Straight Up; No. 1; Knowledge & Facts

<v Cosmo>Won't be needing any of these and that you have your own vision, your knowledge and your own power to say no. <v Benny>Where'd they go? Forget this. Never going to get it. I hate skateboarding, it's stupid. Kevin. You're always with Kevin.

<v Kevin>Come on you guys over here. All right, did you get it Robbie? <v Robbie>Mhm.

<v Kevin>Only two beers? Yeah, it's all I could snag without my dad catching. <v Sue>I got what you wanted, Kevin. <v Kevin>Alright, this grass is great Sue. All right, what about you, Tony? <v Tony>Here's what I got. <v Kevin>Smokes? That's all? No pot? It's better than nothing. <v Robbie>Yeah, what did you get Kevin? <v Kevin>Something a lot better than beer. Scotch whiskey. This is the real stuff also brand. <v Robbie>Awesome! Rad! <v Sue>Wow, where'd you get that? <v Kevin>Parents had a party last night. They always have leftovers. <v Tony>Awesome. <v Kevin>A lighter. <v Robbie>Light one of those up for me. <v Kevin>Well, well check it out, guys. Look who's here, Mr. Cool himself.

<v Benny>Hi, guys. What are you doing, drugs? <v Kevin>Alcohol isn't a drug! Don't you know anything? Why are you always such a wimp? <v Robbie>Go on, try some. <v Kevin>This is whiskey. <v Robbie>Nah. <v Benny>Shouldn't be drinking that, I mean, it's bad for you. <v Kevin>What do you know, chicken? <v Tony>Well, try a beer then. <v Sue>Go on. Be a man. <v Robbie>Yeah. Man. <v Kevin>Yeah, come on, Benny. <v Tony>I have to be afraid of this. It's just a joint, it won't do you any harm. <v Benny>Yeah, it's not a hard drug like cocaine or heroin, you don't get hooked on pot. I heard that marijuana could lead to using harder drugs. <v Kevin>Where do you get your information? This is too good to waste on a baby. Chicken. I want to show you something. Take a look at this one, want to see a picture of a real nerd? We're going to the mall.

<v Cosmo>Why don't you take the fate's elevator? <v Benny>What? What is this? Where am I? What's going on? <v Cosmo>I said, why don't you take the fate elevator?

<v Benny>Freight elevator? <v Cosmo>No not freight, fate! Take the elevator up. And close the gate. This is the ride that will decide your fate. Take the elevator higher. Leave the other things behind. This is the time for the ride of your life. Hey, you're in the elevator to know what you're doing later, no need to hesitate. I know that you've been falling, your destiny is calling. You don't know what to do until you get in and ride! Elevator. Fate elevator. <v Benny>Where are we going? I don't like this place. Get me out of here.

<v Cosmo>You've got to trust me. <v Benny>What is this place? <v Cosmo>Dungeon of ignorance, that's why we took the ride. <v Benny>What? <v Cosmo>To get through to the other side. <v Benny>I'm not going through there. <v Cosmo>Knowledge will guide you through. Remember the facts, whatever you do. See you over there. <v Benny>Over where? Wait, wait. Who are you? <v Cosmo>Cosmo.

<v Benny>Cosmo, where are you? Where'd you go? <v Booze>Hi son, you need some help? <v Benny>Yeah. Looking for Cosmo. He was over there where the light used to be. But I can't see him now. <v Booze>You're ?inaudible?. I'm just the guy you're looking for. I know this place like back of my hand. Booze is the name. Shortcuts are my game.

<v Benny's mind>Booze is alcohol and alcohol is a drug. <v Benny>Who said that? <v Booze>Don't listen. Just just step this way. Yeah. Alcohol is not a drug. <v Benny>Yes, it is. Look, there's a light where Cosmo was.

<v Booze>Just keep going. <v Benny>Woah! Oops. <v Booze>Wonder how that happened? <v Benny>How are we going to get out of here? <v Booze>Hey. We'll walk across this to dear old Cosmo. Easy does it, just remember safety first. So why do you think alcohol is a drug old pal? <v Benny>A drug is a chemical substance that changes our mind or body.

<v Booze>Doesn't change my mind or body! <v Benny>Yes it does. It's changed your brain, stomach, liver. <v Booze>So what? So long as it feels good. <v Benny>Well, not only hurt your body. It ruins your balance! Cosmo, where's the light? Cosmo! You got me into this, you get me out. <v Booze>Hey, come with me old pal. I'll get you out of this.

