Mr. Pomfritt encourages Dobie with Robert Browning's line, "A man's reach should exceed his grasp." Dobie tries applying that in his quest for another new girl, even though Zelda warns him that, should he fail, he won't be able to crawl back to her anymore.

Between football, studying, and kids, star player Bronkowski is a mess. But Dobie, Maynard, and Herbert will rally behind him--to the point of all three taking turns taking Bronkowski's place on the field.