Welcome to our World! Where we serve you cookies to ensure you get the best viewing experience on our site.

Did you know that you can remove censorship board-wide, use our advanced search functions, be notified when new content is posted, join our memberships, set episodes to show in any order you want & more if you are logged into your account?

Register or sign in here: ucp.php?mode=register

01x03 - Life or Breath

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Powerhouse". Aired: December 12, 1982 – January 3, 1983.*
Watch/Buy Amazon


Set in Washington, D.C., Powerhouse is focused on the adventures of a racially and ethnically diverse group of three teenagers two kids and one adult from the inner city, based at a former boxing and sports gym hangout turned into a youth community center.

01x03 - Life or Breath

Post by bunniefuu »

the

duty the's mother was m*rder*d by

t*rrorists in my country we're all under

stress sometimes

[Music]

now there we

go Al we're going to k*ll

[Music]

down

Powerhouse power a thing that we're

talking about it's always been you got

to let it come out it's better than

anything that money can buy we all have

a Powerhouse keep down

inside

Powerhouse coming through Power House we

know what you can do you can't hold

still you keep on working

until the

powerhouses the powerhouses

the power

is hi there this is Benda gains hey wait

a minute where you going don't move an

inch the PowerHouse g*ng will be right

A Simple Remedy

back in times of stress there's one

simple remedy you can always count on

what we

need is a good

lap now

to

work laughter the simple

[Music]

remedy men all this stuff you hear about

diversity making America weak is Poppy

coock

Real Americans think of variety fact of

variety

and heat a variety

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Music]

eat a variety a great way to be a

Powerhouse dig

in can I have a strawberry

[Music]

bear Jennifer what are you doing under

there you need some help

come on I wrote the book on Vans just a

little C with the fu line Tony look at

[Music]

this this is

[Music]

Mr Ambassador

Brenda they're here they're

here hello Al hi Brenda Mr Ambassador

I'm Brenda gains welcome to Powerhouse

I'm honored to miss Gaines allow me to

resit my son D I'm very happy to meet

you D my pleasure M skin D's going to

love it here Brenda's a Real Genius when

it comes to working with young people

well I've got to get back to the squad

so darud good luck we'll see you Mr

ambassador for a pleasure byebye by

byebye thank

you hi I'm LOL Kopi uh would you like me

to show you

around look Powerhouse isn't exactly the

ivory Palace of manga but how do you

know about the ivory Palace Lola is a

professional know it all she'll get used

to it come on let me show you the place

[Music]

we each have our own locker and our own

key how did you do that this sticks to

most any rough surface

see hey wait you can keep this one it's

a lucky number seven see and besides

you'll need it for your locker I won't

need a key thank you I'm only visiting

Powerhouse that's too bad hey you're

okay

last year goud's mother was m*rder*d by

t*rrorists in my country and today there

are constant threats of my own

life that must be very hard on you and I

would

well the constant stress under which we

live has caused to boy to develop a

serious digestion problem it causes him

unbearable

pain

for is he under any medication

we use our Fels which relaxes Muses when

he has a bad attack they relieve pain I

will leave them here with you in case he

needs them at Power House of course but

the real reason I came here is that

inspector Gambino told me about your

exercise program at Powerhouse M the oud

doctor say he could be helped greatly by

learning exercises for

relaxation your father towait you sir

I'll be there in a

moment are you sure you're

okay come give me the tail pipe it'll

take me two seconds to put it on go wash

your

face oh here you

are

dud we have decided that you will spend

the rest of the afternoon here with Miss

Gaines and your new found friends no in

fact act please you will come here each

day after school oid will bring you a

new turn to pick you

up Miss Gaines once again my deepest

thanks we're glad to have D here with us

I hope he'll enjoy it I'm sure he will

[Music]

we're all under stress sometimes when

tension isn't

relieved it can build

up that's it LO you're full of air now

hold it in he's full of air all right

now let it out very slowly hot

air learning how to relax through

exercises and breathing won't erase the

causes of your problems but it can help

to keep stress from giving you headaches

shortness of breath and other problems

one two three now hold it in a moment

did my father give you my pain pills mhm

relax

stretch now exhale lowering your

arms

slowly and

relax good

dad inhale raising your arms

slowly picture the most peaceful

beautiful place you

know

Kevin where are you walking in a quiet

Park D where are you floating on l M

good I can see your whole body is

relaxed pepper where are

you

[Music]

pepper just stripping

it I'm going to Jennifer's house please

wait for me here D you know I can't

leave you with strangers I've known them

for a week Arad they're all my

[Music]

friends up here fun if you need

me stay here I'll fix it

Tony would you like to go on my car yeah

[Music]

[Music]

yeah are these bulletproof windows yes

and the body is armor

plated what do I do well it's all right

it's part of the security system

no one can enter the c or even the trunk

not even with a key wow this place is a

fortress on

[Music]

