Or at least for now it does.

Whitewater High School's Dave Roberts, News3's Top Notch Teacher for May, is just as crazy as the Saturday morning television character, and his classes are the toughest in school.

At least that is what his students say.

They also say that they can not believe that this year will be the last that Roberts teaches. He is retiring, and by the nominations received, he will be missed.

"Mr. Roberts is unlike any teacher I've had before," senior Peter Binnie said. "He's just such an exciting teacher. He makes learning fun. It's an extremely challenging course, but all of us sign up for it just because of Mr. Roberts."

In Roberts' class, you don't state at the blackboard, you get out of the way. His chemistry lessons are hands-on experiments (see image).

"We had one called the launch pad," senior Jon Roe said. "It was a tube with rubber bands, and it actually shot up and hit the ceiling and broke, and he said, 'Well boys, I guess you're going to have to start over. But you know what they say, life is cruel and heartless in the swamplands of America.'

"It's so typical of the way he teaches. He has so many sayings and he's so much fun, which makes the class so enjoyable."

But behind all the hijinks is a man who is serious about science.

"I want to get their interests, get them excited about it. Perhaps for some of them, that's what they'll end up doing," Roberts said.

While the halls of Whitewater High will be quieter, Roberts said that his time has come to rest.

"I think I'm ready to do this," he said. "It's 35 years ... it's a long time, but I just felt that it's time to try something else.

"I'm going to miss things here. I'll miss the students. I'll certainly have some times before this is over, I'll be thinking why did I ever do this.

"I certainly hope they had a good time and enjoyed the class."