big_tall_wish

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Episode Transcript

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There is a fifth dimension beyond thatwhich is known to man. It is
a dimension as vast as space andas timeless as infinity. It is the
middle ground between light and shadow,and it lies between the pit of man's
fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination.
It is an area which we callthe twilight zone. With the consumer index

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on the rise, Wall Street punditspredict no more hikes in the interest rate
for the next quarter. Henry,where are you in here? Mama?
Recapping our local headlines for the hour. It looks like that rainstorm from the
northeast as disserbated, so we canexpect scattered low clouds in the am,
clearing by early afternoon and followed bysome sunshine. I'm waiting Henry in a

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minute, Mama, Walley's gonna beon the news. Henry, come in
the kitchen right now. One moreminute. And in sports, here's a
flash from the past. One ofthe city's favorite sons is set for an
important boxing match tonight at Saint Nick'sArena. Mama, come here, what

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is it quick or this battling middleweight? Tonight's the night the one that counts.
I thought you were gonna help mewith the dishes. Look, Henry,
I need you now. Look whythat's a picture of boldly. But
after such a checkered career, canhe make a comeback? I know?
To put it another way, isthis bount really necessary? No fighter lasts

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forever, and sports fans don't wantto see a good man take a meeting
in the ring. So here's thisreporter's advice to Jackson. It's time to
pack it in. Find another lineof work if you have to, but
take care of yourself and stay outof the game. Get a job behind
the scenes, training younger, stronger, talented young bloods whose careers are ahead

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instead of behind them. Now,yes, Mama, you're a good boy,
Henry, but you gotta learn don'tget your hopes up too high or
you'll Where are you going now?I gotta see boy. Leave him alone.
He must be busy getting ready,but he needs me. Listen to

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me, Henry, some things youjust can't wish for they're too big.
You just set yourself up for abig disappointment. Please, he's my friend,
well just for a second, butdon't you get in his way.
Now, I walk in and outof the ring, it's been up and
down. After a string of earlyvictories, he found it hard to keep

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getting up again and again. Soread the handwriting on the wall. Don't
get hurt this time, Champ.You proved you could do it. Now
it's time to step aside. OhBully, please please listen to the man

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in this corner of the universe,a prize fighter named Bully Jackson, one
hundred and eighty three pounds, alittle over his best weight, and an
hour and a half away from hischance for a comeback at Saint Nick's Arena.
Mister Bully Jackson, who now livesin a tenement building, and by
the standards of his profession, isan aging over the heel relic of what

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was, and who now sees areflection in his dresser mirror of a man
who left too many pieces of hisyouth in too many stadiums for too many
years before too many screaming people.Mister Bully Jackson, who might do well
to look for some gentle magic inthe hard surfaced glass It stares back at

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him from somewhere in the twilight zone. And now the Twilight Zone and our
story, The Big Tall Wish starringBlair Underwood with Stacy Keach as your narrator.

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Hey, by you in there?Uh, Henry, what you're doing
here? Want to help you getready for the fight? Can I?
Yeah? Sure you can't. We'refriends, aren't we? Come on in?
Okay, gone sit down on thebed while I finished packing my gear.
You're feeling good, bully, you'refeeling sharp. Take a tiger tonight.

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Humh bally, take a tiger,Henry, gonna take me at tiger.
Show me how you gonna do leftone in the stomach bowl just like
that. Yeah, then lift himup by the tail and then and throw
him all the way out to theNinth Road. Nicking at yourself in the

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mirror. Huh yeah, you lickygood bully, You lick is shocked.
You're gonna watch it on TV.You're falling out, yell so loud,
you're hearing me all the way toSaint Nick's. Yeah, Hey, you
know what I see in the mirror? A fighter don't need a scrap book,
Kennedy. You want to know aboutwhat he's done, where he's been.

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You can read it right in hisface. He's got the old story
right there cut into his skin.Yeah, Well, where'd you get that
scar anyway? Which one over youreye? Oh that's Saint Louis guy named
Selah Levett, real fast boy.And see his nose. That was Memorial
Stadium, Sarah use, New York. Italian boy fought like Henry Armstrong,

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all hands and arms just like awindmill all over here. That was the
first time I haven't had my nosebroke twice in one fight. Did it
hurt that? Sure? It did? What you think, g bully,
that's tough. Moving south, Henry, moving south? Now this ear Miami,

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Florida. Boy got me up againstthe ring post. Did this here
with his laces on the face.That's where you read it. Start at
the first match and move across Pittsburgh, Boston, Syracuse. I'm a tired
old man, Henry, tired oldman trying to catch a bus. But

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the bus already gone left a coupleof years ago. Ah, that ain't
true. Yeah, look for yourself, hands all heavy legs, all rubbery,
short bread, one eye not sogood. And there I go,
running down the street trying to catchthis bust glory. Stop talking like that.

