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(theme music playing)

Announcer: SCOTT PAPER COMPANY TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING...

ROBERT YOUNG...

AND JANE WYATT.

(laughter)

WITH ELINOR DONAHUE, BILLY GRAY, AND LAUREN CHAPIN...

HEY, DAD, LISTEN! I'M GONNA GET AN OUTBOARD MOTOR!

YOU ARE?

CAN I?

BUD, OUTBOARDS ARE PRETTY EXPENSIVE.

LISTEN, DAD, YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT,

BUT I CAN GET THIS ONE FOR 40 BUCKS!

IT USED TO BELONG TO ANDY FESSLER, BUT HE'S GETTING A NEW ONE,

AND I CAN HAVE HIS OLD ONE FOR ONLY 40 BUCKS!

OF COURSE, IT ISN'T NEW, BUT YOU OUGHT TO HEAR IT, DAD.

SHE PURRS PRETTY. SHE PURRS PRETTY!

"PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT...

PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT..."

AND I GOT ALL THE MONEY FOR IT MYSELF, DAD. I ALREADY EARNED SOME.

GOSH, YOU OUGHT TO SEE IT. I HAD IT OVER AT ANDY'S RUNNING IN A BARREL.

HI, HONEY. BOY! "PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT..."

WHAT KIND OF A DAY HAVE YOU HAD?

WELL, IT'S BEEN PRETTY "PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT."

IT'LL BE GREAT FOR YOU AND ME ON FISHING TRIPS THIS SUMMER.

AND NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY IT, IN THE OFF-SEASON.

Kathy: HEY, DADDY!

HI, DADDY! GUESS HOW MANY As I GOT?

As? IS IT REPORT CARD TIME AGAIN?

UH-HUH. GUESS HOW MANY As.

WELL, LET'S SEE.

TRY SIX! OKAY, I GUESS SIX.

WRONG! I GOT EIGHT, SEE?

AND HERE'S ANOTHER THING, DAD. I COULD USE THE MOTOR

TO TAKE OUT FISHING PARTIES AND MAKE SOME MONEY.

BUD, WILL YOU STOP TALKING FOR JUST A SECOND?

I'M SORRY.

HMM.

"ANDERSON, KATHY. LANGUAGE... A. SPELL..."

IF I HAD AN AVERAGE OF THREE FISHING PARTIES...

BUD. YES, SIR.

"MUSIC... A. AR..." UH-OH.

WHAT HAPPENED HERE? ONLY A "B" IN ARITHMETIC?

OH, THAT WAS PATTY DAVIS' FAULT.

I COPIED HER ANSWERS ONE DAY,

AND SHE HAD THEM ALL WRONG.

ONLY THREE FISHING PARTIES A WEEK, DAD,

AND THE MOTOR WOULD PAY FOR ITSELF IN ONE SUMMER.

BUD, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.

OKAY, BUT I OUGHT TO LET ANDY FESSLER KNOW IF I'M GONNA TAKE IT OR NOT...

IS THERE NO WAY OF TURNING YOU OFF?

OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS DON'T COME ALONG EVERY DAY.

I SAID WE'D TALK ABOUT THIS LATER.

BY THE WAY, SON, WHERE'S YOUR REPORT CARD?

OKAY, DAD, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE MOTOR LATER.

RUP-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT...

PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT!

PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT!

PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT!

PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT... PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT!

PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT...

HONESTLY, WHAT'S HE DOING?

IS HE STUDYING TO BE A NITWIT?

OH, GOT THIS TODAY.

TWO As, NOTHING BELOW A "B",

AND I MADE HONOR ROLL. PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT!

HEY, DOPEY, SHUT OFF YOUR MOTOR

BEFORE I COME IN THERE AND STRIP YOUR GEARS.

AND I GOT ELECTED TO THE STUDENT COUNCIL.

IF YOU WANT MY AUTOGRAPH, ENCLOSE A SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE.

OH.

Bud: PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT- PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT...

PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT!

PRETTY GOOD REPORT CARD BETTY GOT.

