The Spanking

Season 1, Episode 5, Aired
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Arnold ignores warnings and continues to drop water balloons from the balcony. Mr. Drummond's decision to punish Arnold for the prank with a spanking becomes a learning lesson for Willis too, when he insists that he be the one to spank Arnold -- but where's Arnold?
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  • Rookie mistake - it'd be much better if Mr. Drummond took the telescope away first, and how he forgot that is beyond me

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    By dtf955, Aug 16, 2005 Report Abuse
    This was a very well-plotted episode except for one thing. It had all the right feelings and everything, and I believe was appropriate for something very dangerous. So why didn't I rate this higher. Because not taking the telescope away helped, and Mr. Drummond, having his own daughter, would have known exactly what to do - take that way first, and not give it back for a few days. By just threatening but doing nothing else it let Arnold think he was off the hook. If Mr. Drummond had had no children before this woudl be accepable - but he would never have made such a rookie mistake. Then again, *if* he did that, it still probably wouldn't have taught Arnold, and so I would say that it was still very good. He should just have done that after he got the telescope back after a few days.moreless

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    • This episode was videotaped on November 10, 1978. Edit

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    • Kimberly: Daddy, please don't spank him. You can break his tender little bones! Philip: Don't worry. Where I'm gonna spank him, he doesn't have any bones! Edit
    • Philip: (about Arnold hitting Henry with a water bomb) I'm very sorry this has happened to you, Henry, and I can see to it that it doesn't happen again. Here. (gives him some cash) Will this cover the damage? Henry: Oh. Oh, sure it will. Usually I get hit by pigeons, and they don't tip! Edit
    • Philip: Arnold, I'm afraid there's just one solution. This calls for a spanking. Arnold: A spanking?!? But there ain't enough of me to spank! Edit

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