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(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!

[thunderclap]

[dramatic music]

(male narrator) A word which transforms him in a flash

into the mightiest of mortal beings..

...Captain Marvel!

[instrumental music]

[clattering]

What're you doin'?

You broke my headlight.

Not me, it was a bunch of other guys.

What're you talkin' about?

T-they were gonna steal your bike

but I scared 'em off.

Hey, come off it, man.

I saw you hit it from the window.

That light cost me five bu..

Alan!

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

What happened to you?

- Man, you're dirty. - You're filthy.

Had a fight with Tim Sullivan and whipped him.

- What? - You whipped Tim Sullivan?

Oh, come on, Alan, how could you beat up Tim Sullivan?

Easy, I know karate, he doesn't.

Since when do you know karate?

I've been takin' lessons for five years.

I just never told anybody 'cause I didn't wanna brag.

Can you smash bricks and stuff like that?

Sure, bricks, rocks, boards, anything. Come on.

- Ohh.. - Hey..

[instrumental music]

[hissing]

[tapping]

[music continues]

(Mentor) Oh, why, I'm sorry.

[beeping]

Oh, Billy, the Elders.

[music continues]

[beeping]

Oh, Elders, fleet and strong and wise

appear before my seeking eyes.

(Solomon) Billy, we know that you always

try to be truthful.

But there are those who avoid the truth

to gain attention

and hide their mistakes.

Even the smallest of lies, Billy

can grow to disastrous proportions.

As a wise man once said

"If a person makes one mistake

then lies to hide it, he has made two."

Good luck, Billy.

[beeping]

You know, Mentor, I understand

'what the Elders are saying about the truth.'

It'swho they were talking about that bugs me.

Do you have any idea?

Well, to tell you the truth, Billy..

...no.

'But I'm sure we'll soon find out.'

[engine cranks]

[instrumental music]

[tire skidding]

[dramatic music]

Ah, I gotta get home. See you, guys.

- 'See you later, Alan.' - 'Bye.'

[music continues]

Hey, that was Tim Sullivan.

Wait till Alan sees him. Let's go watch.

Come on.

[music continues]

Man, that will be so stupid.

To go into a gas station and forget to get gas.

Well, at least the van is clean.

Oh, but you're a mess.

[can thuds]

[instrumental music]

Hey!

Hey, what's goin' on?

I don't know.

Come on, let's find out.

[can thuds]

(Mentor) Hey, son.

What's the problem?

Oh, that big kid was hasslin' me.

- What for? - Mm, no good reason.

Just he likes to pick on smaller kids.

Ohh. I guess every neighborhood has a bully, huh, Billy?

Yeah, for sure.

Could we give you a lift somewhere?

No, thanks.

Okay, take it easy.

Right.

[instrumental music]

Hey, are you okay?

What happened? Come on, tell us.

No problem, that big clown never had a chance.

I just jumped into my karate pose. Hyieh!

Come on, what happened then?

Well, then he came up on my side and I went, hyih!

Yeah, yeah, then what?

'Well, then I went to grab his ankle, but..'

'...I didn't want to hurt him, so I let him go.'

(Debbi) 'Good for you.'

[instrumental music]

Billy, we know that you always try to be truthful.

But there are those who avoid the truth to gain attention

and hide their mistakes.

[birds chirping]

Hey, Alan, can I see you for a minute?

Sure.

You know, I didn't wanna embarrass you

in front of your friends.

'But that's not the way it happened.'

You're not gonna tell them, are you?

No, Alan.

Phew, thanks.

You know, that kind of makes me wonder if you were tellin'

the truth about that kid being a bully.

- Is he? - Sure, he is.

Ever since Sullivan started work at the zoo

he thinks he's bad.

All he does is hassle me.

[clears throat]

You know, Mentor

I think Alan is the kind of kid the Elders were talking about.

In other words we should hang around town for a while?

Right.

You know, I've heard this city has a marvelous zoo.

A zoo?

Oh, the zoo.

Good idea.

I bet Sullivan doesn't come around here again

for a long time.

Yeah, maybe he'll stay at the zoo

along with all the other monkeys.

[laughing]

You know, I bet it really must be neat

to work in the zoo with all those animals.

Neat? Some of those animals are dangerous.

That's what I mean.

You gotta really be brave to do that.

Ah, big deal, I was at the zoo once.

And when nobody was lookin', I walked right through the pen

where the rhinos are.

Oh, come on, Alan

you don't expect us to believe that, do ya?

It's true, man.

Did anybody else see?

I was alone.

I think you're handin' us the line, Alan.

Yeah, and I'm beginning to wonder

about your big karate fight with Tim.

But I swear I walked right past those rhinos.

- Prove it. - 'What do you mean?'