YEAH, AND AN ONBOARD WOULD KEEP A FELLA ON THE OUTSIDE,

WHERE IT'S HEALTHY. HEALTH IS VERY IMPORTANT.

WHERE DID YOU SAY YOUR REPORT CARD WAS?

OH, IT'S AROUND, I GUESS.

PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT...

AND I'D SAVE ON CLOTHES, TOO,

BECAUSE I'D BE WEARING NOTHING BUT OLD CLOTHES MOST OF THE TIME.

PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT... AROUND HERE, YOU MEAN?

YEAH. I GUESS THAT'S IT.

C, B-, C...

SOME OF THOSE TEACHERS HAVE A CRAZY WAY OF GRADING.

WHAT'S THIS? A "D" IN SCIENCE?

A "D"?! LET ME SEE THAT.

OH, HOW'D THAT GET ON THERE?

I THOUGHT SCIENCE WAS ONE OF YOUR BEST SUBJECTS.

WELL, IT IS. THE TEACHER JUST HASN'T FOUND THAT OUT YET.

WELL, HE'D BETTER FIND OUT PRETTY SOON

BEFORE YOU WIND UP WITH GRADES SO LOW

YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO GET INTO COLLEGE.

DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO YOURSELF WITH GRADES LIKE THESE?

OH, BUT, DAD...

YOU'RE THROWING AWAY YOUR WHOLE FUTURE.

NOWADAYS, IF A MAN WANTS TO GET AHEAD,

HE HAS TO BE PREPARED.

THIS IS SERIOUS, SON.

WELL, GLOVER JUST MARKED ME WAY DOWN

'CAUSE I DIDN'T HAND IN SOME HOMEWORK.

WHY DIDN'T YOU HAND IT IN?

WELL, UH... I DIDN'T DO IT.

I WAS TOO BUSY EARNING MONEY FOR THE OUTBOARD.

I SEE. WELL, AT THIS POINT IN YOUR LIFE,

YOUR EDUCATION'S A GREAT DEAL MORE IMPORTANT THAN AN OUTBOARD MOTOR.

YEAH, I GUESS SO. BUT GOSH...

I'LL MAKE YOU A PROPOSITION.

THAT MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY GOOD DEAL.

WE COULD MAKE GOOD USE OF IT NEXT SUMMER.

SO, YOU GET THIS "D" UP TO AN "A" ON YOUR NEXT REPORT CARD,

AND I'LL HELP YOU BUY THE MOTOR.

GEE, WILL YOU REALLY, DAD? YEAH.

AN "A"? THAT'S AWFUL ROUGH, DAD...

SHOOTING FROM A "D" WAY UP TO AN "A".

COULDN'T WE LOWER THAT A LITTLE? TO WHAT?

D+? NO.

C-? NO!

I'LL MAKE IT A "B".

BUT THAT'S THE ABSOLUTE MINIMUM.

IT'S THAT OR NO DEAL.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, SON?

OH, OKAY.

BUT DO YOU REALIZE THE UNFAIR BURDEN YOU'RE PUTTING ON ME?

I'M GONNA HAVE TO START STUDYING!

AN OUTBOARD MOTOR?

WHY SHOULD HE BE REWARDED FOR GETTING A LITTLE CRUMMY "B"

WHEN I DO BETTER THAN THAT ALL THE TIME? WELL, YOU...

SEEMS TO ME THAT'S PUTTING A PREMIUM ON STUPIDITY,

AND THAT'S NOT FAIR. THAT'S BUD'S STRONG POINT... HIS STUPIDITY.

WELL, YOU SEE...

IF HE GETS A MOTOR, HOW COME I DON'T GET A NEW DRESS?

BECAUSE YOUR FATHER CAN'T GO FISHING IN A DRESS.

THAT'S NOT IT AT ALL, SMARTY.

I JUST WANT TO SEE BUD START TO GET SOME DECENT MARKS.

SO DO I.

BUT I'M JUST AFRAID HE'LL BE WORKING TO GET THAT MOTOR,

NOT TO GET AN EDUCATION.

A FALSE INCENTIVE GIVES HIM A FALSE IDEA OF THE VALUE OF LEARNING.

