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1	Moose needs to pass a history test or he'll be kicked out of the football team, and since [[DumbJock he's never had much of a head for study]], his prospects are not looking good. Looking for "an easier way", he sneaks at night in the school's science lab.
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3	The following day, Moose surprises everyone by finishing the history test in record time... And then repeats the feat by acing every other test for several weeks in a row. Most people are happy that Moose has turned over a new leaf, but Archie feels something's off. His suspicions are confirmed when Moose's personality changes, he loses interest in football and his girlfriend Midge, and [[BreadEggsMilkSquick he develops fearsome]] PsychicPowers. As it turns out, Dilton's new invention is to blame...
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6	!!This episode includes examples of the following tropes:
7	* ADayInTheLimelight: One of the only two episodes of the series where Moose is given an important role rather than being a named extra.
8	* BrokenAesop: The idea that Dilton's cap helps you ''memorize'' but not ''understand'' makes for an interesting plot point, but seems at odd with some of the events in the episode:
9	** Moose builds a PerpetualMotionMachine, which would require inventive skills rather than just memorization -- even if he can't explain how he came up with it.
10	** Becoming a straight-A student should require more than just memory, unless Riverdale's education system is based on rote memorization.
11	* FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: Moose returns to his former self at the end of the episode, although he now takes his studies more seriously and manages to improve his grades without AppliedPhlebotinum.
12	* KickTheDog: After Moose has been using the helmet successfully for some time, Midge starts talking about their going on a date. Moose coolly tells her that he's been thinking he should find someone else; she's not smart enough for him. The insult makes Midge cry as he walks away.
13	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Moose has this reaction after blasting Midge with his PsychicPowers, which convinces him to renounce his powers. Archie and Dilton are a bit offended that he didn't have this reaction after blasting ''them''.
14	* MyBrainIsBig: Moose's brain grows after too many sessions with Dilton's machine. He keeps this hidden under a cap for most of the episode, until he reveals it at the climax.
15	* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: After juicing his brain, Moose starts wearing glasses for no apparent reason other than invoking this trope.
16	* SuperSpeedReading: At one point Moose is seen flipping through a book in seconds.
17	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: {{Downplayed}}. At first only Archie find its strange that Moose becomes a genius overnight -- Betty, in particular, thinks that her tutoring sessions were simply very effective. When Moose develops PsychicPowers, though, people start to notice.

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