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Chosen from among all others by the Immortal Elders

Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, Mercury

Billy Batson and his Mentor travel the highways and byways

of the land on a never-ending mission

to right wrongs, to develop understanding

and to seek justice for all.

In time of dire need, Young Billy has been granted

the power by the immortals to summon awesome forces

at the utterance of a single word..

Shazam!

[thunderclap]

A word which transforms him in a flash

into the mightiest of immortal beings.

Captain Marvel!

[music continues]

[instrumental music]

[engine revving]

- Hey, Glen. - Heard you wanted to see me?

Oh, no big thing.

See, somebody told me you got a job

at, uh, Alva Space.

Yeah, they're involved in everything

that has to do with space.

- Our very secrets. - Sounds great.

I clean up, mostly.

But they trust me. Gave me the keys to the whole place.

Great, man.

[instrumental music]

'That's a great-looking bike, huh?'

You bet it is.

Boy, I'd like to win that.

Oh, now, that could be arranged, old buddy.

What?

Knowing the right people makes

all the difference sometimes.

- I don't get it. - You will.

Hey, take a walk around back

and, uh, I'll be there in a minute.

- But, I-- - Go ahead.

I'll just finish up on this bike thing.

[dramatic music]

This is Fred.

He took the bait.

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[laughs] Hey, where'd you get that?

(Billy) 'Novelty shop.'

Haven't seen one in years.

Hey, Billy, how about our lunch?

Oh, yeah, r-right.

Cheese sandwiches ala Batson.

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[coughing]

Urgh!

Somehow, Billy, I seem to have lost my appetite

for cheese sandwiches.

Well, we passed a place a while back

that has pizza-flavored malts.

Pizza-flavored malts?

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(Billy) 'Oh, Elders, fleet and strong and wise'

appear before my seeking eyes.

Being a winner may have many meanings, Billy.

Sometimes, a winner loses more than he gains.

Well, I don't understand.

Another old saying is not always true, Billy

is never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Could we go over this again, please?

Farewell, Billy.

Boy, the Elders sure don't make it easy.

Few important things are, Billy.

Well, I'm still hungry.

We'll have to wait a bit for the feast, I'm afraid.

We're out of propane gas.

We'll have to go and buy some.

Hey, well, while we're out, we can get a pizza malt.

No?

No.

[chuckles]

Look, man, it's really easy.

Rose has got the answer locked in his desk.

Now, all you gotta do is pick the lock and get it.

Me? Why don't you win it yourself?

I can't enter the contest. I work here.

I-I'd help you do it, but I cut my hand and..

Look, I don't need a new bike--

All you gotta do to get one is fill out

a new entry blank with the right answer on it.

I don't know.

Look, man, somebody is gonna win that bike.

I don't know. It might as well be you.

- Since you put it that way.. - Yeah.

What do you want?

Just wondering if you're open or not.

That's a nice-looking bike you're giving away outside.

Too late to enter the contest. It's closed.

No, no, no, we're not here for that. We need some directions.

Yeah, we wanna know if there's a supply store

in the neighborhood. We need a propane tank.

No. But I work at Alva Space Products.

You might be able to get one there.

Great. Where are they?

I was on my way over there right now.

You could follow me if you like.

Fine, we'll do that.

See you later, Fred.

You can count on that, old buddy.

- Here you go. - Oh, thanks, Glen.

Hey, listen, I noticed the brake light on your bike doesn't work.

- You better get it fixed. - Don't worry.

I won't be needing that old bike much longer.

A friend of mine is giving me a new one.

Really? You must have a wealthy friend.

No. Just a smart one.

See you.

Well, he's pretty lucky getting a motorcycle as a gift.

Yeah, that doesn't happen every day.

I think that'd be one time when I would look

a gift horse in the mouth.

It's funny. Zeus said the same thing.

Of course, Billy.

Great minds run in the same channel.

[instrumental music]

(Taylor) 'Hi, Glen.'

Hi, Officer Taylor.

I was at Mr. Rose's when he finished checking the entries.

'Since I'm a friend of the winner's family'

'I thought I'd break the news.'

Congratulations, Glen, you won the contest.

[chuckles]

Hey, that's great. Wow!

Well, come on, old buddy, I'll help you unload it.

You should put that bolt on next.

Do you wanna do this?

Well, oh, no.

You're doing fine.

[engine revving]

Hey, that sounds great.

Listen, I gotta get back at patrol.

Now, you enjoy it and ride carefully, Glen, huh?

Thanks, Mr. Taylor. See you.

Listen, Fred, I really appreciate this.

If there's ever anything I can do for you..

Well, I'll tell you, there is one small thing, old buddy.

I need a, a set of keys to that van.

Can you fix me up?

Keys? Why?

Well, you're not interested in why, okay.

Just give me the keys and then hop on your brand-new bike

and split, okay?

No way is it okay.

I can lose my job by giving you those keys.

Look, you could lose your job for cheating on a contest. Yeah?

Your hand's not hurt.

It never was.

You're right, old buddy.

See, I just wanted to make sure that your prints

were all over that desk.

You're beginning to see the light?

I'm gonna go back and wipe off those prints

then it's your word against mine.