HE LEARNS SOMETHING MERELY TO GET A REWARD,

AND ONCE HE GETS, HE'LL PROMPTLY FORGET EVERYTHING HE'S LEARNED

AND DRIFT BACK INTO HIS OLD HABITS.

AT A P.T.A. MEETING YESTERDAY...

LOOK, I CAN'T ARGUE WITH A P.T.A. MEMBER.

BUT AT LEAST GIVE MY IGNORANT PLAN A CHANCE.

I'LL GUARANTEE YOU ONE THING...

YOU'RE GONNA SEE A LOT OF SCIENTIFIC ACTION AROUND HERE.

A LOT OF IT.

Bud: (thinking) "TO DETERMINE IF AIR IS MATTER,

"TAKE AN EMPTY DRINKING GLASS

AND INVERT IT."

"AFTER THE RUBBER BALLOON

"HAS BEEN IN A COLD PLACE FOR TEN MINUTES,

REMOVE IT AND NOTICE ITS SIZE."

"AFTER YOU HAVE CONNECTED THE POSITIVE POLE OF ONE

"TO THE NEGATIVE POLE OF THE NEXT...

"CONNECT THE OTHER TWO WIRES

TO THE TERMINALS OF THE BELL."

(rings)

(rings)

I'M COMING, I'M COMING! (rings)

HELLO?

HELLO?

HELLO?

(rings)

HELLO?

OPERATOR, TO WHOM DO I REPORT A PHONE OUT OF ORDER?

(rings)

HEY, DAD, LOOK HOW GOOD IT WORKS.

(ringing)

UH, NEVER MIND, OPERATOR.

(ringing)

JIM, WHY DON'T YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?

NO, DEAR. YOUNG TOM EDISON JUST INVENTED ELECTRICITY.

(ringing) WHAT?

OH.

WHEN DO THE REPORT CARDS COME OUT AGAIN?

I THINK NEXT WEEK.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BET AN OUTBOARD MOTOR THAT...

NO!

THE OTHER NIGHT AT THE P.T.A. MEETING

A SPEAKER TOLD ABOUT A LITTLE BOY

WHOSE INDULGENT PARENTS PROMISED HIM $10 FOR EVERY "A" HE'D GET.

AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?

CERTAINLY. THE BOY GRADUATED FROM GRAMMAR SCHOOL INDEPENDENTLY WEALTHY

AND NOW VISITS HIS PARENTS FAITHFULLY EVERY WEEK AT THE POORHOUSE.

OH!

OH, MY GOSH. I FORGOT TO WRITE UP

THOSE EXPERIMENTS OLD GLOVER GAVE US FOR HOMEWORK.

EITHER I FIND SOMEBODY TO COPY, OR I'LL BE A BLOWN BUZZARD.

LOOK NO FURTHER.

OH, NO. I DON'T WANT TO START GETTING Ds LIKE YOU.

I'VE GOT A REPUTATION TO PROTECT.

READ THIS, WILL YOU? IT'S PERFECT. READ IT.

HEY, THIS IS ALL RIGHT. WHO'D YOU COPY IT FROM?

I DIDN'T COPY IT. I'VE BEEN STUDYING, BOY.

YEAH, I NOTICED THAT.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GETTING TO BE AN AWFUL SQUARE.

NOT FOR LONG, THOUGH, JUNIOR.

WAIT TILL YOU SEE ME NEXT SUMMER,

STEAMING OUT ACROSS THE LAKE.

PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT-PUT...

YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO SEE ME AFTER CLASS, MR. GLOVER?

OH, YES, I DID, BUD.

I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THIS PAPER YOU HANDED IN YESTERDAY...

THE EXPERIMENTS YOU WROTE UP FOR HOMEWORK.

IT'S, UH, IT'S VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU, SIR.

BUT HOW DO YOU ACCOUNT FOR THE FACT

THAT IT IS IDENTICAL, WORD FOR WORD,

WITH JOE PHILLIPS' PAPER?

DO YOU FEEL THERE IS MUCH BENEFIT

IN COPYING SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK?

BUT I DIDN'T COPY IT, SIR.

