[Music] [Music] he play [Music] the d [Music] [Music] [Music] show [Music] n [Music] for [Music] [Music] attention engine 23 truck 392 you are first in at box number 5126 corner of Williams Boulevard and Avenue B [Music] right come on let's go repeat you are first hit at box number 5126 corner of Williams Boulevard in Avenue [Music] B [Music] 92 22 you US [Music] on9 22 [Music] GL [Music] engine five bra de to the [Music] 28 give me some help over here come on over here [Music] upstairs [Music]
Mas time on that we might it where's Eddie he just heard some dogs Y and went in after them i s everybody out of there that structure is going sof there's a floor up on the Southeast corner of the building get a truck company down there nowy my hero hey [ __ ] look what I got M them out baby M them [Music] [Music] out [Music] is [Music] is I never felt so bad it's like losing a brother he was even closer your seller gets flooded who bail you out Eddie D put a new room on a house for the kid who
helps you build it Eddie D I think that's really killing me is he didn't have to die I mean they set that fire why why would they do a thing like that why do you think they set fires they're black yeah but why Tor your own houses they don't own them they don't own anything that's why they hate us because we're solid we got something they don't that's why steady TR give me be I never thought i' see today you'd be shining shoes well I'm a West Indian baby I didn't have the same Hang-Ups as you sta
t side [ __ ] hey why don't you get that lovely body of yours off the bed and into the bathtub this is an important day I haven't been getting much sleep Michelle been doing a lot of thinking thinking about what about this job what's to think about I don't want it you're kidding no no I'm not kidding been thinking about it all week long decided I'm not going in your first day and you're not going in I was hoping you'd understand understand I mean I know we've had our ups and downs and I know we'
ve been through all together but not going in no baby I don't understand that now look you see no listen to me you have killed yourself getting through all those exams and you know you had to work harder than anybody else because you started four blocks behind them and now you're telling me that you're not going in well that's beautiful Michelle all I'm trying to tell you is to stop kidding yourself it won't work that's that's a hunky Club down there then why did they accept your application tok
enism they don't don't want me way ever fit in that scene as I become one of them so don't go out here buying no new furniture and looking no duplex Apartments whole career thing I am before it get started and what's wrong with wanting to get out of this hole Shelly I mean my God you got yourself fired from every job you've ever had since we've been married job what are you talking about Janet dishwasher pter baby that's no job that's bull but this isn't bull Shelly listen once you're in that fi
r house they can't get you out that civil service now look they don't hold open that door too often but when they do you've got to zip right in there come on go in there and and take your bath and get down to the fir housee first give your wife a big kiss Shelly listen to me every day when that phone rings I die a little because it's my mother calling to see if I've had enough of you yet and I tell her shell I tell her I will never have enough of you because I love you but she keeps that pressur
e on Shel because she thinks you're no good now I keep telling myself that she's wrong about you and that you can get it together but I'm telling you something Shel if you don't get off this bed this minute and into that bathtub and then get down to that firehouse and start making a life for the two of us I'm leaving you [Music] Shelly well that's what I want to know J yeah are you sure well let just what I thought no no don't worry nobody's going to quot you to the Brass I give you my word righ
t my best the C what I tell you that fire was torched I just got off the phone with the friend of my massin unit they get a debris break down they sure did and it showed gasoline you called that Spike well let's wait till the report comes in are you kidding hello it all locks in the V pattern of the fire the chemical analysis heard they even found gasoline cans a block from the fire all right Spike leave it alone for a while nobody saw who did it no but you can make book at somebody black [Music
] you must be the new man foresight that's right I'm captain P come on up I'll sign you [Music] in welcome you believe what they sent [Music] us come on in I uh have a set speech for all the new men foresight but we can forget about that sit down than look and you're on probation here which means you're not a fireman yet and you'll be taking a lot of needling and a lot of scut work for the first few weeks we all did when we were probies and we expect everyone else to take it in stride um there's
just one thing I ask of you that is not to take any of this personally as far as I'm concerned your only job here is to become a good Farm clear clear there'll be no fighting in the house unless you want to go up on charges which could mean dismissal oh and one other thing I run a dry house no drinking no dope well I haven't shot up in at least two weeks I am I'm AA myself this bottle's been here for 8 years can I ask you one question shoot am I the only black in the house well you're aware of
