Written by Art Baer and Ben Joelson
Produced by Mel Swope
Directed by Roger Dochowny
Original Air Date: February 23, 1974
Laurie Partridge is appointed student-teacher of Mss Halstead's 7th grade
English class, which includes her brother, Danny.
Danny takes an apple to school for his new teacher, but after experiencing
Laurie's strictness, he eats it himself. Laurie is concerned when Miss
Halstead informs her that unless Danny does better he'll have to repeat the
class in summer school -- and the Partridges are scheduled for a European
summer tour. But, in Laurie's harsh judgement, Danny's grades do not improve,
despite the fact that he submits a piece of work that actually had been
written by Ernest Hemingway at a time when Hemingway was a high school
student. It's not until Laurie is shown a video tape of her overly strict
approach to teaching, that she realizes that she was overcompensating so as to
not look like she was favoring her brother.
Songs:
"I Wouldn't Put Nothin' Over On You," music and lyrics by Wes
Farrell, Danny Janssen, and Bobby Hart (on Bulletin
Board)
"Working On A Groovy Thing," music and lyrics by Neil Sedaka and
Chet Atkins (unreleased on commercial LP) (Screen Gems Volume 9)
Guest Cast:
Mrs. Halstead -------------------------------------------- Maxine Stuart
Punky Lazaar -------------------------------------------- Gary Dubin
Nancy ---------------------------------------------------- April Flesher
