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Issue: Archie's Double Digest Magazine #20
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Archie Enterprises Inc.
On Sale Date: 1985
Volume: none
Pages: 260
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000691620
Price: $1.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 65 (64 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest size (5" x 7")
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Some/all of another Issue reprinted as/in this Issue:
FlagJughead #156 published May 1968
23 Content Items from other Issues reprinted as/in this Issue:
FlagArchie #133 published December 1962 was The Doll [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagPep #171 published June 1964 was The Money Watcher! [Story on Interior Page(s)] minus one page
FlagArchie and Me #15 published June 1967 was Computer Au Go Go! [Story on Interior Page(s)] with Mr. Weatherbee logo
FlagArchie and Me #41 published April 1971 was Missing Link [Story on Interior Page(s)] with Mr. Weatherbee logo
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews
Archie's asking for an increase in his allowance!
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Redrawn from the cover of Archie #267
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Discriminating Taste

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Hang Ups

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Archie’s Mom and Pop
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1
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teen
Jughead Jones; Miss Beazly; Professor Flutesnoot
You were sent for ice cubes?
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The Kiss-Off

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Craig
Veronica is confident in her effect on men, due to her effect on Archie. That is, until she sees Betty's effect on the handsome Craig.
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Paid in Fool!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doily
Ahem!
Jughead owes Reggie two dollars and offers to do his schoolwork for him to pay back the debt.
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teen
Miss Grundy
Is the principal here?
Miss Grundy is looking for the principal.
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Missing Link

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humorous, teen
Mr. Weatherbee goes on a school-wide investigation as to why Archie is so quiet that day.
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Witchful Thinking

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Sabrina Spellman; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Aunt Hilda; Harvey Kinkle
Wanting to be a part of Archie's group of friends, Sabrina uses her magic in subtle ways to help the group. But, the gang doesn't believe she's the cause of their good fortune.
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Off Side

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
At the end of the football game Archie is carried off the field by the opponents.
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The scoreboard shows a final score of Westpond 28, Riverdale 0.
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Gym Jam

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humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica are practicing gymnastics in the gym. Archie brags that he can do anything the girls can do, but fails at every attempt.
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A Change of Luck

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childrens, humorous
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teen
Archie Andrews; Miss Haggly
You're not getting any gas!
Archie helps Miss Haggly start her car.
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Dream of Genie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Jughead Jones
What a great book!
Jughead finds a magic lamp with a genie inside. Unfortunately it's a female genie, and she's not exactly on Jughead's wavelength.
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When reprinted in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #198, writing is credited to George Gladir and pencils are credited to Bill Vigoda.
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The Nervous Type

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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anthropomorphic
Super Duck; Uwanna Duck; Jittery Jake
Jittery Jake promised to paint Uwanna's roof.
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Brain Drain!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx's father wants to hear her side of the story before he punishes her.
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Sports Spree

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Jughead Jones
When Little Archie is bored with TV and indoor games, Fred suggests taking an interest in outdoor sports. Little Archie manages to break one of his father's possessions with every sport he takes up.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Little Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
Stop daydreaming and study
Miss Grundy accuses Little Archie of having his head in the clouds.
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The Doll

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Molly
Betty and Veronica see Archie carrying a doll as a prop for the school play. Betty wants to make fun of him, but Veronica doesn't approve.
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teen
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Archie, why don't you join me in an evening of educational TV?
Mr. Lodge invited Archie to watch television with him.
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Bright Boy

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humorous, teen
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0.5
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What's Rare is Rare

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humorous, teen
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Computer Au Go Go!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. Tyler (representative for Zippy Computer Company); Elmer Fluteweed
Mr. Weatherbee realizes the school's main computer is not Archie-proof.
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Vain Swain

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humorous, teen
Admiring yourself, Reg?
Reggie is suffering from an inferiority complex.
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Candid Comment

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humorous, teen
Sir, will you give us your candid opinion of our cereal?
Archie is interviewed for his candid opinion of X-O cereal.
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Jam Session

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humorous, teen
Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers; Jughead Jones
Archie keeps getting parts of his body stuck in valuable possessions of Mr. Lodge's.
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The Silencer Strikes

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humorous, superhero, teen
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Wishful Thinking

