Pitch In

pretty neat huh hi I'm Jonathan ws and this is a pitchin mobile I guess it's pretty easy to see why it's called a pitchin mobile you're right it's to remind everybody to pitchin now I suppose there are some of you who don't really know what pitchin is all about well that's why I'm here to tell you pitch in means putting litter like that paper cup I just threw in the basket where it belongs or if you're in a car pitch in litter bags now maybe you're um thinking about what good does pitch in do well it's a good question you've heard of pollution of the air and pollution of our water well litter is nothing more than pollution of our land so when you and I pitch in we're really doing two things first we're doing something to get rid of pollution and second we're helping our city with the big cleaning job it has to change waste into usable energy you know when you think about it pitch in is like playing on a team which means we all have to work together to keep our neighborhood and our city clean cuz the cleaner it is the nicer it is to play in and the better it is to live in and pitch in is really a pretty easy thing to do especially when everybody pitches in but there are a few characters I know and maybe you know a few yourself who haven't yet gotten into the pitchin spirit well it's up to you and and me to set them straight let me show you four of the worst litter bugs that dirty up our streets and parks and spoil things for the rest of us here's the first guy Billy Joe hard buddy you see Billy Joe think and thinks that pitching in isn't anything for tough guys to do take a look at Billy Joe he's something else yeah I'm Billy Joe hard budy I'm tough see I ain't afraid of nothing us tough guys can do anything we want like dirtying up the streets these here Parks throwing trash all over the place let somebody else pick it up huh so if you want to join my gang this is how you live like a pig huh what do I care this place is that'll be a dump mean nothing to me shut up Charlie I'll drop you like a bad habit this stuff is lousy Park's filthy huh get out of here all you guys where's the that means motorcycles Boy Billy Joe really needs some straightening out doesn't he I mean like thinking about somebody else should clean up his mess I we'll take care of him later right now I want to show you another litterbug we're after he's called Choo but chuchu's problem is that he doesn't think the little pieces of paper he throws on the ground amount to much but they do hi Mr wners you old 47y old man oh hi there would you like a stick of gum or maybe a candy bar oh that's all right I have more for myself then boy I sure love candy and gum I love them more than anything else in this whole world except maybe my gum and Candy belt here why do you know they can hold over 100 sticks of gum and candy bars look look these are so many and that much can last me at least an hour or two want to know a secret some kids around here say I'm a litterbug now how can I be a litterbug just by throwing away these little iny Teensy tiny little rappers huh I mean they're so small how can they dirty up anything I think they're just jealous they don't have as much gum and Candy as I do I think you can see from cho cho here that even the smallest pieces of litter like wrappers from gum candy and ice cream should be thrown away properly or else they can pile up into a pretty ugly mess of trash now let's look at another character he's called boom boom Bailey now boom boom tries making a game out of pitchin but his problem is he never plays by the rules hello there I'm boom boom Bailey someday you know I'm going to be a great big basketball star pay attention just watch this jump shot see I'm faking the guy faked him out shoot oh shoot I guess I got to work on that uh jump shot a little bit you know what a kid called me the other day I want to tell you what he called me he called me a litterbug now what a thing to call a guy especially a coach I'm just practicing that's all that's what it's all about just practicing no harm in that is there watch this shot it's going to be a Dandy I'm going to make it this time glad you can't play with paper anyway I'll tell you something if boom boom really wants to be a big star the first thing he's going to have to do is to learn how to pitch in cuz pitching in is nothing more than everybody working together whether it's making a championship team or keeping our city clean now the last guy I want to tell you about is this clown here lazy legs Lardo his problem is he's just too lazy to put his trash where it belongs this guy is Mr filth Mr trash look at him over there I don't know why folks call me lazy legs Lardo maybe you heard some of them say I don't pitch in because I'm lazy I ain't lazy maybe just a little tired that's all I tell you that that's hard work I think maybe I'll I'll uh I'll rest a spell if only that pitch in basket wouldn't Wasn't So Far Away ah well there they are the filthy four some of the worst litter bugs in America calling pitch in mobile number one come in pit in mobile number one reporting a filthy four have been spotted littering the North End of the park proceed with caution they are armed with litter and considered dangerously dirty okay I'm on my way say how would you kids um like to help me get the filthy Bo to pitch in yeah okay hey that was real good okay now when you find him what are you going to tell him to do I'm with you right on watch yourself hey Billy Joe don't you know how to pitch in yeah yeah I not a pitch in but I don't want a pitch in as pitching in is for for sissies and weaklings not for tough guys like like me what do you think about pitching now Billy Joe like I say pitching in is is beautiful it's just beautiful H what neighborhood are you from kid choo choo don't you know how to pitch in what the heck these are just iny Tey pieces of paper what can they hurt besides there's no pitch in basket around here what do you think that is what my gosh that's a wire basket but what does that say it says pigin when you don't see a pigin basket just hold on to it until you see a p chin basket and throw it away you can do that you're right now never throw anything ever again on the ground boy we've got to get busy here and fix this up and put it in there yeah hey boom boom how's it going huh huh where are you oh yeah that's okay I I just need a little more practice you know it would help if you follow p on those shots like this and if you missed the shot just come in like this pick it up Pitch it in like that hey I got you kind of dunk it in right right hey you know this pitch in is going to be okay kid you're all right watch this not bad huh 47 years old I can't believe one person can make such a big mess don't you know how to pitch in yeah but I I just don't feel like it well you've got to at least try I need some help did I hear somebody call for help who is that old bat wa my Freer what's going on here I'm trying to get lazy legs Lardo to pick up his M and pitch in you leave it to me Dar I used to get the mister up every day for 37 years and sometimes you have to do it with a little sweet talk get up you clown get up and pitch in or I'll take my cane and use your head for a whiffle ball I think I made that boy into a oneman pitchin army how about it Johnny you need any more help no thanks mod I really appreciate your help well thanks to everybody pitching in my job is done I just hope you all remember what went on here today if you want your neighborhood clean your Parks clean your whole city clean and nicer to play into it means that everybody has to work together and do what gang all right so good to see the green grassow again after years of being careless now the folks seem to know it's time to pitch in time to pitch in we can breathe a fresher air there's more Beauty everywhere where cuz more people seem to care they're all pitching in we've got the pitch in to clean up America we got the pitch in to clean up America and if everybody keeps pitching in we can call our America America the Beautiful once again oh yeah [Music]