Hercules in New York Page #6

- He was?

- Yes!

If you don't win,

he means to harm you.

Who can harm Hercules?

He's a bad guy, Herc.

Gee. . .

I wish we didn't have nothing

to do with him.

You're okay, ain't you?

I'm fine.

PA:
Hercules the Great

on stage!

Well, that's you.

I'll see you later.

Good luck.

Thanks a lot.

Okay, Herc,

you're all ready.

Remember everything I told you.

You won't forget. Whatever you do,

don't get nervous.

I mean, just. . . just. . .

keep calm.

Don't strain yourself because

you could get a hernia.

Whatever you do, Herc,

just stay calm.

And listen, Herc,

watch out for Monstro. . .

Wasn't he something,

folks?

And now we have a special

treat for all you girls and guys.

An exhibition of

the defense of manly art.

Speculation throughout

the city has been rife.

Who is the strongest?

Monstro the Magnificent?

( cheers and applause )

Ooh, hey!

Or Hercules the Great?

Let's bring Herc on.

You go out there

and get him.

Remember what I taught you.

Don't forget, now.

There he goes.

Very glad to have you on the show.

Whew!

Now this contest of strength

will begin with the challenger,

Monstro the Magnificent,

who will snatch, press. . .

- That's ''clean and jerk.''

- I'm sorry.

Who will clean and jerk

barbells weighing. . .

- 500 pounds?

- 500.

( applause )

( drum roll )

Host:
Let's give him

a great big hand!

Monstro the Magnificent.

( applause )

And now Hercules the Great.

( applause )

( applause )

And now,

item number two.

Monstro the Magnificent.

Let's give him a hand.

( applause )

( drum roll )

Not now, dum-dum.

Wonderful.

And now, Hercules the Great.

( applause )

For Hercules, 7 50 pounds,

ladies and gentlemen.

( applause )

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

in this struggle of the titans,

One thousand pounds!

Monstro the Magnificent.

Let's hear it for Monstro!

( applause )

Host:
Ladies and gentlemen,

Monstro the Magnificent!

( applause )

Whoa, look at that!

Look at that!

Wonderful! Wonderful!

Monstro the Magnificent!

Host:
And now,

Hercules the Great.

One thousand pounds.

Double cross.

( groaning )

Ladies and gentlemen,

let's have a hand for Hercules.

A real effort.

A real effort.

Host:
And now the winner,

Monstro the Magnificent!

But, but what happened?

I don't know!

I could not lift it.

My strength,

it seemed to have gone.

Come on,

we gotta get out of here!

There's no time to get dressed.

We'll go this way.

Down the fire escape!

Let's hear it,

ladies and gentlemen. Come on!

Let's hear it for Monstro!

( applause )

Father, this is terrible.

We've got to go!

Why, Helen?

- Come on.

- What's happened?

Hercules is in trouble.

Although that represents

no novelty, I find it forbidding.

He brought it on himself.

One thing

I do not understand. . .

I did not decree that Hercules

should be bereft of his divinity.

It was my edict that

he be sent to Pluto's kingdom

for a hundred years.

How, then, has this

other thing happened?

Can nobody tell me?

- Eros!

- Yes, sir, Zeus.

Find Nemesis.

Bring her to me.

At once,

my liege Zeus.

He should have been

back here by now.

His duds are here.

Which means he ain't

coming back here!

Outside!

Get the boys!

Get the boys.

Get the boys.

There goes the dame.

The big phony and the runt

must be inside. Let's go.

They're probably on the floor.

Follow them.

Don't lose them.

She left without

saying goodbye.

But don't you see

what she's doing?

She trying to draw them away

so we can escape.

You said those men

were dangerous.

Dangerous!

Boy, I'll say.

- H urry!

- Where you going?

We have to stop those men.

On foot? You're gonna

chase them on foot?

- With the chariot.

- Chariot? What chariot?

That's not a chariot.

What are you doing?

Now he's done it!

Man:
Hey, come back

with my chariot!

Hey, Mister!

Wait for your sauerkraut!

Man:
Hey ''Muscles,'' that ain't

the way to Disneyland!

( cars honking )

We'll make mincemeat

out of those guys.

- Coming up to a red light.

- Forget about the light.

Cut them off at the zoo.

Don't let those punks

get away.

Where is everybody?

( car honking )

Where did that monster go

with my chariot?!

I want my chariot.

Helen:
We're out of gas!

Let's get in there!

Hercules doesn't flee

from anybody.

Come on, Herc!

No time to argue!

Zeus sent for me?

When I ordered you

down to Earth,

did I not charge you to see

that Hercules

was delivered

to the realm of Pluto?

- It is as Zeus says.

- Then, what happened?

How is it that Hercules was

instead deprived of his divinity,

his strength,

and finds himself in his

present mortal predicament?

Well. . .?

Well!?

I was sent on another mission.

The substitute.

Who gave you another mission

to supersede that of mine?

Speak up, or I will blast you

where you stand!

( tires squeal )

Here comes Tony.

- Where's all the other guys?

- I n the other cars.

Okay, you take a couple of boys

and go in that door,

all the other guys,

come with me.

Where are we going?

That way!

Now, Nemesis,

speak or I'll. . . !

No! No, Mighty Zeus.

I beg you!

It was J uno.

She bade me do what I did.

So, interfering again.

I've told you I will not tolerate

your everlasting interference.

I thought it best,

to save a lot of trouble.

I will discuss this

with you later.

Zeus, will you not save

Hercules?

Let him abide

by the consequences

of his own folly

and obstinacy.

Oh, no. Herc!

Hercules is in great peril.

If Zeus does not relent,

there's nothing we can do.

- There is.

- What?

We may send aid

to Hercules.

We?

Send help to Hercules?

You know where to find them.

And they'll listen to you.

I know they will.

- Who?

- Atlas and Samson.

Hercules! Get up!

Come up here!

- Come on, Hercules.

- Hercules, get up!

He's not coming.

Are you all right, boy?

You all right?

Go get them!

Come on, go get them!

Who sent Atlas and Samson

to Hercules' aid?

Is it not enough that Hercules

has been causing

all that trouble

by himself?

Call those other two away,

at once.

Mercury. . .?

- Zeus?

- Was it you?

It was I .

How dare you

go above my head?

I feared

for Hercules' safety.

Bereft of his strength,

he's as helpless as a child

in the world of mortal men.

It is not to be borne.

Hercules treated as a common

mortal by those scoundrels.

Then save him, Mighty Zeus!

He deserves all he's getting.

When I want your opinion,

I'll ask for it.

Hercules is a son of Zeus.

I n treating him as they do,

those scoundrels down there

show disrespect for his father.

Then save him,

Great Zeus,

even if it is only because

he is your son.

No mortal shall ever triumph

over a son of Zeus!

( thunder )

I don't see nothing.

It's all very dark

in there.

Fire torpedo!

Aw, you gotta put

a dime in.

Forget it.

You can see

all the way to Jersey!

It's really something, huh?

I've never been up here,

you know.

Kind of makes you

feel like. . .

some sort of god

or something.

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