arnold the spoiled kid or tommy from the talking dog ep who was the bigger jerk? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

70s show watcher · 12-11-2017, 08:23 PM

most of opies friends seemed like nice enough kids but twice in 8 seasons he met 2 kids who seemed like real jerks 1 was aronld winkler the spoiled kid who caused havoc in mayberry and the other was tommy the convinced opie to help play that mean sprited joke on goober where he thought that his dog could talk and i was wondering wich kid do you all think was the bigger jerk ? my money is on tommy because even though arnold winkler was a spoiled brat i have a feeling that after he and his father paid a visit to the courthouse woodshed he may have learned his lesson whereas even though tommy told goober that he was sorry i have a gut feeling that he ended up learning how to make some really fancy license plates a few years down the road who do you all think was the bigger jerk?

kclj520 · 12-11-2017, 11:13 PM

Arnold got it turned around, I am convinced! I love that episode, we have used it to help our own children learn how to not be spoiled!

stevea · 12-14-2017, 07:11 PM

I'd say those 2 are pretty well tied. Tommy could be worse, though, because he's older and should know better.

visaman666 · 12-15-2017, 12:13 AM

Goober was much older, and he should have known better.

Chocolate Moose · 12-15-2017, 10:22 AM

Goober seemed like a big kid.

Scrabjan1 · 12-16-2017, 07:01 PM

Arnold had a dysfunctional father from the get go. I think the damage was done and the kid had no respect for his father. He thought his son was perfect.

I vote for that trouble maker who tried to turn Opie’s friends against him. He called him Dopey Opie and broke the street light. When Opie stood up to him he ran away.

12-11-2017, 08:23 PM	#1
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,548	arnold the spoiled kid or tommy from the talking dog ep who was the bigger jerk? most of opies friends seemed like nice enough kids but twice in 8 seasons he met 2 kids who seemed like real jerks 1 was aronld winkler the spoiled kid who caused havoc in mayberry and the other was tommy the convinced opie to help play that mean sprited joke on goober where he thought that his dog could talk and i was wondering wich kid do you all think was the bigger jerk ? my money is on tommy because even though arnold winkler was a spoiled brat i have a feeling that after he and his father paid a visit to the courthouse woodshed he may have learned his lesson whereas even though tommy told goober that he was sorry i have a gut feeling that he ended up learning how to make some really fancy license plates a few years down the road who do you all think was the bigger jerk?

12-15-2017, 10:22 AM	#5
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,886	Goober seemed like a big kid.
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12-11-2017, 11:13 PM	#2
kclj520 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 15, 2015 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 80	Arnold got it turned around, I am convinced! I love that episode, we have used it to help our own children learn how to not be spoiled!

12-14-2017, 07:11 PM	#3
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,478	I'd say those 2 are pretty well tied. Tommy could be worse, though, because he's older and should know better.

12-15-2017, 12:13 AM	#4
visaman666 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 818	Goober was much older, and he should have known better.

12-16-2017, 07:01 PM	#6
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	Arnold had a dysfunctional father from the get go. I think the damage was done and the kid had no respect for his father. He thought his son was perfect. I vote for that trouble maker who tried to turn Opie’s friends against him. He called him Dopey Opie and broke the street light. When Opie stood up to him he ran away.