07x10 - The Gymnasts

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- [Pearl] Sam, there's
a Popsicle missing.

Are you eating between meals?

- No, Pearl.

- Are you sure you
didn't take that Popsicle?

- Cross my heart
and hope to die.

Stick a needle in my eye.

Mama could've
eaten it, or Arnold.

- That's impossible.

You know your mother's
chaperoning Arnold's class

on that field trip
to Washington, DC.

- Yeah, but you know Arnold.

He's capable of
long distance eating.

Maybe it was Mr. D.

- Sam, stick out your tongue.

For shame, a raspberry tongue.

- I'm sorry, Pearl.

It looked so lonely
sitting there all by

itself in the freezer.

No one to talk to but some
frozen Brussels sprouts.

I had to put Mr. Popsicle
out of its misery.

- You know, Sam,
eating between meals

can ruin your appetite
and your figure.

I didn't get to look like this
by eating between meals.

- So how'd you get to
look that way, Pearl?

- Pearl, everything all set
for the reception tonight?

- Nothing to worry
about, Mr. Drummond.

Food, check, beverage,
check, flowers, check.

- Good.

- Could you say check?

It's more official.

- Check, Pearl.

- Just to make sure
everything goes well,

I'll be in charge of serving.

- Oh good.

Check, Pearl.

- You know, I don't
like to tattle but

Sam's been eating
between meals again.

- More lonely food, Sam?

- Really lonely, Mr. D.

- It's not good for you, Sam.

And besides, a
carrot once told me

that food likes to be lonely.

- Shouldn't Willis
and his friend Stuart

be back from the airport soon?

- Considering the
traffic in New York,

he should be here anytime,

between now and Christmas.

- Does Stuart really
have a chance to be on

our Olympic gymnastics team?

- The 1988 team.

I think he would
have been a shoe-in

if he hadn't been hurt in
that automobile accident.

- He was really something
on those parallel bars.

- Yes, it's a shame.

But Willis has talked
to him every week.

And it sounds as
if Stuart has made

an excellent recovery.

I'm really looking forward
to the ceremony tonight.

- Mr. Drummond, I've
worked for you a long time,

and when you
iron a man's shorts,

you get to know him pretty well.

I think you've got
something big up your sleeve.

I mean, bigger than just
donating that gym equipment.

What's the surprise?

- Me?

A surprise?

Well, maybe.

Well, you can't
really call it a surprise.

I guess you could
though, but again,

I'm not sure.
- What is it?

Tell us, come on.
- Tell us, tell us.

- Well, I can't tell you
but I'll give you a little hint.

It's bigger than a bread box.

- Oh!

Oh that's nice, Mr. Drummond.

I just know you're
talking about my raise.

- Well I'd like to
stay here and chat

with you about this
alleged surprise,

but I have to go over my speech.

And it is smaller
than a bread box.

- You know, Pearl,
for a nice guy,

he sure has fun torturing us.

- Well, the rich are different.

Come over here, Sam.

There's something I really
want to talk to you about.

Now, I want you to
pay special attention.

You know, Willis' friend
Stuart is in a wheelchair now

and he'll never walk again.

- I know, Pearl.

Mr. D told me.

- Well, the important
thing for us to do

is to act natural around him

because we don't want him to
be self-conscious or anything.

- Right, act natural.

I will, Pearl, I promise.

- Hey, look who's here.

- Hey Pearl, nice
to see you again.

- Hi.

(stammering)

- I thought we were
supposed to act natural.

- That's my little brother, Sam.

- Hi Stuart, nice to meet you.

- Pleased to meet you, Sam.

You're looking good, Pearl.

- Yeah, Stuart.

(stammering)

- Relax, Pearl.

That car may have
wrecked me up a little,

but it's still me, the guy
you used to call Jaws.

- I never called you that.

- Sure you did, every
time you caught me

at the refrigerator.

- Well, maybe
seven or eight times.

- Seven or eight times a week.

Come on, I haven't been
called that for a whole year.

How about giving me a
Jaws for old time's sake?

- Oh no, I couldn't.

- Pearl.

- Well, okay.

Jaws.

- Who you calling Jaws?

- I didn't mean to...

- Gotcha.

(laughing)

- Well, as long as
you're staying with us,

I'd better go padlock
the refrigerator.

- There he is.
- Mr. Drummond.

- Stuart, good to see you.

Come on over here and
make yourself comfortable.

Well, it looks like Chicago
really agrees with you.

- Thanks, Mr. Drummond,
Chicago's great.

You know, I don't
remember you being so tall.

