Surviving High School Episode Summaries Version 10.0 Last Updated November 29, 2013 Current guide status: Football Star, Classic seasons 1 & 2, Homecoming Queen, The New Girl, The Super New Girl, A New Start seasons 1 & 5 - 7, and assorted specials complete. Written by Peter Anargirou, user name panargirou ------------------------------------ * * * Introduction and Contact * * * ------------------------------------ Sometimes I wanted to double-check what happened in a previous episode, leading me to think that some other people might like to do the same. Similarly, you might have missed an episode and want to catch up but don't have time to play it. Hopefully this guide can help people keep track of the fun story of Surviving High School. There are lots of fun details in the episodes that a simple summary won't capture, so to really experience it, play the game! If you'd like to e-mail me, you can do so at gamefaqs@webpageless.net. You can also find my gaming blog at http://PolygonsAndPixels.com. --------------------- * * * Copyright * * * --------------------- My episode summaries can only be found on GameFAQs.com and my game blog, PolygonsAndPixels.com. No one is authorized to reproduce this document on any other site. This document is Copyright 2013 Peter Anargirou. -------------------- * * * Contents * * * -------------------- Please do a find for the unique ID given at the end of each episode name to jump straight to that summary. ------------- Troublemakers ------------- Season 1 - 1. Troublemakers [TMS1E1] - 2. Dog Days [TMS1E2] - 3. The Fashionista [TMS1E3] - 4. Spencer's Story [TMS1E4] - 5. The Breakup [TMS1E5] - 6. The Pumpkin Farmer's Daughter [TMS1E6] - 7. The Float [TMS1E7] - 8. The Unusual Suspects [TMS1E8] - 9. College Scavenger Hunt [TMS1E9] ----------- A New Start ----------- Season 1 Mega Pack (Complete) - 1. The First Day [ANSS1E1] - 2. High Spirits [ANSS1E2] - 3. Making a Name [ANSS1E3] - 4. The Dinner and the Party [ANSS1E4] - 5. The Big Game [ANSS1E5] Seasons 2 through 4 Coming Soon Season 5 Spring Break Romeo (Complete) - 1. The Play [ANSS5E1] - 2. Casting Call [ANSS5E2] - 3. Paige Against the Machine [ANSS5E3] - 4. The Show Must Go On [ANSS5E4] - 5. Owen's Eleven [ANSS5E5] - 6. Perfect Paige [ANSS5E6] - 7. The Debutante Dance, Part 1 [ANSS5E7] - 8. The Debutante Dance, Part 2 [ANSS5E8] Season 6 The Talent Show (Complete) - 1. Ready, S.E.T., Go [ANSS6E1] - 2. Cheer Off [ANSS6E2] - 3. How to Date a Nerd [ANSS6E3] - 4. This Friday Night [ANSS6E4] - 5. The Newest Cheerleader [ANSS6E5] - 6. Talent Search [ANSS6E6] - 7. Talent Show [ANSS6E7] - 8. Graduation Stories [ANSS6E8] Season 7 - 1. Summer Beginnings [ANSS7E1] - 2. Admit Weekend [ANSS7E2] - 3. Sorority Showdown [ANSS7E3] - 4. Rehearsal Dinner [ANSS7E4] - 5. Wedding Smashers [ANSS7E5] - 6. College Stories [ANSS7E6] (The Conned Artist Parts 1 and 2 come next) - 7. Game of Cones [ANSS7E7] - 8. A Clash of QUeens [ANSS7E8] Specials - O.M.G.! It's St. Patrick's Day! (One-shot) [SPECOMGSPD] - The Conned Artist, Part 1 [SPTCAP1] (takes place after ANS S7 E6) - The Conned Artist, Part 2 [SPTCAP2] (takes place after part 1) ------- Classic ------- Football Season Mega Pack (Complete) [CLFSMP] Football Season: Big Man on Campus (Complete, takes place in S2) [CLFSBMOC] Football Season: Holiday Bundle (Complete, takes place after BMOC) - Halloween [CLFSHBH] - King of Spring Break [CLFSHBSB] - Valentine's Carnival [CLFSHBVC] Season 1 (Complete) - 1. Making Some Dough [CLS01E01] - 2. A Float Is Born [CLS01E02] - 3. Assembling the Team! [CLS01E03] - 4. The Great Float Caper [CLS01E04] - 5. Break A Leg [CLS01E05] - 6. The Outcast [CLS01E06] - 7. Surviving Europe [CLS01E07] - 8. From Europe With Love [CLS01E08] - 9. Skate Video [CLS01E09] - 10. The Wrong Side of Town [CLS01E10] - 11. The Concert [CLS01E11] - 12. Best Party Ever [CLS01E12] - 13. Local Ghosts [CLS01E13] - 14. Spud the Stud [CLS01E14] - 15. Lost Recipe [CLS01E15] - 16. Secret Ingredient [CLS01E16] - 17. Halloween [CLS01E17] - 18. Writer's Block [CLS01E18] - 19. The Flex-Games [CLS01E19] - 20. Party Fowl [CLS01E20] Homecoming Queen [CLHQ] Season 2 - 21. Road Rules [CLS02E21] - 22. Winter Queen [CLS02E22] - 23. Quest Rewards [CLS02E23] - 24. The Holiday Party [CLS02E24] - 25. Tom Prince's Carol [CLS02E25] - 26. New Year's Kiss [CLS02E26] - 27. Prank Wars [CLS02E27] - 28. Boot Camp Breakout [CLS02E28] - 29. Guys Versus Wild [CLS02E29] - 30. Proof [CLS02E30] - 31. The Crosstown Races, Part One [CLS02E31] - 32. The Crosstown Races, Part Two [CLS02E32] - 33. The Break Up [CLS02E33] - 34. Andy Cannelloni, P.I. [CLS02E34] - 35. Fair Catch [CLS02E35] - 36. The Cheer-Lationship [CLS02E36] - 37. The Prince Plot, Part One [CLS02E37] - 38. The Prince Plot, Part Two [CLS02E38] - 39. Prom Night [CLS02E39] - 40. The Graduation List [CLS02E40] - 41. When Howard Met... [CLS02E41] The New Girl Mega Pack (Complete) [CLTNGMP] Season 4 - 66. Queen of Hearts [CLS04E66] Season 5 - 74. Good Chemistry [CLS05E74] Specials - Easter Egg Hunt (One-shot) [SPECEEH] ------ Novels ------ 2. How to Be a Star [NOV2HTBAS] ------------------ The Super New Girl ------------------ 1. The Super New Girl [TSNG01] ------------------------- * * * Troublemakers * * * ------------------------- Troublemakers, or at least that's what I'm calling it right now, is the second reboot and third era of Surviving High School. ------------ * Season 1 * ------------ ------------------------- 1. Troublemakers [TMS1E1] ------------------------- Amanda drives her little sister, Allison Applebee, to her first day of school as a freshman at Twin Branches. Unlike Amanda, Allison is very smart but has trouble making friends. She considers using a fake personality to try to make friends because she didn't have any friends previously. However, she decides to think, "what would Amanda do?" in social situations. She vows to make at least one friend today. While looking for her class, she accidentally runs into Cameron Clarke. She has trouble finding words because she finds him so handsome, and they flirt a little. As he walks her to class, she notices that his socks don't match. Cameron tells her that his brother is mentally challenged and wears his socks that way, so Cameron wears his socks that way too. A girl named Candace appears and quickly whisks Cameron away. Veronica approaches, furious that Allison was talking to her man. She throws Allison's books to the grounds and picks on her, even insulting Amanda. When she pushes Allison, Allison uses her judo training to flip her. Ms. Lee sees and calls Allison into her office, telling her that she's putting her in the Troublemakers program. Allison will now have to do community service after school. In her English class composed of upperclassmen, no one seems to know the answer to the teacher's question. She gives the answer, and everyone looks at her, angry. At lunch, Allison sits alone. She overhears the rumors flying around her about what she did to Veronica. In chemistry class, her experiment explodes despite being correct. She notices Veronica and her friends snickering, holding a test tube, clearing having tampered with the experiment. Allison goes to the restroom to cry, alone. She then remembers that she can't even go straight home. After school, she arrives in the cafeteria. Also in the Troublemakers program are Paige, Owen, Erik, Spencer, and Kimi. Ms. Lee tells them that they have one hour to clean the cafeteria before she leaves. Erik and Allison pick up trash, Kimi and Paige clean the tables, and Spencer and Owen mop a soda spill. Erik mentions how it's crazy that Owen broke up with Paige in the last week of summer. Paige turned to darkness and despair while Owen turned to studying and working out. Kimi tells Paige that what Owen did was kind of sweet. Paige doesn't find it sweet that it cost her family all their money, but Kimi says giving her mom her ring back was sweet. Allison eavesdrops, hoping to help them get back together as a way of making friends. Kimi tells Paige that because she still has feelings for Owen, she should take it easy on him. Paige realizes that Spencer's eavesdropping and yells at him and Owen, and Owen yells back. Allison interrupts. She says that Owen obviously still loves her or he wouldn't be throwing himself into things he doesn't like. She says Paige should explain to Owen how she feels - the she's still deeply in love with him. Paige and Owen both defend themselves, and Kimi suggests that Allison go clean in the corner away from all of them. Veronica and her friend Wendy enter the cafeteria. She tells Allison she'll leave her alone if she agress to leave Cameron alone and admits in a phone recording that she attacked her for no reason. Allison admits that she attached Veronica but says that she deserved it. In anger, Veronica knocks the trash can over. Paige calls Veronica a "fake blonde girl," and Kimi defends Allison. Veronica makes fun of Kimi for her Internet video, and Kimi retorts that she knows fashion and Veronica's wearing a top from last season. Spencer offers to fight. Veronica tells everyone to shut up, and Paige does not take that lightly. Allison declares that the bullying will stop because she's going to become Veronica's worst nightmare. She says that Cameron was definitely flirting with her, and if Veronica treats him like she treats everyone else, he's going to leave her and talk to Allison more and more. She also points out that she didn't break Veronica's arm, but as a blue belt in judo, she didn't break it because she chose not to break it. Veronica and Wendy quickly leave while the rest of the Troublemakers are in amazement. The Troublemakers finishing cleaning, and Ms. Lee arrives. She dismisses them but tells them that they'll need to continue doing community service for a month. Allison wonders if she's made friends. Bonus scene: The bonus scene is a preview of the upcoming season. Allison is surprised that she's asked out on a date. Kimi begins a fashion show. Spencer is shocked at being kissed. Erik tells someone that they don't want to know how he got into the troublemakers. Paige asks Owen what they are to each other. Nate tells someone that that person does what he says because he's the one saying it. -------------------- 2. Dog Days [TMS1E2] -------------------- On her second day of school, Allison arrives early to study in the library. She runs into Cameron, who's at school for swim practice. They chat for a few minutes, and Cameron seems to really like her. Allison is excited to get through the day so she can hang out with the other Troublemakers. After school, Ms. Lee informs them that they'll be working at the local animal shelter. Mr. Oates at the Centerscore Animal Shelter explains that three of them will be walking dogs while three of them wash the dogs. He also warns them not to lose any of the dogs. The six Troublemakers pick dogs that each remind them of themselves. Kimi chooses one that's small and that she could imagine being carried in a purse. Paige decides on a dog with class, a poodle. Spencer chooses a tiny beagle full of energy because he was told that he'd run out of energy before the dog and wants to prove otherwise. Allison chooses a curious terrier. Erik chooses a dog with a bark that sounds like "Erik." Owen picks a worn-looking bulldog with a scar. Kimi, Spencer, and Paige take their dogs on a walk, leaving Owen, Allison, and Erik to wash their dogs. Owen talks about how he's misunderstood (like the dog he chose). Before moving to Centerscore from Pinecrest, he and the other kids who lived south of the 12th Street were known for causing a lot of havoc. They were called the 12th Street Kids. He caused a lot of trouble and wanted to get a new start when he moved to Centerscore. As Owen washes his dog, Allison notices that his knuckles are bruised and asks what happened. Owen decides to tell Allison and Erik under the condition that they keep it a secret. A couple weeks earlier, Owen was taking a calculus course in summer school, trying to focus on studying hard after breaking up with Paige. He overheard Zach talking about Paige and Owen breaking up. Zach thought Paige's new, darker look was hot. Believing her to be desperate for a rebound, he was hoping to make out with her. Owen got mad, approaching and telling him to stay away from her. After they argued, Owen punched him. He had to go talk to Ms. Lee, who noted that he was really turning himself around by pouring himself into his studies while keeping up with football. However, she found his past with the 12th Street Kids troubling. Owen explained that he can't be suspended because he needs to study hard to get good grades to get a good job to get a lot of money. He almost mentioned who he's trying to win over by having a lot of money but dropped it. She decided to put him in the Troublemakers rather than suspend him. As Owen finishes his story, Kimi comes running. Paige's dog snapped at her, causing her to drop the leash and let it get away. Owen and Allison run to catch the dog. They split up and corner the dog. Once it realizes it's trapped, the dog begins to behave aggressively. Owen and Allison speak softly, soothing the dog until they're able to get the leash. At the end of the day, Mr. Oates says he was wrong about them and that they did a good job. He also mentions that he's happy one of the dogs is getting a new home. Owen puts the leash on his new bulldog. Allison and Owen talk; Allison nervously mentions being friends, and then asks for confirmation that they're friends. Owen agrees that they are. Paige thanks Owen for the help. She notes that she tought the poodle would act with class and that she "didn't know she had so much bite to her." Owen notes that that reminds him of someone he knows. She punches him playfully. Owen walks with his dog away down the street. Paige says good bye to Allison in a friendly manner. On the way home, Allison walks past Cameron. They flirt a little, and he mentions needing biology help. She offers to help him sometime, saying she's going to study tonight. He says he can't because he has plans. Just then, Veronica exits a house nearby, ready for her date with Cameron. In passing, she mentions that Cameron's great at biology and helps her. Bonus scene: While Owen walks Hamlet, he runs into an old friend - Dom, one of the 12th Street Kids. He's in Centerscore along with the rest of the 12th Street Kids, Skinner, Big Jon, Beast and possibly more, from Pinecrest laying low. He wants to hang out with Owen and make some mischief like old times. Owen says he'll hang out, but that he doesn't act like that anymore. Things get tense as Dom thinks Owen is acting better than them and makes what sounds like threats. Dom steps forward towards Owen, and Hamlet growls and snaps. Dom steps back. --------------------------- 3. The Fashionista [TMS1E3] --------------------------- The Troublemakers wait for Ms. Lee and talk about their new pets. Not only did Owen adopt a dog, but Erik adopted a chinchilla named Peanut. The Troublemakers are told to have a clothing drive. They'll continue to work on this project until they collect 1000 items. In the past, the school has never been able to gather more than a handful. The Troublemakers decide to talk to three groups - the drama club, the cheerleaders, and the nerds. When they go see the drama club, they talk to Andrew. Andrew was planning a performance called "Andrew: A Glimpse of Greatness." However, he didn't have the costume and make-up for his clown scene and had to cancel. He tells them he can't donate. The cheerleaders are discussing Nicole possibly getting a total makeover but don't want to discuss donating clothes. The nerds are playing a RPG in the library. Allison wonders why Taylor doesn't look like a nerd. Taylor says that she's not one, and then clarifies that she is nerdy but not completely. Brendan explains that Taylor, his girlfriend, is a kind of hybrid between cool and nerd. As he talks, it becomes clear that he wishes she looked more nerdy. In the halls, the group sees a well-dressed girl and calls her over. Her name's Brinna, and she seems very mad at Kimi. Kimi explains that before school started, both of them were part of a fashion show at Twin Branches. Kimi was especially excited because her mother and sister came to watch and knew her models were going first. Just before the show started, the adult showrunner told Kimi her clothes were too risque for not fitting the dress-code and asked Brinna to go first. After she left, Kimi said she didn't care and was going to disobey, sending her models out first while thinking of her mom and sister in the audience. As her models went to the stage, the showrunner cancelled the whole event. This is how Kimi got in trouble, but it's also why Brinna feels like Kimi is responsible for her losing her chance. In addition, Brinna is upset because everyone knows about Kimi's fashion aspirations now and give her all the credit despite never really seeing her designs. Kimi's friends try to convince her to give a make-over to Andrew, Nicole, and Taylor. However, she explains that she can't because she was told she couldn't until after her community service ends as punishment. At lunch, Owen makes an announcement about the drive, explaining that the top donors could win a shopping trip with Paige, a workout session with Spence, or friendship with Erik. They do get more clothes than usual the next day, but it's still not enough. Allison has an idea. She gets her friends to all dress in clothes Kimi designed and then gets Kimi to meet them. Kimi's touched that they're wearing her designs. Allison asks Kimi to trust them and to please do the make-overs. Kimi agrees. Kimi gives all three make-overs that go over exceptionally well. They collect a huge amount of clothing, and the drive's a big success. However, Ms. Lee is upset because the make-overs were obviously designed by Kimi. Allison speaks up, saying that she designed them. Ms. Lee is surprised, saying that she didn't know Allison had that kind of talent. Suddenly each Troublemaker in turn says that he or she created the designed, everyone covering for Kimi. Ms. Lee decides to let them off the hook. Bonus scene: Brinna tells Kimi that the make-overs weren't very good. She mentions that now everyone wants a make-over from Kimi, making this the second time Kimi has shown her up. She tells Kimi to find a way to make it up to her or she'll be sorry. On the way home from school, Allison runs into Veronica and Candace. Veronica knocks her books to the ground, telling Allison to stay away from Cameron. As Owen returns home in the evening with his dog, Hamlet, he finds Dom waiting for him. He has a baseball bat and tells Owen that he and the other guys are planning something. Owen says he doesn't want to be part of it. Dom mentions that his mom looks old, and Owen, annoyed, says that that's his grandmother. Dom says that one day Owen might find himself interested in joining them. He hits the baseball bat against his hand menacingly, telling Owen to "say hi to Grammy for [him]." --------------------------- 4. Spencer's Story [TMS1E4] --------------------------- The Troublemakers work in the library, filing all the books away. Spencer seems especially down. When he trips, Allison catches him. When the books he was carrying fly into the air, he shields Allison, protecting her. At first, Spencer doesn't seem to want to talk about what's bothering him, but Allison gets him to open up. Near the end of summer, he performed very well at football practice, tackling Nate. The coach told him that he's one of the best football players but that he should work hard off the field too. This got him thinking about wanting to prove that he can do more than play football. In the locker room, Owen told him that he could do a variety of things, including applying for the Steelman Football Camp. You have to perform very highly on an academic test as well as be a good football player to get into the program, but most who are admitted go on to do well in football. Spencer decided to go for it, and this surprises Nate. Spencer studied with Ben but still had trouble concentrating. In the hall, Nate convinces him to take an answer booklet that contains the answers to the entrance exam. Spencer didn't want to cheat but accepted it anyways. In Mr. Dean's class, someone calls the teacher to tell him that someone in his class has the stolen answers, and Mr. Dean finds it in Spencer's backpack. He sends him to Ms. Lee, who makes him join the Troublemakers. Back in the present, the other Troublemakers convince him that he should still go for it. However, he missed the first opportunity to take the test. The second, and final, chance is tomorrow. While the Troublemakers file books, they take turns tutoring him. Paige teaches physics, demonstrating by throwing something at Owen's head. Erik teaches him Paul Revere trivia. Allison goes over biological classification. The next morning, Spencer goes to a nearby college to take the entrance exam. He runs into Nate, who's surprised to see him. Spencer realizes that Nate was trying to get rid of his competition by setting him up with the answer document. Nate tries to trick him into starting a fight, but Spencer keeps his cool. He takes the test and finds questions related to every subject with which his friends helped him. He aces the test. Nate doesn't seem so confident. He tries to start an argument with Spencer after taking the test, but the other Troublemakers are waiting for Spencer and defend him against Nate. Allison suggests they all go get pizza because that's what people do in movies. Spencer gives her a big hug, lifting her off the ground, and she blushes. Bonus scene: A few days later, Nate travels to a high school a few cities over from Centerscore to meet with Wes. Nate wants to find a way to make Spencer pay. Wes explains that while he's fine finding information on people for the purposes of gossip, he's changes and won't help him with petty revenge. A few days after that, the Troublemakers perform community service in a kitchen. Paige is furious over something Owen said, daring him to say it again. Owen says, "Paige, you're a spoiled, materialistic princess putting on an act to hide how shallow you are!" The Troublemakers separate them and try to get them to calm down. Paige agrees to tell her story to Allison. ----------------------- 5. The Breakup [TMS1E5] ----------------------- Paige and Owen have a huge fight while doing community service getting food ready for the needy. He calls her spoiled and materialistic. The Troublemakers split them up, taking Owen outside. Allison, Kimi, and Erik convince Paige to explain the breakup. After breaking up her mom and Tad, Paige found herself poor. Every date on which she found herself with Owen, she found gross. The restaurants were greasy, the movie theater was disgusting, and the club was too expensive. After being unable to get into a club, Owen sits with Paige on a bench in the park, and Paige seems really sad. He drives her home, and when they get there, he tells her that they have to break up. He feels like she deserves more than he can offer her and that she isn't happy. She begs him not to do it, but he goes through with it anyways. In an attempt to make him jealous, Paige returns on a date with Cromwell to the greasy restaurant she knows Owen frequents. She gets him to recount the fight with Owen loudly so Owen hears. He comes over, mad that she would do this just to make him jealous, and storms out. Cromwell is also furious that she'd use him and vows to get revenge. Soon after, she goes shopping at the mall with her mom. Paige's mom won't let her buy anything expensive, which is hard on her. She sees expensive heels she really wants and ends up buying cheap knock offs. On her way out of the store, Conrad calls her, wanting to go sailing. He describes a great event, but she knows she can't afford it. She offers to see a movie with him, but Conrad replies that it would be gross. She gets off the phone, finding herself so frustrated that she goes into the bathroom to scream. Kimi runs into her and talks with her. Paige doesn't know who she is, but Kimi introduces herself and offers to help. Paige doesn't think she can unless she can turn her into someone new and confident. The next week, Paige returns to the mall after getting a makeover from Kimi. She's dressed in all black and acts like a rebel. Megan, Kenji, and Ryan see her and tell her that she must actually do something rebellious, not just look the part. She steals some shoes and runs through the mall in an attempt to escape Officer Monte. She hides in a photo booth where Erik and Taylor are getting pictures, but when she steps out, Officer Monte grabs her. He finds the shoebox empty and is confused about where the shoes went. Meanwhile, Ryan, Kenji, and Megan, with a small package under her arm, walk out of the mall. However, Officer Monte has security footage of Paige stealing the shoes. For this, she was put in the Troublemakers. After hearing her story, Allison suggests that try to make peace with Owen so they can continue their community service. She says she doesn't have to forgive him, but by offering to make peace, she'll look like the bigger person. They bring Owen inside and leave to give some privacy. Paige demands Owen apologize. When he refuses and tries to leave, she grabs his keys. He chases her around the table in the center of the room as they argue. He wants to know why he should apologize, and she says for being an idiot. As they argue, she eventually reveals that she really wants him to apologize for breaking up with her. She says she'd understand if she cheated or something like that but that he claimed to do it for her while she's the only one who really knows what she wants. He argues that he's mad because he clearly still has feelings for her. A moment later Owen throws the table out of the way and embraces her, kissing Paige. Bonus scene: The Troublemakers discuss what they think is happening inside with Owen and Paige. Kimi thinks they'll fight for a long time before Owen agrees to make peace before, over the next six to seven months, rekindling their love. Spencer thinks they'll destroy the kitchen. Erik's simply nervous. Owen walks out of the kitchen, loads his truck, and calls the others over to leave to give the food to the needy. Paige exits the building as a limo pulls up. Cromwell gets out to talk to Paige. He explains that he plans on getting her back. His family will be hosting the Centerscore Harvest Festival, and he's talked to Ms. Lee about getting the Troublemakers to work there. ----------------------------------------- 6. The Pumpkin Farmer's Daughter [TMS1E6] ----------------------------------------- The Troublemakers arrive at Mr. Horner's pumpkin farm to help set up the Harvest Festival. While they begin to move hay, someone named Jeremy, who seems to know Erik, arrives and gives him trouble, telling him to stay away from Delilah. After he leaves, the other Troublemakers ask Erik what it was about, so Erik tells his story of Jeremy, Delilah, and how he joined the Troublemakers, although he also almost runs over the pumpkins with the tractor at the same time until Allison helps him stop. After summer school ended, Erik had some time for hobbies before school started. He decided to study horticulture - specifically, pumpkins. Mr. Horner allowed him to come to his farm. He meets Mr. Horner's daughter, Delilah, and awkwardly talks to her. She invites him to sit in a tractor with her, and they begin to hit off. Just like Erik's passion for Paul Revere, she has a passion for Ben Franklin. Jeremy arrives and doesn't like Erik. He introduces himself and explains that he volunteers to organize the Harvest Festival. He's interested in Delilah too, and Erik thinks Jeremy is cooler than him. The Troublemakers decide to help Erik. Owen and Kimi pretend to be safety inspectors, luring Jeremy away. Erik decides to talk to Delilah while Allison, Paige, and Spencer hide behind some hay bales and whisper lines to Erik. Allison doesn't understand why she has to be the one to whisper to Erik, mentioning that she doesn't know anything about love. Spencer explains that none of them really do. He adds that she's a cute freshman girl and is sure to get a boyfriend. She blushes, realizing that Spencer called her cute. As Erik's singing awkwardly, Paige wants Allison to tell him to sing louder because it's cute, but Spencer thinks he should stop. Allison tells him to sing louder, which he does, getting her attention. Spencer gets Allison to tell him to compliment her hair. He asks her out, and she accepts, but Jeremy arrives, revealing the deception. Delilah is furious, but Allison speaks up. She explains that while they were helping their friend, the feelings really were Erik's. She tells Delilah that their talk in the tractor was all Erik, and that the singing was Erik too. Delilah makes Erik promise not to deceive her like that again and then agrees to go out with him. Mr. Horner shakes Erik's hand, accepting him. On the way back, Owen realizes that Erik never explained how he joined the Troublemakers. Erik tells his friends that when he realized how many things Jeremy did, he felt like he needed to do more too and volunteered to join the Troublemakers. Bonus scene: At the mall, Veronica vows to get Allison at the Harvest Festival. At a bus stop, Dom decides to teach Owen a lesson at the Harvest Festival. In her bedroom, Brinna complains about Kimi, looking at a calendar with the Harvest Festival added and circled. In a locker room, Nate receives an email on his phone rejecting him from the Steelman Program as well as a text message from Spencer saying he was accepted. Nate tells himself that he'll get his shot at the Harvest Festival. In his mansion, Cromwell says he'll see Paige at the Harvest Festival. At the farm, Jeremy complains that he's cooler than Erik yet Delilah kissed Erik, vowing his revenge. --------------------- 7. The Float [TMS1E7] --------------------- Ms. Lee introduces the Troublemakers to Cromwell. After she leaves, the Troublemakers report to Cromwell while making a float for him for the celebration. He forces Paige and the other Troublemakers to create papier-mache representations of him. He also asks Paige to wear a turkey suit, to which she reluctantly agrees. Kimi sees Brinna working on a float near them. She apologizes to Brinna, who doesn't accept. Erik tells her that she did the right thing. Cameron sees Allison and talks to her. Spencer storms away. Allison asks Cameron why he's with Veronica, and he responds with a metaphor. He says that someone might absolutely love candles but have only seen the fake, electric candles. One day this person could see a real candle, and that real candle could ask him why he loves fake candles. Allison realizes his meaning and comments on the candle's ability to talk to lighten the mood. Just as Veronica arrives, Cameron trips and falls forward. Allison catches him with her hand on his chest. This makes Veronica furious, but she also manages to get a photo of it, uploading it to FacePlace and accusing Allison of trying to steal Cameron. She forces Cameron to leave. Nate arrives and asks Owen where Spencer is because he wants to make amends. While Nate talks, Owen notices that a carnival ride is splashing water over an orange fence. Owen doesn't believe Nate but doesn't know where Spencer is anyways and tells him as much. Nate gets mad, not believing him, so Owen tells him that Spencer is over by the orange fence. Nate heads that way, getting soaked in the process. Owen sees Dom and Big Jon and approaches to see what they're doing. They want him to help them with some illegal activities, and Owen refuses. Big Jon attacks him, but Owen dodges and punches him in the face. They tell Owen that they'll make him regret refusing them. At the float, Jeremy talks to Erik. He confirms that he'll be driving the float. Jeremy asks Erik to fill out some paperwork and to take his time. Jeremy tells Erik that meanwhile he'll inspect the float for safety. Delilah announces the start of the parade. She also tells Erik, over the PA, that she lit one lantern for him. Erik says to himself, "One if by land! The Erik is coming! The Erik is coming" in reference to Paul Revere. As the parade starts, Spencer is playing a dart-throwing game at the carnival. He throws angrily, thinking about how angry is and the girls that have turned him down. He wins a prize and lets a little boy receive it in his place. He realizes he's late for the parade and heads back. Allison wants to take good photos of the parade. She tries to climb a fence to set up in front of a turn, but Jeremy stops her. She uses his own vanity against him, offering to take photos of him too. She does, and he leaves. Allison climbs the fence and sets up on a large pumpkin. The floats go by, turning right in front of her. However, their float refuses to turn. Erik yells that it's out of control and crashes through the fence, going right toward Allison who stands, shocked. Spencer races to her, knocking her out of the way at the last moment and getting hit by the truck. The Troublemakers gather at the hospital. Spencer is alive, but his leg is broken, and he won't be able to play football this year. Allison enters the room and talks to him alone, taking his hand. As she's about to kiss him, Ms. Lee enters, upset, and the rest of the Troublemakers follow. The next day, Ms. Lee informs the Troublemakers of some bad news. Her superiors want the Troublemakers program shut down. They believe that one of the Troublemakers was responsible for the accident, including the cherry bombs in the pumpkins. Because they didn't get to finish their punishment, the Troublemakers will be expelled. Bonus scene: Veronica tells Cameron that seeing Spencer's accident made her realize what was important. She wants to be nicer to him. He tells her that