Roger & Me Page #3

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and we're gonna finish it.

- We're gonna be the leaders.

- What did we start?

We started the industrial revolution...

an art form that's never been created

in the history of mankind.

- What was that industrial revolution?

- The cars. Steel.

It took off from there.

We invented the wheel again.

We're off again and running.

What advice do you have

for those having a rough go of it?

Get up in the morning

and go do something.

Start yourself. Get your own motor going.

There's things to do out there.

I don't think it's fair to pick on

the negative things and publicize them...

and not pick up

any of the good aspects about Flint.

What are some of those good aspects?

- The ballet. Your kids were involved in it.

- Ballet. Hockey. It's a great place to live.

Sheriff's department. Anybody home?

Hello?

I had found one man in Flint

with a secure job:

Sheriff's deputy Fred Ross.

I treat a person

the way I would like to be treated.

You know, I explain to them

that I got a job to do.

The court issued the order, not me.

If you can make peace

with your landlord, good.

If you can't, you've got a problem.

I've put out some good people.

You have a lot of people in this town

paying $800 to $900 a month house note.

That's a lot of money

to try to pay on unemployment.

Some of these people

don't want to leave...

especially older people.

Some of them have retired from the shop.

Taxes catch a lot of them, too.

So if things go down,

they close up some plants here...

this town is gonna be a rough place.

I continued my search for Roger.

I scoured the neighborhoods

of Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Woods...

Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park...

Grosse Pointe Shores,

and Bloomfield Hills.

I tried in vain to locate his house...

but the name Smith

was a common one among these people.

I then read that Roger was going to be

at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club.

I decided to drop in on the affair.

I haven't seen him.

- You haven't seen him here yet?

- Just a moment.

- Are you calling him?

- Who, Roger Smith?

You want me to call Roger Smith?

I'm trying to get the manager to see

if anybody knows anything about him.

I'm sure he said the Grosse Pointe.

I mean it wasn't him...

Who, his office?

- Why don't we call his office and find out?

- We could do that.

I have a television crew down here

with Michael Moore.

He's supposed to meet Roger Smith

at noon. I have no information.

How often does Mr. Smith come here

for lunch or dinner?

Last time I saw him here

was for Sportsmen's Night.

- What's that?

- t's a wild game dinner.

- You go and shoot your own animal?

- Pardon me?

You go and shoot your animals

and bring them here to eat...

Some of the stuff is donated.

There are foods like rattlesnake...

Let me think of some real exotic foods.

Alligator.

- You eat this stuff here?

- Roast beef.

That sounds better.

I obviously had the wrong yacht club,

because Roger was nowhere to be found.

I didn't have more time to waste here,

because back at Flint's county fair...

thousands of people were being

entertained by the diving donkeys...

anxiously awaiting the return

of our boyhood hero...

as he made his triumphant return

home to Flint.

From Genesee County Fair,

the newlywed capital of the world...

here come the newlyweds!

A big hand. This is your part...

There they come.

Yes, it's The Newlywed Game...

and these are

our newlywed couples for today.

Let's all meet the host and star

of The Newlywed Game:

Bob Eubanks!

Hello, everybody. Welcome.

How nice of you to come here today.

Welcome to the opening of...

Hi, Mom. How are you doing?

You devil, you!

What about questions like,

"How heavy are your wife's breasts?"

I never ask that. I say,

"What does your wife's chest weigh?"

There's a lot of difference

in that question you just asked...

A hell of a lot of difference.

That's where I think we get a bad rap.

People like yourself

will quote a question like that.

I wouldn't ask that question for anything.

I wouldn't even say "breasts."

First question. These are easy questions.

Ladies, how much did your husband say

your chest weighs?

- Gladys, what do you say, sweetheart?

- Two pounds.

Two pounds!

He said six-and-a-half ounces.

I said, "Both of them."

He said, "That is both of them."

I said, "I'm sorry."

He said, "Not as sorry as I am."

Bob was right. He didn't say "breasts"

and I considered apologizing...

for implying that his show

wasn't wholesome family entertainment.

You know why

Jewish women don't get AIDS?

Because they marry a**holes,

they don't screw them. Pardon me.

Ladies and gentlemen,

that's all for this afternoon.

If I made you smile one time, I'm happy.

I had a good time. I hope you did, too.

Until next time.

We'll be back every night...

I'm Bob Eubanks. So long, everybody.

See you then.

I was born here in Flint,

but I don't know anything about it.

I can only tell you this about this town:

It's pretty...

and the people are nice.

I don't know much about the economy,

but I can take you to places in the U. S...

much worse off than Flint, Michigan.

I don't think it's such a bad town.

With 30,000 jobs now eliminated,

the city decided to turn to the one event...

that had always made us so happy:

The big parade...

this time honoring the surviving

Flint Sit-Down Strikers.

The highlight of the parade

was Miss Michigan, Kaye Lani Rae Rafko.

Passing by dozens of boarded-up stores

and hundreds of jobless Flint citizens...

she was an inspiring sight to all present.

How do you feel

about the economy in Flint?

The factories all shutting down?

This isn't my interview yet.

This is my time for enjoyment.

All kinds of important people showed up

to march in the parade...

like the governor of Michigan,

James Blanchard.

How do you feel about General Motors

closing up these factories in Flint?

It's tragic.

Do you think

we need another sit-down strike?

That won't do any good.

That's the problem.

Is this a great time for a parade?

I think so, too. Let's have a fun time!

Give your life to Jesus today.

Jesus Christ loves you.

Give your life to Jesus.

Tell your viewers they need Jesus!

Give your life to Jesus.

How could you have a parade

for the founders...

without inviting the current president

of the United Auto Workers, Owen Bieber?

I don't know that

we need another sit-down strike per se.

A sit-down strike today

would not necessarily resemble...

or be able to bring about

the same thing that it did in 1937.

The union is getting weaker.

We're losing power.

Why? Because there's

too many guys in the union...

that are friends with the management.

Some plants that are announced

to be closed obviously will be closed.

We have to accept the reality

that they're just not going to remain open.

I think that with the spirit here...

Flint will continue not only to survive,

but will continue to grow.

Some people know what time it is.

Some people don't.

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