Artist: Vic Niell
Type: Page and Half
Printed in Issue: 29th March 1986

The Story

Cyril has bought his grandfather's gold watch to school and starts swinging it in front of the Scruffs. 'Erbert works out what they're doing and tells the others to play along. Cyril is thrilled when it appears they've actually hypnotised the Scruffs.

The Toffs are pleased with themselves as the Scruffs admit how clever they are, but it backfires when the Scruffs say that they want to sit as close to them as possible, and sit on the Toff's laps. They aren't happy, and suddenly the Scruffs become unhappy because they feel unwanted, and start destroying the classroom.

Suddenly, Teacher comes in, and is greeted as a strange alien being or a humanoid. Teacher tells them to sit down, and they do it exactly where they are standing. Sir spots the hypnotism book and asks what's going on, to which the Scruffs reply they cannot tell a lie in their trance and it is all the Toffs' fault. As Sir gets angry, 'Erbert reveals they weren't in a trance at all, but Sir suddenly realises it means they were in a trance when they were calling him names.

The strip ends with the Toffs and theh Scruffs releived at avoiding extra homework, because 'Erbert got Sir to take an interest in the watch.....we see Sir dazed in front of the watch which is gently swaying.

Notes

The Hypnotism book is "Teach Yourself Hypnotism by I Ball"