<v Benny>After what you just tried to do to me? I'm not going near you. Cosmo? It's you. Where's Cosmo? <v Booze>Where's Cosmo? Don't worry about Cosmo. There's an easy way out of here, it can solve all of your problems. <v Benny>Told you I'm not going with you anymore. <v Pot>Oh, you don't have to go with him anymore honey, I'll look after you now. <v Booze>Hey, what are you doing here? <v Pot>Never mind. You can relax, Miss Pot. I'm so hip. Hey, why don't you come on my trip? We're going to have a ball. I know the easiest way down the hall. <v Benny's mind>Marijuana is a drug.

<v Pot>Maybe. Well, I'm the softest drug of all. We can all just hang out. Swing down together. <v Booze>Suzie Q is a swinger. <v Benny>I don't want to get hooked on pot! <v Pot>You can drop me anytime you like. <v Benny's mind>Over time, your body can be damaged by marijuana and it can become a- <v Benny>Hey guys. What are you doing drugs?

<v Narrator>Ben would like to join a group of kids, but they reject him because he won't drink alcohol or smoke marijuana. <v Benny>Shouldn't be drinking that. I mean, it's bad for you. <v Kevin>What do you know, chicken? <v Narrator>A mysterious character named Cosmo comes to the rescue and takes Ben up in his magic freight elevator. Then finds himself in the dungeon of ignorance, where he meets Booze and Pot, who try to lead him astray with false information about drugs. Thanks to the knowledge that his magic headband gives him, Ben is able to keep out of danger. But when pot steals the headband, Ben finds himself hanging over the edge of a deadly snake pit. <v Pot>I've got you hooked. <v Benny>Thought you said you couldn't get hooked on pot! <v Pot>I forgot! Anyway, who cares? <v Booze>Give me that headband!

<v Benny's mind>Give me that headband! <v Speaker>Give it back! <v Booze>There's nothing you can do to get it back! <v Pot>It's mine. I want to keep it. <v Booze>You'll never get it on your head. It's mine. I want to wear it. <v Pot>I can't remember what I just said. <v Booze>Give me that headband! There's nothing you can do to get it back. <v Booze>Yeah, you'll never use it. If you do, the smoke will leave your brain.

<v Pot>Yeah, go on and wear it. If you do, you'll find your stone cold sober again. Give me that headband. Give me that headband. <v Both>There's nothing you can do to get it back. Give me it! <v Benny's mind>Over time marijuana can become addictive. <v Benny>It means if you smoke enough joints you can get really messed up, ruins your concentration, slows your reflexes, makes you lose your memory. <v Pot>What was I going to do to you next? Just follow my directions.

<v Benny>Go away <v Pot>Hey, I'm used to moving through the fog. Now turn right. Go forward four steps. <v Benny>Just leave me alone. <v Benny>You'll never get out of here, if you don't do as I say. Now, turn left. Three steps. <v Benny>The fog is getting even worse. <v Pot>Hey, relax. ?inaudible? The fog never lasts long. <v Benny's mind>Marijuana lodges itself in the fatty tissues of the brain. <v Pot>What's that supposed to mean?

<v Benny>It means that a single joint can fog up your mind for as long as three weeks <v Pot>Go. Don't get so uptight Ben! <v Benny>What I can do to get away from you? <v Pot>?inaudible? <v Benny>?inaudible? to smoke. <v Pot>A little smoke isn't going to hurt you. <v Benny's mind>All smoking is dangerous for your health. <v Benny>Each cigarette you smoke shortens your life by five minutes. <v Pot>Oh, wow. Yeah, smoking a joint is like smoking a cigarette.

<v Benny>Sure isn't. One marijuana joint is like smoking half a dozen cigarettes. You can shorten your life by six times as much. <v Pot>Oh. I have ?inaudible? as cigarettes. <v Benny>Yeah. Marijuana has over 400 different chemicals with even more poison than tobacco. Cosmo? Is that you? <v Booze>You're almost there! <v Pot>Just one more step <v Booze>Cosmo's just behind this gate!