he wants to break up. ------------------------------- 8. The Unusual Suspects[TMS1E8] ------------------------------- The Troublemakers go to the hospital to tell Spencer what happened with the superintendent blaming the Troublemakers. Allison doesn't want to give up. She notes that they still have a day until they're expelled and that if they can prove someone else did it, they won't be expelled. Paige is reluctant, but eventually everyone agrees. They list the suspects - Dom, Brinna, Cromwell, and Veronica. Allison brings up Jeremy, but Erik says they're friends. Spencer said Nate would be a suspect if he was there. Owen adds that he was but explains that Nate wouldn't have had a reason to sabotage the float if Spencer wasn't on it. Owen decides to go talk to Dom, and Allison volunteers to accompany him. Owen and Allison enter an auto body shop where they see Dom, Big Jon, and Owen's old friend, Sal. Sal just recently got out of juvie. They ask them about the float. Sal angrily questions Dom, clearly the leader. Dom says he didn't do it. Dom does admit to keying Owen's car and apologizes. Sal notes that they wanted him to feel threatened and would own up to it if they did it. Owen says he's not sure he can trust him, and Sal shoves him. He reminds Owen that he did two years in juvie and didn't say a word about Owen's involvement. He also asks Owen again to help as he's the best getaway driver he knows, and Owen refuses. Next, they visit Veronica at the mall. Meanwhile, Paige, Kimi, and Erik visit Cromwell. They accuse Cromwell of doing it, and he says he didn't. He says that he already got his revenge by getting paint all over Paige, making her dress as a turkey, and putting a video of it online. Paige is surprised by this, demanding that he takes it down, but Kimi reminds her that in her experience, once something's on the Internet, it's there permanently. Cromwell also adds that he lost a lot of money due to the festival coming to a halt, and that it isn't like him to turn down an opportunity to make money. At the mall, Veronica is compulsively shopping as a way of getting over her breakup. She thinks Allison is there to gloat about Cameron leaving her, and Allison is surprised to hear about it. Allison asks her if she was responsible for the sabotage. She's amused by the accident but says she didn't do it. She tells Kimi that she was with Cameron all day and that they can ask him. To check her alibi, they head to the pool at Twin Branches to talk to Cameron. He corroborates Veronica's story. Allison asks Owen if she can spend a minute talking to Cameron, and Owen walks away. Allison asks why they broke up. Cameron explains that it was due to Allison. She made him realize that there are better, nicer girls, and he deserves to be with one. Kimi, Paige, and Erik find Brinna at a senior center working on a play with them. She uses them to model her clothes because she feels that if the clothes look good on them, they'll look good on anyone. They ask her about the sabotage, and she claims she was picking flowers all day because she had to decorate her float all alone. The Troublemakers meet back at the hospital to discuss what they found. While they talk, they learn that Jeremy performed an inspection of the pumpkins. Erik still doesn't think Jeremy did it, but they head out to see Jeremy. Jeremy acts very nervous. They accuse him, and he takes off running. Erik hangs behind, shocked, while the rest chase him. Paige falls, and Owen stops to help her. Jeremy leaps over a muddy river, and Allison leaps over it after him while Kimi goes around. He says he's not afraid of hitting a girl, so she lunges at him, using her leg to trip him to the ground and then pinning him to the ground. He finally admits to putting cherry bombs in the pumpkins. When the rest of the Troublemakers catch up, Allison tells them how he admitted to sabotaging the float - disabling the steering and cutting the brakes. Jeremy acts surprised, explaining that he put cherry bombs in the pumpkins and assumed that caused Erik to freak out but never messed with the truck itself. He goes over his day, even explaining how he had to pick up a huge shipment of flowers that morning. Allison realizes that they have no proof Brinna was telling the truth, and Jeremy confirms the flowers were for her. They head back to the senior center to confront Brinna. They tell her what they know and demand that she admit it now because the cops are on the way, and they'll be more lenient than the police. Brinna doesn't believe them, but then Officer Monte enters the room. Brinna freaks out, admitting that she disabled the steering and cut the brakes but didn't think anyone would get hurt. Officer Monte reveals that he was there because he was told there was a part for him in the play, but upon hearing Brinna, he arrests her. That night, Ms. Lee meets the superintendent, Mr. Rivera, in his home office. He speaks to her casually, calling her Dolores. She reveals what the students discovered. He seems much stricter, upset that the students did all that without Ms. Lee knowing. He says that he watches her vigilantly, and she's supposed to watch the kids vigilantly. While responding, she calls him Carlos. He says that when they're discussing business, she should call him "sir" or "superintendent." She tells him that he should address her as "ma'am" or "Ms. Lee." He explains that changes are coming and the students should be ready. At the end of the conversation, his tone gets softer, and he calls her Dolores again. The next day, the Troublemakers, including Spencer on his crutches, meet in Ms. Lee's office. She explains that the program was closed, but that they're not expelled. Instead, they'll have to do an hour of detention every day after school for the rest of the year. When asked where, she takes them to a lounge with couches, a private bathroom, a refrigerator, and more. She explains that they have to stay in there for one hour each day, working on studies and not talking, remaining in the room until the hour is up. She adds that she'll be far away on the other side of campus not watching closely, not really monitoring them. She asks if they get it, and they tell her that they do. After she leaves, Spencer says they should have a party there. Later they all return in costumes for a Halloween party. Spencer wears a black mask. Owen dresses and talks like a rich chap. Allison wears a cat costume. Erik wears an old-fashioned hat, and Kimi dresses as a witch. They all have a good time. Owen sneaks away to the bathroom to make out with Paige. Bonus scene: Sneak peek at the next season: At a romantic dance, Allison tells someone she's excited about going to the Homecoming Dance with them. On a date, Erik mentions being willing to milk a cow for love. In a car, Owen explains to Paige that there's something he's never told her about him. She tells her to buckle up and hold on. She says she's seen him drive, and he tells her that she really hasn't. Kimi mentions that she didn't know she could feel this way about someone. Nate says that plan is happening as he planned it and that Spencer won't like it. Ms. Lee apologizes for what she's about to say. Spencer eggs Cameron on, but Cameron says he doesn't fight guys on crutches. Spencer throws his crutches to the ground. ---------------------------------- 9. College Scavenger Hunt [TMS1E9] ---------------------------------- Zoe is excited that her old high school friends, Sam, Hector, and Amanda, are coming to help her and Howard with the Kingston Halloween Scare-venger Hunt. Howard warns her that they might be different because people change after their first year at college, but Zoe doesn't think they'll be different. After they arrive, Zoe learns that they have changed. Hector owns his own party-planning business. Sam has learned to handle her anger and spends much of her energy practicing her acting through different emotional responses. Amanda has been studying zoology to go into veterinary medicine. Quinn and Ara of L.O.L. wish Zoe good luck. Hayley of O.M.G. belittles her and reveals that they've recruited Spud to help them win the scavenger hunt. The game consists of a series of riddles that lead the teams to the location of the next riddle, ending in a "huge" prize for the winner. Hector uses his newfound business knowledge to realize the first riddle talks about the stock market, so Zoe and Howard lead the team to the business school where they find their next riddle. Throughout the evening, everyone uses their skills. Zoe uses her math and baking skills to answer one. When Hayley and Spud's team destroys a hint, Sam uses her acting skills to convince Spud she just wants to finish so she can head to a game launch party. Once he gives her the clue, she reveals that she was acting. Eventually they get to the final riddle, which talks about hippos and campus. O.M.G. is ahead of Zoe and her team and head to the zoo to check out the hippo exhibit. Amanda points out that "Hippocampus" is the scientific name for the seahorse. They head to the aquarium. When they arrive, Missy greets them. They were the first team to finish and win the huge prize - a coupon for a huge pizza. They redeem it and eat the pizza together. Zoe realizes that even though they've all changed, they're all the same as well. Bonus scene: The O.M.G. team wanders around the zoo, trying to find the last clue. At the L.O.L. house, Quinn receives a call from Zoe saying they've won and tells the other girls. Ara says she's the "best recruit ever." Jessica publicly agrees but is upset. To herself, she says that she won't let Zoe ruin college like she did high school and that after rush week, Zoe and the other girls "will be finished." ----------------------- * * * A New Start * * * ----------------------- A New Start is the reboot that takes place after the first novel. ---------------------- * Season 1 Mega Pack * ---------------------- -------------------------- 1. The First Day [ANSS1E1] -------------------------- It’s Owen’s first day at Twin Branches High. He meets Zoe, and they became friends. Owen has memory of flashes of a football field and claims to have come to Twin Branches High for a fresh start. While Zoe is helping Owen, Emily approaches, discussing the pep rally later that day for Friday’s big Football game. Nate accidentally bumps into Owen and offers to show him around so Zoe and Emily could head to PE. As soon as they leave, he slams Owen against the locker, telling him to stay away from Zoe. Ben talks to Owen and shows him where his next class is. Meanwhile, Emily and Zoe talk during volleyball. Tomorrow’s the one month anniversary of Ben and Emily. They have a fancy dinner reservation but will need to skip the last hour of school to make it. Then Maria tells the girls that Melissa Tancredo got removed from the Social Chair position for spending half the Homecoming budget on her own ball gown. Zoe decides to run for the position. In class, Ben and Owen sit down near Spencer, who introduces himself to Owen. He asks Owen to play football with him because they need someone, but Owen says he doesn’t play. At lunch, Owen meets Wes, who gives him information about Zoe and Nate. Nate’s the son of the mayor, is the quarterback, and has a lot of power. He went to a dance with Zoe and wants to date her, but Zoe feels that it’s too soon since her breakup with Howard, who left for college. Wes says next time Owen needs information, it’ll cost him. Owen sees seats with the hipsters and the nerds and decides to sit with the hipsters. He meets Nick and. After the cheerleaders perform at the pep rally, Zoe begins to announce her candidacy. Paige interrupts with loud music, professional dancers, and t-shirt launchers. She’s running for Social Chair also. Ben informs Owen that she transferred from Monarch Prep School for Privileged Girls at the beginning of the year. Her family has donated a ton of money to the school. After school, when the cheerleaders were going to help Zoe, they back down. They feel that it’s futile to stand against Paige and don’t want her to be angry at them. The rest of the cheerleaders leave. Owen runs into Zoe sitting alone and tells her that she can’t give up before even starting. He offers to help her. After going home to the poor part of town, he enters his Grandma Betty’s house and tells her about Zoe. That night, he lies in bed thinking about football and getting yelled at by his Coach Harris. Just as he’s getting to sleep, he hears a loud crash. He runs outside to see car racing away and his mailbox knocked down. Someone in the car yells “You can’t run from what you did!” ------------------------- 2. High Spirits [ANSS1E2] ------------------------- At home, Sam helps Zoe make banners for her campaign. At school, Nate opens the door as Owen approaches, slamming it into him. They argue, and Nate provokes him into attacking him just as a teacher nears. He gives Owen detention. Zoe struggles to put banners up alone, and Nate helps her. He tries to talk her out of running, but it gives her an idea. Zoe decides to throw a better party than Paige. Zoe heads to the swimming pool of the school to talk to Ben who is watching his girlfriend, Emily, swim. Zoe knows Ben throws legendary parties and convinces him to help her throw one the night before Paige’s, pointing out that a successful Thursday night party would be even more impressive. Zoe enlists Owen’s help getting people excited about the party. They see Jenna and Hannah of the drama club. The girls don’t want to come because they need to rehearse for their play about women who open a club. Owen tells them that going to the party will be like character research, and they agree. Next they talk to the nerds – Brendan and Dex. After finding out that there will be plenty of video games, they agree to come to the party. Finally, they run into Nick and Autumn, the hipsters. Nick needs to write an article, and Autumn needs to practice her DJing. Owen points out that Nick could write an article about the party, and the pair agree to come. Just then Paige approaches, confronting Zoe. Zoe responds by saying that if Paige’s party is going to be so much better, she has nothing to worry about. Paige leaves, and Zoe goes to talk to the cheerleaders. They still want her to stop. As Zoe talks to the cheerleaders, the football players begin to argue. Jacob thinks they don’t stand a chance with a hurt player missing from the team. Spencer doesn’t want to give up, so the two argue and eventually get physical. Spencer shoves Jacob who almost slams into Zoe. Luckily, Owen tackles him to defend Zoe. The football team notes his perfect form and asks him to play. He runs. Zoe follows and comforts him, confused as to why he responded that way. They talk about the social chair position, and Zoe explains that Paige doesn’t care about the school, but she (Zoe) really loves the school. For her, Owen agrees to play football. In the locker room, Wes approaches Nate. He mentions Owen trying out for the team, and Nate gets upset. Wes says he has some information on Owen if Nate’s willing to pay. Nate hands Owen a $100 bill, and Wes gives Nate an Ogden High yearbook. Owen claimed to be frmo that high school, but he’s not in the yearbook. Neither Nate nor Wes know why he’s lying, but they know he is lying. -------------------------- 3. Making a Name [ANSS1E3] -------------------------- Owen wakes up early and finds his tires slashed. On the side of car, someone has spray painted “For Ken.” Grandma Betty gives him a ride to school.
Ben walks down the hallway with Spencer discussing Emily and the party. He then takes a beach ball to the ball to mess around Emily. After throwing her in the pool, she pulls him in with her. Coach Kessler, the swim coach and Emily’s dad, enters the pool room. He gets mad at Ben, telling him to put Emily first and stop slacking. Owen goes to football tryouts. He has a flashback of playing football and his coach yelling at him to “do it.” Back in the present, a ball hurtles toward him and he catches it, impressing the team. The team tells him that their coach is hands off. They point him out – a frail looking man in glasses reading a math textbook in the stands. The team says they sort of run themselves. Then they tell him about The Combine, a test with three parts. Owen needs to pass two of the parts to make the team. First, he runs quickly. Next he lifts weights. In fact, Owne lifts 250 lbs, which beats Spencer’s record of 245 lbs. Lastly, he does practice play. It all goes well. Ben and Zoe go to a party store to buy supplies. Ben says that they need things that encourage people to get silly. They buy some feather boas, grass skirts, and more. They see a balloon archway and a photo booth and decide on the photo booth. Ben says that people like taking photos and private places to do gross things. When they get to Ben’s house to unload, they run into Ben’s dad, Mr. Kale. They expected him to be gone, but he hadn’t left yet for his flight. Ben tells him that the supplies are costumes for their school play, a Hawaiian-glam Romeo and Juliet. Mr. Kale leaves, and Ben and Zoe. They talk about Emily, and Zoe suggests that Ben ask Coach Kessler to get to know him. Ben agrees and gives Zoe a ride to school before heading to see Coach Kessler. The football team asks Owen to tackle Nate. He dodges an incoming tackle but chokes when he gets to Nate, having another flashback. This time he remembers a tackle, a crunch, and a fan yelling “no!” Nate insults him and leaves. Jacob and Spencer tell him that he did very well and made the team. They mention that Howard was their previous captain and was legendary. Ben asks Coach Kessler for a new start. Coach Kessler acquiesces, inviting Ben to dinner the next night. He remembers that that’s the night of the party but agrees. He says nothing is more important than Emily. Owen walks home. Zoe pulls up, and as they talk, Owen gets a call from his Grandma Betty. She’s heard an intruder in the house! Ben tells her to stay calm and sprints home. He grabs a baseball bat and goes upstairs only to find his room trashed and “remember” spray painted on the wall. Grandma Betty gives him a hug. ------------------------------------- 4. The Dinner and the Party [ANSS1E4] ------------------------------------- While helping Zoe get ready for the party, Sam convinces her to try to find out more about Owen. While they’re getting ready, Zoe gets a call from Ben. He’s on the day to dinner with Emily’s family and tells her for the first time that he won’t be there for the party. Zoe begins to freak out. Ben knocks on the Kessler’s doors, greets Mr. Kessler, and gives him a firm handshake. Mr. Kessler invites him inside. Things are a little rocky at first, but Ben explains how he wants to attend Kingston just like his father and grandfather. He goes on to tell Mr. Kessler about how he plans on being an events coordinator. Mr. Kessler is skeptical, but Ben tells him how it’s respected part of the business world and shows how much thought he’d put into the career. Owen helps Zoe set up the party, finishing just as the first guests arrive and not giving her any time to talk with Owen. Everyone’s impressed and has a great time. Every person Zoe invited showed up, and all her planning paid off. As Nate is talking with Zoe, Wes pulls Nate away with new information. Zoe goes to find Owen and pulls him upstairs, stumbling upon a truth and dare game. She wrangles Owen into playing with her and the group, thinking that it might be a way to find out more information about him. Hector asks her “truth or dare,” and she chooses dare. Hector dares her to kiss Amanda, so she gives Amanda a peck on the cheek. Then she asks Owen, and Owen chooses truth. Zoe decides not to confront him in front of everyone, so she asks about his first kiss. He explains an embarrassing situation in which he and his date fell into a mall fountain. Hector notes that that must be why he changed schools. Owen gets upset and leaves. Zoe follows him and asks if something happened at his old school. Owen explains how he wanted a fresh start but doesn’t give any details. Suddenly someone bangs on the door. Ben’s neighbor, Mortimer Carmody, is upset about the noise! Zoe texts Ben, and Ben calls her, telling her to claim to be his cousin from Wisconsin. Mortimer’s from Wisconsin, and the story works thanks to Zoe and Owen’s quick thinking. They tell Mortimer that Zoe is Ben’s cousin and Owen is Zoe’s brother. Zoe says she was watching a movie about a party on TV, and Owen explains that the girl’s voice Mortimer heard was him practicing for a community theater play in which roles are played by the opposite gender. Mortimer believes them and leaves, and the party continues at a lower volume. Back at Emily’s, Ben, Emily, and her family finish dinner. Mr. Kessler walks Ben to his car. He admits that he’s impressed with Ben. He says that Emily needs to focus on swimming and academia but that she can also date Ben. At the party, Owen and Emily discuss what happened. Zoe tells Owen how she wanted to find out about his past but decided that what’s important is who he is now. Just then, Nate appears holding a notebook with a bobcat on the cover and asking Owen to speak privately. Zoe leaves, and Nate reveals to Owen that he knows what school he attended and what happened. He offers to keep Owen’s secret if Owen agrees to leave Nate and Zoe alone and quit the football team. Owen agrees and leaves the party. ------------------------- 5. The Big Game [ANSS1E5] ------------------------- Everybody at school compliments Zoe on her great party. Paige runs into her and tells her that one successful party won’t be enough. In the cafeteria, Zoe learns that Owen has gone missing. Nate claims that he didn’t show up to football practice. Zoe asks about what they talked about and Nate was holding the previous night, and Nate says it was the playbook and that they were talking about football. Zoe decides to leave to find Nate, and Ben follows her. He believes that Nate is hiding something and asks if the notebook had a squirrel on it. Zoe knows it didn’t. They head to the yearbook club to talk to Nick. Zoe remembers that it had a bobcat on the cover, and Nick finds the yearbook for Pinecrest High. Looking in it, Zoe finds Owen – Owen Harris. Zoe and Ben rush to Pinecrest High, which is two hours away, because they want to try to make it back by the big game. At Pinecrest High, they head to the football field and meet Dan and Jake, football players. They knew Owen and say he simply disappeared one day months ago. Jake explains that it happened soon after a football accident that involved Owen. Zoe asks where to find the other person involved, and Jake gives her an address. Ben and Zoe head there and find Owen sitting outside. Owen explains what happened. It was a big game. Coach Harris was yelling at the players because it was halftime and they were losing badly, 24-0. If they didn’t win the game, they wouldn’t make it to the playoffs. The teams get energized and runs out of the locker room. On the way out, Coach Harris calls Owen “son.” Zoe interrupts, shocked, and Owen explains that his dad was a former professional football player who blew out his knee. They moved to get him the coaching job, and if they didn’t win the game, his dad could lose his job and even his house. Owen continues his story. The game was almost over, and the teams were tied. Coach Harris whispered to Owen that he couldn’t let the quarterback score another touchdown. He had to be removed from the game. Owen replied that he didn’t think that was right, but Coach Harris slapped the back of his helmet and told him to stop thinking. During the next play, Owen rushed the quarterback. Even after the play ended, Owen continued toward Ken, the quarterback, and tackled him. There was a crunching noise as his leg shattered. Owen tells Zoe how Ken might need a wheelchair for the rest of his life. All Owen could think about was that play, so he quit the football team and changed school. He explains that his dad disowned him because of it. Zoe tells him that it wasn’t his fault, and that his dad made him do it, but Owen says that he knew what he was doing and did it anyways. Zoe replies that he’s a different person now. Owen reveals that he keeps trying to talk to Ken but can’t muster the courage to do it. Zoe offers to go with him, and the two go knock on the door. Inside, Owen tells Ken that he’s sorry. He explains that Ken deserves the apology even if he, Owen, doesn’t deserve to have it accepted. Ken tells Owen how angry he was but that he had to get over the anger to focus on rehabilitation. He says that learning about how Owen’s dad pushed him also helped him get over the anger. When Ken learns that Owen has quit playing, Ken says that he’s never going to play again but Owen can. He tells Owen that if he wants to do right by him, he’ll play football. As they leave, they run into a young boy who Owen remembers as a fan that was present at the accident. He recognizes the voice as the voice of the person who smashed his mailbox. That’s when Owen realizes that the boy must be Ken’s younger brother. They talk, and Owen explains how he and Ken just talked. Owen apologizes again and asks that the boy stop harassing him. In return, he won’t tell anyone about it. The boy didn’t realize that he had scared Owen’s grandmother, accepts the apology, and agrees to stop. He tells Owen that what made him the most angry was that Owen never came to apologize. Zoe, Ben, and Owen rush back and make it in time for the big game. Zoe kisses Owen’s cheek, and Owen runs to join the football players. Nate reminds Owen of their deal, but Owen says that he doesn’t care and that Zoe already knows. The game begins, and Owen plays as a defensive lineman. Near the end of the game, Nate’s getting tired, and the teammates note that Nate, their quarterback, can’t take another his. Owen offers to enter and protect him. Nate thinks Owen might be trying to hurt him, but Owen says that he wants to win and will keep him from getting hit. Not only does Owen block well, but when Nate loses control of the ball, Owen catches it, runs, and makes a touchdown to win the game. The fans are overjoyed, picking him up and chanting his name. However, Owen says it was all thanks to Zoe. He reminds everyone to remember that when voting for Social Chair. Nate tells him it was a nice play for a linebacker and playfully punches him. Grandma Betty reveals that she was watching and asks for a quick kiss before leaving. Owen approaches Zoe and asks to hang out with her. She says she’d love to but gets interrupted as she sees Howard, her ex-boyfriend. Bonus scene: Later that night, most people are at Paige’s party. It’s a great party, although Zoe’s friends don’t know if it will be enough to allow Paige to beat Zoe. Wes talks to Nate about how things didn’t go how he wanted. Nate says that they won and that he respects Owen but that he doesn’t like him personally. Wes points out that now Owen isn’t the main competition for Zoe; it’s Howard. In Paige’s room, Paige talks to her Monarch Prep friends, Prissy and Penelope about how people might like her party but they like Zoe the person. She declares that if she can’t beat Zoe, she might have to destroy her. On the porch, Owen sits alone. Ben approaches, and they talk about Zoe. Ben explains that Zoe and Howard were the perfect couple. When Howard left, Zoe was a mess. Ben says that Zoe was the happiest he’d seen her in a long time this past week. ------------------------------- * Season 5 Spring Break Romeo * ------------------------------- --------------------- 1. The Play [ANSS5E1] --------------------- Nick is helping Sam study for the SETs, but Sam seems upset. She reveals that her college loan fell through, so now she won’t be able to attend college. As they leave the cafeteria, Nick accidentally calls her Sara, the name of his ex-girlfriend. Angry, Sam storms away. Sam decides to talk to her cousin Zoe about her problem. Zoe takes her to see the school counselor, Ms. Lee, but on the way they run into Owen. Owen’s upset about being separated from Paige. Mr. Lee reveals that there are many unique scholarship opportunities. Sam says that she’s confident, loud, and passionate, and the counselor uses those keywords to find a drama scholarship. It requires the applicant to have acted in Romeo and Juliet. Luckily for her, the school was just about to put on that production! Zoe helps Sam prepare for her audition. Sam has trouble showing the right emotions, so Zoe tells her to think of certain things. To feel sad, she thinks of Nick and Sara. To feel love she thinks of the movie Zombietown; to feel happy, she thinks of meat pizza. The next day she shows up to the audition. They meet the director, another student named Andrew who is very pushy and mean. He’s particularly rude to Kevin, the stage manager. Sam tells Andrew that she’s hear to audition, and he says she has perfect timing. She mentions the scholarship, and Andrew suddenly tries to talk her out of auditioning. Andrew says that the play is only for drama club members, but Zoe says that the flyer didn’t mention that. He then explains why she shouldn’t bother auditioning. Sam sits down, defeated, but Zoe convinces her to jump up and audition. She delivers her lines, and everyone claps and cheers. Andrew mentions that he’s also trying for the scholarship. When Sam realizes that that’s the reason why Andrew is stopping her, Andrew declares that it doesn’t matter because all roles are filled; he then specifies who won which roles. In the cafeteria the next day, Nick talks to Sam. He apologizes and explains that Sam is the person who matters to him now. She forgives him. Just then, Kevin approaches. He proposes that they put on their own production of Romeo and Juliet with Zoe as director, and Sam agrees! Bonus scene: Paige eats dinner in Butterfly Detention Center of Monarch Prep. Prissy covertly gives her a cell phone, saying that “the Queen Bee wants [her] to have something” but not revealing anything else. Back in her room, Paige tries to call Owen, but the phone is out of minutes. ------------------------- 2. Casting Call [ANSS5E2] ------------------------- Sam and Andrew meet with Beth Macbeth to discuss the scholarship. They both try to impress her, and while Sam is a bit flustered at the suddenness, she does well. She learns that the productions need a creative element. Andrew plans on incorporating zombies. Sam, remembering that Ms. Macbeth said she appreciated the use of gender of role’s in Shakespeare’s works, states that she’ll be reversing a gender role; she’ll be playing Tybalt! Ms. Macbeth likes the idea, but Sam learns of a bigger hiccup. The cast list needs to be finalized that day! Sam meets with Zoe and Kevin, and they decide to create flyers to let everyone know about tryouts after school that same day. At lunch, they hand them out to students as they come into the cafeteria. Erik and Ryan seem excited. After handing them all out, the group heads to center table to sit with the cheerleaders and jocks. Kevin doesn’t think he should go because he feels he doesn’t belong with them, but Zoe convinces her. Ben and Kevin talk, and Sam tells the group about her play. Kimi, Emily, Ben, and Spencer agree to come. Outside the cafeteria, Hannah and Ashley talk to Sam. They want to be in her play as well, but they don’t want Andrew to know. Andrew sees them talking and believes Sam is trying to poach his actors. Sam claims they were just talking, but Andrew doesn’t believe her. He decides to have an emergency rehearsal after school to ensure his actors can’t go to Sam’s tryouts. After school, Sam, Zoe, and Andrew hold tryouts. First up is Erik, who tells very bad jokes. Ryan delivers pick-up lines because he’s here just to kiss in the play. Spencer says he’d be good because he’s good at projecting pain onto others in football. Colt and Denni come on the stage, and Sam doesn’t want Colt to be in the play. Denni explains that Colt needs this for his application for community college, and Sam acquiesces. They call a break, and Owen spends a few minutes talking to Zoe. Zoe wants him to tryout, but he claims he doesn’t have the time. She jokingly wonders if he’s spending all his time trying to find a way to get Paige out of Monarch Prep, and he reveals that he is. Zoe convinces Owen that the play would be a good way to distract himself. The second half of auditions start with Amanda who tells the scary story of “The Irrational Fraction.” Taylor declares that she deserves to be in the play because she signs the paperwork that allows them to practice in the auditorium. Kimi takes her audition seriously and tries for the role of Juliet. However, she forgets her line. Zoe feels down because they haven’t found someone for the leads yet when she notices Ben and Emily on the list. She calls them on stage, and while they try, they keep giggling. Zoe helps them get into character by using some fabric to make a quick robe for Emily and giving Ben a prop sword. They audition for Remeo and Juliet, and they perform wonderfully. Zoe announces that they’ll be keeping everyone who auditions and goes to talk to Sam and Kevin. They cast Ben and Emily as Romeo Juliet, Kimi as the nurse, Amanda as Romeo’s mother, Lady Montague, Taylor as Juliet’s mother, Lady Capulet, arrogant Colt as the proud Count Paris, truthful Erik as the honest Friar Lawrence, and athletic Spencer as swordsman Mercutio. They go back in the theater to have each person read some lines as their character. Unfortunately, Coach Kessler enters, furious at Emily for being late to swim practice. He decrees that she’s not allowed to be in the play, and he and Emily leave. Ben tells Sam that he’s not comfortable being Romeo if Sam isn’t Juliet. Sam leaves to talk to Coach Kessler. She explains to him that being in the play would be good for her overall future, teaching her many skills. She