The Absent-Minded Professor story
Professor Brainard is an absent-minded professor of physical chemistry at Medfield College who invents a substance that gains energy when it strikes a hard surface.
12 total · 8 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| choosing between lovers | major | Should Betsy follow her heart and marry the lovable but aloof Professor Brainard or play it safe and marry his very stable rival Professor Shelby Ashton? |
| engaged couple | major | Professor Brainard missed his wedding ceremony with Betsy Carlisle three times. |
| greed for riches | major | Alonzo P. Hawk schemed to gain wealth by means of Flubber. He also bet against his own college basketball team when he had inside information that their star player would miss the game. |
| love triangle | major | Betsy Carlisle lost hope in Professor Brainard after he missed their wedding three times and gave his rival Professor Shelby Ashton a chance. |
| parody on life in academia | major | The story follows the life of an absent minded college professor. |
| perpetual energy machine | major | Professor Brainard invented a substance, he called Flubber, gained energy when it strikes a hard surface. |
| romantic love | major | Professor Brainard and Betsy Carlisle. |
| scientist occupation | major | Professor Brainard performed a number of zany scientific experiments in his role as a professional educator at Medfield College. |
| father and son | minor | Alonzo P. Hawk and Biff Hawk. |
| flying car | minor | Professor Brainard used Flubber to make a flying car. |