The episode begins with a flashback to 1987. Gus, wearing an actual-size model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex head, is accusing Shawn of slapping his little T-Rex model together in five minutes the night before the project was due, while Gus worked on his for months. Shawn tells Gus he actually spent a "whole hour" on his project. It's a small T-Rex toy, duct-taped to a remote control car, which Shawn drives right up to the teacher. She picks it up and gives Shawn the thumbs-up, and once again, Gus's hard work is overshadowed by Shawn's last-minute slapdash efforts. Gus tells Shawn he hates him.