I've just finished watching "Dope". I can say it's one of the best episodes of season 1, nearly every character (except Nancy) has a decent space in the story. It can be considered a "very special episode" but the script has several funny lines, like Natalie saying people trust things with a Japanese name, and we discover new Eastland rooms and characters besides the dorm and the main girls. A really good episode with a balanced writing (sorry, Nancy)

It's the only episode with 3 clips from the entire series in this YouTube video of "The Best of Mrs. Garrett".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivUeF7bOtsg&t=406s

It's one of my all-time faves!

I thought it was funny how Blair somehow snuck some pot in a fake lipstick container- yet didn't know that 'roach' was slang for it! And, of course Natalie and Tootie getting those bongs to hold jellybeans and root beer so that they(and Mrs. Garrett) could be a 'three bong family'! :lol:

I thought it was funny how Blair somehow snuck some pot in a fake lipstick container- yet didn't know that 'roach' was slang for it!

Well, she was 15, here. she probably knew all about places to hide money (or other things), but clearly didn't know a whole lot about drugs. It IS adorable, though.


And, of course Natalie and Tootie getting those bongs to hold jellybeans and root beer so that they(and Mrs. Garrett) could be a 'three bong family'! :lol:

BONG! BONG! BONG! :lol:

Other favorite moments, for me: Sue Ann's book report, the infamous 'secret knock', and Nancy not getting into "The Group". Not to mention "It hits yYYYyyyooooOOOoooouuuUUUU..." :lol::lol::lol::lol:

It was great! It’s a shame it’s so many chars last Ep as a main or at all (Mr Bradley)

It's the only episode with 3 clips from the entire series in this YouTube video of "The Best of Mrs. Garrett".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivUeF7bOtsg&t=406s

Thanks :wave:

It's one of my all-time faves!

It definitely is a great episode


I thought it was funny how Blair somehow snuck some pot in a fake lipstick container- yet didn't know that 'roach' was slang for it! And, of course Natalie and Tootie getting those bongs to hold jellybeans and root beer so that they(and Mrs. Garrett) could be a 'three bong family'! :lol:

The bong scene is hilarious :lol:

Other favorite moments, for me: Sue Ann's book report, the infamous 'secret knock', and Nancy not getting into "The Group". Not to mention "It hits yYYYyyyooooOOOoooouuuUUUU..." :lol::lol::lol::lol:

I also like the initial scene with Tumpy and Sue Ann (<<you told her>>), when Cindy says "Does it play music?" after Mrs. Garrett lists all those special features of that stereo and when Tootie knocks and says "And I'm not Bootsie and Sneetsie* either" :lol::lol:

*sorry for the misspelling

It was great! It’s a shame it’s so many chars last Ep as a main or at all (Mr Bradley)

The final scene was a sort of a trailer of what was going to happen

I'm sure if the other episodes had had the same format of "Dope", season 1 would have won. There are two lead characters (in this case Blair and Sue Ann) but the other girls have decent space in the story, they're not side characters (sorry again, Nancy), the viewer can see other areas and students of the Eastland School and the headmaster comes into the scene when he's really needed

I'm sure if the other episodes had had the same format of "Dope", season 1 would have won. There are two lead characters (in this case Blair and Sue Ann) but the other girls have decent space in the story, they're not side characters (sorry again, Nancy), the viewer can see other areas and students of the Eastland School and the headmaster comes into the scene when he's really needed

Yeah, for me, "Dope" feels like a bookend: the first time in the series itself when we meet other students, the first time we see other dorms, and the first time we see a "core four" develop, with "our group" being very close to the final picks for the Core Four: just swap out Sue Ann for Jo and you basically have a Season 2 episode.

It feels like this episode was instrumental in how the series' future would be. And how significant is it that the episode ends with expulsions, talk of students not getting in, and the girls narrowly avoiding getting into serious trouble?

It was great! It’s a shame it’s so many chars last Ep as a main or at all (Mr Bradley)

Yeah, sort of a bittersweet episode, when you know what is to come. As ITA says, the final moments feel like a trailer for Season 2.

I always find it odd Mr. Bradley knows makeup. " 'High Lady'? That doesn't sound like you, Blair."