says it’ll also allow her to decide what she thinks of acting. If acting is her passion, she should quit swimming, and if acting isn’t her passion, it’ll reinforce what a great fit swimming is. Coach Kessler says he’ll think about it. Sam returns to the auditorium, and she and Zoe create the cast list under the assumption that Emily won’t be able to be in the play. They cast Kimi as Juliet, and she’s ecstatic. Ms. Macbeth meets them in the theater to collect the cast list. Just as Sam is handing it to her, Emily bursts in to the auditorium, still in her swimsuit and dripping wet, to announce that her dad said she could participate! Sam quickly fixes the cast list and gives it to Ms. Macbeth. Andrew belittles Sam, saying that there’s much more to a successful production than casting. After Andrew leaves, Kevin admits that Andrew is correct and explains what they need to do next. Bonus scene: Most people leave the theater, but Kimi stays and sits on the stage. Kevin sees her and sits with her. She’s sad because she wanted to be Juliet. She mentions that no one would come see her anyway after what happened before Homecoming when she rated the personalities of the guys in a spreadsheet. Kevin tells her that nurses are hotter than nobility. In the Monarch Prep detention center, Paige tries to use her phone to call again but still can’t connect. She sadly wonders what happened to her and why they gave her a phone that couldn’t work. -------------------------------------- 3. Paige Against the Machine [ANSS5E3] -------------------------------------- Paige is stuck in Monarch Prep’s Butterfly Detention Center. We flashback to Valentine’s Day… Paige is caught by her mother, Margot, and her mother’s fiance, Tad, after her outing with Owen. They’re furious with her, and it seems like Margot’s opinion is strongly influenced by Tad. They decide to send her to Monarch Prep’s Butterfly Detention Center. At Monarch Prep, Whitford addresses the girls, explaining that things have changed at Monarch Prep. It’s no longer nice and is no longer like a hotel. She explains that muscular Brock is here to enforce rules. Paige speaks out of turn and is ordered to do push-ups. When she does them, Brock seems to smile at her out of respect. During the next meal, Paige sits in a chair that Jessica in which Jessica normally sits. Paige gives up the seat but talks back to Jessica, and Jessica respects that. The two talk, Paige learning that Jessica has a lot of power at Monarch Prep. She used to be head cheerleader at Centerscore High and dislikes Zoe because she was almost the girlfriend of the school president before Zoe stopped it somehow. Paige decides to make a run for it, but Brock catches her. Back at Twin Branches, Owen talks to Zoe about Paige. He got a text apparently from Zoe saying that she doesn’t want to talk to him, but Owen thinks something’s the matter. At Monarch Prep, Paige gets reprimanded for something by Whitford. At Paige’s house, Owen notes that it looks abandoned. At Monarch Prep, Paige tries to escape by climbing down pipes but is caught again by Brock. Owen and Zoe show up at Monarch Prep and yell out to Paige as they see her being marched inside the building. The next day, Paige tries to escape through a vent in the bathroom with the help of Madisenn and Prissy. When it fails, Paige accepts the offer from her friends to get a phone through Jessica. A few days later, Owen tries to break into Monarch Prep and runs into Whitford. He asks if Paige is alright, but Whitford won’t reveal any information. In present day, Paige meets with Jessica to ask her why she gave her a phone without a plan. Jessica says that she wants to be friends. She’ll give Paige a working phone if she’ll be her friend. Back at Twin Branches, the last rehearsal for Romeo and Juliet finishes. Owen stresses because as the understudy for every male in the play, he has to learn the entire play. At Monarch Prep, Jessica hosts a party with her boombox, complete with her initials in glitter. In exchange for information on escape attempts, Brock looks the other way. College guys Bryce, Dontae (my favorite), and James, MAN fraternity members, come to the party. James hits on Paige, but she refuses him. Jessica gets upset that she refuses him, but just then, Dontae swings from a chandelier and it comes crashing down. Everyone runs away, but Paige hides. Brock enters and begins to cry because he knows he’ll lose his job and not be able to feed his family. Whitford enters and is about to fire Brock when Paige reveals herself but refuses to explain what was happening. Whitford notices the stereo with Jessica’s initials and takes it, leaving. As she does, she drops her keys accidentally. She orders Brock and Paige to clean the mess. Paige grabs the keys and runs. Paige makes it out of the building and continues running. Brock chases her while Whitford continues to yell instructions to Brock. She even crawls through the mud. As Brock approaches her, he yells back to Whitford that she got away before whispering to her to hurry. She thanks him and leaves. Bonus scene: Paige arrives at Owen’s grandma’s house and talks to her. She learns from Grandma Betty that Owen is at the school play. She couldn’t attend because she was sick, but she asks Paige to tell Owen she tried her best to go if she attends. Paige agrees to tell him, leaves the house, and runs for Twin Branches. -------------------------------- 4. The Show Must Go On [ANSS5E4] -------------------------------- After watching Andrew’s successful Romeo and Juliet, Sam realizes she needs to do more than a single role reversal in her play. She decides to reverse the play. She’ll open with their deaths, move on to the duels, and end with the balcony kiss. Zoe and Owen discuss how Owen feels like Romeo and Juliet are similar to him and Paige because they’re being kept apart and are having trouble communicating. Meanwhile, Paige reaches the border of Centerscore. That night before the play, Sam and Zoe frantically try to get things under control. Sam tells Zoe how she hasn’t been talking to Nick because she can’t forget that he called her Sara. The production begins well, but Sam runs into problems in the middle of the play. Kimi suffers from stage fright and won’t go on stage. Zoe talks to her, telling her to imagine that it’s just her and Sam in the audience. It works, and Kimi performs well. Erik tears his pants, but Zoe fixes it with a feather boa. In another part of Centerscore, Paige leaves Grandma’s Betty, racing toward Twin Branches. Back at the play, Andrew sneaks backstage. Spencer knows to take his cues from Erik but mistakes Andrew for Erik. Despite having already done his scene, he believes Andrew when Andrew tells him he needs to go on stage, so Spencer rushes the stage. The play was in its final scene, with Ben as Romeo halfway up a ladder leading to Emily as Juliet in her balcony. Spencer knocks the ladder, causing Ben to grab onto the frame of the balcony. The whole thing collapses, and Zoe quickly lowers the curtain. At this time, Paige reaches Twin Branches, sees the auditorium in the distance, and runs for it. Ben’s leg is hurting him, and Emily is coughing badly. Zoe calls for an ambulance. Soon after Coach Kessler and an EMT arrive to take Ben and Emily. Sam and Zoe ask Owen to fill in for Ben as Romeo. They look to Kimi for Juliet, but now Kimi is too scared to perform Juliet’s role. Sam asks Zoe to do it. While Zoe hesitates at first, Sam reiterates how much she needs this and convinces Zoe to perform as Juliet. Zoe and Owen perform the last scene extremely well, ending in what appears to be a passionate kiss. After the show, Sam’s mom, Ms. Macbeth, and Andrew go backstage. Ms. Macbeth thinks the show was wonderful and awards Sam the scholarship. Andrew mentions Spencer following Erik’s cues, and Sam realizes Andrew had something to do with the accident. The next morning, Sam runs into Nick in the cafeteria. He tells her how much he loves her and how his feelings for Sara will never go away fully but are totally different feelings. He gives her roses, a zombie movie, and a box of truffles from the chocolate shop that they visited on Valentine’s Day. Sam finally stops being upset and leaves with Nick to make out. Bonus scene: Paige enters the theater just as Owen and Zoe kiss. Paige knows it’s a play but doesn’t feel like the kiss was fake. She feels like she was punched, and her energy from escaping drains from her. Her sadness is replaced by anger, and she resolves not to be so nice anymore, claiming that the old Paige is back. As she leaves the theater, Whitford pulls up in her car. Paige backs up only to bump into Brock, who seems sad. Whitford tells her that it’s time to come home. -------------------------- 5. Owen's Eleven [ANSS5E5] -------------------------- In the robotics club, Brendan, Kimi, Keven, Dex, and Erik work on their robot, L.Y.L.E., for the robotics competition. It malfunctions and explodes out of the room past Ben. Emily pushes Ben down the hall in his wheelchair while Ben continually forgets that moving his leg hurts. He sees a piece of the robot lying in the hallway as the robotics members chase after L.Y.L.E. Owen talks to his friends in the cafeteria about Paige. Ryan admits to having seen Paige at the play. Kimi, sitting nearby, overhears and lets slip that she’s listening. They invite her to join them at their table. Kimi reveals that she knows a lot about Owen and Paige was was excited about their Valentine’s Day together. They continue to discuss Paige, and Owen’s friends offer to help him break in to Monarch Prep. He accepts. Seeing Wes, Zoe runs into the hall. Wes offers to help them in exchange for another favor and more information. Wes asks who the next head cheerleader is likely to be, and Zoe says that while she’s not sure, she would guess Lindsay. Wes proceeds to ask her for information for her side of the deal, claiming that Zoe gave him information on Lindsay but that was not part of the transaction. Wes asks if she still has feelings for Owen, and she tells him that she doesn’t anymore. In return, Wes gives Zoe the security code to disable the security system at Monarch Prep. Unfortunately, it’ll be good only for that night. He also tells Zoe that a rich girl, Abigail Weatherfrost, will be meeting with the principal of Monarch Prep. Because she has so much money, she’ll have the ability to call the shots at her meeting. Zoe decides that they should impersonate her and goes back to tell the group. Emily is talking to Kimi about what’s happening with her and Kevin. Kimi replies that she’s going to the robotics competition with Kevin, but so is everyone else. She’s excited because it’s over Spring Break and is in a hotel overlooking Centerscore Beach. Zoe tells the group her plan, and they all agree to help. Ben wants to help but agrees to stay behind because of his broken leg. That night, Kimi climbs the steps of Monarch Prep and talks to Principal Whitford while pretending to be Abigail. As the two enter the school, Emily approaches, wearing a Monarch Prep uniform. She runs past Brock, careful to stay off the grass so the alarm doesn’t sound. She taunts Brock, causing him to chase her and leaving the school unguarded for Owen and touches the building to set off the alarm. She reaches the north wall where she planned to jump the fence, but the fence is electrified. Changing plans, she runs toward the west wall while calling Zoe to let her know. Zoe drives as fast as she can, having to stop to help an old lady across the street and out of the way. She arrives just as Emily jumps over the wall, and the two get away. Back inside the school, Kimi expresses concerns over security and is brought to the security room. After talking for a minute, Whitford goes to leave and asks Kimi to follow. Kimi convinces Whitford to let her stay because of her worry about feeling secure. Once alone, Kimi enters the code to disable the security system and texts Owen. Owen approaches the dorm and finds that the alarm has indeed been disabled. He climbs onto a ledge and peeks into each room, looking for Paige. He struggles to keep his balance and has trouble finding Paige’s room. Meanwhile, the real Abigail arrives. Whitford realizes that Kimi is an imposter. In the last window he finds her talking to Prissy. He tries to open the window, but it only opens a couple inches. Inside, music plays loudly while the girls talk. Paige seems to be plotting against Jessica. They discuss cute boys, and Owen seems worried. Prissy mentions Paige going to the Debutante Dance for Spring Break in a hotel overlooking Centerscore beach. Just as Owen’s about to call out to Paige, Brock grabs him and pulls him down. Whitford throws Owen and Kimi off the premises, stating that she’ll call the police next time. As they drive away, Owen explains that it was still a success because he knows where Paige will be. Kimi explains in detail what happened, and everyone is amazed. Owen thanks the girls. Bonus scene: The robotics club works on L.Y.L.E. They’re worried about the missing part. Some people think the missing part might have caused the abnormal behavior, thinking it’ll be better without it. Others think it might have suppressed the problem, thinking it’ll be worse without it. The group argues over turning it on and end up fighting. As this happens, Ben wheels himself into the room with the broken part. He asks to rejoin the robotics club, and they accept him. Ben explains that the missing part has no bearing on the behavior and believes it’s a programming problem. He looks out the open door and sees Emily. He winks at her, and she smiles back. -------------------------- 6. Perfect Paige [ANSS5E6] -------------------------- This episode opens with the title “One Too Many Boyfriends.” Nick is just about to ask Sam to officially be his girlfriend when he spills something on her. They freeze as Boaris and Snerdle the cupigs pause the simulation. Boaris gets mad at Snerdle for causing the error. Snerdle tries to fix it my pushing more buttons, causing Spencer to get mad at Nick and then Colt to angrily enter. They both want to fight for Sam’s heart, and Sam agrees. Then the episode ends with a “Happy April Fools Day” message from the SHS team. “Perfect Paige” begins with Principal Whitford leading Paige to an isolation room where she’ll stay for 24 hours as punishment. She spends her time thinking angrily about Owen and realizing that she’s better than him. She decides she’s going to topple Jessica. When she’s released the next day for dinner, she makes a show of entering the cafeteria, throwing open the doors. She sits at Jessica’s table, and Jessica remarks that she wasn’t invited. Paige replies that she doesn’t need an invite. Jessica offers her a working cell phone and attempts to become friends. Paige accepts the phone but says she accepts it as tribute from a servant to a leader. Jessica explains that she’s Perfect – like a school prefect but more perfect. Whitford announces that the Emerald Ball is approaching. The girls will get to attend, and the two who best show the values of Monarch Prep will get to attend the Debutante Dance. She allows the school Perfect to discuss it more. Paige and Jessica argue more and agree that they’ll each take a half of the room at the Emerald Ball. Whichever girl has more boys on her side when Whitford gives her speech will rule the school. On the night of the Emerald Ball, Jessica gets the side with the food and Paige gets the dance floor. She chats with Mark, Carson, and Preston and convinces them and other guys to dance. By the time of the speech, Paige has clearly won. Jessica calls out to Whitford, claiming that Paige was bragging about having a phone and using it to contact the outside. Whitford drags the girls to Paige’s room, but they can’t find the phone. One of Jessica’s friends calls the phone causing it to ring, but it doesn’t come from Paige’s room. Whitford finds it in Jessica’s room full of text messages between Jessica and Ryan. Jessica’s initials are decorated on the back, and Whitford realizes that the boombox must have been Jessica’s as well. Jessica gets sent to isolation, Paige becomes Perfect, and she starts to run things. Last Whitford explains that the Perfect is allowed visitors and that Paige has two. Her mom and Tad are here to talk to her. They were surprised to have been asked permission for Paige to attend the Debutante Dance and wanted to talk to Paige in person. Paige keeps her cool and speaks elegantly, dismissing Owen. They’re impressed with her and allow her to attend. Bonus scene: Paige’s friends want to know how she managed to set up Jessica. She reveals that she had been texting Ryan while pretending to be Jessica. Then she climbed out her window and into Jessica’s with the intent to plant the phone. When she saw Jessica’s nail polish, she decorated the phone with Jessica’s initials and left it in her desk. ---------------------------------------- 7. The Debutante Dance, Part 1 [ANSS5E7] ---------------------------------------- Owen studies robotics before heading to the robotics club to prove himself. After he helps the nerds to realize their problems with L.Y.L.E., they agree to allow him to join. Owen is put in charge of overseeing the nerds. At the hotel near Centerscore Beach, Owen ignores the distractions enough to talk to Kimi about her feelings for Kevin. He suggests that Kimi be more straightforward with Kevin. As the nerds are preparing, Owen uses the Internet to figure out where Paige might be. He has some trouble, and Erik helps him. When Erik realizes what Owen’s doing, he accuses him of just using the club. Owen admits that Erik’s right, but tells him he needs him as a friend to help. Erik agrees. After researching and discussing the hotels, they drive to the hotel that seems most likely to hold the Debutante Dance, the Roundabout Hotel. The bouncer won’t let them into the ballroom, so they have to find another plan. Meanwhile, Paige and Madisenn get ready for the dance. They learn that they might receive many gifts from the men, and Madisenn isn’t happy about guys that don’t know her just giving gifts. Paige informs Madisenn that love doesn’t matter. What matters is gaining power. She explains that the really rich guys will be ugly. When the guys enter and they begin to dance, Paige dances with a handsome, rich boy named Cromwell, and they hit it off. On the roof of a neighboring building, Owen leaves Erik behind by jumping to the Roundabout Hotel’s roof. He enters the building, finds himself in the kitchen, and dresses as a waiter before going into the ballroom. As people ask him for food or attempt to make orders, he ignores them and approaches Paige. Paige, without paying attention to who he is, says something condescending. Owen replies suggesting that she be nicer to the staff. She’s surprised, noticing him for the first time. Bonus scene: The intelligence portion of the robot test goes well. As Ben readies the robot for battle, Kimi talks to Kevin. She offers to take him out to dinner to celebrate, but he misinterprets her, thinking she’s offering to take out the entire group. The robot activates, malfunctions, and begins to run away. The group argues and then wonders where Owen is. Erik arrives and explains what happened to Owen while Ben points out that the robot has turned the corner. ---------------------------------------- 8. The Debutante Dance, Part 2 [ANSS5E8] ---------------------------------------- Owen tries to talk to Paige, but Paige is rude and makes it clear that she’s with Cromwell. Dejected, Owen returns to his nerd friends at Robo-Con. Their robot did poorly in the first round of the battle competition, but they’re preparing for the second round. Owen wonders why they’re willing to send the robot back out there after working so hard on it knowing it’s going to lose. His friends tell him that they came here for a purpose, and they’re going to keep trying. Realizing that it applies to him as well, he decides to go after Paige again. He looks up fancy restaurants in the area. Thinking that Paige would choose one that reminds her of Owen in some way, he decides to head to one with “Betty” in the name because it’s his grandmother’s name. After the dance ends, Paige and Cromwell go out for dinner. She chooses Betty’s Chowderhouse despite the fact that Cromwell thinks it’s beneath him. Over dinner, Cromwell acts very arrogant and shows off his money. He mentions that he’s overcome any obstacle for her and would jump through metaphorical hoops. At Robot-Con, Owen can’t find an easy way out due to the large crowds. He sees an exit on the other side of the robot obstacle course and decides to try that way, doing his best to get through the obstacles. He’s even forced to jump through flaming hoops at the end. When he gets outside, he sees a man offering horse rentals. He can’t afford the house, so the man asks Owen how much he has and lowers the price so he could rent the horse. Owen rides it to Betty’s Chowderhouse. Paige is on the balcony considering Cromwell’s offer. He wants her to go with him despite the fact that he travels all over the world and doesn’t live in the area. Suddenly she hears Owen calling out her name as he rides up to the restaurant on a horse. Cromwell comes out and argues with Owen, punching and kicking him. At first, Owen takes the hits but eventually fights back overpowering Cromwell. Cromwell suddenly cries out about his eye, and Owen stops to make sure he’s okay. At that moment, Cromwell throws sand in Owen’s eyes and hits him a few more times. Paige interrupts, telling Cromwell to leave him alone. She chooses Owen and helps clean him after the fight. He tells her how he thought of her during the stage kiss with Zoe. He vows to get her back to Twin Branches just as Whitford approaches. Bonus scene: The nerds win third place Robot-Con and give their trophy to Ben. Kevin tells Kimi that he knows she’s been trying to spend time with him and asks her out for dessert. When she says yes, Kevin reveals that he intended to go out with the whole group. As the group leaves, Zoe stays behind. She walks along the beach, thinking about her future and how she’s about to graduate high school. Not paying attention to where she’s going, she trips on someone lying at the beach and looks down to see Howard. The two spend the evening catching up, and Howard mentions how he’d be happy if Zoe came to his school. ---------------------------- * Season 6 The Talent Show * ---------------------------- ------------------------------ 1. Ready, S.E.T., Go [ANSS6E1] ------------------------------ With his friends outside Monarch Prep ready to help, Owen rushes toward the school, planning on breaking in to see Paige. When he reaches the door, he finds Paige waiting for him. As Perfect of the school, she’s allowed visitors. He enters with Paige, and his friends head back to Twin Branches High. At Twin Branches, Zoe sets up a practice S.E.T. test in the library. She signed forms taking responsibility for the library for the afternoon. Sam is worried that she won’t be able to get into a good college, but Zoe reassures her. Once all their friends arrive, Zoe begins the practice test. Their quiet test taking is interrupted when others enter the library as well. Erik practices skills needed to earn merit badges in the Eagle Scouts, the nerds have a LAN party to celebrate their third place victory at Robo-Con, and Maria and Nicole practice cheering. Zoe gets them all to stay quiet by suggesting Erik study the first aid merit badge, asking the nerds to use headphones and chat with text, and quietly showing the cheerleaders that she does indeed know the cheer. Back at Monarch Prep, Paige shows Owen around the school. He’s amazed by how extravagant everything is, and she makes fun of him for being poor. However, they’re happy together. Owen even picks flowers for her. Things get further out of hand at Twin Branches. Andrew brings a bunch of students into the library to record a flash mob. As they begin to dance, Erik starts a fire and things get loud with the other students as well. Zoe does her best to get things under control and to put out the fire, but in the end, she pulls the fire alarm. The sprinklers soak the library. Even though it wasn’t her fault, Zoe had signed for the library, and so this even goes down in her permanent record as an accident. Bonus scene: Zoe’s friends help her clean the library. Outside, Wes offers to get it removed from her record in exchange for a favor. ---------------------- 2. Cheer Off [ANSS6E2] ---------------------- Zoe is swamped with Social Chair responsibilities as well as helping Sam with the S.E.T.s, so she continues to miss cheerleading practice. Those practices don't go well for the cheerleaders. The cheer team uses a cheer-ocracy without a Head Cheerleader, but the lack of direction is causing problems with their new cheer. Maria suggests they reinstitute the position of Head Cheerleader. They vote for a new Head Cheerleader, but everyone votes for himself or herself. Mario then suggests that they talk to former Head Cheerleader and current school President, Taylor. Taylor suggests that each possible candidate act as Head Cheerleader for a day and host an event. The candidates are Jill, Nicole, Keith, and Maria. Hector and Amanda are ineligible because they're graduating this year. Taylor decides watch the events and pick who she feels would be the best Head Cheerleader. The cheerleaders agree. Jill hosts her event first. She cheerleading practice consists of an intense workout. Some of the cheerleaders complain, but she continues to push them. Maria makes some suggestions to which Jill agrees, and at the end of the workout, the cheerleaders are happy with their practice. Nicole hosts a car wash, hoping to raise their social standing by getting invited to some parties. Things start out smoothly enough, but when Megan wants her incredibly dirty car washed, some girls aren't too happy. Maria suggests that the guys clean it, and Megan's pleased with the results. In addition to bringing in money, the cheerleaders get invited to a few parties. The next event is at Keith's house. He's upset by how girly the group is and is sick of slumber parties involving painting nails. Claiming that he'll treat everyone equally, he decides to play video games. Maria points out that only Keith and Hector are having fun, and Keith throws the game so that the girls get a chance to win. Next they attempt to play a board game, but everyone argues about who gets what role. Maria stands on the table and yells to get the cheerleaders to calm down. She says they need to blame the system for their problems. Taylor says that she's seen enough and doesn't even want Maria to host an event. The next day Taylor gives her result: she's chosen Maria as the new Head Cheerleader! Despite not hosting an event, she showed leadership during the other events. At their first practice with Maria as Head Cheerleader, she reorganizes the cheer they failed at the beginning of the episode, and it's a success. Bonus scene: Maria hosts a party in the park, but includes something for everyone. There's an obstacle course, food, football players, and a game of flag football. Everyone's happy, but Nicole points out that something needs to be done about Zoe missing the majority of practices. Maria realizes that she needs to do something. ------------------------------- 3. How to Date a Nerd [ANSS6E3] ------------------------------- Kimi is playing a table-top RPG with Kevin and the other nerds. With Kevincible hurt badly, she attempts to heal him. Kevin, as Kevincible, begins to tell Kimi's character something romantic with Dex interrupts. With the game over and lunch about to end, Kimi's friend begin to head to class. She runs into Owen, upset about the mixed signals she's getting from Kevin. She asks for advice, and Owen reluctantly agrees to meet Kimi in the school library after school. Later that day in the library, Owen gives Kimi three pieces of advice - separate him from his friends, make physical contact, and be very clear about what you want. She decides to give it a try. She asks Kevin if she can talk to him, and he follows her away from the group. She touches his arm and tells him that she wants to go on a date. He's a little surprised but agrees, and then suggests that they meet at his place to play video games. That wasn't what she was expecting, but Owen says, through a muffled to cough, to take what she can get, and she agrees. Kimi realizes that Lily, her sister, has a piano recital that same day. Her mom seems very proud of Kimi's sister and older brother but not of Kimi, and this hurts Kimi. Her mother wants her to go to the recital, but Kimi convinces her to let her miss it after lying, saying that she needs to attend computer class. Kimi dresses up for her date, but Kevin is dressed as he usually is. He sends mixed signals throughout the night, and Kimi's not sure what to think. The next day, Owen asks how it went, and she says that it was promising. Owen can't stay to talk because he's meeting Paige later, and Paige told him to purchase a present for someone. With all of Kimi's friends gone, Nicole pushes Maria to be mean to Kimi to get her to leave the center table. She keeps her cool and sits with the nerds. Bonus scene: At Monarch Prep, the girls trick Brock into going into the kitchen. The light goes out, and when they come back on, Brock finds that they've thrown him a surprise birthday party. The gift that Owen purchased, yarn for knitting, was actually for Brock. Paige takes Owen away so they can have some alone time. ------------------------------- 4. This Friday Night [ANSS6E4] ------------------------------- Kimi's excited that it's Friday night and hopes to find someone with whom to spend the evening. Unfortunately, everyone's busy. She can't find Emily and Ben, Zoe has an interview for Kingston, Sam is studying for the S.E.T., and Owen has a date with Paige. After school, Zoe heads to the parking lot where the interviewer from Kingston is supposed to meet her. A peppy woman who wants to be called Missy approaches her and reveals that she's the interviewer. She was a member of the L.O.L. sorority and loves cheerleading. She asks about the fire alarm incident, and when Zoe explains that she pulled it to stop the fire that a friend caused, Missy understands. Zoe tries to explain that despite her application talking about cheerleading because she sent it before becoming Social Chair, she's actually changed. However, Missy doesn't really listen. When Missy does realize that Zoe's missing practice right now, she insists on watching. Zoe and Missy arrive at cheerleading practice, and Maria tells her that she's been kicked off the team for not participating. Zoe explains everything to Missy who says that she doesn't know what to believe and will not be recommending her. Zoe goes home upset, but Howard calls and suggests that she asks Kingston for another interview. Zoe cheers up and calls the admissions office to set it up. Sam goes to the library to study, but Nick arrives and suggests that she take it easy after cramming so much. They go out for pizza and a walk, and during their time together, Nick quizzes her to help her prepare for the S.E.T. The next morning she takes the test and thinks she did very well. Owen arrives at Monarch Prep where Paige has been given permission to leave