I HAVEN'T SAID YOU DID.

BUT NOW, BUD, PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE.

LET'S SAY YOU HAVE A STUDENT WHO'S BEEN GETTING Ds

AND ANOTHER ONE WHO MAKES Bs AND As.

IF THE "D" STUDENT SUDDENLY TURNS IN A PERFECT PAPER,

EXACTLY LIKE THE "A" STUDENT'S PAPER,

WHAT WOULD YOU THINK?

WELL...

I'D SAY THAT IT LOOKED KIND OF FISHY.

BUT I DIDN'T COPY, SIR. HONEST, I DIDN'T.

ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT JOE COPIED YOUR PAPER?

NO, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, BUD.

WE'LL CALL THIS A CLOSED INCIDENT.

INASMUCH AS YOU HAVE BEEN DOING BETTER WORK LATELY,

I'M GIVING YOU A "C" ON THIS PAPER.

A "C"? BUT THIS IS PERFECT.

AND I NEED TO BE GETTING SOME As BECAUSE...

WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO ME.

UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCE,

I THINK "C" IS A FAIR GRADE.

WE HAVE OUR QUARTERLY EXAM IN A DAY OR TWO.

THAT WILL GIVE YOU AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE YOURSELF.

ALL RIGHT, BUD?

YES, SIR.

SIR, IF I DO REAL GOOD IN MY EXAM...

SAY, LIKE A 98 OR A 99...

DO YOU THINK I'LL GET A "B" ON MY REPORT CARD?

IT'S POSSIBLE.

BUT THAT'S PRETTY ROUGH, BUD.

VERY FEW MAKE 98. VERY FEW.

(telephone rings) IT'S FOR ME!

HELLO? YEAH, I CALLED, MR. FESSLER.

I GUESS I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD YOU HOLD THAT OUTBOARD ALL THIS TIME.

NO, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE I'M GONNA GET IT NOW.

NO, YOU'D BETTER GO AHEAD AND TRY AND SELL IT.

WAIT, BUD! OKAY, SO LONG.

WHAT'D YOU TELL HIM THAT FOR?

I HAVEN'T GOT A CHANCE, DAD.

I COULDN'T NO MORE PULL A "B" IN THAT CLASS

THAN I COULD DROP-KICK MR. GLOVER

WITH POCKETS FULL OF LEAD AND HIS SHOES BOLTED TO THE FLOOR.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE DOING REAL WELL.

SO DID I, BUT... WELL, I'M A VICTIM OF FATE.

OH, NOW...

LIFE IS DEALING TO ME RIGHT OFF THE BOTTOM...

WITH A STACKED DECK.

(laughs) OH, COME, NOW.

I'M A PAWN IN AN IRON CLAW MACHINE,

AND I'VE BEEN CLAWED GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, HAMLET.

LET'S CUT OUT THE DRAMATICS AND...

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF YOU'D HANDED IN A REAL GOOD PAPER

AND THEN HAD MR. GLOVER ACCUSE YOU OF COPYING SOMEBODY ELSE'S?

DID YOU COPY IT? NO, HONEST, I DIDN'T!

ALL RIGHT, I BELIEVE YOU.

MAYBE I'D BETTER GO DOWN AND HAVE A TALK WITH MR. GLOVER AND...

NO, DON'T DO THAT. I DON'T WANT HIM TO THINK I'M A SISSY.

BESIDES, I'M WHIPPED ANYWAY.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'D HAVE TO GET ON THE QUARTERLY EXAM

TO BRING MY REPORT CARD UP TO A "B"?

I'D HAVE TO GET A 98.

WELL, GET IT. OH, SURE.

WHAT'S THE USE? I'VE LOST THE OUTBOARD ANYWAY.

OH, NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

DON'T TELL ME YOU WERE WORKING SOLELY TO GET THAT MOTOR.

DON'T EVER LET YOUR MOTHER HEAR YOU SAY A THING LIKE THAT...

OH, WE WERE JUST...

DISCUSSING, UH... SOMETHING.

YES, I HEARD.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR WHAT THE SPEAKER AT THE P.T.A. MEETING SAID.

