03x02 - The Price Is Right

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♪ Look at what's
happened to me ♪

♪ I can't believe it myself ♪

♪ Suddenly I'm up
on top of the world ♪

♪ It should have
been somebody else ♪

♪ Believe it or not
I'm walking on air ♪

♪ I never thought I
could feel so free ♪

♪ Flying away on a
wing and a prayer ♪

♪ Who could it be ♪

♪ Believe it or
not it's just me ♪

♪ Just like the
light of a new day ♪

♪ It hit me from
out of the blue ♪

♪ Breaking me out
of the spell I was in ♪

♪ Making all of my
wishes come true ♪

♪ Believe it or not
I'm walking on air ♪

♪ Flying away on a
wing and a prayer ♪

♪ Who could it be ♪

♪ Believe it or
not it's just me ♪

♪ Who could it be ♪

♪ Believe it or
not it's just me ♪♪

Price Cobb has been hotter

than a tin roof all day.

He brings the Mustangs
up to the line of scrimmage.

They're at their 30-yard line.

Cobb rolls right. Semco is open.

Complete at the 45-yard line!

First down and Jimmy
Semco goes out of bounds

at the Mustangs' 49.

Cobb has really been
putting on a passing show.

So far he's 11 for
17. The crowd loves it.

His longest so far,
I think, is 52 yards.

Okay.

Let's see if he's going
for the b*mb again.

Cobb drops straight
back. He throws...

Semco is open at the 10.

Yes! Out of bounds...
You ought to see this kid.

I love this guy.

Old Corn on the Cobb
has got the Mustangs

down on the five again.

- I don't believe him.
- Bill, I'm ready

for the lighter fluid.

Just a second. I
got some heavy-duty

business on the telly.

Okay, guys. Who's going

to help me pat these
patties? I'll pat your patty.

Okay. Come on, Cobb.

Wrap up another six points
for old Billy who loves you.

Hey, it's old Pridey Cobb.

How's he doing?

Pri... You ju... Boy.

The best player in the
league and you're giving him a

fruitcake nickname like Pridey.

Give me a break.
That's what we all called

him. That was his nickname.

Hey, I'm ready
for that lighter fluid.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hold the phone.

You're telling me
you know this guy?

The char lighter isn't
in here. Where is it?

He doesn't walk on water.
He just happens to be

a nice guy...

who almost flunked Mr. Lucas's

algebra class and happens
to throw a football pretty well.

For your edification, he
went to my high school

and was in my class.

Furthermore, I am
responsible more or less for

the guy being in pro football.

But, I mean... Hey! So
what? I'm not bragging.

I'm an ordinary guy looking
for lighter fluid so I can put

the burgers on the grill.

Sorry, Ralph. No cigar.

I ain't buying this line of
Hinkley hooey this week.

If you knew Price Cobb,
you would've been blabbing

about it all over town.

You have never
mentioned the guy's name

until this very second.

So, the scenario does not scan.

Okay. Let's hear

the rest of this fairy tale
about you and Pridey Cobb.

Well, I got him through
high school algebra.

Therefore, he
went on to college.

If he didn't play college
ball, he would not be

where he is today.

You got Price Cobb
into professional football.

Watch me laugh
that one off. Ha, ha.

How am I gonna start a fire

without lighter fluid?

Why don't you try
Ferguson's market?

That's a good idea.

Whoa! Federal use only. Okay?

How am I gonna light the fire
out there without lighter fluid?

Use the suit.

Your gifts. Zap
those little briquettes

and turn 'em ash white.

The little green guys wouldn't
want Uncle Bill to break

his teeth on frozen patties.

And, for the record,
Ralph knows Price Cobb

the way I know Liz Taylor.

All right. Here. Look at this.

P. Cobb does n... That
doesn't mean Price...

necessarily.

Ralph, you're making me
crazy with this. Gee whiz.

I wouldn't use that phone, Bill.

The hospital may
want you for a lobotomy.

Price Cobb's residence.

- Um...
- Yes?

- I, uh...
- Who... Who is this?

Uh, tell him... Ralph Hinkley.

555-4365.

It was. It was his house.

It was. It really was.

I wish you wouldn't
have told him it was me.

He's gonna call back, and I'm
gonna have to talk to the guy.

I was gonna duck that reunion.

Have to call him? You

have to call Price Cobb?
Are you kidding me?

Duck your reunion? I didn't know

you were having your
high school reunion.

Ten years? Already?

