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>> WE'LL WORK ON THAT NEXT YEAR.
TOMORROW NIGHT ON RONIE, A
REPORT ON HARLY INTERVENTION
ANMEDICAL ADVANCESE
CHANGED E LIVES OF CHILDREN
D SYNDROME D THE
FAMILIES
>> ATHING IS POSSIBLE.
WE'VE ALWAYS TOLD YOU THAT AND
YOU'VE ALWAYS TRI.
>> I'M NEVER GOING TO GET
MARRIED, AM I
>> EH SUNDAY NIGHT, THE ABC
OWS "LIFE GOES ON" IS RAIw■SIw■■
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WE'LL REPORT ON WH CHANGES IN
MECI A SOCIETY ARE HELPI
THOSE LEAD PRODUIVE LIVES
AND THE HOPES AND FIERC OF
PARENTS E
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A COUNTDOWN TIMER.
A STOPWATCH.
IS IN OUR S.IONARY.■■
THE FIRST THING THAT POPS IN
YOUR HEAD IS THE STEREOTYPES
WI DOWN SYNDROME.
>> BUT THINGS HAVE CHANGES.
>> HE'S SO LOVABLE.
I THINK HE PROVIDES US WITH ALL
THE STRENGTH.
IT'S NOTHING SPECIAL IN US
>> NEW APPROACHES TO TREATMENT
AND RENEWED ATTENTION FROM A
NETWORK DRAMA SERIES.
>> DO YOU EVER WISH THAT I WAS
NEVER BORN?
>> A NEW DAWNING■■ FOR DOWN
SYNDROME NEXT ON CHRONICLE.
■■■■■
>> TONIGHT, PETER MEHEGAN,
MARY RICHARDSON,
WITH ANDRIA HALL
AND MIKE BARNICLE...
CHRONICLE, THE NEW ENGLAND
NEWSMAGAZINE.
>> THE MOMENT OF BIRTH:
FOR EVERY PARENT, IT'S A
MOMENT OF EXHILARATION.
BUT FOR SOME, IT'S A
MOMENT OF FEAR.
>> THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH
THE FAMILY AT HOME FROM THE
OBSTETRICIAN WAS, I THINK,
YOU HAVE A MONGOLOID HERE.
WE HAD A REACTION TO THAT,
OF COURSE.
PAT DIDN'T KNOW SHE HAD A CHILD
WITH A DEFECT.
WITHIN 24 HOURS WHEN WE HAD
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EVALUINGZS IN
THE THINGS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP
WAS THE OPTION OF
CONSTITUTIONALIZEING JENNY.
THAT THIS CHILD WOULD NOT
BRING JOY TO OUR LIVES.
>> THAT'S WHAT THE DOCTORS TOLD
THEM, BUT FOR THE LANDERS, WHOSE
DAUGHTER JENNY WAS BORN WITH
DOWN SYNDROME 14 YEARS AGO,
NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER
FROM THE TRUTH.
>> I THINK YOU BETTER
BEHAVE, LISA.
YOU GOT A BOYFRIEND, TOO.
I SAW YOU AT THE WEDDING
PICKING UP ALL THOSE BOYS.
>> SO!
>> SHE'S THE JOY OF OUR LIVES,
SHE REALLY IS.
SHE KEEPS THE FAMILY TOGETHER.
SHE'S BEEN REFERRED TO AS THE
GLUE OF THE FAMILY, BECAUSE
EVERYONE HAS A CENTRAL FOCUS.
JENNY IS THE CORE OF THAT,
RIGHT, JEN?
>> 20, 25 YEARS AGO, WHAT
HAPPENED WITH A DOWN SYNDROME
WAS WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OR
TWO, THE BABY WAS GOING TO A
STATE SCHOOL, PROBABLY NEVER
TO SEE THE PARENTS AGAIN.
AND THE STATE SCHOOL WAS FILLED
WITH YOUNGSTERS WITH DOWN
SYNDROME, AND THIS DIDN'T ENABLE
THEM TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL.
>> HOW'S YOUR MOTHER BEEN
TREATING YOU?
>> BUT THE TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
EVERY YEAR ONE OUT OF EVERY 800
IS BORN WITH DOWN SYNDROME.
THAT'S 4,000 A YEAR.
WHILE THAT NUMBER HAS HELD
STEADY OVER THE YEARS, DOCTORS
ARE TAKING A NEW APPROACH.