<v Benny's mind>Alcohol and marijuana are gateway drugs. <v Booze>What are you getting at? <v Pot>What are you getting at? <v Benny>Both of you open the gate to even worse drugs. Anyone who hangs either of you long enough, ends up meeting your even more dangerous friends. Drug addicts, shooting heroin, snorting cocaine, <v Cocaine>Come on man! You're going to love this world! ?inaudible? alive! It's so hot, it's so cool. <v Heroin>I've been waiting for you. <v Cocaine>See? He's been waiting for you. Come on, then. You'll love it. <v Booze>Hey, where are you going? <v Cosmo>I'm proud of you. I always knew you'd make it through, come down to earth and spread the word, tell the people what you heard.

<v Benny>How would I say it? <v Cosmo>You know the truth. ?inaudible? <v Robbie>Why did I do that? Why did I crash? I never do that. <v Sue>I feel sick to my stomach. <v Tony>I feel fine. <v Sue>You don't look it. <v Kevin>You guys just can't take it. <v Robbie>Oh, yeah, your breath smells like an elephant's armpit here. <v Tony>You're coughing your guts out. <v Kevin>So what do you want? You've been spying on us? <v Benny>No. I've been finding out about booze and pot.

<v Kevin>Oh, yeah. <v Benny>Yeah, and it looks like you're losing the battle. <v Kevin>What battle? <v Benny>This is chemical warfare we're talking about. <v Kevin>What? <v Benny>Your body is like a spaceship, and drugs like booze and pot are enemy spacecraft out to destroy you. They're full of aliens, alien chemicals, pods stuff edwith hundreds of dangerous chemicals such as carbon monoxide, the gunk that comes out of the car's exhaust pipe. Tar, that sticky black goo they put all over the roads. Cyanide, a deadly chemical gas. And THC, the stuff in the marijuana plant that makes you dizzy. And the main thing, booze, ethanol, a chemical that's so lethal it'll burst into flames if you put a match to it. Taking booze and pot is like leaving yourself open to all these alien chemicals and letting them wreck your spaceship, the command center. That's like your nervous system controlling all your movements. The fuel supply, that's like your digestive system. The pumps that are like your circulatory system, pumping your blood around and the air ducts that are like your respiratory system, breathing air in and out of your body. Once you let the aliens attack, you're in trouble, spaceship only works when it's all systems go. If the system gets screwed up. <v Kevin>Hey, let's go. I've had enough of this. You know it all. I'll get you next time.

<v Non-Dialog>[End program 1]. <v Benny>Guys. What are you doing, drugs?

<v Narrator 2>Ben would like to join a group of kids, but they reject him because he won't drink alcohol or smoke marijuana <v Benny>Shouldn't be drinking that. I mean, it's bad. <v Kevin>What do you know, chicken? <v Narrator 2>A mysterious character named Cosmo comes to the rescue and takes Ben up and his magic fate elevator then finds himself in the dungeon of ignorance where he meets Booze and Pot. They try to lead him astray with false information about drugs, thanks to the knowledge that his magic headband gives him, Ben is able to keep out of danger. But when Pot steals the headband, Ben finds himself hanging over the edge of a deadly snake pit. While Booze and Pot are fighting over the headband, Ben manages to get it back only to find himself lost in a dense fog. <v Pot>Just follow my direction. <v Narrator 2>He then comes face to face with even more dangerous drugs, Cocaine and Heroin. Finally Ben succeeds in escaping back to reality. Armed with his newfound knowledge, he is able to tell the gang the truth about what drugs really do to you.

<v Benny>Hot stuff, hundreds of dangerous chemicals such as carbon monoxide. <v Narrator 2>Ben now has the correct knowledge and facts about drug. What he needs next are the right attitudes and perceptions. <v Kevin>Hey Robbie what's up? <v Robbie>I got some nice stuff. <v Kevin>Oh yeah? <v Robbie>Take a look. <v Kevin>All right Robbie, way to go big guy. <v Tony>Yo turn the music up some. Hey Ben! What's going on? Come on over. <v Benny>All right.

<v Robbie>We'll give you a second chance to be cool. <v Kevin>A chance to grow up and stop being a baby. <v Benny>No, thanks, I- <v Sue>So what you know about drugs? Everybody drinks and smokes. <v Robbie>Yeah. Look at us. We're cool. <v Tony>Yeah, it's fun, Ben. Don't you want to have fun? <v Benny>Sure. I also know drugs kill. <v Sue>All the really neat guys drink and smoke drugs, don't you want to be like them? <v Kevin>He'll never be one of the gang, you're just the loser. <v Benny>All right, just one beer. Look, I've got to go return these tapes. I'll be right back. <v Robbie>All right. What a loser. <v Benny>Cosmo, I knew it was you.