for her date. She instructs him to take her to the golf course where she's made dinner reservations. They borrow a golf cart to find a secluded area to kiss before heading to the restaurant. Owen's underdressed, but Paige convinces the maitre d' to give him a jacket. Paige goes to sit down while Owen gets better dressed. When he comes out, he finds Paige's parents sitting with her. They're upset to see him, but Owen tries to impress him. Remembering details that Paige mentioned, Owen talks about horses with Tad and ends up impressing them a bit. When he knocks over his water causing a waiter to slip and accidentally start a small fire, they get mad. They try to take Paige away, but Paige calmly but firmly defends Owen. Tad doesn't care, but Margot realizes that the old Paige would have yelled, and that maybe she's changed. She invites Owen to dinner at their house where they can get to know him better. Bonus scene: Kimi learns how everyone's weekend went, but once again, they all have to leave. She sees Maria and the cheerleaders at the center table and goes to sit with the nerds, sad. Kevin reminds her about his offer to have his uncle help her make a music video, and she considers it. ----------------------------------- 5. The Newest Cheerleader [ANSS6E5] ----------------------------------- While the cheerleaders practice, the football players begin to harass them. The players reveal that they gave up the field for the cheerleaders in exchange for Zoe's cupcakes. Without her cupcakes, they want the field back. Maria calls an emergency meeting. The cheerleaders realize that Zoe kept the peace with many groups and decide to try to replace her. During their meeting, they notice the nerds watching a video starring Kimi Chen on YouTube. She's singing a song and doing dorky dances. The cheerleaders hold tryouts, and Ryan, Ashley, and Jane are good enough to join as probationary members. When Ryan continues to act like a pig, he's kicked off the team. Ashley can't dance well enough and is kicked off. Finally, Jane yells at Cameron when she thinks he's only interested in her because she's a cheerleader. Cameron reveals that he wasn't even talking about her. (He was actually talking about Kimi.) Due to Jane's temper, she's kicked off the team. Maria realizes that Kimi is incredibly popular now and just what they need. They take her to the mall, befriend her, and give her a spot on the team. At practice, Maria instructs her to dance out in front with the other cheerleaders following her lead. Despite being terrible at it, Kimi dances anyways. The cheerleaders imitate her, and the huge crowd of people watching cheer. Bonus scene: Ryan talks to Megan and tries to act less sleazy. He can't help it and reverts. Ashley heads to the gym but quickly gives up. Jane tries to dress attractively and goes to a club. When a guy hits on her, she gets angry and leaves. -------------------------- 6. Talent Search [ANSS6E6] -------------------------- Kingston recruiter Missy calls Zoe, hoping to meet with her a second time. This time she wants to see an event, but Zoe wasn't planning on hosting any events this close to graduation. However, she improvises and tells Missy that she's holding a talent show. Once their phone call ends, Zoe rushes to plan a talent show. She convinces school president Taylor to allow it and then gets people to join. Meanwhile, Kevin is upset to find out that Kimi is dating other guys. He realizes that he was giving her mixed signals and wants to win her back. He pretends to be less caring and practices on Nicole, who seems interested in him. Kevin tells Nicole that she's pretty but that he’s not interested. Nicole gets confused about him being nice, and then the other cheerleaders call her away. ------------------------ 7. Talent Show [ANSS6E7] ------------------------ As the talent show begins, many people participating have problems. Zoe rushes to fix everything. She calms Spencer's nerves, distracts Amanda so she can juggle, gets Andrew to stop his monologue in time, gets new props for the dancers, and convinces Eric to still participate. Kimi asks to participate so she can show that she can sing. With everything on schedule, Zoe squeezes Kimi into the end of the show, allowing Kimi to prove herself in front of her family. Missy is annoyed by the unexpected addition, but Taylor defends Zoe, saying that everything doesn't always go as planned but Zoe makes it work. Taylor tells Missy that Zoe's even giving the commencement speech. Missy agrees and accepts Zoe into Kingston. Zoe thanks Taylor and hugs her. On her way out, she overhears Kimi and Kevin talking, so he leaves through another door. Howard calls her, and she tells him that she was accepted. He's excited and tells her to call him when she gets on campus. ------------------------------- 8. Graduation Stories [ANSS6E8] ------------------------------- At lunch on the last day of school, Zoe stresses about her graduation speech at lunch. Her only copy is on a USB stick given to Kevin who was going to use a program to highlight each word as she should read it like a teleprompter. Owen helps her to calm down. Hector and Amanda arrive and talk about going to a college party. Colt and Denni arrive too, needing to get their teachers' signatures excusing their absences so they can graduate. Owen's confused about who's graduating, but the group tries to explain it. They jokingly say it's best to try not to think about it. (This seems to be a funny reference to the fact that the game takes liberties with characters' ages.) Zoe, Sam, hector, Amanda, Colt, and Denni are graduating. Owen, Maria, Nicole, Taylor, and Brendan are not. While trying to get their teachers' signatures, Colt and Denni run into a worried Kevin and Kimi. Someone stole the USB stick from his backpack. After interning as detectives, Colt and Denni decide to solve the case. Kevin explains that he had it in his pocket but moved it to his backpack in class before going to the bathroom. Colt finds a piece of pom-pom and accuses Keith, but after realizing male cheerleaders don't use pom-poms, he lets him go. Then he remembers that Lindsay mentioned in passing that Kevin had the USB stick in his backpack. At the night of the graduation he accuses her, she runs away, and he recovers the USB stick from her purse. Hector and Amanda attend a M.A.N. party at Centerscore U that O.M.G. is also attending. At first, Hector loves the party. However, many guys hit on Amanda, and he spends his night keeping them away from Amanda. When Amanda goes to dance with James. Depressed, Hector leaves to go to the roof thinking that Amanda will leave him during college. Seeing how sad Hector is, Amanda goes to cheer up, bringing him things he loves as well as James. She points out that she likes him more than anyone else, even mentioning how the party was lame because not everyone was satisfied - Hector wasn't. She also says that he'd never hit on a girl who had a boyfriend nor would he go to the roof with another girl like James did. They reconcile, and Amanda asks Hector to have one last high school party. Zoe sets her annual tea party with Sam, but Sam is argumentative and doesn't want to attend. Sam reveals that she's always hated it. The first day Zoe came to stay with Sam as children, Sam was supposed to be home by six. She played outside, racing to a tree with some boys, but returned home exactly on time. However, her mom was still angry with her because she was dirty. Her mom was also cooking Zoe's favorite dinner and wanted Sam to go join Zoe's tea party. Feeling jealous, Sam never wanted to go to the tea parties. Zoe tells her side of the story. She felt like no one liked her. Her parents abandoned her, and Sam didn't want to come to the tea party. Unknown to Sam, Zoe heard Sam tell her mom that she didn't like Zoe and didn't want to play with her. Zoe explains that she likes the tea parties because on this day each year, she doesn't want to think about that first year; she wants to think about all the tea parties they've had over the years. Sam apologizes and agrees to attend the tea party, but Zoe decides to race to the same tree as Sam did as a child, and the two have a great time. At graduation, Zoe gives her speech, and it goes smoothly and happily. Bonus scene: Everyone attends Hector's successful party. Zoe and Sam even share some tea. ------------ * Season 7 * ------------ ------------------------------ 1. Summer Beginnings [ANSS7E1] ------------------------------ At Hector's party, Hector has managed the perfect party with 100% satisfaction. He takes a young student, Chris, under his wing and teaches him how to throw a great party, which consists mostly of dealing with problems. They witness Zoe talking to Sam about being nervous about going to Kingston, Kimi and Emily discuss summer school, and Owen and Paige argue about Owen's dinner with Paige's parents. At the end, Chris is sad because he feels like he didn't get to hear any of the stories completely. Hector informs him that that's true, but that if people are truly your friends, you'll get to hear the rest. Later Zoe leaves for her admit weekend at Kingston. Sam goes with her to support her, and the two talk about Howard. Zoe's not sure how she feels about him, but Sam gets her to admit that she still loves him. Kimi and Emily attend their medieval history class at summer school. Kimi's mom is making her attend to get ahead, and Emily has to make up missed credits due to swimming. The nerds are also in the class because they love summer school. The class is divided in half and told they have to compete for orange cones representing extra credit. Kimi gets placed with the nerds and Emily is placed with the cheerleaders. On the first day, they have to show they deserve it most. Kimi gives a great speech that gets it awarded to her, but then Maria simply takes it, stating that in medieval times, that's how it would have been done. The teacher allows it. Paige helps Owen purchase a tux for the dinner. She continually makes a bigger deal out of the dinner than Owen thinks is necessary. However, she eventually reveals that it's not dinner with her her mom and Tad; it's their wedding! Bonus scene: Kimi and Emily walk home from school. When Emily reaches her house, she finds Chris, Andy, and Ryan waiting for her. They're in the class too, and they want to create a third group. They want Emily to join. -------------------------- 2. Admit Weekend [ANSS7E2] -------------------------- At school, Kimi and Emily continue to have a hard time being separated. Today each group is tasked with creating a coat of arms with an animal, colors, and name. Once completed, they must defend their decisions. The nerds use wolf and name themselves the Wirewolves, and the cheerleaders use a lion and name themselves the Kitty Pride. The extra credit is awarded to the nerds. After class, Emily tries to hang out with Kimi, but Maria and the cheerleaders convince her to meet with them to discuss extra credit. At Kingston, Sam and Zoe go on a campus tour. Zoe gets her dorm assignment, and it's terrible. Luckily she tidies it up and decorates. Missy takes the girls to check out the clubs and organizations. The wine and cheese club as well as an athletics club try to woo Sam, not knowing that she isn't a student there. Zoe runs into Angie (from Twin Branches / Centerscore High) at the student government stand. She solves a problem for Angie, and Angie says she should join. Zoe considers it. Zoe also runs into Lisa (from Football Star) at the improv club and does an improv routine with her. As Zoe's about to leave, she sees Howard, but she can't get near him. There are many girls around him, and some guys from the MAN fraternity stop her, telling her she can't go into their house. However, if she gets an invite to the LOL sorority party, she can see Howard there. Missy comes to collect Zoe and informs her that she was in LOL and would like to introduce her. At their house, Zoe meets twins Ara, in charge of LOL's charity events, and Aria, in charge of LOL's fun events. She also meets the president of LOL and impresses all three. They tell her that they'd like her to come to the party with one other girl they liked. As Zoe's about to leave, the other girl enters the room. It's Jessica, Zoe's longtime enemy. Bonus scene: Sam eats at a restaurant when representatives from the athletics club and wine and cheese club sit down to talk to her. They reveal that they'll give her gifts for listening. Sam decides to listen to them for an house, acquiring a cheese pillow, bread knife, cricket bat, and many other things before finally telling them that she's not a student at Kingston. ------------------------------ 3. Sorority Showdown [ANSS7E3] ------------------------------ Howard nervously gets ready for his day, carefully picking a tie to impress Zoe in case he runs into her. His friend and fellow brother in the MAN fraternity, Rishi, is hoping to convince Quinn, LOL's president, to go out with him at the party. Howard thinks about skipping the party because he wants to find Zoe. Zoe, Jessica, and the LOL girls have a picnic and learn LOL's cheer. Quinn also reveals that she's hoping to impress a guy she likes at the party. She thinks he likes her too. Hayley, of rival sorority OMG, insults them and sets the sprinklers off, but Zoe manages to turn them off before the food is ruined. Howard sees Sam and talks to her, learning that Zoe's going to be at the LOL party. Of course, this convinces him to attend the party as well. As the LOL girls get ready for the party, Zoe and Jessica are tasked with baking cupcakes. Zoe's a bit harsh with and distrustful of Jessica, but Jessica claims to have changed. She tells Zoe to use peanut butter in the cupcakes because the LOL girls love peanut butter. Zoe's unsure if this is the truth, but it turns out that Jessica was being truthful. Realizing that Jessica truly has changed, Zoe apologizes. Quinn asks the girls to get a box of decorations from a closet upstairs, and two head up to find it. Jessica grabs the box but locks Zoe in the room! Zoe tries to break the door but can't get out. She yells, but the party's too loud for her to be heard. Outside, she sees Hayley and the OMG girls pulling some sort of prank. Inside the party, MAN arrives. Quinn greets Howard and is obviously trying to impress her. However, she notices that he's looking around for someone. Howard explains that he was hoping to talk to a sweet, young woman who was pledging. Quinn thinks she knows who Howard is talking, leading him to Jessica before giving them space by leaving. Howard and Jessica are both surprised. Zoe uses a banner to climb out the window, finding the door to the kitchen open. Inside is the cake that the LOL girls worked very hard to make and decorate to look like the LOL house. Concluding that the OMG girls must have sabotaged it somehow, Zoe grabs it and runs outside with it despite protests from the LOL girls. Once outside, the cake explodes, getting batter and frosting all over Zoe. The girls are impressed with Zoe. Quinn announces that they've decided to make Jessica their Freshman Ambassador, which is a freshman who gets to immediately live in the LOL house, skipping the first stage of rushing. However, she adds that while it's not normally done, she wants to have two and invites Zoe to be Freshman Ambassador as well! Zoe excitedly accepts before going to the kitchen to clean the cake off of her. As she does so, Howard arrives. Stressed out, Zoe begins to tell Howard about all the things that have gone wrong. He interrupts her by kissing her. Bonus scene: Quinn goes into the kitchen at the exact moment that Howard and Zoe kiss. She realizes that the guy she likes was actually into Zoe! After the party, Jessica meets with Hayley at a cafe a few miles from the campus. Hayley's mad that the cake prank didn't go well, but Jessica claims that she did her job by letting Hayley into the house. She then says that she can make it up to her now that she's Freshman Ambassador. ----------------------------- 4. Rehearsal Dinner [ANSS7E4] ----------------------------- Owen and Paige travel on Tad's yacht to the wedding site for the rehearsal and wedding, a two day event. They prepare Owen, who needs to act wealthy during the weekend. When they get to the location, Owen's very impressed, but Paige tells him to act like it's not a big deal. They meet Conrad, a young man who's been a friend of the family for years. Owen calls him "man," which Conrad finds peculiar. Tad and Margot reveal that they'll be splitting the group by gender for the day. Owen goes with Tad, Conrad, and the other men. First, they play polo. Owen impressed Tad by knowing the terminology and being good at the game. He also tells a story to boost moral. Of course, he had to make it up as it involved his driver quitting, but they don't realize. When the game is done, the horse handlers expect tips. Owen gives all his money, a twenty dollar bill, but it's clearly not enough. Tad asks what's happening, and Conrad says he lost a bet with Owen and pays Owen's handler. Owen says he'll pay him back. This makes Conrad realize something amiss, because the money shouldn't have been a big deal. He confronts Owen, and Owen becomes defensive. However, Conrad explains that he'll help Owen. While being helpful, he also mentions that Paige expects a certain level of luxury. He questions whether Paige will be happy if he's unable to provide it. Meanwhile, the ladies have tea and talk. While Margot doesn't admit it, Paige realizes that she's not marrying Tad for love. Margot wants access to Tad's vast fortune, and Tad wants to use Margot's social standing. The men decide to go skeet shooting. Conrad whispers instructions to Owen who excels. When it comes time to pay, Conrad again pays for Owen. At the rehearsal dinner, Tad gives a speech to Paige and asks her to read it in front of the group. It's badly written and speaks highly of Tad, and she can't get through it. Owen takes over and improvises a speech to Tad's satisfaction. After dinner, Tad reveals that he's found better, more secure schools in Europe and plans to send Paige there. Paige tells Owen that they have to stop the wedding both so they can stay together and to stop her mom from marrying someone she doesn't love. Bonus scene: In summer school, tensions are still high between the nerds and the cheerleaders. The nerds win the extra credit, and the cheerleaders blame Emily. While she made a good suggestion that they didn't take, they blame her for not being more excited about her suggestion, which would have caused them to accept it. She looks at Chris, Andy, and Ryan, contemplating the idea of a third group. ----------------------------- 5. Wedding Smashers [ANSS7E5] ----------------------------- It's the night before the wedding, and most people are sleeping. Paige is so angry that she's smashing things while Owen tries to stop her. Hearing the noise, Conrad comes to see what's happening. Paige tries to tell him how she plans to stop the wedding, but Owen stops her, feeling that it would be better if no one knew. Conrad gives her a gold-plated credit card as a gift, and she goes to bed happy. The next day, everyone discovers the wreckage caused by Paige. Tad looks toward them, and Paige says she thinks ghosts did it. Tad accepts this as a possibility, claiming that his family was always jealous of his money, especially his uncle. Paige tells Owen her plan. If she can ruin the important features of the wedding, all that'll be left is Tad, and Margot will realize she can't marry him. She distracts her mom while Owen sneaks into her room and takes the dress. Back in Paige's room, she destroys the dress. Margot's distraught when she realizes her dress is ruined, but Tad bought her a backup dress. Next Paige and Owen head outside. The wedding is set up near the stables. Owen gets the three horses out, and Paige causes them to run through the chairs and altar, destroying everything. Everyone's quite upset when they see what happened, and Tad believes Owen and Paige are at fault despite not having proof. However, he reveals that he also had a backup location planned inside the building. Finally, Paige comes up with her last plan. She'll steal the wedding ring, a family heirloom. She plans to let Margot find it again in the future, after the wedding is cancelled. Owen's against this, but Paige says he'll just need to stand guard while she takes it. However, Margot insists Paige help her with something. She quietly tells Owen that he needs to do it as she's dragged away from him. Owen enters Margot room to steal the room but finds Conrad waiting there. He says that he thinks Owen is too much of a gentleman to be doing this for money, and Owen explains the truth. Conrad says that it might be best for Paige if the wedding happens because she'll be financially set for life, but Owen says that Paige is happy when she's with him. Conrad concedes that Owen might have a point. They talk about the plan to destroy the wedding just as Tad enters the room, hearing Owen effectively confess. Tad drags Owen to the location of the wedding and calls for Margot. She doesn't want to be seen by Tad in her wedding dress, but he insists, so she enters the room. Tad reveals that Owen and Paige have been trying to destroy the wedding, and they both confess. Paige continues by explaining that Tad plans to send her to school overseas and that happiness doesn't require money. She uses Owen as an example. Tad tries to kick her out, but she doesn't want to leave. He grabs her wrist, and when she pulls away, she falls. Owen rushes forward to punch Tad, but Margot stops him. She says that if Paige is willing stop the wedding at the expense of the financial gain she would also obtain, then Tad must be a terrible person. She calls off the wedding, and the three of them leave together, happy. Bonus scene: Margot, Paige, and Owen sit a bus stop. Paige is upset that the bus is taking so long. Back at Twin Branches, Emily joins Chris, Andy, and Ryan in forming a third group. They decide to be Team Platypi. ---------------------------- 6. College Stories [ANSS7E6] ---------------------------- Sam, Zoe, Hector, and Amanda arrive at Centerscore University. While Hector and Amanda look for a fraternity and sorority to rush, Sam and Zoe look for the drama department because Sam has a seminar to attend. Amanda is approached by Tina from OMG. After expressing interesting in joining, she's given a flyer for a party later that night. Hector says bye to Amanda because he plans to go talk to MAN. He plans to meet Amanda at the OMG party and tells her to call if anything out of the ordinary happens, not like the time she called simply because she saw a blue butterfly. At this point, another episode title screen is displayed for Football: Admit Weekend. John, from the Football Season packs, is at the MAN house with Bryce preparing for the Pre-Rush Extravaganza. Most frats don't do much, and their only real competition, Beta Rho Beta, known as BRB, hasn't started preparing. Dontae rushes into the room with bad news: BRB has stolen all of MAN's supplies for their booth. James freaks out and begins to order people around. Bryce tells John to ask his girlfriend for help. He calls her, and she promises to come help if she can. At the PRE, the MAN brothers see BRB with all their stuff. They can't call the campus security because they don't want to look like wusses, but they can't take it back because they don't want to start a fight and get thrown out of the PRE. Trey, from BRB, comes to talk smack. John sees Hector talking to BRB and calls him over. While they're talking, John's girlfriend arrives. If John's dating Beth, she comes with brownies, cupcakes, drinks, and other snacks. She can't stay long, however, because she has her own things to fix. The flyers OMG were giving out gave incorrect directions. If John's dating Raven, she gets into Trey's face, explaining that nothing gets a frat disbanded as fast as breaking rules. She grabs Dontae's game console and returns it to him. If John's dating Lisa, she arrives with Hawk. They offer to sign autographs for anyone pledging MAN, drawing a huge crowd. After she leaves, Trey and John discuss the football scrimmage. John is confident that MAN will win, but Trey informs him that BRB and GUY have joined forces. John and Bryce meet Chuck at the football period, and they beat BRB and GUY. After the game, Trey shoves Bryce, and a fight starts. When Coach Graw tries to break up the fight, the guys scatter. Back at the MAN house, Hector says he had a great time and expresses interesting in rushing MAN. While that was happening, Sam and Zoe talk about Sam's feelings toward the theater. She feels like a fake because theater hasn't been her dream, but Zoe says that she's still finding out what she likes. She says that Sam didn't lie, and that it's okay. They find the building for which they were looking, and just as Sam's about to go inside, Zoe gets a phone call from her dad. She excitedly takes the call. Ms. Macbeth greets Sam inside and shows her to a room with other Shakespeare Scholarship winners. She makes friends with Trisha, but an arrogant young man named Logan confronts her about not studying at a good school or being in many productions. Ms. Macbeth returns with two special guests - Lisa and Hawk Gunner. They pair up the students for an exercise, and Sam is paired with Logan. They're told to act as if they're in love. Sam thinks of Colt, Spencer, and Nick, and performs wonderfully. After all the pairs have gone, Lisa and Hawk leave. Ms. Macbeth explains that now they need to unanimously agree on a project to do together with no requirements. Trisha suggests a musical, but Logan thinks they should do something serious. As a compromise, Sam suggests a serious musical. Logan says they've all been done too much, and Sam says they could write their own. Everyone agrees, and Ms. Macbeth approves it. After they're dismissed, Trisha convinces Sam to go to the OMG party with her. Meanwhile, Amanda arrives at a house for the OMG party. It's a dark, gloomy house with very dim lights. She meets Raven and Adam, who talk to her about life. They get along very well with Amanda, mistaking her ideas and comments for deep, dark ideas. Raven and Adam believe that you can't trust your memories, but Amanda disagrees. She remembers Hector and knows he's real because he must be. She also mentions that she remembers seeing a blue butterfly. They believe this is a metaphor, but Amanda truly means it. Amanda accidentally agrees to perform a poetry reading written on the spot. As Raven walks her to the microphone, Dinah runs into her. Amanda explains that she's rushing, thinking that this is the OMG party. However, Dinah thinks she means hurrying. Raven pulls her away onto the stage, and Amanda improvises a poem that everyone likes. Beth arrives to clarify that the directions were wrong and takes Amanda to the OMG house. At the house, Amanda helps Beth get dressed for the party. Tina comments that Beth looks really pretty. While the party's a success, Amanda runs into Paula who gives her a list of things to do. Amanda stands up for herself, saying no and telling her that she's always been mean and should say "please." The rest of the friends all meet at the party and have a good time. Bonus scene: While Zoe thought she was answering a call from her dad, it was actually Wes. After confirming that Zoe's still Social Chair until the Fall even though she graduated, he says he needs to call in those favors. He says he'll talk to her tomorrow. -------------------------- 7. Game of Cones [ANSS7E7] -------------------------- Mr. Bernstein shows his students a map of the school divided into various territories. He explains that in medieval times, nations warred over territory. Each territory of the school has a challenge that could award a cone. He sets the three teams on obtaining the cones. Maria and Kitty Pride go to the football field to earn their first cone of the day. Spencer and the football team guard it. After flirting with the guys, Maria manages to steal and run away with the cone. Kimi and the Wirewolves head to the auditorium where Andrew, going by Lord Andronicus, First of his Name, King of the Drama Geeks and Warden of the Cone, is guarding a cone. He says he'll only give them a cone if they put on a good performance. Kimi convinces the guys that they can do it because it's just like roleplaying in the roleplaying games they play. They succeed, earning a cone. Emily and the Platypi go to the gym, finding it turned into a large party. The bouncer, Travis, lets them into the party once he realizes that Ryan's with them. Carson approaches and greets them. It's his party; Mr. Bernstein allowed him to throw the party if he guarded a cone. He's put it in the VIP section. The Platypi decide to try to get invited to the VIP section by being social at the party. Andy talks to some girls, who enjoy hearing about how he lost his eye: Andy was in a swimming race in the Amazon River when he was attacked a baker's dozen of piranhas! Later, Chris talks to Carson about parties, having learned from Hector. Carson invites them into the VIP section, where they obtain the cone. Both the Platypi and the Wirewolves decide to split up. Kimi and Emily end up at the swimming pool together where they find Wes, drinking a cup of coffee, running the challenge. Kimi remarks that she thought Wes was expelled, but he informs them that the school board is reviewing his case. Wes also explains that for this challenge, he's placed the cone in a locked locker. The key is in a cup, and they have to figure out which one it is. He drops a key into one of two cups and shuffles them back and forth, asking them to pick a cup. The girls realize it's a trick and take his cup of coffee instead, finding the key in the bottom. They learn that locker is placed up high on a ledge, and Kimi reaches it by climbing on Emily's shoulders. They debate who should get the cone, and Emily suggests that Kimi join the Platypi. Kimi says that Emily should join the Wirewolves, which Emily takes as a joke. Kimi questions why she always has to work around Emily and do things for her. Emily says she thought Kimi was loyal, and she responds that she is loyal - to the Wirewolves. She climbs out the window, dropping down near her team. Bonus scene: Ms. Lee enters Mr. Bernstein's classroom and talks with him about how the competition is out of control. He responds that it's only going to escalate. Wes enters the classroom. Mr. Bernstein asks him what favor he wants in return for running the challenge, and Wes tells him that he'll owe him. Outside, the students approach with the cones. Mr. Bernstein retrieves a dodgeball from a drawer. ------------------------------ 8. A Clash of Queens [ANSS7E8] ------------------------------ Kimi and Ashley approach Emily, Chris, and two freshman. Kimi offers to protect Emily and her cone. She declines, but then when one of her people attempts to throw dodgeballs at the Wirewolves, they retaliate, hitting them. Emily reluctantly agrees as Keith attacks with cheerleaders Deb and Gayle. During the attack, Kimi tries to telepathically, or at least with her eyes, communicate with Emily, but Emily's too angry to understand. While Chris holds out, Emily, Ashley, and Kimi are defeated by the cheerleaders and sent to their prison. The cheerleaders' prison is run by Nicole. Kimi and Emily continue to argue, but Ashley convinces them to work together. Kimi talks to Nicole alone, telling her that if she tries to stop them from escaping, she'd tell everyone that Nicole likes comics, discovered in the novel How to Be a Star. Nicole agrees. Emily and Ashley start a commotion. While Nicole stands doing nothing, the other cheerleaders move to throw dodgeballs. The girls dodge and grab them, throwing them at the cheerleaders and escaping. They head to the library, where Andy is defending the last cone. Maria and the other cheerleaders defeat him and are about to take the cone as Emily, Kimi, and Ashley arrive. They push back, but Maria gets the upperhand. She stands over Emily, about to strike, telling Kimi to put her ball down. Kimi attempts to speak telepathically to Emily, throwing the ball down but secretly kicking to Emily while talking to Maria. Maria doesn't notice as it rolls to Emily, who picks it up and throws it at Maria. They grab the cone; Emily and Kimi unite the Wirewolves and the Platypi to defeat Kitty Pride as the Platypus-Wolves. During the last week of summer school, the Wirewolves and the Platypi have a beach party instead. Andy explains to Dex and Ashley that he lost his eye when a frisbee at the beach hit him in the back of his head. Kimi and Emily lay on towels, talk, and make up. Kevin and Ben run up, threatening to throw them in the water, and they all run off laughing. Bonus scene: In summer school, Mr. Bernstein talks about feudalism. Maria attempts to laugh at his jokes to get on with it. She argues with the rest of the cheerleaders about who is to blame. -------------------- * * * Specials * * * -------------------- Specials don't fit into the normal seasons or megapacks. ------------------------------------------------ * O.M.G.! It's St. Patrick's Day! [SPECOMGSPD] * ------------------------------------------------ At the OMG sorority house at Centerscore U, Beth makes breakfast. Paula, the newest OMG sister, grumpily enters the kichen. She complains that she went from being at the top of the social ladder in high school to the bottom in college. Beth asks her if she has plans for the weekend, and Paula explains how every six months she gets a total makeover, and this weekend is the time. Beth tells Paula how she has plans with her boyfriend. Tina comes into the room and says that they won’t be doing those things. The sorority needs to bake 500 cookies this weekend, and Tina wants Beth and Paula to do it. Of course, Tina can’t help. She’s going with the other sisters to Vegas. Tina leaves, and Beth and Paula talk. Paula doesn’t want to do it, but Beth feels like she has to do it. Paula gets Beth to tell the story of how Tina became the leader of the sorority; as a freshman, she went behind the Head Sister’s back and threw an awesome party. Everyone supported her after the party, and she’s been in charge ever since. Paula thinks they can do the same, and the duo decide to throw a St. Patrick’s Day party. They head to the theater department to talk to Dinah and Raven. Dinah and Raven agree to give theater props to Beth and Paula as decorations. In exchange, they can go to the party, they can invite their friends, and Raven can DJ. Next they head to the MAN fraternity house to talk to Dontae, Bryce, and James. The guys are into it, but when James learns they’re going behind Tina’s back, he backs down. Paula manipulates James, putting them down for being scared of Tina, until they agree to come to the party. Paula leads the way the rest of the afternoon lying to people to get what she wants. At the fabric store, she claims to be with a charity for color-blind orphans to get green fabric. At a nursery she claims to be with the Irish Heritage Foundation to get shamrocks and clovers. She simply yells at a waitress to get her party catered. Later it’s almost time for the party to start but no one has RSVP’d online. Paula updates the page, mentioning that Irish superstar Hawk Gunner will be at the party. Beth doesn’t agree with the lying, so she tells Paula that she’s on her own and leaves. Fifteen minutes pass and the party’s packed. However, people continue to ask about Hawk Gunner. Eventually James confronts Paula. Just then, Hawk enters the party and gets things going. He gives a shout-out to Paula and Beth for planning the party. Paula stammers a bit, and Beth goes to talk with her. She reveals that her friend Lisa works in Hollywood and is well-connected. Beth saved the party, and it’s a huge success! ----------------------------- * Easter Egg Hunt [SPECEEH] * ----------------------------- Zoe babysits Kay and Kel while Howard and his parents are away looking at a college. The twins are sad about Howard leaving for college, and Zoe admits that she is too. She tries to cheer them up by hiding Easter Eggs in the house. However, they find them all quickly. Zoe calls Sam and Amanda over to help her entertain the kids. Kay and Kel still want to do an Easter Egg hunt, but they admit that they want to hide