>> USUALLY, AT THE FIRST VISIT
I FIND PARENTS ARE ANXIOUS AND
APPREHENSIVE AND FRIGHTENED AND
DEPRESSED AND CONFUSED.
AND I SPEND A LOT OF TIME
EXPLAINING WHAT DOWN SYNDROME IS
AND WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS ARE.
BY THE TIME I SEE THEM AGAIN,
USUALLY AFTER ABOUT THREE
ONTHS, I SEE A TOTALLY
DIFFERENT SET OF PARENTS--
SMILING, INTERACTIVE, VERY
COMFORTING WITH THEIR INFANT.yx
>> DOWN SYNDROME: A TERM
USED TO DESCRIBE CHILDREN
WHO ARE BORN WITH AN EXTRA
21ST CHROMOSOME.
THAT EXTRA CHROMOSOME BRINGS
ALONG WITH IT A SERIES OF
MEDICAL PROBLEMS, SOME OF WHICH
USED TO BE FATAL.
>> THESE CHILDREN, WHO HAVE
CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS,
50% OF THEM, THESE KIDS
WEREN'T EVEN OPERATED ON.
SO THEN THESE KIDS WOULD
GET PNEUMONIA, GO INTO
HEART FAILURE, AND DIE.
THAT HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.
EVERY CHILD WHO HAS DOWN
SYNDROME WHO IS A CANDIDATE
TO BE OPERATED ON AS ANY OTHER
NORMAL CHILD IS OPERATED ON
SO THEY LIVE LONGER.
>> DOCTORS CAN NOW IDENTIFY AND
EVEN ANTICIPATE INFECTIONS AND
COMPLICATIONS.
oT PROGRAMS LIKE THIS ONE AT THE
FRANCISCAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL,
DOWN SYNDROME KIDS ARE
BENEFITING FROM EARLY
INTERVENTION.
THIS YEAR HALF A BILLION DOLLARS
WILL GO TOWARD HELPING THOSE
WITH DOWN SYNDROME IN
MASSACHUSETTS.
MUCH OF THAT IS SPECIFICALLY
MANDATED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
>> I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
THAT THESE CHILDREN GET STARTED
VERY, VERY EARLY ON WITH THE
PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE AND WORKING
WITH THEM, BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM
A HEAD START.
AND I THINK WITH JENNIFER
IT'S REALLY PROVED TO BE
VERY HELPFUL, AND I THINK IT'S
GIVEN HER TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS
BEFORE SHE EVEN GOT TO
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
>> NOW JENNY GETS PICKED UP BY A
SPECIAL SCHOOL BUS TO ATTEND
HER LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> JENNY HAS TO WORK VERY HARD
FOR WHAT SHE GETS.
SHE REALLY HAS TO WORK MUCH
HARDER IN SCHO.
BUT THE REWARDS ARE GREATER,
AND SHE'S GOOD LEARNER.
>> THEY'RE WILLING TO LEARN AND
PLEASE OTHER PEOPLE.
I THINK THAT'S WONG OF THE
THINGS THAT HELPS THEM GET
AHEAD.
>> EVERY STEP OF THE WAY,
THE LANDERS HAVE HAD TO
DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS.
>> YOU GO FROM BEING
NON-POLITICAL OR NON-ACTIVISTS
TO BEING ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL
THAT YOU HAVE A ROLE HERE AND
YOU CAN'T SHIRK IT, YOU CAN'T
DROP IT TO ANYBODY ELSE.
>> LIKE THE LANDERS,
DOTTY ROBISON FOUND THAT
SHE HAD TO BECOME AN ADVOCATE
FOR HER DAUGHTER.
DOTTY SAYS THE HARDEST BATTLE
HAS BEEN CHANGING PEOPLE'S
ATTITUDES.
NOW SHE IS PRESIDENT OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS DOWN SYNDROME
CONGRESS, DEVOTED TO SUPPLYING
PARENTS WITH INFORMATION.
>> HAVING A BABY WITH DOWN
SYNDROME IS NOT ALL
THAT DIFFICULT.
IT'S CHANGING THE ATTITUDE OF
PEOPLE IN THE EDUCATIONAL WORLD
TO LET THEM KNOW THAT IT'S OKAY
TO HAVE A CHILD WITH DOWN
SYNDROME IN THE REGULAR
CLASSROOM.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO KEEP UP
ACADEMICALLY.