<v Cosmo>Looks as if you need to take another ride, Ben. Take the elevator up. And close the gate. This is the ride that will decide your fate. Take the elevator up. Leave the tape on the shelf. I want to show you some lies, you get to see through yourself. Get in the elevator, do what you're doing later. No need to hesitate. All right. I know that you have been falling, your destiny is calling. You don't know what to do until you get in the ride. Elevator. Fate Elevator. <v Elevator voice>Stage 2. Attitudes and perceptions. Mind the doors, please.

<v Benny>What do I have to do this time? <v Cosmo> Well, you already have the knowledge. This time, you'll also need the vision. <v Benny>What do I need these for? <v Cosmo>To help you see the land of illusion? Meet you on the other side, I hope. <v Benny>Seems fine. Looks like a neat place to me.

<v Clown>Hey, guy. Check this out. You like to have fun? <v Benny>Yeah. <v Clown 2>Hey! You've come to the right place. Follow me here. This is the very best seat in the house. Make yourself comfortable. Just sit back and enjoy! <v Clown>What'll it be? Whiskey, vodka, gin?

<v Benny>Isn't this bad for you? I mean, there's a lot of alcohol in that stuff. <v Clown>So try some wine or beer, they haven't got much alcohol. <v Clown 2>You'll be wanting a joint as well. Is the very best pot you can get, you'd be ?inaudible? not to try some. <v Clown>And you can't refuse our draft beer. It's a gas. <v Benny>I'm underage. It's against the law. <v Clown>Who cares about the silly law like everybody else? They all drink and smoke. <v Benny>Well. <v Clown 2>I'll go ?inaudible? more beer. <v Clown>No, I'll do it, <v Clown 2>No I'll do it. You don't really want to be the odd one out, do you, when everyone else is doing drugs? <v Benny>OK, but only one glass. <v Clown>Tipsy time. <v Clown 2>Everybody's doing it and it.

<v Benny's mind>Only about five out of a hundred twelve year old kids experiment with alcohol and marijuana. <v Clown>What are you talking about? <v Benny>Most kids don't do drugs. <v Clown 2>Well, that's nonsense. Just look around. Can you see anyone isn't smoking or drinking? <v Clown 2>Well, no. <v Clown>So. <v Benny>Yuck. What a dump. This place is just for losers. It stinks here.

<v Athlete>Hi. Hey, what a fine looking to put yourself in my hands, I'll turn you into a champion weightlifter.

<v Athlete 2>Put yourself in my hands. You'll get to be Mr. Universe, <v Benny>Didn't I just see you in that bar back there? What are you guys trying to do to me about all that garbage, about everybody drinks and smokes? <v Athlete>Yeah, well, that place was for losers. Come with Me. This is the place for the beautiful people. <v Athlete 2>Handsomest men. <v Athlete>And the prettiest women. We've come a long distance, honey. <v Athlete 2>Smoke? Joints in here too. <v Athlete>That'll put hair on your chest. <v Benny>Likely put cancer in my lungs. <v Athlete>Don't you believe it, look at her lungs, she just ran a marathon.

<v Athlete 2>That man's been on the horse for a week. Anyway, this is a low tar joint. <v Athlete>It'll go nicely with a light beer. <v Benny>All beer is packed with calories. Drink enough, it makes you fat and ugly. Gives you a beer belly. <v Athlete>Oh yeah? <v Athlete 2>Wouldn't you like to look like that? <v Benny>Yeah. I think he looks pretty good, sure I would. <v Athlete>What are you waiting for? <v Benny's mind>Drinking, smoking and drinking with health and good looks? Is a standard advertising technique. <v Athlete>What are you talking about now? <v Benny>None of this can be true, <v Athlete>But it must be. <v Athlete 2>After all. Seeing is believing. <v Benny>I can see through all this. It's just another illusion. And you were booze and pot all along.