I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING.

ALL I WANT TO DO IS INTRODUCE THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT.

GO AHEAD, KATHY. TELL DADDY WHAT YOU WANTED TO TELL HIM.

DADDY, I'VE BEEN GETTING SOME AWFUL LOW MARKS LATELY.

WHAT? NOT YOU.

NOT MY PART-TIME QUIZ KID.

BUT I'M WORKING HARDER,

AND IF I GET BACK UP TO As AND Bs,

WILL YOU BUY ME SOME SHOE SKATES?

YOU MEAN SHE DELIBERATELY...

WHICH ARE NOW ON SALE AT GORMAN'S

FOR ONLY 14.95 PLUS TAX.

ANY QUESTIONS, SIR?

COME ON, GIRL.

WAIT! HE HASN'T ANSWERED!

THE ANSWER IS NO.

BUT BUD'S GETTING A MOTOR!

Margaret: FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, DADDY, TOO.

BUD...

LOOK, SON, MAN TO MAN, NOW...

YOU AND I ARE BOTH IN A SPOT.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO WIN.

WHEN'S THAT EXAM? DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

OKAY, I'LL CALL ANDY AND ASK HIM

IF HE'LL GIVE US A COUPLE OF MORE DAYS ON THAT MOTOR.

IN THE MEANTIME, YOU HAVE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW TO STUDY

LIKE YOU'VE NEVER STUDIED BEFORE.

IN FACT, I'LL HELP YOU.

NO, DAD. DON'T HELP ME.

WHY NOT?

I CAN'T TAKE A CHANCE ON GETTING ANY OF IT WRONG.

AND WE USE URANIUM 235...

THE MOST POWERFUL FISSIONABLE MATERIAL.

NOW, IF WE WISH TO CAUSE AN ATOMIC EXPLOSION...

(school bell rings)

WELL, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU, BUD?

IS YOUR FOOT CAUGHT?

NO, SIR.

I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU IF IT WAS OKAY

IF I STAYED AFTER CLASS AND STUDIED FOR THE EXAM TOMORROW.

WELL, CERTAINLY. THAT'S FINE.

I'VE PRETTY WELL COVERED EVERYTHING IN OUR TEXTBOOKS,

AND I WANT TO KNOW IF IT'S ALL RIGHT

IF I STUDY OUT OF SOME OF YOUR OTHER BOOKS.

WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME.

THIS IS A RARE MOMENT INDEED.

HELP YOURSELF.

I RAN OFF AND FORGOT MY...

OH. YOU SCARED ME.

I JUST KNOCKED SOME THINGS ON THE FLOOR,

AND I WAS PICKING THEM UP.

I SEE.

I SURE AM LEARNING A LOT.

I'M GONNA DO REAL GOOD ON THE TEST TOMORROW.

YES, I'M SURE YOU ARE, BUD.

I'M SURE YOU ARE.

WELL, NOW, WE'VE GOT TO COME TO A DECISION ON THIS.

IT'S TO IMPORTANT TO EVADE IT!

ARE WE GOING TO WEAR FORMAL OR INFORMAL DRESSES TO THE DANCE?

I SAY FORMAL.

ROY?

I THINK I'LL JUST WEAR

MY LITTLE GREEN GINGHAM FROCK

WITH THE MATCHING BLOOMERS.

OH, ROY, EVERY TIME WE TRY

TO DECIDE TO DECIDE SOMETHING IMPORTANT, YOU...

OH, HELLO, MR. GLOVER.

SORRY I'M LATE.

BUT SOMETHING RATHER IMPORTANT HAS COME UP.

A PRETTY SERIOUS PROBLEM.

OH, GOOD!

I SUSPECT A STUDENT IN ONE OF MY CLASSES...

I WON'T SAY WHETHER IT'S A GIRL OR A BOY...

OF CONTRIVING TO GET HOLD OF MY EXAM QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME.

OH, THAT'S UNFORGIVABLE.

AS CHAIRMAN OF THIS COUNCIL,

I SUGGEST WE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION

TO HAVE THIS STUDENT PUNISHED...