YOU CAN ADAPT TO MEET THEIR
SKILLS, AND THEY DEVELOP THE
SOCIAL KILLS NECESSARY TO LIVE
INDEPENDENTLY AS AN ADULT
AND HOLD A JOB.
>> DID YOU EVER WISH
I WASN'T BORN?
>> NO, CORKY.
>> "LIFE GOES ON," THE ABC
SERIES FEATURING CORKY, A BOY
WITH DOWN SYNDROME, HAS GONE A
LONG WAY TOWARD RAISING
PUBLIC AWARENESS.
JENNY AND HER MOM WATCH
TOGETHER EVERY WEEK.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF CORKY?
>> HE'S GREAT, HANDSOME, COOL.
>> JENNIFER IS ALMOST 15 NOW.
SHE'S A BONA FIDE TEENAGER:
SHE'S INTERESTED IN MUSIC,
SHE DANCES, SHE'S INTERESTED
IN BOYS.
BUT SOMEHOW WE HAVE TO GET HER
FROM BEING 15 TO 22, AND,
YOU KNOW, THE NORMAL WORRIES
YOU HAVE FOR A TEENAGER,
ESPECIALLY TODAY.
WE ARE LOOKING INTO THE PROGRAMS
THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR OVER 22.
WE HAVE VERY HIGH EXPECTATIONS
OF JENNY, THAT SHE'LL BE ABLE TO
GO OUT INTO THE WORKFORCE.
>> MANY HAVE THEIR
OWN APARTMENTS.
THAT REQUIRES SUPERVISION;
THAT REQUIRES MONEY.
THAT IS THE IDEAL SITUATION.
WHAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS
THAT WITH THE FINANCIAL CRISIS--
NOT JUST THIS YEAR, BUT DOWN
THE ROAD-- IS THAT THEY WILL
NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE
INDEPENDENT IN THAT RESPECT,
AND ALSO GIVE SOMETHING
BACK TO SOCIETY.
>> THEY'RE THEY'RE SO MUCH MORE
SUPPORT AND HELP AVAILABLE FOR
THE FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH
DOWN SYNDROME.
>> THERE'S EVEN A PROGRAM
THROUGH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
CALLED FIRST CALL FOR PARENTS
WHEN THEY LEARN THEY HAVE A DOWN
SYNDROME BABY, EVEN IF THEY'RE
EXPECTING A DOWN SYNDROME BABY,
THEY CAN MAKE THE CALL TO OTHER
PARENTS OF DOWN SYNDROME
CHILDREN AND LEARN WHATD
EXPERIENCE IS LIKE.
FIRST CALL.
IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
>> WE'LL CONTINUE IN A MOMENT.
UP NEXT.
>> YOU LOOK AT HIM AND REALIZE
WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN LIFE.■oo■F■ó
>> "LIFE GOES ON" IS THE NAME OF
THE TELEVISION SHOW, BUT WHAT
ABOUT REAL LIFE?
>> TOW FIND OUT ABOUT THE REAL
THING WE SHARED THE THOUGHTS OF
PATTY AND JEFF SIMONS.
>> WE FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A
VERY LIKELY POSSIBILITY THAT
NATHAN HAD DOWN SYNDROME ABOUT
HALF AN HOUR AFTER HE WAS BORN.
WE WERE HOLDING HIM INITIALLY
AND JUST GETTING TO KNOW HIM
AND LOVE HIM.
AND ONCE THE PEDIATRICIAN TOLD
US THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS HER
SUSPICION, WE WERE SHOCKED,
YOU KNOW
IT DOESN'T RUN IN THE FAMILY.
I WAS ONLY 30 YEARS OLD
AT THE TIME.
I THINK WE WANTED TO BE WITH HIM
MORE AND JUST HOLD HIM MORE.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO LET HIM GO.
>> IT WASN'T THAT WE WERE
HORRIFIED ABOUT THE DOWN
SYNDROME; WE JUST WEREN'T
EXPECTING IT, BECAUSE I THINK
WE KNEW AT LEAST ENOUGH ABOUT
DOWN SYNDROME TO KNOW THAT
IT WASN'T ANYTHING THAT WAS
GOING TOAUSE NATHAN A LOT
OF DIFFICULTY IN LIFE.
