Stung by fellow teacher, Alex Welles' (JAMES WOODS) snide comments regarding his beloved Sweathogs (RON PALILLO, JOHN TRAVOLTA, LAWRENCE-HILTON JACOBS, ROBERT HEGYES), Gabe (GABE KAPLAN) gets a little carried away and challenges Alex to a debate - the Sweathogs versus Alex' debating class. On second thought, he has some rather serious misgivings. The Sweathogs' natural approach to communication is usually of the insulting remarks, spray can graffiti and punch in the nose variety. However, he has committed himself, so there is nothing to do but ride it through and try to turn the challenge into a learning experience in oral communication.

Barbarino (JOHN TRAVOLTA), Epstein (ROBERT HEGYES) and Washington (LAWRENCE-HILTON JACOBS) are chosen to represent the Sweathogs and though their basic research and preparation are somewhat unorthodox, one gets the feeling that they have at least an outside chance of winning -- not because of any newfound debating skill, but rather because of the topic --"Aggression is an Intrinsic Human Quality."

Well, win, they do. Not much is proven of an academic nature, but in hand-to-hand or mouth-to-mouth combat, it's pretty tough to beat a Sweathog.

Stung by fellow teacher, Alex Welles' (JAMES WOODS) snide comments regarding ...