The editor Allen Cummings asked for a focus on stories of Tom at school and the strip underwent a title change to Tom Thug's Skooldayz (a spoof in name only of Tom Brown's Schooldays).
ðɪ ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ˈælən kˈʌmɪŋz ˈæskt fɚɹə fˈoʊkəs ˌɔn stˈoːɹiz ʌv tˈɑːm æt skˈuːl ænd ðə stɹˈɪp ˌʌndɚwˈɛnt ɐ tˈaɪɾəl tʃˈeɪndʒ tə tˈɑːm θˈʌɡz skˈuːldeɪz ɐ spˈuːf ɪn nˈeɪm ˈoʊnli ʌv tˈɑːm bɹˈaʊnz skˈuːldeɪz.