Give the kids $20, send them to the movies, and take refuge in the one decent offering available on the small screen, The Hustler on PBS (9 PM).
They were trying to get them to watch the show on PBS.
mnli hypothesis: They were trying to get them to watch the show on PBS. premise: Give the kids $20, send them to the movies, and take refuge in the one decent offering available on the small screen, The Hustler on PBS (9 PM).