MAYBE EVEN EXPELLED.

NOW, BETTY, LET'S NOT BE TOO HASTY TO JUDGE

OR TO CONDEMN,

AT LEAST NOT UNTIL WE KNOW ALL THE FACTS.

YES, SIR.

THIS STUDENT ASKED TO STAY AFTER CLASS

AND STUDY FOR THE EXAM OUT OF SOME OF MY BOOKS,

WHICH I ADMIT SURPRISED ME.

I GUESS I SHOULD'VE SUSPECTED SOMETHING RIGHT THEN.

HOWEVER, I LEFT THE ROOM

TO TAKE THE EXAM QUESTIONS TO BE MIMEOGRAPHED,

AND THEN REMEMBERED I'D LEFT THEM ON MY DESK.

WHEN I RETURNED, THEY WERE IN THE STUDENT'S HANDS,

AND HE OR SHE QUICKLY PUT THEM BACK ON THE DESK,

LOOKING QUITE STARTLED.

HE OR SHE... LET'S SAY IT'S A SHE...

SHE SAID THEY HAD FALLEN ON THE FLOOR

AND SHE WAS MERELY PICKING THEM UP.

YEAH, AND DOING A LITTLE FAST READING, TOO.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW. BUT THERE YOU ARE.

I STILL SAY... REMEMBER, NOW...

THIS IS PURELY CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT SHE WAS READING THE QUESTIONS.

YES, BUT...

SAY, I HAVE AN IDEA. WHAT KIND OF GRADES DOES SHE GET?

VERY LOW, BUT SHOWING MARKED IMPROVEMENT LATELY.

HOWEVER, I HAVE REASON TO SUSPECT

THIS IS DUE IN PART TO COPYING ANOTHER STUDENT'S WORK.

THIS KID'S A CROOK. LET'S FACE IT.

WAIT, ROY.

MR. GLOVER, IF YOU LEFT THE QUESTIONS AS THEY ARE,

COULD YOU TELL BY THE WAY THIS GIRL ANSWERED THEM

WHETHER SHE'D SEEN THEM BEFORE?

YES, I THINK I COULD.

TO GET A REAL HIGH GRADE IN THIS PARTICULAR EXAM,

ONE WOULD HAVE TO BE AN EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT...

WHICH THIS ONE IS NOT...

OR HAVE ADVANCE INFORMATION.

I SAID LET HER TAKE THE TEST AS IS.

THIS WILL GIVE HER A CHANCE TO ACQUIT OR CONVICT HERSELF.

AND THEN WE VOTED.

I DON'T KNOW. SOUNDS A LITTLE SNEAKY TO ME.

THAT'S WHAT MR. GLOVER THOUGHT, BUT WE OUTVOTED HIM.

AFTER ALL, FATHER, THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER.

OH, I AGREE, BUT...

KATHY, GET SOME MORE BISCUITS OUT OF THE OVEN, WILL YOU?

OKAY.

(front door closes)

HI. SORRY I'M LATE.

I STOPPED BY ANDY FESSLER'S TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE MOTOR.

SHE'S SITTING THERE WAITING, DAD.

Margaret: HURRY UPSTAIRS AND WASH YOUR HANDS, BUD.

OKAY. I THINK I FINALLY GOT IT MADE.

I KNOW THIS STUFF FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS,

INSIDE-OUT, RIGHT SIDE UP...

FINE, FINE, SON. GO UPSTAIRS AND WASH. OKAY.

AND I FINALLY MADE A GOOD IMPRESSION ON OLD MAN...

OR, MR. GLOVER.

I STAYED AFTER CLASS AND STUDIED FOR THE EXAM

OUT OF SOME OF HIS BOOKS.

IT WAS BUD.

HE WAS THE GIRL.

OH, NO, IT CAN'T BE.

BUD WOULDN'T DO A THING LIKE THAT.

OF COURSE, HE WANTS THAT MOTOR AWFULLY BADLY.

I KNOW, I KNOW.

AND WHY SHOULD HE BE SO CONFIDENT TODAY,

WHEN HE WAS SO DISCOURAGED A FEW DAYS AGO?