- Why do you want to duck?
- You know those guys

in three-piece suits.

They're gonna try and
sell me life insurance.

Everyone's gonna lie about
how good they're doing.

I thought I would duck.

Yeah, Maxwell.

What? Okay.

Yeah, what do you got? Okay.

Yeah. We're on our way.

Come on, boys and girls.
Time to watch old Uncle Bill

bust bad guys.

Huh. You better bring the suit.

- Okay, Deke.
Talk me in, will you?

- We're in trouble, Billy.

Our unit's totaled. We blew it!

Where are you? On
Slauson and Fifth.

But where on
Slauson? East or west?

I'm one block
west. They're driving

a maroon Ford Fairlane.

Yeah. Whoa.

Help me. Come on, kid.

I'm out of here.

I'll call an ambulance.

We're unit Xray six.

We're unit Xray six at
Slauson and Adams.

Send an ambulance.

- Is he okay?
- With Doctors Davidson

and Maxwell? Of course.

How'd he do that?

Mirrors, rubber bands,
good eating habits and...

no friction.

Now, come on, Ralph.
Don't get them too hot now.

Come on!

A sizzling fire is
a chef's desire.

How now, brown cow! Now...

No, counselor, I told you.
You gotta make them thicker

to hold in the taste.

I'm gonna take two of those...
Make it three... and the good

cheese and no tomatoes.

Bill, we're not in a barn.
Get your feet off the table.

I'll get it. I'll get it.

I can't believe this. I
can't use my own phone.

I'm lighting barbecue
briquettes with my bare hands.

What's going on?

Honey. Ralph, this is you. Look.

Is that great?
God, look at that.

God, I was a handsome devil.

Yeah, but I'm prejudiced.

- This is, uh, Mr. Price Cobb?

- Is Ralph there?

You bet your sweet
hip pads. He's right here.

I'll get him for you.

Hold on. Ralph.

Ralph, it's him. Who?

Pridey. Pridey Cobb. Oh.

Don't touch that.
Put one of those on.

You'll burn up the phone.

Hold on a second, Price.

- Uh, hello. This is Ralph.
- Hey, Ralph. How you doing?

I'm glad you left your number.
Nobody in the alumni committee

had a listing for you.

I'm unlisted. Me too.

How about the reunion?

Everybody's coming.
Gertmanian and Hawn.

And Wendy's dying to see you.

- Wendy DeFazio?
- DeFazio? Wendy DeFazio?

- How is Wendy?
- Beautiful. She's beautiful.

Wendy's beautiful. I
married her, you know.

You marr...

- You married her?
Wendy DeFazio?

- We got two kids, Ralph.

Oh... Do you mind?
No, I don't mind.

Go on. Go on.

Go ahead.

Why don't you come?
Everybody wants to see you.

Well, uh... Tell you what.

The Mustangs are
working out at Anaheim.

Why don't you come
down Saturday morning,

catch the workout,

make a day of it,
and go to the reunion

Saturday afternoon?

Then the game with
the Hawks on Sunday.

You'll be my guest.
Wendy's dying to see you.

Uh, is it all right if I bring
a guest to the workout?

Two. Bring two.

Is it all right if I bring two
guests to the workout?

Sure. Bring two.

I'll leave your name
at the players' gate.

It's Tunnel 2.

- I'll see you then. Okay?
- I'll see you then.

Okay. Phone is officially

released. That's the call

I was waiting for.

Well, what do you
know about that?

Ralph, you're full of surprises.

We're gonna be cozy
up with Price Cobb.

What do you think about that?

Ralph. Ralph, what did you put

in there? It stinks.

Wow! Whoa!

Bill, you really

did need a new suit.

Mr. Cobb,

a Mr. Lloyd is here to see you.

Let them in.

Hey, kiddo. You're
doing pretty good.

It's not ours. We rent.

Yeah. Well, so
much for small talk.

You got the proposal
Don dropped off?

Yeah.

On Sunday, after you lose,
you'll get what we promised.

No slipups. We
got a bundle down.

- You sabe, kid?
- Yeah, yeah. I understand.

Yeah. Good.

Look at this picture of you
two kissing at the senior prom

right here under "Torrid Twos."

Oh, yes. I remember that. Mmm.

That's why you want
to go to the reunion.

You want to see Wendy Wonderful.

Come on, boys and
girls. Let's hit the trail.

Whoa! Yeah.

Look at this old relic.
That's the game ball, Ralph.