(laughs)

- Well you certainly haven't
lost your sense of humor.

- No way, sir.

It'd take more than
something like this

to make me lose it.

- Hey Dad, Stuart aced the SAT

and got himself a scholarship.

- Congratulations.

- You know it, I'm
headed for UCLA.

I can't wait to get this
wheelchair on a surfboard.

(laughing)

Mr. Drummond, I
got to thank you for

flying me in for the ceremony.

- Oh come on, Stuart.

After all the trophies that
you won for the school.

If we didn't have
you there at the

dedication of the
new gym equipment,

we'd have a riot on our hands.

- Hey that's right, man.

You were the whole team.

- You weren't too
bad yourself, buddy.

- Oh, well.

I don't like to brag.

- You don't like to, but you do.

- Come on, Willis,
show us the move

that made you famous.

- Yeah, show us,
show us, show us.

What move?

- Go ahead, show us, Willis.

- I don't know.

Oh, okay.

(cheers)

I guess I still got it.

- And we can only
hope they'll come up

with a cure to get rid of it.

- Well, I've got a little
surprise for you, Stuart.

There are gonna be
some very special guests

at the ceremony tonight.

- [Pearl] I knew it.

- A special guest.

Wow, is Judge
Wapner gonna be there?

- More special than that, Sam.

I have arranged for
the entire United States

Men's Gymnastics Team
to be at the dedication

and they're gonna
perform for us.

- Dad!

(clapping)

That is wonderful.

Hey Dad, that's terrific.

It's the greatest thing
you've done since

you adopted me and Arnold.

- That's just super,
Mr. Drummond.

You know, I saw those
guys two years ago

at a competition in Atlanta.

They were great.

- They're still great.

Dad, how'd you get them?

- Oh, I guess they
heard about what

an athlete I was in my day.

- They had athletes back then?

- Sure Sam, haven't
you seen that picture

of me playing
polo on a dinosaur?

(laughs)

No, I've been a big
supporter of the Olympic

movement for many years now,

and they happened
to be in town on an

exhibition tour and they
said they'd be glad to join us.

- This is gonna be dynamite.

- Stuart, I just
can't get over it.

You look absolutely super.

- I feel great.

You know, I was
down for a little while,

but my folks and the
people at the hospital

started working on me.

Well I tell you, I can
do just about anything.

- Can you do wheelies?

- Sam.

- Can I do wheelies?

(laughs)

(clapping)

- And in conclusion, I
want to thank you all

for coming this evening.

And now, I have a very
special surprise to announce.

- It's the gymnasts,
I can't wait.

- The Board of
Education has given us

permission to rename
this gym in honor

of a great athlete.

- I hope it's Mary Lou Retton.

I like her, she's my size.

- It gives me great pleasure now

to proclaim this gym to be

the Stuart Thompson Gymnasium.

(clapping and cheering)

Come on over here.

(clapping)

And to help you celebrate
this wonderful moment,

I would like to
present to you our own

gold medal Olympic
gymnastic team.

Give a welcome to Mitch Gaylord.

(clapping and cheering)

Peter Vidmar.

(clapping and cheering)

Tim Daggett.

(clapping and cheering)

Scott Johnson.

(clapping and cheering)

Jim Hartung.

(clapping and cheering)

And Bart Connor.

(clapping and cheering)

I know I speak for
everyone when I say

that we are incredibly
proud of you guys.

- Thank you.
- Hey, Stuart.

This is for you, buddy.

Come on, guys.

(soft music)

(clapping and cheering)

(muffled chatting)

- Boy, those gymnasts were neat.

I'll bet if Arnold was here,

he'd have gotten right up
on those parallel bars too.

- I don't think so, Sam.

Arnold gets queasy
in the top bunk.

- You know what
I like best, Willis?

The pommel horse.

- Should've seen Stuart
on the pommel horse.

- I'll bet you were great.

- Well I did okay.

- Okay, man, you were fantastic.

- Excuse me guys, I have
to go and try to be charming.

- All right.

- Oh, look Mr. Drummond.

All the Olympic athletes
signed my autograph book.

Did I show you?

- Only five times, Pearl.

- See, they signed it
right next to Boy George.

- Hey man, you guys were great.

- Oh thanks.
- Thanks a lot, man.

- Can I see your gold medals?

- Sam.

You're such a kid.

They don't carry their
medals around with them.

(muffled chatting)

- Boy, they're great.

Can I feel your muscles?

- Sure thing, Sam.

(grunts)

- Boy, that's great.

- Sam, that's not really his.

He borrowed it from
Arnold Schwarzenegger.

