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1 Title: MUSCLEMAN 1 (OPENING MUSIC) BOOK: (SLIGHT ECHO OFF) Today s story: Muscleman, the Story of Samson. At the house just down the street and around the corner, our friend Chris is taking up a new sport. Chris! Oh, Chris! Six (GRUNT) Oh! Seven. What s Christopher up to today? Eight. (RUNNING OFF) Oooh -- Nine (GRUNT) Ten (GRUNT) Phew (LAUGH) Wow, think I could make the Olympics? Mmm. Not exactly, but if you keep practicing until you re up to a hundred, you might. Now then, see if you can do ten more. Okay. (LIFTING) Oh , 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. There! Fantastic! See if you can t do it another ten more times, son. Why don t I go on lifting it as long as I can t and see if I can make it to a hundred? I ll be cheering you on. That oughta help you. 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 If he succeeds, I ll raise his allowance! Ruffles! Look at Chris! He s a champion! (GRUNT) Ninety nine. One more! Yep. (GRUNT) I can t do it.

2 Title: MUSCLEMAN 2 You can. (BIG GRUNT) One hundred! Yea! I did it! You did!! Your dad s raising your allowance. Oh, thanks, It s okay by me. I didn t know you were so strong. You must have practiced a lot. Huh? (SIMULTANEOUSLY) Huh? (GASP) Why, that barbell s a fake! It s only a toy. Yeah. You re a fake; too. Hahaha - Grr. Tattletale! You come back here, Ruffles. Tsk tsk tsk That rascal! Uh. Where are you, Ruffles? Huh? We ve got to have a serious conversation. Hey, Chris! (EMERGING FROM UNDER BED) Joy? Hello. I m very annoyed with you, Chris. Well, I m annoyed with Ruffles. Go away now. Chris! She lost me money. Poor Ruffles. Hm? SuperBook! (MUSIC) Oh, another adventure! (AFTER BOOK OPENS) Who s that man, Superbook?

3 Title: MUSCLEMAN 3 BOOK: That s Samson. He s a real strongman, Chris. Come with me to the city of Gaza and we ll learn more about him. Ready? Let s go. For forty years, the Israelites have been in the hands of their enemies, the Philistines. But now, God had sent a man named Samson to save his people. (AFTER LION S ROAR) God blessed Samson with great strength. He subdued fierce lions. He tore off the huge gates of Gaza, the Philistine city, and carried them off on his shoulders. CHILDREN: (REACT TO FAIL) SMALL CROWD: Help!! Run! Run for your life. Let s get out of here! Run! etc. CHILDREN: (REACTIONS) MORE CROWD: (SAME) CHILDREN: (REACTIONS) What s happening? Tell us. WEAK KNEES: The Philistines are going after the Israelites to get even with Samson. What d he do? Um! WEAK KNEES: He practically tore apart the whole city of Gaza, that s what. Seems like he s trying to smash the Philistines single-handedly. Ohhh. WEAK KNEES: There s only one problem. What? WEAK KNEES: The army can t get Samson. So instead they re taking their revenge against our people. I see.

4 Title: MUSCLEMAN 4 WEAK: Take my advice and be off. The sooner the better. But we just arrived. GIZMO: True! Master, are we coming, or going? CHRIST: KIDS: Gaza, here we come! Oh! Look! (SIMULTANEOUSLY) Oh, what a mess. Samson really did tear their city apart. Shh.. Someone s there. (GRUNT) Who s there? I see an Israelite. Stop! You can t get away. Help, help. (WHIMPERS) You kids. Get outta the way. Unh! Oh! Why don t you pick on someone your own size? Watch your tongue. Children should be seen and not heard. Come on. Come on. GIZMO: Let go! Warning. Keep your hands, to yourself. Oh yeah? Who says? You, squirt? (GASP ON SQUIRTS)(YELLS) I can t see. GIZMO: B & B: (SIMULTANEOUSLY) (YELLS) My eyes! I m blinded. (WATER SOUND) (GROWL) You re gonna get it! Emergency. Rockets away. (YELLS) Retreat! It s sorcery!

5 Title: MUSCLEMAN 5 OTHER: OTHER: OTHER: Oh. Are you all right? It s safe now. The soldiers are gone. (GRUNT) Oh, Thanks so much. Do you children live hereabouts? No, ma am, we re strangers. Mm. So - Hmmm. Why do you ask? Would you do something for me? A special favor? I want to reach my son Samson. Do you mean you re? Um-hum. I m in hiding, because the Philistines would be sure to kill me if they discovered that the great Samson is my son. He is great. Tell us about him. Ahhh, well, my son Samson was dedicated to work for God even before he was born. What do you mean? Well, when I was young I had no children, but one day the angel of the Lord appeared to me. ANGEL: Behold I come from the Lord God. Soon, you shall have a son. A special son. He shall be a servant of God, chosen by Him to begin the rescue of Israel from the Philistines. ANGEL: Praise the Lord. The Lord will bless your son with strength and power. But beware of one danger that I must warn you of. Never cut his hair. For without his hair he will lose the power to save Israel. Thank you, Lord, for the honor of bearing your chosen.

