I frankly wonder if the piece Brian turned in was an early version of Surfer Girl, not Surfin.
I hear it was, in fact, the legendary but never booted "Shortenin' Bread" suite. All 11 minutes of it. I'f not only give than an F, I'd kick Brian's ass out of the class.
And that early, erm, boost to his confidence would have achieved exactly what? We'd none of us be here, moaning and a 'groanin'…