Really? How would you know??? :lol:

Unless "High Lady" was publicly regarded as a cheap brand? :lookaroun

Yeah, for me, "Dope" feels like a bookend: the first time in the series itself when we meet other students, the first time we see other dorms, and the first time we see a "core four" develop, with "our group" being very close to the final picks for the Core Four: just swap out Sue Ann for Jo and you basically have a Season 2 episode.

It feels like this episode was instrumental in how the series' future would be. And how significant is it that the episode ends with expulsions, talk of students not getting in, and the girls narrowly avoiding getting into serious trouble?

It really acts like a backdoor pilot for the new show

It really acts like a backdoor pilot for the new show

And it is also a solemn "BONG" sound signaling the end of season 1.

#momentofsilence

And it is also a solemn "BONG" sound signaling the end of season 1.

#momentofsilence

:lol:

It was great! It’s a shame it’s so many chars last Ep as a main or at all (Mr Bradley)

I get the feeling that "Dope" is one of the episodes John was talking about, when he mentioned feeling worried when he didn't have a lot of lines during any particular week.

Sure, he gets to expel Tumpy, Emily, and Gail. And there's the dramatic moment when we think he'll discover pot on Sue Ann and Blair, but he heads downstairs with the Lost Girls, and is not part of Mrs. Garrett's "our group" hug.

Compare this to "Running", where he is wrong throughout the episode, but he's a central character, and is declared "beautiful" at the end; in comparison, his role in "Dope" is much smaller.

I get the feeling that "Dope" is one of the episodes John was talking about, when he mentioned feeling worried when he didn't have a lot of lines during any particular week.

Sure, he gets to expel Tumpy, Emily, and Gail. And there's the dramatic moment when we think he'll discover pot on Sue Ann and Blair, but he heads downstairs with the Lost Girls, and is not part of Mrs. Garrett's "our group" hug.

Compare this to "Running", where he is wrong throughout the episode, but he's a central character, and is declared "beautiful" at the end; in comparison, his role in "Dope" is much smaller.

That's interesting. I don't think of Dope as "a small Mr. Bradley show" because the whole deal with authority is so heavy throughout, and his scene at the end is memorable.

Let's see, what comes to mind if I think of "small Mr. Bradley shows"? Off the top of my head, for me, I'd think:

Well, thinking about it, I'd say Molly's Holiday and Adopted. It might be funny though if Dope were his least amount of screen times/lines, yet he has such a presence in that one.

Also -- since I'd never done the above activity until now -- I never realized it, but all four 1979 shows prominently feature Mr. Bradley. I would say they're his his biggest episodes.

That's interesting. I don't think of Dope as "a small Mr. Bradley show" because the whole deal with authority is so heavy throughout, and his scene at the end is memorable.

I just checked the Line Count thread (https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=397444), and "Dope" is his second-smallest role, after "Molly's Holiday". By the end of the season, Mr. Bradley didn't have much to do.


Let's see, what comes to mind if I think of "small Mr. Bradley shows"? Off the top of my head, for me, I'd think:

Well, thinking about it, I'd say Molly's Holiday and Adopted.

"Adopted!?" </Cindy voice> You mean "Adoption"? :lol:

But yes, for sure "Molly's Holiday" is his smallest role, with him having been put on a bus (well, airplane) for most of the episode (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PutOnABus). "Adoption" is about his average.


It might be funny though if Dope were his least amount of screen times/lines, yet he has such a presence in that one.

It's his second-least:

1. Flash Flood - 60 lines
2. Running - 59 lines
3. Emily Dickinson - 49 lines
4. IQ - 42 lines
5. Like Mother, Like Daughter - 34 lines
6. Adoption - 33 lines
7. (tie) Overachieving - 30 lines
7. (tie) Return of Mr. Garrett - 30 lines
9. Facts of Love - 25 lines
10. Rough Housing - 21 lines
11. Dieting - 19 lines
12. Dope - 18 lines
13. Molly's Holiday - 11 lines


Also -- since I'd never done the above activity until now -- I never realized it, but all four 1979 shows prominently feature Mr. Bradley. I would say they're his his biggest episodes.

"Flash Flood" and "Running" were his biggest episodes, according to line count, but he was fairly major in the earliest episodes. During the last two episodes, though, his role had been... how would Felice say it?... "severely diminished."

Ah yes, the line count thread!

See, Lisa? Over 40 years later and there still is "counting of the lines"! ;)


I just checked the Line Count thread (https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=397444), and "Dope" is his second-smallest role, after "Molly's Holiday". By the end of the season, Mr. Bradley didn't have much to do.

