Ep 13. No More Mr. Dumb Guy
- TVG
- January 5, 1990
- 22 min
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7.0 (299)
After a successful speech competition, D.J. and Kimmy decide to take a break from studying and throw a big party. Meanwhile, Stephanie is struggling with Geometry and asks her father, Danny, to help her. However, to her surprise, Danny struggles just as much as she does with the subject.
Feeling down about his lack of academic abilities, Danny decides to take a Community College course to improve his own knowledge. To his surprise, he excels in the class and becomes a star student.
Meanwhile, Jesse, who is dealing with a creative block, starts to feel insecure about his own intelligence when he realizes how well Danny is doing in class. He tries to push himself to come up with new songs and ideas, but nothing seems to be working.
As the party gets underway, D.J. becomes worried about the number of people Kimmy has invited over. To make matters worse, Stephanie's friend Gia shows up unexpectedly, causing chaos and destruction throughout the house.
In the midst of all the chaos, Danny finds out that his small success in community college has been noticed by his old high school flame, Cindy. She reaches out to him, inviting him to a high school reunion, but Danny worries that he won't be able to keep up with all the successful and intelligent people from his past.
Thankfully, his family and friends rally around him, reminding him of all the amazing qualities he possesses, and helping him to see that his intelligence goes far beyond just being good at math.
In the end, Danny decides to attend the reunion, with his family and friends by his side. He impresses everyone with his intelligence and starts to see that he doesn't have to be the "dumb guy" anymore.
Meanwhile, Jesse finally gets his creative spark back and comes up with a new song, which he performs at the party to everyone's delight.
Overall, the episode focuses on the importance of self-worth and the fact that everyone has unique talents and strengths, regardless of whether or not they excel in traditionally academic subjects.