For missions A Little Help II through A Little Help VI, see transistors.

A Little Help is a storyline mission in Chapter I.

Mission

Intro

Gary is picking on Pete when Jimmy enters the TV room in the boys' dorm. Gary then starts on Jimmy, but is told to cut it out. After some arguing, Gary apologizes and has a plan for some fun, to go and torment someone really helpless. Petey is reluctant to go, but goes after Gary apologizes to him.

Walkthrough

Gary says that there is an old Hobo living somewhere on campus. The three boys leave the dorm and run all the way to the abandoned bus on the school parking lot and go through the door. Behind is a heavily fenced off grassy area with a tiny shack and an old mattress. Gary and Petey start to argue again, and are surprised when an old Hobo jumps out of nowhere. They flee, the Hobo throwing a brick at the retreating Gary. He then tries to intimidate Jimmy, who dares him to bring it on instead. Impressed, the Hobo offers to teach Jimmy some fighting moves if he brings him a transistor.

Jimmy finds a radio transistor on the roof of the autoshop and returns it to the Hobo. He is then taught the Uppercut. The Hobo asks Jimmy to return any time if he finds a transistor.

Trivia

• While following Jimmy around, Gary will attack anyone who fights Jimmy.
  • However sometimes, Gary will glitch out and T-pose when trying to attack certain pedestrians. The reasoning for this glitch is unknown.
• This is the only time the Hobo can be legitimately conversed with, but he'll start yelling at Jimmy to go get the transistor after several seconds.
• If you attack The Hobo, you will fail the mission and get a full trouble meter, but it will state that you angered The Hobo instead of attacked him.
• If you go to the Autoshop area, the Greasers will immediately attack Gary and Petey due to the said clique being set to attack Non-Clique Students on sight as both Gary and Pete are counted as non-clique students.
• Before this mission, the roof area to the garage that has the transistor will be inaccessible as there is no ladder. However when starting the mission, before conversing with the Hobo, the ladder will be present, but the transistor will not be there.

