|}}}| (Production code {{{production_code}}}).}}<!--
+-->{{#if:{{{air_date|}}}| {{{air_date}}}.}}<!--
+-->{{#if:{{{version|}}}| {{{version}}}.}}<!--
+-->{{#if:{{{script_date|}}}| Script dated {{{script_date}}}.}}<!--
+-->{{#if:{{{source|}}}| Retrieved from {{{source}}}{{#if:{{{publisher|}}}| ({{{publisher}}})}}.}}<!--
+-->{{#if:{{{url|}}}| {{#if:{{{access-date|}}}|Retrieved {{{access-date}}}.}}}}<!--
+-->{{#if:{{{page|}}}| p. {{{page}}}.}}{{#if:{{{pages|}}}| pp. {{{pages}}}.}}<!--
+-->{{#if:{{{quote|}}}| <br><blockquote>{{{quote}}}</blockquote>}}<!--
+--></includeonly><noinclude>
+= Cite Script Template =
+This template provides a standardized format for citing scripts (e.g., teleplays, screenplays), based on [[w:Template:cite document|Template:cite document]] style used on Wikipedia.
+----
+=== Blank Template (for copying) ===
+<pre>
+{{cite script
+| writer          =
+| co-writer       =
+| title           =
+| series          =
+| season_number   =
+| episode_number  =
+| production_code =
+| air_date        =
+| script_date     =
+| version         =
+| source          =
+| publisher       =
+| url             =
+| access-date     =
+| page            =
+| pages           =
+| quote           =
+}}
+</pre>
+----
+=== Example ===
+Here is an example of the template filled out for a specific episode script.
+<pre>
+{{cite script
+| writer          = Lee Eisenberg
+| co-writer       = Gene Stupnitsky
+| title           = Dinner Party
+| series          = The Office (US)
+| season_number   = 4
+| episode_number  = 13
+| production_code = 4013
+| air_date        = April 10, 2008
+| script_date     = January 7, 2008
+| version         = Revised Network Draft
+| source          = Dunderpedia Script Archive
+| publisher       =
+| url             = http://dunderpedia.com/scripts/dinner_party.pdf
+| access-date     = September 1, 2025
+| page            = 23
+| pages           =
+| quote           = Michael: You'll have to forgive the smell. My girlfriend, Jan, has been experimenting with candles.
+}}
+</pre>
+----
+=== Parameters Guide ===
+* '''writer''': The primary writer of the script.
+* '''co-writer''': Additional credited writers.
+* '''title''': The title of the episode or film.
+* '''series''': The name of the television series.
+* '''season_number''': The season number in which the episode appears.
+* '''episode_number''': The episode number within the season.
+* '''production_code''': The internal production code for the episode, if known.
+* '''air_date''': The original air date of the episode.
+* '''script_date''': The date on the script (e.g., draft date, revision date).
+* '''version''': The specific version of the script (e.g., "Shooting Script," "First Draft," "Table Read Draft").
+* '''source''': The database, collection, or website where the script was found.
+* '''publisher''': If the script was published in a book or collection, the publisher.
+* '''url''': A direct URL to the script file or a webpage containing it.
+* '''access-date''': The date you accessed the URL.
+* '''page''' / '''pages''': The specific page number(s) being referenced.
+* '''quote''': A relevant quotation from the script.
+</noinclude>