Jack & Bobby

The Kindness of Strangers

Season 1, Episode 3, Aired 9/26/04

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Bobby joins the "challenge program" at school and learns a powerful lesson. Jack plans a party at the house while Grace is away. Grace is conflicted on what to do when she finds out her student TA plagiarized one of her papers and in a separate instance, Grace is startled by news from Bobby's teacher regarding Jack.''Lastly, the flash-forward segments reveal how a surprising ally helps President McCallister out at a critical moment in his political career.moreless

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Christine Lahti

Grace McCallister
Edwin Hodge

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- *Most people are 16 year old sophomores. If you start K when you're 5, then you'll turn 16 during your tenth grade year. If your birthday is after Sept. 1, it's possible to turn 16 near the beginning of Sophomore year. If, for any reason, a child is held back from starting K at age 5 (not usually an indicator of intelligence, but of behavior or maturity), then that child would be 16 before starting Sophomore year. Edit
- The math on the chalkboard in Bobby's "challenge program" classroom is multivariable calculus, third semester college math. While some very advanced students take it as high school seniors, it is completely unrealistic to assume that eighth grade students would be doing it! Edit
- If Jack was intelligent enough to be accepted into the "Challenge Program", why is he a 16-year-old Sophomore, a year old for his grade? Edit
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- Three days (9/29/04) after this episode was originally broadcast on The WB, the network picked up the series for a full season of 22 episodes, making it the first new series on any network to get a full season order for the 2004-05 TV season. Edit
- Revelation: President Lorio (Paul Sorvino), the president before Bobby McCallister, saw something in Bobby and thus decided to support Bobby in his run for the presidency. Edit
- On the night this episode originally aired Christine Lahti (Grace McCallister) was going up against herself with her primetime series and her televison movie Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman on CBS. Edit
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- Grace: Sacrifices have to be made, usually by me. Edit
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