The Adventures of Superboy (1988) s01e08 Episode Script

[music continues]
(coach) Alright.
Take a drive..
Get past.
Back in and get going, come on.
Get the ball.
Get the ball.
Hello.
No, it's Jack Nicolas.
Of course this is
Lex Luthor.
Two thousand from [indistinct]
and three thousand
from the archaeology
department.
Well, they should have been
able to dig up more than that.
[chuckles]
Med school, 1500.
Great!
Who'll they think
is betting all this money
against our glorious
Shuster basketball team?
A bookie from Cleveland.
Great.
Great.
Well, Mr. Superstar, first pick
in the basketball draft.
I'll drove you again.
And do you why?
No.
'Cause golf takes brains.
Just like making money
takes brains.
So you leave it to me
and we'll both come out okay.
Please, Lex.
Don't make me do it.
Make you do it?
Make you do what?
- Lose.
- Lose?
You call winning
the money losing?
[Lex chuckles]
You call thrilling
all those people
with your dribbling
and passing..
shooting
and rebounding losing?
You call
missing a few extra shots
or dropping a key pass
or-or committing
a silly foul
losing?
I call it human.
You keep the money,
I don't want it.
Splendid.
- Then I can play to win?
- You can do what I tell you.
State beats our
heroic Shuster in the big game.
Giving you a chance
to control your own destiny.
If I tell what I knowyou'll
be out of the game.
Out of luck..
and out of school.
And thenI'm
going to kill you.
[dramatic music]
(coach) Get under
that. Hit it! Alright!
Alright.
Come on, Stretch.
That's the way.
That's the way to go.
Get on him.
Get on him, Stretch.
[whistle blowing]
No no no. Time out!
Stretch.
Go sit down.
Take a rest.
Moose, go on for Stretch.
(coach) Okay, guys,
Just keep it going.
[whistle blowing]
What's your problem, son?
No problem.
I can't be perfect
all the time.
Hey, I know that we ask
a lot out of you.
But you always deliver.
Yeah, what if I can't?
What if I'm just playing lousy?
Take it easy, son.
You know, easy for you.
It's not so damn easy for me.
All I ever hear is,
"You can do it, Stretch."
"You can do it, Stretch."
"You can do it, Stretch."
If I can't do it..
Hey, relax.
It's just another game.
Look, forget about
today's practice.
You go home
and get some rest, huh?
I'll talk to you later.
Okay, now look,
I want you to drive, Mikey.
Stretch, what's going on?
Not now, Clark.
You already got
your scoop of the day.
Bit Star's
whining cry baby.
Don't be so hard
on yourself, man.
I mean, you lead
the team all season.
All you have to do is
give it your best shot.
Oh, I shot my best shot
a long time ago.
Hey, I know you.
You'll do great.
Not if I help
that Luthor rat.
[jazz music]
Lex, I'd like to talk to you.
[girls chuckling]
Leo.
I assume
you've come to apologize
for the nasty things you write
about me in the Shuster Herald.
(Clark)
Nasty, but true.
My job's to report the truth,
be it nasty or nice.
That's why I'm here.
What truth
do you seek for?
You are
the resident maker of the odds.
So I am.
Get this down.
Ra-ra-ra.
[chuckles]
Sis-boom-ba.
Go Shuster.
[Leo laughs]
(Lex)
Is that enough?
How about the game where
you're predicting a victory?
There's no doubt
as to the outcome.
- Did you bet on it?
- I never gamble.
What are I do
is invest capital.
And only when
a large return is assured.
What about the game?
Is that a good investment?
That, my dear fellow Shuster,
is privileged information.
It is available
only to the paid up subscribers
to The Lex Luthor Letter.
My financial advisory service.
[telephone ringing]
Hello.
Who?
Lex?
Eh, hold on.
Lex Luthor here.
Well..
Would you excuse me
for just a second?
This is a personal call.
Wait around,
if you'd like.
[music continues]
(Lex) What else can I
tell you, my dear boy?
[click]
No, I think I got
what I came for, Lex.
Good. Well, then, just to show
that there are no grudges
what juicy tit-bit
would you like me
to pass on to your readers?
Perhaps a little
something about..
your friend
Lana's love life.
[Clark laughs]
You crack me up.
That's a joke right.
[Leo laughs]
How'd you get
to be such a jerk?