the eggs for Zoe. Zoe agrees and lets the girl hide eggs. After Kay and Kel hide the eggs, they get Zoe. Zoe remarks that it’s been a long time. The girls slyly reveal that they didn’t hide the eggs in the house or even near the house. Zoe’s a bit upset, and the girls bring her to the police station, where they hid the first egg in a locker in an evidence bag. Zoe wants to just leave it, but Kay and Kel let them know that they hid Sam’s purse with the egg. The girls grab the bag and run for it with Officer Monte close behind them. Luckily, the officer doesn’t see who stole the bag. They realize that the bag of evidence was for a case against Kay and Kel! Next, Kay and Kel take them to a parade where they inform Zoe, Sam, and Amanda that the next egg is on the middle of a float that has people in rabbit costumes dancing. Along with the egg, the girls hid Zoe’s phone. Amanda puts on her bunny camoflauge – bunny ears. She gets on the float, retrieves the egg and Zoe’s phone, and returns to her friends. Along with her spoils, she brings a tuft of fur from one of the costumed rabbits on the float. When Zoe gets mad, Kay quickly admits that there’s one more egg hidden at Chip’s house. Chip answers the door, telling the girls that he was just napping before quickly covering and saying he was working out. Kay and Kel tell Chip to take off his shirt where they see an egg drawn on him. They admit to doing it while he was “working out.” Zoe gets mad again, and this time Kay and Kel actually sound sorry. They talk about how they feel about Howard leaving, and Chip tells them that he felt the same way when his brother Spike went to college. However, things were actually okay between Chip and Spike. Chip says that they still spend time together and that Spike seems to value their time together even more now. The twins and Zoe all feel better and return to the house. Later that night, Zoe puts the twins to bed and Sam and Amanda leave. Just as the night is ending, the doorbell rings. Howard’s home to spend Easter with his loved one – Zoe! --------------------------------------- * The Conned Artist, Part 1 [SPTCAP1] * --------------------------------------- This episode takes place immediately following A New Start: Season 7: Episode 6: College Stories. While Autumn creates an online video, discussing the cheerleader from her school that's being mean to her, she gets a call from Zoe. Zoe tells her that a famous photographer, Nikolai Tyrell, would be giving a talk at Twin Branches' summer event. In addition, he plans to hold tryouts for his internship. As he's a very famous photographer, Autumn's very excited. At Twin Branches, Autumn runs into Wes. They talk for a few minutes, even discussing how Lindsay trashed Autumn's art show and broke her mom's camera, pushing Autumn to change schools. Autumn also discusses how she wishes she was normal. Wes tells her that he's an outsider too, but that just makes them more interesting. Wes assures Autumn that she'll win the internship. He mentions that Nick is at a My Moody Mandolin concert, and he would have been the only competition. They enter the room and find Andrew, Erik, and Lindsay also competing. Nikolai Tyrell gives each of them a camera and tells them to return by three o'clock with a photo series. After the students disperse, Wes tells Autumn that he has something he needs to do. Autumn wanders the school, looking for inspiration. She decides to take photos of the empty school. In the boys' locker room, she runs into Ms. Lee, who wants to know what she's doing in there. Autumn manages to convince Ms. Lee that she's a photojournalist comparing the men's and women's locker rooms, and she's thrilled. Meanwhile, Wes gets a stink bomb from behind a false back in his locker. He finds Lindsay outside and flatters her, pretending to flirt with her to get close. When he's close enough, he plants the small stink bomb behind the shutter release, which will cause it to go off when Lindsay takes a photo. Lindsay decides against his advances, after it's planted, and leaves. Wes finds Andrew taking photos of tombstones in a graveyard because he knows it's the most pretentious place to photograph (and that's where he believed he'd find Andrew). He decides to stroke Andrew's ego but talking about what a big fan of his writing he is. He explains that he's not sure of Andrew's photography. Andrew decides that he must return to writing, smashing his camera and leaving. Finally, Wes calls Erik. He learns that in an effort to mimic the cool kids, Erik has taken a photo series of "selfies." Wes doesn't need to do anything with Erik. Back at school, Wes meets with Autumn, and they go together to see Nikolai Tyrell. Nikolai doesn't like Erik's series at all. Because no one else is there, he's about to award the internship to Autumn when Lindsay arrives with a stunning series of photos about nature. Wes looks at the camera to see the stink bomb still intact, knowing that she cheated. Nikolai can't make up his mind and says he'll need to think about who won. Bonus scene: The bonus scene looks at what happened leading to this episode. Wes reminds Zoe that she owes him two favors - one of telling her where Paige went and one for helping her to break into Monarch Prep. He cashes in the first by having her cancel Ryan's Pick-Up-Artist seminar at the summer events. Next, he reminds Nate that he owes him for supplying information on Owen. He asks Nate to start Spencer next season in the first game of the season. Nate agrees. He tells Spencer what he did, and asks in return that he get his Uncle Griff, who sells designer purses that fell off a truck, to supply a Jean Pompadour 2013 bag with black leather and gold clasps. Wes takes this bag to Paige as a gift, asking in return for Nikolai Tyrell's contact information because Paige's dad once did business with him. He then gets backstage passes to My Moody Mandolin and gives them to Nick for free, getting him out of the picture. Finally, he returns to Zoe, cashing in the second favor by having Zoe set up a Nikolai Tyrell to talk at the school and by having her invite Autumn. Zoe does this, but asks why he's going through all this effort just for Autumn. He doesn't answer. --------------------------------------- * The Conned Artist, Part 2 [SPTCAP2] * --------------------------------------- While Autumn sulks in the empty cafeteria, Wes approaches her. He tells her that Lindsay must have been cheating and provides three photographs he swiped from her series. They look at the photos, and Autumn identifies redwoods, realizing that there's only one park near them that has redwoods. They had there to check it out. On the way there, Autumn tries to get Wes to open up, but he's defensive. She does, however, reveal that she's never been kissed. In the woods, they discover a photographer. Autumn and Wes pretend to be a young couple on a date, remarking that the photographer probably hasn't seen anyone all day. They get him to mention that a young lady called him, offering to pay him for all the photos he took that day. He also reveals that there are duplicates on his site. Unfortunately, he also reveals that the girl was there just a few minutes earlier to pay him for the photos he e-mailed her. They take off back to the car in the hopes of catching Lindsay, but they get there too late. His tires are deflated, and Lindsay drives away. Autumn and Wes begin to walk back to Twin Branches, leaving his car behind. Wes brings up the cheerleader that's been tormenting her, but Autumn realizes she never mentioned it to him. She accuses him of stalking her online, which he admits to doing (but doesn't consider it stalking). She also pieces together that the entire intern tryout was orchestrated by Wes. Autumn is furious, telling him that he's a creeper and to leave her alone. He suggests that at the very least, she allow him to get back to the school. He walks through some vegetation, and Autumn reluctantly follows. They approach a run-down trailer, and Autumn discovers that this is Wes's home. Wes lives here alone, having bribed officials so that he can continue living alone after having bad experiences in foster homes. Wes gets the keys to an old, barely-working truck that he inherited from his uncle and drives her to Twin Branches. After getting out of the car, Autumn asks Wes if he'll be there when she gets back. He says that he won't, planning on never seeing her again. She goes inside, but before she can provide any evidence of Lindsay cheating, Nikolai Tyrell awards the internship to Autumn! Lindsay is disgusted, but Autumn is ecstatic. She asks to be excused a minute so she could tell someone, and Nikolai agrees. She runs outside while Wes begins to drive away. She yells out that she needs him, and Wes slowly comes to a stop. He asks with what she needs help, and she replies that she simply needs him in his life. They kiss. Bonus scene: Wes approaches Lindsay and her car. He tells her that she's "crafy and cunning" and "one heck of an enemy." She threatens to ruin his life. He pulls a bat out from behind his back, telling her that he can handle her schemes and deflation of tires, but that payback is needed for what she did to Autumn. He smashes the windshield, breaks off the mirror, breaks the driver's window, and smashes the front repeatedly. After tossing the bat away, he throws the stink bomb at her feet. She yells that her dad will tell Principal McCormick, who will expel him. He doesn't seem to mind, mentioning he'll have to transfer to another school and saying "how absolutely tragic." (He obviously hopes to transfer to Autumn's school, which will be features in the game High School Story.) ------------------- * * * Classic * * * ------------------- Classic episodes are episodes from before the first novel. ------------------------------------------------- * Football Season Mega Pack (Complete) [CLFSMP] * ------------------------------------------------- John is a new student at Centerscore High. He joins the football team as backup quarterback for Adam and has eight weeks before the big game against Wilson High and the homecoming dance. Adam doesn’t like John because he sees John talking to Beth, who he dated. John works out regularly to get stronger so that fellow football player Chuck and even Adam can teach him new moves. John also meets Bryce, Adam’s former backup quarterback. He also meets Howard, another new student and fellow football player, along with his two younger sisters who like to pull pranks on him and the people around him. Sometimes John cuts class to hang out with other students, which helps his popularity. He also watches TV at night to give him subjects to discuss with friends. It’s not all fun and socializing for John, however. He has a rather old car, and his dad tells him that if he gets good grades, he’ll buy him a new car. John studies regularly and passes his weekly quizzes to keep his grades high. Beth, a cheerleader, invites John to a beach party on the same night that Raven, a goth, invites John to a concert. John chooses one of the two and dates that girl for a few weeks. If dating Beth, she breaks up with John because she’s scared of commitment. If dating Raven, she breaks up with John because she’s scared of being hurt by a jock. Howard, who has become John’s best friend, wants to go see a play because he’s interested in Elliana, who is an actress in the play. John goes with as his wingman. Afterwards they go to a party to celebrate. John meets Lisa, another actress, and she asks him out. If he accepts, he’ll begin dating her. If he refuses, his previous girlfriend will try to make up with him. He can then get back together or stay single. At one football game, Howard gets seriously injured. He goes unconscious, and John continues playing without him. After the game he rushes to the hospital and stays there until Howard wakes. Howard’s alright! John also meets a young kid, Elmo, at the game, who claims to be his biggest fan. When John remembers his name later, it makes Elmo incredibly happy. This makes popular girl Taylor happy too, because she’s Elmo’s older sister. Howard begins to date Elliana. If John is single, he gets pressured into taking her friend Mona to the homecoming dance. Otherwise he goes with his girlfriend (either Beth, Raven, or Lisa). Before the big game against Wilson High, Alexei and his fellow Wilson High students steal the Centerscore High’s mascot, a lizard. The football team retaliates by breaking into Wilson High and stealing Barry the Badger, their mascot. The next morning they meet in the morning to trade mascots. Unfortunately, security cameras caught Adam’s face, so the team has to play without him as he’s been suspected. John learns that Adam’s brother was killed by a drunk driver the previous year, which has caused Adam’s anger issues. Despite this, Adam doesn’t give up his teammates. John plays as quarterback and leaders the lizards to victory! At home John’s dad rewards his good grades with a brand new red sports car. John picks up his date (either Beth, Raven, Lisa, or Mona) and heads to the homecoming dance. Adam, knowing that John likes the same band that his younger brother did, gives John the band’s CD having realized that he’s been acting like a jerk. At the end of the dance, John is crowned homecoming king!
If he’s dating Beth, she’s crowned homecoming queen. Otherwise, Paula becomes homecoming queen. ------------------------------------------------------------ * Football Season: Big Man on Campus (Complete) [CLFSBMOC] * ------------------------------------------------------------ John starts school at Centerscore University and finds himself rooming with Bryce. Their old high school friend Chuck is in the Mu Alpha Nu fraternity, MAN for short, so the two decide to rush together. They meet James Yamat, president of MAN, and answer some questions for him. The friends head to the OMG sorority house to see Beth. Her cousin is the head of the sorority, so she’s allowed to live in the house despite only just entering Centerscore U. One of her housemates, Tina, is upset that the boys are there. Tina ends up as one of John’s TAs, and she’s rough on him. John also takes a poetry class and finds Raven and Adam in the same class. Adam gave up football is much mellower now, using poetry to deal with his anger. The MAN members take the pledges and leave them in the wilderness, giving them a map to use to get back. John leads the group back to the MAN house, winning their respect. Later the pledges are tasked with breaking into the OMG house for a pantry raid; their asked to bring back their baked goods. John leads the way again, and pledges manage to steal all the baked goods. Unfortunately, Beth gets in trouble for this because her sisters think her friends cased the place earlier that day. John convinces the pledges to bake replacements and gives them to Beth. The OMG girls forgive Beth, and Tina even comes around to liking John. By the end of the week, James announces that John and Bryce have been accepted into MAN! Bonus scene: If John chooses not to join MAN at the end of the week, he’ll go to a coffee shop with Raven and Adam. ---------------------------------------------- * Football Season: Holiday Bundle (Complete) * ---------------------------------------------- ------------------- Halloween [CLFSHBH] ------------------- The MAN fraternity is having a halloween party, so Bryce and John decide to attend. John dresses as a vampire. As they’re helping the MAN leader, James, set up the party, they hear a news broadcast about strange disappearances in Centerscore. James turns it off. During the party, John runs into Raven, who loves Halloween. He learns from Raven that her younger half-sister Denni is getting a ride to the party with Howard along with their friend Dinah and her boyfriend Brendan. John later answers the door to find Howard, his girlfriend Zoe, and Denni. John mentions that he hasn’t seen Howard in a while, and Denni and Raven talk about Denni’s phone game, Cause of Death. When the doorbell rings again, Bryce finds Centerscore High president Scott, Scott’s girlfriend Angie, Nicole, Taylor, and Amanda. James is annoyed at the high school kids at first but decides to flirt with Amanda and Taylor. If John is dating Beth or Lisa, he sees her and they talk about her costume. Zoe begins to freak out because Howard is missing. If John is dating Beth or Lisa, he’ll realize she’s missing too. Raven then realizes that Denni’s gone as well. Angie things they went to a different party, but the group doesn’t think they’d do that. Zoe mentions that Denni thought the cemetary would have been a better place to be for Halloween, so they head there to look for the missing people with Angie, Scott, Dinah, and Brendan. Angie suggests they split up to cover more ground. John finds Denni’s phone, which worries Raven. When they hear a growl, they decide to run. While most of them get away, they see Scott get grabbed by something out of the fog and disappear. Phil arrives dressed as a werewolf along with Taylor and Amanda. John seems suspicious and asks Phil about his costume, causing Phil to get defensive. Angie then suggests they check the haunted house. In the house, they find differently themed rooms. Phil begins to get suspicious about Angie and thinks her costume is too good. Dinah and Brendan examine the library, and Raven checks a room by herself. Phil and John check the hospital room and find various tools and fake blood. However, Phil says that he can tell the blood is real my smelling it. Phil tells the others about the blood, but Brendan notes that he can’t Dinah. They go to library to look for her. John looks at the bookcase and notes a few of the titles. Brendan reaches for one of them, and when he pulls it, it reveals that the bookcase was a secret passage. Angie says they should go down. There’s some disagreement, and Phil says he doesn’t trust Angie. Angie thinks Phil is the suspicious one. John trusts Phil, and Taylor agrees agrees. Angie then says that if she was on their side, she’d have told them about the trap door. She pulls a lever and the rest of the group descend through the new passage. Phil reveals that he’s a werewolf and Amanda and Taylor are in his pack. Taylor’s a werecat, and Amanda’s a werebunny. Phil can smell the undead – Angie and other real vampires. The vampires were using Halloween as a cover. Taylor can see in the dark with her cat eyes, so she leads them out to the Centerscore U football field. Chuck and Bryce are there already, confused. As John explains about the vampires, a group of vampires surrounds them with Scott and Dinah as members. Angie gives them a choice – join or get eaten. John decides to fight, but Angie reveals that she has hostages. She has Denni, and if John’s dating Beth or Lisa, she has her too. Howard is with her too. The other vampires believed he was a vampire, but he thought they were all playing. Phil gives John some garlic but Angie releases the newly-transformed-into-vampires defensive line of Centerscore U’s football team. John decides to rub the garlic on a football and play football to get the ball to Howard. Howard grabs it and uses it to weaken the vampire. Out of nowhere, Mr. Doom appears and shoots lasers at the vampires. Mr. Doom says he can’t stand vampires before glaring at the rest of the group. Everything goes dark. John wakes up to Hector shaking him and asking about the party. The rest of the group awakes, confused about what happened. ------------------------------- King of Spring Break [CLFSHBSB] ------------------------------- MAN can win a large cash prize by going to Hawaii for spring break and competing in the King of Spring Break televised competition. John and Bryce leave for Hawaii with the fraternity brothers. They meet their competition – DUDE. Over the course of three days, they beat DUDE in a variety of challenges such as tug-of-war, football, a food eating competition, and even surfing. One phase of the competition was a swimsuit modeling competition. Dontae was upset because his trunks had gone missing, replaced by bright trunks with small animals on them. Bryce admits that he swapped them as a joke. John helps Dontae overcome his fear by saying the competition is about having fun and being silly. They’re also tasked with throwing a party. Whichever fraternity throws the better party wins. John invites a variety of girls, including Vivian. Bryce notes that she seems into him, but John doesn’t want to cheat. At the party, John runs into Howard. Apparently Centerscore High is a lot more fun now than when John attended, because they get school trips to Hawaii! Later Viv hits on John, and John admits that he has a girlfriend. Viv seems embarrassed and apologizes. At the end of the competition, MAN is crowned the Kings of Spring Break! Bonus scene: James uses the money for renovations; he installs a pool and performs some tropical landscaping at the MAN fraternity house! ------------------------------- Valentine's Carnival [CLFSHBVC] ------------------------------- There’s a Valentine’s Day carnival at Centerscore U, and John plans on celebrating the day with his girlfriend. After choosing the best outfit, cologne, and candy for his girlfriend, he heads to a mixed with Dontae to act as his wingman. Dontae meets some girls Paige, Madisenn, and Prissy. John helps him talk to them, and Paige hits it off with him. He asks her to be his valentine, and she accepts. John leaves because he wants to go spend Valentine’s Day with his girlfriend. While on his date, John receives a call from Dontae. He’s not sure what to do because Paige seems uninterested in him. John tells him to ignore her, and he can hear her asking Dontae with whom he’s talking. Dontae replies that it could be a girl, and she’s instantly interested in him again. If John’s dating Beth, the two of them, they spend the afternoon together at the carnival. John wins a carnival game for her before Tina and Beth’s OMG sisters set him up to see if he’ll cheat on Beth; John passes the test. If John’s dating Raven, the two go to the House of Valentine’s Horror attraction together. If John’s dating Lisa, he flies to LA for her movie premier. Despite some corny acting, John tells Lisa that the “touching” moment in the movie really made him feel like crying, which makes her happy. After the movie, Lisa and her co-star, Hawk Gunner, pose for pictures and do the kiss from their movie, “A Kiss to Remember.” John keeps his cool, and Lisa’s appreciative for that. Bonus scene: Dontae takes Paige home because it’s almost past her curfew. Paige admits that she’s still in high school and attends Monarch Prep! ------------ * Season 1 * ------------ ------------------------------- 1. Making Some Dough [CLS01E01] ------------------------------- Kim is working in Ms. Rose’s Bakery when she witnesses Mr. Lumbar threatening Ms. Rose for $200 protection money. Ms. Rose doesn’t have it, so Kim decides to try to raise the money herself. She has 10 days to raise $200. Her friend Ashley tells her about the academic challenge, a three day challenge to answer academic questions. Hannah tells her about the Student Help Ads, a bulletin board on which students can put ads. Kim wins $100 in Ms. Lee’s academic challenge. She also bakes for tips at Ms. Rose’s Bakery. Lastly, she answers many help ads. She answers a dating survey for Jane, trains martial arts with Kenji, refuses to help Travis break into Spud’s car to mess with his Ogres and Elves game pieces, gives Zach dating advice about Amanda, his girlfriend, helps Andrew decide upon a genre for his story, and helps Angie with a science experiment. During the 10 days, she meets a mysterious boy with an eye-patch named Andy. Andy wants to help her but needs $10. Kim agrees. On the last day, Kim goes to the bakery and witnesses Mr. Lumbar harassing Ms. Rose. She offers the $200, but he says it’s $400 now. He also mentions that he ran into Andy and makes fun of him for only having one eye. Just then, Mr. Lumbar’s boss enters. He also has only one eye and is Andy’s grandfather. He berates Mr. Lumbar for what he’s done, tells him to leave, and returns Kim her money. He then offers her a job in his organization, but Kim declines. ----------------------------- 2. A Float Is Born [CLS01E02] ----------------------------- Linda, Taylor, and Amanda hold a Spirit Council meeting about the upcoming parade. They always lose to Wilson High, but this year the high school with the best float wins $10,000. Amanda wants to build a float with a dinosaur on it, and Taylor wants to build a float with her face. They argue about it for a while. Eventually Linda convinces them to get to work, but when it appears to be a lot of work, Amanda and Taylor leave Linda to do it herself. She invites Howard to her house to help, but he makes fun of school spirit. Linda’s confused because Howard gives her mixed signals. They kissed previously, but now he’s being weird. After Howard refuses to help and pokes fun, Linda tells him to leave. She stays up late outlining ideas for a float with a mechanical lizard to represent their school mascot. The next day she goes to shop class to talk to the auto-shop students. Megan isn’t interested, but Kenji agrees to help later that day. Back in the school hallway, Linda runs into a student who claims to be a new student named Alex. He offers to help inspect the float for safety, telling Linda that his dad makes floats. After school, Linda and Kenji stay late working on the float. They build the mechanical lizard and paint it, and it looks good! Alex offers to inspect it just as their leaving, and they agree. Later that night, Linda receives a phone call from Kenji telling her that the float is gone. She rushes back to the school and encounters Sarah, a Wilson High student and Secretary of their Spirit Council. She claims that Alex was likely Alexei, a Wilson High student and President of their Spirit Council. She says that he came to sabotage them. When he saw good their float was, he decided to steal it and repurpose it for Wilson High. Bonus scene: Darren and Steve help Alexei move the float back at Wilson High. They’re not sure about stealing the float, but Alexei is confident. He mentions that the Centerscore High students have no idea what they’re getting into if they try to get it back. ---------------------------------- 3. Assembling the Team! [CLS01E03] ---------------------------------- Linda, Kenji, and Sarah decide to steal the float back from Alexei and the Wilson High students. They learn that Alexei has entrusted the float to his school’s auto-shop. However, he’s removed the head and is keeping it with him in a backpack. That night he’s throwing a huge party at his house and will have it there, but his house features a security system. Linda, Kenji, and Sarah realize they need a getaway driver, a hacker to disable the security system, and a decoy for the party. The group decides to enlist the help of Spud who is currently participating in an “Ogres and Elves” tabletop tournament. The only way to talk to him is to play, so Sarah joins the tournament, beats him, and convinces him to join. Kenji goes to his cousin Megan’s house to convince her to be the getaway driver. She’s mad at him for blowing off her last birthday, but Kenji apologizes and gets her to help. Linda talks to Mona, a member of the drama club, about being the decoy. After Linda helps her rehearse, she agrees. As Linda, Kenji, and Sarah wait for the new three to arrive, Kenji steps outside. When Linda goes to get him, Kenji almost kisses her. Bonus scene: Stiletto asks Alexei what he’s doing in her auto-shop at the Wilson High auto-shop. He gets her to keep the float and explains that he thinks some students from Centerscore High might try to steal it. ----------------------------------- 4. The Great Float Caper [CLS01E04] ----------------------------------- Kenji comes up with a plan. Megan and Sarah will head to the Wilson High Auto-Shop to retrieve the float while the rest of the group will go to the party. On the way out, Linda runs into Howard, who apologizes for the way he’s behaved. Linda explains what’s happening, and Howard wants to help. However, Linda tells him that he doesn’t want him to get in trouble, and Howard realizes that it’s too late to incorporate him into the plan. Megan and Sarah drive to the auto-shop of Wilson High. Skazz stands guard outside, and Megan distracts him by letting him look at the engine of her 1968 Anaconda. Sarah sneaks inside but runs into Stiletto. She explains herself to Stiletto, pointing out that Alexei’s a lair. Stiletto unhooks the float and lets her take it. At Alexei’s party, the group notices a bouncer checking student IDs at the door and a window in the back with three security cameras. Spud disables the cameras, and Kenji, Linda, and Mona slip into the window. While the plan is for Mona to lure Alexei somewhere private, she gets distracted when she sees her ex-boyfriend Hector with a new girl, Porscha. She makes a scene, and Steve asks her to leave, kicking her out. Linda and Kenji notice that she left her bag behind and find it full of wigs and costumes. Linda puts on a disguise and flirts with Alexei. He takes her to his room to makeout, but Kenji arrives and punches him, knocking him out. They grab the Lizard head, and Kenji kisses Linda before they text Spud to make a distraction in the back so they can get out. Steve confronts Spud as he’s about to set off the false alarm. He runs, slips, and hits his head. Suddenly he has a vision of speaking to Ogg’thokk Warkitten, his character from his “Ogres and Elves” game. Ogg’thokk tells him that he’s in the magical land of Azterploth (totally not Azeroth) and reprimands Spud for running from a fight. He reminds him about valor and honor in the face of powerful foes. Spud wakes up and screams, charging Steve and successfully setting off the false alarm. Linda and Kenji make a run for it, but Alexei awakes and runs after them. They try to run away, but Alexei keeps up. Luckily, Howard drives up, telling them to jump in the car. He and Kenji argue, but Howard drives them back to the Centerscore High auto-shop. The next day, they enter the parade as planned. Centerscore High wins the competition and the $10,000 prize! Bonus scene: Taylor is anxious to get her prize money, but Ms. Prez tells her that she doesn’t get any because she didn’t help. She tells the students that the Centerscore School Board has decided to spend $1000 on a soccer field and the rest on a teachers’ lounge. At Wilson High, Alexei begs Darren and Steve not to leave him, but they tell him that they work for the President of the Spirit Council – Sarah. ------------------------- 5. Break A Leg [CLS01E05] ------------------------- Brendan sits down to play Warscrewdriver: Online when he gets a call from Hannah. She needs his help; Owen has broken his leg and can’t act in the play, so she needs Brendan to play his part. Brendan, being interested in Hannah, agrees to help. He’s introduced to Hector, the director, and over the next two weeks he gets ready for the play by practicing, getting to know the cast, and selling tickets. He practices his lines with Hector on three evenings. First, he practices the old English words. Next he practices his expressiveness. Finally he practices his singing. To get the know the cast, he first meets with Mona who is trying to get into character. Brendan helps her think about the scene, and she pretends to drown to think like her character. While getting to know Hector, Hector wonders why he Hannah boss him around, and Brendan admits that she doesn’t even thank him. He runs into Jacob in the halls and performs some improv comedy with him. When he meets with the writer, Andrew, he learns that he doesn’t fit the description of his character. He suggests that Andrew rewrite the script, which he does. Brendan sells one ticket to Jane by suggesting that the reason her play wasn’t picked might be due to it being too controversial. She’s upset and buys the ticket just so she can trash the play. He also sells a large number of tickets to Andy when he explains that the play is packed full of action. On the night of the play, things go very well. During the final scene in which he’s supposed to kill himself, Brendan realizes he doesn’t have his prop dagger. Mona and Jacob both improvise by offering their weapons. This progresses into an improvised fight during which they kill Brendan and themselves. The audience loves it. After that play, Brendan remarks to Hannah that he’s excited for the Spring play. She says that his performance was a fluke and asks him not to participate anymore. Brendan tells her that he wants to do it and that he’s done listening to her. Bonus scene: Brendan goes to Hector’s party after the play. A girl at the party, Kat, compliments his performance. Hector leaves them alone, and Brendan and Kat get to know each other. He sees a GameBro DSP in her pocket, and they strike up a conversation about video games. She suggests they play together sometime, and he agrees. ------------------------- 6. The Outcast [CLS01E06] ------------------------- As Dinah walks through Centerscore High, she writes in her diary about how the students are happy but stop being happy when she nears them. She feels like most of their lives are perfect and that they don’t understand her. Meanwhile, Linda talks to Paula and Taylor. They’re upset with her for being interested in Kenji and Howard. They ask her to choose between the boys and popularity, and she chooses the boys. Paula and Taylor vow to spread rumors about her and stop her from being popular. Linda walks sadly to close. Dinah sees Linda looking upset in class. Despite not being friends with her, she asks her if she wants to talk about it. Linda agrees, and Dinah suggests they ditch class so they can talk. Linda’s too sad to move fast, but Dinah cheers her up enough to get out of the classroom. The two head to the