Eating Contest / Rhonda's Glasses

Season 2, Episode 13, Aired

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Eating Contest:
Arnold follows in his Grandpa Phil's footsteps and competes in the annual block party eating contest. After much munching, Arnold goes stomach to stomach with eating legend Seymour "The Disposal."

Rhonda's Glasses:
Rhonda fails her eye test and has to wear glasses, a major fashion no-no in her books. Immediately, she is labeled a geek and hangs out with the geeky kids.

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    • TRIVIA (9)

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      • In "Rhonda's Glasses," Rhonda gets glasses although in later episodes she is not seen wearing glasses. It is possible that she may have gotten contacts, but earlier in the episode Rhonda's mom said she could not have contacts yet.

      • In "Eating Contest", Chocolate Boy can seen holding a VANILLA ice cream cone.

      • In "Eating Contest," Gerald is the only boy of PS 118 who appears in this episode but does not participate at the annual block party contest.

      • In "Rhonda's Glasses," when everyone is switching seats, at first Curly and Sheena are shown already sitting in the side bench. However, in the next cut, Curly and Sheena just start to sit down on it.

      • Goof: At the end of the episode, Rhonda, Eugene, and the girl with the red hair are all in the front. However, when the back of the bus is shown, we see them sitting in the back with the rest of the "geeks."

      • Goof: Helga is nowhere to be seen at the contest before she makes her comment about Grandma's peppers - and then she disappears again.

      • When Helga is making fun of Rhonda in the classroom about what she's become, in the background we see the African American boy who is always missing 1 tooth in front, but in the shot where Rhonda bumps her desk and bends over, you see he has all his teeth.

      • When Rhonda accidentally sits on her glasses, you clearly hear glass breaking, but when she picks them up, no glass is broken.

      • At the end, Grandpa Phil says he saved Arnold half of the sandwich, but he pulls out an entire sandwich.

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      • Helga: (About Grandma's stuffed bell peppers) What did your grandma stuff these with, football head? Socks? Grandpa Phil: Hey! That recipe was a secret!

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    • ALLUSIONS (1)

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      • Rhonda: If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? Rhonda yells this when she is fed up with the way the geeks are being treated. William Shakespeare wrote this is his play, The Merchent of Venice.

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