The state championship.
1945. The Cavaliers

against the Spartans.

Wild Bill Maxwell
got the game ball,

and you're holding it.

Very carefully,
please, if you will.

Yeah, I figured old Price
might want to see this ball.

You had to take it from
whatever quarter it was coming

from. Front, back, whatever.

Young number 43 took
it from every direction.

Never stopped smiling.

Yes, sir, he laughed
in the face of danger,

folks. Still does.

Sounds like old number 43
didn't have all his groceries

packed in one bag.

Still doesn't. Uh-huh.

Okay. Yuk it up. Yuk it up.

That's okay.

A guy can set 15 statisticals

in two seasons...

Probably some are
still on the books...

And you think that's funny.

I don't think Price is going
to see anything funny when

he sees this ball. Uh-uh.

You know, I was
thinking about the reunion.

What about it? Well, you know,

I was thinking that, uh,

it might be fun to kind
of, like, rent something...

A car or something.

Why rent a car
when you own a car?

I don't know. I thought
for the heck of it.

It might be a kick.

Just sort of fun to, you
know, rent something.

He's talking about a
limousine, counselor.

A limousine! That's
a great idea, Bill.

I wish I had thought of it.

A limo.

Why?

To impress the geeks he
went to high school with.

Come on, counselor.
Haven't you ever been

to a reunion?

Everybody wears a toupee.
They try to show up in the

fanciest car they can find.

Tell you about a zillion-dollar
deal they're involved with

and drop names like crazy.

That's what it's all
about. I'm not trying

to impress anybody.

I just thought for... a
little bit of a kick, uh,

it might be fun to
kind of rent a limousine

and show up at the party.

Uh, will you please
not sit on this ball,

because some of these
seams are getting a little weak.

Fifty-one! Fifty-one!

Set! Hut!

All right. Get back!

Cover! Cover!

All right. Hustle back.
Let's go. Come on.

Yeah. Smell that coming in

on the breeze
there? That's liniment.

This is where I
should've wound up.

You know that.
And I would've too.

Except I creamed a
knee in the last game

of the season.

Honey, which one's Price Cobb?

He has the ball right there.

Cute!

Bring it in. Come on!

Good workout, good
workout. Listen. Bill?

Take a couple receivers
and work on those new

shotgun patterns.

Other than that, a good workout,

so take it in.

Hey, Ralph. How's it going, guy?

Guys, guys. Oh, I'm sorry.

This is a friend of
mine, Pam Davidson.

It's nice to meet you.

This is another friend
of mine, Bill Maxwell.

Hi!

- Got a football here, huh?
- Yeah.

- I bet you'd like him
to sign that football.

Wouldn't you?
- Yeah.

- Sure, sure.
- Yeah.

- How about "To Bill
from Price Cobb"?

- Yeah.

- How about "To Old Wild Bill
number 43 from Price Cobb"?

- Yeah!

- Got a pen?
- Yeah.

I'll just use that one.

Listen. Something came up

with the Grapestake commercial.
I got to shag out of here.

They want me to do a retake
or some silly thing like that.

Sorry it didn't work out. I
thought you and Wendy and I

could swap old stories.

Here you go.

- How is Wendy?
- Oh, she's great. Just great.

Timmy's having a fair
at his school, and she's

baking lemon cakes.

Look. We'll all have a
table together at the reunion.

- Bill, if you're coming,
you can sit with us.

- Yeah?

Yeah, yeah, the reunion.
The Central Union Unicorns.

Class of '72. Yeah.

Sure. He's coming.

Good. I gotta go.

It's nice meeting you both.

That's a great old football.

I'll see you.

Take care, man. Yeah.

I think he and Bill
hit it off really great.

Kind of one ball player
to another. Electric.

Electric.

What a guy, huh? Come on.

What a guy is that now!
He just come right up to you

and just say right out,

"Come on and sit
over at my table.

We'll talk old football
stories." Oh, boy!

Excuse me, Bill, but he said

he and I and Wendy...

would sit around and talk about

old high school stories.

Uh, I like Bill's way better.

Pam, ease up on me about that.

I mean, what am
I supposed to do?

Take his wife from him?

Ralph, come on. Give me a...

You take Price Cobb's
wife away from him?

No offense, Ralph.

Even though, uh, she
was a girlfriend of mine

and madly in love with me.

If I hadn't graduated

and gone to college, uh...

- Who knows?
- Impossible.

All right. Good catch.