Transcript

A Little Help

Gary and Pete can be found arguing in the recreation room of the boys' dorm. Gary: Go on, Petey, go cry to the teacher. Tell them I was nasty to you. Pete: Shut up Gary. You're such a jerk, man. Gary: Oooh, am I, Petey... oh, you're SO cutting. I'm really upset. Actually, I think I'm gonna go cry. Then I'd be just like you. Cry, little girl... Oh, look out, here comes Jimmy. As Gary said the last sentence, Jimmy approached the two. Jimmy: Just knock it off, Gary. You're out of line. Gary: Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize I was hanging out in the girls' dorm. Silly me. Jimmy: Shut up, man. You're boring. Gary: Boring? I'm boring? You're none too interesting yourself, friend. Gary then shakes around his arms in the air, taking a deep breath, showing that he is about to calm down. Gary: Look, I'm sorry. Both of you. I apologize OK? I just get a little over-excited. Forgive me. Jimmy: Forget it. It's cool. Gary: Anyway, I've got a good idea for some fun. Let's go out and torment someone really helpless and unfortunate - that homeless guy. Gary then laughs maniacally. Gary: Come on. You coming, little Petey? Come on, I'm sorry. I'll give you a kiss if that's what you want. Pete: Shut up. Gary: Then come on. The three of them are then seen walking towards the exit of the dorm. Afterwards, they are located right outside the dorm. As they head towards the old school bus in the parking lot, they have a discussion about Gary's idea. Gary: This is gonna be fun. Pete: Harassing some old homeless guy is fun? Gary: It is. And you should be grateful you're not the victim for once. Pete: I guess. Gary: Hey, Jimmy. Tell me about this guy. Does he like to go in his own pants? The three of them then enter the bus, so as to exit on the other side of it and reach a yard. There they loiter for a bit before their target appears. Gary: Where is this dirty old perv? Pete: You know, you're not very nice, Gary. Gary: And you're a loser, Petey... one of life's unfortunates. As Gary is done saying his line, the homeless man appears with a brick in his right hand, threatening both Gary and Pete. The Hobo: Get out of here, you little scum. Gary laughs at the appearance of the homeless man. Gary: So I guess the rumors are true, Jimmy. Your dad does live on campus. After Gary is done talking, the homeless man shouts and throws the brick at Gary. Jimmy: You jerk! Gary: Ow! Let's leave this guy to his welfare payments! Come on! Let's get out of here! Gary and Pete then quickly run away from the encounter, leaving Jimmy behind. The Hobo: Just get out of here kid. Jimmy: Why should I? The Hobo: Because otherwise I'll kill you. Jimmy: What's your problem? The Hobo: That's a long story. You got any liquor? Jimmy: No. I'm 15. The Hobo: Well, what about drugs? Jimmy: No. The Hobo: Then why shouldn't I kill you? Jimmy: Alright then tough guy, kill me. The homeless man then laughs at Jimmy. The Hobo: You know what kid - I like your style. You've got guts. When I was on that ridge in Korea, watching my buddies get killed by friendly fire, I could have used somebody like you. Jimmy: Yeah? Thanks. The Hobo: But I bet you can't fight. You do me a favor and I'll show you some real moves - classified moves - real special army stuff... Jimmy: Cool. The Hobo: Just get me a part for my radio... and I'll show you what the army taught me. Jimmy: What, like how to get shot by your own side? The Hobo: Exactly. Jimmy must then go and obtain a transistor for the homeless man. However, if he does not leave the yard, or if he leaves, but returns empty-handed, the homeless man might get restless and say one of the following lines: The Hobo: What are you doing here without a radio part? If you don't have what I want, you ain't getting no training. You don't have it?! Well, what are you doing here then? Don't waste my time, kid! Nothing's free, Jimmy. You know what I want. Get me a transistor, you damn freeloader! Jimmy goes into the autoshop area and reaches the rooftop of a building by the means of a ladder. There he finds a transistor. Then he goes back to the yard where the homeless man is waiting for him. As Jimmy hands over the transistor, the homeless man will thank him. The Hobo: Thanks, kid! You're one of the good ones. The Hobo: I learned this one from this crazy guy I served with. Okay... he was my brother. If Jimmy does not attack the homeless man in order to learn the move, he may say one of the following lines: The Hobo: No, kid! You gotta do better than that! Show some heart, kid! Show some heart! You'd never have made it on the ridge! Kid, I gotta say, you suck! You can do better than that, kid! Put a little heart into it! I might have been wrong about you! If you want to make it, you have to put some effort into it! You better try that again! Come on, quit messing around, kid! When Jimmy attacks the homeless man in order to learn the move, he may say one of the following lines: The Hobo: Yeah, that's right, kid! Put your heart into it! Yeah, that's it! You're getting it! Keep it up! Good work! That's the killer instinct! That's what I like to see! You're getting better! Hey, it looks like you're getting the hang of it! You're doing me proud, kid! Once Jimmy is done learning the move, the homeless man will let him know that the training session is over, by using one of the following lines: The Hobo: Alright, come back sometime, but not too early! Argh, that's enough for now! You know, you're alright, kid! Good work! Now go out there and kick some ass! You got some real promise, Jimmy! Jimmy then walks away from the yard, as the homeless man reminds him to bring him another transistor at some point. The mission concludes at this point. The Hobo: Don't forget to bring me a transistor when you come back.

Video Walkthroughs

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Chapter I	Storyline missions Welcome to Bullworth | This Is Your School | The Setup | Slingshot | A Little Help | Save Algie | Defend Bucky | That Bitch | The Candidate | Halloween | Help Gary | Russell in the Hole Optional missions The Diary | The Big Prank | Character Sheets
Chapter II	Storyline missions Last Minute Shopping | Hattrick vs. Galloway | Prep Challenge | Movie Tickets | Carnival Date | The Eggs | Race the Vale | Beach Rumble | Tad's House | Boxing Challenge | Dishonorable Fight Optional missions Small Offences* | Panty Raid | Weed Killer
Chapter III	Storyline missions Balls of Snow* | Miracle on Bullworth St.* | Nutcrackin'* | Rudy the Red Nosed Santa* | Christmas Is Here | Jealous Johnny | Bait | Wrong Part of Town | Tagging | Lola's Race | The Tenements | The Rumble | Fighting Johnny Vincent Optional missions Cook's Crush | Cook's Date | Nerd Challenge | Comic Klepto | Glass House | Greaser Challenge | Discreet Deliveries*
Chapter IV	Storyline missions Stronghold Assault | Nerd Boss Fight | Funhouse Fun | Paparazzi | Defender of the Castle | Nice Outfit | Discretion Assured | The Big Game | Jock Boss Fight Optional missions Here's to you Ms. Philips | Galloway Away | Jocks Challenge
Chapter V	Storyline missions Making a Mark | Rats in the Library | The Gym is Burning | Finding Johnny Vincent | Revenge on Mr. Burton | Preppies Vandalized | Go See The Principal | Busting In, Part I | Busting In, Part II | Showdown at the Plant | Complete Mayhem | Final Showdown Optional missions Cheating Time | Townie Challenge | Smash It Up | The Collector* | Mailbox Armageddon*
Category:Storyline missions | Category:Optional missions | Category:Missions * denotes missions that are exclusive to the Scholarship and Anniversary versions of the game.