- Look, Willis.

Tim's got builtin monkey bars.

- Hey Stuart,
congratulations on having

that gym named after you.

- Thanks.

- Yeah Stuart, I heard you were

pretty good on
those parallel bars.

- Good?

He won four medals at the
New York State Championship.

- He sure did.

- And it looks
like you're staying

in really good shape, Stuart.

- Way to go, you
know, that's pretty

important to stay in shape.

(muffled chatting)

- Way to go?

Stay in shape?

Give me a break.

I don't need you
guys kidding me.

I've been doing a pretty
good job of kidding myself.

I fell farther than
garbage at the hospital.

I am as good as anyone else.

Well, I'm not.

These are dead.

Everyone keeps telling
me it doesn't matter.

Well, it does.

And I'm sick of do-gooders.

Just get away from me.

Get away, I don't need anybody.

- [Willis] Stuart!

Stuart.

(whispering)

- Willis, did you have
any luck with Stuart?

Is he still determined to leave?

- Worse.

He says when he gets back home,

he's dropping out of school.

It's like he's given
up on everything, Dad.

Even his physical therapy.

We've got to do something.

We can't let him leave this way.

- I know what to do.

I'll hide his suitcase.

- Sam, your heart's
in the right place,

but I don't think
that's the answer.

- You know, Dad, maybe
I can go out to the gym

and get the guys to talk to him.

It might be worth a sh*t.

- I don't think so, Willis.

They're on a very tight schedule

and after what happened, well,

I wouldn't feel
right asking them.

Besides, they're
gonna be taking off

for Dallas this afternoon.

I've got some work to clean up.

I'll talk to Stuart
before he leaves.

- [Willis] Thanks, Dad.

- I sure wish we
could help Stuart.

- Well, we're going to.

I'm gonna go down there
and get the gymnasts

to talk to him again.

- But Mr. D said you
couldn't ask them.

- That's because
Dad didn't figure

on the Willis
Jackson charm factor.

When I get going,
Sam, I could talk

anybody into anything.

Ooh, stick with me, Sam.

I'm shifting into over-charm.

(cheers)

Let's go bro, mmm.

- All right.

Over-charm.

- Hey, it's Willis and Sam.

- Hi guys.
- Hi.

- What are you guys
doing down here?

- I bet they came down here
to workout with us, right Sam?

- Right, I workout a lot.

But I guess you
can tell by this build.

- Wow, that's great.
- Great muscles you got.

- Sam, looks like you're
built for the parallel bars.

Yeah.

What do you think about that?

- Wow, this is great.

Look at me, Willis.

What's this position called?

- Well, in the worldly
international competition, Sam,

it's known as sitting.

- Can you guys teach
me to do something?

- Sure we can.
- Sure, no problem.

- How about a shoulder stand?

- What's that?
- Right.

- Just let me and Tim

throw you through it, okay?
- Lean right forward here.

Feet over your head.

Point those toes.
- That's perfect.

Look at that, what do
you guys think about that?

- Now, let's give this,
an L a try here, buddy.

Right, legs out
in front, chin up.

Oh, he's a star.

- Tada!

(clapping)

- Hey Sam, we're
gonna enter you in

the redheaded Olympics.

- Willis, you're not
dressed for a workout.

What's going on?

- Listen guys, we
need help with Stuart.

(murmuring)

Come on, guys.

I know what he did was awful,
but he's really a great guy.

- Hey, we'd like
to help, but we're

leaving in a few hours.

- You can't leave.

The airport's snowed in.

- But it hasn't snowed in weeks.

- Then we're due.

Listen, come on, guys.

He's even thinking
about quitting school.

Come on, we've got to help him.

- I don't think he
wants to hear from us.

- Man, I think he does.

And actually, guys,
in a funny way,

this is all your fault.

- What, how?
- What are you talking about?

- What do you mean?

- Well you guys
triggered it off,

by being so
wonderful and terrific.

- You know, come to think of it,

I was pretty wonderful.

- And I was pretty terrific.

- No, I was terrific,
you were wonderful.

(scattered chatting)

- Hey wait, wait, guys, guys.

Come on, what do
you say about Stuart?

- What do you say?

Should we give it a try?

- If we've got time.
- I guess.

- Go for it, right, way to go.

Thanks guys, you're not
gonna regret it, trust me.

(scattered chatting)
- All right.

What are you guys doing in
here bothering the athletes?

- Back off, brother, we're
not bothering the athletes.

They happen to be personal
friends of mine, right guys?

(scattered chatting)

Guys, come on.