Ah. Watch this.

You had to wear the
jammies, didn't you?

You thought you'd get
a chance to show off.

Yep.

I can't believe what I just saw.

We're not trying
out for this team.

Are we? Ralph.

You're right. Let's go.

I gotta see that again.

Uh, would you just
mind kicking that ball

again, son?

Sure. Uh, just one
more time though.

Watch what I do to it this time.

- Just what the hell
is your name, boy?

- I think we better just go.

Yeah. Ralph, it's getting

kind of late. You know, kid.

Oh, well...

Boys, it's good to see you!

Follow him and
find out who he is.

Whoa. Wait a minute! Hold it.

I don't believe it. You
see that guy there?

Talking to Cobb.

That's Don Miller.
He's a goon for

a gambler named Carl Lloyd.

A gambler? No.

Price Cobb couldn't
associate with gamblers.

They'd run him right
out of the league.

Counselor, I'm telling
you. I busted that guy twice.

- What's going on? Price Cobb's

not gonna shave points.
- Maybe he's in trouble.

Yeah. You've got

the suit on. Do your stuff.

We gotta find out.

Counselor and me
will bring up the rear.

Go on.

Come on.

Come on, Ralph. Where are you?

We need some help.
They're on the freeway.

This is your KJJV sky watch...

with a quick update
on the southland traffic.

A fender bender on the eastbound
Ventura has cars backed up

on the interchange to Balboa.

We advise alternate routes
for the next hour or so.

That overturned truck on
the southbound San Diego

has been pulled to the side,

but rubberneckers are
still making it a slow go.

Elsewhere, things are
normal for this hour.

So, this is...

What... What... What was that?

Believe me when I tell you,
if I told you, you wouldn't

believe me.

California Tree-trimming
Service. I... I lost my grip.

Very good, but it could
use a little mayonnaise.

Bye.

Bill was supposed to be here

with the limo at 5:00.

I wonder what's keeping him.

He'll be here.

Look at this one.

Oh, yeah. That was

the Nickel Dance. The what?

Nickel Dance. Uh,

a couple was given a
nickel, and they put it here.

Then they dance, and
whoever dances the longest

won a trip to Disneyland.

Oh. How was the trip?

Honey, come on.
It was 10 years ago.

She is a married woman.

Yeah, I know. I just like
to tease you. That's all.

Mmm. Go ahead. Mmm.

Oh, brother.

Well, how about this chariot?
Ain't she a gorgeous one?

Bill, I asked them for
the best car they had.

Well, I, uh... Well,
I imagine it is.

I don't think they've got
anything better than this.

It's long, Ralph.

Look how long it
is. And they got, uh,

a water bed in the back
and earphones for the stereo

and... and a champagne fountain.

Well, I wish I'd
worn my ermine hat

with the purple feathers.

I'm not going to
my class reunion

in a purple hearse.

We don't have any choice, Ralph.

I left my wreck at the bureau.

Now, come on.

Let's go along to the
reunion. I want to hook up

with this Price guy.

I'm not going in that car.

♪ I heard somebody say
that you can't go back ♪

♪ I guess they never
rode in my Cadillac ♪

♪ Got myself a rendezvous ♪

♪ Gonna raise a few
and be a big shot ♪

♪ Baby, take a look at me ♪

♪ Now, don't you
know the boy look hot ♪

♪ Tell me just a line or three ♪

♪ Tell me I'm a
big shot Big shot ♪

♪ Maybe I can fool
everyone in town ♪

♪ Ain't breaking any laws
I'm just fooling around ♪

♪ Gonna play the part so well ♪

♪ They can't tell
I'm no big shot ♪♪

Ralph.

Ralph Hinkley, is that you?

Ralph! Mmm.

Oh, I don't believe it.

Ralph, Ralph,

Ralph, Ralph, Ralph!

Oh! You still taste marvy.

I think I'm gonna
like her a whole lot.

Where'd you get
that absurd car? Yuck.

Uh, I'm Pam Davidson.

Hi. I'm Gloria Corwin.
I was, uh, Ralph's

10th-grade steady.

Yep. Yep, she sure
was. We... We were...

How nice to meet you, Gloria.

Oh, well, Ralph was voted
most likely to succeed.

I guess you sure did.

What are you doing
with yourself now?

You must be making
heaps of money.

Course you really could
use a good design consultant.

Yeah, well, I...
I stay real busy.

Why don't we go inside and see

who else is here?