Related comment on this coming up...


"Adopted!?" </Cindy voice> You mean "Adoption"? :lol

Hahaha! :lol: Yes!



It's his second-least:

1. Flash Flood - 60 lines
2. Running - 59 lines
3. Emily Dickinson - 49 lines
4. IQ - 42 lines
5. Like Mother, Like Daughter - 34 lines
6. Adoption - 33 lines
7. (tie) Overachieving - 30 lines
7. (tie) Return of Mr. Garrett - 30 lines
9. Facts of Love - 25 lines
10. Rough Housing - 21 lines
11. Dieting - 19 lines
12. Dope - 18 lines
13. Molly's Holiday - 11 lines



"Flash Flood" and "Running" were his biggest episodes, according to line count, but he was fairly major in the earliest episodes.

Yes, we see he has no fewer than 30 lines in any of the four shows from 1979.


During the last two episodes, though, his role had been... how would Felice say it?... "severely diminished."

Welllllllllllllllllll, technically, those weren't the last two shows as apparently Molly's Holiday was taped right in the middle of the season. That means he would have dropped to his lowest in the middle part of the season, the climbed back up, then fell off with "Dope"! lol


Season 1 (air dates in brackets)
01 - Rough Housing- 8/14/1979 [8/24/1979]
02 - Like Mother, Like Daughter- 8/28/1979 [8/31/1979]
03 - The Return of Mr. Garrett- 9/04/1979 [9/07/1979]
04 - I.Q.- 9/11/1979 [9/14/1979]
05 - Overachieving- 12/04/1979 [3/12/1980]
08 - Emily Dickinson- 12/13/1979 [3/14/1980]
12 - Molly's Holiday- 12/20/1979 [6/04/1980]
07 - Dieting- 1/08/1980 [3/21/1980]
10 - Adoption- 2/12/1980 [4/25/1980]
11 - Running- 2/19/1980 [5/02/1980]
08 - The Facts of Love- 3/11/1980 [04/04/1980]
09 - Flash Flood- 3/25/1980 [4/11/1980]
13 - Dope- 4/01/1980 [6/11/1980]

Ah yes, the line count thread!

See, Lisa? Over 40 years later and there still is "counting of the lines"! ;)


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Yes, we see he has no fewer than 30 lines in any of the four shows from 1979.

...with the exception of "Rough Housing".


Welllllllllllllllllll, technically, those weren't the last two shows as apparently Molly's Holiday was taped right in the middle of the season. That means he would have dropped to his lowest in the middle part of the season, the climbed back up, then fell off with "Dope"! lol

No, remember: "Molly's Holiday" was apparently re-taped, as Molly is wearing different clothes between the promotional photos and the episode itself. HCH has listed a taping date, but does not list the retape.

And it is also a solemn "BONG" sound signaling the end of season 1.

#momentofsilence

:lol::lol::lol: #prayforsueann

I get the feeling that "Dope" is one of the episodes John was talking about, when he mentioned feeling worried when he didn't have a lot of lines during any particular week.

Sure, he gets to expel Tumpy, Emily, and Gail. And there's the dramatic moment when we think he'll discover pot on Sue Ann and Blair, but he heads downstairs with the Lost Girls, and is not part of Mrs. Garrett's "our group" hug.

Compare this to "Running", where he is wrong throughout the episode, but he's a central character, and is declared "beautiful" at the end; in comparison, his role in "Dope" is much smaller.

He sure had a smaller role but I think it was the "right screen time" for the headmaster. The writers should have made him (and the other Eastland staff members) a recurring character from the very beginning and keep him for the subsequent seasons. He was a much better character than Crocker or Parker but the show was more about Mrs. Garrett and the girls, a recurring status would have been perfect for him

He sure had a smaller role but I think it was the "right screen time" for the headmaster. The writers should have made him (and the other Eastland staff members) a recurring character from the very beginning and keep him for the subsequent seasons. He was a much better character than Crocker or Parker but the show was more about Mrs. Garrett and the girls, a recurring status would have been perfect for him

Recurring would have been so much better than casting a new headmaster that we would barely see, and then recasting again, just a year later.

