diff --git a/scripts/pytmdb3.py b/scripts/pytmdb3.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..f6a3e648c5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/pytmdb3.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from optparse import OptionParser
+from tmdb3 import *
+
+import sys
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # this key is registered to this library for testing purposes.
+    # please register for your own key if you wish to use this
+    # library in your own application.
+    # http://help.themoviedb.org/kb/api/authentication-basics
+    set_key('1acd79ff610c77f3040073d004f7f5b0')
+
+    parser = OptionParser()
+    parser.add_option('-v', "--version", action="store_true", default=False,
+                      dest="version", help="Display version.")
+    parser.add_option('-d', "--debug", action="store_true", default=False,
+                      dest="debug", help="Enables verbose debugging.")
+    parser.add_option('-c', "--no-cache", action="store_true", default=False,
+                      dest="nocache", help="Disables request cache.")
+    opts, args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if opts.version:
+        from tmdb3.tmdb_api import __title__, __purpose__, __version__, __author__
+        print __title__
+        print ""
+        print __purpose__
+        print "Version: "+__version__
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+#   TODO: make this actually do something
+#    if opts.debug:
+#        DEBUG = True
+
+    if opts.nocache:
+        set_cache(engine='null')
+    else:
+        set_cache(engine='file', filename='/tmp/pytmdb3.cache')
+
+    banner = 'PyTMDB3 Interactive Shell.'
+    import code
+    try:
+        import readline, rlcompleter
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
+        banner += ' TAB completion available.'
+    namespace = globals().copy()
+    namespace.update(locals())
+    code.InteractiveConsole(namespace).interact(banner)
+
diff --git a/tmdb3/tmdb_api.py b/tmdb3/tmdb_api.py
index c361536d008..f12d579d449 100644
--- a/tmdb3/tmdb_api.py
+++ b/tmdb3/tmdb_api.py
@@ -509,19 +509,3 @@ def _populate(self):
         return Request('collection/{0}'.format(self.id), \
                             language=self._locale.language)
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    set_key('c27cb71cff5bd76e1a7a009380562c62') #MythTV API Key
-    DEBUG = True
-
-    banner = 'tmdb_api interactive shell.'
-    import code
-    try:
-        import readline, rlcompleter
-    except:
-        pass
-    else:
-        readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
-        banner += ' TAB completion available.'
-    namespace = globals().copy()
-    namespace.update(locals())
-    code.InteractiveConsole(namespace).interact(banner)