Thought you'd never ask.

Bye.

Class hero?

Nobody ever sent me a ballot.

Oh, well, Ralph, you
have to admit he is

your number one alumnus.

Well, I helped him
get through algebra,

you know.

I know. I know. Oh, I...

Well, let's see
what they got here.

Hmm.

Huh. Hey, look at this.
Hinkley! How's the guy?

Hey, how's the guy?
How's it going, Gerty?

Great, great.

David Gertmanian.
How're you doing, huh?

Seaside Construction.

It's my company.

We do all those condos
down by the marina.

How nice. Pam Davidson.

I don't mean to brag,
but, uh... Check this

out there, Ralph.

We're doing the whole
Desert Air development

in the Springs.

It's only about a
$50 million deal.

Over here. So! So, you're

an attorney, Ralph,

and your friend
here is a teacher.

No, no, no, no. Actually,

she's the attorney
and I'm the teacher.

Oh... Oh, no kidding.
Yeah. Yeah, see...

You're a teacher. What a drag.

What kind of law, Pam?

Uh, any real estate
work? You ever do that?

Sure. All the time.

No kidding. Hey, we have a match

made in heaven.

Uh, actually, I got involved
in teaching several years ago,

and I find it very rewarding.

Actually, to be
precise, I got involved...

I helped Price...

pass an algebra test
when we were seniors,

and then, uh...

What firm? What
firm are you with?

Well, it...

Uh, Selquist, Allen and
Miner. Oh, good outfit.

Good outfit.

That's where it began,
when I kind of got Price

into college.

Then, um, from there
I just went on and

I took classes et cetera.

That's great, especially
considering that...

he was dating Wendy all
through that spring term.

It's kind of funny. Oh, no.

I was dating her
through the senior term.

Then he started
dating her afterwards.

But I took her to
the high school prom

and whatnot.

Oh, yea... Oh, yeah?

You mean, Pridey never told you?

That's the kind of guy he was.
Always saving the other guy's

feelings, you know.

See, he was, uh...
How do you call it?

Backdoor dating you.

You'd drop her off at 11:00.
He'd pick her up at 11:15.

Then they'd drive up
to Mulholland, park.

Mm-hmm. Thought
everybody knew about it.

- No wonder he had
trouble passing algebra.

- He did what?

Well, he... Uh, why don't

we mingle, Ralph?

Everybody knew!

Yeah.

Hey, Pam, I'll be
on your phone sheet.

Great, Bert. Great.

Hey!

Uh, yeah. Hi.

How you doing there?
You seen Price Cobb?

Mr. Cleary, it's Angie Martin.

I had you in science.

Remember?

Um... Geez, you haven't

changed a bit.

You were our substitute teacher

in science, right?

If you see Price Cobb
around, tell him I'm

looking for him. Will you?

It's, uh, Bill Maxwell.

Oh, geez. You look just like

old man Cleary. Huh.

What a duff he was. Turn

his back and World w*r III
would break out in that chem lab.

He never knew it. He was
deaf as a concrete wall.

I don't know how to put this.
I don't want to get too mushy,

but take a hike.

The whole spring term I
used to take her home...

because she was
having these terrible

migraine headaches.

She was going out with Price!

You're right. You're right.
We never should have come.

Hey, I wonder who came

in that purple pimpmobile!

Let's find Bill and
get out of here.

I don't want to
see anybody else.

Ralph, it's Cobb.

He's just driven up.

Come on up here.

Ralph, come on. What are you

waiting for? Come on!

Okay, kid. Hold it right there.

I want to talk to you
about game fixing.

My name is Maxwell.

F.B.I.

He ran, so he's in it.

Go get him. Do your stuff.

Be careful. Where's
the restroom?

Will you get that
heap out of the road?

Would you... Like, come on!

Oh, boy.

Clunk! Gee whiz. Turkey!

♪ Now, maybe I can
fool everyone in town ♪

♪ Ain't breaking any laws
I'm just fooling around ♪

♪ Gonna play the part so well ♪

- ♪ They can't tell
I'm no big shot ♪♪

- Hey, Ralph!

How's the guy, guy?
How's the guy, guy?

Ivan, don't bother asking
me about this silly outfit.

All right? Because...

Yeah, guy. No sweat.

We all do what
makes us feel good.

Yeah, well, we'll
see you around.

All right? Right, guy.

Ten years ago, he was voted

most likely to succeed.

Looks like he needs
his oil checked already.

