Ray Hemphill

Hoss prête un appui amical à un vieil homme qui avait jadis été le meilleur scout de l'Armée.

In order to obtain enough money to impress Thalia on their prom date, Dobie conspires with his beatnik friend Maynard to rig a raffle at the local movie theater.

Thalia urges Dobie to become a doctor, but he meets Zelda Gilroy and learns about the scientific concept of propinquity, the psychological tendency for people to form relationships with those whom they encounter often.

Thalia talks Dobie's parents into sending him to Willoughby, a local prep school. He doesn't attend, but Mr. Gillis has a dream in which he imagines Dobie with a rich roommate.

In order to win Thaila from Chatsworth Osborne Jr., Dobie reads a book on mental power so he can be the dominating man that Thalia wants.

Dobie takes up boxing to impress Thalia.