To Bee or Not to Bee is the second episode from Season 3 and is the twenty-eighth episode of Teacher's Pet overall. It was directed by Donald V. MacKinnon and written by David Maples.
Plot[]
Scott is the school's only hope of winning first place in the national spelling bee, but he fears his opponent, Eric Mark Kravitz, who has no friends, only studies the dictionary, and has won countless spelling awards. Scott goes to Eric's house to discover what makes him the winner, and studies day and night.
Cast[]
| Voice actor | Role(s) |
|---|---|
| Kevin Schon | Spot Helperman/Scott Leadready II |
| Shaun Fleming | Leonard Helperman |
| Debra Jo Rupp | Mary Lou Helperman |
| Jerry Stiller | Pretty Boy |
| David Ogden Stiers | Mr. Jolly |
| Blake Ewing | Eric Mark Kravitz |
| Rob Paulsen | Ian Wazselewski |
| Wallace Shawn | Principal Strickler |
| Armin Shimerman | Principal Nash Brickler |
Trivia[]
- Blake Ewing, who did the voice role of Eric Mark Kravitz in this episode, was previously the voice of Menlo from Disney cartoon show "Recess".
- Moral: Winning is not everything, because competition can bring out the worst in you and sometimes rivals can become good friends.
- Also, this episode is similar to "Pepper Ann" episode "The Big Pencil" because both shows have the main characters competing with their rivals for the competition (Scott vs Eric Mark Kravitz for the spelling bee competition; Pepper Ann vs Alice Kane for the science fair).
- Scott having a large pot belly after binging on pizza at the end off-screen is similar to Milo Kamalani from Pepper Ann episode "Vanessa Less Tessa".
- The episode shares the same title as "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh".
Availability[]
An English VHSrip/Widescreen version, Russian, and Tagalog Dub exists online.