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I'm only telling the truth. Bully. You're gonna catch a tiger to
night I'm sure gonna try. Iknow you are, because I'm gonna make
a wish. I'm gonna make abig, tall wish and you ain't gonna
get hurt none either. I'm gonnamake a wish that you don't. You're
here. I don't want you gettinghurt. You've been hurt enough already.

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And you're my friend, Bully,You're my good and close friend. You
are a good boy, Henry,good boy, and I thank you.
Yeah. Now you're going, Igotta get my gym backpacked. I'll wait
and walk you downstairs. Okay,boy, okay, okay, I like

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that. Just fine. There youare, Henry. Hi, Mama,
where did you run off to?I'm help him boldly. Well, don't
get in his way. You gotquite a boy there, Francis quite a
boy. I hope he didn't botheryou too much. Him. No,
Nah, he talks like a littleold man sometimes, you know, really

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intense. Says I'm his good andclose friend. Well you are. You
know he's mine too. I don'tthink I ever had a friend like Henry.
You're good to him, Bully,You're real good to him, taking
him to ball games all the time, taking him out for walks hard for

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a boy not to have a fatheraround. He never did know his I
know he didn't. He won't begoing to bed tonight till you get back.
Don't let him stay up too late. Take care of yourself, Bully.
I hope, I hope you don'tget hurt. N I'll work hard
on it. I'm going to makea wish, Bully. I'm going to
make a wish. Nothing happens toyou. So don't you be afraid,

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understand, don't you be afraid,no matter what, because nothing can hurt
you. You hear me, nothing, That boy you're more than his friend,
Bully. He's got you in ashrine. Why would he do that?
Because you deserve it. Scared oldman who don't remember nothing except how

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to bleed. I don't fit inno shrine, for instance. Don't talk
like that. But you tell him, you tell him how I'm obliged for
his wish. I think he alreadyknows, because that's what I need right
now. It's a little magic.He's been talking about making a wish all
day, has he He's all thetime making wishes, Bully. I see
him standing there in the bedroom inthe dark, looking out of the window.

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I come in real quiet, andI say, Henry, why don't
you go to sleep? And heturns around with that serious little face of
his, and he says, makinga wish, Mama, making a wish
for this, making a wish forthat. Oh, he's all the time
wishing. Why just the other night, what, Oh it was nothing?

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Tell me, well, I neededsome more money for the rent. Fifty
dollars. Henry said he was goingto make the big tall wish. That's
as big as kind, the bigtall wish. He don't waste it on
just anything. It's what he callsthe most important one. That was last
Friday. And then what do youknow? A woman I did some nursing

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for out on the island sent mea check just like that, a check
for fifty dollars. And that wasexactly how much I needed. I was
real lucky. Yeah, that's whatit was. Luck. Little boys are
something. Huh, Yes, theyare little boys with their heads full up

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with dreams. And then when doesit happen? Francis, what do you
mean when do they suddenly know theyain't any magic? When does somebody push
their face down on the side ofwalk and say the woman, hey,
little boy. It's concrete. That'swhat the world is made out of.
Concrete and gutters and dirty old buildingsand tears for every minute you're alive.

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Oh Bully, when do they findout that you can wish your whole life
away? But sometimes what we wishfor it can come true. You know
that part too, don't you.I know I'm all wished out. That's
the only thing I know for sure. Good luck tonight, Bully. We'll
be waiting for you. Sure,I appreciate it. You kiss some good

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night from it. Now. Ifit gets too late, I will,
hey, Bully not come out forme? Yeah? No, tko out
cold. I gotta bet down onyou that no good bumps. I thank
y'all sincerely. You folks have goodneighbors, Bullie. We all know you're

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the best. Yes, don't bettoo much? Now? Why not?
You're gonna beat them, aren't you? Yeah? Which round want to call
it? How about the first round? Put him out of his misery?
Do the best I can? Boys, that's I can. Hey Joe there,

