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01x07 - Something for Nothing

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

01x07 - Something for Nothing

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Powerhouse is closed a licensing board

sees this bill Powerhouse is out of

business danger disturbed young passions

Run free this guy got to be nuts it's

all my fault B I was trying to get

something for nothing you owe us an

explanation you pay nothing nobody sign

nothing you get nothing get away with

[Music]

it power

power's a thing that we're talking about

it's always been in you got to let it

come out it's better than anything that

money can buy we all have a Powerhouse

Fe down

inside

Powerhouse coming through Powerhouse

think on what you can do you can't hold

still you keep on working

until the

powerhouses the power

the hi there this is Brenda gains hey

wait a minute where you going don't move

an inch the PowerHouse g*ng will be

right

back it's celebrity organ will our

mystery guest sign in

please welcome te ready for your first

question I what is your main job I you

bless you thank you very much what is

your blood time why is biting and chill

so important you must grind up food so

it can be justest stick out your neck

and I'll show you can you tell our

viewers how to take care of their teeth

a brush and FL twice a day and invite

the dentist twice a

year what should our viewers eat to

build stor te eat a variety fruit

vegetables whole grains da products

blood blood I who you are if you ever

eat sweet stuff brush immediately it

lays on your teeth and the rot

them why can't I take my eyes off I have

such strong clean attractive teeth take

care of your teeth a great way to be a

Powerhouse leave your windows open then

we'll have a

[Music]

[Music]

bite doesn't look like homework to me

can I try it sorry

Papa looks like you're catching one

Jennifer

off get the wall he sees the defend he

he thinks he's

65 what happened ceiling came down I

thought we just had it fix no no no no

[Music]

who

foul do you feel sick to your

stomach I'd say he's

lucky I'm sorry lool it's all my fault I

had that cheap patch-up job done on the

ceiling it's okay Brenda no it's not

okay Tony Jennifer I want you to round

up everybody for a meeting in my office

in an hour

[Music]

[Music]

as you know Powerhouse goes before the

licensing board next

week if I can't get enough money to fix

the ceiling they may close us down

come

on I'm going to New York to try to raise

some

money but until further notice

Powerhouse is

[Music]

closed okay Jennifer we're in charge

here's the key in case the feeling with

pan PE will come otherwise nobody can

see in okay good morning Miss games tell

me does that close sign mean this old

pile of bricks is finally up for sale

not a chance Mr moley ah well you call

me if you change your mind have a nice

day don't worry everything's going to be

okay okay you Lu here all right take

don't come back and be handy

[Music]

careful so what happens if Brenda

doesn't get the money Powerhouse dies

there's got to be something we can

do colors and options at moneys saving

discounts drive it today and let us

introduce you to the lifetime car a life

[Music]

saving left was turned into Gourmet p

s that's it that's what a commercial

will show the licing or the Power House

are important with the commercials

[Music]

now

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

thank you

[Music]

4,000 2,000 8,000 we might as well hang

it up it's even to fix the

ceiling she'll try the last one

worldwide Productions sounds like a long

since

call Daniels you are not listening yeah

well I just need one more month and they

have I will let the rent slip one month

but 3 months no way now look but you

answer your phone now look

listen worldwide Productions hello this

is Jennifer Lanka from the PowerHouse

Recreation Center we're interested in

making a 2 or three minute film like

commercial

Powerhouse sure sure why not

well how much money you

got what sorry I got my own troubles and

Tred the Salvation

Army Powerhouse huh yeah but it's

nothing

Daniels I think that your troubles may

be

over who needs this place anyway

yeah couldn't even get a good card game

here anymore yeah it doesn't even have

an indoor basketball court hey you

kids must be the ceiling repair man no I

doubt it yeah I suppose he came from

Hollywood to fix the ceiling does anyone

know Jennifer lanca I'm Jennifer Lanka

might have known you'd be a

knockout hi I'm Archie Daniels from

worldwide production H can we talk sure

look after you phoned I thought about

your uh problem and I can see it now a

little documentary about a place like

this intimate you know little mood piece

it' be really nice I'd like to get

started right away yeah great great when

do we start this this is it I don't know

our director is still out of town oh you

want it by Saturday we have to sh**t

today or no go so what do you

say wait a second I got some questions

like how much is this going to cost you

know we got to have some reference he

hey hey don't Lo the it's free how's

that for a reference great that's great

what if we don't like it you know like

what hold it hold it who's making the

decisions here you or the

[Music]

professor is it really

free free

[Music]

[Music]

at Powerhouse we learn emergency first

aid procedures we learn what to do when

a person is choking and we learn mouth

to mouth

[Music]

resuscitation at Powerhouse safety is

very important that's why we closed this

week to rep there and check all our

ceilings was that okay action the

PowerHouse recycling center is one of

the ways that we help serve the

community in the past

[Music]

month you not filing it on

you at at car house everybody has

his everyone has their own locker which

which they try to eat

me is this a dagger that I see before

me the handle toward my

hand cut PR that's a

[Music]