♪ Heard somebody say
that you can't go back ♪

♪ I guess they never
rode in my Cadillac ♪

♪ Got myself a rendezvous ♪

♪ Gonna raise a few
and be a big shot ♪♪

Come on, kid.

He's headed up Malibu Canyon.

I got him in sight, Bill.

There's a dangerous
curve up there!

Oh, Bill, will you slow down?

The champagne fountain's

turned on, Bill.

Bill! Oh, no, Bill.

Ralph, how'd you get out here?

I thought it was...

You leave me
alone! I got problems,

but I can handle them.

Yeah, you sure have
your problems, kiddo.

You're in on a
point-shaving deal.

Aren't you?

How could you do
it? A nice kid like you.

Why? Why?

Ralph, grab a hold of his arm.

They got Wendy, and
they're forcing you to

blow the game. Aren't they?

Who told you that? Leave me

alone. Will you?

You don't know what
you're messing with.

All right, kid. Listen

to me and listen
good. I'm with the F.B.I.

I haven't done anything.
You can't arrest me,

so leave me alone.

Now, listen. I helped you once.

I can help you again.

I'm supposed to take a chance
on a guy that's running around

looking like Peter Pan?

I was giving you an
award. This is a joke.

I got it at a costume shop.

- Come on now. They got Wendy.

Where is she?
- See you later, guy.

Did you get a
location on his wife

from the holograph?

No, no. The signal was weak

and fading. I need something

with stronger vibes.

We're gonna have to
figure something out.

Tomorrow's the game.

Second and 10.

Cobb sends Atkins
up the middle this time.

He's buried over
right guard for no gain.

Makes it third and 11.
Obvious passing down.

Cobb drops back.
He's being rushed.

Winchell is all over him.

Fumble! Loose ball.
The Hawks have it.

Bill, the game is half over!

Just calm down.

We're doing the
best we can here.

Yes, ma'am. Maxwell.

Federal Bureau of Investigation.

F.B.I.? Open in the name

of the law.

They still say that? I guess so.

Oh, I-I'm sorry.
Uh, excuse me. Hi.

I'm Ralph Hinkley.
I'm a friend of Mr.

Cobb's from high school.

Oh, Mr. Hinkley. Of course!

You helped Mr. Cobb

pass algebra and get
into professional football.

Come in!

We are concerned that
perhaps something has

happened to Mrs. Cobb.

We think maybe Mrs. Cobb

has been kidnapped to force
Mr. Cobb into losing the game.

Is her bedroom about
somewhere? I could...

Her bedroom is there.

Okay. You two wait with her

and I'll check it out.

Boy. Flock of parrots in here.

Great lash-up. What?

- Where are Mr. Cobb's children?

- He sent them
away this morning.

- Where?
- He... He didn't say.

- I don't think I should let
Mr. Hinkley poke around alone.

- Um, actually...

1607 South Foreman Street.

What are you doing wearing

Mrs. Cobb's nightgown?

Oh! That's disgusting.

Oh. Well, he's just
checking out the labels,

ma'am. That's all.

Ralph, it doesn't look too good.

Get him out of here. Oh.

Thank you. You've

been very helpful. Oh!

As the quarter ends, the

Mustangs are down 14-nothing.

I've seen quarterbacks get
cold, but Price has turned

to a block of ice!

As the teams change
ends of the field

for the second quarter,

we have time to duck
in a few announcements.

I think I should go
ring the doorbell.

Say I'm from the Red
Cross or something.

I can find out how
many there are

and what room she's in.

- Davidson, you're wacky.
They're not gonna let you in.

- Oh, sure they are.

What are you doing?

- I'm using what I've got.

Honey, come on. A
Red Cross volunteer

doesn't look like that.

Don Miller doesn't know
that. He's never seen one.

I don't like this, counselor.

We've been through this.
Either I'm part of this team

or I'm not!

Now, wait a minute.
It might work.

We need a diversion. Drive
the car up to the front of

the house and make some racket.

I'll talk you in with
the walkie-talkie.

Well, wait a second!

Who put you in charge?
I'm in charge here.

All of a sudden
Davidson's on point

and I'm bringing up the rear.

Yeah! Yeah.

Hi, honey. I'm collecting

for the Red Cross.
Could I come in and talk?

Cool it. It's a Red Cross lady.

I'll tell Carl.
Keep her outside.

We're a tax-deductible charity.

The Red Cross serves
the medical needs of people

all over the world.