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you're hot Jackson. What's happening?What you staying him back here for?
You're supposed to be getting ready,just checking out the house. Well,
forget about it. Thomas won't cutyour piece of the action. Not
tonight, I'll come. Not muchbox office, too many people at home
watching on TV. It's all yougets to guarantee. That's all right.
I just wanted to check it outin a while. Why it's always the

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same cigars, beer, hot dogs, sweat canvas. Never forget places like
this, the way they smell allthis time. I guess I missed it.
Go on in the dressing room ina minute. I'll give you a
rubbed out. We got time.Something wrong Jackson, Like what, you're
not freezing up on me. I'mhere, I'm been working out all month,

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No offense, I just start seeingas how you've been away for a
while. Don't talk down to me, Joe. You might have a slight
case of the jitters. That's somethingnot me, never did, never will.
Don't worry about it. You'll dofine, Sure I will. You'll
look good, you really do.I was the way in slugger right on
the money. Like I said,you're looking real good. He didn't last

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long. He never does anymore.Slug him along, never could take a
punch. That's why he's on themid cart ever since you put him away
in Philly. That was a longtime ago, longer for him. I
was that boy. I got nothingmuch. He still don't know what he's

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doing all over the place. Stillpretty young. Yeah, he's just a
kid. Better take it easy onhim. Never see that left jab coming.
All right, stand back, lethim through. How you doing alone,
aren't you, bully? Yeah?It's me, hey man, saw
the fight. Sorry about that youdid all right? Stayed on your feet.

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Let me see that. I getaway from my boy Jackson. He's
hurt. It tagged me pretty good. It's not too bad, clean cut
con heels up fast, Come onalone. Hold up, slugger. You're
gonna be okaye him? Hey,bully or your bet anyway? I ain't
seen you around ah in there.You know it is? Yeah, I

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know you. Just take it easyfor a while, be good as new.
You'll see you still got the leftjab. Sure, I do you
show bully? I got a betdown on you. Well, I was
gone on him, but that's gotslugger. I see him alone, Yeah,
I see in the funny papers.Move as hey body, when are
you going to give me a REMATCHAanytime? Slugger? Anytime? He was

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never that much. He did thebest he could all he can do.
Yeah, well you better lace himup now, Sure, Joe, Thomas
will be waiting I bet he will. It's almost showtime, Harriet Morselle.

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I got it there, Bollie.Your hands are tasted real good, just
like old times. How's it feel? It's okay, feels good, Joe.
Sure it does, nice and tightthe way I like it. Ready,
I'm ready. What did I tellyou? He's already? Thomas?
Uh huh? Put out that cigar, will you? What do you care?

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I gotta bree here. Well,you hired me to rep you for
the night, Bully. It's apackage deal, me and the cigar.
I told you to butt it out. Maybe you can back that up.
Maybe not. Maybe give it tome here. You got attitude, I'll
say that for you. I likethat my boys. This one here,

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he's a pretty feisty old man.He ain't old, you know what.
I think. The older they are, the louder they talk, and the
more they want, the less chancethey got to get it. How'd I
get you tonight? Bolly? Justlucky. I guess I'm a bargain pollie.
I'm the expert on has beens.I've seen your boys, have you

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catchers? Aren't they all of them? Guarantee two rounds each, shove them
in, shove them out, andsold them back together for the next time.
That's the way to do it.If that's all you got to work
with. He don't mean nothing,Thomas. Maybe I do a month or
so from now bowling. Maybe I'llsign you at the back door. That's
what you think, Well, whynot? You're lung gone. You've had

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it. Wait laughter, tonight you'llwant to get in the stable too.
That's right. All you have todo is guarantee two rounds two three,
three limbs every month. Do thatstanding on your head? Can't you about
the smell? Came with a cigar, but you wear it all over you.
Thomas, you know something? Youstink? You tell him jam Let's

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see if you can do it inthe ring. Yeah, he'll be there.
I pulled you for a manager thistime, just lucky, I guess.
So let's see if you can doyour job. What about tonight?
What about tonight? Better sit downand lace him up? What should I
look out for? You? Serious? I only seen this boy fight once.