<v Booze>So what? How much can you see now? Just look down at your feet <v Pot>But this is no illusion. I told you it's just a low tar joint <v Booze>And I told you you ?inaudible?. Well, try these. Stick around. <v Narrator>Ben knows all about the bad effects of drugs, but he doesn't know how to defend himself against the various techniques people used to get you to drink and smoke. Cosmo comes to his aid with his magic fate elevator and takes Ben to the land of illusion, where Booze and Pot use all sorts of tricks to try to fool them into doing drugs. Thanks to his magic glasses, Ben is able to see through all the illusions and keep out of trouble. But then Booze and Pot stick him down in a pool of tar.

<v Booze>Stick around. <v Benny>Cosmo, where are you? <v Booze and Pot singing>Reservations for one, we got the right drugs for you. The invitation was sent. Today, a toast or two. Reservations, for one. Why can't you be a man? Here's the chance of your life to step in to the sun. Reservation for one. Reservation. We made a reservation Invitation, we sent the invitation to you. ?inaudible? Come this way we'll take you in the grand illusion and with her and me and you. Reservations for one, reservations for one. Reservations for one. <v Benny>You tricked me. This was just another illusion.

<v Booze>Well, maybe, but look at the winners, the guys who make it. <v Pot>Do you dare to live in the fast lane? <v Booze>Do you dare get to the top? <v Pot>Do you dare to stand out from the crowd? There's a place for you in the limelight. <v Booze>You too can become a star. <v Pot>Step into the spotlight and show us what you are. <v Benny's mind>Linking drugs with success in life is another favorite advertising trick. <v Booze>You'll never see through us again. <v Benny>I can see what you're doing, just a crummy light show that's all

<v Booze>Don't be like that old buddy, there's still life in the fast lane. <v Benny's mind>Drunk driving is the single leading cause of death among teenagers. <v Booze>You kill kids, Mr. Booze. That's what you do. You kill kids in car crashes. <v Pot>No, don't blame Pot for those accidents. <v Cocaine>And that's for cocaine. Come on. I mean, look what you're saying. I mean, it's like I was pure as the driven snow <v Heroin>Heroin is innocent as well. I wouldn't stick it to. <v Benny's mind>Taking marijuana or cocaine or heroin also causes automobile accidents.

<v Benny>You all kill kids, but a lot of you. <v Pot>Yeah, but now we never stand in your way of getting to the top. <v Benny's mind>Drug abuse is one of the major reasons why more and more students are dropping out of school. <v Benny>Thanks to drugs like you, thousands of kids never even finish school, let alone get to the top. <v Booze>Don't you want to be a rock star, old pal? <v Pot>Yeah, we never seem to do them much harm. <v Benny's mind>Drugs are one of the leading causes of accidental death among music and film stars.

<v Benny>Thanks to you, Mr. Booze and Ms. Pot and your friends like Cocaine and Heroin. The list of stars that have been killed by drugs just goes on and on. <v Cosmo>Cheer up Ben, you've won the day, you've no illusions now. Come down. And help your friends to see. <v Store worker>I never want to see you in here again.

<v Robbie>Just great, what are we going to do now? Said he'd never let us in there again. <v Sue>Yeah, he'll call the cops next time. <v Kevin>That old geek, just because we had a few joints and beer. <v Tony>Well, it is illegal, you know, drinking when you're underage. <v Kevin>So what? Who cares? <v Robbie>What's the matter with you, Tony? Trying to sound like that wimp Ben. <v Kevin>Yeah. You're going soft on us or something? <v Sue>Hey where'd Ben go anyways? <v Kevin>Who cares? <v Sue>We never saw him leave the storel. <v Tony>there he is, hey Ben, where were you? <v Kevin>Hey, is that the latest fad walking around in your socks? <v Benny>Why does everything have to be a fad with you? Something you saw on TV or magazine. Why are you all such copycats? <v Kevin>Hey, we're not copycats. <v Benny>No? Well, how come you all believe the same ads about the beautiful people smoking and drinking? <v Kevin>That's what the beautiful people do, dummy.