I liked seeing actual faculty at Eastland; after Season 1, Eastland faculty became quite rare, and it starts to feel less like a school. Sure, we get four appearances from a cook, and one appearance each from a drama teacher, a journalism teacher, and an English teacher, but that's... not a lot over the course of three years. At least they made Mr. Parker recurring. Mr. Harris felt pretty absentee after the hands-on approach of Mr. Bradley: he doesn't even speak to the girls who he's just almost expelled!

Recurring would have been so much better than casting a new headmaster that we would barely see, and then recasting again, just a year later.

I liked seeing actual faculty at Eastland; after Season 1, Eastland faculty became quite rare, and it starts to feel less like a school. Sure, we get four appearances from a cook, and one appearance each from a drama teacher, a journalism teacher, and an English teacher, but that's... not a lot over the course of three years. At least they made Mr. Parker recurring. Mr. Harris felt pretty absentee after the hands-on approach of Mr. Bradley: he doesn't even speak to the girls who he's just almost expelled!

Mr. Harris was such a strange character :lol:. Mr. Bradley (and John) was good, on and off screen. They should have made him, Howard, Miss Muldoon, Miss Mahoney, the drama teacher, Gail recurring characters and bring them on scene when the script needs them, even for 10 episodes per season

Mr. Harris was such a strange character :lol:. Mr. Bradley (and John) was good, on and off screen. They should have made him, Howard, Miss Muldoon, Miss Mahoney, the drama teacher, Gail recurring characters and bring them on scene when the script needs them, even for 10 episodes per season

I think they would have had to change the toupee line, but other than that, there was nothing stopping them from bringing Mr. Bradley back, except their insistence that he be "made free". Sure, they wanted a smaller cast, but they ended up casting someone else anyway.

Seeing Miss Muldoon on-screen would have been cool, but I would have preferred having Miss Mahoney brought back on a recurring basis, if they could have managed to get Jenny O'Hara back. Still, there seems to have been no love lost between her and Charlotte, so that might not have been possible. But it would have been better continuity.

And of course, we definitely should have seen Gail the teacher before her death episode; it would have resonated with the audience more, and provided some credibility to the claim that she and Jo were tight all semester long.

No, remember: "Molly's Holiday" was apparently re-taped, as Molly is wearing different clothes between the promotional photos and the episode itself. HCH has listed a taping date, but does not list the retape.

I see what you're saying, as in the re-tape could have actually been taped around the time of Dope. I was meaning how MH was still originally taped in the middle of the season, so that's when it initially occurred with Bradley being so low on a show. So it doesn't necessarily seem like the show's vision was "let's fade out Bradley" at the end because his last two originally-taped shows weren't his smallest shows (since MH was then a repeat taping as it was originally taped halfway through the season), although in airing order it does give that appearance that he's being faded out, yes.

Whoa, funnily enough, his penultimate episode in hch's taping order, "Flash Flood," was one of his biggest!

Did we ever find out if the re-taping was for sure, or if it's speculation? :confused: (I vaguely remember something about this) We always assumed it was LM, LD that was re-taped.

And yes, I never understood "Why not just call John Lawlor??" for headmaster appearances after season 1.

I see what you're saying, as in the re-tape could have actually been taped around the time of Dope. I was meaning how MH was still originally taped in the middle of the season, so that's when it initially occurred with Bradley being so low on a show. So it doesn't necessarily seem like the show's vision was "let's fade out Bradley" at the end because his last two originally-taped shows weren't his smallest shows (since MH was then a repeat taping as it was originally taped halfway through the season), although in airing order it does give that appearance that he's being faded out, yes.

Yeah... oddly enough, the "Molly's Holiday" script from December includes lines he didn't have in the final version of the taped episode. He went from 13 lines in the script to 11. Part of this is because when Judy Parker was cut out (at Charlotte's request, as she didn't feel it was realistic to have Judy and Angela be besties), Dr. Parker's conversation with Judy got nixed. But there are also added and removed lines. But he ended up with fewer lines, in the end.

I agree with you that it could be pure coincidence that during the last two aired episodes, Bradley got Nancied. I do, however, believe the writers knew by "Dope" that some of these characters would be gone; why else send half of the cast downstairs while Mrs. Garrett hugs just four girls, and calls them "our group"? YMMV, of course.


Whoa, funnily enough, his penultimate episode in hch's taping order, "Flash Flood," was one of his biggest!

Nice catch! I do believe hch's taping order is largely correct; there have only been a few discrepancies from what the scripts/tickets say, and those discrepancies have now largely been corrected.