the fact that one of the Deputy fire Commissioners in this city is a Negro is that right Deputy March I thought everybody knew that well I'm sorry I just just didn't notice him downstairs we'll get all the paperwork done then see about getting you a locker hey you guys hey you gentlemen have any suggestion for the midday Cuisine anything I got one send out for Chinese hey how about some V and Peppa Heroes no no no s your peppers pepper and eggs no more Peppers put peppers on everything this week
I'm turning into a lousy pepper all right meatballs without Peppers huh well that's that that's what the Breakthrough I was beginning to think that this place really had a charm on it it's the coming thing Spike there's one in every Firehouse it's a political deal there's no such thing as one one now you mark my words Maya they'll be coming out the woodwork any day now ah come on Spike he's only a Proby and anyway I could use somebody in the kitchen now probies don't cook Caputo they sweep the
floor you hear what are they doing up there welcoming speech remember I never heard it I got here first maybe I don't have Jim par civil service rating but I was here first I tell to see more flame than any two captains we're not arguing about that Spike as far as we're concerned you're still our man hey hey I second a motion what do you know W boys this is the new man Shelby foresight Shelly right this is Hank Myers our engineer Spike Ryerson our senior man and this is the darling of the fireho
use Sunny Caputo hey he feeds us D's around here some place Billy let's have a locker key for for um but the only one that's free is EDD that's okay you 's Locker to what's wrong you can't do that why I can't I well it's not cleaned out why isn't it nobody wants to touch it Spike come on Eddie's gone let's clean house give the new man a locker Hey listen I know he was a friend of yours and uh sorry man what do you got to be sorry about you didn't do it did you look since I didn't know him why do
n't give you a hand huh keep your hands off his things I don't care what anybody says this is Eddie doy's locker and you're just renting until you're out of here that's going to be for a long time so don't you hold your breath attention engine 23 you are second in Mar 59 located at Grant and 97th Street repeat you are a second hint at box number [Music] [Music] 59 other false alarm Gap anybody talk to those kids over there no but I think you should any of you guys see who might have set up that
alarm over there you know every time we answer a false alarm it cost the city $500 every time where are you going talk to him I just did yeah but let me give it a try okay what do you got to lose what's happening Brothers don't call us brother your brother he over there look man you know your old lady could be dying in one of these fires and we couldn't get to her because we have come down here and play this game with you so what you wasting your time down here for white later don't call us we'l
l call you sure took care of that didn't I well anyway it wasn't a complete loss at least Spike got his kicks you crazy about him too huh it's tough not to be he's some kind of a fireman you know to R what kind of a nut sends in a full alarm anyway pretty sick one the guys that set the fires they're the real psychos yeah you just ask got shrink hey fellas we had visit well they took it the television the television again again we just finished paying for it oh wow they probably stole Us blind jo
b is fantastic man when are they bring in a whips if I ever get my hands on Eddie's camera what do you believe it they don't even have respect for the dead how they supposed to know he's dead man yeah that's right yeah yeah that was a pretty dumb remark wasn't it maybe my brains are still scrambled when it comes to Eddie you see he was only my best friend how many times I have to apologize for that huh well back to the old razor blade they got my own electric shaver what difference does it make
with that peach fuzz of yours animals busting in here like this and we just got through paint for the TV set animals that's what they are they're worse than that sun is right they're lower than animals yeah you're right man anybody who break in a place like this and rip it off that's chicken only who's lower than animals man I mean who are they well man I mean like uh the funny little guys who set off the fa salon and then come and burglarize the firehouse the same people who like to throw brick
s at fireman you'll see that happen one day maybe they'll roast your butt and the same people who like to pour gasoline and see the buildings burn and don't give a damn when a cross beam and two tons of cement come crashing down on the guy's head who's trying to save their home that's who they are I thought you were talking about [ __ ] well you said it I didn't I want you guys to remember that just remember it when he takes me to the Human Rights Commission what's going on here for side I thoug
ht I told you not to take anything personally so you did Captain just clean forget hey Mama J did you have a nice day beautiful subscene conduct in this 38 stat but I love it love it too yeah that's good yeah I didn't know if you'd be eating over there or not have you g red Peppa is eating I guess I ate and it really went well today huh like I said baby fantastic I know you did and in fact I've never seen you so high after a day's work before guess we looked in this time yeah or maybe you stoppe
