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Scavenger Hunt

The main story concerns a ""scavenger hunt"" assignment that Prof. Kingsfield gives the students. They must get at least 70 questions correct out of 100 concerning various aspects of contract law whose answers may be found anywhere in the University. There are no rules and anyone who does not get the required numbers of questions will flunk the assignment. A secondary story line involves the visit of Bell's younger sister, Lisa (Wendy Rastatter), onto the scavenger hunt crazed campus. She is a free spirit who ends up ""distracting"" Ford from his scavenger hunt obligations to his study group. Bell shines as the ""bulldog"" of the scavenger hunt, outdoing even the illustrious Hart at finding answers to the questions. THINKING LIKE A LAWYER: The purpose of contracts is not simply words on a page. Contracts evolved as a vehicle and context for people to cooperate and work together to achieve that which they cannot do individually and in a way that is fair to everyone.

English
  • Originally Aired May 15, 1979
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Production Code T720
  • Network CBS
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created November 9, 2006 by
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Name Type Role
John Jay Osborn Jr. Writer
Wendy Rastattar Guest Star
Biff McGuire Guest Star Smathers
Jack Bender Director