Did we ever find out if the re-taping was for sure, or if it's speculation? https://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/confused.gif (I vaguely remember something about this) We always assumed it was LM, LD that was re-taped.

Like you, I did once believe it must have been LMLD that was re-taped, because of how quiet the studio audience is. I thought your theory held a lot of weight. But there's photographic proof of Dr. Parker and Molly on the set, and Molly isn't wearing the same clothes between the actual videotape and the photo stills, which were clearly taken during the taping. It would be like seeing the stills from "Emily Dickinson", but Sue Ann's wearing a cheerleader outfit and Nancy's dressed as Emily Dickinson. :lol:

And yes, I never understood "Why not just call John Lawlor??" for headmaster appearances after season 1.

Yeah, he even said he didn't want to be "made free".

Of course, it's possible they did offer him a small role after they had fired him (and he states it was a firing), but he refused.

John was fired, they brought Howard in and he was fired, they brought Mr. Harris in and he was fired, they brought Mr. Parker in and in season 9 we saw a new headmaster. "The Facts of Life" teaches us that firing an actor is one of the facts of life :lol:

John was fired, they brought Howard in and he was fired, they brought Mr. Harris in and he was fired, they brought Mr. Parker in and in season 9 we saw a new headmaster. "The Facts of Life" teaches us that firing an actor is one of the facts of life :lol:

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

They should have brought Mr. Bradley back, but just on a part time basis like they made Mr. Parker.

They should have brought Mr. Bradley back, but just on a part time basis like they made Mr. Parker.

Yeah, no need to bring him in for 16 weeks. But is it really believable that the girls are expelled by proxy through Mrs. Garrett? Without them ever even seeing the headmaster? This would have been an ideal time to see Mr. Bradley. What about in "Teenage Marriage", when Jo runs away? And of course, he could have been used in "Gossip", changing the line about the "toup" to something else (maybe the rumor is that he dyes his hair). These are just Season 2 examples.

They should have brought Mr. Bradley back, but just on a part time basis like they made Mr. Parker.

That's what I was saying. Mr. Bradley is fine but having him in every episode makes him "redundant". He would have been perfect on a recurring basis after the retool

Yeah, no need to bring him in for 16 weeks. But is it really believable that the girls are expelled by proxy through Mrs. Garrett? Without them ever even seeing the headmaster? This would have been an ideal time to see Mr. Bradley. What about in "Teenage Marriage", when Jo runs away? And of course, he could have been used in "Gossip", changing the line about the "toup" to something else (maybe the rumor is that he dyes his hair). These are just Season 2 examples.


The headmaster should have definitely appeared in "The New Girl 2", in real life the girls would have had a face to face talk with him, not with their dietian/former housemother

That's what I was saying. Mr. Bradley is fine but having him in every episode makes him "redundant". He would have been perfect on a recurring basis after the retool




The headmaster should have definitely appeared in "The New Girl 2", in real life the girls would have had a face to face talk with him, not with their dietian/former housemother

But didn't the girls go see Mr. Harris who agreed with Mrs. Garrett about getting the girls to be galley slaves for Mrs. G. and Eastland?

In Dope, Mrs. Garrett was eager to turn the girls over to Mr. Bradley. In Growing Pains, Mrs. Garrett helped cover up Tootie (who was only 13 years old) getting drunk and didn't tell Mr. Harris.

But didn't the girls go see Mr. Harris who agreed with Mrs. Garrett about getting the girls to be galley slaves for Mrs. G. and Eastland?

No, we only see Mr. Harris in "Gossip". In "The New Girl", Mrs. Garrett sees him off-screen and convinces him to not expel the girls, only punish them: there's no Harris on screen in the episode.

Which is not realistic, in retrospect: the girls don't even speak to him. The whole reason he's there is to keep things in line. But he's handed those duties off to the school dietician...? :lol: I buy him allowing her to watch over them; I don't buy that they escape even having to go to his office. That does not happen when you are almost expelled.

But didn't the girls go see Mr. Harris who agreed with Mrs. Garrett about getting the girls to be galley slaves for Mrs. G. and Eastland?

I'm sure the girls saw him offscreen

No, we only see Mr. Harris in "Gossip". In "The New Girl", Mrs. Garrett sees him off-screen and convinces him to not expel the girls, only punish them: there's no Harris on screen in the episode.