- 'I already did it.' - So do it again.

- 'We don't believe you.' - 'Come on, guys.'

Okay, okay.

I'll prove it.

I'll prove it.

[intense music]

[gelada whooping]

[instrumental music]

Man, look at those baboons.

Baboon?

That's theropithecus gelada.

[lion roaring]

Well, they look like baboons to me.

(Mentor) 'Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis.'

[scoffs] You're a walking almanac.

[birds chirping]

[laughing]

Excuse me, sir. We're looking for an employee named Sullivan.

Oh, Tim. Uh, he's working over in the old zoo today.

- The old zoo? - 'Yeah.'

Uh, it's abandoned now, but we sometimes use it

as a holding area for new animals.

Hop in, I'll drive you over.

[instrumental music]

There they are, Alan. Do your thing.

Wow, look at the size of them.

Go on, Alan, walk through.

I can't go in there with all these people around.

That's okay. We'll wait till they leave.

[instrumental music]

[indistinct chatter]

Well, here we are.

- Thanks for the ride. - Sure.

Just follow the road and stay to the left.

Thanks very much.

[instrumental music]

Where did all these people come from?

Well, I guess we picked a bad day out.

- Do it some other time. - Uh-uh. Hold on, Alan.

Now, we've heard a lot of talk from you.

We want some action.

Yeah, but if I go in there with all these

people around, we'd all be in trouble.

How about a place where there aren't any people?

- Yeah. - Where'll we find that?

Let's go look around. Come on.

[dramatic music]

Excuse me.

Oh, hey.

Hey, I-I almost ran you guys down this morning.

I want to apologize, I was trying to catch someone.

Kid named Alan?

Yeah, how'd you know?

He told us you've been hassling him.

'That's a lie, he knocked my bike over and I'm trying'

to get him to pay back for the broken headlight.

Well, he also claims that you're afraid of him.

[scoffs] That's another lie.

As a wise man once said

"If a person makes one mistake

"then lies to hide it

he has made two."

[birds chirping]

Hey, Mentor.

I think we should have another talk with Alan.

Yeah, that's a good idea, Billy.

I'm just leaving, can I give you guys a ride anywhere?

Oh, no, no, thank you.

Careful, that's a real nasty bird.

(Mentor) Oh, sorry. Thank you.

It's a vulture.

- Cinereous vulture. - Cine..

[vulture chirping]

- 'See you later.' - Yeah.

[instrumental music]

This looks like a good place.

- We better not do it here. - Yeah.

Okay. Come on.

[instrumental music]

Looks like Alan and his friends are here.

Well, that's a coincidence.

May not be a coincidence at all, Mentor.

'We better find Alan before he gets himself'

'into something he can't get out of.'

[dramatic music]

[vulture chirping]

Well?

Maybe the cage has a burglar alarm or something.

Come on, you're lucky it doesn't have a lie detector on it.

Come on, this guy wasn't gonna do anything anyway.

[vulture chirping]

Okay. Okay.

[dramatic music]

I didn't think he'd do it.

I know.

[indistinct talking]

[vulture chirping]

We've got to stop him before something happens.

[instrumental music]

[intense music]

Okay, okay, we believe you.

Now, get out of there before you get hurt.

What's the matter? Scared?

Yeah, okay. Now, get out of there.

I-I told you the zoo was no big deal.

[vulture chirping]

[intense music]

He's getting out!

[intense music]

[growling]

(Mentor) 'What in the world!'

[intense music]

Hey, Alan!

I better stop that bird before he hurts himself

or someone else.

Shazam!

[thunderclap]

[electricity crackling]

[dramatic music]

[whooshing]

[intense music]

[roaring]

(Captain Marvel) Alright, get out of here, Alan.

[roaring]

[intense music]

Sorry, girl, we won't bother you again.

[vulture chirping]

[instrumental music]

[whooshing]

Except for a few ruffled feathers he seems fine.

Thanks, Captain Marvel.

Uh, I, I'd like

to thank you too, Captain Marvel.

It seems like every time

I don't tell the truth something bad happens.

Well, just rember, Alan

if a person makes one mistake then lies about it

he has made two.

Yeah, I-I guess my first mistake

was lying about hitting your bike.

Tim, I'll, I'll have it fixed.

Forget it, Alan.

Just promise not to use any karate on me.

[all chuckle]

[vulture chirping]

Well, I feel like celebrating.

How about some ice cream?

My treat.

Wow, honest?

Alan, would I lie to you?

[all laughing]

[instrumental music]

Hi.

Today you saw a simple accident

almost become a tragedy

when a boy continued lying

to try to look good before his fiends.

That old saying, "Honesty is the best policy"

may sound corny now

but it's really true.

See you next week.

[instrumental music]

[theme music]

[music continues]