d up for a drink somewhere hope to die I just feel real good baby and you did go in I'll tell you what tomorrow I'll bring you my time card how's that sh that would be necessary I just can't get over you're liking the place like I told you it went fantastic and the people what people the people you work with are they friendly are they open distant what oh those people oh those people well I tell you they're all fantastic from the captain on down to the newest recruit fantastic and uh how many of
them are blind actually it's a very interesting situation meaning you're the only one the only fly in all that butter milk and you've been putting me on and all this time I've been buying it like I told you baby it went fantastically so don't you start bugging me oh great do you know you know how many questions that fills me with really yes really I got just one question for you what what the hell is that suitcase doing in that closet the one that's usually in the basement I was down there gett
ing some things out of it for for tomorrow and I just couldn't work up enough energy to put it back is that right would you like me to put it back for you no no just just leave it there because I don't know where I want to put it yet [Music] [Music] how many points you got 10 17 27 37 I got and 25 62 makes it three in a row for Spike and a blitz on the third game terrific get yourself another picture ready get me a soda will you like a good guy oh yeah sure uh anybody else no thank you I wish I
had a personal slave he what do you want what's wrong the guy is a fire buff and I just happen to be the best fireman in the city right it was love at first sight hey do you know he's got a 1936 Ford pumper in his backyard what you got to be kid no it's the truth well he's harmless Hey listen in case I forgot to mention it to you guys uh I've been thinking about the transfer you got to be kid what do you want to do a crazy thing like that for why not you clowns are starting to bore me oh yeah Er
nie did you hear that [ __ ] care he's going to leave the firehouse what I don't believe it it wouldn't be the same I mean whenever I mention engine 23 to anybody in the department they say oh that's where ryas is do they know well you know it's true besides this was your father's company why would you want to leave it that's true Ernie but uh this place just ain't the same anymore I mean it's hard to put a label on it but it even smells different yeah I've noticed that every time you open your
mouth hey come on Spike what do you want to transport for you're a senior man in this house it doesn't make sense he's just a probe Spike you're going to transfer because of some Proby come on yeah that's kind of unreal at that I mean when you really think about it if anybody should have to get out it should be him shouldn't it all right come on you guys dig in there's applesauce the dessert hey foresight come on proby's got to eat too well how the corn beef and cabbage well can't you smell it y
ou stuck up the whole house hey I made it for you Mick what's so funny C beef and cabbage for the mck meatballs for the Deo you think that's funny huh well if we're going to have classics by request I demand equal time tomorrow I want ham Hawks and greens the blacke peas I'm sorry but I'm not familiar with that particular Cuisine forite will prepare little soul might add a new dimension around here it would Jim but probies never cook I mean they shop for groceries they wash vegetables and they d
o dishes but they don't cook now considering the fact that our new man has the talent I think we could make an exception attention engine 9 23 15 first in at box 4118 located at 222 SE Avenue order of gasoline and [Music] [Music] structure [Music] [Music] may your standby neighbors called it in before got started there's enough gasoline in that Cellar to blow up the whole block anybody see who started it no shall I send in a special car for the foam unit it's already been done gasoline they're a
t it again another gasoline I heard it you understand what she's saying she FY kid in the hallway smell like gasoline [Music] for I go fore [Music] oh I'll take this building take that one I didn't do it I swear I didn't do it why do you smell like a gasoline station huh hey man I'm not the one you want he paid me who man I can't tell you that he killed me come on let's go he gave me $25 here take it take it man come on let's go hey man you know the monkeys they hate us come on don't let them tu
rn me in are you black brother where are you white side hey did you see him outside hey did you see him no I didn't see him I thought you said he wasn't there told you I didn't see hey you know what I was thinking on the way back to the house but maybe we'd get lucky and get ripped off again so lucky about that I thought maybe they steal your meatballs when you hungry the next time it was a very funny thing that happened today when we was chasing the Firebug guys what's that well me and the Prob
y we went flying down this alley looking for the kit each of us went into our own separate garages when I came out of my garage I asked the Proby if he'd seen a kid the Proby says no so we go back to the pumper as we were walking back to the Pumper this kid comes flying out of the proby's garage and takes off down the street now that's pretty strange isn't it huh not so strange they're all like that black first 5 Second said you want to see me Mars yeah take it son yeah you got to relax sometime
