Character Relationship Map: Screwballs

Characters

• Rick McKay (played by Peter Keleghan) — protagonist

  One of the five rebellious students seeking revenge against Purity Busch.

• Brent Van Dusen III (played by Kent Deuters) — supporting

  A rebellious student who joins the group’s campaign against Purity.

• Purity Busch (played by Linda Speciale) — antagonist

  An intimidating virgin princess whose schemes provoke the students’ revenge plot.

• Principal Stuckoff (played by Donnie Bowes) — supporting

  A school authority figure within the student-centered comedy.

• Tim Stevenson (played by James Coburn) — supporting

  One of the students drawn into the group’s school-based revenge scheme.

• Vince the Prince (played by Nicky Fylan) — supporting

  A named student-world character in the school comedy ensemble.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Principal Stuckoff → Purity Busch (Power Improper Pursuit) — The principal uses his authority while pursuing a private encounter with Purity.

  Stuckoff summons Purity to the poolside, and his voice and instructions suggest that he is trying to lure her into a private romantic encounter.

• Principal Stuckoff → Tim Stevenson (Power Disciplinary Authority) — Stuckoff's disciplinary rules affect Tim after he enters the school environment.

  The detention proceedings introduce Tim to the school's punishment system, where the boys are ordered to remain seated and serve five days.

• Principal Stuckoff → Brent Van Dusen III (Power Disciplinary Authority) — Stuckoff controls Brent through school punishment.

  The principal imposes five days of detention on the boys following their conduct at school.

• Principal Stuckoff → Rick McKay (Power Disciplinary Authority) — Stuckoff exercises formal disciplinary power over Rick as one of the rebellious boys.

  Principal Stuckoff orders the boys to remain seated and gives them five days of detention after their behavior.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Vince the Prince → Tim Stevenson (Social Student-World Contact) — Vince represents an adult commercial contact within Tim's broader student world.

  Vince operates the porn shop visited by students, while Tim is established as a new student moving through the same chaotic school environment.

• Tim Stevenson → Purity Busch (Conflict Adversary) — Tim becomes involved in the students' conflict with Purity.

  Tim is described as being drawn into the school-based revenge scheme, which is directed against Purity.

• Brent Van Dusen III → Purity Busch (Conflict Adversary) — Brent participates in the opposition directed at Purity.

  Brent is explicitly described as joining the rebellious students' campaign against Purity.

• Brent Van Dusen III → Tim Stevenson (Alliance Student Ally) — Both participate in the students' collective response to Purity.

  Brent joins the group campaign against Purity, and Tim is drawn into the same school-based revenge scheme.

• Rick McKay → Tim Stevenson (Alliance Teammate) — Tim becomes connected to Rick's student-centered scheme.

  Tim is described as being drawn into the school-based revenge scheme, while Rick is identified as one of the group's central rebellious students.

• Rick McKay → Brent Van Dusen III (Alliance Teammate) — They belong to the same student group confronting Purity.

  Rick and Brent are both described as rebellious students involved in the group campaign against Purity.

• Rick McKay → Purity Busch (Conflict Adversary) — Rick opposes Purity as part of the students' retaliatory campaign.

  Rick is identified as one of the rebellious students involved in a revenge campaign against Purity, while Purity is presented as the intimidating figu...

Story Analysis

A group of rebellious students navigates detention, school scandals, and a compromising photograph that may give them leverage over authority.

Plot Progression

1. The Last Hold-Out Arrives — The school is introduced as a restless environment filled with romantic fantasies and resentment toward authority. Purity's arrival and the boys' comments provoke Principal Stuckoff's intervention.
2. Detention Becomes Opportunity — Stuckoff imposes five days of detention, placing the rebellious boys under his control. Tim discovers that detention may also create unexpected opportunities for the students.
3. Suspicion at the Pool — The school routine continues through invitations, announcements, and humiliating exercises. Stuckoff's poolside summons to Purity makes the students suspect that he is pursuing a private encounter.
4. Scandals Around School — Brent's private biology lesson becomes awkward and chaotic, while Vince's shop exposes another side of the student world. Homecoming preparations then turn dress measurements into a public scandal.
5. The Photograph's Leverage — The homecoming display intensifies the school's voyeuristic disorder before the students spot Stuckoff in a compromising situation. Their secret photograph becomes a possible passport to freedom from...