BUT WE WEREN'T SURE.
WE'VE HAD A LOT TO LEARN.
WE'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT IT
SINCE THEN.
>> AND I WAS AFRAID OF TELLING
OUR FAMILY, JUST STARTING TO
TELL PEOPLE AND HOW PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO REACT AND THEN FEEL SO
SORRY FOR US, AND THEY WOULDN'T
KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
JEFF DID THE ACTUAL TELLING.
>>
WE WAITED UNTIL THEY CAME IN THE
NEXT DAY TO SEE US AND WE WANTED
THEM TO MEET NATHAN FIRST AND
NOT KIND OF PREJUDGE HIM.
I REMEMBER MY DAD SAYING TO ME.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
WE'RE GLAD THAT NATIONAL PART IS
BEHIND US BECAUSE HE'S SUCH A
JOY.
WE FOCUS ON HIS STRENGTHS.
>> THAT PEOPLES BETTER.
GOOD.
IT WAS ONE OF THESE THINGS
WHERE THEY TELL YOU, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT.
IT'S THE MOST COMMON HEART
SURGERY WE DO.
THERE'S NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED
B-FRM OF COURSE YOUE
CONCERNED.
BUT THEY WERE RIGHT.
>> YOU GO IN AND THEY TELL YOU
THE RISKS AND YES, HE COULD DIE.
BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE.
>> THE SURGERY WAS ON A FRIDAY,
AND HE WAS IN INTENSIVE CARE
OVERNIGHT, TWO NIGHTS, AND WITH
ROUND THE CLOCK NURSING.
AND WE CAME IN TO VISIT HIM MOST
OF THE DAY SATURDAY AND WHEN WE
VISITED HIM SUNDAY WE HAD TO
CALL AHEAD AND SEE THAT HE WAS
OKAY AND THEY SAID, COME ON IN.
HE'S IN A SWING.
AND WE COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
AND THERE HE IS.
TWO DAYS AFTER OPEN HEART
SURGERY IN A SWING GOING BACK
AND FORTH.
>> LET'S DO IT TOGETHER.
>> THE BELIEF THAT THE SOONER
YOU GET IN WORKING WITH THESE
CHILDREN AND NOT JUST NATHAN BUT
CHILDREN INENERAL WHO ARE
HAVING DEVELOPMENTAL DRAIS THE
BETTER OFF THEY WILL ABOUT.
THE FIRST THREE YEARS ARE
CRUCIAL.
I THK STATISTICLY ABOUT 85% OF
THEIR BRAIN IS DEVELOPING
BETWEEN BIRTH AND THREE YEARS OF
AGE, AND THE MORE IMPUT, THE
MORE SOMETIMEULATION WE CAN GIVE
THEM DURING THIS RAPID BRAIN
GROWTH PERIOD OF TIME THE BETTER
THEY WILL BE DOING.
>> I'M NOT CURT OUGHT FOR THIS.
WE'RE NOT STRONG PEOPLE.
>> THE FELLOW IN "LIFE GOES ON",
WHO SAID I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE
PEOPLE WHO I THINK CAN DEAL WITH
THIS.
YOU DON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU GET IN
THE SITUATION.
IT'S A NEW SITUATION.
YOU ADAPT TO IT.
IT'S YOUR OWN CHILD.
I THINK WHEN THE BABY IS FIRST
BORN WE WENT THROUGH THE SAME
THING.
THE FIRST THING THAT POPS IN
YOUR HEAD IS THE STEREOTYPES.
>> WE WERE HOME FROM THE
HOSPITAL A DAY OR TWO AND GEOFF
WENT DOWN TO THE BASEMENT AND
BROUGHT UP HIS OLD COLLEGE
GENETIC BOOK TO LOOK UP THE
WHOLE CHROMOSOMEAL THING.
IT WAS ON THE COFFEE TABLE AND
HE READ IT AND IT TOOK ME A
WHILE TO GLANCE AT IT.
AND I DID, AND ALL I REMEMBER
SEEING WAS THAT LIFE EXPECT
ANNCY WAS ABOUT 16 YEARS, AND IT
WAS JUST DEVASTATING.
I JUST-- AND YOU KNOW, COULDN'T
IMAGINE JUST HAVING HIM FOR SUCH
A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
AND THEN THAT JUST, WE FOUND
THAT WAS TOTALLY NOT TRUE.
