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Traffic School

Episode Number: 43    Season Num: 2    First Aired: Monday April 20, 1998    Prod Code: 9721
Robert proves to be a crashing bore when it comes to teaching traffic school, so he decides to practice his presentation on the family-which drives them crazy. In an attempt to lighten things up, he puts in an assist-officer call to "Traffic Cop Timmy," a puppet dressed as a policeman.

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Writer: Kathy Ann Stumpe
Director: John Fortenberry
Star: Ray Romano (Raymond Albert Barone),  Patricia Heaton (Debra Barone),  Brad Garrett (Robert Barone),  Doris Roberts (Marie Barone),  Peter Boyle (Frank Barone),  Madylin Sweeten (Ally Barone),  Sawyer Sweeten (Geoffery Barone),  Sullivan Sweeten (Michael Barone)

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Timmy:(To Frank and Marie about leaving Robert at a gas station Remember? A great family vacation, going to see the grand canyon. Frank stops for gas and you all leave when Robert's still in the men's room?
Frank: How would you know? You weren't there.
Ray: We got a real battle of wits going on here. (edit)
Robert: Hey you know what? It might help me if I practice on all of you!
Ray: What?
Robert: Yeah! We have enough for a class right here!
Frank: No you don’t! Good night! (He heads towards the door)
Marie: Wait stop!
Ray: (Raymond stands up and heads towards his dad) Let me walk you home dad, it’s dark out.
Debra: Hey Robert. You know what? If you want to run a few things by me, I’ll be happy to help.
Marie: I’ll help you dear (Then she grabs Frank’s arm and leads him back in) and Frank will too!
Frank: (Grumpily) I don’t believe Frank will.
Marie: You can learn a few things.
Frank: There’s nothing wrong with the way I drive!
Marie: What about that squirrel you ran over?
Frank: He doubled back. That squirrel wanted to die!
(edit)
Marie: Come on honey. You can practice on me dear. Give me one of your routines.
Robert: What?
Marie: One of your traffic things. Come on! Let’s just say I’m a crazy driver, (Turns her attention on Frank) Shut up Frank.
(edit)
Robert: There many not me be any money. I just got my first student evaluations today.
Marie: Yeah? What did they say dear?
Robert: Oh you want to know what they said? OK ma, here’s what they said. (Robert opens up his binder and flips through a few pages) “This class is a sure cure for insomnia. Next time, just, please, take away my license.” (edit)
Ray: You were neglected. Try being smothered.
Robert: I used to pray for smothered.
Ray: You want smothered? How about at school when Mom became cafeteria monitor to make sure I ate all my food and kept my sweater on and sat with her?! (edit)

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In earlier scenes Timmy is seen with a rather long neck, but when Marie discovers his head in the freezer in the closing segment, the neck is quite short to allow the head to fit in. Was it cut down? Perhaps it grew back in time for Timmy's reappearance five seasons later in the hostital volunteer episode, Sweet Charity. (edit)
This episode's lunch special is ham, beans, cole slaw, carn bread, and what looks like stuffing. (edit)

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9.5
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Traffic School
"Character development"
Robert Finds an Alter Ego
Continue » Posted Feb 16, 2007 8:19 am PST
10.0
Perfect
Traffic School
"Series classic"
this is by far one of the best episodes of the series.
Continue » Posted Aug 10, 2006 4:22 am PST
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