Carlton's insecurities about pursuing tertiary education and comparing to his father lead him to decide and change tracks —he'll become a professional bowler.
Tropes:
- Always Someone Better: Carlton thinks this of his father, who was the Big Man on Campus at Princeton, and it causes him many an insecurity about his own potential and worth.
- Bested at Bowling: There's more at stake than mere ego. Carlton is thinking about forgoing college to become a professional bowler, so his family must convince him it's a grievous mistake.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: Carlton finally gets into Princeton after a path wrought with failure, embarrassment, and humiliation.
- Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: It shares an "I Robot" naming theme with most of the last season's late episodes. E.g., "I, Clownius" and "I, Done".
- Throw the Dog a Bone: While Carlton has always been academically stronger than Will, this time he finds a personal talent he excels at over Will, bowling.
