Too Much Of A Good Thing (1982)

[Music] Wow. [Music] Once upon a time, there were two boys named Dwayne and Gerald. They were the best of friends. They went to school together. They played together. They even fought together. Dwayne's family was very rich. Gerald's family was very poor. >> Come on, Gerald. Let's go outside and watch TV. >> Dwayne had a television set in his room. Gerald did not. >> Flam. Flam. Got you. >> Wouldn't like your kind around these parts. You killed me last time. Now it's your turn to get shot. >> They had much fun watching television together after school. Taking turns being the bad guy. >> Dwayne, look at this mess you've made. Now we'll have to clean it up. I promised your mother you'd be home by 4:00, Gerald. It's time for you to get started. >> Okay. Want to walk halfway with me? Nah, I want to watch the rest of this TV show. >> Wish I had my own TV. >> Don't kill it. Are you crazy? [Music] [Music] Wayne's favorite program was Superkid. He watched it so much he began to think he was Superkid himself. He even imagined he could fly. >> Don't be fright, Janette. I'll save you. >> Dwayne, are you all right? That's the craziest thing I've seen you do yet. Wait till I tell your father about this. >> It's not like this on TV. [Music] [Music] I thought we were going to study. Got that history test tomorrow. Aren't you going to study for it? Don't cry me, man. I'm going to watch the TV show first. All right. Don't your mom and dad ever let you watch TV? Sure, but not till I finish my schoolwork. Ever see the natural history show on Saturday? Last week it was about the Grand Canyon. That stuff bores me. I like this one. Bandex of Scotard. Good show, old boy. >> You haven't even started to read the book yet, have you? >> I don't have time to read. The test will only cover the first three chapters. You'll give me the answers if I get stuck, won't you, Gerald? [Music] Gerald reviewed the chapters of his book assignment. He easily answered the test questions. [Music] But Dwayne couldn't answer any of them. [Music] >> Hi, Dwayne. Seems I can't count on you, boy. Huh? It was a bit sticky in class this afternoon. I needed you and you let me down. Not very decent of you, was it, old chap? I never said I'd help you. I told you to read the first three chapters. You let me down. Double crossed me. Can't let you get away with that sort of thing. Sorry, but you've got it coming, old chum. Ouch. What did you hit me for? I didn't mean to hurt you, Gerald. What did you hit me for? Cuz you hit me. Oh, my head hurts. Mine, too. My hand hurts, too. So does mine. It's not like this on TV. [Music] Later, Dwayne's teacher called his mother. She reported that Dwayne seemed tired and inattentive at school and came to class unprepared. After their evening meal, Dwayne's father scolded him and told him that he may no longer watch television while he does his homework. [Music] [Applause] Dwayne, your father said no TV. [Music] [Music] All of a sudden, It was high school graduation day. Gerald had studied hard. He had learned lots of things. History, science, math, and even how to speak in another language. Gerald Bright. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] Dwayne did not graduate with his class, but he too had learned lots of things. Percy Kilbride and Marjorie Maine played the original MP kettle. Raymond Burr starred as Perry Mason for nine years. Clint Eastwood starred as Ramrod on Rawhide before he went into feature movies. Steven Brooks was Efim Zimble his first sidekick on the FBI. An actor Strike closed down most TV production in 1980. Gerald graduated from college and became a construction engineer. He married a girl he'd met in college. Before long, he was president of his own company. The >> bank and supermarket will go there. The mall will include several restaurants and a bakery. There will be a three-story office building on the corner. The ambience will be traditional western country. [Music] Hello. Uh he's not here right now. Uh I don't expect him back until next week. Dwayne was not accepted into a college. He inherited his father's business instead, but he did not know how to run it successfully. [Music] The bank and supermarket will go there. The mall will include several restaurants and a bakery. There will be a three-story office building on the corner. The ambience will be traditional western country. [Music] One day, the electricity in Dwayne's office was turned off because he had not been able to pay the utility bill. Dwayne's company was bankrupt. He was out of a job. Gerald became a successful and respected architect and builder of buildings. Mrs. Bright became an art therapist and family counselor. In gratitude for their good fortune, they gave lots of money to worthwhile charities and to the college that had taught them so much. Dwayne got a job as a handyman in one of Gerald's buildings. He lives in the basement. His job is to fix things that get broken. He also cleans the building at night between his favorite TV shows. [Music] [Applause] [Music] How much TV do you watch? [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music]