In
“Speak No Evil,” a trio of adolescent boys break into the school laboratory and begin to
break things there. They steal a typewriter. And they unknowingly start a
fire as well.
The
fire is traced back to Paul (Danny Bonaduce), who protects his friends rather
than turn them in.
Billy (Michael Gray)
gleans a sense of what is happening, because the Elders have advised him that friendship
might be considered a “two-edged sword,” with both “advantages and
disadvantages.”
When
Paul’s friends become trapped in a power plant while fooling around, with electricity sparking
everywhere, Paul seeks the help of Captain Marvel (John Davey).
Danny
Bonaduce -- of The Partridge Family (1970-1974) -- guest stars in this episode
of Shazam. He plays Paul, a boy who feels peer pressure
to go along with his juvenile delinquent friends as they destroy property and
otherwise make mischief.
Mentor
(Les Tremayne) and Billy (Michael Gray) try to get Paul to tell the truth, but
he doesn’t feel compelled to do so until his friends actually get into real
danger at the electrical plant. Then, he finds his courage.
This
episode is all about friendship (in case you couldn’t guess), and how real friendship is about obligations as well as advantages.
It is the duty of a friend, according to “Speak No Evil,” to stop your
friends from doing stupid or dangerous things.
The threat of the week, a power plant gone nuts, is visualized with special effects that resemble Star Trek's "Lights of Zetar."
Next
week: “The Odd Couple”
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