Radio Page #4

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Coffee's been better, Del.

Sorry, coach.

Well, now you show up.

You chickenshit.

I figured I'd just be in the way.

How'd it go?

That good, huh?

I'm afraid we've got

a disgruntled booster on our hands.

Banker Frank?

Yeah, he says we got a problem

with Radio being on the sidelines.

What do you think?

I think that one's up to you.

How's the basketball team looking?

Just fine long as Johnny

stays healthy. Why?

Oh, I just thought Radio

might need something to do.

- I reckon we could use some help.

- Good.

I'll see you Monday.

Hey, what you got now, boy?

Football. Football.

A football? Coach Jones

gave you that?

Yeah.

Wait a minute, now.

What's the matter?

- We all done.

- Oh, now.

We all knew the season

was gonna end sometime. Yeah?

But look what you got.

A football...

...and a sweatshirt.

And lookie here. Look at all of this.

Look at that.

- That Radio.

- Yeah.

See, now, next fall gonna be here

before you know it.

Promise.

Now, give Mama a hug.

Boy, what's that?

I want me a hug.

I'm always here for you, baby.

President-elect Carter met President

Ford today at the White House.

Also meeting with CIA boss

George Bush.

The New York Post has been sold to

Australian publisher Rupert Murdoch.

- Morning, girls.

- Morning.

Free agent Reggie Jackson signed

a five-year deal...

... to play with the New York Yankees.

- Hi, Nicole.

- Hi.

Coach Jones.

- Good morning, Lou.

- Good morning.

What brings you around here?

Seeing as you never drop by my office,

I thought I'd pop up for a visit.

- And how is everything?

- Everything's fine. Why?

A little bird says Mr. Kennedy's spent

time with you inside the building.

Yeah, that's correct.

Do you see that

as a problem?

Disrupting a football game

is one thing.

Disrupting a classroom

is a different matter.

I want him with you all the time.

Okay?

Yes, ma'am.

- l-O.

"Radio."

And that's how you spell it.

Here, you want to try it?

You want to do it?

Look. It's easy. You just take

the chalk and it writes right on there.

All right, well, we don't

have to do it right now.

Radio.

Blueberry and pumpkin today.

Pie, not cobbler.

Both.

Coach Jones, you're needed

in the office.

All right, everybody,

just keep working.

Radio, keep everybody under control

while I'm gone, now.

Keep an eye on everything.

No talking. No talking.

No talking. No...

Well, now, how long

would you say Mr. Kennedy...

Well, now, how long

would you say Mr. Kennedy...

...has been in

an actual classroom setting?

Well, let's see, about a month.

And the thinking behind that?

He was doing fine with the team.

I didn't see any harm in it.

Mr. Tucker, I know you got a job

to do...

...but is me having Radio in the

classroom really worth all this trouble?

That's what the school board

would like to find out.

This is a young man who's been

spending his entire lifetime...

...wandering around all by himself

out on the streets.

Which is quite different than being

inside a public school. Right?

Yeah, well, that's the point,

isn't it?

Mr. Tucker...

...I am well aware of the liability risk

we are running here.

Harold will be first to tell you, my list

of reservations is longer than most.

I'm sure that's the case.

But the fact of the matter is,

none of us has any experience...

...with having a severely retarded man

wandering the halls with our students.

The risk is enormous.

- Please keep that in mind.

- I will.

Ms. Daniels.

- Mr. Jones.

- Thank you, Mr. Tucker.

Well, this is a hell of a position

you've put me in.

Yeah, I suppose it is, Lou.

But Radio's not gonna do anything.

Harold.

Why on earth are you doing this?

Same reason you are.

- Defense.

- Defense. Come on.

- How you doing?

- I'm good. I'm good.

- That's in. That's all right.

- Looks like Radio's doing okay.

Long as there's a ball.

How you doing?

Hell, Honeycutt, you know me.

Get near Christmas, I start

counting the days till next season.

Here you go. Watch this.

Look at him, Honeycutt.

Wasn't long ago you couldn't get

a word out of him.

Yeah, I miss those days sometimes.

I'm going to shoot that one.

I'm going to get that one.

Yeah, I got that one. I like that one.

Okay, here we go.

All right, bring it in.

I'll get it.

- Hello?

- Hey, Mrs. Jones.

- It's Radio.

- Hi, Radio.

Is Coach Jones there?

Just a minute, Radio, I'll get him.

Harold!

Mom? Have you seen my red clip?

- My red hair clip.

- Yes, on the washer.

Harold!

Radio, can I help you

with something?

What pants I put on?

Didn't your mama lay out

clothes for you?

No, she not here.

She working tonight.

Just pick something out and put it on.

I'm sure it'll look fine.

- It's a big night.

- We're doing the Christmas tree up.

- That right?

- That's right.

So just grab something

and put it on.

Harold?

Is that Radio?

How about this one?

What?

How about this one?

- Tell him those look fine.

- Those look fine.

Okay. Radio gonna put them on.

Put it right there. There.

Big Radio in there, Mrs. Jones.

That's a big Radio.

- I'm gonna get a cookie.

- Don't eat too many, now.

All right.

- Little something for Radio.

- Great, thanks a lot.

- Have a great one. Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.

- I'm taking these presents to Radio's.

- Of course you are.

- I'll go with Carolyn.

- All right. Thanks.

- He sure cleaned up this Christmas.

- Oh, yeah.

Thank you. Merry Christmas

to you.

- Merry Christmas, coach.

- Have a good one.

- Merry Christmas. Thank you.

- Merry Christmas.

- Hey, Daddy.

- Hi, honey.

These are from Mr. Wagner's store.

Thought Radio might need shirts.

Great, thanks.

This is nice. You getting folks

to help Radio out.

No shortage of people

feeling sorry for him.

We're not asking people

to feel sorry for him.

That's the last thing he needs.

Look, Mary Helen...

...I know we haven't had much

chance to talk lately.

There's been plenty of chances,

Daddy.

You just don't take any of them.

It's all right.

Radio needs what you're doing

more than I do.

- Look...

- Time to go, Coach Jones.

Time to go. Time to go.

- Merry Christmas, Mary Helen.

- Merry Christmas, Radio.

Presents.

- A bunch of them.

- Yeah. So beautiful.

Christmas.

Good night, Daddy.

I'll see you at home.

You all set to go?

- Merry Christmas, coach.

- Merry Christmas.

- I can't wait till Mama see these gifts.

- Yeah, she'll be surprised.

I can't wait to get home.

This is so beautiful. I'll tell Mama

about the tree.

- Think we'll fit them all in the house?

- No.

That's a big one.

I can't wait to open these.

These are all beautiful.

Think it'd be all right to open

one tonight?

- Sure. Yeah.

- Which one I open?

I got one right here. Open this one.

- Who that from, coach?

- Mrs. Jones, Mary Helen and me.

It is?

I hope you like it.

It's a radio.

- It's a radio.

- Turn it on, see if it works.

It's working, coach.

It's a good one.

It's working on there.

Mama, it's working. Come on, Mama.

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