USUALLY WHEN I SEE PARENTS FOR
THE FIRST TIME AND YESTERDAY WE
HAD A BABY IN THE CLINIC A
MONTH-AND-A-HALF HOLD AND MY
PRIMARY MESSAGE IN ADDITION TO
ANSWERING QUESTIONS THEY MIGHT
HAVE IS IN A ASSURING THE
PARENTS THAT THEY ARE THE
EXPERTS: WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT
IS NOT HOW THEY COMPARE TO THE
NORMAL POPULATION BUT AS NATHAN
COMPARES TO NATHAN.
>> THEY DON'T FOLKOUS ON HOW
DELAYED OR BEHIND THEY ARE.
THEY LITERALLY RIGHT THE BOOK
ABOUT DOWN SYNDROME THESE DAYS.
>> YOU LOOK AT HIM AND REALIZE
WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN LIFE.
HE PUTS EVERYTHING INTO
PERSPECTIVE FOR US.
AND HAS MAD US AWARE OF PEOPLE
WITH PROBLEMS IN THE REST OF THE
WORLD, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES,
HOMELESS PEOPLE.
IT JUST, YOU LOOK AT IT IN A
DIFFERENT LIGHT.
LIKE IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE AND
IT'S NOT THOSE PEOPLE AND
EVERYBODY'S JUST A LITTLE
CLOSER.
>> THAT'S SWEET.
IS THERE MORE INTEREST IN
ADOPTING DOWN SYNDROME BABIES?
>> APPARENTLY PEOPLE LIKE 58
PATTY AND GEOFF ARE BREAKING THE
STEREOTYPES AND THERE'S BEEN A
RECENT SURGE, THERE'S ABOUT A
THOUSAND PARENTS WAITING TO
ADOPT KIDS WITH DOWN SYNDROME.
>> CHRONICLE WILL RETURN IN JUST
A MOMENT.
>> NEXT, CUT BACKS IN CARE.
SHOULD THE■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■i■■ ■ T
R
BREAK THROUGHS.
JOINING US IS ALLEN KROKER
DIRECTOR OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL
EVALUATION CLINIC AT CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
WHAT IS IT THAT DOCTORS ARE
DOING FOR THE DOWN SYNDROME
CHILD AND WHAT CAN WE EXPECT
DOCTORS TO DO IN THE FUTURE?
>> THE MOST STRIKING SUCCESS OF
COURSE HAS BEEN IN IDENTIFYING
AND REPAIRING THE DISEASE OF THE
HEART WITH WHICH MANY OF THESE
BABIES ARE BORN.
IN THE OLD DAYS THE PROSPECTS
FOR SURVIVAL DURING CHILDHOOD
WERE MUCH MUTED BY THE INTRUTHS
OF HEART DISEASE.
NOW, THE HEART DISEASE IS
PURSUED VERY EARLY, REPAIRED AS
EARLY AS FEASIBLE AND THAT
PARTICULAR SOURCE OF MORTALITY
HAS BEEN ARE DUCED.
>> DOCTOR KROKER CORKY THE BOY
IN THE SERIES "LIFE GOES ON", IS
FOR MANY PEOPLE THEIR FIRST
EXPERIENCE OF A DOWN SYNDROME
CHILD AND IT'S ONLY THROUGH
TELEVISION.
GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT THE
RANGE OF AINLTS YOU MIGHT FIND
IN DOWN SYNDROME CHILDREN.
>> CAN I PAUSE FOR A MOMENT TO
SAY CORKY IS A HERO.
WHAT A WONDERFUL YOUNG MAN.
AND WHAT HE'S DONE FOR THE FIELD
DESERVES THE GETEST ATTRIBUTE,
WHAT WAS THE QUESTION?
>> THE QUESTION IS CLEARLY CORKY
HAS MORE ABILITIES PERHAPS OR
GREATER RANGE OF ABLES THAN SOME
CHILDREN MIGHT BE BORN WITH.
WHAT IS THE CURVE?
.
>> THE CURVE FOR THE
DISTRIBUTION OF INTELLIGENCE
LEVELS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN YOUNG
PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME HAS
THE SAME SHAPE AS IT DOES FOR
ALL HUMANS.
AND OBVIOUSLY THE MEDIAN LEVEL
FOR INTELLIGENCE IS LOWER.
