This episode is about the power and responsibility of the press.
Peter Brady comes running home from school like a maniac and drops all of his books right before entering the house. He hurriedly picks them up and scoots inside. Peter is clearly in a big hurry, something must be up, but what? What could have Peter in a tizzy like this? Is there a big tough bully chasing him? Is a girl chasing him?
Peter rushes up to his mother with his heart racing fast. Alice is standing right nearby doing her cooking chores. Peter announces that he has "great news". The women become excited. Their hearts start racing fast, too.
Then Peter reveals the mystery. He got a job on the school paper. And, not only that, but he's going to have his own column! And he's going to call himself "Scoop" Brady. Peter has clearly been watching too many old movies from the 30's and 40's. But his mom thinks that's a great name. She loves it.
Peter says he's going to use his new column to "stand Filmore Junior High on its ear". He says he might become famous and win a Pulitzer Prize. Peter is definitely not lacking confidence. He gets the writing job and makes plans for winning a Pulitzer all in the same day! But then Peter says that he first needs to learn how to type. His mom throws a kitchen towel in his face and lovingly rubs the top of his head. Peter smiles. Peter is enjoying the moment. It's good to be Peter Brady.
But things are about to go sour. Peter dons an old brown hat and puts a slip of paper in the band that says "PRESS". Yep. Too many old movies. Now Peter starts stealing everybody's carbon paper and pencils and erasers. And then he won't let Bobby and Cindy watch TV because it distracts him from his writing. It turns into a screaming match. Mr. Brady sticks up for Peter and kicks the little kids upstairs. Being the youngest is the worst! Everybody treats you like crap! They treat you like a dog! The older kids always get their way.
Greg is wearing that weird striped shirt that he becomes famous for. He and Alice start giving Peter advice. They tell him to flatter people in his column. Peter takes their advice. What could possibly go wrong? Lots.
Peter starts wearing the old brown hat even while wearing pajamas. He also starts neglecting his studies and his parents take notice. Uh-oh. Take care, young man.
Greg and Marcia begin helping Peter with his studies. Now that's a good family. But then when Peter visits with his science teacher, hoping for the best, the teacher makes a bunch of snarky comments. He's a very snarky teacher for some reason. Peter got a "D" on his test. That's almost an "F"!
I won't spoil the rest of it. It's a fun episode.
Peter Brady comes running home from school like a maniac and drops all of his books right before entering the house. He hurriedly picks them up and scoots inside. Peter is clearly in a big hurry, something must be up, but what? What could have Peter in a tizzy like this? Is there a big tough bully chasing him? Is a girl chasing him?
Peter rushes up to his mother with his heart racing fast. Alice is standing right nearby doing her cooking chores. Peter announces that he has "great news". The women become excited. Their hearts start racing fast, too.
Then Peter reveals the mystery. He got a job on the school paper. And, not only that, but he's going to have his own column! And he's going to call himself "Scoop" Brady. Peter has clearly been watching too many old movies from the 30's and 40's. But his mom thinks that's a great name. She loves it.
Peter says he's going to use his new column to "stand Filmore Junior High on its ear". He says he might become famous and win a Pulitzer Prize. Peter is definitely not lacking confidence. He gets the writing job and makes plans for winning a Pulitzer all in the same day! But then Peter says that he first needs to learn how to type. His mom throws a kitchen towel in his face and lovingly rubs the top of his head. Peter smiles. Peter is enjoying the moment. It's good to be Peter Brady.
But things are about to go sour. Peter dons an old brown hat and puts a slip of paper in the band that says "PRESS". Yep. Too many old movies. Now Peter starts stealing everybody's carbon paper and pencils and erasers. And then he won't let Bobby and Cindy watch TV because it distracts him from his writing. It turns into a screaming match. Mr. Brady sticks up for Peter and kicks the little kids upstairs. Being the youngest is the worst! Everybody treats you like crap! They treat you like a dog! The older kids always get their way.
Greg is wearing that weird striped shirt that he becomes famous for. He and Alice start giving Peter advice. They tell him to flatter people in his column. Peter takes their advice. What could possibly go wrong? Lots.
Peter starts wearing the old brown hat even while wearing pajamas. He also starts neglecting his studies and his parents take notice. Uh-oh. Take care, young man.
Greg and Marcia begin helping Peter with his studies. Now that's a good family. But then when Peter visits with his science teacher, hoping for the best, the teacher makes a bunch of snarky comments. He's a very snarky teacher for some reason. Peter got a "D" on his test. That's almost an "F"!
I won't spoil the rest of it. It's a fun episode.