mall while they discuss what happened to Linda. Dinah takes her to the arcade and admits that she likes to check out the guys. They talk about boys, and Linda learns that Dinah has never had a boyfriend. Linda thinks it might be because Dinah’s so intimidating by being so pretty and having an angry look on her face. Dinah considers changing. The two see a hot guy in the arcade, Phil, looking their way. Linda convinces Dinah to go talk to him after some coaching about talking to guys. Dinah flirts with Phil, and Phil ends up giving her his number. Next they head to a pizza place. Unfortunately, they run into Paula who’s now upset that Linda is hanging out with Dinah. She demands that Linda leave Dinah and go shopping with her, but Dinah refuses. Linda decides to bring Dinah to a secluded beach that she once found accidentally, and they build a sand castle together. By this time school’s over. Linda had plans to go shopping with Amanda and invites Dinah to come along. Amanda mentions that Paula and Taylor want her to break up with Zach because she doesn’t look good with blondes. Linda explains that Dinah and herself think that Amanda can date whoever she wants, and Amanda is happy! They go eat pizza together. Dinah writes in her diary that her outlook has changed. She no longer looks down on everyone else, realizing that they might be good people. She writes that she made a friend today. Bonus scene: Howard goes to talk to Kenji. He asks Kenji if he likes Linda, and he answers that he does. They discuss how it’s up to Linda to choose. ------------------------------ 7. Surviving Europe [CLS01E07] ------------------------------ Ms. Prez and her students prepare for the Model U.N. State Finals. With Ms. Prez are Linda, Howard, Dinah, Hector, Brendan, Kat, and Amanda. Linda thanks Howard for joining the Model U.N. Amanda will only repeat “Je m’aepelle Amanda.” For various reasons, Hector is the only person with a working car. On the way to school he stops for a girl, which causes the whole group to be late to the finals. Luckily everyone from the others school got sick from bad tofu, making Centerscore High the winners! For winning they get a trip to Europe. Howard is particularly excited because he plans to get close to Linda. Unfortunately, Linda gets sick and stays home, forcing Howard to go to Europe without her. In the boys’ hotel room in England, Howard mopes about Linda while Hector and Brendan talk to him. In the girls’ hotel room, Amanda, Kat, and Dinah talk. Dinah admits to being interested in Brendan, and Kat gets very defensive and upset. The next day they go to the Sphere Theater. Brendan tells Dinah about the lost Shlockspeare play rumored to be hidden in the basement. She convinces him to go with her to look for it. Not wanting them to go alone, Kat goes too. They fumble through the dark, open a door, and find Ms. Prez making out with a tour guide! Meanwhile, in the lobby, Hector convinces Howard to talk to a girl who works at the theater. Howard talks about theater, and they hit it off. However, Hector thinks Howard is taking too long and approaches with terrible pick up lines. The girl is disgusted and calls security. Outside, Ms. Prez lectures Brendan, Kat, and Dinah when Officer Montesquieu approaches with Howard and Hector. He also mentions having to lock up an American girl who wouldn’t leave the gift shop and would only repeat “Je m’apelle Amanda.” Dinah apologizes to Brendan for getting him in trouble, but he thanks her for the experience. That night Howard continues to act depressed. He thinks about calling Linda, but Hector and Brendan convince him not to call her. The next day the group reaches Germany. They stop at the Black Forest. Brendan and Dinah approach the lake. Amanda runs up, talking about a teddy bear that she tried to hug. Brendan and Dinah are shocked, realizing that Amanda had grabbed a bear cub. With a roar, a black bear comes out of the forest! Dinah gets the group to make loud noises to scare the bear away. Once they’re safe, Dinah realizes she has a crush on Brendan. Howard and Hector visit an arcade. Hector wants to meet women, but Howard doesn’t agree. A woman named Astrid approaches and chats with them. Hector tries to flirt with her, but she’s more interested in Howard. She mentions leaving for Italy, which is where the students are going next. The next night, in the girls’ hotel room, Amanda notices that Dinah seems upset. Dinah admits that she wants to ask out Brendan, which Amanda thinks is cute. When she finds out that Dinah has never asked out a guy, she thinks it’s even cuter! She tells Linda just to tell him how she feels. Dinah goes outside to find Brendan. As she’s about to express herself, Brendan excitedly tells her that Kat asked him out and that he’s thrilled because a girl had never asked him out previously. Meanwhile, Howard calls Linda. He hears her laughing with Kenji. Angry that she didn’t call him and is hanging out with Kenji, he gets upset and hangs up on her. That’s when Astrid enters his room. Bonus scene: Kenji asks Linda what happened. Linda explains what happens, and Kenji says that he should be worrying about how Linda is doing, not how often she calls him. Linda begins to get upset as she agrees. Kenji suggests she calms down and rests as he goes to get her more soup. ----------------------------------- 8. From Europe With Love [CLS01E08] ----------------------------------- Astrid points out that Howard left his itinerary at the arcade and wants to go out with him. Howard agrees. They got to a cafe, and she discusses how much she loves Howard. When the waiter points out that her credit card has some guy’s name on it, she throws coffee in his face and runs. When the waiter accuses both of them, Howard runs after her. They find themselves in a park with a small pond. Howard suggests they go swimming. When Astrid gets in the pond, Howard leaves her, bolting for his hotel room. Two days later the group is in Spain about to go swimming. Dinah doesn’t want to go to the beach because she doesn’t want to see Brendan being with Kat. She tells Ms. Prez how she feels, and Ms. Prez explains that she’s been in similar situations. However, she wishes she had enjoyed her time rather than sulking and making music videos for songs by the Kure. Dinah replies that she likes the Kure, but she gets the message. Ms. Prez asks Dinah to head to the beach to tell Amanda that her father called. Dinah finds Amanda trying to order a burrito from a cafe. Offering to help, Dinah orders some crispy biscuit, which they eat together. At the other end of the beach, Hector suggests that Howard hit on a girl obnoxiously so that Hector can come valiantly save her. Howard uses a bad pick up line on a girl, but it actually works. When Hector tries to “save her” and Howard acknowledges knowing him, she gets angry and leaves. On their last night, the students plan on going to a club. Amanda wants to give Dinah a make over, but she decides to be herself. At the club, Brendan tries to talk with her, but Dinah gets mad and makes him go back to the dance floor. Soon after, a French man hits on Dinah, but she refuses his advances. His girlfriend arrives, angry at him for being there. Elsewhere in the club, Hector is angry that he can’t get anywhere with the women. Howard suggests that Hector’s problem is his own behavior. Annoyed, Hector leaves. Seeing that Howard’s alone, Astrid arrives once again, claiming that she likes guys that are hard to catch. They decide to dance, Howard realizing that running would make things worse. While they dance, Hector arrives, telling them that the police are outside asking about the coffee incident. Astrid runs, and Hector tells Howard that after everything Howard’s done for him, this is his way of giving back. The police aren’t really there, but this is Howard’s chance to run. Howard manages to get outside where he runs into Dinah. They discuss Howard’s troubles with Linda, and Dinah explains that Linda does like him, but that she likes Kenji too. Howard decides to go back to his room to call her. Moments later a man asks Dinah for directions to a poetry club. Dinah recognizes him as a member of the Kure, Brobert Smythe, and he invites her to come backstage to a poetry reading. When Howard reaches Linda, he begins to apologize, but Linda interrupts him to apologize to him. Back in the girls’ hotel room, Amanda puts a bandage on Hector from his cut caused by Astrid. They both sulk about not having hooked up with anyone before making out with each other. Bonus scene: Dinah recites poetry at the Withered Rose. Hector and Amanda cheer for her! ------------------------- 9. Skate Video [CLS01E09] ------------------------- Spike is at the skate park hoping to be invited to participate in the FLEX-GAMES by the skating scout to win money for his family. Skazz is there too, and they seem to be a bit competitive. Spike talks to the scout and learns that he’s supposed to have a video showing his moves. He rushes to get one made by the end of the day. Heading to the film club, he runs into Kim and Mallika. It’s a little awkward for Spike because he hasn’t talked to Mallika since they kissed months earlier, and he hasn’t really socialized with Kim in years. Nicole shows up to give Mallika a ride home and is clearly angry at Kim for something. Nicole thinks Kim seems interested in Spike and urges Mallika not to let Kim win her man. Kim and Mallika become quite competitive about who should help Spike. Kim wants to make it modern while Mallika wants to make it artsy. Spike decides to enlist both their help. The trio head to the skate part to film Spike performing some tricks. Afterwards they head to the school to do some skating. Spike even does tricks off the lizard statue. When Officer Monte shows up angry, Spike pretends to be filming a new TV show and interviews Office Monte. Spike, Kim, and Mallika head back to the classroom to finish the video. They discuss what audio to use, and Spike decides to make his own music. Then he layers Office Monte’s interview on top. He gives the tape to the scout, barely getting it done in time. A few weeks later the scout calls him to tell him that he and his friend Skazz made it to FLEX-GAMES! Kim and Mallika each want him to take them out to celebrate, but he answers that he needs to focus on the FLEX-GAMES. Bonus scene: Kim and Mallika argue over Spike. They both vow that they’ll win his heart. ------------------------------------- 10. The Wrong Side of Town [CLS01E10] ------------------------------------- Brendan arrives at school tired from staying up late playing WarScrewdriver: Online as his character, Brendizzle, because he’s up for re-election as Clan Warchief. He runs into Travis, who picks a fight with him. Brendan sees it as an RPG and prepares for battle. Travis defeats him and, with Ryan’s help, drops him on the wrong side of town near Wilson High. Travis reveals to Ryan that with Brendan out of the way, he can get elected Clan Warchief as his character, Momkisser11, and hopefully make out with Brendan’s girlfriend, Kat, who plays as Killerkitten13. Brendan wakes up and finds Andy who is in the area training to improve his fighting skills. Andy tells Brendan that he lost his eye fighting in the parking lot in which they’re currently standing. Brendan says he thought it was a slingshot accident, and Andy ignores it. Andy explains that he’ll need to make it home by 5:00. Because it’s currently noon, Brendan sees it as 20 turns of 15 minutes. (Note: This episode proceeds as an RPG with choices such as “Attack,” “Special Move,” and “Escape.”) Battling along the way, Brendan slowly walks back to Centerscore High. His nostos, or homecoming journey, is similar to Odysseus’ journey in the Odyssey. He runs into Steve and Darren who are grossed out by his presence. They run away and give Brendan a granola bar that he eats to raise his stats. Brendan also feels like he’s being watched but dismisses me. Meanwhile, Mr. Doom does watch him. Back at Centerscore, Travis hits on Kat while she attempts to kills yaks in WarScrewdriver: Online to create a shawl for Brendan’s character. Brendan meets a rich girl who demands to hear how pretty she is. Brendan isn’t swayed and continues. Approaching a skate park, he hears what he believes is a beautiful concert. However, he remains strong and continues walking. Andy approaches him and informs him that it’s really a single girl singing who lures people to stay and listen. Andy says her beautiful music made him cry so hard that he ruptured his tear duct, causing the loss of his eye. At Centerscore, Travis continues to bother Kat. She says she’s still working on the shawl. Continuing his journey, Brendan meets Will, a home-schooled student who doesn’t take sides in the Centerscore-Wilson rivalry. He teaches Brendan some karate. Brendan continues and meets Ice Cream Jim, who offers free ice cream samples, Brendan declines, and Ice Cream Jim gives him a carrot stick that raises his stats. Ice Cream Jim admits that his dream is to offer nutritious snacks. However, his parents named him “Ice Cream Jim,” dooming him to his current occupation. During his journey, Brendan also challenges three bullies to learn how they fight. He defeats Skazz and learns to heal during battle. He defeats Alexei and learns Power Punch. Lastly, he defeats Stiletto and learns Half-and-Half. On the way home, Brendan defeats various nerds, geeks, jocks, preps, and skaters. He also sees Andy at a mall with Lucretia, a girl with an eye-patch, about to fight. He contemplates helping but lets Andy handle it alone. Luckily it turns out that was just how they flirt as they began to make out. When Brendan reaches the Centerscore side of town, Ryan tries to stop him but is defeated by Brendan. At Centerscore High, Travis is annoyed because Kat is still busy working on the shawl. He realizes that she’s dropping the yak hides she needs for the shawl to prolong its creation. If Kat doesn’t finish the shawl, there won’t be a Clan Warchief election. Travis gets mad at her, but Brendan arrives to fight Travis. He seems to defeat him, but Travis gets back up for more. However, Brendan beats him again. Spud declares that the name of Brendan, Bully-Slayer will become well-known, and Andy congratulates him. If Brendan doesn’t reach Centerscore in time, Mr. Doom battles him and defeats him. Bonus scene: In the game, the guild holds its Clan Warchief elections. Brendizzle is re-elected Clan Warchief of the Highpants Kings and is awarded the Shawl of Princely Stature. Momkisser11 tries to steal the scarf. When he does, he’s de-leveled from level 80 to level 1 because of the spell placed on the shawl. They also kick Momkisser11 out of the clan. -------------------------- 11. The Concert [CLS01E11] -------------------------- Linda and Dinah plan on driving to the Assassins concert, but they want to find a couple more people to go with them to split gas money. They make a posting, and Mallika and Kim both respond. When they get to the car, they’re annoyed at seeing the other but decide to go anyways. On the way to the concert, they listen to music by the Assassins and play games. When they almost get into an accident, Dinah stops the car, visibly shaken. She reveals that when she was younger she was in an accident with her mom. She hints that her mom might have been killed in the accident, but doesn’t say anything. When they arrive at the concert, Millika runs into Tom, a rich but obnoxious guy she once dated. To purposely bother her, Tom buys the rest of the tickets. However, the girls decide to sneak into the concert and are successful. They buy t-shirts from the merchandise tables, and realizing they look like staff with them, convince people to get out of their way so they can get to the front. During a break in the concert, there’s a karaoke contest. Ryan and Travis sing “Mr. Blightside” and do well, but the girls put on a better performance and win autographed pictures of the band! Ryan and Travis try to steal the pictures, but the girls display solidarity and the boys back down. After the concert, a limo hits Dinah’s car. They think it’s Tom, but it’s actually the band. They apologize for the accident, offer to fix the car for free, and even offer to give them all a ride home in the limo with the band! The next day Linda talks to Howard about how great it was and about how the girls are now all getting along. Bonus scene: Mallika tells Nicole that she thinks Kim is actually cool. Nicole disagrees. Kim sees Dinah in the cafeteria and asks to eat with her, and the two of them join Linda. Everyone is becoming friends. ------------------------------ 12. Best Party Ever [CLS01E12] ------------------------------ Howard helps Hector set up for a big party at his house. Hector has his MusicBoxx filled with dance music along with a rare song from 1984. He thinks it’s lame, but Hector asked him to get it because it’s Linda’s favorite song. He plans to ask her out after playing that song. The two head to the mall for some last minute supplies. After the party starts, Howard finds that Linda came with Kenji. He realizes his time is running out to ask her out. Suddenly Hector frantically asks for Howard’s help. His MusicBoxx is missing! Thinking he might have lost the MusicBoxx at the mall, Hector puts Spike and Brendan in charge of the party while they head to the mall to try to find it. Without Howard and Hector, the party gets crazy. Spike and Brendan keep things from getting too out of hand, including stopping Alexei and his Wilson High friends from crashing the party, but things still get way too wild. In addition, they promise a live band when people get anxious about music. Meanwhile, Howard and Hector find that Officer Monte at the mall did find the MusicBoxx but that Zach claimed it. They had to Zach’s house and try to get it back. Hector doesn’t get along with Zach. They’ve been fighting, and Hector made out with Zach’s girlfriend, Amanda, in Europe. He almost mentions it to Zach, but in actuality, Zach didn’t know about it. Eventually Zach calms down and says he would give it to Hector, but he lost it at a lemonade stand. Howard realizes that his sisters ran the lemonade stand and likely stole it. They head to Howard’s house to get it back. Unfortunately, Howard had lied to his parents and said he was going to be at an academic sleepover, so he sneaks it to get the MusicBoxx back. Kay and Kel reveal that they deleted Howard’s song because they thought it was lame. Back at the party, Howard and Hector find out about the promise of a live band. Howard gets an idea. Together with Hector, Brendan, and Spike on instruments, Howard sings the love song for Linda. When the song ends, he asks her out, and she agrees. Bonus scene: After the party, everyone is exhausted. They discuss how great the party was, but Officer Monte disagrees, saying parties were better when he was young. The group is confused about why Officer Monte is even there. Hector wakes up, barely able to remember the previous night. He vaguely recalls making out with someone. Next to him, Amanda wakes up mumbling Zach’s name. Surprised to see each other, they realize they made out the night before! --------------------------- 13. Local Ghosts [CLS01E13] --------------------------- Brendan and Dinah are paired together for a school project and go exploring the town for ghosts. First, they examine the story of a ghost singing in the school. It turns out to be Ryan. They move to the arcade, where they heard there was a haunted arcade game. Spud informs them that Ace Herbo once worked at the arcade and had a high score but died in the arcade. Now he gets mad if anyone beats his high score. Brendan beats the high school, and the game glitches and displays “Ace Herbo,” but they think it’s just a glitch. Next they talk to Ms. Rose who knows the story of the Wild Woodsman. She tells them that there was a fur trapper named Jonah Prez who went crazy, murdered people, and was killed by the lawman, Obadiah Prince. Brendan and Dinah head to the forest to look for signs of the ghost. During the evening, Brendan and Dinah chat about many subjects, growing closer and more intimate. Brendan’s GPS begins to malfunction, and Dinah finds Jonah Prez’s grave! However, it indicates that he was a good man that was killed by “The Lawless Bandit, Obadiah Prince.” They realize that the Prince family made up the story to cover for their criminal ancestor! Suddenly, the ghost of Jonah Prez appears. Dinah panics and begins to tell Brendan how she feels. However, the ghost smiles, waves, and leaves. Bonus scene: Brendan approaches his door, thinking that Dinah almost said she liked him. However, he disregards it because he thinks she’s too great to like him. Suddenly he thinks he sees a ghost and then thinks that it’s Mr. Doom but decides that that would be silly, thinking Mr. Doom doesn’t exist. Meanwhile, Mr. Doom stands nearby, chuckling. ---------------------------- 14. Spud the Stud [CLS01E14] ---------------------------- Spud wants his ex-girlfriend, Kat back. Hector, wanting his good friend Brendan to stop dating Kat because she bosses him around so much, agrees to help Spud. Spud plans on getting Kat to go with him to a tournament in eight school days, which gives Hector a chance to improve Spud's looks, game, and intelligence (about Kat). Hector helps Spud to buy a nice leather jacket, lift weights, and wear cologne. He also helps him check the Internet to learn more about Kat and even tries to flirt with her himself to see if she's receptive. Spud also learns to fake confidence and to use the "neg," a compliment that contains an insult. Brendan calls Hector to ask for advice. He thinks he loves Kat but feels tensions in their relationship. Of course, Hector begins to feel bad about his plan. On the day Spud plans to ask Kat to attend the tournament, Hector hopes to stop Spud. Unfortunately, Hector doesn't reach him in time. Spud impressed a number of girl over the past week while practicing, but his new skills don't work on Kat. He gives up and speaks honestly to her about his feelings, and she kisses him. Then she freaks out, running away confused. Bonus scene: Dexter tries the skills he learned from Spud. He tries to use the "neg" on Jane, but realizes what he's doing and berates him for it. -------------------------- 15. Lost Recipe [CLS01E15] -------------------------- Kim's at work with Ms. Rose when Ms. Rose collapses. She calls 911 as Spike enters the store, and the two go to the hospital with her. After talking with the doctor, Ms. Rose feels a bit better, and Kim and Spike get her home. Kim decides to stay to talk to Ms. Rose but invites Spike to have dinner later to repay him for his help. Ms. Rose tells Kim the story of her biggest regret. When she was young and was simply Elizabeth Rose, she worked at the bakery with her best friend, Mary. The two were working on a secret recipe for an amazing dessert bar. Unfortunately, something came between them before they could create it. Mary was in love with Walter, but Walter and Elizabeth fell in love. They tried to hide it from Mary, but one day Walter came into the store to tell Elizabeth that he had to leave because he was drafted. Too tired to finish the story, Ms. Rose leaves it at that for the night. Meanwhile, Nicole tells Mallika that she saw Spike with Kim. Mallika invites Spike to her house, claiming that she wants help dying her hair. Spike agrees, but when he gets there, he realizes what Mallika really wants. He makes an excuse not to make out with her and leaves for dinner with Kim. At dinner, he mentions that he hung out with Mallika, and Kim makes it clear that that's not okay with her. Bonus scene: Spike little brother Chip goes to a potluck and tries to talk to the twins, Kay and Kel. He finds himself speechless, trying to cope with new feelings. -------------------------------- 16. Secret Ingredient [CLS01E16] -------------------------------- Ms. Rose finishes her story to Kim. Mary stopped being friends with Elizabeth Rose over Elizabeth's relationship with Walter who had left for the war. Elizabeth tried to still work with her, but Mary refused to cooperate or be nice. However, they both received terrible news from Walter's mom: Walter's ship was sunk, and there were no survivors. Kim decides she wants to try to get Ms. Rose to make up with Mary. Mallika learns from her mom, who happens to be Ms. Rose's doctor, that Spike was only with Kim because he was helping bring Ms. Rose into the hospital. She also learns that Ms. Rose won't be alive much longer. She goes to Kim to apologize, and the two decide to work together to find Mary. Kim and Mallika head to the library where they look through microfilm. They find an article about the bakery and see a picture of Mary. Mallika realizes that one of her mom's patients is likely Mary! They break into the doctor's office, steal the file, and find her address. Later they go to Mary's house where Kim tells Mary that Ms. Rose wants to apologize. She leaves Ms. Rose's address with Mary. Later Mary comes to the bakery while Ms. Rose and Kim are working and makes up with Ms. Rose! Not long after, Ms. Rose passes away. Kim visits her grave and mourns the loss of her best friend but thanks her for leaving the bakery to her. Bonus scene: Mary approaches Kim and gives her a Wonder Bar, the lost recipe she had worked on with Ms. Rose. She reveals that she baked them recently with Ms. Rose before Ms. Rose passed away. The secret ingredient was sea salt! ------------------------ 17. Halloween [CLS01E17] ------------------------ Howard has a date with Linda to go to a haunted house, but his parents make him take the twins trick-or-treating. He tells Linda to go ahead with Dinah and takes the twins. After helping them maximize their candy, Howard convinces them to go to the haunted house. They get separated, and Howard goes inside. Eventually he finds Linda and learns that she got separated from Dinah. Outside they find Dinah and the twins. Dinah decides to give them some space and leaves, while Linda agrees to go with Howard and the twins trick-or-treating. Linda and Howard both have a good time, and the twins get plenty of candy. Bonus scene: Hector and Brendan get ready for Halloween. Brendan's worried that Kat hasn't called and mentions that she seems like she's hiding something. Hector nervously assures him it's nothing. He begins to put on his mummy costume thinking that mummies are big with girls that year, but Brendan tells him that he's thinking of vampires. At the auto shop, Megan tries to get Kenji to go out, but he refuses. At Mallika's, Mallika and Kim can't decide what horror movie to watch. ----------------------------- 18. Writer's Block [CLS01E18] ----------------------------- Dinah joins the lit club and attempts to write a story for it. Looking at popular culture and her own life, she writes a love story about a human girl named Dinahella and a vampire named Brendward. However, the evil vampire Katrina wants Brendward all for himself. At the lit club, Andrew tells her that she needs to work on her descriptions as well as characterization of Katrina. Is she evil or just misunderstood? Why? Hoping to understand Kat better, Dinah tries to get to know her. She discovers that Kat has something that's been bothering her. She talks to Dex, learning that when Kat broke up with Spud, she effectively lost her group of friends because they look up to Spud. She also reads Dinah's e-mail to Spud in the library and finds out about the kiss. Kat gets mad at her, and Dinah tells her that if she, Kat, doesn't tell Brendan, she, Dinah, will. Dinah fixes the story and resubmits it to the lit club. They love it, and Andrew wants to publish it in the newsletter. Brendan thinks something's up with Kat and wonders if he should stop hanging out with Dinah to keep from making Kat mad. Later Kat tells Brendan about the kiss, and Brendan ends the relationship, coming to Dinah to talk. However, Dinah lets slip that she knew about it, causing Brendan to distrust her as well. Bonus scene: Dinah writes a sequel story titled Sunset II: Before There's Darkness... There's a Sunset. Dinahella believes she can be with Brendward, but Brendward knows it can't work. She wants to be changed into a vampire, but Brendward won't take her humanity, leaving her. As time passes he misses her, returning to change her into a vampire. However, then Dinah can't decide what to write next and decides to drop it. ----------------------------- 19. The Flex-Games [CLS01E19] ----------------------------- Spike attends the Flex-Games to compete. Skazz is particularly aggressive and competitive, and Spike tries his best to beat him. He also talks to Mallika, who has attended to support Spike. Spike mentions having to use a blue skateboard provided by a sponsor rather than his lucky red skateboard. He does well in the first event but worries about the second. Mallika meets the crew filming the Flex-Games and is recruited to help. When she tries to interview the sponsors, she learns that Tom Prince is Skazz's