<v Tony>Yeah. <v Benny>Things aren't always what they seem. <v Kevin>What do you mean? <v Benny>Well, most liquor and tobacco ads are like your reflection in the mirror. Everything's back to front. You hold your right hand up, your mirror image on the left hand up. It's the same with the images they used to get you to smoke, drink. They're usually the opposite of the truth. If an ad shows everybody certain sort of beer, it's a good bet it really is quite a few people actually drink it. If an ad has a picture of great looking people beside a bottle liquor, they do that because they don't want you to know that if you drink enough of this stuff, you can get ugly, sick. When you see cigarette packets stuck over beauty, shots of nature, everything looking all clean and fresh. That's because they want you to forget that the smoke from cigarette or joint is dirty and smelly. It's the same with ads that show thirsty people grabbing for a long, cool glass of beer. It's another flip of the truth. Alcohol doesn't quench your thirst. It dries you out. It makes you even more thirsty. And the ads that show rich, famous people with expensive bottles of liquor, that's another switch from. Lots of people who get to the top don't smoke or drink at all. And if you really spent all your money on booze, you'd most likely end up as a bum on Skid Row. And watch out for those ads to compare things and say that this cigarette has got less than tar than the others. Or where there's less alcohol in wine and beer and hard liquor. This is another way of fooling you. If you smoke enough of anything, you'll suck up enough tar and other gunk to blow your lungs away. In the idea that there's less alcohol in wine and beer and hard liquor, also put on. Booze is booze. A regular sized drink contains about half an ounce of pure alcohol. It doesn't matter whether it's beer, wine, a cocktail or a shot glass of whiskey. It's all the same. Once you can see through all these gimmicks the join the crowd technique, health and beauty, clean and fresh thirst quenching rich and famous comparison. Then all the ads for drinking and smoking just fall apart. And become nothing but a pile of garbage. <v Tony>I think you're right. You know a lot about this stuff. You're not fooled by those dumb ads.

<v Benny>What are you going to do? <v Tony>Maybe I'll stop using drugs. <v Kevin>What are you two talking about? <v Tony>Oh, nothing. <v Kevin>Back over here. <v Kevin>Hey, what do you guys want to join the nerds? Keep the gang together. <v Tony>No reason for us to hang around here let's ditch these dumbos. So, Ben, how did you leave your shoes? <v Benny>Well, that's kind of a long story, but in truth, I can still run faster than you. <v Robbie>Does this mean Tony's out of the gang? <v Sue>Are you going to put up with that Kevin? <v Kevin>They're dipsticks anyways, they'll come back begging. Just wait and see. <v Non-Dialog>[End Program 2]. <v Narrator 2>Ben knows all about the bad effects of drugs, but he doesn't know how to defend himself against the various techniques used to get you to drink and smoke. Cosmo comes to his aid with his Magic Fate elevator and takes Ben to the land of illusion, where Booze and Pot use all sorts of tricks to try to fool Ben into doing drugs thanks to his magic glasses. Ben is able to see through all the illusions and keep out of trouble. But then Booze and Pot stick him down in a pool of tar and try to deceive him with a series of other illusions. Finally, Ben is bombarded with laser beams and once again manages to save himself. He returns to reality, where he shares his new perceptions about drugs with the gang. Although Ben has the correct knowledge and perceptions, he still has to acquire the right self-image and life skills.

<v Benny>Check it out, a volleyball. Come on.

<v Kevin>Where do you think you're going <v Benny>To play volleyball? <v Kevin>You're not going anywhere. There's no room for you. The courts are full. <v Benny>What? We're the only ones here. <v Robbie>There's still no room for you. Can't you read? No nerds. <v Sue>No wimps. <v Kevin>And no geeks. So you'd better just get on out of here. <v Tony>Come on, you guys don't be like that. <v Kevin>Shut up, you traitor. Cop out. Another Mr. No-guts. <v Robbie>Yeah. [mocks a chicken noise] <v Sue>We got two chickens now. You should start an egg farm. <v Kevin>Listen, if you want to use this court, you've got to pay the price. You got to show you have what it takes. You got to take a swig on this. You either drink or sink.

<v Robbie>Drink or sink. <v Sue>Drink or sink. <v Kevin, Robbie and Sue>Drink or sink. Drink or sink. <v Benny>I told you what this does to you. All the tricks that people use. <v Kevin>You know it all don't you? you can see right through everything, can't you? That doesn't mean nothing. Still don't have any guts. <v Tony>Come on, Ben, take some Don't let me down. <v Benny>It's the bell. <v Robbie>What bell? What's he talking about? I didn't hear no bell. <v Tony>Where'd he go this time?

