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Happy Sunday Everyone,\n\nAngela Bowen here, the host of Together, We're Gonna Find Our Way: An Unofficial Silver Spoons Podcast.\n\nYou know you\u2019re rich, when your dad can afford Mr. T as your bodyguard.\n\nWhich is what Edward does for Ricky when he comes home from school with a black eye in S1E4: Me and Mr. T which aired on October 16, 1982.\n\nIn this episode Ricky insists on going to a public school so he can be more of a regular kid, but sticks out for being rich and gets a black eye from the school bully. Determined to not let Ricky get hurt, Edward hires Mr. T as his bodyguard.\n\nYou know back in 1982 we didn\u2019t have anti-bully zones or a zero tolerance policy against bullying.\n\nCan you imagine if Ricky had to deal with bullying on social media?\n\nYikes! You\u2019d never be able to get away from it.\n\nAt least back then if if happened at school it stayed at school.\n\nAlso stay tuned after I finish the episode if you enjoy book recommendations.\n\nI talk about Property of the Rebel Librarian by Allison Varnes and also Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell\n\nJoin me next week when I talk about S1E5: Takin' a Chance on Love, which aired on October 23, 1982.\n\nIn this episode Ricky gets his first taste of puppy love when a new girl transfers to his school. He also probes Edward about his romantic interests, just as Kate leaves for a singles cruise.\n\nHave a great week everybody!