WELL, HE'S BEEN STUDYING.

AT LEAST I THOUGHT HE WAS.

AND TO THINK THIS LITTLE TRAP WAS MY BRIGHT IDEA.

WELL, I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM FALL...

NO, NO, BETTY. WE MUSTN'T WARN HIM.

HE HAS TO GO THROUGH WITH THIS.

I HAVE TO KNOW.

I HAVE TO KNOW.

(groaning)

WHAT'S THE MATTER, DEAR?

CAN'T YOU SLEEP, EITHER?

NO. I CAN'T GET BUD OFF MY MIND.

WHAT A MISERABLE SPOT FOR A KID TO BE IN.

I FEEL LIKE AN EXECUTIONER

SENDING HIS OWN SON TO THE...

I KEEP TELLING MYSELF HE DIDN'T DO IT.

WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER IF WE TALKED TO HIM?

NO. IF WE WARN HIM NOW, WE'LL NEVER KNOW FOR SURE.

HERE'S A SWITCH FOR YOU.

I'VE BEEN LYING HERE HOPING AND PRAYING

HE'D FLUNK HIS EXAMINATION.

BUD, WAIT! I'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOU. WHAT'S UP?

I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT YOU'RE WALKING INTO A TRAP.

HUH? YOUR EXAM... IT'S A TRAP SET FOR YOU.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN GET A HIGH GRADE OR NOT,

BUT DON'T!

WELL, I'VE GOT TO. LISTEN, DOPEY...

YOU'RE SUSPECTED OF READING THE QUESTIONS

WHEN YOU WERE IN THERE STUDYING YESTERDAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU DID OR NOT,

BUT IF YOU GET A HIGH GRADE, THEY'LL KNOW FOR SURE...

BUD, AREN'T YOU COMING IN?

OH. SEE YOU LATER, BUD.

BUD? AREN'T YOU COMING IN?

YES, SIR. YES.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT ONE OR TWO OF THE QUESTIONS

HAVE MORE THAN ONE PART.

BE SURE TO ANSWER ALL PARTS.

WHEN YOU'VE FINISHED, YOU MAY LEAVE.

AND, UH, NATURALLY,

I WENT OVER HIS EXAMINATION PAPER IMMEDIATELY.

YOU MAY LOOK IT OVER IF YOU'D CARE TO.

OH, EXCUSE ME FOR BARGING IN THIS WAY,

BUT YOU'RE MR. GLOVER, AREN'T YOU? YES.

WELL, I'M BUD ANDERSON'S FATHER,

AND WHEN YOU HAVE A MOMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT...

THE MATTER OF THE...

MARGARET, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

SAME THING YOU'RE DOING.

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED? DID HE...

LOOK AT THIS. HE NOT ONLY DID WELL,

HE GOT THE HIGHEST MARK IN THE CLASS... 99.

OH, NO.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW I WAS NOT IN SYMPATHY WITH THIS METHOD.

BUT IN VIEW OF THE RESULTS, I THOUGHT...

WAIT A MINUTE. THERE'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO KNOW.

I DID SOMETHING I KNOW I SHOULDN'T HAVE,

BUT I JUST COULDN'T STAND TO SEE BUD WALKING INTO THIS TRAP.

SO I TOLD HIM THE WHOLE PLAN.

I KNOW I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO...

YOU... YOU TOLD HIM?

AND HE STILL ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS THE WAY HE DID?

SURELY HE DIDN'T THINK HE COULD GET AWAY WITH IT.

OH, IT'S ALL MIXED UP NOW.

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG SOMEWHERE.

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

WHERE IS BUD? DOES ANYONE KNOW?

I HAVE HIM WAITING IN THE NEXT ROOM.

I TOLD HIM WE MIGHT WANT TO TALK TO HIM LATER.

WELL, YOU'D BETTER BRING HIM IN.

LET'S HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.

ROY?

FATHER, I'M SORRY. I...

IT'S ALL RIGHT, BETTY.

WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE HE WAS THINKING?

HE MUST'VE KNOWN A 99 WOULD PRACTICALLY CONVICT HIM.

