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(male narrator) "The Shazam-Isis hour, Part II."

"Shazam!"

[theme music]

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!

[thunder crashing]

[dramatic music]

A word which transforms him in a flash

into the mightiest of mortal beings

Captain Marvel.

[theme music]

(male narrator) We'll return to "Shazam" after these messages.

And now, back to "Shazam!"

[instrumental music]

Man, you'll never make the team with that kind of hittin'.

Hey, brother, throw the ball!

Alright. My man Curtis has his arm back.

Wait up!

Hey, your arm's lookin' kind of good, man.

When are you coming back to the team?

I'm not, Dennis.

I'm kind of into my music right now.

- You play the trumpet or what? - Violin.

[scoffs] A what?

- Violin. - Man, you must be kiddin' me.

Who ever heard of a black violinist?

Hey, Curtis thinks he's gonna play a violin.

[laughter]

Man, you're wasting your time playin' the violin.

You and I are baseball players, not violin players.

I told you, I'm not interested.

Listen, Curtis, what about all the brothers

and sisters in the stands?

They'll be countin' on us to win.

With you at shortstop, we couldn't lose.

Can't you dig that?

- Look, I'm sorry, I just-- - Sorry, huh?

Well, we got a practice at 4 o'clock.

I advise you be there.

Ah!

[cat meowing]

[intense music]

Man, how did you go way up there anyhow?

Now I guess you'd like to get down, huh?

[cat meows]

Man, you're really up there.

Well, maybe just once.

Shazam!

[thunder crashing]

[dramatic music]

[cat meows]

No reason to let anyone else know about this. Right, kitty?

It will be our secret.

I guess I better give you a name

if you're gonna be around for a while.

[meows]

How about Polecat?

[meows]

You like that?

[Mentor sneezing]

(Mentor) 'Billy, where'd you get that cat?'

Well, a friend rescued him from a pole.

Well, you know, we certainly can't keep it.

I'm allergic to cats.

[sneezes]

Well, I'll find him a home.

[violin music]

Bravo! Bravo! That was marvelous, young man.

- You play great violin. - Thank you.

My name is Mentor. This is Billy Batson.

I'm Curtis Hudson.

Every mornin' I have a free period

so I come out here and practice.

Hey, listen, Curtis, I play pretty wicked guitar

and Mentor here, well, he used to play the ukulele.

Well, maybe you'd, you'd be interested in, uh, jamming

after school today.

Sure. About 2 o'clock?

- Sure, you're on. - Alright. See you.

Hey, what do you mean I used to play the ukule?

I'll have you know my prowess

with the uke as legendary in Hawaii.

Didn't I ever tell you about the time I, I..

[sneezes]

Billy, that cat has got to go.

[device beeping]

The Elders.

For a man who didn't have much sleep

you certainly have a lot of energy.

[sneezes]

Oh, Elders, fleet and strong and wise

appear before my seeking eyes.

Billy, there is a saying

"To thine own self be true."

Well, I'm not sure I understand what you mean, Solomon.

He means that people should feel free to be themselves.

There are some, Billy, who think the answer

to solving a problem is to run away.

But remember, Billy, you can never run away from yourself.

I understand. Will I soon meet someone with this problem?

You have already met him, Billy. Good luck.

- Something wrong, Billy? - Yeah.

The Elders said there's some people

that aren't true to themselves.

Now knowing the Elders, we'll probably run into somebody

like that before the day is through, huh?

Hey, brother, where you goin'?

The, uh, baseball field is that way.

'Oh, I forgot, you're into music.'

Hey, anybody ever tell you violin playin' is for girls?

- Hey, Mr. Violin, what is th.. - Hey, man.

Hey, I can't believe you're givin' up baseball

to play the violin.

You're the best shortstop we have, Curtis.

Look, man, I'm sorry

but I got an audition tomorrow with the Inter-City Orchestra

and if I get in, I won't have time to play ball.

No way you're gonna make that audition, man.

How come?

'Cause tomorrow's our first game

and Maury Wills is gonna be there

and you're gonna be at shortstop

where you belong.

I can't.

[indistinct talking]

All he thinks about is this dumb violin.

- Maybe we ought to take it. - Hey, man.

Listen, man, if you want that violin back in one piece

you be at practice this afternoon. Dig?

[music on stereo]

[meows]

[sneezes]

Billy, that was Curtis on the back of that van.

He can't hold on there much longer.

Holy moly.

[sneezes]

Shazam!

[thunder crashing]

[dramatic music]

It's Captain Marvel.

- Are you alright, Curtis? - Bad case of wobbly knees.

- What's the problem? - Well--

Uh, no problem, Captain Marvel. It was an accident.

'We didn't know Curtis was back there.'

Right, Curtis?

Yeah, right. Why don't you just give me my violin, Dennis?

You sure everything's alright, Curtis?

Yeah, everything is cool, Captain Marvel.

Thanks.

- You boys take it easy now. - Right, Captain Marvel.

Listen, what I said before still goes.

'Either you be at practice this afternoon and the game tomorrow'

or you'll be using that violin for toothpicks.

(male narrator) We'll return to "Shazam" after these messages.

(male narrator) And now, back to "Shazam!"

[instrumental music]

- Need a lift, Curtis? - Yeah, I sure do.

By this time tomorrow, you'll be auditioning

for the Inter-City Orchestra.

I'll bet you're excited.

Well, what's wrong, Curtis?

I just don't see the point in gettin' all turned on, man.

