Plot summary
After Paul complains about his five-dollar allowance; Kevin asks for a raise in his, but Jack says he has to earn the value of a dollar by doing chores around the house, earning only fifty cents more. Mark Kovinski ( Justin Whalin ), the " Howard Hughes " of RFK, tells Kevin that he has two choices: be like his dad or be his own man by caddying at the Whispering Green golf course. Kevin then signs up for a golf caddie job in hopes of earning a twenty-dollar tip. But there are a couple problems: the tip was earned by carrying a big bag that belongs to Jack's boss Ken Stein ( Alan Fudge ), and Jack is playing with him.
Ken is winning, and Kevin starts to admire him instead, while looking down on his seeming miser of a father. All the while, Ken is taunting Jack, which only makes Jack play better. As Ken starts losing, he becomes angry and snappy at Kevin, including making him retrieve a club that he threw in anger. Jack almost wins the game, but he deliberately misses an easy putt. Kevin is thankful, and receives a $10 tip from Ken. He treats Jack to lunch, realizing it is not so bad ending up like his father after all. Absent: Olivia d'Abo as Karen Arnold; Danica McKellar as Winnie Cooper.
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Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, The Wonder Years season 4. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.