I Scream, You Scream

“A gang of no-goods has threatened to remove my starring member if I don't pay them a cut. They threaten the wrong man, amigo. They have a weakness for the icecream. Pick up the bomb I've hidden in Harwood, hijack the regular icecream van on its rounds, and lure these fools to their doom with the jeengle-jeengle.”

—El Burro

I Scream, You Scream is a mission in Grand Theft Auto III given to protagonist Claude by Diablos leader El Burro from a payphone in the Hepburn Heights area of Portland, Liberty City.

Description[]

Claude answers a payphone in Hepburn Heights and El Burro tells Claude that a rival gang are threatening to remove a starring member of an adult movie unless they get a cut. El Burro instructs Claude to pick up a bomb in Harwood and then hijack a Mr. Whoopee ice cream van and blow them up at their Atlantic Quays hideout.

Claude collects the bomb, which is located around the corner at the Borgnine Taxis building. Claude then hijacks the Mr. Whoopee ice cream van and attaches the bomb to the vehicle. After heading to the Atlantic Quays warehouse hideout, Claude turns on the horn to start the 'jeengle-jeengle'. The gang members walk out and are killed when Claude presses the detonator.

Mission Objectives[]

In order to complete the mission the player must:

Pick up the briefcase in Harwood
Find an Icecream van
Park the Icecream van down at Atlantic Quays
Activate the Icecream jingle
Exit the van then use the remote to detonate the Icecream van

Reward[]

The reward for completing the mission is $8,000 and the mission Trial By Fire is unlocked.

Oversight[]

Although the mission reward is $8,000, the Mission Passed text is scripted to display $6,000.^[1]

Transcript[]

Claude answers the payphone in Hepburn Heights.

El Burro
(Voice only):

I started my exotic entertainment business with nothing but the sizeable contents of my leather pants! A gang of no-goods has threatened to remove my starring member if I don't pay them a cut. They threaten the wrong man, amigo. They have a weakness for the ice cream. Pick up the bomb I've hidden in Harwood, hijack the regular ice cream van on its rounds, and lure these fools to their doom with the jeengle-jeengle. They hide in a warehouse on Atlantic Quays.

Claude finds a bomb located near the Borgnine Taxis firm in Harwood, then finds a Mr Whoopee driving around, steals it, and goes to the warehouse in Atlantic Quays where the rival gang is hiding. He turns on the ice cream jingle, leaves the truck and detonates the bomb as the gang approaches the ice cream van.

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Trivia[]

This mission was originally intended to be given out by the removed character Darkel. Instead of gang members, the original target would be innocent pedestrians.^[2] Darkel was eventually removed from the game and the mission was given to El Burro.
The name of the mission may be a reference to the 1986 film Down by Law, which features a scene where the protagonists sings a song called "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream".
A Mr. Whoopee obtained via Import Export garage, if entered while Claude is carrying the explosives, will be registered as a valid vehicle for the mission meaning that Claude can now head straight to the docks and proceed the mission as normal.
In the phonecall, El Burro pronounces Harwood as "Hardwood".

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1

Script data

Lines 564-566
[TDE 1.0.0 Directory]\GTA3\Scripts\Main\Industrial\diablo2.sc

PRINT_WITH_NUMBER_BIG ( M_PASS ) 6000 5000 1 //"Mission Passed!"
CLEAR_WANTED_LEVEL player
ADD_SCORE player 8000

↑ Grand Theft Auto: How Smart is the AI? - PS2 News at IGN, February 2001 (archived)

Navigation[]

[diablo2-oversight-1] 1.0 ^1.1
Script data

Lines 564-566
[TDE 1.0.0 Directory]\GTA3\Scripts\Main\Industrial\diablo2.sc
PRINT_WITH_NUMBER_BIG ( M_PASS ) 6000 5000 1 //"Mission Passed!" CLEAR_WANTED_LEVEL player ADD_SCORE player 8000

[2] Grand Theft Auto: How Smart is the AI? - PS2 News at IGN, February 2001 (archived)

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