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- Production Date:
[?]
- May 91
- Broadcast Date:
[?]
- ?? ??? 91
- Running Time:
[?]
- 12:44 + 13:12 = 25:56
- AKA:
[?]
- ``Genius Beckons''
- Plot Synopsis:
[?]
- Ferguson becomes unbearable (even more so than usual)
when he scores highly on an I.Q. test at school;
the rapid inflation of his ego leads to a five-year plan for world domination
and an appearance on the quiz show ``Brain Drain'' opposite Clarissa.
- Subplots:
[?]
- Janet and Marshall (mostly Janet) try to encourage
Ferguson's intellectual growth;
Sam is taking care of an egg for Human Sciences class.
- Opening Scene:
[?]
- ``Okay. You're wondering about the glasses.
No, I'm not starting a British rock group. I'm just trying to look smart.''
/ Looking smart is all about accessories:
Thick glasses, big books, and the suffix ``-age''.
- Closing Line:
[?]
- ``Now I know what it feels like to be trapped in a Jello mold!''
[Then Ferguson and Clarissa get into a splash-fight.]
- Spoofs:
[?]
- --
- Other Cut-away Segments:
[?]
- --
- Computer Stuff:
[?]
- ``Brain Food'' computer game
- Sam's Entrances:
[?]
- ``Hi, Sam. Watch out for Elvis.'' ``Hey, what's up?''
- ``Hi, Sam.'' ``Hi.''
- Names for Ferguson:
[?]
?
- Ferg-face
?
- Ferg-breath
?
- creatin
?
- creatin brother
?
- Ferg-wad
?
- Ferg-wit
- Marshall's Designs:
[?]
- --
- Janet's Work:
[?]
- --
- Writer:
[?]
- Neena Beber
- Director:
[?]
- Maureen Thorp
- Guest Players:
[?]
- James Michael Detmar as the host of ``Brain Drain'';
(?) as contestant Shelley Wurtenhoffer;
Jason A. Harger
as contestant Sheldon Wurtenhoffer [see also
``Can't Buy Love'' (#122).]
- Opening Credits:
[?]
- None.
- Closing Credits:
[?]
- --
- Character Names:
[?]
x
- Mr. Futtstein, Clarissa's history teacher
=
- Mrs. Engleberger, Ferguson's teacher
[see also
``Sick Days'' (#113)]
x
- Mr. Smutney, Sam's Human Sciences teacher
=
- Shelley Wurtenhoffer, contestant on ``Brain Drain''
=
- Sheldon Wurtenhoffer, ditto
- Real-World References:
[?]
- --
- Quotes:
[?]
-
- ``It's not what you know that makes you smart;
it's knowing what you don't know.'' - Mr. Futtstein
???
-
- ``It's not what you know; it's who you know.'' - Sam's Dad [spoken by Sam]
???
- Lyrics and Poetry:
[?]
- --
- Clothes:
[?]
- --
- Food:
[?]
- --
- Pics:
[?]
- --
- Favorite Lines:
[?]
- ``You mean when Ferguson is picking his nose,
he's really thinking deep thoughts?'' - Clarissa
- ``You can cram for anything.'' - Sam
- Favorite Scenes:
[?]
- ``What if it's true?'' scene outside Ferguson's room
- Other good stuff:
[?]
- --
- Weak Points and Mistakes:
[?]
- --
[?]
- This is one of four episodes that start out with
Clarissa talking to us in the bathroom mirror.
See
DYN: Similar openings, endings, or stuff in between
for the others.
- This is one of the many episodes in which Clarissa uses the expression
``oh-be kay-be'' for ``okay''.
See
DYN: Recurrent phrases
for other episodes containing this phrase.
- Jason A. Harger,
who played contestant Sheldon Wurtenhoffer in this episode,
also played Ferguson's rich ``friend'' J. Elliot Fundsworth III in
``Can't Buy Love'' (#122).
- Clarissa and Ferguson are forced to cooperate (more or less)
on ``Brain Drain'' in this episode.
See
DYN: Various lists
for other instances of Clarissa and Ferguson cooperating.
- Just before the final splash-fight scene is paused
at the end of this episode,
Melissa's goggles slip off her face.
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