diff -r 262b755ac786 Lib/pydoc.py
--- a/Lib/pydoc.py	Sat Dec 31 22:43:01 2011 -0600
+++ b/Lib/pydoc.py	Sun Jan 01 03:21:34 2012 -0500
@@ -1803,7 +1803,9 @@
     def help(self, request):
         if type(request) is type(''):
             request = request.strip()
-            if request == 'help': self.intro()
+            if request == 'help':
+                self.intro()
+                self.interact()
             elif request == 'keywords': self.listkeywords()
             elif request == 'symbols': self.listsymbols()
             elif request == 'topics': self.listtopics()