Artist: Vic Niell
Type: Page and Half
Printed in Issue: 15th December 1984

The Story

Teacher announces it'll soon be Hobbies Day again. Remembering back to last Hobbies Day the Scruffs brought in model planes to fly around the Toffs heads. The Toffs, however, brought model ships and fired cannnonballs at the planes. Teacher remembers it too, but says only educational hobbies will be allowed in. The Toffs and The Scruffs head home to think about what to bring with them.

The next day the Scruffs bring in their hobbies, live animals from Natural History. As the Toffs come in, the animals escape out of the classroom window. Meanwhile, the Toffs are having their hobbies brought into the room, from Archaeology and Geology. Real rocks.

But the Rocks are too heavy for the floor, and the classroom floor collapses into the cellar. So teacher decides to give the class new hobbies instead. Joinery, Bricklaying and Cement Mixing to mend the class.

Notes

Examples given by teacher as educational hobbies are "Geology, Archaeology, Natural History, Stamp Collecting and Similar Pursuits."
Herbert blames the Toffs ugly mugs for scaring off the animals.