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That was a couple of years ago. I could say no, I
ain't never seen Are you sure?I'm sure? What about a Joe that's
true? Well, I don't know. You watched him fight, all right?
Hey, let go of me.As a matter of fact, you've
seen him six times in the pastyear. I keep up. See.
Hey, hey, you're imagining things. You are a piece of garbage,

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Thomas. You're betting on him,aren't you, aren't you? You got
a mouth on you, Jackson.You know that? Yeah, you think
so bold? What are you doing? You better listen to Joe. It
ain't enough. He sells rex bythe pound. He comes in here for
some dirty money, supposed to helpme, and then he bets on the
other guy. I mean, bea bum upstairs in another ten minutes.

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But I'm gonna fight a beautiful firstround in here. Hey, you touch
me again, I'll have you upfor ten years. Yeah, yeah,
I swear to you, Boldie,I'll fix your wagon. Good, lay
off me, Bully, you're takingyour own brave Crumby's taker. Bully,
Please don't hit him again. Ugh, you just got lussy. You hit

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the wall instead of me that time. Bully your hand. See your ladies,
Jackson, let me see it.Oh, man, what'd you go
and do that for? Don't worryabout me. It wasn't enough. You
had to spot him all those years. It wasn't enough. Huh. Now
you gotta walk in with four bustedknuckles. Oh you're bleeding right through the
taper. So what you've seen bloodbefore? I'll put a bandage on it.

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Leave it, Bully, come here, I don't care, Joe.
Somebody's got to teach that low lifea lesson. Maybe so maybe, but
not you, not tonight. Okay, Jackson, you're on twelve. Well
nothing, let's do it. Yousure, Bully, give me my gloves

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right here? A careful poor littleHenry. Oh, I put two strikes
on his magic already. What areyou talking about? Nothing? Nothing,
Joe. It don't matter, becausehe's got to learn. Who's gotta learn.
This friend of mine and his nameHenry Temple can learn that it ain't
no such thing as magic. Anotherleft, another right, and Jackson say

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a ten round? Pop. Butit's not going that far. I promise
you peace. Hurt it maybe earlyin the lightly. Jackson is definitely in
the world of hurt, A sadspectacle, someone who didn't know when to
hang it up. He seems unablewithout any kind of the man who Simon's
pulling on him again? They're goingone on the side of my head,
meeting him like I got him mymules. No under the bread basket unless

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right, combination of the head again. Stop? Oh is that boy Hark?
It's that boy Hark. Somebody outto stop this carnage. Don't watch
any more, Henry, stop it, please turn it off now. No,
Jackson is down, Henry, doyou hear me? Get away from

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the TV. Please, Boni,what are you doing? Please? Bony?
Please please please he no, Heya tough Believe what happened? Dude,

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Dad, It's unbelievable. He's allthe man is o. Simmons is
out. One of the most amazingturnarounds we've ever seen. Bowley Jackson was
as gold that's gone. But thensomehow he reached way way down, sucked

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it up and landed a left jabat a combination that put the lights out
for Simmons, the faith, ladiesand gentlemen. By Jackson has done it.
He's back. It's all over,Bully sighed Joe, what are you
sorry for flotting you down? Youdid it? Who you did? Did?

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Did? What knocked him clean out? Are you sure look at him?
Where? Hey? Drag that bombout of here? Which bom Simmons,
get an ambulance while you're at it. He ain't going nowhere, Joe.
I think I blacked out. II don't know what happened. Well
I do. Everybody saw it.You put the old one two on him,

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but could way to go? Jimknew you could do it. Way
to go, Joe, Man withmy head? The head is it broke?
Don't even hurt? Then raise itup. Huck won his laund s.

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That s what. Come on,Holy put on your robe and let's
go take a shower and get dressed. We got some celebrating to do.
Something's not right about this, Joe. What do you mean? I don't
know what is. There's something that'sjust something's not right about this. How

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do I look? Joe? Likea million bucks? You didn't need a
shower, never even worked up asweat. Look in the mirror. Not
a mock on you or your beautifulbully. But he kept on hitting me
and hitting me when all through thefirst round, in the second, but
you was bobbing and weaving. Henever laid a glove on. Yes,
you positive, Jeff, you've donedandy, Joe. Look at this hand.

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My fingers are fine. They sharrah. You were wrong, huh,
just bruised it. I guess ithurt like anything. But somebody said I
got him with it full on.It couldn't have been broken after all.
Who said it was? You did? And it felt like it too.
I could feel the knuckles coming upto the bandage. I don't know like
I could this worn it was busted. And when he knocked me down?

