A Lick is Still a Kiss is the fourth episode of Teacher's Pet from Season 1. It was directed by Timothy Björklund and written by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner.
Plot[]
Spot tells Leonard that Leslie uses pink lemonade lip gloss ("with just a hint o' mint") as he licked her face earlier that morning. When Leonard mentions this to the cool kids, they misinterpret what he said and end up spreading a rumor that he and Leslie kissed each other on the lips. This causes an angered Leslie to never want to speak to Leonard again.
Not long after, Leonard is called to Principal Strickler's office for "sexual harassment", and Scott goes along with him. Strickler states if Leonard does not provide evidence that he didn't kiss Leslie, he will be sent to the "School For Losers", in Principal Strickler's words. When Scott defends Leonard, Strickler also threatens to send Scott to the "School For Losers" with him. He and Scott must dispel the rumor by providing Strickler with the lip gloss in question.
As they both leave the room, Scott does his best to defend Leonard and explain to the other classmates about how rumors can start out as small but end up as catastrophic in any situation. So, Leonard and Scott try searching through Mary Lou's makeup kit, and do not find it there. Then, they go to a cosmetics store in hopes they find the lip gloss Leslie wears. The saleslady informs the boys that their supply of lemonade lip gloss has run out. After buying some ingredients for homemade lemonade lip gloss, Scott states that the product is not the same as the real lip gloss. So, they decide to sneak into Leslie's room to steal her lip gloss. When Scott finds it, Leslie is about to come in, so he takes off his costume in time to be Spot. Leslie is shocked to see Spot in her own room and decides to take him back to Leonard's house. As Leslie brings Spot back home, she still refuses to speak to Leonard as she is still upset with him. This saddens Leonard who gives up hope until Spot reveals that he had picked up Leslie's lip gloss on the way out.
The next day, Leonard's name is finally cleared and Strickler reveals he too uses lip gloss for his chapped lips. The following morning, Leslie stops by Leonard's house to apologize about thinking that the rumors were true and he forgives her. When she points out that Leonard is still wearing his fire truck pajamas while outside, he runs back inside in embarrassment as Spot claims that this is why other men sleep in their "skivvies" (slang for underwear).
Cast[]
Voice actor | Role(s) |
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Nathan Lane | Spot Helperman/Scott Leadready II |
Shaun Fleming | Leonard Helperman |
Debra Jo Rupp | Mary Lou Helperman |
Jerry Stiller | Pretty Boy |
David Ogden Stiers | Mr. Jolly |
Rob Paulsen | Ian Wazselewski |
Pam Segall | Tyler, Taylor and Trevor |
Wallace Shawn | Principal Strickler |
Cree Summer | Chelsey and Kelsey |
Lauren Tom | Ruth |
Mae Whitman | Leslie Dunkling |
Rita Wilson | Cosmetics saleswoman |
Credits[]
The credits for this episode can be found here.
Video[]
Trivia[]
General[]
- Leonard eats Brainy O's for breakfast, while Spot munches on Waggle-Os.
- Leslie's mother is mentioned, but she wouldn't appear until "All About Eavesdropping."
- Leonard owns both cowboy and firetruck pajamas.
- The school cafeteria served teriyaki pork dippers for lunch on the day Leonard got in trouble.
- Running gag: Ian finding money in his ears.
- This episode reveals Principal Strickler suffers from chronically chapped lips and must use lip gloss to treat it.
- Ian's crush on Ruth is shown for the first time.
- Mary Lou Helperman owns several kinds of lip gloss, including cherry, kiwi, mango, and peach.
- Principal Strickler's first name is revealed to be Crosby.
- Moral: Don't jump to conclusions and spread rumors.
Cultural references[]
- The episode title and its title card both reference Casablanca; the card is modeled after the characters while the title is derived from a lyric ("a kiss is just a kiss") in the film's signature song, "As Time Goes By."
- Scott mentions two of William Shakespeare's works, Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet.
- The Western A Fistful of Dollars is referenced by Scott when he mentions having "a fistful of quarters."
- Pretty Boy parodies Quasimodo from the 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame; Disney itself had released an animated adaptation in 1996.
- Scott brings up the nursery rhyme This Is the House That Jack Built while walking to Leslie's house, with Leonard not getting the reference.
- After Scott exclaims "Eureka!," he brings up the fact the phrase was coined by Archimedes.
- A biblical reference is heard when Pretty Boy snarks, "Cats. Next time, leave them off the Ark!"
Production information[]
- A higher quality of the title card can be viewed here.
Errors[]
- Cheri Steinkellner's first name is misspelled as "Sheri" on the title card.