s foresight I thought maybe you like the joints you work out I used to do it in the Army you're welcome to use them after you finish right hey I'll finish right now come on don't wait much you can handle it EAS no trouble at all long all right give your head nothing to it looks good there's a lousy rumor going around that you let that Firebug get away now we want to know if that's true not true are you sure sure are you 100% sure say it say you're 100% sure 100% sure you know we put our life on
a line out there every day you understand you understand that one thing we don't put up with is a fireman who isn't 100% so if you're thinking of not being 100% you better pack your gear and get out now swear you didn't let him go swear I swear I swear I swear to God let him up Sunny that's enough let him up okay from now on we're going to be watching you understand he puts up a terrific fight doesn't [Music] he shell I didn't hear the alarm go off didn't go off yet then go back to sleep it isn'
t even 5:30 look I'm sorry if I woke you next time I'll try to blow silent smoke rings well now what's that supposed to mean nothing absolutely nothing nothing means anything anymore especially in this room room well now that doesn't require any explaining does it doesn't huh oh no that's a straight out upfront complaint sweetheart come on well you know what they say about us jigs all sex Maniacs Shelly do you think my life's been one long orgy lately well maybe not the reason nothing's happenin
g in here lately is because this damn suitcase is beginning to strangle me and I mean all shell I never meant to do that how could I I love you Shelly you are all I love and the only reason why I've been bugging you about this job is because I thought it would bring us a happier life Michelle listen I am hanging in there those HK do to try to make me quit I'm hanging in there and I can deal with all of that as long as I know you're with me you dig I dig so if you don't mind I'm putting that suit
case back where it belongs later put it away later shell [Music] [Music] hey foresight yeah I got a special detail for you come on with me [Music] now see this here yeah there's a piece of Hostess SC number r217 so so we'll find it that's your special detail and where might it be somewhere in there in there in there or in there well come on move [Music] any luck [Music] [Music] find it if it's in here in that last Bend if it's in here how come I got this job I'll tell you the truth it's a rotten
job but all the probies get the rotten jobs hey man when I gave you this job what difference does it make who gave me the job it has to be done we have to count for every piece of equipment around here and a piece of hose and don't tell me he saved your life too are you asking me if he's a friend of mine no I just want to know who I am dealing with around here no no no no you're asking me if he's a friend of mine well I'll tell you last year when I was on vacation up in Cape card my right lung
collapsed guess who flew all the way up there to drive me home Spike Ryerson and who brought in his own TV set when I got ripped off the other day brierson that's who you're dealing with around here fantastic and when does he walk on water well this hose has to be put back in the [Music] bedroom more SC I got a special project the captain wants you to hit the third floor yeah got to get her ready for inspection [Music] fantastic was the last inspection man doing the Harding Administration all I
know is what they tell me to do and what did they tell you to tell me to do I got to go gas up the pumper I'll come back and give you a hand if I get the chance just Spruce it up can you sure sure man you tell who's ever running this operation now L worse sewers the ouses I mean we ac just like being on a vacation fun of the son you dig so you go tell a man that what you come from you go to school around here yeah School of mother wit no kidding I went to Mother Cabrini myself is that right hey
let me tell you something about a firehouse takes a little time to get used to the new guys they got to get used to you it's like uh an association you know what I mean when the guys give you the okay they'll do anything in the world for you and when you're finally in you're going to find you don't need anything it's just like a family family yeah man I got a wife I don't need anybody else hey did somebody say that you're a cook huh I hope so because Caputo's Cuisine it's a it's a disgrace it's
okay I tell him that to his face but can you cook I mean uh really good hey a cook in a firehouse is a very important man man it's all behind me now I don't remember how if I were you I would try to remember my as you beginning to sound like an underground worker for the Panthers I'm not an underground anything just a fireman okay yeah I take that back you just don't like Peppers Hey not bad for a start now get yourself over to the tower is that way to do the tickling torture dalal's hanging hos
e and he needs a hand fantastic any objections no nothing worth [Music] mentioning [Music] yeah Bush you giving you a bad time no it's all in the spirit of good clean fun oh don't let it get you down plenty of guys dying to be in your shoes no kidding well take me for instance I could never pass the physical lose 20 I trade your jobs anytime ordering books for a fer You' go out of your mind no this is the job you know how long I've been hanging around engine company 23 only 5 years less than rya
