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Anyone Notice the Timing of Mr. Hand's class was off?

posted 5 years ago by MinorityRules15 (963)
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I haven't seen the movie in a while but I remember the one scene where they are in class and Mr Hand goes, "Where's Mr. Spicoli?" One kid says, "I saw him by the vending machines just before class." Mr. Hand says, "OK, bring him in." The kid gets Spicoli and they come back to class and Spicoli says, "There's no birthday party for me here!" and then the bell rings.

It's odd that Mr Hand waited until there was about 5 mins left in class before asking, "Where's Mr. Spicoli?" That scene seemed like it should've taken place right at the BEGINNING of class, not the end of it lol

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[–] strntz (12224) 5 years ago

Well, the kid could have taken 40 minutes to find Spicoli and convince him of the party, or perhaps Mr. Hand realized only at the end of the class that he did see Spicoli earlier and he should have been in class.

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[–] millsey72 (10243) 3 years ago

Yea its a plot hole

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[–] MinorityRules15 (963) 3 years ago

It's not a plot hole.

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[–] millsey72 (10243) 3 years ago

Its a plot hole until proven otherwise

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[–] MinorityRules15 (963) 3 years ago

you're crazy

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[–] millsey72 (10243) 3 years ago

When I call out a plot hole, its up to the reader to provide the evidence to discredit my claim. I then send it to a 3rd party and a decision is made. Plot holes are a very serious matter

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[–] MinorityRules15 (963) 3 years ago

lol i know you're joking but it's not a plot hole because it doesn't affect the plot of the movie.

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[–] millsey72 (10243) 3 years ago

Sometimes I develop a nasty habit of labeling everything a plot hole

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[–] MinorityRules15 (963) 3 years ago

Maybe you better work on that little problem.

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[–] millsey72 (10243) 3 years ago

I may have keyboard Tourettes Syndrome. Instead of vocalizing words, I tend to type them over and over. In this case, its the term plot hole

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[–] PaladinNJ (21509) 3 years ago

Definitely not a plot hole as already confirmed.
Hand was preoccupied giving out the exams and reviewing them, so he simply didn't notice Spicoli until he happened to look at his desk.

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[–] MinorityRules15 (963) 3 years ago

Mr. Hand was not that dumb. Spicoli drove him nuts. He would've noticed him not in class. Not a good explanation. Doesn't fit with Hand's character.

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[–] PaladinNJ (21509) 3 years ago

That's exactly what happened:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc2muGlQIlk

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[–] MinorityRules15 (963) 3 years ago

Took him the whole class to find Spicoli? Or Mr Hand waited until 3 mins left in class to send someone looking for Spicoli? Maybe Mr. Hand got a contact high from just being in all the students' presence.

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[–] Seperatrix (1214) 3 years ago

Yes, I have noticed that. Completely nonsensical.

I've given a moments reflection on how such a scene could have happened, as in, "what were they thinking?" But as much as I've tried to reason it as an editing blunder, I've never really been able to come up with anything substantial.

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[–] millsey72 (10243) 2 years ago

There were other nonsensical things regarding Mr Hands class. It was the first class in the morning, yet Spicolli was able to get a pizza delivered when pizzerias don't open for breakfast

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[–] MinorityRules15 (963) 2 years ago

That is a good point. One such believable plausible explanation would be that Spicoli or someone in their group of friends knows someone who owns a pizzeria so they can make pizza whenever they want.

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[–] javie (2216) 2 years ago

He's really making a cinematic universe for us the njoy

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