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Thank you.

Thank you.

Put your hat on, honey.

But it's spring outside.

I know, but it's only 45 degrees, though, so put your hat on.

Okay.

Kenny, you should wear your hat, too.

I don't have to. I'm a man.

So?

So, men don't get cold in the spring.

They only get cold when it's below zero.

That's why there's a men in the South Pole.

Kenny, there are women at the South Pole.

Oh, yeah, but they stay aside.

Oh. Oh, I see. Okay, well, run along then.

I'll give your mother a call in a little while. I'll tell her that you went

outside without your hat. I'm sure she'll say it's okay because you're a

Let's go, Missy. Okay.

Hey, look, Kitty, what are you doing with a hat on? You told me you'd never

a hat as long as you live, Kitty.

You are not going to believe what happened to your son today.

What? No, I asked... Your son, who has gone fishing 15 or 20

times, who has never caught anything, ask him what he reeled in today.

A rubber tie.

No, ask him what he caught.

He caught a fish. Where is it?

The morgue.

Caught a dead man in a three -piece suit.

The police think it was a gangster named Jimmy the Snake Martin. You know, the

famous guy they've been looking for.

So granddad said, well, now, wait a minute, fellas.

Let's just change places. So we're reeling in. We're reeling in. And I got

in, and granddad has his, and your son is going pulling, and his pole is bent

over like this. And he said, dad, I think I got something.

So I said, well, let me help you pull it in.

So I told dad I wanted to bring it in all by myself.

But I noticed after a while, the fish wasn't putting up much of a fight, so

thought it was just an old tire. But he said, cut the line, let's move on. I

said, Dad, this is not a tire. I can feel it.

And it wasn't.

So I said, please.

And then he reeled it in.

So I pulled with all my might, and this thing folded up to the surface.

And then he pulled it and saw the thing.

And my son saw it, and my son said, that's it?

I'm not.

I had to run and catch him. My man

was gone.

I said, hold it, man. I said, now you go get the police.

And he went and called the police. Dad and I covered the man up, stood there.

came back with the reporter, and they interviewed, and the police asked him

questions. And so then they went off, and here we are.

But I must tell you that I'm proud of my friend, who, after being 0 for 15

in catching a fish, is 1 for 1 in catching a dead man.

That's enough warming up. Let's play for real. But we don't have enough people.

We don't need a lot of people. It's one -on -one. I'll be the goalie, and you

try to kick it past me. That... It's going to be easy.

Nuh -uh. I'm quicker than you. In your dream.

Goal! Yes!

Yes!

You're stupid.

You're a sore loser.

Sun got in my eyes.

Right.

Bet you can't do it again.

she should be here with the children. Maybe she went to find some food.

She shouldn't be doing that.

The man bird gets the food.

The mother bird stays here with the nest.

Is that what your brother said?

No, that's what I think. That's the way things are in nature.

Nuh -uh. I saw a TV show about birds, and the mother bird flew away and got

and gave them to her babies.

Well, these babies look hungry.

Their mother's doing a lousy job.

I think we should feed them ourselves.

Mom will fly away and never have anything to do with the birds.

Well, we should keep an eye on them. Yeah, and if the mother doesn't come

by tomorrow, we'll adopt them and we'll take care of them.

Good idea. I guess that'll make you the mama bird and me the daddy bird.

Yeah.

Oh, look at that.

Hi. Woo, hi.

Everybody in the office is talking about Theo.

Well, I told everybody at the hospital about my son, the fisherman.

It is kind of exciting when you think about it. Our boy getting all this

attention. You better believe it. And you know what? He's handling it with a

great deal of maturity, too.

Mom, Dad, do you know who you're looking at?

Check out page two of the Daily Chronicle.

It's a picture of you by the...

That's right. Where was this taken?

Well, a reporter came by school today to ask me questions about what happened

yesterday. And at lunch, he took me out to the lake and took a picture of me.

Read the headline.

Brooklyn boy hooks dead meat.

Isn't that great?

And, Dad, you know, it was that gangster, Jimmy the Snake Martin. He ran

stolen car ring, and the police have been looking for him for a long time.

Read on, Mom. A Brooklyn youth.

Armed with a fishing pole, has solved a mystery that's been baffling police for

three weeks.

I'm a hero.

I went to school today.

You should have seen the kids and had the photographer hanging out with me and

the reporter.

Dad, a teacher at school asked me to write a story about it in the school

newspaper. You're kidding.

And when I went over to the newsstand to buy the paper, put my money down, a guy

looked at me, he said, page two, right?

I said, yeah.

He said, hey, man, autograph this for me. So I signed it for him. And pretty

soon had people crowding around me asking questions. I tell you, yesterday

the best thing that ever happened to me.

Theo, did you say these things?

What things?

Listen to this clip.

I pulled on the line and the bloated corpse popped out of the water. It was a

mess. The guy was purple. His tongue was hanging out. His nose was pushed over

to his ears.

It looked very bad. It looked like some mobsters had worked him over real good.

Did you say this?

Well, the guy asked me if I saw the body, and I said no. I went to call the

police while my dad and my granddad pulled the body out of the water.

And from that, he got this.

Dad, I got all the local newspapers. All right, thank you. I have to go to five

different newspapers. All right.

I'll get it.

Huxtable residence.

Yeah, yes, this is Theater Huxtable.

You do?

Okay, could you hold up for one second?

Yeah. Dad, it's the producer from Action News.

They want to come down and interview me.

They're going to put you on television for this?

Give me the telephone, please.

Thank you. Hello, this is Claire Huxtable, Theater's mother.

One moment, please.

This is Action News, and I really do want to talk to him.

Action News.

They were voted the number one news team in the city. Come on, Mommy. You have

to let me do the interview. Wait a minute. Think about what you're saying.

Suppose they want to exploit you like that paper did.

They won't exploit me. I promise.

I can handle myself.

How do you know that they won't exploit you?

I'll tell you what. Let's let him do the interview, but we have to be present.

Fine, you're the boss in this.

Dr. Huxtable and I have talked this over. Yes, we've decided to let Theodore

this interview, but we must be present.

All right, what time would you like to do it?

Fine, we're at 10 Stigwood Avenue in Brooklyn.

We'll see you then.

Yes, thank you.

Thanks, Mom.

Okay, it's 6 o 'clock. A new theme is coming to tape.

Been too busy with dinner?

Can you make your own salad?

I think I can.

I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I think I can.

So, Vanessa, how does it feel to have a brother who's a celebrity?

Theo, it's really no big deal. All you did was fish up a dead body by accident.

Vanessa, do you know how many important things in history have happened by

accident?

Penicillin. was discovered when somebody left a cheese sandwich out overnight.

Theo, in history, you wouldn't have been the guy who discovered penicillin. You

would have been the guy who left a cheese sandwich out.

All right, um, what about Sir Isaac Newton, huh? He was just sitting there

a tree, and an apple hit him on the head, and gravity was discovered.

Theo, in history, you would have been the branch holding the apple.

All right, Vanessa.

You know, maybe I am just a branch.

Or maybe I am just the guy who left the cheese sandwich.

But I don't see Action News calling to interview you.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go upstairs and figure out what I'm going

wear for my interview.

Hey, Mom, how do I look?

Very nice. Thanks.

I wore the dark blue jacket because I see a lot of newscasters wearing blue.

I read somewhere that blue was the color that makes people trust you the most.

Here, sit down.

Son, your father and I are very concerned about you going through this,

are going to let you do it. I just want you to know that we're going to be

present. And if at any time I feel that this reporter is conducting an interview

similar in tone to the one that was in that newspaper, I'm going to step in and

I'm going to say that you're not answering those questions.

And if she keeps it up, I'm going to ask her to leave.

You know, Mom, you would make a great manager.

A celebrity sometimes needs a good manager to protect them.

Now, if I get a movie deal out of this, you can negotiate the contract.

Mom, is the action movie team here yet? No, not yet.

How do I look?

You look sharp.

You think they'll want to interview any of your friends?

No, just the sister.

All right, you two. This is going to be between Theo and the reporter, and I

think it bets that the two of you go elsewhere.

That's fine with us. We have better things to do and some big secrets.

Yeah, we're not even going to tell the Action News.

Right.

Is that them? Yes.

Hi, I'm Harriet Waters, Action News.

And this is my cameraman, Wayne Urich. Hello, I'm Mrs. Huxtable. This is my

husband, Dr. Huxtable. We watch you all the time. Thanks for watching.

You must be Theo. Yeah, you saw my picture in the newspaper, right? Yeah, I

Do you know that that picture went into papers all across the country?

Really? You think maybe it got to Hollywood?

Probably.

Could we start?

I'd like to finish as soon as possible so we can have our dinner. Oh, of

If it's all right with you, I'd like to shoot Theo sitting on the couch.

Yeah, fine.

That's fine.

And we'll be right here. I understand.

That's fine.

Wayne, are we ready to roll?

Whenever you are.

Theo, can you give us a level?

Sure. This is Theater Hospital from Brooklyn Heights.

Testing one.

We're rolling, Harriet.

This is Harriet Waters, Action News, talking to Theo Huxtable, who two days

on a fishing trip with his father and grandfather discovered the body of

mobster Jimmy the Snake Martin.

Theo, how do you feel knowing that you've helped the police solve a major

I feel I've done my duty as a citizen.

I love Brooklyn, and I'm glad I was able to serve it in this way.

What were your very first thoughts when the body surfaced?

Well, as the son of a physician, I ascertained immediately that the body

expired about three weeks ago.

You know that after your discovery, the police dragged the lake and found the

bodies of several other underworld figures?

I'm not surprised.

According to my information, the police now believe that you have discovered a

major dumping ground for slain mobsters.

Well, you know, when this all happened, I got the feeling that the body was just

the tip of an iceberg.

Theo, tell me, how are you handling your newfound fame?

I'm taking it all in stride.

Those were really ugly.

I wonder where the mother is.

You can't worry about her. We're the mommy and daddy now. Get out of the

pan. Are you sure they like their worms cooked?

Of course. They're babies.

You have to cook their food to get rid of the germs.

Okay.

What do we need butter for?

You'll like to put butter in the frying pan. It'll keep the worms from sticking.

I just wanted to make sure that the two of you were in.

We're in here.

Excuse me, please.

Do you need something, Mom? I can get it for you. Yes, I need for you to move.

Who? Me or Kenny?

Both of you. But Mommy can't!

What is this?

What is this?

Oh!

Rudy!

Worms in my frying pan.

I think I should be going. No, Kitty, you come back here.

What are you doing?

Mom, it was supposed to be a secret. Kenny and I are mommy and daddy of baby

birds. Baby birds?

They're right over there on the electric meter.

Oh, look at that.

They're all alone. Their mommy left them. Are you sure?

Yes, we've been watching them since yesterday.

Well,

I don't think we should do this, because worms are living creatures, too.

Yeah, but they're ugly.

But I bet their mothers are missing them.

What about the birds? How are we going to feed them?

We should call the ASPCA and let them come over and take care of the birds,

okay?

Well... We'll go out and put these words back.

Thank you.

Do you want us to save the butter?

No, dear. I really don't think we'll be using that.

Do you have the reverse angle?

I have it all. I think we're finished.

Okay. We've got to hit the road.

Thank you for being so cooperative. You're welcome.

When will this be on?

Tonight at 11.

10 central time.

No, Theo, it's not a national broadcast.

It's just local. Well, thank you very much. We will be watching. Oh, good.

Mom, the birds are shivering. It's too cold for them outside.

Can they come inside until the ASPCA comes?

Oh, isn't that sweet?

Honey, I really think that these birds are better off outside, honey. Suppose

the mother came back. I'll put them back.

Where did you find them?

I found them outside on an electric meter.

Let me show you.

Okay.

Well, Dad, I think I did pretty well.

Chip off the old block.

You know, this is unbelievable.

I got to go upstairs. I got to tell all my friends to watch the 11 o 'clock

news.

Dad?

Yeah.

Well, the 11 o 'clock news was over here to interview Theo.

No, no, they didn't want you.

No, no, and they didn't interview me.

They just wanted Theo, that's all.

And you know what I just experienced?

You know the time when, the first time you saw me play football and I scored

three touchdowns and you looked at me and you said, chip off the old block?

Yeah, you should have seen him in the interview. Mature, I mean the birth of a

mature man.

Huh?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm proud.

Okay. Yeah, okay, yeah. All right, Dad. I'll ask the lady when she comes through

if she wants to interview you.

All right. Yeah, break out the trombone.

Bye -bye.

The outlook for the weekend calls for a warming trend with temperatures in the

upper 50s. On Sunday night, a strong possibility of rain.

When are they going to go to my story? You know, they have too many

I wish they wouldn't have commercials.

Come on, be patient. It's coming up. They always save this kind of story for

last. So it should be a good weekend for everyone. But don't forget your

galoshes when you're going back to work on Monday.

Back to you, Harriet.

As you recall, yesterday, a young high school student from Brooklyn fished his

way to fame.

There you go. Turn it up. Turn it up. Hey!

Theo Huxtable brought up the body of missing mobster Jimmy the Snake Martin.

I visited with Theo today. Here's his reaction to this unusual event.

I'm taking it all in stride.

But in an ironic comment on Life and Death... While Theo was discovering

his sister Rudy was discovering life in her own backyard.

Kenny and I found these little baby birds who had just been hatched. My

didn't seem to be able to move around, and we didn't want them to die.

Rudy didn't know what to do, so I had to step in.

You didn't step in.

My mother showed us to call the ASPCA, and they're coming to save the birds.

So while Theo was calling the police to take a dead body away...

Little Rudy was calling the ASPCA to save a life.

From all of us here at Action News, I'm Harriet Waters.

Good night.

Very nice.

Very nice.

I don't believe it.

I sat here. I did all that talking.

And the whole story was on Rudy and those birds.

Some people have a shorter moment in the sun than others.

I called up all my friends.

I told them to watch the 11 o 'clock action news.

And what do you see? I do all the sucking. What do you see?

I'm taking it all in stride.

story was on rudy and those birds you know you do get a little carried away

your own heroic how could they do this to me well they can do anything they

to do if that's the story they want to tell well i'm gonna go back to that dude

in the newspaper at least he made me look like a hero they made me look like

fool theo that is not uncommon in your father's side of the family

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