6 Title: MUSCLEMAN 6 You see, my son was special even from birth. Where s he now? Tell us what to do to help you. Please go and tell him that he s in grave trouble. He s so strong, don t worry so much. That s what he claims himself. He s proud of his strength. So proud of it that he s apt to forget to use his head. FEW MEN: Come on, men. Let s move. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. (AS THEY RUN) Hide! Where are we going? The valley of Sorek! That s where Samson s hiding! (FADING OFF) We ll catch him this time. (SINKING) (SOBS) Oh, My boy. If the Philistines find him I know they ll put him to death. Um-hum. But cheer up. We ll run ahead and warn him the enemy soldiers are coming his way. Yes, and we ll remind him to use his head. Oh, thanks. Go to the valley of Sorek. Samson is in hiding out there in the home of a woman named Delilah. She s very beautiful and I m afraid my son has fallen in love with her. Delilah! You re delightful. You too, my darling Samson. (RISING)- Mmm. (DRINKING) Mm That s the sweetest wine I ve ever tasted and you re the sweetest girl I ve ever met. Mm. Well, you re the strongest fellow that I ve ever met, big boy. Excuse me.

7 Title: MUSCLEMAN 7 Wait. Where are you going? Be right back. Don t you know that I can t stay away from you? (KISS) Hmmm. I think I ll start practicing weightlifting as soon as I get back. I m gonna get strong like Samson. Well, you re not going to get very strong by lifting those weights you have. Hm, Forget about that, will you, Joy? Are you forgetting that we re in a hurry, let s go. Okay. GIZMO: Hup - two threeee Sorry - (COMING ON) Oh, no, Not again. Hurry. Okay. (GRUNT GRUNT) (OFF WHISPERING) Captain. (WHISPERING) Over here, Delilah! Shh. What s taking you so long? Can t you get Samson to fall in love with you? He s in love with me alright, that was the easy part. Have you found out anything? Well, that s the hard part. He admitted to me that there s one thing that can destroy his strength. But I haven t found out what it is yet. I ll make it worth your while to learn Samson s secret. Really? Well, that s not enough. I want eleven hundred pieces of silver.

8 Title: MUSCLEMAN 8 Well, it s worth the price to catch Samson. If you can discover his secret I ll pay you your money. Deal. Hm? Where ve you been, sweetheart. Out. I got some more wine for you darling. Ah! Thank you. Samson -- Huh? Do you really love me, darling? Um-hm. Well then, why won t you tell me the secret of your strength? All right -- I ll tell you the way to destroy my strength. If I were tied up with seven raw leather ropes I would become as weak as anyone else. SOLDIERS: Hm? Who is it? It s the Philistines. Save me! (GRUNT) (GASPS AND YELLS) He s free! Look out! Let s get out of here! (SIMULTANEOUSLY) Retreat! (YELLING) Nobody can catch me, you fools!! (LAUGHS) Curses! NED SPARKS: Are you sure this plan is gonna work or are we waiting here for nothing? SPARKS: Delilah will find out Samson s secret if it takes all night. If we re gonna be here all night how do you expect us to stay awake? (GASP) Mm. That s the house where Samson s hiding, I m sure.

9 Title: MUSCLEMAN 9 SON:. Um hum! Samson, I can t believe it. Are you teasing me? Hm-mm. Hmm. You mean it? You really can t get away? I m helpless. Look. Wah wah wah wah. When my hair s caught in a loom I have no strength. Samson! Listen Hey.. Mm? Who the devil are you? Agh! Sorry I broke your loom, Delilah. Oh! You tricked me again. Liar! Aw, it was a joke. We ve gotta talk to you, Samson. What about? You re in terrible danger from the enemy here. Because this house is surrounded by soldiers. Hmm. (WHISPER) Look, you d better get rid of those children because they might be spies. Right. We re not spies. Let s go. You gotta listen to me Samson. (GASP) (SIMULTANEOUS GASP) Yeahhh ---? KIDS: Outside! Noooo.

10 Title: MUSCLEMAN 10 Please --- (SIMULTANEOUSLY) Oooh - KIDS: (Blows them away) (LONG YELLS) KIDS AND SOLDIERS: (REACTIONS) SOLDIERS: You re back again are you, you fools! Look out. Here he comes. What s he doing? He pulled up a tree! Ow, Help! etc. GIZMO: Retreat! (LAUGHS) Hurt hurt hurt. (GASP) My goodness, look at that. Ohhh - Can you fix him? First I have to move him to safety. (GRUNT) C mon. Be careful. (LAUGHS) That Philistine army s a flock of sheep. (SOB) Huh? (SOBS) Delilah! what s the matter? Don t touch me! Don t get near me. Why are you crying? Have I done something wrong? You don t love me. You don t care a thing about me, do you? Yes --- If you did you wouldn t lie to me the way you do! I don t lie to you. Oh yes, you do lie to me. You don t love me.