sponsor! Through her interview, she learns that Tom sponsored Skazz as a way to get back at Spike for stealing Mallika from him! Mallika leaves and talks to Spike. Spike sees Tom's father, Silas Prince, CEO of Prince Automotive. Spike leaves to get ready for the last event while Mallika spies on Silas talking to Tom, even filming it. She discovers that Silas is furious with Tom for possibly making the Prince family look bad. To ensure they've backed a winner, Silas has had someone sabotage Spike's blue skateboard. Mallika gasps, causing father and son to hear her. She runs to tell Spike before it's too late while Tom tries to stop her. Giving up her chance at showing her footage, she throws the camera at Tom to slow him down, allowing her to tell Spike in time. He tosses the board aside, and it shatters. Using his lucky red skateboard, he competes and wins the competition. He doesn't get any sponsors because they think he broke the board on purpose, but he does win Mallika's heart. The two kiss and cuddle together. Bonus scene: Silas and Tom discuss what happened. Tom assures his dad that he destroyed the tape. However, he also reveals that he hasn't truly learned his lesson. As punishment, Silas takes away Tom's credit cards for a month. Tom vows to make Mallika and Spike pay. ----------------------------- 20. Party Fowl [CLS01E20] ----------------------------- Spike's mom has to work on Thanksgiving, so he takes it upon himself to ensure he and Chip have a good Thanksgiving. They attempt to buy a turkey but run into Kay and Kel who are buying the last four turkeys in the area. Spikes takes Chip to the auto-shop because he knows Megan and Kenji have Thanksgiving there. They got locked out, but Chip climbs through the vents to let them inside the room. Kenji acts weird, and Megan tells Spike that Howard stole Linda from Kenji, and Spike inadvertently helped. Spike feels bad having not known. When Spike sees that they have very little food, he takes Chip and leaves. They also try the farmer's market, but it's been cancelled for Thanksgiving. He sees a wild turkey and tries to grab it but learns its actually his friend Moondog's turkey. Moondog and Patchouli offer to share food with them, and Spike actually likes the lentil-load. However, they leave because they're looking for something more traditional. Spike and Chip also head to the Wilson side of town in search for a turkey. They run into Andy who's on a quest of his own, and Andy leads them to Wilson High, informing them that Wilson High has an extra turkey in the fridge of the cafeteria. Spike runs into Stiletto, and they argue a little before Stiletto agrees to share the turkey with Spike. When they get to the turkey, they find Skazz has already ate it. Spike and Chip head home, sad that they failed, but Chip informs Spike that he had a great evening regardless. Suddenly the doorbell rings. His friends have arrived with food! Kenji brings mashed potatoes, Megan brings cranberry sauce, Moondog brings pumpkin pie, Patchouli brings lentil-load, Andy brings biscuits, and Skazz brings stuffing. Skazz apologizes, saying that Tom Prince talked him into everything about the Flex-Games. Kay and Kel even come with an extra turkey! They all stay for dinner. Bonus scene: Howard has dinner at Linda's house with her family. Brendan sadly spends his Thanksgiving playing online games with his friends. Dinah performs at a poetry recital. Tom Prince has dinner with his father, asking his father to pass the salt. Silas Prince gets insulted and tells him to talk to the waiter. --------------------------- * Homecoming Queen [CLHQ] * --------------------------- Because Taylor had an accident and broke her leg, Paula says that there isn't any competition for Homecoming Queen and that she'll win. Taylor thinks otherwise. She points out that the new girl is cute, but Paula reminds her that at Centerscore High, a girl must win a dance off as well to become Homecoming Queen. Taylor calls the new girl over and learns that her name is Emily. In addition, she just transferred from Fulliard School of Dance! Paula storms away, and Taylor explains how becoming Homecoming Queen works. The top two girls by popular vote have a dance off, both solo and as couples. The winner of the competition is crowned Homecoming Queen. Emily decides to try to beat Paula. With Homecoming only a week away, there isn't much time. Emily goes to her classes and attempts to make friends. In English, she hangs out with Taylor. She also meets Amanda, who befriends her when she learns that Emily really believes she can defeat Paula. She befriends Spike by helping with his skateboard trick. In the library, she becomes friends Ashley by mentioning that she's not popular; she just wants to defeat Paula. Dexter tries to hit on her in calculus. When Emily gets mad but doesn't slap him, he becomes her friend. She meets Beth in the cafeteria, befriending her by sitting with her after Paula forced her to sit alone for wearing the same earrings two days in a row. Beth also admits wishing Paula's date, Andy, had asked her to the dance. In English, she wins over Laura by standing up to Ryan's gross advances. She proves her friendship to Kim by helping her in a diss battle. When Spud asks how far she's willing to go and Emily responds that she'd do anything, Spud agrees to vote for her. During the week, Emily learns how far Paula is willing to go. She's convinced many guys that they're her boyfriend, including Andy, Chuck, Spud, and more. Andy's her date to Homecoming because he's a good dancer, but she's particularly mean to him. After Emily treats him nicely, he reveals that Taylor broke her leg because Paula had him shoot the girl at the bottom of the pyramid with his slingshot while Taylor was on top. She tumbled down, breaking her leg. He reveals that Paula wanted Emily to have an "accident" as well, but Andy's not going to do it. Emily's dad is concerned about the dance competition. She transferred from Fulliard because she choked up at her dance competition with stage fright, tripped, tore her pants, and revealed her underwear to everyone. However, she decides to overcome her fright. She attends dance class during the week to learn as many moves as possible. She even learns a move from Taylor! Taylor offers to set Emily up with Ryan if she can't find a date. However, she finds him repulsive. At the beginning of the week, Emily runs into Jacob. If she chooses to date him, he tells her pirate jokes, they go to the arcade, and even go see a comedian. He's so bad that he's funny, and when he ends for the night, Jacob convinces Emily to tell her own "it's so bad it's good" joke! They also attend a diss battle at school. During the week, Emily learns that Jacob once dated Paula. However, he tells her that that's in the past. If they date enough, Jacob asks her to Homecoming. Emily also meets Kenji outside at lunch. If she chooses to date him, they hang out in auto-shop, play poker, and hike to a party. Kenji reveals that he was, in a way, testing her. He says girls have tried to change him in the past but that he doesn't want to be changed. He doesn't like dances, but if they date enough, Kenji asks Emily to the dance. At Homecoming, Amanda comes in third, Paula comes in second, and Emily comes in first in popular vote. They each dance with their dates, and afterward they have a one-on-one dance off. Emily is crowned the winner! If she's dating Jacob, he reveals that he originally dated her because Paula wanted him to sabotage her, but he ended up really liking her. They agree to start over and continue dating. ------------ * Season 2 * ------------ ------------------------- 21. Road Rules [CLS02E21] ------------------------- Kenji and Megan usually enter the Prince Automotive race, Prince Prix, together with Megan as the driver and Kenji as the mechanic. This year, Kenji breaks their team by wanting to enter on his own for unknown reasons. At the Prince Prix, Silas Prince announces that each year Prince Automotive invites the public to compete against their best driver, his son, Tom Prince. This year Tom's driving the Prince Racing Automobile Two Thousand - the PRATT. On the first day, Megan races and beats Spud. On the second day, she's pitted against Kenji. Before the race, she learns that Kenji entered on his own to impress Linda. Despite knowing this, Megan does her best to beat him and does. Meanwhile, Mallika and Spike believe Silas will cheat again and decide to investigate. She learns that Silas tells Tom to bribe Megan and also installs a secret device in his car. However, Spike sabotages it. Kenji offers to help Megan and upgrades her car. She refuses Tom's $5000 bribe and refuses even when he offers to triple it. They race, and Tom activates the auto-pilot, setting it to expert. Unfortunately for him, the computer can't find the expert file and crashes thanks to Kenji. He's forced to drive himself and loses. Linda stops by the Centerscore High Auto-Shop to talk to Kenji, but he's not there. She asks Megan to let him know that she was impressed with his driving and even more that he helped Megan. Bonus scene: Mallika enters a film about Silas in a competition, but Officer Monte arrives to stop it with a signed court order prohibiting the screening. As Mallika leaves, Silas arrives to gloat. He also says that Prince Automotive will no longer be donating equipment to the Centerscore High Auto-Shop. --------------------------- 22. Winter Queen [CLS02E22] --------------------------- With the Winter Formal approaching, Paula assumes she'll be crowned Winter Queen. After treating everyone around her poorly, Taylor decides to run for Winter Queen too. She proceeds to talk to other students in an effort to earn votes. She learns from Hector that he likes Amanda despite Amanda dating Zach. She decides to help Hector by talking to Amanda about her feelings. Taylor also talks to Angie, helping her find secret date spots for her and her boyfriend Derren from Wilson High, and Linda as well. Paula spreads a rumor that Taylor made out with Spud, and this gets out of control. Kat even confronts her about it. To counter that rumor, Taylor spreads a rumor that Paula helped Wilson High steal their float. At the dance, Hector announces the results of the vote, and Taylor and Paula have tied. Amanda reveals that she forgot to turn in her vote for Taylor, making Taylor the winner! Bonus scene: When it's time for the last dance, Zach doesn't want to dance with Amanda because she's too sweaty. Hector secretly wishes Amanda would dance with him. Zach goes to wait in the car, and Amanda finds Hector, asking him to dance. ---------------------------- 23. Quest Rewards [CLS02E23] ---------------------------- Brendan is still upset with Dinah for not telling him that Kat cheated on him, and he'd rather play Warscrewdriver: Online than hang out with Hector. He goes home after school to lead his guild in a quest. The request requires at least two people. At the end, two people must fight. The winner gets a powerful sword while the loser's character resets. He wants to do this to Kat, feeling that because he wasted time on their relationship, he wants her time spend developing her character to have been wasted. However, when he logs into the game, he finds that the guild has voted Spud the new leader. Saddened by this, he goes to a tavern in the game but doesn't have enough money to pay for his drink. A stranger named Hanid Smythe offers to pay for his drink. They discuss his problems, and he offers to help him on his quest. First, they solve a bear's riddle to learn the sword's location. They head to a beach where they encounter Amanda, lost while trying to research something for school. Meanwhile the guild is taking longer, slowed by Spud's bad leadership. Brendan and his friend reach the weapon, but Brendan decides to tell him the truth about having to fight for the sword. The stranger knows about it and kills himself so Brendan can take it. Most of the guild (except Kat) is fed up with Spud. They leave the guild, vowing to join Brendan. Having acquired the sword, Brendan logs out and heads to Dinah's house. He realizes that "Hanid" is "Dinah" backwards, and "Smythe" is the singer of Dinah's favorite band, The Kure. Dinah and Brendan make up and become friends again. Brendan learns that Dinah joined the game just to help him. He offers to help her level her character again. Bonus scene: The guild makes fun of Spud and praise Brendan. The bear makes a riddle about Brendan. Amanda is still lost. Spud and Kat get to the end of the quest and are surprised to learn that they have to fight. While Spud denies the possibility, Kat kills his character and takes the sword. -------------------------------- 24. The Holiday Party [CLS02E24] -------------------------------- Kim has been down ever since the death of Ms. Rose. Mallika and Spike come to the bakery in an attempt to get her to hang out with friends. They invite her to Mallika's holiday party, but she doesn't want to go. Kim agrees only after Mallika orders five dozen gingerbread men to be delivered to her party. Walking up to the house, she trips. Phil, who was walking by, sees and catches her. He helps her bring the cookies into the house. Howard's sisters, Kay and Kel, point out that they're standing under mistletoe. They decide not to kiss because they just met. This upsets the twins, who leave angrily. Phil wasn't invited to the party, but Spike invites him. Mallika doesn't seem so sure, but Spike continues to pressure him to stay, and Phil agrees. Spike shows Phil around while Mallika tells Kim that she used to date him. Kim admits to beginning to like Phil, and Mallika gives her blessing. Kim goes downstairs to dance, but Hector changes the music to a slow song just as she gets there. To avoid couples, she goes outside. Meanwhile, Howard tries to talk to his sisters, but they run to the bathroom and lock themselves inside with an animal cage. Spike and Howard talk to them and get them to run out of the bathroom. They don't know what they had planned. Andy is at the party talking about how he lost his eye. He says it was due to a "Green Glyder BB Gun." Brendan says that he thought it was "fighting rogue department store Santas," while Howard thought it was "wrestling criminal reindeer that escaped from the Elf Prison as the North Pole." Outside, Kim finds Phil also avoiding the couples. They realize that they're very similar. Phil is happy for Mallika but still misses what they had. Kim feels similarly due to her past feelings for Spike. Phil suggests they do something crazy to take their minds off love. He gets the idea to go sledding, but they don't have sleds. Kim suggests her cookie pans. They have a blast, and the other party goers join them. When Kim and Phil go inside, they stand under the mistletoe and kiss. Kay and Kel decide to use a "missile-toad" instead of "mistletoe" and launch a toad at them. Howard saves the die by jumping in the way, getting his in the face with the toad. Andy says that people should be careful around frogs because that was how he lost his eye. Brendan thought it was "fencing with sharpened candy canes." Mallika struggles to admit to Spike that she dated Phil, but he informs her that Phil already told him when he showed him around the house. Spike's okay with it because he's with Mallika now. Bonus scene: Taylor and Amanda are talking. It leads to Amanda realizing that astronauts can't get gifts because reindeer can't get to them, which upsets her greatly. Kenji talks to Megan about how she gets to drive the zamboni, and she gives him tickets to the next hockey game, saying he can check out the engine. Spud things the holiday is too capitalistic, and Kat says that he better not be trying to get out of giving her a gift. He offers to give one to her the next day as soon as the mall opens. Hector tells Zach that Amanda's upset, but he doesn't seem to care. He asks if he can talk to her, and Zach gives him persmission. Hector tells Amanda that the government only lets naughty people use the space shuttle so they don't have to worry about presents, making her feel much better. --------------------------------- 25. Tom Prince's Carol [CLS02E25] --------------------------------- Tom Prince's father, Silas Prince, tells him that there will be a holiday party at their house that night. It's for business; Silas hopes to make a business deal with the Centerscore Comets, a local sports team. Tom is excited because he wants to meet them, but Silas orders him to stay away from the party because he's a failure. After Silas leaves, Tom gets to work on his catapult. He plans to use it to egg Mallika's holiday party. However, he hits himself with it and passes out. He wakes up with the ghost of his great-great-grandfather, Obadiah Prince, in his room. He tells Tom that he's going to be visited by three spirits because on his current path, he'll never be happy. First, Tom is visited by a ghostly Skazz claiming to be the Ghost of Winter Holidays Past. He shows Tom the house in which Tom once lived with his younger parents. Silas is about to leave for work, but Tom's mother, asks him to stay at home with their son because of the holidays. She threatens to leave him if he continues, but Silas says he values money more than love or family. Tom realizes that his mother didn't die tragically like Silas said. Rather, she left him. Next, Tom meets a Ghost Bear who is the Ghost Bear of Winter Holidays Present. He shows Tom Mallika's party, and Tom witnesses Mallika happy with Spike despite Spike not spending much on a gift. Finally, Tom meets Mr. Doom as the Ghost of Winter Holidays Future, who doesn't speak but who will gesture. He shows Tom's his grave, and Tom is shocked to see that it's small and not huge like he deserves. He suspects it must be because he didn't get rich enough. Back in the present, Tom reflects on the lessons he learned. He realizes money is more important than family, that Mallika likes Spike because he's famous for winning the Flex Games, and that he needs to earn as much money as possible, giving up petty revenge. He attends the party, telling his dad what he learned and that he plans to be the richest person to ever walk the planet. He also seals the deal with the Centerscore Comets by showing them his catapult. They plan to use it to catapult t-shirts into the crowd faster. After the Comets' owner leaves, Tom tells his father that he'll sell him the patent for a huge sum of money. Bonus scene: The ghosts get together to sing a song. "[Obadiah:] We're the ghosts of the Holiday season! [Skazz:] We come when the weather gets freezin'! [Mr. Doom:] If you've been a miser... [Ghost Bear:] We'll come make you wiser... [Obadiah:] By scaring you 'til you see reason!" ------------------------------ 26. New Year's Kiss [CLS02E26] ------------------------------ Hector plans a New Year's Eve party because he hopes to be close to Amanda at midnight to kiss her. After learning that Amanda's going to be on a boat trip with her dad and Zack and New Year's Eve, he claims it's a Russian New Year's Eve party, which takes place a week later. On the day of the party, he gives his address book to Brendan and tells him to invite some hot girls. He hopes this will cheer up Brendan, but he also wants the free time to go buy food that Amanda will like. The party is a success, but there are a few problems. First, Paula tries to ask Hector out, but Hector tells her that he's good friends with her ex-boyfriend, Andy, and that he couldn't do that to him. Amanda asks if Hector's good friends with Zack, but Hector replies that he isn't. Just then, two people arrive. It turns out that Brendan invited Hector's ex-girlfriends, Porscha and Mona. They're both all over him at the party. Hector convinces Mona that she should be focusing on her acting, so she leaves. Howard saves the day by distracting Porscha. Hector wants to talk to Amanda, but Zack's arrived and is talking to her. Hector asks Zack to help with the music, and he agrees, leaving to go help. Hector offers Amanda some Gummy Mares because he's noticed that she eats them a lot. She admits that still watches the cartoon. Hector replies that he watches Blackwing Bird, and the two recite some lines of the show together. Amanda says that she wanted a New Year's Eve countdown. Hector informs her that he has that planned, and he starts the recording of the previous week's countdown. Unfortunately, Zack returns. Hector retreats sadly to his room, but Amanda follows him. Alone in the room, they hear the countdown outside, and Amanda leans forward and kisses Hector. Bonus scene: On the way home, Amanda tells Zack all about her dreams. First she tells him about the dream she had in which she was a fish looking for a smaller fish, then the one where she's a robot in an Australia filled with trash, and finally about the one in which she was in a house tied to a million balloons. Zack says that the first was just "Finding Screamo" and the second "Wall-a-by." He says he doesn't want to hear about her Pickstar movie dreams. Amanda thinks about how Hector would be willing to listen, but then tries to convince herself that she loves Zack. ------------------------- 27. Prank Wars [CLS02E27] ------------------------- Linda, Howard, Hector, and Brendan are attacked after school with water balloons by Alexei and the Wilson High kids. When they thought it was over, Alexei hurled balloons filled with honey along with a honeycomb filled with bees. They decide to get even with Wilson High by repainting the lines in their parking lot to make all the spaces smaller. The next day they find that Wilson High as retaliated by covering all their cars with marshmallows. In addition, they've removed Hector's sound system and replaced it with one that simply plays the ice cream truck song. Linda takes Howard and Hector to the auto-shop to have Kenji fix Hector's party van. The relationship between Howard and Kenji is tense, but they make it work. After the repairs are finished, they all regroup to plan a retaliation, but Brendan leaves, wanting out of the pranks. The group decides to take apart Alexei's car and reassemble it inside the Wilson High gym. Hector, Howard, Linda, and Kenji meet at Alexei's and disassemble the car. Seeing Steve, they hide behind the car and overhear that they're planning something. Linda decides to head back to Centerscore High to keep an eye out for Wilson High kids. After they finish taking the car apart, Kenji gets a call from Megan who needs his help. He leaves to go help her. Howard and Hector take the parts of the car to Wilson High. They meet Brendan there, who was lied to by Hector. Hector said that there was a LAN party to play Warscrewdriver: Online, but he really wanted him to disable the security cameras. They convince him, and Brendan helps. They discuss the prank wars, Hector saying that they need to fight fire with fire and that they "didn't start the fire... It was always burning." Inside the gym, they get the car reassembled when Linda calls them saying that the Wilson kids were at Centerscore High. Howard gets back first. Linda is on the ground wrestling with Steph, and Steve is running away. Howard tackles him, finding him with glue and a mask of a badger, Wilson's mascot. They infer that Wilson High's plan was to superglue the badger mask to their statue. The next day, the group discusses the prank wars when Officer Monte approaches to arrest Howard, Brendan, and Hector. He claims that they burned down Wilson High's library. After they say they didn't do it, Officer Monte asks for their alibis. Brendan was playing Warscrewdriver: Online at 11:00 PM, and Howard was out with Linda. Hector stammers, but doesn't have an alibi. Officer Monte says that Brendan's fingerprints were all over the camera, and that Howard and Hector's prints were on recovered fireworks. The students question Hector, especially considering he kept talking about fire, but he doesn't really have an answer. Office Monte arrests all three and takes them away. Bonus scene: After Officer Monte leaves, Amanda and Linda rush to the group of students. They want to know what happened, and Kenji explains. No one's sure what to believe. Linda says that she never thought they'd do something so serious. Kenji agrees, but mentions that Hector didn't even have an alibi. He wonders why he wouldn't say where he was if he wasn't setting the fire, and Amanda gulps. --------------------------------- 28. Boot Camp Breakout [CLS02E28] --------------------------------- Howard, Brendan, and Hector find themselves at Officer Monte's Boot Camp For Troubled Boys, sentenced to three months. When they get there, they argue as they wait for Officer Monte. They want to know why Hector won't admit to what he was doing, and he finally explains. He was on a date with Amanda. He had the fireworks because she loves them, but they were stolen from the car. Security cameras got footage of his car on the Wilson side of town because they have their dates there so people don't see them. Office Monte arrives and brings them into the boot camp. He forces them to do manual labor. They also meet Max, Jacob's older brother. He was sent to boot camp two years earlier. Max gives them tips and protects them from others. Eventually he reveals that he plans to break out but needs their help. He's learned that Office Monte would be gone that night on a date. Office Monte has an escape tunnel behind a bookcase in his office, but to get into the office, they'll need the key. Howard is tasked with getting the key off Office Monte. To get into the building, they'll need IDs. Hector's tasked with getting these from the nurse's office. Lastly, they'll need food for the two day walk back to Centerscore, and Brendan's tasked with this. Brendan volunteers to clean the kitchen. When the guard's on break, he makes his move but finds Skazz trapped under a table. He helps Skazz, who tells him to grab the orange packets of food. Brendan does and finds them full of protein bars, dried fruit, and trail mix. Howard helps Officer Monte at the lake. He's making a cologne for this date, but he needs crawdads and hedgehog's milk. Officer Monte tells Howard to catch a hedgehog while he wades into the lake to catch crawdads. Howard gets the key off Office Monte's belt while he's trying to catch crawdads. Lastly, Hector fakes being sick to get sent to the nurse's office. While she's looking for a book, he swipes some IDs. They all meet in the parking lot and wonder how they'll get past the guards. Max took care of that by setting out bait for a bear. When a bear arrives at the camp, the guards leave to deal with it. The guys get into the building, enter the office, and find the entrance, but they also find the door to the secret entrance locked. While Max works to get the door unlocked, Howard finds letters from Linda, Amanda, and Kat. Linda still thinks Howard did it. Amanda thinks Hector is at a shoe camp rather than boot camp. Kat says that she couldn't resist Spud after he learned all those tricks from Hector. Learning that Hector was responsible for their breakup, Brendan is furious with him. However, Max gets the door open just as Office Monte is returning. Howard, Brendan, and Hector run into the tunnel, but Max doesn't follow. He tells them that they need to go while he distracts Office Monte. The three reach the woods safely. Bonus scene: Max is put into solitary confinement. Office Monte doesn't realize that Max had been digging an escape tunnel from the solitary confinement chamber where it was too dark for the guards to see. He knew that if he had used it, Office Monte would find him because he always checks on him. However, the other three escapees have created the perfect distraction. ------------------------------- 29. Guys Versus Wild [CLS02E29] ------------------------------- Howard, Brendan, and Hector are lost in the woods and angry at each other. Hector reminds the guys that they need to work together to honor Max. They hear Office Monte searching for them with his badger, Petunia, so they begin to run. After stopping to rest, they realize they're hungry but have lost their food. Hector tells them they should gather food, and they find papaya to eat. They continue walking, careful to avoid dangerous animals, but Office Monte is still on their trail. They cross a stream to mask their scent and then build a shelter just before a rainstorm hits. In the morning, they talk about the differences again. Hector explains that he helped Spud because Brendan's his friend and can do better than Kat, who mistreated him. Brendan and Hector reconcile and are friends again. Hector also explains that he had to protect Amanda, and that love makes people do strange things. His friends point out to him that he said he loves Amanda. Hector leads them onward, using his knowledge that the sun sets in the west, moss grows on the north side of trees in the northern hemisphere, and that a compass points to the magnetic north pole. They eventually reach a freeway and are relieved. However, Office Monte approaches behind them. Bonus scene: Max meets with Jacob in a dark alley to say good bye before leaving for Vegas. He also explains that he broke out with Howard and his friends and tells Jacob that they're good guys. -------------------- 30. Proof [CLS02E30] -------------------- Linda acts as coach for her fellow classmates while preparing for the Crosstown Races. However, the team is disheartened without Howard, Hector, and Brendan. She and Amanda talk about the guys at her house, and Linda realizes that Howard couldn't have set the fire. The fire started at 11:00 PM, but she was with Howard at that time! Linda and Amanda go to talk to the judge, but he tells them that they need proof. Linda leads Amanda in a search for proof of the boys' innocence. At Howard's house, they search for and find the ticket stub from the movie that Linda and Howard saw together, but it's been destroyed. However, they learn that Howard's sisters had photos of them together at the theater that they planned to use as blackmail in the future. Linda tells them that Howard needs to be free for them to blackmail them, and the girls give Linda the photos. Next Linda and Amanda learn from Dinah that Brendan was playing Warscrewdriver: Online at that time. The game logs your account activity, but they'd need to log in as Brendan to view that log. Linda practices thinking like Brendan and then types the first password that comes to her mind, "Blood Baby," and it works. Dinah says it doesn't mean anything to her, but in actuality, it's a song by a goth band that they heard together. She knows Brendan doesn't listen to goth music so suspects he chose it because of her. Linda prints the account log. Finally, the girls look for proof of Hector's innocence. Hector's dad informs them that Hector was very excited about a special date, but he doesn't know whom Hector was dating. Linda finds his little black book and explains what it is to Amanda. Amanda nervously wonders if Hector would ever decide to stay with one girl, and Linda says that she thinks he would. They find that Hector had planned to meet Camille in the Wilson side of town. They find Camille, who runs a flower shop. After talking with her, they learn what kind of bouquet Hector purchased, and Linda notes that it's the same as the flowers Amanda has in her room. Everything suddenly clicks for Linda, but she decides not to push Amanda to keep her from running away. The next day, Linda and Amanda return to the judge. Linda supplies the evidence for Howard and Brendan. She says that while she doesn't have evidence of Hector's innocence, she knows someone that does. Just as Amanda's about to tell the truth, explaining that she was with Hector, Zack walks into the room. He was there paying a parking ticket. Zack thought that Amanda was at an All Girls' Slumber Party, but Amanda admits the she wasn't. She says she was on a date with Hector, and Zack breaks up with her before leaving, hurt. Amanda produces a time and date-stamped photo strip from their date, and the judge accepts it. He makes a phone call explaining their innocence. Back in the forest, Hector, Howard, and Brendan emerge at a freeway when Officer Monte approaches behind them. They think they're caught, but he informs them that their girlfriends have proved their innocence and that they're free to go! Bonus scene: Paula holds an emergency meeting of the cheerleading squad to discuss the new popularity of Zach and Amanda. Jessica notes that she likes to make out with men she feels bad for, so Paula gives Zack five points. Maria notes that Zach's quarterback and that girls are going to compete for him. Paula gives him ten points for being an athlete, five for being eligible, and fifteen for being highly desirable. She concludes that Zack's popularity is skyrocketing. Taylor interrupts to mention that he was a jerk to Amanda, so Paula deducts twenty points. The girls continue with Amanda. Jessica says that cheating on a boyfriend is wrong, so Paula takes away ten points. Maria says that while Hector's a musician, Zack's star of the football team and was in the newspaper once. Paula subtracts fifteen points. She concludes that Amanda is just barely popular and is now on popular probation. -------------------------------------------- 31. The Crosstown Races, Part One [CLS02E31] -------------------------------------------- As Howard, Hector, and Brendan walk out of the courthouse, Alexei pulls up in his car. He explains that he didn't set the fire, and that now that Howard, Hector, and Brendan are proven innocent, he knows they didn't either. He and his friends did steal the fireworks, but someone stole them from where they were hidden. That means that he must have a traitor in his group, and the three guys from Centerscore are the only people he can trust. They agree to help find the true culprit. Howard, Hector, and Brendan arrive at Centerscore High as Linda, Amanda, Dinah, and others discuss the games. The Crosstown Races are a series of events that each award points. At the end of the race, the school with the most points wins. Centerscore High is competing against Wilson High and the Spartan Academy. Howard, Hector, and Brendan volunteer to help. Brendan heads to the lake with Dinah and Megan. They've built a boat that will carry a torch across the lake as part of an event. However, it's not buoyant enough and is riding low. Brendan helps upgrade it. Hector goes to the auto-shop with Amanda and Mallika. They turn Hector's party van into a mobile communication van to monitor the event. While working on his van, Hector gets a chance to talk to Amanda. She feels bad about what happened with Zack, and Hector says she can have all the time she needs. Howard meets with Linda and Kenji to prepare for the three-legged race. Linda was originally going to run the race with Howard, but with Howard gone, Kenji offered to do it with her. Now that Howard's back, Linda decided to run the race with him, leaving Kenji annoyed. Howard and Linda practice while Kenji drives next to them, monitoring their speed. As the three help prepare, they each get text messages from Alexei asking them to meet at Wilson High, which they do. Alexei tells Skazz, Steph, and Steve that one of them is traitor. Meanwhile, the three Centerscore guys stay hidden, watching the group for tells. They notice that Steph nervously checks her phone repeatedly. They follow her after Alexei is done talking, and she makes a worried phone call, planning to meet with someone. They follow her to her meeting and find that she's meeting with Tom Prince. Tom Prince, who attends the Spartan Academy, wants to win. In exchange for Steph's help, Tom promised her an internship at Prince Research Labs. Steph stole the fireworks and gave them to Tom who then used them to set fire to the library. This would make Wilson High think Centerscore High did it. While the two were busy with each other, they'd both forget about the Spartan Academy. Steph explains that Alexei knows something is wrong, and Tom gets upset, asking her if she was sure she wasn't followed. Howard and his friends reveal themselves, but Tom notes that they have no proof. Bonus scene: Back on the night of the fire, Steph gives Tom the fireworks. Before parting ways, Tom asks for one more favor. He asks Steph to ensure Alexei sees him and his two friends, Chad and Preston, fleeing the scene. She's surprised, but Tom informs her that they'll be wearing jackets from Centerscore High. -------------------------------------------- 32. The Crosstown Races, Part Two [CLS02E32] -------------------------------------------- At the beginning of the Crosstown Races, Judge Tigh gives a speech explaining how Obadiah Prince, the sheriff, traveled across the town to bring medicine to children. The Crosstown Races retraces his journey. The students listen to the speech before starting the events. Mallika, Hector, and Angie coordinate from the Mobile Command Center. Kim and Phil participate in the first event, a race. However, the race requires parkour. While not incredibly fast, Kim's agile. Phil gives her a boost over a wall, and Kim is able to win the race, winning 10 points for Centerscore High School. After the race, Tom tells Steph that if she wants the internship, she still needs to help Spartan Academy win. The second event is a trivia contest. Centerscore sends Spud, Kat, and Dex. The questions are based on the story of Obadiah Prince, and the students earn Centerscore High 15 points. In the skate park, Spike earns 20 points. In the apple orchard, Wilson High's Skazz eats all his apple when the contest tasked students with collecting as many apples as possible, earning Wilson High negative 15 points. At the business school, Tom aces the business exam, earning Spartan Academy 65 points. The Mall Dash is a race across the local mall. Centerscore High sends Taylor, Paula, and Amanda. They seem to be winning when Tom and his friends pull ahead. They reveal that they paid a janitor to give them access to an underground tunnel. In addition, Tom reverses the escalators after using it himself, making it much more difficult for the cheerleaders. At Amanda's suggestion, the girls form a human pyramid to reach the second floor and win the race, earning 25 points. Howard tries to meet Linda to prepare for the three-legged race but runs into Steph. She was sabotaging the leg bindings, but after being caught, she rushes away, knocking down Howard and causing him to hurt his ankle. At the lake, Dinah, Brendan, and Megan get ready to use the remote-controlled boat to take the torch across the lake. Judge Tigh discusses Obadiah Prince when Dinah speaks against Obadiah Prince and declaring the truth. Judge Tigh acknowledges the ideas that he was an outlaw but says that the legend is