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Good time, any time you need a payment. Good time, any time you need a break.

Good time, any time you're up and under.

Not getting hassled, not getting hustled. Keeping your head up for water.

Making a wave when you can.

Temporary layoffs. Good time.

Or as they say to democracy, president me.

Or as my little brother Billy would say, burp me.

And as your commander -in -chief on this checkered battlefield, I'd like to say

to my worthy opponent, Michael, I'm against war, I'm against bloodshed.

And unless you concede, I'm going to go upside your head.

Keith, it's only a checker game. Yeah, but this is the first time I ever beat

Michael. Yeah, well, we'll see.

Game's not over yet. What do you mean, man? You only got one man left to my

four, and it's my move.

Your chance to win this game is about the same as me selling Afrosheen to

Savalas.

Okay, baby, come on now. Make your move. This is my moment of glory, and I'm

going to make it last as long as I can. Okay, we'll just play the game.

of the africone, bro. Here you go.

Boom!

You messed up the whole game, you know?

I had him.

For the first time in my life, I had him.

I had him.

Let me see your throat, J .J. I want to remember how it looked with the head

still attached.

Hey, make it easy there, Keith. Don't you know you couldn't win that checker

game anyway? Why not?

Didn't you know? Michael marks the checkers.

Hey, Michael, that's not fair. J .J. said you mocked all the checks.

Very funny. Very funny.

What you got there, old man?

This is my portfolio I'm taking to Gary, Indiana with me. When I go down to the

bus station to get my bus ticket, I want you to guard this with your light or

thermos, whichever comes first.

J .J., how come you have to go all the way to Gary, Indiana just to look for a

job? Don't they have comic book companies in Chicago?

Yeah, Michael.

But see, the Mahogany Comic Company is a new one in Gary.

And that opening out for assistant art director can get me in on the ground

floor. You know, they offered me a salary commensurate with my talent.

How much is that?

We agreed to split the bus fare.

That sure doesn't sound like much.

Michael. Once I make my presence known, it'll be a short, swift elevator ride up

to the executive suite.

Oh, you're going to be running the elevators.

Thelma, as a gesture of appreciation, I'm going to dedicate my first comic

issue to you.

Oh, that's nice.

Yeah, I'm going to call the creature from the planet ugly.

That's right.

That's right.

You heard me, y 'all. Ham, hawk, hip. Get on out of here.

So you got this all figured out, don't you, J .J.? No doubt about it, Keith.

When the people in Gary's see this portfolio, they're going to push me

past publisher.

Then my name will be James Evans Hefner.

E -S -Q stands for...

Equestrian. JJ, an equestrian is a person who rides horseback.

Michael, a jackass would not know that.

Let me see this mess you got here. Yeah, come on, JJ. Hey, take it easy. Hold

on, hold on, hold on, hold on.

These are only the sketches.

Over here, y 'all, I have the original.

I was my own superhero.

You mean you invented a superhero?

Not just a superhero.

The ultimate superhero.

A little silence, please.

Faster than a marriage to Jaja Cabal.

More powerful than Chicago Bad Locker Room.

Able to leap Dolly Parton in a single...

weeks for a model for this and i narrowed it down to either me or

and you picked yourself right well ali never showed up maybe that's

him now oh it's not ali it's rope -a

-dope

annual service check, so if you guys got something to do, you better hurry up.

Service check?

Since when do we have an annual service check?

What do you mean? We've always had an annual service check.

Of course, you probably don't remember the last one. You were just a baby.

You know, Bookman, you could save yourself the trouble of going door to

just putting up an out -of -order sign.

Yeah, I know, but I'm running short of out -of -order signs. You see, I know I

gotta put one on the first floor elevator door, plus I got some in the

room and the furnace room.

And the one on your bathroom scale.

Hey, come on, Bookman. Enough of this foolishness. I got a lot of things to do

today. Let's get out of here. Yeah, okay.

Hey!

What is this?

Hey, Bookman, that's my own superhero.

Super sleuth, purveyor of truth, Dino Man.