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What he did? What knocked medown? Joe? When he knocked me
down, I don't even remember gettingup, And the next thing I knew
there was Simmons laying on his back. Well then you and me we was
in different arenas today. What areyou saying you didn't get knocked down?
Bowlly? You was never off yourfeet. I wasn't. No, you
sure wasn't. This one you carriedall away, baby, just like the

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old day. Who's that your fans? Who'd you think? I don't believe
you? You want to shut openthe door and let him in? Jackson,
George, how you did it?What a job? A right?
You know he could he When you'regonna fight again. Now you gonna get
a title shot, sir? Wait, Joe, hoo's the door just a

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minute, folks, the champ willbe right out. Let me get this
straight. What's the get you hearthat bunch? Enjoy it. I wasn't
off my feet, Nope, Ididn't go down, not once. Would
I lie to you all these years? You ever know me to lie to
you? No? Then what areyou waiting for? Let's go and paint
the title wreck. No, Idon't know, Joe. There's something I

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gotta do. Like what well?I sort of promised somebody i'd see him
later after the fight. You don'tmind if I have a good time,
do you? No, it's notJoe, you entitled. Just remember me
to all the guys. Okay,maybe I hook up with you later.
You got it? Good night,old timer. Just remember I'm real proud
of you. Hey, he isbeautiful, Bully. I watched the whole

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thing. Didn't take long. Secondround? Thank you? Oh you were
great, Bally, we've seen youon the television. You was really great,
just beautiful. Let me feel yourmuscles. Wow, you colabored him
good. That was a real righthand. Where'd you get a right hand
like that you know something I don'tknow. I really don't know. He

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don't know. Thank you all.I gotta get inside now, somebody I
want to see Francis. I justwondered if you should have seen him,
Bowley. He liked to went outof his mind. He was so happy.
Whole building was shaken. You'd neverbelieve it is he. He's up

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on the roof waiting for you.I'll see to him. Send him down
soon. Bowie, it's real late, Bally, you say, Henry,
timp, come in here and giveme a hug. You were a tiger,
bully, You were a real tiger. Look okay, shup, sharp

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like a chick. You was armstrongand Louis and Alie and everybody all wrapped
up into one. Oh well,hey, hey, hey, you know
something. That boy must have hitme so hard he knocked the hurt right
out of me. How come becauseHenry, I don't remember a dog gone
thing. I mean, I musthave really been punching for a second,

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because I thought he had me onmy back, and there I was.
I was looking up at that oldref waving his arm down on me,
and I was staring up at thelight, blinking my eyes and it must
have been some kind of dream orsomething. I don't know nothing about that,
Henry. I was never off myfeet. I never got knocked down.

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That right, I gotta go,Henry. Look at me, boy,
look at me. I was neveroff my feet. Say it,
am your true friend. Yeah.Friends don't tell lies to each other.
Now tell the truth, Henry,I'm asking you. Was I laying on
my back and on the way out, Yes, but nobody remembers it.

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Nobody at all sent me. Ithought it happened, but it didn't.
I thought I was laying there onmy back getting counted out. But everybody
tells me, Bully, I madethe big wish there. I had to
make the big wish. I wishyou were never knocked down. I just
shut my eyes and I and Iwish real hard. It was magic,

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Bolie. We had to have magicright there. No, oh no,
had to bully. Nothing left forus. There, had to make a
wish. Crazy kid, don't youknow there ain't no magic, Bully,
you're hurting me. There ain't nomagic or whishing or nothing like that.

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You're too big to believe in fairytales. If you wish hard enough,
Bully, It'll come true if youwish hard enough and then believe it it
else, stay that way, somebody'sgotta knock it out of you, don't
they. Somebody gotta take you bythe hair and rub your face in the
world and give you a taste andsmell of the way things are, don't

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things. Listen, boy, I'vebeen wishing all my life. You want
to stand in me? You wannastand? I got a gut ache from
wishing, and all I got toshow for it is a face full of
scars and a headful of memories ofall the hurts and all the misery I've
had to eat with and sleep withmy whole miserable life. Oh you crazy

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kids, I'm not crazy. Crazykid, you're telling me you wished me
into a knockout. You telling meit was magic. They got me off
my back. Man. Listens,boy, there ain't no magic. Huh,
No magic, Henry. I hadthat fight coming and going. I

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had it in my pocket. Man, I was the number one out there,
and there ain't no such thing asmagic. Bully, If you believe,
I understand, you've gotta believe.If you don't believe, Bully,
it won't be true. That's theway magic works. Bully, you gotta
believe. Please, please believe,little nutcase, that's what you are.

