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01x12 - Help Wanted

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.

01x12 - Help Wanted

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did she tell you she broke into my

client's house and stole it right out of

the crib

so i took it

that's not the same as kidnapping

she's in trouble and she needs help

david

it's always

the powerhouse is

hi there this is brenda gaines hey wait

a minute where you going don't move an

inch the powerhouse g*ng will be right

back

aren't you glad we're young enough to do

things

i don't ever want to get old

so you think being all means of fun

well not if you're smart

that will last your whole life

when you can't talk to your parents who

do you turn to for

help 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

yes

i've just tucked david in he's asleep

fine thank you

it's wednesday i'm going to the movies

if that's all right oh that's right

we don't need anything more do we do

no

that's all right jane here we go i can

manage thank you man i'm sure there

won't be any fuss

don't you worry

everything's gonna be just fine

come to washington please

7 50.

yes is the best for washington left yet

about ten more minutes

two please one lie

ah the baby rides for free

just one i guess

delaware washington dc richmond virginia

florida can i give you a hand

no i got it

you sure i can't give you a hand

um know if you'd hold the bottle just a

minute

okay

hi

what's your name

his name's david hi david

do you live in washington

um

you visit him

no i'm just going there to find a job

his father's dead

a car crash

i'm sorry

me too

where do you live when you go to

washington

don't know

i found the place though

it was taken two days before her son was

k*lled

my grandson is all we have left

he belongs here

so how come you called me instead of the

police

we thought a private investigator would

be more discreet

tell me something

why'd you take the baby

it's not your job to ask questions we're

paying you to find the baby and when i

find them then what return the child to

us of course what about the girl

we don't wish to prosecute the girl we

just want david back

i'll find them girl the baby can't get

far without help

when she reaches for the lifeboat

i'll be there

okay

very good front kick ready

one

two

three

four

now combine them one

two

three

okay that's all thank you

hey look at the baby oh how cute i let

her out of my sight for two days look

what happened i thought it took nine

months tammy this is tony kevin

and this is

guy how you doing

you sh**t some hopes with us

hey he doesn't look much like you you're

sure it's your baby

okay i'll hold

you'll need help finding a job a place

to live medical care not even day care

for david

family services will put you in touch

with the right people

tomorrow at three

sure i guess

that's fine evelyn thanks so much

david will they

of course not why would they want to do

something like that it's your baby right

right

i'm david's mother and that's all that

counts

yeah i saw this girl last night she

brought her one way to washington

never figured her for a kidnapper

washington

thanks a lot

so

so

well it's not like i thought see i spent

half my life getting counseled it's a

piece of cake

yes can i help david

oh

are you okay oh is it too heavy

hi

hi

we have an appointment

he wit

oh he's not the father

he's not

no

hello

isn't he cute okay

i should tell you the father

oh come on car keys i mean i'm just

gonna change

cancel the appointment

greetings to our campfire friends in new

orleans louisiana who practice health

and hygiene in a big way stay tuned

powerhouse we'll be right back

relax sweetheart get a hold of yourself

that's the first thing you do thanks

mister

i mean sister

don't

don't move that program leave that to

the pros hang in there

your job any

i think it was the

pineapple he got

yeah a pineapple do that to a guy you're

sending an emphasis

in an emergency call for help that's the

way to be a powerhouse

ever thought your neighborhood could use

a good cleanup

the boys club of huntsville alabama's

monthly campaign picks up four thousand

pounds of trash a year they call it the

clean seam machine

if your neighborhood's dirty it will

attract rats and actually dangerous

it looks ugly when this trash laying out

on the ground

way to go guys

i really enjoyed picking up scratch i

mean the neighborhood really looks nice

it makes you feel good you like to live

there do you like a garbage bag

sure thank you

machine

or powerhouse achievement award

go for it

she were a kidnapper why would she

return the van with a note

dear jennifer i'm sorry i took the van

but i was scared please forgive me tammy

dewitt so how come she ran

she was scared it says someone removed

she's not guilty but she got to be

scared

but she's the mother how do you know

truth is