Great genes, hard work and..
very, very
rich father, Clark.
[Lana clears throat]
Um, Clarkremember
we're playin' a game.
I know.
We have trouble.
Lex and Stretch.
Well, Mr. Hot Shot.
Getting psyched
for the game.
Yeah, the odd couple.
Make that
the odds couple.
Look at me
when I'm talking to you.
Look, man,
just leave me alone.
(Stretch)
Enough's enough.
(Lex)
You will do what I tell you.
Can you stop it!
Do you want to play?
Please. God forbid
I get in your way.
[Lana laughs]
You better not
screw this up.
Because if you do..
[all students laughing]
What happened to Lex?
Oho! Lex. He tried out
the Olympic team.
[all laughing]
Men's synchronized swimming
or what?
You look good, Lex.
Let's go talk
to Stretch first.
- Hey.
- Hi.
(Clark) We're here as friends,
this is an unofficial visit.
Not reporters.
You know, I could use some.
Okay, friends, speak to me.
Don't do it.
Don't do what?
Luthor, man.
He'll never let you go.
How'd you find out?
You were careless.
I-i-it's always as if
you wanted
to be stopped.
Yeah and now I am.
Stopped, finished
and washed up.
Well, can you
tell us about it?
I mean, maybe
we can help.
He kept inviting me
to his parties.
And Lex, he doesn't take
no for an answer.
So I went.
But, you know,
it was fun.
So he started
passing around a joint
and everybody
was taking hits on it.
So what, right? I mean,
even the big judges do it.
Uh, not if they want to be
bigger judges.
I took a few drags..
It's not like you're
trying out for the Supreme Court
well, he showed me some
eight by ten glossies.
Pictures of me
getting stoned.
That's Lex for you.
Never without
his hidden camera.
Yeah. Well, my host,
Mr. Luthor, promised
to make me
front page news.
If I didn't mess up enough
to have State beat Shuster.
Yeah, he always
keeps a promise.
Except when he lies.
Tell me what to do, Clark.
It's your future,
it's your life.
You gotta make
the call.
I'm going to make this Stretch
hotshot look real bad.
I'm fed up with him
getting all the credit.
Let him take all the blame.
They'll be enough blame
for everybody.
What's that supposed to mean?
Nothing for you
to trouble your tiny brain over.
You just play normally
until you get my signal.
Okay.
Great. Great.
Eh, say, how much do you suppose
a corvette goes for nowadays?
[intense music]
[spectators cheering]
(male announcer)
Shuster, 29. State, 32.
Two more points
for Russell.
Shuster, 31.
State, 32.
[spectators cheering]
Basket.
Russell.
- Alright.
- Alright.
- We're dead, Lex.
- Don't be stupid, Leo.
[spectators cheering]
Come on, you Shuster boosters,
let's hear it for the Moose.
(Lex)
Moose! Let's go!
Now Lex is rooting
for Moose in Shuster?
Against his own money?
[spectators cheering]
[spectators gasping]
(male announcer)
Basket. State.
Defense, down, down,
down court. Down court.
(male announcer)
Basket is good.
[spectators cheering]
- Oh, God!
- Moose!
(male announcer)
Basket. Murrow.
State leads.
Okay.
Okay.
Twenty-six.
Twenty-six. Twenty-six.
(male announcer)
Basket. State.
(coach) Oh, take care
of the basket properly.
Take care of the ball!
[spectators cheering]
There's no doubt, T.J.
Moose is in Lex's pocket.
[whistle blowing]
(male announcer)
Bad pass by Moose.
[buzzer buzzing]
There is the buzzer
ending the first half.
[spectators cheering]
We're not playing team ball.
We're not looking
for the open man.
We're not hitting
those offensive boards.
We're not hustling
like we're supposed to.
We look like..
T.J., I'm trying to give
a pep talk here.
And we are making
far too many mental errors.
I don't know what
you're gettin' at Moose.
You're going to be sitting down
during the second half.
Nonetheless, we're only
three points behind.
Now, let's get out there
and play like we can play
and let's do better
this second half, right?
(all players)
That's right!
Right?
(all players)
Right!
Alright, let's get together.
(all)
One. Two. Three.
Team [indistinct].
Let's go.
[players shouting]
[spectators cheering]
What about Stretch?
Nobody defies Lex Luthor.
Not without
paying the price.
Why didn't Moose start there?
- I don't--
- Go check the locker room.
(male announcer)
Basket. Murrow.
State 52.
Shuster 50.
[whistle blowing]
Offensive foul, 23.
Oh, God!
Moose is in there sleeping
like he never was before.
A bomb wouldn't wake him up.
I knew we couldn't depend
on that Neanderthal.
- So we go with the sure thing.
- Got another backup?
Keep your eye
on the referee.
[whistle blowing]
No basket.
Charge him. 23.
How can you tell me that?
Robbery.
Highway robbery.
Why don't you go sell
a mask, huh, ref?
[whistle blowing]
Time.
(male announcer)
Time out. Shuster.
[cheer girls cheering]
[inhales deeply]
[clink]
If I were a gambler,
I'd have a safe bet.
You're on Lex's payroll
to make sure
State beats Shuster.
- Where'd you get that?
- I can't reveal my source.
But I'll keep it out
of the Herald
if you take that money Lex
gave you to start a new life
and never ever referee another
game in any sport, anywhere.
- Deal?
- Yeah.
Deal.
[instrumental music]
[spectators cheering]
(spectators)
Superboy! Superboy! Superboy!
Students, ladies and gentlemen,
forgive the intrusion.
The referee cannot continue
he's got a crook in his back.
Since I've somewhat
of a reputation for fairness
and I'm
relatively fast on my feet
I'm volunteering to referee
the remainder of the game.
[spectators cheering]
Superboy!
Are there any objections
from the coaches
or the players?
No?
Let's play ball.
[whistle blowing]
[spectators cheering]
Alright!
[whistle blowing]
(male announcer)
Basket. State.
State leads by two.
[spectators cheering]
Basket. Russell.
Score tied.
Didn't I tell you?
Didn't I tell you it was okay?
[whistle blowing]
[spectators cheering]
(male announcer)
Basket. Shuster.
(male announcer)
Eleven seconds left to play.
State leads.
71-70.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Now we take care
of Stretch.
Get these down
to the press table
and let the world know
what a doper he really is.
Lex, we're gonna win.
There's only
a couple of seconds left.
- Why not leave Stretch alone?
- Just get going.
(male announcer)
Time out. Shuster.
[intense music]
Must have been
pretty hot pictures, huh, Leo?
[cheering continues]
[whistle blowing]
(male announcer)
Only nine seconds left.
Eight. Seven.
Six. Five.
Stretch gets
this shot off.
He's got the shot off
before the buzzer
so it'll count
if it drops.
[buzzer buzzing]
It's through the hoop.
Basket is good.
Shuster wins!
72-71.
[upbeat music]
[whistle blowing]
Congratulations to State
for a well played
hard fought game.
[spectators cheer]
And congratulations to
Shuster for a well played
hard fought victory.
I've been asked to announce
that the game ball
is going to a non-player.
Lex Luthor.
Where are you, Lex?
For your tireless efforts
in researching the game..
and for your valuable
numbers and statistics.
Congratulations, Lex.
The students and faculty
would also like to thank
Lex Luthor for his
valuable contribution
of $5000 toward the purchase
of a new computer
to help keep
the team stats.
Thank you, all.
[spectators applauding]
What a parley.
Not only did Lex
lose all that money
but Superboy squeezed
in extra five big ones out.
- What a justice.
- Yeah.
Superboy made it all
come out even.
He has a sense
of symmetry and..
sense of compassion
and a sense of humor..
and purpose
and dedication--
If Lana had
a dictionary for once.
Clark, hi!
- We won.
- I know.
Where were you?
I was in the locker room,
I heard it on the radio.
Coach kicked Moose
off the team.
He was asleep
in the dressing room.
Phew!
Ha, that's great.
Lex is going
to take it out on Stretch.
No, I made a deal
with Lex.
He destroys the negatives
that he made
of Stretch's dumb escapade.
And we destroy
the video that you made
of him enlisting Moose
to throw the game.
Hey, what video?
The one you were
going to make, if we needed it.
That's wonderful.
I'm really proud of you, Clark.
Even I can
jump over tall buildings.
Well, I bet Superboy
can do more than that.
Like run faster than
a speeding bullet?
I think you're
jealous of Superboy.
Oh, right.
Me jealous.
- Yeah, you're jealous.
- Nah-h-h!
[theme music]
Captioned by Grant Brown