It's awfully hot out here.

Do you mind if I come in?

Hey, what are you doing?

Right side rear. Three men.

Hey! Come on. Get out of here.

Come on in, kid!

Come back here, you!

Where's Wendy? I'll get her.

Well, we're not doing
this house any good.

Ralph! Wendy.

How are you, dear? I'm okay.

You all right? Yeah, but what

are you doing here?

It's a long story. Believe me.

All right. Gee whiz!

I can't believe
it! I did it again.

Trashed another one.

Counselor, it was gorgeous.
Great moves, I gotta say.

We've got to tell
Price I'm okay.

He's throwing the game.

Uh, we'll take care of it.

- But how?
- I'll think

of something, Wendy.

Believe me.

- How's he gonna win a game
for him in less than a quarter?

- He's very inventive.

Wendy is okay. She's safe.

I just came from where
she was being held c*ptive

by Miller and another goon.

- But she's all
right. I promise you.

- How can I believe you?

I mean, look at you!
I'm not even sure

you're completely sane.

I ask myself that question
many, many times.

But it's besides
the point right now.

You must believe
me. Wendy is fine.

She is safe.

You got to get out of
here and back in the game.

I'm not going anywhere.
I creamed my knee.

I wouldn't go anywhere
until I talk to Wendy.

If I don't lose this
game, they'll k*ll her.

- Let me go in for you.
- This ain't sandlot football,

Ralph. Those guys are animals.

How many points did
you throw away, huh?

Three touchdowns.

I'll get 'em back for you.

You're gonna get three
touchdowns in seven minutes

against the Hawks?

- I'm gonna try.
- You'll never even get in.

- I ain't asking anybody.
- You are crazy, Ralph.

I know it sounds crazy, Price.
But if I can get those three

touchdowns for you,

will you keep quiet
about yourself?

Okay. Sure.

- That a guy, guy.
- That a guy, guy.

There's just three minutes left,
and the Hawks are holding on...

to their 21-3 lead
over the Mustangs.

Hey. Ted, look. That
looks like Price Cobb

coming back into the game.

He's sending backup quarterback
Greg Curzio to the sidelines,

and he's taking over.

Shotgun formation. Ends long.

Everybody block.

Say what? Shotgun formation?

Ends long? Everybody block?

Are you kidding?
That ain't no play.

Who the hell are you?
Just give me the ball.

I'll do the rest.

Who are you? I'm
the quarterback.

Let's go. We're going to

pull a delay-of-game penalty
and be out of time-outs.

Let's go. Okay?

Come on. Let's go.

Give me a break.

Come on, guys.

With only two minutes

and 36 seconds left...

Cobb with his knee
injury will have a hard time

bringing the Mustangs back.

Ready. Set. Hut, hut, hut!

Cobb drops back.

He looks long.
He's throwing long!

Complete to Brian
Dudley at the 50-yard line.

The Mustangs call
their final time-out.

Cobb threw that ball

about 55 yards.

That's something we haven't
seen much of this afternoon.

Cobb doesn't seem to
be affected by that injury

he suffered earlier.

Have you noticed him
favoring that knee at all?

No, I haven't. But
Cobb seems to have

found his passing touch.

148 green. Ready. Set.

Hut, hut, hut!

He's throwing again.

Complete at the
25 to Jimmy Semco.

The Mustangs will
have a first down...

with their deepest
penetration into the Hawks'

territory of this half.

One-30 red. One-30 red. Set.

Hut, hut!

Will he go to the air again?

He's gonna try.

Nobody's open.

He's being chased
out of the pocket.

He's running the ball himself.

Cobb is running the...

I don't believe it! He
can't be brought dow...

- Did you see that?
- Yeah, but I don't believe it!

Touchdown!

- Price Cobb takes
the ball from the 25.

- I'll be damned.

He has given the Mustangs
their first touchdown

of the game.

What a drive!

Price Cobb has
really come to life

all of a sudden,

and so has this crowd,
ladies and gentlemen.

The kick is good. With
exactly two minutes

to play in the game,

the score is now
Hawks 21, Mustangs 10.

That ain't Price!

Who are you?

I never seen anything
like that before.

I'm Price Cobb, and if
anybody says differently,

I'm not going back in.

This is the kid we
saw kicking the ball!

I'm yours for two more minutes.
All I want is your assurance

and a promise from the team...

that no one will ever tell
that I wasn't Price Cobb.