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How come I got mixed up withyou? Ain't I got enough trouble without
getting mixed up with some dopey kid. Then? Oh my god, sorry,
Henry, Henry, come in,Come in, Come in, Henry,
look at me. I can't believe. I'm too old and I'm too

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hurt to believe. I can't.Oh, I just can't. Then,
and me, there ain't no suchthing as magic, God us both.
I wish there were. Bully,you got to believe. I can't.

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You got to bully. You gottabelieve or else. I told you I
can't. Then if you can't,bully, if you can't, he no,

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he come on, Jackson, I'llhelp you up. Oh what happened?
The kid got in a lucky bush. Don't worry about it. Don't
mean nothing. You should have stayedin bad bully? How come you don't

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use your jab? And you're right? I broke my hand. That's why
he do that to you? Nah? Nah, I did it to myself.
It wasn't It was an accident.Oh man, bully, are you
kidding me? You gotta pack itin, Bullie, get yourself a real
job. Excuse me, I gottago in. Are you okay? Yeah,

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yeah, I'm okay. I wasafraid you got hurt me. No,
nah nah, I'm too tough forthat. You sure. Let me
see. Oh boy, that's abad cut right there, and those bruises.
Let me clean it up for youmaybe later. Where's Henry? He's
in bed, Bowie. I haveto tell you. That's a sad little

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boy in there. Can I seehim? Sure? I expect he's waiting
for you. Bowley. Yeah,I'm real sorry. I know you are.
Francis me too, Henry. You'renot talking to me? Sure?

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Uh? I pulled a rock,Henry threw a punch before I should have
hit the wall. I busted myknuckles and I went in with half my
artillery gone. You still look likea tiger. You look like a real
tiger. I was proud of you. I was real proud. That's good.

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I better go now night, Henry, Bully, you go to sleep.
Tomorrow we'll go to the hockey gameand get some hot dogs in the
park, just you and me.Sure thing, Bully, that'll be great.
And Bully, I ain't gonna makeno more wishes. I'm too old

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for wishes. There ain't no suchthing as magic, is there? Nah?
I guess not Henry. Or maybemaybe nay, maybe there is magic.
Maybe there's wishes to I don't know. I guess the trouble is,

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I guess the trouble is there's justnot enough people around to believe. Eh.
Good night boy, good night bully, mister Bully Jackson, who shares

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the most common ailment of all men, the strange and perverse disinclination to believe
in a miracle, the kind ofmiracle to come from the mind of a
little boy, and now perhaps onlyto be found in the Twilight Zone.

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We'll be back to the Twilight Zoneafter these brief messages. Hi, this
is Carla Mauri, producer of theTwilight Zone Radio dramas. I'd like to
take a moment to tell you aboutour official website at twilight Zone Radio dot
com, where you'll get the latestnews and information on these Twilight Zone Radio

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dramas. Plus, at twilight ZoneRadio dot com, you can digitally download
three free episodes, or any ofour episodes for only a dollar ninety five
each. In this age of everchanging technology, We've decided to make these
episodes instantly available to you by makingthe Twilight Zone Radio Dramas a digital download

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only series. This means that thisseries will no longer be offered on CD.
The CD collections at our website arenow being offered while supplies last at
buy one, get one free,so be sure to get your favorites before
they're sold out. Be sure tovisit us often, and I'll see you
in the Zone. The Big TallWish, starring Blair Underwood with Stacy Keach

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as your narrator, was adapted forradio by Dennis Etchison and based on a
script by Rod Serling. Heard inthe cast were Maestro Heral, Cheryl n
Bruce, Richard Henzel, Doug James, Turk Muller, Rich Komenick, Rick
Peoples, Linda Ryder, Peter deVido, Carl Lami, Vince Amari,
and Roger Walski. To learn moreabout the Twilight Zone Radio Dramas and to

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obtain audio cassettes and CDs of theseprograms, visit our website at Twilightzone radio
dot com. The producers of theTwilight Zone wish to thank CBS Enterprises,
Carol Serling Dennis Etchison, Dick BreshaAssociates, Claire Simon, Casting, Don
Longo, Terry Jennings, our sponsorsand our radio affiliates for helping make this

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series possible. This copyrighted radio seriesis produced and directed by Carl Lamari and
Roger Wolski for Falcon Picture Group.Doug James Peaking