you don't know anything about her

where's she from how old is she

she never said she's a very private

person

well i know she's from cooperstown where

she got on the bus did she tell you how

she got the baby

did she tell you she broke into my

client's house and stole her right out

of the crib

did she who are these clients anyway

none of your business

all right let's all calm down the point

is tammy and the baby are missing and we

don't know how they are or where

i got my doubts on that score too

i think it's time we end this

conversation before i lose my temper

you know where to reach me

i know where to reach you

right we don't know anything about her

it's her word against theirs we know one

thing

she's in trouble and she needs help

so

so

so

so

pepper cooper's town is a five-hour trip

not five days

i just hate being hungry on the road you

just hate being hungry

i don't wanna come somebody's gotta be

here in case she tries to contact us

i'll leave the research to you guys

good luck thanks

well the baby was born in cooperstown

and tammy is the mother

we are signatures right there and brian

was the father take a look at this

dewitt bruce and janet dewitt the names

on the death certificate they must be

his parents

micah says these dewitts are the mystery

client of mr

all right that means that tim kidnapped

her own

baby from brian's parents why would you

do that

perhaps we should ask them let's go

what a place

hey remind me to call my realtor when we

get back i think he's been holding out

on me

tammy must have felt like a fish out of

water

one of those

yes we'd like to speak with the dewitts

about uh tammy

and david

as you can see david had everything he

needed

so long as he remained with us

except a mother

we were prepared to offer tammy regular

visiting privileges

she refused wait a second how can you

arrange regular visiting privileges

do you have custody of the baby we have

tammy's written consent

legal custody is only a formality

could i see a copy of the consent

agreement please

so after brian died they said it would

be better for david

if he went to live with him

but they didn't want me i made him

uncomfortable

and they said i could see him from time

to time

but i said no

because i'm his mother and he needs me

so

so

the signature is traced okay

the consent agreement had to be a fake

nobody signs your name exactly the same

white device

so tammy's signature had to be placed on

the password which means send me

something to run away from

let's find us

well then what happened they said if i

made any trouble they'd take me to court

and i'd never see david again

so i took him

but that's not the same as kidnapping of

course not

pretend you could have gone to a lawyer

i didn't know that

sometimes i think i don't know anything

maybe they're right maybe i can't take

care of david

so you can

look at what's best for the baby right

really

there's a lot of agencies that want the

best for both of you too

all you have to do is learn to ask

i think they're home come on what about

david he's finally sleeping

letter giving them the baby i never

signed that letter

they tried to make it

youtube

is

all right

oh

what's going on here officer this girl's

a kidnapper she took that baby

foreign

this is my baby and somebody's trying to

take him away

i need your help

hats off to our cub scout friends in st

louis missouri for their work in safety

and physical fitness

don't go away powerhouse will be right

back

it's celebrity organ will our mystery

guest please sign in

welcome heart please tell us what you do

you beat a hundred thousand times a day

oh you're really a muscle

you pump blood to bring oxygen to body

cells

remarkable can you tell our viewers how

to build strong hearts

exercise you say running swimming biking

walking people

smoking very bad huh can cause permanent

heart damage

now could you give our viewers a little

hint as to whose heart you actually are

take care of your heart a great way to

be a powerhouse

have you ever tried dancing it's great

exercise

and it's fun you can do it when you're

old you can do it when you're young

or any time in between

it's easy

start tapping your feet and you're

dancing so don't just sit there

do something

the fun can last a lifetime so don't

just sit there

do something

who says you can't beat the system huh

kevin she didn't beat the system the

system was on her side this time yeah

well i just want to thank you all

without your help i couldn't have done

it i liked the part when tammy told the

dewitts they could have regular visiting

privileges

i thought they were gonna have a fit a

masterful presentation counselor

well it didn't hurt to have the facts on

outside

but thanks anyway oh hey tammy look uh

now that you figured out how to use the

employment service and the uh

legal service and the medical services

huh

is

until

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