BUT THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL
STRIKING SKILLS, INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE AVERAGE, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
SOMEWHAT MORE LIMITED.
>> I TAKE IT THAT EARLY
INTERVENTION CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE-- A VERY
STRONG DIFFERENCE IN LONG-TERM
ABILITY.
>> THERE'S A SAYING IF YOU HAVE
A BIG JOB TO DO YOU GET UP EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF
GETTING TRAINED WHEN YOUR
EQUIPMENT NEEDS EXTRA HELP, THAT
EARLY BEGINNING IS MOST
STRATEGIC.
>> HOW DRASTICALLY HAVEATITUDES
CHANGED?
>> THIS TO ME IS THE MAJOR STORY
AND I'M GLAD IT WAS MENTIONED IN
THE PROGRAM EARLIER AS WELL.
IT IS TRULY A REVOLUTION
WHAT HAS OCCURRED IN THE LAST
TWO DECADES.
AND WE HAVE FINALLY BEGUN TO
RIGHT A LONG-STANDING WRONG.
I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT
ALL HUMANS WITH DOWN SYNDROME
HAVE BEEN GIVEN BACK THEIR
CITIZENSHIP.
>> WITH THE FISCAL PROBLEMS
WE'RE FACING IN THE STATE, ARE
YOU CONCERN BODY THE QUALITY OF
CARE THAT THESE CHILDREN WILL
RECEIVE FROM NOWON.
SOME OF THE PROGRAMS I
UNDERSTAND ARE GOVERNMENT
MANDATED.
WILL THEY CONTINUE AT THE SAME
LEVEL?
>> THERE'S A LOT OF MOMENTUM.
THE MAJOR FORCE, WAS, IS PARENTS
HAVE COME TO LEARN WHAT THEIR
STRIKING ROLE IS IN LEADERSHIP
AND QUALITY ASSURANCE.
SO THAT THERE WILL BE AN AWFUL
LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WILL CHAMPION
THE VALUES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN
THE PROGRAMS.
IT IS UNQUESTIONED THAT THE
BUDGET CRUNCH HAS IMPACTED ON
THE AVAILABILITY AND FUTURE FOR
THE WHOLE HUMAN SERVICE FIELD.
ALL OF US ARE SICK AT HEART AT
WHAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING IN
OUR COMMONWEALTH.
>> ALLEN KROKER THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR JOINING US.
AND WE'LL RETURN INUTE.
ADDITIONAL CLOSED CAPTIONING
FUNDING PROVIDED BY
DUNKIN' DONUTS
Captioned by
The Caption Center
WGBH Educational Foundation
TELL ME THAT'S NOT GORBACHEV.
OK, ITS RESOURCES.
"IRON."
I CAN GET ONE OF THOSE.
"POTASH."
MOM, WHERE DO WE KEEP THE POTASH?
WHAT IS ALL THIS?
WHAT IS ALL THIS?
YOU CAN'T TELL?
A MAP OF RUSSIA DRAWN WHILE HOLDING A PEN BETWEEN YOUR TOES?
THAT'S ANOTHER THING RUSSIA HAS--UGLY WOMEN.
YOU SHOULD'VE STARTED ON THIS
WHEN YOU ■GOT THE ASSIGNMENT LAST SEPTEMBER.
WHY? IT'S NOT DUE TILL TOMORROW.
HEY, DON'T TOUCH THE RUSSIAN DRESSING.
WHY?
I'M USING IT AS A NATURAL RESOURCE.
YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?
EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT.
DA, WHERE FROM
WHAT DO YOU DO IN BOSTON?
RESTAURANT MANAGER.
FOR US TONIGHT YOU WILL PERFORM WHAT?
I'LL SPIN AROUND IN THE DRYER AND CHANGE MY SHIRT.
DAVE WILL SPIN IN THE DRYER
AND CHANGE HIS SHIRT.Ñ;■;Ñ;
WOULD YOU LIKE MUSIC HERE?
YES.
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GO AHEAD, HOP RIGHT IN.
AS ALWAYS, KIDS, PLEASE DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME.
ARE YOU READY, DAVE? HERE WE GO.
ANTON!
( band plays )
( audience cheering )
LET'S TAKE A LOOK HERE ]OIN SLOW MOTION--
INSTANT REPLAY.
NICE JOB, DAVE, THANK YOU.
GO GET YOURSELF A DRINK.
