4. Future Shock

Complete story — includes the ending

Parker manipulates his class schedule to be the same as Donna Sue Horton's ( Sharon Case, The Young and the Restless ' Sharon Newman ). Busted, he must redo it by first deciding what he wants to do when he leaves school. After getting rather bizarre advice from his guidance counselor ( Vincent Schiavelli ) (who Parker compares to the semi-insane Beetlejuice ) and Mikey (with his usual rock-inspired "of course you're confused; it's all so Days of Future Passed ), he lapses into total indecisiveness: He can neither take the Pepsi Challenge nor sleep (which hadn't happened since Madonna's performance in Dick Tracy ). To press the issue, Musso gives him an intense schedule including R.O.T.C. After getting a military dressing down by Frank a la Gomer Pyle, he responds with Pyle's catchphrase, "Shazam". Musso, disturbed that Parker has become unmotivated, breaks him out of his irresolute pattern by forcing a decision: She busts Mikey and Jerry for speeding in the hallway (to the tune of " Bad Boys " from the TV show COPS ) and Parker decides to take the rap. Subsequently he decides on a well-rounded schedule though still deferring a career decision to a later time. For once, Musso was working for Parker's good. Also in the episode, Musso hires animal tracker Rex Huston ( Andrew Prine ) to trap Kube who is hiding in the air ducts (with a wink to Alien ) to avoid a vaccination. Aping the style of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, Rex uses Ho Hos as bait, tranquilizes, vaccinates and tags Kube. As reward, Musso takes Rex to the Polynesian-themed Trader Vic's. The episode title is in reference to the Alvin Toffler book, Future Shock. Guest starring Robert Greenberg as Mr. Loopman, Tamara Olson as Pepsi Girl.