11 Title: MUSCLEMAN 11 I do. You don t. (CONTINUE SNIFFLING) Delilah.. To prove how much I love you I m going to tell you the secret of my secret. GIZMO: (STOPS CRYING) Oh! There! (GRUNTS) He looks as good as new. See if you can walk, Gizmo. Um-hmm. (AS HE MOVES) I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I can. Stretch. Hup, two, three, four. Sorry, to be, so much, trouble. Well, that s what friends are for, Gizmo. I think we d better go back to Samson s house because he s still in danger. Um-hum. But watch out for Philistines. (LAUGH) Now. Stay still, sweetheart. It s time for a haircut. (ON LAUGH) Now that I know your real secret, a little here, a little there, and you re finished. (LAUGH) (ENTERING) Samson! Oooh -- We re too late. Your friend seems to have lost all his hair somehow. By the way, I ve got a feeling he s lost all his muscle as well. (COVERING MOUTH) (SQUEAL) Captain! Aw gosh.

12 Title: MUSCLEMAN 12 Out of the way! Look out! (SIMULTANEOUSLY) Samson! (RISING) Hm? You again. How many times? (STRUGGLING) What s happened? I feel so weak. Yahh. Who s the fool now, Samson? Ah? Hahaha. You are. Right. You ve let a woman make a fool out of you. If you re missing something big boy I happen to have it right here. What s that? Oh, no. Oh!!! How could you? Well, it was profitable! Right, Captain? You betrayed me! Here. Hahaha. You don t love me - You used me! You should have used your head. You, you traitor -- DELILAH C AND J: See you around, big boy. Wait! Delilah! Take him away now. Yes, Captain. Stop! Please! No! Yes!!

13 Title: MUSCLEMAN 13 KIDS: (REACTIONS) Let s go. (Music) C AND J: Sh... Look, Samson! Poor Samson. He looks so tired. What s that machine he s pushing around? I think it s used for grinding grain. He s in chains - just like a slave. His eyes are bandaged. Do you think that means he s blind? Maybe. Poor Samson. Now he knows that his mother was right when she said that he d lose his strength if his hair was ever cut off. Right?! Um-hm. Maybe he ll be strong again when his hair grows back. I hope so. (GRUNT) Oh, God, forgive me for my sins. Please give me one more chance to free my people from the Philistines. GIZMO: Hope we learn what happens to him. Me too. Huh? Huh? Where are we? It looks to me like we re in the same place. Same place, different time. That s right! It must be a year later. Of course! Look at Samson. His hair has grown long again. Yeah. (GRUNT) But it looks to me as though Samson s no stronger than before.

14 Title: MUSCLEMAN 14 C AND J: Yeah. (GASP) (RUNNING) Hide. Quiet! Hello, Samson. I know you love it in here, but... How would you like to go to a party? Hahahaha. Today we re celebrating the festival of our god, Dagon. All our people are at the Temple and they re calling for you. Everybody wants to get a look at the famous strongman, Samson. CROWD: More. (PARTY SOUNDS) Whoopee! Give me some more wine. Look at Delilah. Dance, beautiful, etc. CROWD: Look! There s Samson! Let s get a look at his muscles. Let me get a look at him. TWO GUYS: Oh, Samson, what muscles. How about showing off what a strong man you are. VOICE: CROWD: ANOTHER: CROWD: Why don t you fight a lion? Yeah! Or tear up the gates. Yeah! (REACTIONS THROUGHOUT) Hear that? They wanna see you make a fool of yourself. Go on, perform. Ow - (SOB SOB SOB SOB) All right. Will you place my hands against two pillars, please? Any two. What, why two pillars? Because I m tired. I have to rest against something.

15 Title: MUSCLEMAN 15 Rest against something? Hey, listen to this everybody. Samson, the strongest man in the world, says he needs a rest. He s tired. CROWD: CROWD: KIDS: CROWD: C AND J: (HOOTS) Hahahaha. (LAUGHS THROUGH) All right, there s a pillar, strongman. Go, take a rest. Argh. (REACTION) He s mean to do that. Yes, awful. (BREATHS) Hello Samson. Hm? Oh -- You tried to help me. I remember. (JEERS) Come on. Show us something. Quit stalling. Aww--- (GROAN) Oh, Lord forgive me. You gave me special strength and I used it unwisely. I disobeyed your commands. But give me one more chance. Give me the strength to destroy the Philistines. And let me die with them. (GRUNTS) Give me strength. (WHISPER) Children get out of here. Get away from the temple. KIDS: Huh? Do as I say. Run as fast as you can and forget about me. Go! GIZMO: C AND J: I suggest, that we use our heads, and do as he says. Right. Goodbye Samson.

16 Title: MUSCLEMAN 16 CROWD: We ll remember you! (GRUNTS) (YELLS) (GRUNTS) Samson BOOK: The temple fell upon all the people inside, destroying 3,000 Philistines. Samson died with them. But those enemies he killed at the moment of his death were more than those he had killed during his entire lifetime. Thus did Samson fulfill the Lord s command to begin to deliver Israel out of the hands of the Philistines. Oh, Chris wouldn t it be wonderful if you could be as strong as Samson was when you grow up? Yes, of course it would, but I guess it s more important to obey God. Right? Um-hm! (CLOSING MUSIC)