- You got it.
- We've got two minutes left,

and the Mustangs are down by 11.

Johnson to kick off
for the Mustangs.

Picken and Gazzarus are deep.

The ball is high, end over end,

coming down around the 10.

Number 39, Ricky Gazzarus,
takes it at the 10-yard line.

He's to the 15. Cuts to
the 20. He gets clutched

at the 23-yard line.

I'm surprised the Mustangs

didn't go for an onside kick.

They're still down by 11
points with under two minutes

left in this game.

Back with the snap.

Pitches to Griggs.

Griggs is having a
hard time holding on to it.

Griggs loses the ball!

Marcus Lowes for the
Mustangs recovers the ball

on the Hawks' 30-yard line.

Here comes Price Cobb

back into the game.

Let's see if he can perform
some more of that magic.

Just over a minute to go.

Shotgun formation.
Ends down and out.

Ends down and out? Where?

What zone? What pattern?

Just get out in the
open, and I'll hit you.

Okay. On three. Break.

Cobb still showing
no sign of a limp.

Two-24. Two-24.

Set. Hut, hut!

He takes the snap, rolls left.

Looking into the end zone!
Bearse is there. Touchdown!

Price Cobb just rifled a 33-yard
b*llet to Steve Bearse, and

the Mustangs have scored again.

What a turnaround

this game has taken.

The Mustangs look like
an entirely different team

from that first half.

Price Cobb is sure
making up for the mistakes

he made earlier.

The extra point is good.
With just 61 seconds

left in the game,

the score is now 21-17.

Getting set to kick off.

That's Cobb!

It Is! Cobb is kicking off!

This ball is out... This ball is

in the parking lot!

Cobb kicks it in
the parking lot.

I don't know what the rule is.

I guess the Hawks
are gonna take over

on their 20-yard line.

Under normal circumstances,
I would say the Hawks

have this game sewn up.

But what we've been
witnessing the last two minutes...

I don't know!

Thirty-six seconds left.

Hawks come to the line.

He drops back. He's looking

for somebody to hand off
to. No, he's gonna throw!

It's intercepted by...
That's Price Cobb!

Number six.

Cobb is playing defense!

Cobb is knocked out of
bounds at the 18 with 23 seconds

left on the clock.

I can't get over this game. What
a comeback by the Mustangs

and by Price Cobb.

It's like that knee
injury he suffered earlier

fired him up.

Yeah! Listen to that crowd.

They are getting their
money's worth today.

Ready, set. Hut, hut!

Cobb rolls to his left.

Pace is open in the
flat. It's complete.

Pace knocked out of
bounds at the two-yard line.

That stops the clock
with five seconds left.

The Mustangs have time
for just one more play.

If Cobb pulls this off,
we will have witnessed...

one of the greatest comebacks
in football history, folks.

Price Cobb brings
them up to the line.

Dickens goes left.
Duncan out wide

to the right.

Hut! The snap.

Cobb drops back. He looks.

Duncan is in the end zone,
but he's double-teamed.

- And there's the g*n.
- Cobb is gonna take it himself.

The Hawks are stacking up!

He's hurtling the entire
Hawks defensive line!

He did it! Incredible.
Touchdown!

Price Cobb has
just won the game.

What a turnaround!

Three interceptions and a fumble

and a knee injury.

Price Cobb has come back
and resurrected this team

from defeat single-handedly.

What a champion!

Seldom in the game of football

does an athlete ever reach...

the platform of perfection
that absolutely guarantees him

the title Athlete of the Year.

In seven minutes,

Price Cobb scored three
touchdowns and won a very

important football game,

as well as the respect
and the admiration

of a nation.

Ladies and gentlemen, I
give you Price Arthur Cobb,

Sportsman of the Year,

quarterback of the
Phoenix Mustangs.

- Thank you.
- I don't believe it.

I do not believe
that you got this guy

through 12th-grade algebra.

Well, I tutored him.
He took the test.

Thank you.

Last week I went to my 10-year

high school reunion.

I've come to realize
a very important thing.

Nobody is a hero alone.

I need the help of
people on and off the field.

I don't deserve this award
for reasons too complicated

to go into here.

So I'm gonna give
it to somebody else.

Somebody who stood by me,
a friend who helped me pass

high school algebra...

and helped me
to see that winning

really isn't everything.

To my dear friend, my
buddy, Ralph Hinkley.

Wow!

You did it, honey.

I know it, Bill knows it,
and now Price knows it.