Which is not realistic, in retrospect: the girls don't even speak to him. The whole reason he's there is to keep things in line. But he's handed those duties off to the school dietician...? :lol: I buy him allowing her to watch over them; I don't buy that they escape even having to go to his office. That does not happen when you are almost expelled.

It's really odd that Mr. Harris appeared in "Gossip" because he heard a rumor about a drunk staff member but didn't think to see four girls that have destroyed the school van and faked their I.D.s. I know both situations can be very difficult to face but a student in trouble with the law seems to be a little more complicated than a rumor about the school dietitian :lol:

I'm sure the girls saw him offscreen



It's really odd that Mr. Harris appeared in "Gossip" because he heard a rumor about a drunk staff member but didn't think to see four girls that have destroyed the school van and faked their I.D.s. I know both situations can be very difficult to face but a student in trouble with the law seems to be a little more complicated than a rumor about the school dietitian :lol:

We only saw Mr. Harris that only time too.

It's really odd that Mr. Harris appeared in "Gossip" because he heard a rumor about a drunk staff member but didn't think to see four girls that have destroyed the school van and faked their I.D.s. I know both situations can be very difficult to face but a student in trouble with the law seems to be a little more complicated than a rumor about the school dietitian :lol:

Exactly. And one of the perks of being headmaster is being able to yell at misbehaving students.

Mr. Bradley would say, "Blair, what the hell were you thinking?"

Mr. Parker would say, "Tootie, you and your roommates are on probation."

Mr. Crocker would say, "What is going on? Girls, girls, what are you doing?"

But Mr. Harris says, "You handle it, Edna"?

Exactly. And one of the perks of being headmaster is being able to yell at misbehaving students.

Mr. Bradley would say, "Blair, what the hell were you thinking?"

Mr. Parker would say, "Tootie, you and your roommates are on probation."

Mr. Crocker would say, "What is going on? Girls, girls, what are you doing?"

But Mr. Harris says, "You handle it, Edna"?

Mr. Crocker would have said: "You girls are expelled.....but only after the school play. I don't have time for a destroyed van, I'm too busy with my play, A Midsummer Night's Dream: the sequel"

:lol:

Mr. Crocker would have said: "You girls are expelled.....but only after the school play. I don't have time for a destroyed van, I'm too busy with my play, A Midsummer Night's Dream: the sequel"

:lol:

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In Dope, Mrs. Garrett was eager to turn the girls over to Mr. Bradley.

That wasn't Mrs. Garrett's place though. Tumpy, Gail, and Emily weren't in her "jurisdiction." They had their own housemother who was apparently either old, or militant, or both. So she had nothing to do with that.


But Mr. Harris says, "You handle it, Edna"?

That fits in with his character though if we believe that he's such a poor headmaster that he didn't last more than one year, if that. He probably got tons of complaints from parents and faculty.

I can see him blowing his top in his office and booming at Mrs. Garrett that the girls are expelled, and then her begging him to pleeeeeeeease give them another chance, explaining her history with the girls and that they deserve another chance. And because he's a poor headmaster, instead of meeting with the girls, he does a "Fine, you handle it, but they have to live with you over the kitchen and work it off," as if he doesn't even want to see their faces at all.

I get the feeling that "Dope" is one of the episodes John was talking about, when he mentioned feeling worried when he didn't have a lot of lines during any particular week.

Sure, he gets to expel Tumpy, Emily, and Gail. And there's the dramatic moment when we think he'll discover pot on Sue Ann and Blair, but he heads downstairs with the Lost Girls, and is not part of Mrs. Garrett's "our group" hug.

Compare this to "Running", where he is wrong throughout the episode, but he's a central character, and is declared "beautiful" at the end; in comparison, his role in "Dope" is much smaller.

Very true, that and MH

That fits in with his character though if we believe that he's such a poor headmaster that he didn't last more than one year, if that. He probably got tons of complaints from parents and faculty.

I can see him blowing his top in his office and booming at Mrs. Garrett that the girls are expelled, and then her begging him to pleeeeeeeease give them another chance, explaining her history with the girls and that they deserve another chance. And because he's a poor headmaster, instead of meeting with the girls, he does a "Fine, you handle it, but they have to live with you over the kitchen and work it off," as if he doesn't even want to see their faces at all.

I think this is the most logical explanation. "The girls are all under your responsibility"....not a big deal, she was already doing that in season 1 :lol: