Original subtitles

(male narrator) Chosen from among all others by the Immortal Elders

Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, Mercury

Billy Batson and his mentor travel the highways and byways

of the land on a never-ending mission

to right wrongs, to develop understanding

and to seek justice for all.

In time of dire need, young Billy has been granted

the power by the Immortals to summon awesome forces

at the utterance of a single word..

Shazam!

[thunder crashing]

[dramatic music]

A word which transforms him in a flash

into the mightiest of mortal beings

Captain Marvel.

[theme music]

[indistinct chatter]

(boy #1) 'Come on.'

(boy #2) 'Okay, let's tie it up.'

Okay, guys, chow time!

Hey, you better hustle, Norm. Those hotdogs are gonna go fast.

From the way they cook around here, who cares?

Okay, you suit yourself.

[instrumental music]

(boy #3) 'Hey, knock it off.'

[indistinct chatter]

- They're mine! - Ah!

[laughter]

[dramatic music]

What are you cooking, Mentor?

My greatest creation.

- Veal tripe. - What's veal tripe?

Stomach lining of a calf.

I'm afraid to ask what's for dessert.

[indistinct chatter]

Maybe I better go find Norm.

[dramatic music]

No!

Help!

Help! Help!

Help!

Billy, that boy can't swim.

(Norm) 'No!'

'No!'

Shazam!

[thunder crashing]

[dramatic music]

Help!

Help!

Help! Help!

Help!

'Help!'

Help!

[gasping]

[coughs]

[coughs]

Okay, just try and relax, young fella.

[coughing]

Well, fortunately, you only swallowed

about half that lake, son.

Norm's always wise and often gettin' into trouble.

He's not a bad kid, really, but we just can't seem to reach him.

Do you think he'd open up for someone outside the camp?

- Like Billy? - No way.

Norm just flat does not trust anybody.

He's just a real loner.

- 'Frank, telephone.' - Excuse me.

You know, Mentor, Norm may be acting up just to get attention.

[device beeping]

Talk about getting attention, hm?

Oh, Elders, fleet and strong and wise

appear before my seeking eyes.

(Solomon) Billy, in order to like others

we must first like ourselves.

And you can help someone learn to like himself

by letting this person discover his own abilities.

By showing him how special he and each of us really is.

Use these words wisely, Billy, and good luck.

Hey, Mentor.

Remember when I took that course of wilderness survival?

Yes. Why?

Well, it taught me a lot of things.

Self-confidence, sense of achievement.

I think that course would do wonders for Norm.

It's an excellent idea.

Why don't we talk to Frank about it?

Mm.

Are you really sure you can handle

teaching this course, Billy?

I mean, with Norm in it, it might be the first

survival course that the teacher can't survive.

Oh, we'll teach the buddy system.

Each kid will have to learn how to trust his buddy

in order to get through the course.

(Mentor) 'And that's just what Norm needs.'

[sighs] Okay, you're on.

But if Norm finds out this whole thing was set up for him

look out, man.

(Frank) 'Now this survival course is gonna be lead'

'by your new volunteer junior counselor'

Billy Batson.

Any questions?

- Yeah, I got a question. - Let's hear it.

What do we need a survival course for?

We already survived two weeks of the food around here.

[laughter]

Yeah, but can you survive another two weeks?

Alright, now the first thing we're gonna do

is select partners for the course.

'So choose your buddies.'

[indistinct chatter]

Well, I guess that leaves you and me, Norm.

Do you mind being my buddy?

Like leftovers.

Well, sure. I'm a leftover too.

- Okay. - 'Good.'

(Billy) 'Okay, we've got our teams.'

We'll get started right after lunch.

- Alright! - Alright!

[instrumental music]

[indistinct chatter]

Okay, let's go.

[instrumental music]

It's not hard to climb down of a rock

if you do it the right way.

Now who's gonna be first?

How about you, Norm?

Sure.

[dramatic music]

(Billy) 'Back.'

Back.

You're doing great, Norm. Just take your time.

Back. That's it.

You're doing great, Norm. Just take your time.

[intense music]

It's okay, Norm!

Just take your time and try to get your feet

back in position.

I can't!

'I can't hang on!'

[dramatic music]

I can't!

[intense music]

And you can help someone learn to like himself

by letting this person discover his own abilities.

By showing him how special he and each of us really is.

Just take it easy, Norm.

'You've got a good head on your shoulders.'

'Now think it out.'

You can do it, Norm! I know you can.

[all cheering]

[instrumental music]

Hey! How's the survival trainin' comin'?

- Yeah, I'll survive. - He's being modest, Frank.

(Mentor) 'The change that's come over Norm already'

'is actually astounding.'

(Frank) 'So I have noticed.'

Norm is like a new kid since you started working with him, Billy.

Hope you can stick around and keep it up.

For sure. I'd hate to quit now that he considers me a friend.

(Billy) Wow, Mentor.

I had no idea you were so good with the bow.

Well, didn't you know it was I who taught Cupid

to shoot his first arrow?

Unfortunately, he missed.

Hey, Doug, what's up?

Norm just took off in the woods with his pack.

I asked him where he was going. He said, "Far away."

I couldn't stop him.

Oh, you better tell Frank about this.

- I'll go after Norm. - Right.

[dramatic music]

[motorbike revving]

Okay, guys, we gotta find Norm before dark.

So keep your eyes open. Now let's go.

(Billy) 'Hey, Norm!'

'Wait up!'

[dramatic music]

Norm!

Hey!

What's going on?

Cut the act, Billy. I heard you and Carlin talking.

Some friend you are.

Look, if I didn't care about you

I wouldn't have done any of this.

Sure. Sure.

Save it, Mr. Do-gooder.

- Norm, listen, will ya? - Let me go!

- Well, come here. - Let me go!

[dramatic music]

(Norm) Yeah, Billy, I heard you and Carlin talking.

Some friend you are.

(Billy) Look, if I didn't care about you

I wouldn't have done any of this.

(Norm) Sure. Sure.

Save it, Mr. Do-gooder.

(Billy) Norm, will you listen to me?

- Come here. - Let me go!

[dramatic music]

Billy.

It's me, Norm.

Billy, it's me, Norm.

[dramatic music]]

[bear growling]

[dramatic music]

[growling]

[bear growling]

[growling]

Lie still, Billy.

I'll get his attention.

Come on, boy.

[growling]

(Norm)Come on!

- Come on, boy. - Norm!

- 'Come on!' - Norm! Wait!

[bear growling]

[intense music]

[growling]

Norm! Billy!

(Norm) 'Over here! Help!'

[bear growling]

Shazam!

[thunder crashing]

[dramatic music]

[bear growling]

[bear growling]

There he is.

(Mentor) I don't wanna have to kill that bear

but I have no choice.

[growling]

Marvel.

'Thank goodness.'

- You okay, Norm? - Yeah, but Billy needs help.

I better make sure Billy is there to greet them.

Shazam!

[thunder crashing]

[dramatic music]

- You okay? - Sure, Norm. Thanks to you.

Things might have been different though if you hadn't

lured that bear away.

- You lured the bear away, Norm? - Yeah.

But it was something anybody would do for their best friend.

Norm, you gotta tell us how you faked out bear.

- Yeah. - We were right over there.

And all of a sudden, a bear came up, out of nowhere..

[clears throat] Shall we?

Looks like it's going to be a very long story.

With a happy ending.

[laughing]

Hi. Today you saw how Norm

finally had the courage to trust Billy

and most important, trust himself.

He learned a valuable lesson that we can all share.

Before we can like others, we must first like ourselves.

See you next week.

[theme music]