<v Benny>Oh. What can I do? I know about drugs and I can see what they're trying to do to me. They just keep pushing. What can I do? It's just no good. I am a loser. <v Cosmo>No, no, no, no, no, never, never, never, never put yourself down. You can be anything you want to be. You can do anything you want to do. <v Benny>Yeah? <v Cosmo>Yeah. Yeah! Take the elevator up and close the gate. This is the ride that will decide your fate. Take the elevator up. Make it all make sense. This is the time to build your confidence. Hey, you're in the elevator, do what you're doing later, no need to hesitate it's alright. I know that you've been falling, your destiny is calling. Elevator. Fate Elevator. Come on now. Yeah. Alright. <v Benny>Drug City?

<v Cosmo>That's right. <v Benny>Do I have to go through that now? <v Cosmo>Yes, you do. <v Benny>Why? <v Cosmo>Because it's there. <v Benny>How? <v Cosmo>Just believe in you and take a stand. We have the knowledge. You have the vision. The only thing left is the chain of command. <v Benny>What's this for? <v Cosmo>Courage, Ben. Courage to walk through Drug City. <v Benny>Disgusting.

<v Booze>You get over here. It's the only drink you're getting. <v Pot>All right. All right. <v Booze>Bring me my whiskey this time. Forget beer and wine. Now get moving. <v Non-Dialog>[Pot and Booze direct a crowd angrily.]. <v Benny>Courage. <v Booze>So, think you're a big shot. Know all about us.. <v Pot>See through our tricks. <v Heroin>Clever little fellow. <v Cocaine>Yes, clever clever clever little fellow. <v Booze>Do you have the guts to walk through Drug City? Truck it! Go on! Get moving. <v Pot>Do you dare to stand up to us? <v Booze>You dare to take the pressure? Go on. Go on. I dare you.Come on. You drug pushers! Over here. <v Benny's mind>All you can do is your best.

<v Booze>What's that you said? <v Benny>I'm going to give it everything I've got, <v Booze>Push! Push! <v Pot>You don't stand a chance. You're just a little weakling. <v Benny's mind>The greatest strength of all is the strength of will. <v Booze>Push! Push! Push! <v Pot>Push! Push! <v Benny>Will power! Will power! <v Booze>You'll never make it. Push! Push! <v Benny's mind>Just take it one step at a time.

<v Pot>Congratulations honey, you've won. You really know how to stand up under pressure. <v Benny>Pressure? You could've kill me. <v Pot>Oh, relax was just a little joke. You mustn't let a little joke get you down. <v Booze>But how about a gag? <v Pot>All right. Now you're done for. Give me that. Well, let's see how brave you are without these. I think it's time we searched you. See what's in these pockets. Just as I thought, a ?inaudible? <v Booze>Are you going to come find me?

<v Benny>I'm still holding in! <v Booze>You're under arrest. <v Narrator>Ben knows all about drugs and can see through the tricks people used to get you to drink and smoke, but he doesn't have the self-confidence to say no to drugs once and for all. <v Tony>Come on, take some. Don't let me down, <v Narrator>Cosmo's magic fate elevator takes Ben to Drug City, where booze and pot and other drugs really put the pressure on him. Thanks to his magic medallion, plus, the encouragement of headband then is able to withstand this pressure. But just when it seems that he has won the battle, then finds himself under arrest. <v Booze>Now you're done for.

<v Pot>Hold still. <v Booze>You're under arrest. <v Benny>For what? <v Pot>You might say we're the drug squad. <v Benny>I don't have any drugs. <v Booze>Exactly. That's why you're under arrest, found in possession of no drugs. That's a crime in Drug City. Get him out. <v Booze and Pot singing>You broke the law in Drug City and now you have to pay the price. Everything here is inside out. Everything black is white. There's no way out. No way out. In Drug City, In Drug City, you've taken the law in your hands. There's no way out. No way out. No way out. <v Booze>Let justice be done.

<v Heroin>The court is now in session. <v Cocaine>All rise! Rise! Rise! <v Booze>Counsel for the prosecution read the accusation. <v Cocaine>I object! Order! Order! Order! <v Booze>Counsel for the prosecution read the accusation if you please.

<v Heroin>Yes, you're right. <v Pot>You are accused of not doing drugs and drinking alcohol and not smoking marijuana. <v Pot>Guilty or not guilty. <v Benny>I'm not guilty of anything. <v Pot>I'd like to draw the attention of the court to exhibit A, Your Honor. Have you ever seen this before? <v Benny>Yes. <v Pot>Did you ever knowingly or not knowingly use this device to spread the truth about drugs? <v Benny>Yes, I did.

