Boof’s loyalty, missing media and recruiters, unclear setting, game mechanics, wolf height, a dog whistle, Lewis, dance attire, and absent police drive the section.

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Rusty Thorne is nominated as the cheesiest character name.
Boof continuing to like Scott after the clawing is questioned.
A real werewolf athlete would attract national media and major-college recruiters, yet the movie shows almost none.
The setting is guessed as Nebraska because a Cornhuskers item appears in the Howard kitchen.
Mick standing beneath the basket during the free throws and the wolf's inconsistent height are questioned.
The hardware-store dog whistle affects Scott but not his werewolf father.
Lewis functions as a third friend early, turns on Scott, and then almost disappears.
Mick and Pamela's funeral-like dance clothes and Mick attending another school's events are questioned.
The town has no police response to van surfing, property damage, an apparent robbery, or a huge party.

Casting What-Ifs

James Hampton reading for Coach Finstock before Michael J. Fox suggested him for the father is the only original-casting account.

This discussion recalls a choice from an earlier episode.

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James Hampton reportedly read as Coach Finstock before Fox asked him to read as the father.

Recasting Couch

Lori Loughlin or Elisabeth Shue as Boof and Eric Stoltz as Scott are proposed.

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Loughlin is proposed as a stronger Boof.
Shue is proposed as a stronger Boof, with darker hair separating her from Karate Kid.
Eric Stoltz replacing Fox as Scott is proposed as poetic compensation for losing the Marty McFly role.

Half-Assed Internet Research

Research covers the basketball double, Fox sequel reports, an IMDb hoax, cast careers, memorabilia, a deleted Carson appearance, and Stiles shirts.

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Fox's basketball double is identified as Jeff Glosser, a college player who spent long days in wolf makeup during the short shoot.
Conflicting reports that Fox hated the movie are rejected after a later reunion account says he greeted the cast remotely.
A 2004 internet hoax falsely identified Mike Piazza as Mick and reached IMDb.
Jerry Levine reportedly remained recognizable as Stiles long after release.
Mark Arnold reportedly arranged for his soap character to die so he could promote Teen Wolf.
Wiesmeier, Linda, is identified as a July 1982 Playboy Playmate appearing in the party Jell-O gag.
Fox's jersey was sold to a Beverly Hills pawn shop for $30,000, with its later location unknown.
A scripted Tonight Show appearance for the wolf was cut for expense and convenience.
Stiles's five shirt slogans are catalogued as memorable artifacts.

Probably Unanswerable Questions

The questions cover disappearing wolf hair, Scott’s mother, historic sports events, comparable NBA games, an all-movie basketball team, and the regional-final box score.

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The disappearance of hair and nails when a werewolf becomes human is questioned.
An audience theory that Mick shot Scott's mother is examined and rejected as genetically inconsistent.
Scott's first transformation during a game is compared with other extraordinary fictional sports events.
Russell Westbrook is selected as the NBA player whose power-guard game most resembles the wolf's.
The wolf is placed on an all-time fictional movie-basketball team, though his outside shooting remains unknown.
A reconstructed final-game box score credits Scott with about fourteen points and six assists and number 45 with major defense and rebounding.