Plus, the way I see it, Lizzie learned an important lesson: never jump to conclusions about someone because of how they might look to others — sometimes, they’re worth taking a sekunde look at. And that’s what she does when it comes to Larry Tudgeman; she realizes there’s a lot zaidi to him than meets the eye.
While square-dancing during gym class, Lizzie discovers that one of her classmates has a crush on her, but she feels that her hopes are dashed when she finds out it’s none other than Lawrence “Larry” Tudgeman (who’s viewed as nerdy and unpopular kwa the other students), instead of Ethan Craft (who’s viewed as good-looking and maarufu when compared to Larry). She turns to her mother Jo and asks for advice about how to get rid of Larry; however, Jo suggests that Lizzie find out what he’s all about first (while also telling Lizzie that her dad, Sam McGuire, was kind of a geek when she first met him), which isn’t exactly the kind of advice Lizzie wanted to hear.
Not wanting to be mean to Larry and hurt his feelings, Lizzie changes her mind and decides to give him a chance. So, she consents to go out with Larry; much to her surprise, he shows up for the tarehe looking quite handsome and wearing a black-colored dress shirt. Jo notices he looks handsome, and he says it’s his “weekend shirt.” Larry’s change in outfit initially comes as sort of a surprise (or shock) to Lizzie — as she’d been imagining him wearing his putty-colored shati with the lime-green collar, alama like he usually did at school. Plus, Lizzie actually has fun on their trip to the science museum.
Still, Lizzie doesn’t want to be Larry’s girlfriend, but at school the inayofuata day, Larry assumes that she is (which is appropriately set to the song Get Another Boyfriend kwa the Backstreet Boys). The situation isn’t helped when Kate broadcasts to the whole school that Lizzie and Larry are an item. After talking to Miranda and Gordo about it, Lizzie decides to let Larry down easy. After a siku of letting him act like her boyfriend, Lizzie tells Larry that she doesn’t think they are right for each other. Unexpectedly, he agrees, but tells Lizzie she’s “the nicest person I know.” But soon, much to Lizzie’s confusion, Larry begins asking about Miranda.
Meanwhile, Jo insists that Sam and Matt clean up all the junk, taka accumulating around the house. The guys find Sam’s old Soap-Box Derby racer and, along with Gordo, they work to restore it. They get it in shape to run, but Sam accidentally crashes it, putting an end to the guys’ racing days.
From my perspective, this is a great episode to watch, as well as learn from and be inspired to write by. Plus, it also shows how the first crush can be pretty quick when it comes to girls getting feelings for boys and seeing them as zaidi than just Marafiki — as well as how girls can fall in upendo with a boy whom they see as good-looking, and then change their affections to someone else overnight.
And when Larry switches his affections from Lizzie to her friend Miranda Sanchez, Lizzie also learns falling in upendo with someone and then changing the object of a person’s affections to someone else seemingly overnight also happens with boys — thus inaonyesha it doesn’t just happen with girls.
Larry: (to Lizzie) See, I like what I like, and I don’t worry about what other people think. I mean, boy bands are a trend, but the circulatory system is forever.
Toon Lizzie: Who’s the dork? I freak if I wear the wrong shoes.
Basically, Larry reveals his preferring to be himself regardless of how others see him, which is a trait he shares with Lizzie’s friend David “Gordo” Gordon — and that is something I like as well.
Then and Now