WRA he's not here he hasn't answered his

phone for 3 days where could he be no

try to do it

Mr

Daniels better have a good excuse he's

probably just working hard in the hey

look you guys I don't think we should be

in here Mr

Daniels

hey are you

here hey guys look what I found

[Music]

hey you know how to run one of these

machines yeah we have one in class but

I'm not sure we should do it here hey

it's our movie isn't it yeah let's run

[Music]

come this film is presented as a city

service to the public licensing

board this is Powerhouse a privately

operated Youth Center a public

menace this boy was badly injured by

Falling debris this week when a ceiling

collapsed on him in the locker area of

the center this is a typical scene after

a teenage party at

Powerhouse this young lady showed us the

locker area overcrowded garbage strewn

everywhere

danger disturbed young passions Run free

at Powerhouse this this picture speaks

for

itself a final note on the day this film

was made these children at Powerhouse

were completely

unsupervised the director Brenda Gaines

was out of

town I don't

understand here's to our pendil 4

Neighbors in Fairfax County Virginia

keep up the great work on your newspaper

recycling Drive stay tuned Powerhouse

will be right back

you can be great and your shoes can be

great if you're made for each

other but if your shoes don't

fit you go down to

defeat so whatever your size buy them

for the way they fit not just the way

they

look be a winner try them before you buy

them it's a great way to be a Powerhouse

[Applause]

driving that car is professional stunt

man Harry mson he does stuns like this

for the movies without getting

hurt he also teaches newcomers like

Victoria Vander to apply his own

meticulous standard think before you

act it's a process that begins by

planning out the whole stunt beginning

to end and everything in between

if something looks like it's going to be

unsafe you better believe he'll find a

way to make it more safe otherwise hey

he just won't do it together they check

out each piece of equipment before they

use it the tire pressure

perfect the tires the brakes the engine

the whole car and any hidden danger

along the way everything that look

great finally it's up to Vicki to make

sure she's ready mentally and

physically okay you got your seat belt

down there here you go W

[Music]

right stunt driving the rules are the

same if you're driving a car or riding a

bicycle in

tra so think before you act me another

great idea from Powerhouse

what are you doing what you've been

doing here is more like it what are you

trying to pull here buddy

get out of here you owe us an

explanation

i owe you nothing you paid nothing

nobody signed up and you get

nothing okay

all right let's go

how could i have been so dumb it was

free remember yeah but it doesn't make

sense

what is he up to hey look

so

what's that building guy morley what's

he doing with daniels

don't you see really wants to tear down

powerhouses using daniel's film to help

him

where in the trash thing help me

uh you're more trouble than you would

you know that would you stay with us

just once come on

don't you want to see what i found

well i missed you how's your head i'm

fine how was new york

lots of excuses you know a couple of

babies

no money maybe in a couple of months

luke don't you worry i'm going to

convince that boy that powerhouse is a

great place

brenda i think you better sit down

daniels you ought to get an oscar the

licensing board sees this film

powerhouse is out of business and you

buy the property for the song

now i would like you out of town till

after the hearing

that's all right i'll take care of it

it's all my fault brenda i was trying to

get something for nothing

yeah just like me with those ceiling

repairs

we gotta do something it's late but i'm

gonna try to get in touch with the

council

if not i'll get there first thing in the

morning and tell them about

morley

i've never seen brenda so upset what

should we do

i say we go get this morning guy right

now yeah

all right

all right come on let's do it come on

wait a second i got a better idea

jennifer do you think you can make

another film out of the stuff people

found in the trash dumpster

i don't know why i'm just a beginner

what would that do anyway

i have a plan

um

my

left

excuse me

they say i'll just have to wait my turn

which is after morley gets to show his

film

don't worry about it

his hearing is now in session today's

hearing will consider requests for

license renewals and new licenses from

the following petitioners

powerhouse recreation center 2nd street

recreation center

mother of mercy foundling shelter and

the home away from home daycare center

powerhouse recreation center is first mr

chairman

mrs james you'll have your chance but mr

chairman

you are the second witness the first

witness is frederick morley

good morning uh state your name please

ah frederick morley

president and chief executive officer of

the morally land development corporation

i believe you have a presentation of

some kind uh after i

say a few words the more these

landscapes

builders and owners of downtown property

bringing in

thousands and thousands of dollars in

tax revenue

each and every year and we're aware of

that mr morley

the bully company is

so i have put together a few moments of

convincing

this film is presented as a city service

to the public licensing board

this is the story of powerhouse

community center

it is also the story about brenda gaines

the founder of

program of powerhouse and fitness

activities provides

opportunities for community services

i want to thank you for paying for such

a wonderful film about powerhouse

a big hand for our red cross friends in

los angeles your first day training

course for fifth graders is really super

stay tuned powerhouse will be right back

i'm back what you shaking like that for

the doctor gave me this medicine told me

to shake well before using

terrific don't just sit there pick me up

sorry what did the doctor say was wrong

i didn't ask you didn't even tell her

what hurt but she's the doctor she

should know

why she gonna do our job if you don't do

yours i did mine i got sick

you gotta help the doctor help you did

you tell her about the four spicy

hamburgers and the two hot sludge

sundays you had

or you sure take the fun out of feeling

rotten and ask questions find out why

she gave me the medicine and how is it

going to help you

that makes sense for instance how long

is those are using

well the doctor says until it's all gone

which should be any minute

now people like you to give people like

me a bad name

help your doctor help you ask answer act

that's the way to be a powerhouse all

gone

keep doing that and you'll be all gone

you know there's really a simple way to

get rid of tension and relax

take a big breath in nice and slow as

big as you can

and when you take the breath in tense up

your face your shoulders

your hands your torso your legs and your

feet make your body as tight as you can

now with the breath out slowly try it

breathe in tense up your

your face your legs and feet and relax

feeling uptight don't just sit there do

something

breathe in face

shoulders

so if you're feeling tense don't just

sit there do something

three estimates and 40 phone calls to

get references

but it should last forever now nothing

lasts forever but at least we're doing

the whole building for that much

yeah i have your attention please i'd

like to introduce tony and kevin who are

going to make a special presentation

jennifer because you made such a

terrific movie about powerhouse

we got together all of us and decided to

present you with our own special version

the academy

i'll tell you it was worth every penny

we spent on it

uh

our house

until

is