Name: Joey's Hero
Released: 1987-02-11

Gimme a Break!

S6 · E19 — Joey's Hero

S6:E19 · Joey's Hero

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Joey's Hero

Season 6 · Episode 19 · Feb 11, 1987

When Joey's favorite television star ""Captain Jerk"", is hospitalized after swallowing a whistle, it is up to Nell to give him a blood transfusion since she has the same type of blod as him. However, as she goes to his hospital room to meet him, she finds out that he is predjudiced as she heards him talking to his co-stars about how much he hates blacks and how he organizes a group of people who are for a white society. She realizes that she must tell Joey the truth, that his favorite telvison star doesn't favor blacks. In the end, Capatain Jerk tells Nell to be on the show, but swallows his whistle again when he sees she is black. He gives her money, and tells her to not tell anyone she is black and gave him blood, which makes hm partially black as well. Joey hears this, and depite not believing Nell before, he finally knows that his hero is predjuduce and he and Nell leave the hospital knowing that Captain Jerk is nothing but one.

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Gimme a Break!

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Joey's Hero

Season 6 · Episode 19 · Feb 11, 1987

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