( audience cheering louder )
BY THE WAY, DAVE IS NOW THE VERY DEFINITION OF WOOZY.
( audience laughs )
DID YOU SEE LITTLE SNUGGLES WHILE YOU WERE IN THERE, DAVE?
( audience laughs )
NEXT WE HAVE A STUPID PET TRICK.
PLEASE SAY HELLO TO CANDY STIMSON.
CANDY, WHERE ARE YOU?
( audience applauds )
HI, CANDY.
PLEASURE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
WHAT PART OF THE WORLD ARE YOU FROM?
VICTORIA, TEXAS.
AND THIS IS YOUR DOG...?
DAFFY.
WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING FOR US TONIGHT?
I WILL OPEN ■■THE CLOSET DOOR FOR HER
SO SHE CAN ATTACK THE VACUUM CLEANER.
ATTACK THE VACUUM CLEANER.
THE MORTAL ENEMY OF THE DOG, THE VACUUM CLEANER.
SO YOU'LL JUST PUT THE DOG DOWN--
IS IT HE OR SHE?
SHE.
SHE WILL GO NUTS.
WHAT CAN WE CAN DO FOR YOU?
MAYBE A DRUM ROLL.
ANTON, A DRUM ROLL!
DAFFY THE DOG GOING NUTS ON A VACUUM CLEANER.
THERE'S THE ANIMAL AT THE DOOR.
OH, MY GOD!
READY?!
( barking )
( audience cheering )
( drum beating )
YOU WANT TO PUT IT BACK IN THERE?
YES, PLEASE.
( audience laughing and cheering )
( drum starts beating again )
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
AH, THANK GOD.
( audience yells and applauds )
I THINK SHE THINKS SHE HAS WON SOMETHING.
( audience laughs )
OUR NEXT ONE IS A STUPID HUMAN TRICK, FOLKS.
PLEASE SAY HELLO TO SCOTT VASSEL.
SCOTT, ARE YOU WITH US?
( audience applauds )
NICE TO SEE YOU.■■
WELCOME TO LOS ANGELES.
COME RIGHT OVER HERE.
I GUESS THIS IS YOURS?
YES.
SCOTT, WHAT DO YOU DO?
I'M A BARTENDER BY NIGHT, AND A HOT DOG VENDOR BY DAY.
WHERE IS THIS?
WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA.
IS THERE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST?
NO, NOT AT ALL.
TELL THE FOLKS WHAT YOU'LL DO.
I'M GOING TO STOP THIS METAL FAN
AT HIGH SPEED WITH MY TONGUE.
( audience cheers and applauds )
STOP THE METAL FAN AT HIGH SPEED
WITH HIS TONGUE.
■ANTON, HERE WE GO!
( drum roll )
ooLAoDIoES AND oGEoNToLEoMo
ooCOoVEoR oYOoUo ooWIoTHo SoOMoEo
Letterman: WATCH YOUR TIE.o
YOU DON'T WANT IT CAUGHT IN THERE.
YOU MIGHT GET HURT.
( audience laughs )
HERE WE GO.
( audience yelling )
NO!
( audience cheers and applauds )
( band plays )
NICE OF SCOTT TO DROP BY AND MAKE US ALL SICK.
( audience laughs )
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CONCLUDING THE SEGMENT--
A VERY SPECIAL TREAT.
PLEASE SAY HELLO TO AIR MAJOR, THE FLYING DOG.
( audience applauds )
HERE WE GO!
HERE WE GO!
SIT, SIT UP.
GIVE ME FIVE.
HERE WE GO.
READY?
UP!
YO! MAN!
ONE MORE, TRY AGAIN.
COME ON, COME ON.
THAT IS A FLYING DOG.
READY?
UP!
■O■O
WE GOT TO DO A COMMERCIAL-- WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK, FOLKS.
( laughter, applause )
IT'S JUST ABOUT TIME FOR HIS SHOTS.
( growls )
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
BOY, DO I LOVE PANCAKES
BUT I SURE DON'T LOVE THE LIVING HELL--
THAT'S RIGHT, THE LIVING HELL--
OF TRYING TO BUTTER THE BOTTOM ONE.
TORN FLAPJACKS, BURNED FINGERS
AND FOUL LANGUAGE ARE USUALLY THE RESULT.
BUT NO MORE, THANKS TO THE NEW PANCAKE JACK.