How do you like it?

Fantastic.

Hey, JJ, you gave him my receipt, huh?

Come on, Bookman, let's go.

Hey, man.

I remember when I was a kid. You know, I always wanted to be a superhero.

Oh, yeah? Well, Bookman, I didn't use your flap, but I did use something of

yours in this painting.

You did, J .J.? What? The eyes?

Maybe the chin? How about the hands?

No, Bookman, the cape.

See? I just took a pair of your drawers, cut them in half.

Hi, kids.

Hi, Mom. Hi, Mom.

Laurie, you can hang your coat right there.

Good afternoon, Miss Evans.

I just came up to let you know that the elevator's gonna be out of service, but

I see you already caught it.

where anybody was going to catch anything, it'll be on that elevator.

JJ, did you pick up your tickets yet? Not yet, Ma. We're just getting ready to

leave now. Come on, Buckman, let's get out of here.

Hey, Ma, who's your little friend?

Oh, Larry Baker.

This is my son -in -law, Keith.

Hi. How you doing?

And this is my daughter, Thelma, and my younger son, Michael.

How you doing, Larry?

Hey, there's some shot you must have taken there. Were you in a fight or

something?

Sort of.

If I eat his using the word loosely, him and his little rivals came close to

tearing up my bus.

Who was he fighting?

Everybody.

It looked like a traveling roller derby back there.

And for no reason.

It seems that all of the other kids just felt like picking on him.

Yeah, and it's a good thing she pulled me off them, too, because I started

getting mad.

Mayfield Davis will never be the same again, the way you was beating up his

with your face.

Well, he got in a few lucky ones.

So you broke up the fight, huh? Yeah.

And now I got to call Larry's parents, because I think some of those kids are

still waiting downstairs for him.

You know, I just can't understand why.

Larry never causes anybody any trouble. He's quiet, he's shy, and he's... Yo,

hey, Larry, don't mess with that.

Hey, Larry.

Huh? I said don't mess with that, bro.

Oh, okay, sorry.

Look, Larry, there is paper and pencil in my bedroom if you want to draw.

It's right around there, the last door, okay?

Okay.

You want me to move the easel, Ma? Oh, no, no, no, it's all right where it is.

It's just that we've got to be patient when he makes mistakes, all of us.

Why?

Well... Well, because he's a special child.

Special?

Mama, are you trying to say he's retarded?

Oh, no, no.

I mean, he may be a little slower than others.

That's all.

So, I want you to be careful what you say.

And just try to use a little more patience with him, all right? Okay, Ma.

Okay. Now, I know that's an awful lot for you to cope with. Oh, no, no, no.

That's okay. We can handle it. You know, we all live with J .J. Michael,

you're cheating

me. Uh -uh, baby. You got the king, me, mama. I want the crown. Another king?

There you go.

Sweet. Listen,

everybody. When I said be careful what you say to Larry, I naturally assumed

that somebody would be saying something to him once in a while.

Okay, Mom, I'll go talk to him. No, no, no, you two go ahead and finish the

game. I happen to have a natural rapport with kids.

Then how come I don't have any grandchildren?

Uh, maybe the rabbit's a little slow? Oh.

So what you been drawing, my man, Larry?

Hey, Larry.

Hey, Larry.

I said, what you been drawing, my man?

Yeah, you like drawing lakes?

Yeah. Yeah? Well, let me see what you got there.

Mm -hmm.

You got the... You got the lakes and the dock and the... Hey, what are these

things here?

Houses. What are houses doing on a lake?

No turn of houseboats.

Yeah, but you're not supposed to put the... You're not supposed to put your

on the table. Oh, okay.

So what do you like drawing besides docks and boats and lakes and stuff? Do

like, uh, drawing, uh... You like riddles?

Oh, I got one for you. Sure fire, too.

How come the man tiptoed past the medicine chest?

Because he didn't want to wake up the sleeping pill.

Don't you know any new ones?

Yeah, I know some new ones. Matter of fact, I got one I just made up right for

you. How come Indians always get rooms at hotels?

Because they've all got reservations.

Okay. It was black and white and red all over.

That's easy.

A newspaper.

Nope. A zebra with ketchup.

I ain't never heard that one before.

How could you? I just made it up.

All right, then. I want another cane.

Michael, I think you do have these checkers, Mom. No, I don't. Yes, you do.

You know, in a way, Larry, wouldn't you rather go over there and watch them play

checkers? Might as well.

How did it go?

Cancel the grandchildren.

Now you remember to keep quiet while Thelma and Michael concentrate, okay?

Larry, you know anything about checkers?

Yeah, they always better be food wrong in the supermarket.

And as for this game, I know enough to know that Thelma won't win if she keeps

on playing like that.

Ma, you all right?

Yep, it just slipped.

What happened?

I just dropped a plate, didn't you?

Selma, get up and let Larry finish this game, please.

Come on, Ma, you're just a little kid.

No competition for me and checkers. Larry.

Okay, thanks.

Can I move? Yes, you'll move.

What's the matter with him?

You know something?

This child isn't retarded.

He just can't hear.

No,

it's all right. I'll call back later. Thank you.

Hi, Flo. Hi.

And they say she left a long time ago.

Well, maybe she's waiting for a bus. Lord, rest her soul. Oh, well, no, no.

Flo, you know how those buses run around here? Half of them run an hour late,

and the other half don't run at all.

I don't care how she gets here.

I just can't wait to tell her about us. Fine.

Flo, now you know me.

I don't stick my nose in nobody's business. Well,

sometimes.

You know, don't you think you might be stepping a little bit out of bounds

telling that child's family that there's nothing wrong with his mind?

Well, Lorna, this time I am sure of it. That child has a hearing problem.

He don't even respond when you call his name unless he's looking right at you.

Well, that still don't mean he isn't slow.

Well, how about when I broke the plate? He didn't hear that either.

So it still don't mean he ain't slow.

He beat Michael at checkers.

Where's the little genius?

They all back there in Thelma's room waiting for his mother.

I just don't know what... Hi.

Hey, baby. Hi.

Flo, did Larry's mother come over yet?

I'm afraid not, Penny.

Flo, don't worry. If push comes to shove, Larry can stay at my place for

night.

Well, that does my reputation.

I did not mean he was going to spend the night in your room, Mrs. Smart Mouth.

Besides, Betty, he's only ten years old.

Jailbait.

Hey,

where's my suitcase at?

JJ, where have you been? It's almost 7 .30.

Oh, I was just saying goodbye to some friends. Who?

Debbie, Kathy, Carol, Sue.

Stop, JJ.

That's what all my girls say also.

have a drink of water? Oh, sure, sweetheart.

Larry, this is my friend, Wilona. Hello. And her daughter, Penny.

Hi. Hi.

Larry.

Larry. Huh?

Did you finish playing checkers?

Checkers? Oh, oh, yeah.

Now we're all playing smut.

Smut? What in the world is smut, Flo?

Smut is a card game.

Something like that game. What's the name of it? Dirty Hearts. Dirty Hearts.

Except the loser gets flour or something thrown in his face if he loses.

Then how come Larry's face is clean?

Does this answer your question?

Well, come on, y 'all. Ray turns over.

Okay, but we're not going to play smut again, are we? No.

Oh, you gonna play knuckles up? Come on.

I tell you something.

If that child is slow, Ben Vereen can't boogie.

Hey, y 'all.

I'm leaving.

Oh, J .J.

Now, listen.

Remember, when you get to your Aunt Lily's, you give her a big hug and a

for me, okay?

Okay, Ma. I will.

And tell her to send me my $5 she owe me.

And, JJ, when you get to be a big -time comic artist, don't forget to draw a

superhero that looks like me. Right.

And put me in a sexy costume.

Oh, right.

Oh, and feel free to make any changes that might be necessary.

Okay, uh, goodbye, Penny. Goodbye, Alona. Goodbye, Ma.

Bye -bye.

Oh, JJ!

Don't forget your portfolio.

