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01x13 - What Have You Got to Lose?

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.

01x13 - What Have You Got to Lose?

Post by bunniefuu »

you

decided to go on a diet exercise

a girl can be the first woman president

of the United States it's great when it

is you know we can get an address star

trees

okay and one for you

okay mr. back to somebody method

weight-loss program in all miracles mr.

Baxter ten years of scientific research

went into that clinic Oh mr. Baxter I

asked you a few questions

as a health professional how would you

describe your overall physical condition

well it's pretty good the truth mr.

Baxter how's your blood pressure

well a doctor says it's kind of high but

no buts mr. Baxter the doctor probably

thinks you're a prime candidate for a

heart attack

okay what's the pitch mr. Baxter the

human body consists of about 80 percent

water mr. right not 225 220 pounds

that's 176 bones of water you're

carrying around if you give up one hour

a day for 10 days I can not go wait a

minute how much what if you let me put

some fliers in your store let me take a

picture of your before and after the

program to put in our advertising

campaign I'll give you a free trial no

thanks

what do you say mr. Baxter is it a deal

Oh quite a bit I'd say it's pretty good

beeps Oh fine fine and liverwurst

great

we sh**t some hoops but we get a bonus

now this choice is macho

it's always great seeing you guys too

this time an exercise program for you

it'll only take a couple of hours okay

this based on a simple ratio of body

weight to water disables have done 10

years research on this friend and it's

free shortcuts Kevin it's research

Brendan this doctor does

singsong it's such a good idea to me

you're right

wait you take off that fast you put

right back on no matter how you lose it

passive that sounds like my kind of

exercise

that's it 11:17 with no street

this passive exercise

hey wait up you guys

instructions with this stuff

nursing home

the shape shop on Monroe Street that's

what Kevin said ok ok thanks a lot

bye-bye this mother says it's for real

classes start tonight building

you see what I see

I can't even clean my room

you

friends of Kevin Jackson's and you came

to see Kevin in action

sure

help yourself

we're doing here

these children

I don't think heaven can concentrate

with his friends in don't see you later

I'm sure

excuse me dr. Szabo sir are you sure

it's safe what seventy lose 20 pounds so

quickly

and I have to finish the job sooner than

we thought okay tomorrow night I find

some way to help you

congratulations to the 4-h clubs in New

York for their guiding eyes for the

blind project stay tuned

please sign it

please tell us what you do to bring

oxygen to body cells can you tell our

viewers how to build strong hearts

exercise you say running swimming you

actually take care of a great way to be

a powerhouse

this week accidentally goes to Wheeling

Wisconsin where beveling is

his skin

now she checks the road fake it engaging

and she's off

she

never check charity

now the judges score

my new church

and there you have it folks this is not

Howard Cosell when doing something risky

always check your equipment that's the

way would be a powerhouse

i'm telling you bro it's the weirdest

thing

one minute to have nothing the next

minute to have all this professional

equipment

you should see this stuff it's like a

shake and break method it just doesn't

make any sense

of course not healthy weight loss comes

from eating less

eating right and exercising we were not

stinking it is what you guys

the shape shot doesn't have a license

and neither does doctors able

i'm not surprised what kind of doctor

uses a blow torch

and also why did he chase me out the

back window maybe because you were

behaving like a common thief

i was not and anyway when you're

sneaking around come back hey

okay you're both right listen go find

kevin

tell him i want to see him gotcha

that's another 155 calories you have to

walk for an hour to get rid of that

can't you see it go to waste

excuse me mr baxter do you have any idea

what this red dust is it's all in the

back room

funny i've been in this place ten years

i've never seen it before

hey salami dust now he's into whole

salamis

excuse me

well well buddy it looks like you got

yourself involved in some stupid fly by

night skating what's that supposed to

mean

well tony wants to say is that brenda

wants you to call it you see disables

aren't licensed and we think that we

have proof proof

you want more about proof proof is that

with disabled help i've lost eight

pounds in two days

i'm gonna lose 12 more

if you don't mind i have work to do

they're playing you for a sucker man

that's all really fat it's

pounds just let the doctors handle

things okay

mind your own business tony

let's go very tactful thanks

what do we do now we've got to find out

more about disables

i've got an idea how could you ask us to

come here

i decided to split the class this

evening so i could give you some

individual attention

increased cellular evaporation will be

perfect for you this evening

have fun

no fat could possibly survive this heat

ah

i won't margo be surprised there's only

going to be a couple of puddles here by

the time she gets back

okay blow those rights able should come

out the window about nine what if he

leaves the class every night

i'm gonna take the phone now no no no no

kevin might see you if zebra comes out

wheel trailer

keep an eye out if anybody comes home

twice good idea

okay i'm not sure

go

now tight as a tomb

i'm not taking a break in an entering

wrap

let's go zebel would have been out by

now let's just wait a couple minutes

god

four four four

come on

look at the smoke

kevin oh no it's locked

get out of the way

okay

please come to the operating room with

dr halley wait a

salami minute where'd that come from the

shape shot

my shoe was in a whole bag of it that's

what i was sweeping up in the back of

the deli

table must be going to the deli how'd he

get in

with a key from baxter's pants why why

would he take a blow torch

maybe he likes his corned beef well done

right kevin does mr baxter keep anything

valuable back there

no he makes a deposit at the bank every

day so much for that theory

sherlock deposit at the bank every day

hey you guys it's not the delhi

bank vault must be right against the

back of the deli okay you two call the

police we'll keep disables inside

go on

ah

okay i got room for a few more stacks of

hundreds

that's it close up the bag son

what's taking those two to police

i've got an idea come on

we haven't even seen any cars

what's that ah it's just a fire alarm

come on we got a plane to catch

huh

ah

don't worry there's no way out of this

place

greetings to our ymca friends in

pittsfield massachusetts who stay in

shape by regular swimming

stick around 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 is 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 full spicy

hamburgers and the two hot sludge

sundaes you had

or you sure take the fun out of feeling

rotten and ask questions find out why

she gave you the medicine

and how's it going to help you that

makes sense for instance how long is

those who use it

well the doctor says until it's all gone

we 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 hold

on

keep doing that and you'll be all gone

want to lose weight try run it in place

it burns up calories and the more

calories you burn up the more weight you

lose

so get those feet going try it get your

whole foot on the ground not just your

toes breathe

in and run breathe out and run get six

inches off the ground

you can do it anytime anywhere so don't

just sit there and do something

if you want to get in shape get moving

run a little more every day

don't just sit there do something

i would like to introduce you to living

proof

of the wisdom of brenda gaines

an only safe and sure way to lose weight

eat is and exercise more please

what

uh

is

until

powerhouses