I DON'T KNOW. I... (door opens)

HI.

TUCK YOUR SHIRTTAIL IN, SON.

BUD, I'M SURE YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

YOUR EXAM PAPER, NEEDLESS TO SAY, WAS ALMOST PERFECT.

KNOWING WHAT THIS INDICATES,

DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPLANATION TO MAKE?

WELL, SIR...

WELL, MY GOSH, I KNEW ALL THE JUNK...

OR... THE MATERIAL... PERFECTLY.

WELL, THEN MY SIS TIPS ME OFF TO THE TRAP.

WHAT'S A FELLA GONNA DO?

I DIDN'T WANT TO FLUNK WHEN I COULD ANSWER EVERYTHING.

SO I FINALLY DECIDED TO PUT IT ALL DOWN

AND FIGHT IT OUT LATER.

I KNEW WHAT EVERYBODY WAS GONNA THINK.

BUT I NEVER LOOKED AT THOSE EXAM PAPERS YESTERDAY.

HONEST.

I PICKED THEM UP OFF THE FLOOR

AND HAD THEM IN MY HAND, YES.

BUT I NEVER LOOKED AT THEM.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY WERE.

BUT IF I HAD KNOW, I... PROBABLY WOULD'VE LOOKED.

MR. GLOVER, MAY WE TALK FOR A MOMENT?

WELL, I'M IN ON THIS, TOO.

MR. GLOVER, I KNOW YOU COULD LOOK AT THIS

MORE OBJECTIVELY THAN I CAN,

BUT I BELIEVE BUD.

ALL I'M ASKING IS A CHANCE FOR HIM

TO PROVE TO EVERYONE'S SATISFACTION

THAT HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.

LOOK, IF HE'D SEEN THOSE EXAM QUESTIONS,

ALL HE WOULD'VE BOTHERED TO STUDY WERE THE ANSWERS TO THOSE.

BUT HE SAYS HE KNOWS ALL THE MATERIAL.

I SAY GIVE HIM THE TEST ON DIFFERENT MATERIAL.

LET'S SEE IF HE KNOWS IT.

WELL, I HARDLY HAVE TIME TO MAKE OUT A WHOLE NEW EXAM

FOR JUST ONE STUDENT.

WELL... MAKE IT AN ORAL TEST.

ASK HIM EVERYTHING. COVER THE FIELD. MAKE IT TOUGH.

ISN'T THAT FAIR?

OKAY. HAVE HIM COME TO MY ROOM.

JIM, AREN'T YOU PUTTING BUD IN AN AWFUL SPOT?

YEAH.

BUT IT HAS TO BE DONE, HONEY.

HAS TO BE DONE.

ALL RIGHT, BUD.

FIRST I WANT YOU TO TELL ME...

WHAT IS ELECTROSTATIC INERTIA?

THINK, BUD. THINK.

I... I DON'T THINK I KNOW, SIR.

ELECTROSTATIC, DID YOU SAY?

OH, I'M SORRY.

I MEANT ELECTROMAGNETIC INERTIA.

OH.

WELL, THAT'S WHERE YOU HAVE AN ELECTRIC CURRENT

AND THE SEED OF THE ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE IS CUT.

AND THE CURRENT CONTINUES FOR A SHORT TIME.

NOW, THAT'S ONE WAY. THE OTHER WAY IS...

THAT'S FINE, THAT'S FINE.

NOW, BUD, TELL ME... WHAT IS AIR?

AIR IS THE INVISIBLE, ODORLESS,

TASTELESS MIXTURES OF GASES WHICH SURROUNDS THE EARTH.

IT CONSISTS CHIEFLY OF NITROGEN AND OXYGEN... AT ABOUT 4 TO 1...

TOGETHER 9% ARGON AND 3% CARBON DIOXIDE,

WITH VARYING AMOUNTS OF WATER VAPOR, HELIUM,

KRYPTON, NEON, AND XENON.

WE'D BETTER GET OVER TO ANDY FESSLER'S.

ANDY FESSLER'S? YEAH.

WE HAVE TO PICK UP AN OUTBOARD MOTOR.

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