Shazam!: The Boy Who Said No

"The Boy Who Said No"
Series Shazam! Season 1, Episode 8
Air date	October 24th, 1974
Writers	Rik Vollaerts
Director	Hollingsworth Morse
Producers	Norm Prescott Lou Scheimer Robert P. Chenault Len Janson Chuck Menville
Starring	Michael Gray Les Tremayne Jackson Bostwick
Episode guide
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"The Boy Who Said No" is the eighth episode of season one of the children's superhero adventure series Shazam!, and the eighth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Hollingsworth Morse with a script written by Rik Vollaerts. It first aired on CBS on Saturday morning, October 24th, 1974.

Synopsis

Mentor and Billy Batson pull the motor home off the side of the road so Billy can go grocery shopping. While he's gone, a thug name Ron Craig breaks into the camper, assaults Mentor and steals his wallet. A young boy named Larry Burns is riding by on his bicycle and sees Ron exiting the RV. Ron warns him not to tell anyone what he saw. When Billy returns, he sees Larry lingering about outside the vehicle just as Mentor exits rubbing his head. They both ask Larry if he had seen anything, but he tells them "no". Billy and Mentor both believe that Larry knows more than he is letting on.

Ron later finds Larry riding his bike down the road. He stops his car, and accosts him, threatening violence should he tell anyone that he saw him existing the camper. Ron sees Mentor's RV coming down the highway, so he quickly leaves.

Later that day, Ron goes to the Burns Ranch to threaten Larry once again, but the boy overhears him and exits out the back. Ron kidnaps Larry's father, and forces him to take him away in his helicopter. When Billy and Mentor hear about this, they contact the police and Billy changes into Captain Marvel.

Captain Marvel flies after the helicopter and uses his super-strength to bring it down to the ground. Just before it reaches the ground, Ron jumps out and runs to the motor home. He forces Mentor (with Larry in the vehicle) to drive him away. Marvel chases down the motor home and uses his strength to hook his feet to the luggage racks and grab a tunnel overhead to stop the vehicle. Ron is arrested, but he does issue an apology to Larry.

Cast

• Michael Gray as Billy Batson
• Les Tremayne as Mentor
• Jackson Bostwick as Captain Marvel
• Todd Gross as Larry Burns
• Andrew Rubin as Ron Craig
• Selette Cole as Molly Burns
• Lew Brown as Mister Burns
• Dermott Downs as First boy
• Brian Williams as Second boy

Appearances

Characters

• Billy Batson
• Captain Marvel
• Mentor
• Larry Burns
• Mister Burns
• Molly Burns

Organizations

• California State Police
• Immortal Elders

Races & Animals

• Cosmic beings
• Dinosaurs (Referenced only)
• Dogs (Behind the scenes only)
• Humans

Locations

• California

• Burns Ranch

Items

• Immortal Elders' communicator

Vehicles

• Automobiles

• Ron Craig's convertible
• Police car
• Recreational vehicle

• Mentor's motor home

• Bicycle
• Helicopter

Powers

• Flight
• Transformation
• Superhuman strength

Notes & Trivia

• The featured antagonist for this episode is Ron Craig, who whallops mentor across the nugget and steals his wallet.

Quotes

• Mentor: Oh, this place hasn't changed a bit since my younger days. Quiet, peaceful.
• Billy Batson: Yeah, but there's been one big change, hasn't there, Mentor?
• Mentor: What do you mean?
• Billy Batson: Dinosaurs are gone.

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• Captain Marvel: Some day you may see somebody do something wrong. If you don't know what to do about it, just remember that when a problem has you stumped, it's a good idea to talk with a grown-up you can trust. It could save you a lot of trouble in the long run

See also

Shazam Shazam pages Shazam images

Shazam comics Shazam characters Shazam miscellaneous

External Links

• "The Boy Who Said No" at IMDB
• "The Boy Who Said No" at Trakt TV
• "The Boy Who Said No" at TV Maze
• "The Boy Who Said No" at the TV IV
• "The Boy Who Said No" at Metacritic