A
boy named Tom Anderson (Michael Lookinland) has trouble making friends, and is
obnoxious about borrowing things and not returning them. He asks another boy, Joe (Tommy Norden) to
let him ride his motorbike. Joe agrees,
but only if Tom gives him something in return.
Tom
steals his father’s pistol, and Joe double crosses him, taking the gun and the
bike. The situation goes from bad to
worse, however, when Tom learns that the gun is malfunctioning, and could
explode the next time it is fired.
It’s
Isis to the rescue!
“How
to Find a Friend” features Michael Lookinland, Bobby from The Brady Bunch (1969
-1974) in the role of a good but awkward kid who does the wrong thing. But, the
adults (including Isis) support him through his crisis, and his social
awkwardness is miraculously cured.
As
usual, the story is pretty simple (and pat), and there are no fantasy trappings
save for Isis’s powers. Here, she is
able to stop time, so Joe can’t fire the malfunctioning gun. She freezes time –
including cars on the highway, flying birds, and a hopping bunny -- and
wrenches the pistol from Joe’s frozen hand.
When she restores time and tosses the gun away, it explodes.
Meanwhile,
one has to wonder if anyone ever attends class of teaches a class at Mrs.
Thomas’s school. Here, everyone include
Rick, Cindy Lee, Tommy and Andrea just sit around, plotting how they will find
Joe, before he fires the gun. Then, they
go out, armed with lists, to find local motorbike shops where they might find
him. No one ever does any school work,
and the kids leave campus regularly, without any comment whatsoever.
I
also love how everybody knows Isis. When
Joe is found, holding the gun, and time resumes, he shouts “Isis!” with
recognition. And this brings up a
question. If you knew that Isis operates regularly in your town, and can stop
the flow of water, fly, summon lighting, and freeze time, would you do
something so dumb as to steal a gun?
Next
Week: “The Show Off.”
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