- Yes Willis, that's excellent.

Okay son, I'll
see what I can do.

Bye.

Oh, Pearl.

Has Stuart come home
from the movies yet?

- Not yet, Mr. Drummond.

He should be home any minute.

Look what I got.

It's Bart Connor's
training glove.

He gave it to me and
I'm never gonna take it off.

I just hope people don't
confuse me with Michael Jackson.

- I don't think they will.

- Hi, Stuart.

- Hi, Pearl.

Is Mr. Drummond around?

I have to talk to him
about something.

- He's in the den,
I'll get him for you.

- Hi, Stuart.

- Mr. Drummond, I have to
talk to you about something.

- I want to talk to you too.

- Let me apologize for
what happened last night.

I'm really sorry,
after all you did.

- No apology is necessary.

You know, I get the
feeling that you've

had that expl*si*n inside
of you for quite awhile.

- I guess so.

Boy, sure shocked
the devil out of me.

Those guys must
think I'm a creep.

- Maybe not.

In fact, Willis just called
a couple of minutes ago

and said he just happened
to bump into the gymnasts.

- Just happened
to bump into them?

- Well look, I
wouldn't be surprised

if that guy told me
that he happened

to bump into Jimmy Hoffa.

Anyway, the guys
would like to talk to you.

Help you out if they could.

- I can't.

Mr. Drummond, it gets
awfully embarrassing

being in a position where people

are always offering to help you.

- Well that's only
because they care.

Now look, Stuart,
you're an athlete.

They're athletes.

Maybe they can help you.

- Mr. Drummond, I've been
in this wheelchair a year.

I can make it on my own.

I don't need anyone's
help anymore.

- The way that you blew up,

I'm not so sure that
you really believe that.

What have you
got to lose, Stuart?

- Tada!

(clapping)

- Very good, Sam.
- Nice job.

- Look Willis, we're gonna
have to go pretty soon.

When did your dad say
he was gonna be here?

- Any minute now.

Come on guys, just
hang in a little longer.

- Yeah why not, it's
probably snowing by now.

- That's all the
gymnastics I can do.

But watch me cross
my eyes and touch

my nose with my tongue.

Isn't that neat, Willis?

Arnold sold that
to me for a dollar.

- Hi guys.
- Hey.

(scattered chatting)

- Hey, Mr. D.

The guys were
teaching me gym stuff.

- That's wonderful,
Sam, because they won

all those medals
for doing gym stuff.

- Listen guys, I'm sorry
about what happened.

- Forget it, Stuart.

We all lose it once in awhile.

- I know but when I saw
you guys doing your thing,

well, that was
gonna be me in '88.

It made me realize
the most important

dream in my life was taken away.

- Hey, maybe it wasn't.

- What are you talking about?

I was a dynamite athlete.

Gymnastics, baseball, football.

I even made all-city basketball.

I was a winner.

- Look, we won too.

But we all know the real
thrill was the competition.

- Hey, Bart's right.

Just competing would
make you a winner.

- Sure, and you
can still compete

if you put your mind to it.

- But not as a gymnast.

- Hey maybe not,
Stuart, but there's

still a lot you could do
with your upper body.

In fact, I remember
in the Olympics,

there was a wheelchair
archer from New Zealand.

- Archery's not my thing.

- Well, there's weight
lifting, swimming.

- And there's wheelchair sports.

Tennis, softball, basketball.

- Hey basketball, that's
right up your alley, Stuart.

Remember the old double
back spinning layout?

- That's right.

Some of the players
on those other teams

didn't know whether
you were coming or going.

(laughing)

- I know, but...

- No buts, here.

- I don't think so.

I don't think I have it anymore.

- Look, Stuart.

Maybe you can't and that's okay.

But there's a lot
more at stake here

than deciding to
compete in basketball.

If you quit now, it'll just
be easier and easier to quit.

We're talking about your life.

If you don't take the
challenge and try to be

the best that you can be,

you will never be able
to live with yourself.

(thudding)

(scattered chatting)

- Go for it.
- Go, Stuart.

(cheering and clapping)

♪ Now the world don't move ♪

♪ To the b*at of just one drum ♪

♪ What might be right for you ♪

♪ May not be right for some ♪

♪ A man is born ♪

♪ He's a man of means ♪

♪ And along come two ♪

♪ They got nothing
but their jeans ♪

♪ But they got different
strokes, it takes ♪

♪ Different strokes, it takes ♪

♪ Different strokes
to move the world ♪

♪ Yes it does, it takes
different strokes ♪

♪ To move the world ♪

(soft jingle)