HERE, LOOK AT THIS.
SEE HOW...?
( laughter )
TAKE THE BUTTER, LOAD IT UP
RELEASE IT AND YOU'RE IN BUSINESS.
( dog starts growling )
HE CRAVES DAIRY PRODUCTS.
IF YOUR CHILDREN LIKE MR. POTATO HEAD--
AND WHY WOULDN'T THEY?--
THEY'LL LOVE THIS BRAND-NEW VERSION HERE.
IT'S CALLED MR. PINEAPPLE HEAD.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
JUST LIKE THAT.
( loud laughter )
COLORFUL PLASTIC PIECES TRANSFORM ANY PINEAPPLE
INTO AN AMAZING LI■KENESS OF GENERAL MANUEL NORIEGA.
AT LAST, HERE'S THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE SPORTS FAN ON YOUR LIST.
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HERE'S MY FAVORITE:
THE ENTIRE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL TEAM
BANNED FOR... YOU NAME IT.
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( growls )
HEY, HEY, HEY.
WHY SETTLE FOR AN OLD-FASHIONED GRAVY BOAT
WHEN YOU CAN SMOTHER YOUR MEAT AND POTATOES
WITH THIS GRAVY TANKER?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THE GAPING HOLE IN THE HULL SPILLS GRAVY OVER A WIDE AREA
AT NEARLY 2,000 GALLONS A MINUTE.
( gravy gurgling, tanker's horn blows )
( cheering )
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SINCE THE SHOW BEGAN■x
WE HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO HAVE A GOOD FRIEND
AND REALLY A TERRIFIC MUSICIAN AS OUR MUSICAL DIRECTOR.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SAY HELLO TO PAUL SHAFFER.
OH, PAUL!
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.ñ■
LISTEN, PLEASE HELP ME IN WELCOMING
SOME VERY SPECIAL MUSICAL GUESTS.
FROM OAKLAND, THE HORN SECTION'S HORN SECTION--
HOW ABOUT IT, GANG, FOR THE TOWER OF POWER HORNS!
SITTING IN WITH THEM
WITH HIS OWN NATIONALLY RATED TELEVISION SHOW
CALLED NIGHT MUSIC, OF WHICH HE IS THE STAR--
SAY HELLO TO MR. DAVID SANBORN.
( applause )
WAY OVER THERE IN THE PLACE WHERE JAMES BROWN MEETS LATIN
HOW ABOUT IT FOR PUNCHO SANCHEZ?
( applause )
HE PLAYS THE BLUES, HE LIVES THE BLUES
HE IS THE BLUES--
CONTEMPORARY GUITAR LEGEND
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
( cheering )
AND PLEASE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
MY OWN WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS BAND--
ANTON FIG ON THE DRUMS
WILL LEE ON THE BASS
SID McGINNIS ON THE LEAD GUITAR.
IT'S BEEN A NUTTY EIGHT YEARS.
SINCE 1982, I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE TO PERFORM
WITH SOME OF MUSIC'S MOST SPECIAL PEOPLE.
WE COULD NEVER THANK THEM ALL, BUT HERE'S A LOOK BACK
AT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE MOMENTS.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
♪ GET UP, GET UP NOW ♪
♪ STAY ON THE SCENE LIKE A SEX MACHINE... ♪
♪ SHE KNOWS THERE'LL ALWAYS BE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART... ♪
♪ TOSSING AND TURNING, TURNING AND TOSSING ♪
♪ TOSSING AND TURNING... ♪
♪ WELL, I FEEL SO GOOD EVERYTHING IS GETTING HOTTER ♪
♪ BETTER THINK ABOUT ME 'CAUSE THE PLACE IS ON FIRE ♪
♪ IT'S BEEN A HARD DAY, NOTHING WENT TOO GOOD ♪
♪ I'M GOING TO RELAX, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY SHOULD... ♪
♪ GOING TO HAVE TO FACE IT, YOU'RE ADDICTED TO LOVE... ♪
♪ GOT TO STOP SOBBING NOW ♪
♪ STOP IT, STOP IT... ♪
♪ *** ***, ON THE DOOR, BABY ♪
♪ *** ***, ON THE DOOR... ♪
♪ WE'LL ALL BE ROCK AND ROLL STARS ♪
♪ IMMORTAL ON TV... ♪
♪ WHY CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME? ♪