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humorous, teen
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Munch Bunch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Pop Tate
Dilton tries to convince Jughead to give up junk food in favor of healthy, energy-enhancing "yoga burgers."
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teen
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
These are the new silhouette signs we made for school rooms!
Archie has new signs for the various classrooms.
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Zippity Zap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous, teen
Sabrina; Harvey; Della
After Sabrina says that she finds Harvey unexciting, Della casts a spell that makes him irresistibly charismatic to everyone, including Sabrina.
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Take It Easel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III
When Alex raves about Melody's terrible abstract painting, Pepper and Albert try to humiliate them both by getting Melody's painting entered in an art show.
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There's the standard abstract art gag about the painting being hung upside-down.
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Keen Machine

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humorous, teen
This vending machine age is amazing! I've just had a complete meal!
Archie just had a complete meal thanks to the vending machines.
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Radiant Rogue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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espionage, humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; C.R.U.S.H. agents
Betty stops a C.R.U.S.H. agent from stealing secret plans from Mr. Lodge and exposes their new hideout.
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Story in two parts: Part One (6 pp.) & Part Two (5 pp.).

Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #267, no credits listed in this digest.
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[untitled]

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teen
Mr. Weatherbee
The faculty follies!
The teachers are rehearsing a chorus line for a talent show.
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Impossible

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
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Gentle Reminder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Wilbur Wilkins; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore; Alec; Sheldon Broadbeam
Linda tells Laurie that she went out with Wilbur last night and that "he's no gentleman". Before long, Wilbur's reputation as a "cave man casanova" has spread all over town.
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Shoe Shoe Baby

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Archie and Jughead become obsessed with a five dollar bill stuck to the bottom of Reggie's shoe.
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6
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teen
Jughead Jones
Jughead, you chose sculpturing for your art project?
Jughead tries to sculpt a lion out of soapstone.
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Repeat After Me!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Shrimpy
Shrimpy has fun with echos.
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0.5
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Rise and Fall

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Shrimpy
Shrimpy wonders when the leaves fly they all land in his yard.
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Little Archie Puts Out the Cat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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adventure, childrens, humorous
Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty; "Cat" Kane; un-named women
Little Archie upsets his father by leaving his toys lying all around the house. But something far more upsetting happens when a cat burglar, "Cat" Kane, picks the Andrews home as the next target, and sneaks into the house after drugging Spotty. Thanks to Little Archie's toys, the family is alerted to Cat's presence in their house, but can they stop him from getting away?
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Nap Chap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Jughead can't sleep unless the TV is on.
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Games

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
A cruel party game backfires.
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The Money Watcher!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx tries to stop losing money all the time.
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4
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Speed Deed

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humorous, teen
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Duke of Decay

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humorous, superhero, teen
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11
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Best Friends

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Jinx and Charley compare their Christmas lists.
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The Colonel and the Beans Talk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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anthropomorphic, humorous
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; Colonel Kornbelt; Emily Kornbelt
Super Duck has to sell two tons of Mexican jumping beans.
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[untitled]

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teen
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly
Miss Beazly, I thought you were having a V.I.P. for lunch!
Miss Beazly doesn't understand what V.I.P. means.
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Inferior Intelligence

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
To earn money to take out Veronica, Archie shovels the Lodge mansion walks. To keep him from succeeding, Reggie sabotages it.
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Just Plain Veronica

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Veronica is being even more insufferable and aloof than usual.
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Praise Wordy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
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Eat Treat

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humorous
The school psychologist tries to figure out why Jughead eats so much.
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The Unexpected

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Nancy is sick of Archie getting in the way of her relationship with Chuck. But she discovers that even Archie can be helpful sometimes.
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Words to the Wise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Little Archie Andrews; Evelyn Evernever; Little Jughead Jones; Little Veronica Lodge: Ambrose Pipps; Spotty
Little Archie warns his friends against actions that bring bad luck.
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[untitled]

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teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Let's sit out here, Archie!
Mr. Lodge is entertaining an old college friend.
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Piano Rolled

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Pop puts an old player piano into the shop and the gang convince Moose that he can actually play.
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Drop Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Smithers
When Veronica cuts her finger, she forces Smithers to accompany her to school to carry her books.
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The Workout

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
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Greek Tweak

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Miss Grundy tells the story of Damon and Pythias.
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Don't Walk and Walk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Jinx shows her father a simpler way to remove snow from the driveway.
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[untitled]

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teen
Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot
What do you mean...am I giving the 'breathalator' test??
Professor Flutesnoot is teaching drivers education.
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When in Rome...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Prof. Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy
An errant snowball thrown by Reggie escalates into a snowball fight among the faculty.
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The Reason

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Ms. Grundy; Betty Cooper
Ms. Grundy grills Jughead on his long hair.
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