<v Pot>And did you or did you not knowingly use this device to see through false advertising about drugs? <v Benny>Yes. <v Pot>Again, did you or did you not knowingly use this device to give you the confidence to resist the pressure to use drugs? <v Benny>Yes, yes, yes, yes. To all three. <v Booze>You say you're not guilty? <v Benny>Because I refuse to feel guilty about saying no to drugs, I have the right to say no to drugs. <v Booze>No, you don't. You're just a kid. Kids your age don't have any rights. <v Benny>I do so have rights, everybody has rights. <v Booze>Rights to what? <v Benny>To life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. <v Pot>You don't have to pursue happiness. You don't have to run after it. Why make life so difficult?

<v Booze>When you can you have happiness straight out of a bottle? <v Pot>Or a joint? <v Heroin>And lots of other ways. <v Cocaine>Yes, lots and lots and lots. <v Benny>That's enough. You do have to pursue happiness. You do have to work for it. <v Booze>What evidence do you have for that? <v Benny>Let's call my first witness. <v Pot>You don't have a witness. <v Benny>Yes I do <v Pot>Objection! You can't call on your cell. <v Benny>Yes, I can. That the most important person I can call. <v Pot>Yeah. <v Benny>Happiness is when I'm getting better doing something. Happiness is when I'm stretching myself to the limits. Happiness is when I'm reaching as high as I can. <v Booze>You can get high from us. Without any effort, you know,

<v Benny>But that high doesn't last, you feel good for a little bit, but then you feel really bad afterwards. <v Pot>Objection! You have no evidence for that. <v Benny>I have four other witnesses. <v Pot>Let's see these witnesses. <v Benny>Robbie, Sue, Tony, Kevin. <v Booze>Put him in his place,. <v Pot>Restrain him, get the gag. <v Booze>You think you're so clever, don't you? And this, you're still just a little twerp. <v Pot>You're a silly little kid. You still can't say no to us. Can you? Can you? <v Booze>Have you anything to declare? Before I pass sentence?

<v Benny>Yes, I do want to declare, I declare that I don't want anything to do with drugs. <v Booze>What are you saying? <v Benny>I can and will and shall say no! <v Cosmo>Yeah! Straight up! You've done it. You've destroyed Drug City. Way to go! <v Benny>Thanks to you, and these. <v Benny>What is this medallion, anyway?

<v Cosmo>That's your own self-image. Like what you see? <v Benny>Yeah, straight up. <v Cosmo>Well. You're on your own now. Good luck. <v Benny>You don't need this, nor do you. Or you? <v Kevin>Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute, man, what do you think you're doing? <v Benny>I told you, you don't need this stuff.

<v Kevin>What do you mean, it's great! Don't you like to get high, don't you like feeling good? <v Benny>Not if it's going to make me feel bad afterwards, get a hangover, feel sick and look like you. <v Kevin>What goes up must come down, right? <v Benny>Not always if getting high is getting happy. Then there are two sorts of happiness, the real thing that comes from inside you, an artificial happiness that comes from outside you, from doing drugs. Real insight, happiness is when you feel good about doing something that takes a lot of effort. Winning a race or scoring a goal. Playing the guitar. Building a tree house. Or acting in a play. Or getting good grades. And that's a high doesn't make you feel low afterwards. Your body produces its own supply of highs that don't have any bad effects. But it's just the opposite with drugs. They make you feel good at first, but sooner or later, you start to feel sick. Everything turned sour. But there's even worse news to come, pumping these artificial highs into yourself stops your body from producing its own natural highs and the news gets worse still. Because if you start off with, say, this amount of drugs to make you happy, the amount of unhappiness this will lead to by giving you a hangover, making you sick will always be greater. So pretty soon you have to start taking more drugs and that will lead to more happiness, which will lead to more drugs and so on and so on. The only way to put a stop to all this is to kick the habit all together. And rely on your own inside happiness, the highs that never turn into lows. That's why I say no to drugs. Tony. What do you say? <v Tony>I say no.

<v Benny>Sue? <v Sue>I say no. <v Benny>Robbie? <v Robbie>I say no. <v Benny>Kevin? <v Kevin>I say you're all a bunch of sissies. And I could still do anything better than you. Still think drugs. Watch this? Help me. I don't know what to do. I need help. I do. <v Benny>Take the elevator up. Close the gate. This is the ride. That will decide your fate.