I mean, you work and dream about somethin' for a long time

and when you almost have it

somebody comes along and takes it away from you.

You know, Curtis, you owe something to yourself.

You've been workin' on this audition for a long, long time.

And nobody has the right to take that away from you.

I wish it was that easy, Billy, but it ain't.

You feel like telling us about it?

Well, it's somethin' I have to work out for myself.

- Thanks for the ride. - Right.

See you at the audition tomorrow.

You're wrong, Billy.

You won't see me at that audition tomorrow.

I called his house.

Parents haven't seen him since this morning.

I don't know why. Something tells me he's not gonna show.

Well, I hope you're wrong.

Ah, these auditions mean a great deal to him..

[sneezes]

[meows]

I thought you were gonna find a home for that cat.

Well, I am. Just can't give him to anybody, you know.

- A-are you Billy and Mentor? - Yes, ma'am.

I'm Adele Sauber, Curtis' violin teacher.

Have you heard from Curtis?

He just called and said he wasn't coming.

I don't understand. He, he was my best student

and I had such high hopes for him.

- Uh, he told me to tell you. - Do you know where he is?

No, and-and he sounded very upset.

You know, I'm really worried.

[meows]

Thank you for the message, Miss Sauber.

Well, where do you think he is?

I don't know.

Let's see if we can find out from those boys, hm?

If Curtis had played, we probably wouldn't have lost.

Hey, it's-it's Maury Wills.

Hey, you boys played a great game.

Dennis, your pitchin' was right on, fella.

(Maury) 'I'm tellin' you, you got a great fastball.'

- Thanks, Mr. Wills. - Maury Wills!

(Billy) I-I can't believe it.

- I-I'm Billy Batson. - Nice to meet you, Billy.

- My friend, Mr. Mentor. - How are you, Mentor?

- Great treat, Maury. - Hi. Nice to meet you.

Uh, could we interrupt you for a moment?

We'd like to ask these boys a few questions.

- Go right ahead. - Thank you.

Have you guys seen Curtis around lately?

Uh, yeah, he was supposed to play in the game today

and the turkey never showed.

You boys have been pressuring him to play, haven't ya?

- We hassled him some. - And what kind of hassles?

We told him if he didn't show up for the game

he'd be usin' his violin for toothpicks.

All he cares about is playing his violin.

Well, that's important to him.

You boys shouldn't try to take that away from him.

Yeah, but he could have been the difference

between our team winnin' and losin'

and that's important to us.

I don't know who Curtis is

but I don't see anything wrong with playing a violin.

There is, if you're the best shortstop in the league.

Yeah, I know about shortstops

and I know about winning and losing too.

I admit, I always felt better

after wining a ballgame than after losing.

But I think you guys are forgetting one point here

that's more important than winning or losing

and that's the respect for Curtis' decision

to play the violin instead of baseball.

Respect is what I'm talking about.

Respect for the other fellow off or on the field.

That's what it's really all about.

Thank you, Maury. Your words were well said.

And I'm sure they'll mean a lot to these boys coming from you.

Bye.

You know what I can't figure out, Mentor?

Why Curtis decided not to choose baseball or his violin?

Perhaps he had a third choice, Billy.

- Third choice? - Hm.

You're starting to sound more and more

like the Elders every day.

[laughs]

What third choice?

Running away.

There are some, Billy, who think the answer

to solving a problem is to run away.

But remember, Billy, you can never run away from yourself.

You're right, Mentor.

He couldn't cope with his own problems and he ran away.

Well, there's still a little time before the audition starts.

- If we can find him in time. - Right, Mentor.

Shazam!

[thunder crashing]

[dramatic music]

Take care of Polecat, will you, Mentor?

Any sign of Curtis yet, Mentor?

No, and it's possible he may have run away.

We'll help to look for him.

There he is!

[dramatic music]

Hey, hold it. What are you guys doing here?

Looking for a friend. We thought he came this way.

This is a restricted area. They're testing missiles today.

You mean the kind that explode?

That's right. If your friend is in that missile range

he's in trouble.

[whooshing]

(Captain Marvel) 'Holy moly, Curtis is right in the target area.'

I've got to stop that missile.

[dramatic music]

[explosion]

This is getting to be a habit.

- Isn't it, Captain Marvel? - What's that?

You savin' my neck just because I'm runnin' away

from my problems instead of dealin' with them.

Well, by realizing that fault, I'd say

your days of running away are just about over.

There's still time to make that audition.

- You game? - Yeah, I sure am.

Billy and I are very proud of your being selected

to play in the city orchestra, Curtis.

Yeah, well, I owe it all to you guys and Captain Marvel.

Hey, Curtis, have you talked to Dennis and Jerry yet?

Yeah, we straightened everything out.

I mean, they apologized, so everything is cool now.

Curtis, listen, I have a favor to ask.

Name it.

Polecat here needs a new home.

Oh, sure, I dig cats.

No, no, nothing doing.

Polecat stays with us.

Well, I thought you were allergic to cats.

Well, I was at first

but it doesn't bother me anymore.

[meows]

[laughter]

Yeah, but now he's allergic to you.

[laughter]

(male narrator) Will return after these messages.

[theme music]

Maury Wills is one of the most respected men in baseball.

Not just because he was a great player

mostly because he respects others.

You know, in some ways all of us are different

but in one way we're all alike.

We all want people to like and to respect us.

That's right, Billy, and the way to bring that about

is to treat others the same as you would like

for them to treat you.

It's called Do unto others.

And it means

if you give respect, you'll get it back.

[theme music]