Wheels hey D that Lake Malanga sounds

like a real peaceful spot not as

peaceful as Powerhouse Kevin two weeks

here and I'm what you would call laying

on my back I think that's laid back that

is relaxed right you get it you ready

yeah good night do take care

[Music]

huh

Tony Kevin

[Music]

no no oh

get there we

go come on come on come

on come on Jennifer come on rning

[Music]

it I don't believe

[Applause]

this greetings to our friends at

Campfire

campfire in Pasadena California your

peer counseling program on drug abuse is

a great idea Powerhouse will be right

Accident of the Week

back this week accident of the week goes

to Point Doom California the home of AR

fre who for the first time is going to

surf freem studies the instructions he

checks the weather in the surf he

inspects his equipment good work fre and

he off he's he's gone

oh

no here's the little detail he forgot to

check now the judges scores including

from the Soviet Union a

1.0 and finally a word from our new

Champion well I'm sure if he was able

free would have told us to check for

hidden danger and there you have it this

is not how it go s when doing something

risky check for hidden dangers a great

way to be a

[Music]

Health Show

Powerhouse a personal achievement in the

field of Health the PowerHouse

Achievement Award I'm Danelle Kima and

welcome to check out our space today is

our special Health

show ever want to be on the radio well

these four kids have their very own

radio show on wur FM in Washington DC

this is sacred get tral it's about time

there will be free eye examinations next

Sunday a mobile health unit will be

traveling all over the city first we

have a beauty tip from the fridge did

you know that yogurt's a great treat for

sunburn skin and some models use it

instead of soap to clean your faces we

joged at the par exercise course in Rock

Creek Park I interviewed him on

different aspects of exercising to Susan

denell Lisa and seu for a radio show go

on help the PowerHouse Achievement Award

go for it

and last night we did the back door will

you stop following me around

i mean what kind of an offer do you guys

think we're running here anyway sergeant

it's lieutenant ambassador sorry ahmed

was late coming forth

yesterday he became caught in traffic

while driving me to the embassy

you've got somebody god i'm holding you

responsible for the boy's safety

ahmed find him

i will find him sir

you in charge here officer yeah what do

you want i'm the landlord from across

the street

i'd like to report some tenants when

you're destroying my middle of the

kidnapping

do me a favor will you go down to the

station house file a complaint okay

we're gonna do that to me i really

appreciate it okay plant

i'll complain but i don't think no more

to foreigners

a perfect lookout

bro let's see we can find it smells like

something

died in here rotten food

you don't even know what you're looking

for yeah

fruits they make binoculars so what

binoculars

eat

then don't eat sit

and hope your father meets our demands

my father's not afraid of

traitors like you

we'll see if he does not cooperate

you will never see your father again

now what else did you find just this but

it's very important

it's final sale though it was three

weeks ago

well the guy was waiting there long

before the kid ever stepped foot in

powerhouse he was there a whole week

before howard even came here

yeah but don't you see there was

somebody else an inside man who directed

the kidnapper

could be right all right now listen i

want you kids to stay out of this from

now on you hear what i'm saying

the pills the boy doesn't have his pills

al he's got to be in terrible pain

hey

foreign

oh come on

are you all right though

now you must be k*lled

this changes all of our plans

what is it could you carry me to that

bed please

i am sorry dude

okay now everyone get it straight we

gotta be careful right and just keep

your eyes open

wait a second yeah what does an inside

man look like

what is it you wish to tell the

ambassador i will be glad to do it for

you

the kidnappers knew before anyone else

was coming to powerhouse they left that

apartment in mass like they had been

there for weeks

have you gone to the police sure they

started an investigation

i will tell the ambassador immediately

just as soon as i show you to the door

follow me please if what you say is true

it could be a person very close to the

ambassador someone you would never

suspect

perhaps his secretary or the housekeeper

so find

will be pleased to know that he has such

helpful friends

oh and thank you for coming you have

been helpful

very helpful and the ambassador will

hear

it thank you

still

there he goes

tonight

hello

to k*ll daru stay on get down

i'm gonna call all back and tell them

where we are all right be quick and stay

out of sight

it will take me a few minutes to pack

the papers we need a plan

i think i've got one listen

quiet

come on

come around to the side and help me with

the boxes

now

let's go

quick

everybody

we're too late

no it's okay

a big hello to our 4-h friends in

torrance california keep up the great

work on your nutrition campaign

stay tuned we'll be right back

when you can't talk to your parents who

do you turn to for help

my parents are pretty uptight about

things like sex and drugs so

i usually talk to my doctor when i have

a problem i guess i would turn to my

sister

i asked my shrink i talked to my teacher

because she was emotionally involved

i talked to him ask the people who know

that's the way to be a powerhouse come

on

ask me

i like playing my body like a drummer it

makes me more aware of what my body can

do

and when i play my body you never know

what's going to happen

did you know that your body was a

take-along instrument

let's play our chest sound like this

good hey you guys sound really great and

now

ready and it sounds like this

don't just sit there do something

don't just sit there do something

well

no problems everybody

no i thought you might have forgotten

we've been invited to dinner tonight

at the embassy there's a limousine

waiting downstairs

now

everybody take a deep breath

ah

deep down inside

think of what you can do you can't hold

still you keep on working until

is