s terrific and I know more about it even than he does I've got pictures of this station when it was first built in 1910 when it held fire wagons and six teams of horses bush look I got a date with a couple miles of Fire H um I I want to talk to you about something uh um I don't I don't want to see you turned off by these guys um I I know they've been treating you rough you got you got to try to understand why I know why they test all probies no that's not why they're rough on you not only here b
ut all over the country you see uh being a fireman is different from being a cop or uh working in a post office see the these guys have to live together so you got to understand why they feel uh invaded so uh as a good liberal I'm asking you to uh give them some time and let them work out their problems good liberal as a good liberal how much time do you need to work out yours [Music] you know something Shelly all the new fire houses have hose dryers why doesn't this one join the 20th century I
don't know all right come on you guys get the letter out little more little more little all right hold it give me some slack back down little more all right tie it off hey foresight Bight now hear this we all know you let that Firebug go and we know why so you better be ready for me I'm ready for you right now no no no proy you still got a few hours more work to do they tell me that some pump needs cleaning is that right that's right and you meet me at a hand cour at 6:00 we'll see how ready you
are [Music] a is Command immate put a light on here IM res C what do you want to be an officer for you'll end up like P stay with the men you'll be better offs must be taken spread of fire to adjoining structures or I didn't see you there the matter with him what's the difference it's all changing everything everything's changing it was a time when it was something special to be a fireman something special I mean people used to bring you cold lemonade in the summer hot coffee or soup in the win
ter because they knew they knew if they called on you for help that that you were there fire or disaster you were there you were laying it on the line not as if the guys were doing it for a buck they weren't making much I come back to this house after a real work I tell you burns up and down my arm up and down my neck the hair on the back of my arms all burned off my eye eybrows singed my lungs half filled with smoke and I felt terrific I felt good but no more no more now they throw bricks at yo
u that's what they do my father he he put the weather stripping in his whole place this father was a fer too I'm glad they're dead I'm glad they don't have to see what's happening now right here in this house but Spike the probe's waiting for you at the hall call he wants to know when you're ready [Applause] ja what that me the be you put out a call the captain way the [Music] [Music] roof is [Music] going come on moveing over here come on back I follow me hover get yes f it over here even come
on come on clear the road for more trucks coming in get those people back there people up there in that third floor get help up there now there [Music] Dy take her na come on take a [Music] breather need what are you doing out here smoking there's a building burning down huh you're being paid to be in there who the hell are you I'm Mr warning I own this building I pay heavy taxes in the city I pay your salary you are letting my building burn down you own Miss fire a trap what are you doing out h
ere what are you doing out what what are you doing what who do you I want to know why you're not in jail damn [Music] animal give me some help over [Music] here hold the ladder again hold the ladder there's a up on the Southeast corner of the building get a truck company down there now terrible brother but all fire traps look yeah I think this fire was set wa you think so oh I don't know I've seen a lot of them I just have a feeling Hey Brother your leg went up like a gas [Music] [Music] pump ma
n you're sick that isn't true I just like to watch fires no no you like setting fires just give me 10 minutes brother let us see the fire when our people see the fire that's hope let the wicked see our fires and know that the house they have built is evil listen to me brother listen to me no don't brother me do you know how many people die in these fires come come [Music] on Pokemon susp of atin [Music] [Music] where you been hards looking for you get in there piece of cake [ __ ] piece of cake
oh yeah look at that the world's going Hey listen what you for alive up there hey sh come back here hold on he knows better than to get above a fire and I better go up and get him I'm telling you you're not going up there just one of you telling me what I can and can't do now hold this and cover me [Music] come on we need a resuscitator now over here resuscitator here we're all in [Music] yours [Music] h [Music] [Music] what do you think you're doing Jim leave it alone Spike it's foresight's Loc
ker he paid his dues H look I don't like you I probably never will now why don't you just let me finish I just want to tell you I just want to say I respect what you did to that guy in the alley in a landlord you gave it to him good anything else yeah how you feeling what do you care I don't I'm just asking how you feeling I'm okay potion engine 23 engine 517 truck 59 you are third in at Fox 4 216 all right you guys [Applause] [Music] let's [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] a
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