The Winslow’s have been rummaging through Eddies trash! Carl is shocked to discover a discarded bulletin announcing that basketball tryouts are in three weeks and feels that they may have missed the proper jump to get Eddie into playing shape. Carl confronts Eddie and immediately embarks him on a grueling workout regimen and forces him to name his basketball; Eddie chooses “Fred”. The training begins with standard drills, dribbling for miles while his dad drives along side in a car, and waking up at dawn on the weekend for even more drills. Carl runs Edward ragged during a long practice session and Eddie decides that sacrificing all his free time isn’t worth it and quits basketball (forever). In a panic Carl quickly heads down to Chicago Stadium to buy Bulls tickets where he runs into pro basketball super star Will “The Thrill” Morgan. Carl scams the star into thinking that he wants to buy his used Porsche and that they should settle the sale at the Winslow’s home. The scam blows up in Carl’s face, but “The Thrill” isn’t fazed by Carl’s audacity and agrees to spend the afternoon playing basketball with total strangers. The Thrill shows Eddie some impressive moves and agrees to give Eddie some advice; after several hours alone together Eddie and The Thrill arrive back at the Winslow’s homestead and Carl assumes the superstar ball player will have convinced Edward to continue basketball. He doesn’t, in fact he confirms for Eddie that basketball isn’t his dream and that he should pursue his own interests not just his fathers. Carl realizes he can’t force Eddie to pursue dreams that aren’t his own, and Eddie admits he doesn’t have any dreams other than ones of girls and taking said girls to the movies. The chapter ends with Eddie spreading ice cream onto some wretched muffins Rachel had made earlier in the day.
LESSON: Bold faced lies can be a useful tool.
WEIRD FRIDGE POSTER ANALYSIS:
This poster features a drawing of a pigs head underneath the word "Love". Carl is overweight(pig) and is also a cop(pig) and whomever drew it surely loves him. Carl Winslow is a beloved pig.
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