John-Boy tutors a football player for an important exam as he is at risk of losing his athletic scholarship. During the exam, John-Boy notices him glancing at his neighbor's test paper. The school's honor code and his good conscience demand that John-Boy, reluctantly, turn him in, but he successfully defends his friend against expulsion. Jason catches Ben smoking cigarettes and tells Grandpa, who sets out to teach Ben a lesson about the bad habit.