[engine revving]

[tires screeching]

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[tires screeching]

[bike engine revving]

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[steam whooshing]

Whoa! See, we're finished.

We..

Hey, is that smoke?

Looks more like steam to me.

We better see if something's wrong.

[steam whooshing]

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Shazam!

[thunder rumbling]

[crackling]

[swooshing]

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[steam whooshing]

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[steam whooshing]

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[metal creaking]

[groans]

Thanks, Captain Marvel.

We sure we're lucky you were around.

What were you two doing here?

Captain Marvel--

Well, you see, my-my friend here

he just won a motorcycle and..

I guess we just got carried away celebrating.

I mean, winning something the-the way he did it, well..

It just doesn't happen every day.

Being a winner may have many meanings, Billy.

Sometimes a winner losses more than he gains.

Thanks very much, Captain Marvel.

Yeah, thanks.

Is everything alright?

I'm not sure, Mentor.

Not sure at all.

You get them keys, old buddy?

Fred, I could get into deep trouble

if anyone finds out about this.

- What do you want 'em for? - Just cool it.

You are already in deep trouble.

I mean, breaking and entering is a heavy charge.

If I'd have known it was gonna lead to this--

You knew what you were doing.

So now you're in it.

All you gotta do is hand me them keys

and you're out of it.

Music to my ears.

Now you just forget all about this

and I'll see you around, old buddy.

- Mr. Rose? - Yes. Bob Rose.

Hi, I'm Billy Batson. And this is Mr. Mentor.

- How are you doing? - Officer Ken Taylor.

Hi.

Listen, I, uh, hope I'm not interrupting anything.

No, no, just, uh, a little unpleasantness.

It seems someone broke into my desk.

Well, I hope nothing valuable was stolen.

No. No, that's the odd thing. Um..

Checkbooks, credit cards..

Are you sure you haven't overlooked something?

- Nothing. - What's that?

Oh, that's the answer to the contest.

Hey, Mr. Rose, can you do me a favor

and give me Glen's address?

Oh, certainly.

[dramatic music]

[engine starts]

- Hi, Billy. - How are you doing, Glen?

- How's the bike? - Fine.

Fine. It runs like a charm.

Look, Glen, I just came from Mr. Rose's showroom

'and someone broke into his desk.'

'Funny thing is, nothing was taken.'

I don't know what you are talking about, Billy.

Okay.

Maybe I was wrong.

Billy, wait.

You weren't wrong.

I broke into Rose's desk

but I didn't take anything.

Except the answer to the contest.

That's how I won the bike.

Okay. I'm glad you told me.

Look, why don't we go back into town?

'You can tell Mr. Rose all about it.'

[sighs]

Yeah. Okay.

Let's go.

[dramatic music]

So, that's how I did it, Mr. Rose.

I'm sorry I broke into your desk.

And I'm sorry I cheated.

Here are the keys to the bike.

I'm sorry about this, Glen.

I'm disappointed, Glen but I'm glad you confessed.

We'll go in your favor.

(woman on radio) 'Attention all units'

'grand theft auto at Warner Junction.'

'Vehicle is a blue van'

'registered to Alva Space Products.'

'Vehicle is carrying experimental'

'gyroscopic device.'

'Possibly hazardous, use caution.'

So that's why he wanted those keys.

What keys?

Fred made me give him the keys to that van.

Why?

I guess to steal that gyroscope.

Solar power, it's supposed to power a satellite.

Why did they say, "Possibly hazardous?"

They were sending it out for testing

to see if it could stand high-speed spins

without disintegrating.

Disintegrating? You mean, exploding?

Could be.

If only we had some idea where he was going.

He's got a cabin in the mountains, I was there once.

Come on. Show me where it is.

[instrumental music]

I heard he has a boat down at the harbor.

Well, it's worth a try.

Please, tell Officer Taylor.

- Right. - Come on, Billy.

[engine revving]

Mentor, what will happen when that gyroscope starts spinning?

Something that horrible, let's hope it doesn't.

Well, look, this is taking too long.

I can see better from the air.

It's a good idea.

Shazam!

[thunder rumbling]

[instrumental music]

[swooshing]

[engine revving]

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[swooshing]

[engine revving]

He's not here.

(Mentor) 'There he is.'

Holy moly! Why doesn't he turn?

That gyroscope is spinning fast enough

it might be too powerful to let him turn.

- He's gonna crack up. - Yeah.

If that gyro doesn't explode first.

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[engine revving]

[explosion]

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So you finked on me.

I did what was right.

You ought to try it, friend.

Who are you working with?

Well, there's this guy out there on a boat.

He was gonna give me a lot of money for that gyro.

I'll notify the coast guard.

Tell Billy thanks. He'll understand.

I'm sure he will, Glen.

Mentor, you never did have lunch.

You know, you're right. I am hungry.

Hungry enough for a pizza malt?

Oh, no.

Mentor, where is your sense of adventure?

Well, I..

Alright, lead the way, Captain Marvel.

One pizza malt coming up.

That's what I'm afraid of.

usually a turn for the worse.

Just about anything worthwhile has to be worked for, earned.

And don't let anybody tell you differently.

If it's worth having, it's worth working for.

So don't look for the easy way.

Do it the right way.

That's the only way to come out a winner.

See you next week.

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[theme music]

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