Oh, thanks, Ma. Goodbye, Ma. Goodbye, Penny. Goodbye, Alona. Bye -bye. You be

careful now.

Goodbye, John boy.

Oh, get out of here.

That's crazy.

Oh, well, I really hope he makes it this time.

Ah, so do I.

Hey, he forgot some of his drawings. No, no, that's something that Larry drew

earlier. Pretty good, huh?

Yeah.

Why'd he put J .J.'s face on Mr. America's body?

I don't know.

J .J.'s face?

Oh, my God, he took the wrong drawings. Cool it, Flo. Take it easy. The bionic

woman will take care of this.

in my support hole.

Are you Larry's mother?

What's left of her, yeah.

But if this ain't enough for you, I think some more of me is laying back

on them stairs.

Our elevator is out of order. After that climb, so am I.

I'll go tell Larry you're here.

Well, come on in.

Okay.

You come to the kitchen with me. I'll get you a cup of coffee. Oh, that sounds

nice. Thank you.

But how come y 'all got to live so high up?

Closer to God.

Well, I ain't about to argue with that.

And I guess I ought to thank you for breaking up the fight that Larry got

You know, it seems like the other kid is always picking on him for something or

other. Well, I think it's more to it than that.

You know, me and my husband was thinking about taking him out of public school

so he could be around other kids like him.

I don't think that's the right thing to do.

Me neither.

Not when I saw how much it costs.

You know, the boy really ain't all that bad.

Oh, Larry isn't bad at all.

Uh, Mrs. Baker, have you ever thought about having his hearing tested?

His hearing? Yeah.

I watched him all afternoon, and you know, he really isn't any slower than

of the other kids.

Matter of fact, he beat one of my boys playing checkers.

walk barefooted on water, outsmile Donny and Marie, or beat my son Michael at

checkers. I know where you're coming from. But you've got to understand,

doesn't have that many friends. Well, naturally, he spends a lot of time to

himself. And over a period of years, he's gotten very good at games. All

of games.

Checkers, chess.

Especially smut.

But what's all this got to do with his hearing?

I think he has a hearing problem.

Oh, no. I'm serious, Mrs. Baker.

Haven't you ever noticed how he holds his head and how you have to call his

over and over? Of course I noticed.

The boy don't care.

Honey, he's in a world of his own.

But as far as his hearing goes, he can hear just as good as you or me.

And I've been watching over him just a little longer than you have. Oh, Mrs.

Baker, please. No, I'm sorry.

I don't mean no offense, Miss Evans, but I've got a tendency just to get a

little bit uptight when a bus driver starts diagnosing my son. Now, you

the bus driver.

How about a concerned mother of two sons?

Look,

honey, I know more about raising children than you do.

I happen to have six of my own, and you are not Larry's mother.

I know I'm not Larry's mother or any of the other kids on that bus, but when I'm

driving them, I worry about them just as if they were my own.

I can't turn my back on one, especially when I see that he has a problem.

Hi, Mama.

Oh, oh, oh, hi, baby. You ready to go?

Yeah. Bye, Mrs. Evans. Bye, sweetheart.

Bye, Mrs. Evans.

Baker, maybe the school could have his hearing tested, or maybe... What does it

take to get through to you?

Just a minute. Just a minute.

Larry. Yes, Mama? Turn around.

Larry, can you hear me?

Yeah. What?

Case closed.

Well, of course he can hear if you yell at him. I never said the child was

totally deaf.

You had... haven't said that much of anything if you want to know the truth.

Can I go in there? Yes, yes, yes, honey.

Now, you saw him answer me from the front and from the back, so there's no

way that I can prove it to you. He can hear only if you yell at him, which is

most of the time.

Thank you for the coffee and the 17 -floor climb.

Let's go.

Where did he go? Oh, my God, the elevator!

Larry!

Larry! Larry!

Larry! Larry! Listen to me, Larry. Listen to me. Don't move.

Don't move. Don't step back, Larry. Larry!

Larry! Be sure to join us next week for the conclusion.

when you can.

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