important also. Centerscore High wins the remote-controlled boat race, earning 10 points for winning and 20 for winning in style. Mona and Jacob earn the school 35 points for their production of 'Obadiah, Where Are Thou?' In the high jump event, Spartan Academy wins 75 points. Before the final event, the three-legged race, Spartan Academy and Centerscore High are tied and Wilson High is eliminated. With Howard's ankle hurt, Linda plans on running the race with Kenji. As the start time nears, Howard overhears Tom talking to his friend. If they don't pull into the lead, Tom plans on having Steph use an invisible trip wire to stop Linda and Kenji. The race begins, and Linda and Kenji pull into the lead. Howard manages to find Steph just in time, stopping her and allowing Linda and Kenji to win the race. While Howard greatly contributed, he feels it when the students all look at Kenji like a hero. Tom freaks out, wondering how many buildings he must burn down to win. Officer Monte approaches, having heard his accidental confession. Bonus scene: Silas publicly declares that the Prince Unlimited Corporation had to do something about Wilson High not having a library. Howard's angry at the fact that Silas is overlooking the fact that his own son caused the fire. Brendan mentions that Tom signed a plea bargain that admitted no culpability. Dinah heard that Silas used money from Tom's trust fund to pay for the new library's construction. Mallika mentions that watching Officer Monte question Tom was satisfying. She also notes that Silas seems very calm. Dinah thinks he looks like everything is going according to plan. The group heads to Hector's for a celebratory party. Despite going to the party as well, Linda seems to linger with Kenji. --------------------------- 33. The Break Up [CLS02E33] --------------------------- Howard throws a beach party. While he sets up speakers and a microphone for a big surprise, Linda sits quietly in self-contemplation. Dinah talks to her because she seems down. Howard's planning all this because it's been six months since they started dating, but Linda doesn't want him to make a big deal out of it. Just as Howard begins a speech, it starts to rain. Linda takes charge, getting people to save the equipment. When Linda goes home, she finds Kenji waiting in her room. He had a fight with his dad and wanted somewhere to crash. Linda decides they should do something fun, and Kenji suggests going to the Engine-X Races to see his favorite motorcycle rider, Jack 'Lubby' Stonard. They head to the race on the motorcycle Kenji borrowed from his uncle, but tickets are sold out. Kenji wants to sneak into the race by jumping over a fence, but Linda is reluctant. However, she sees that Officer Monte is working security and wants to get back at him for what he did to Howard. She distracts him while Kenji sneaks inside, and then Kenji lets her in as well. Once inside, Linda remembers that she promised Howard she'd call him. She left her cell phone at home so goes to find a phone with which to call him. Howard begins to plan an elaborate house party for the following week. Linda tries to tell him not to do it, but Howard talks over her and doesn't listen. Eventually Linda angrily interrupts him, saying they need to talk about this later. On her way back to her seat, she runs into Lubby Stonard. He got into a small accident, and his team is fixing his bike before he can go back out. Linda wants to get an autograph for Kenji but doesn't have anything. In place of an autograph, Lubby Stonard gives her his helmet. He says that regulations require him to use a new one after crashing. She gives it to Kenji, who's thrilled. They have a great time, and at the end, Kenji gives Linda a ride home, even letting her steer. Linda finds hundreds of missed calls and messages on her phone from Howard. He goes ahead with the party. Next week, at Howard's house for the party, Linda talks to Amanda. She asks if Amanda was sad when she broke up with Zack. She explains to Linda that she was sad but happy at the same time. Realizing she needed to end it was hard, but actually ending it was easy. Howard, Brendan, Hector, and Spike get on a stage. Spike has a harmonica, Brendan has a keyboard, Hector has a guitar, and Howard has a microphone. They play Linda's favorite song, and Linda holds back tears. Everyone cheers at the end, but Howard can tell something's wrong. He goes to talk to Linda alone, and she explains that she needs excitement and unpredictability, and Howard doesn't provide that. They break up. Bonus scene: Howard's dad takes Howard fishing to show him that there are other fish in the sea. Howard remarks that they haven't caught anything. His dad reiterates that there are other fish in the sea, but they're in a lake that's situated poorly for fishing. Howard tells his dad that he's losing the metaphor, and his dad replies that he lost Linda and that the next time he gets a girl that amazing, he needs to work harder to keep her. Howard confirms that his dad is saying he should have planned something more elaborate, and his dad agrees. ------------------------------------ 34. Andy Cannelloni, P.I. [CLS02E34] ------------------------------------ As Andy's consciousness fades, he hears Travis exclaim that someone knocked him out and Ryan reply that he had no choice. Andy then proceeds to tell the story from the beginning. Andy hears a dame cry out, in trouble! Paula needs his help. Someone's stolen the tiara to be used for the Prom Queen out of Principal's Shapiro's office. It's a very expensive tiara that one belonged to Silas Prince's great- grandmother, loaned to Centerscore High by Silas. Principal Shapiro said prom would be cancelled if anything happened to it. After being beat for Winter Homecoming Queen by Taylor, Paula says this is her last chance to prove her popularity. Paula explains that after school at cheerleading practice she found that someone broke into Principal Shapiro's office, stealing the tiara. She saw the culprit break the window and run away. Andy agrees to find the thief. First, he goes to cheerleading practice. He presses Taylor, who tells him that she didn't see anything suspicious but that Paula has a new, secret boyfriend. Next, he examines Principal Shapiro's office. He finds the window broken, shards of glass covering the parking lot outside, as well as a broken- off, bright pink fake fingernail under the case. Finally, he discovered a hidden security camera with a device attached used to block it. He takes it to Brendan, and they discuss it. The device loops the camera's video so that it doesn't record anything new. Brendan believes that Steph from Wilson High is the only kid who could make one. At Wilson, Andy pretends to be Mr. McGraw, admissions officer from Centerscore Academy of Technology. He claims to be impressed by the camera, and Steph reveals that someone anonymously contacted her over FaceSpace, offering to pay her to make it. She was able to detect that it came from Centerscore High's network but doesn't know who it was. Outside, Travis attacks him, but Andy wins the fight. At least, he wins until Ryan attacks him from behind, knocking him out. Lucretia, Andy's ex-girlfriend and daughter of Mr. Doom, defeats the two guys and takes Andy to an abandoned car factory on the edge of town. He's obviously still interested in her, but she claims to have ended it for his own good. She tells him that he's just a pawn in this and that he needs to stop the investigation. Andy steals a kiss before leaving, driving to Paula's to explain that he can't figure it out. She informs him that she remembered something else. The person running away from the crime scene was blonde and in some sort of uniform. Suddenly, Andy hears an intruder downstairs. He runs downstairs, but the man gets away to his car outside. A high-speed chase ensues, but the other person crashes. Andy finds the deserted car, but the driver got away. The license plate says "T-PRINCE." The next day at school, Principal Shapiro is furious after seeing what happened. Andy interrupts to announce that he knows who did it. He says it was Paula! He deduces that Paula was worried that Taylor would win Prom Queen, and Paula would rather no one win than Taylor win. He believes she hired him to throw him off. He also believes that she tried to pin it on Taylor. Paula admits it, and Principal Shapiro goes to call the police. Andy wonders why Paula had guys beat him up, but she replies that that was Tom's doing, who thought she shouldn't have tried to use Andy. Andy knows Tom must have been the brains behind the plan, but wonders what Silas Prince had to gain by loaning the tiara in the first place. Much earlier, Tom started dating Paula. He brings up the idea of stopping Taylor from winning Prom Queen by stealing the tiara. Andy goes back to the Wilson side of town, likely to see Lucretia. Meanwhile, Silas sits with Paula's dad. He agrees to drop the charges if Paula's dad signs all of his possessions over to him. He angrily agrees. Bonus scene: Dexter journals in his Captain's Log, considering himself a space-marine on the Centerscore space station. He's on his way to the station's library to help the Space Princess Ashley study planetary trade agreements when Travis the Terminator attacks him. Travis is hoping to let off steam after being defeated by Lucretia. Dex threatens to disintegrate him, and when Travis doesn't leave, he squirts him in the eyes with a squirt gun full of hot sauce. Alternate endings: If Andy accuses the wrong person, the police will find that the accused was innocent and then find Andy guilty, putting him in Officer Monte's Boot Camp for Troubled Boys with increased security. If he accuses Taylor, the police will find that she was at cheerleading practice. Amanda takes self-photos every 11 seconds on average, and Taylor's in the background of most of them from that night. If he accuses Wilson's Steph, the police will find that traffic cameras show she wasn't home at the time. ------------------------- 35. Fair Catch [CLS02E35] ------------------------- Zack gets Brendan to help Howard get over Linda because Howard's anger is making him terrible at football. They have an important game against Highlands Academy soon, and Zack wants to make sure Howard plays his best. Brendan talks to Dinah, who gives him suggestions. First, he borrows tapes of school events from Mallika from the AV Club. With Howard, they watch a video of a pep rally from when Howard and Linda first started dating. It was important to Howard, but Linda looks bored. When Kenji approaches, Linda looks happy. Howard realizes that they might have had problems for a long time. Brendan notices in the video that Dinah is reading a guide to Warscrewdriver: Online. This was when Brendan was still with Kat, and Brendan realizes that maybe Dinah likes him
Next, Dinah suggests Brendan take Howard on a mission of some sort. They decide to go paintballing with Spike. The three win, and Howard has a great time getting his mind off of Linda. Finally, Dinah mentions that she and Linda were talking to some guys at the mall, and that seemed to help Linda. Brendan gets bothered by the idea of Dinah talking to another guy. Dinah mentions that it was nice to be told she was cute. Brendan tells her that she's very cute but that she doesn't need to hear it from some guy at the mall. She tells him that she appreciates the compliment, and Brendan decides that Howard does need to talk to some girls. Brendan contacts Hector who takes them to an OMG sorority party. At the door, Brendan says they're from the AKA fraternity. The sorority girl doesn't believe them but lets them in because Brendan was funny. Inside, Brendan finds a girl for Howard, and two have a great time talking. In addition, Brendan thinks he sees Dinah, but it's actually Raven. He mentions to her that he thought she was his friend Dinah, and Raven explains that she knows her. They talk for a while, and Brendan admits that he's thought about being more than friends with Dinah but is scared of having his heart broken. Raven encourages him. The next day is the football game. Howard plays excellently, and Centerscore High wins. After the game, Brendan tells Dinah how he feels, and they kiss! Bonus scene: While trying to cheer up Linda, Dinah takes Linda to the graveyard. She read that scaring someone helps but then realizes that that's supposed to be for the hiccups. She should have brewed chamomile tea. They hear Mr. Doom approach and run for the parking lot. However, Dinah reveals that she now has the hiccups and suggests going back into the graveyard! ----------------------------------- 36. The Cheer-Lationship [CLS02E36] ----------------------------------- Hector takes Amanda on a date, but a waitress brings him a free dessert celebrating his 100th visit. This starts a series of events that causes Amanda to realize that Hector has been on the same date many times. In fact, she learns that he teaches a seminar on meeting women, making her angry. In an effort to prove how he feels for her, he asks Taylor (captain now that Paula's suspended) if he can try out for the cheerleading team, having learned the previous night that they need another guy. He tries out, and the team accepts him. They struggle in their preparation for the County Cheer-Off, and Hector realizes it's because of the music. With Howard's help, he finds the perfect song for the routine. However, his MusicBoxx is broken, and Howard didn't bring his. At the competition, Taylor is worried that Hector hasn't arrived, but Amanda says that she trusts him. Suddenly, Hector arrives with his van converted to blast the song. The song fits perfectly, and they win their routine! The team celebrates with pizza and discusses going for states and nationals. Taylor awards Hector as M.V.P.P. - Most Valuable Pom-Pom. Later Hector talks to Amanda about being devoted to her. Amanda apologizes and thanks him for being so great. Bonus scene: The girls attend a slumber party at Amanda's house and rank the popularity of the guys at their school. They decided Hector has lost standing, which upsets Amanda until she learns that eligibility is an unspoken factor. With their relationship going so well, the girls consider Hector very ineligible. Once Amanda understands, she says Hector should lose lots of points. ---------------------------------------- 37. The Prince Plot, Part One [CLS02E37] ---------------------------------------- While Mallika and Spike help Chip with his homework, Spike's mom returns home from work worried. She heard a rumor that Prince Automotive's factory is shutting down, which will hurt all the businesses in the area, leading to her losing her job. She's worried about money. Spike reveals to Mallika that the money from the Flex Games was spent on Chip's broken tooth. The two find it funny that Prince Automotive would close their factory when they appear profitable. Mallika knows Silas Prince can't be trusted, so they decide to do some research. After talking to Amanda's dad, who works for Prince Automotive, they learn that the rumor is correct. Paula's with Amanda looking to borrow one of her dresses for prom. Now that Silas Prince took all of her father's property in exchange for not pressing charges, she's poor. Mallika and Spike head to Kim's bakery for cookies. Kim's upset because Silas Prince's lawyers are trying to convince her to sell her property. They learn that Silas is actually making offers on most of the properties in the area. Mallika realizes this must be related. When they go back to the car, they find the window broken and an old journal of Jonah Prez in the car. Jonah Prez was the woodsman that was killed by Obadiah Prince. They decide to talk to Brendan and Dinah about it. As they leave, Mr. Doom quietly says "doom," but they're not sure what they hear. They find Brendan, and after helping him impress Dinah with poetry at a poetry reading, they all try to decode the cipher in the journal. They discover that Jonah Prez found some sort of treasure hidden under Centerscore. They deduce that Obadiah Prince killed him for the treasure. Mallika and Spike head to Silas Prince's house to confront him. As they drive up, Andy runs away from the house, but they don't see him. They near the house, but Silas Prince, driving his own car, leaves. They tail him to Wilson High, where Silas enters the library. Mallika and Spike remember that Silas rebuilt the library after Tom burned it down and wonder if it was to conceal something. They find a hidden door in the library leading to tunnels underground filled with diamonds. Silas confronts them, revealing that the article by Dinah and Brendan showed him family history that he didn't know. When he researched, he found that Obadiah Prince took some diamonds but left most of them without telling his descendants. He's closing the factory to force property owners to sell so he can harvest the diamonds. Mallika and Spike plan on revealing the truth, but Silas Prince locks them in the tunnels. Bonus scene: Tom Prince goes to Kim's bakery to buy some cookies and is surprised to learn that his dad has been trying to buy property. ---------------------------------------- 38. The Prince Plot, Part Two [CLS02E38] ---------------------------------------- Mallika and Spike are saved by Kim and, to their surprise, Tom Prince. Mallika and Spike have questions, but Kim and Tom tell them to get into their car with them while they explain. Earlier, Tom had gone to the bakery to buy cookies. When he learned that his dad was buying up property, he was annoyed that his dad was doing this without talking with him. They headed to Andy's, where Andy talked to them about Silas Prince's plot. Bruno and Hansel, working for Silas Prince, attempted to stop them outside, but Kim defeated them in a dis battle. Tom, Kim, and Andy went to the Prince estate. While they were there, they saw portraits of the members of the Prince family, including Tom's Uncle Bruno, who was obliterated in an accident. Tom took them into the vault using his ring with a 'P' on it that all Prince men have. Andy suddenly has an idea and left, telling them to stall Silas. In the vault, Tom saw maps of the town with properties marked that matched what Silas was buying. They also saw security footage of the Wilson library, learning that Mallika and Spike were trapped. They quickly went to the school, which is when they met with Mallika and Spike. The four drive to the location at which Silas is about to break ground. Tom vows to stop him because while he loves being rich, he's also sick of being moved from boarding school to boarding school as a child and loves Centerscore. Kim stalls Silas for almost an hour, but Silas orders the drilling to begin, saying "drill, baby drill!" Just then, Andy arrives with Lucretia and her father, Mr. Doom. Silas orders Bruno, Hansel, and Klaus (who says "Shock... Followed by awe!!!) to defend him, but Mr. Doom defeats them using Petitent Stare, Regenerate, Doom swam, and more. Andy explains that Malcolm Prince was the heir to Prince fortune and a good man. Silas, his younger brother, tried to kill him. Malcolm was transformed into Mr. Doom. Sometimes he was coherent, but many times he wasn't. His wife tried to take care of him, and when she passed away, his daughter, Lucretia, took care of him. Before today, Lucretia had no idea that her father was a Prince. Mr. Doom points at Silas who jumps into a helicopter. Mr. Doom grabs onto it as it flies away. Officer Monte arrives to resolve things. Silas Prince faces criminal charges, and Tom Prince expects his father's shares to pass to him. However, Andy points out that they should have gone to Malcolm Prince. With him missing, they pass to Lucretia. She convinces the board to agree to letting the diamonds stay buried until they find a way to remove them without damaging the town. Spike celebrates by inviting everyone to dinner at the Soup Shack where his mother works. Tom is surprised that Kim passes the invitation to him as well. Bonus scene: At the Soup Shack, Spike's mom serves Spike, Mallika, and Andy. At the bakery, Kim and Phil talk. Phil gives Kim a letter he found at the door. It's a large check from Tom along with a note saying "Keep the snickerdoodles coming." They leave to head to the Soup Shack. At Prince Manor, Tom talks with Lucretia, finding they have a lot in common. A few months later on a beach in South America, Silas enjoys the money the hid off the record. When he goes to get a buy a drink, Mr. Doom approaches. Soon after, Mr. Doom walks out of the building wearing Silas' Hawaiian shirt and holding an horchata. ------------------------- 39. Prom Night [CLS02E39] ------------------------- Linda doesn't plan on attending the prom, but Dinah freaks out about going alone and convinces her to go alone. Hector tells Brendan that he asked Amanda to prom with a message written in skywriting and completed by balloons being released in the shape of the missing letter of the message. When he learns that Brendan asked Dinah over Warscrewdriver Online, he slaps him and explains that he needs to make it special. Despite Dinah being the one who freaked out, Linda is unprepared because prom is the next day. Dinah helps her get ready, picking a dress and getting Amanda to help with hair and make up. Dinah also finds a ticket for Linda. Ironically, she receives a ticket from Howard because he's decided not to attend. Hector helps Brendan get ready. They find a great goth tuxedo for him before heading to a limo rental business, Fancy Fred's Limo Emporium. They run into Kenji there who's working part time on limos. He explains that he isn't going to prom, while Hector continues to talk about how important it is and special for girls. Brendan talks to a limo driver and convinces him to help despite the short notice by talking about love. The driver is actually Fancy Fred, and he agrees because of his lost love. With the tuxedo and limo set, Brendan takes Hector along to find a Dark-Frills Shadow Orchid for the corsage, which they find. On the night of prom, Hector picks up Amanda while Brendan picks up Dinah, giving a ride to Linda as well. At the dance, Amanda and Hector are crowned Prom Queen and King. Linda runs into Paula who's very rude to her, so she goes outside for fresh air. She's surprised to run into Kenji. She didn't think he was planning on attending, but she wasn't planning on it either. He tells her that he had a feeling she's be there and came just in case. They go back inside the dance together, happy. Bonus scene: Mallika and Spike dance, Kim and Phil dance, Amanda and Hector dance, and Paula and Zach dance. Zach tears up, clearly hurt about Amanda. The nerds, consisting of Angie, Spud, Kat, and Dexter, hang out to the side. Kat leaves with Spud to make out. Dexter asks Angie to dance, and she agrees. Outside, Andy and Lucretia watch the stars. Fancy Fred, the limo driver, runs into Genevieve Madison, his lost love. She tells him that she got a divorce and wants to be with him. ---------------------------------- 40. The Graduation List [CLS02E40] ---------------------------------- Dinah reveals to Linda that she's sad about graduating. When she was young, she made a list of things she wanted to do in high school, and she didn't do any of them. The list includes getting perfect grades, being rebellious, being popular, throwing a party, and winning Prom Queen. Linda convinces her that it's not too late for some of those. After helping Spud write his valedictorian speech, Spud helps her study for her last final. She does well on her final, giving her straight A's her last semester. She attempts to sit at the popular table, and Paula intercepts her. She tells Dinah that she has to do community service as part of the fiasco with the tiara, and helping Dinah counts. She gives Dinah a make over, and then Dinah passes Taylor fashion quiz. She sits at the table and even goes shopping with the girls! At the skate park, she talks to Spike. They head to a tattoo parlor where Lucretia, despite running Prince family business, is a tattoo artist. Dinah gets a goth tattoo that everyone thinks is cool. On the evening of graduation, Dinah, Paula, Sly, and Spud graduate, but Spike is held back a year. Meanwhile, Brendan's agreed to help Dinah with a party. He gets Hector to co-host a graduation party with her, and he also reveals that he wants it to be special because he's worried that after Dinah leaves for college, they'll break up. She assures him she won't. Not only is the popular a huge success, but Brendan declares it Prom 2 and holds a vote for Prom Queen; Dinah wins! Bonus scene: Dexter finds Spud in the arcade attempting to make a legacy by earning a high score on every game even while ignoring calls from Kat. Kat shows up furious, and Spud decides to run. --------------------------------- 41. When Howard Met... [CLS02E41] --------------------------------- Howard realizes that due to some seemingly independent choices, he was in the right place at the right time to meet the right person. Howard's dad gets a job offer from his employer that would take the family to Europe. Over the summer, Howard watches Kay and Kel while his parents worry about the move. They start a treehouse-making business. Eventually, Howard's dad reveals that he's decided to keep his current job, which he can do only at a 5% pay cut. He plans to recoup the losses thanks to Kay's and Kel's new enterprise. This allows Howard to stay in Centerscore, putting him in the right place. In the Fall, school started again. After football practice, freshman Lucas makes fun of Howard's football skill and puts him down for what happened with Linda. Howard doesn't know how Lucas knows about Linda, but he retorts. When Lucas tries to explain that he met his Canadian girlfriend at a camp, everyone begins to laugh. Lucas comes clean that he's not great at academics and hoped to excel at football. Howard offers to teach him, and they begin meeting in the mornings before school to practice. This puts him at the right time. Meanwhile, Howard also enrolls in drama because Brendan said it would be easy. It isn't terribly easy for Howard, but he does meet Sam, a new freshman. They do scenes together, and they perform very well. They begin to hang out some, and they even dance at Winter Formal. He suggests that she try out for the cheerleading team, which she agrees to do. While dancing, he realizes that she's just not the right girl for him. Just then the professional snow machine on which Student Body President Scott spent the $500 Winter Formal budget makes a loud noise. Somehow Amanda breaks her leg, opening up a spot on the cheerleading team. One morning, Howard practices with Lucas when he sees a new girl with Sam near the cheerleading team. He goes over to talk to Sam and is introduced to Zoe, Sam's cousin who recently moved in with her and is new to Centerscore High. Thanks to being in the right place at the right time, he's met the right girl. Bonus scene: What would have happened if Centerscore hadn't received $20,000,000 in volcano relief, which enabled the town to award money to the winners of the float contest in episode two? What if Linda wasn't on the Spirit Committee? What if Howard hadn't suggested to Linda that they ask the Auto-Shop students for help with the float? What if Hector and Brendan didn't see Kenji at the Limo company? If any of those things had changed, Linda and Kenji might not have gotten together! Judge Tigh turns down the money because Centerscore doesn't have volcanoes. At Prom, Brendan dances with his girlfriend, Linda. Linda says she felt the spark between them when they wrote the newspaper article on Local Ghosts together. Brendan says he wasn't sure until she solved the Prom Tiara heist. He then points out that a lot of the couples are weird. Howard is with Kat, who's very jealous. She's mad because he was looking at Linda and Brendan, who were looking at him. Kat thinks he might be acting crazy due to the four months he spent in Boot Camp. Dex with with Megan. Megan mentions that she couldn't resist the winner of the Prince Prix. Spike is with Amanda. He thinks she's a genius at naming skateboarding tricks. He asks her to say three words fast, and she says "720 Snorkle McFlip." Linda agrees that the couples seem weird, as if the world should have been different. Suddenly, a volcano erupts! ----------------------------------------------- * The New Girl Mega Pack (Complete) [CLTNGMP] * ----------------------------------------------- After her parents move to Europe to teach, Zoe moves in with her cousin Sam and her Aunt Cathy and enrolls at Centerscore High. Sam attends cheerleading tryouts. Zoe goes to watch. Sam is repeatedly mean and rude to Zoe. Zoe meets Howard and fumbles for words around him, obviously interested in him. Taylor, the head cheerleader, announces that the tryouts are due to fellow cheerleader Amanda being hurt. She broke her leg at the Winter Formal thanks to her boyfriend, Hector. Jessica and Maria tell Sam that they’ll all vote for her. Keith and Hector are about to throw Sam, but Hector lets go during her struggles and complaints, and Sam flies towards Zoe. Zoe catches her, and Taylor invites her to join the tryouts. The tryouts go well, but the cheerleaders can’t decide. They declare that there will be a second tryout at the end of the week for Sam and Zoe. There are nine cheerleaders on the team, and Sam and Zoe compete to win their votes. Jessica and Maria are friends with Sam and will vote for her no matter what, so Zoe focuses on the other seven. Because it’s Zoe’s first week at Centerscore High, she’s allowed to attend any classes she wants to try them out. Each day she can attend two classes, which she uses to get to know cheerleaders. In addition, she can hang out with two people per day after school. Zoe attends gym almost every day, practicing her cheerleading with Nicole and Jill. Nicole slowly warms to Zoe, but Jill stays cold until the end. By the end of the week, Zoe really impresses them. Nicole and Jill teach her the back handspring, the stand-up splits, and even the fabled quadruple backflip spin. Keith seems to like Zoe but acts weird periodically. They hang out near the lake and go see a movie. Keith really wants to see Dusklight, and he cries during the movie. Zoe lets him cry, and Keith is thankful for that. He tells Zoe that the movie reminds him of his own love life with his girlfriend Chelsea who lives in Canada. He eventually reveals that he’s been acting weird because he thinks Zoe is really great but doesn’t want to cheat on Chelsea. They remain friends. Zoe meets Rachel in math class. They hang out at the beach together, and Zoe suggests they make a sand castle. Rachel gets really into it, admitting that she’s kind of a closet nerd. Zoe later goes to an arcade to help Rachel when she becomes in over her head at a fantasy meet-up filled with nerdy guys. Zoe also gets to know Amanda and Hector. They’re both cheerleaders and are dating. As mentioned earlier, Hector broke Amanda’s leg at the Winter Formal. They’ve been arguing about it lately as well as the fact that Hector’s so clingy. During the week, Zoe goes to a coffee shop with Amanda. Hector shows up acting paranoid, and Amanda storms out. When Zoe goes to Hector’s to give him advice, he comes on to her. Zoe denies him, and Hector admits to feeling like he always has to act like a player. He realizes he doesn’t need to do that and stops acting jerky and clingy towards Amanda. Amanda, free to hang out on her own, invites Zoe to go to the mall. Zoe suggests shopping for perfume where Amanda mixes perfumes together to make one that smells great! The final cheerleader is Taylor, the leader. Zoe manages to become friends with Taylor just by showing how committed to cheerleading she is throughout the week. However, she hangs out with Taylor as well. Despite being told not to say anything, when Zoe sees Taylor at a loss for words around a hot guy, she talks her up and Taylor gets the guy’s number! While Zoe spends most of her time getting friendly with the other cheerleaders, they aren’t the only people on her mind. Zoe goes for a walk with Howard, and they play catch with a football. He tells her to picture herself as a cheerleader in front of all the people, and Zoe gets a little nervous thinking about it, saying that Sam’s always the one who likes attention. Howards tells her about how he always felt like he was John’s sidekick last year, but now he’s a football star and popular, which makes Zoe feel better. Later they go out for coffee. While they get along well, Zoe sees Linda walk in with Kenji eating gelato. She asks Howard if they can go get some, and Howard reveals that he used to date Linda and that the gelato restaurant was “their place.” Later, after thinking about it more, he takes her there anyways and kisses her. Zoe also tries to work on her relationship with Sam. She tries to be nice to her, even tutoring her in math despite it giving Sam more time to train for cheerleading. Aunt Cathy reminds Zoe that when they were kids, she always beat Sam at everything, which is likely why Sam is jealous now. At the end of the week, it’s time for tryouts. Sam wishes Zoe good luck, and two compete. Zoe impresses the cheerleaders with her moves and wins the majority of votes. Taylor welcomes Zoe to the team, but Zoe stops her. She says that she and Sam come as a package deal. Taylor discusses it with the other cheerleaders, and they agree to accept Sam and Zoe! After the big football game, Howard admits his feelings for Zoe. Bonus scene: Linda approaches Howard after the football game, telling him that she and Kenji broke up! ------------ * Season 4 * ------------ ------------------------------- 66. Queen of Hearts [CLS04E66] ------------------------------- Scott, student president, plans the Queen of Hearts dance for Valentine’s Day, which was Taylor’s idea. Justin, the VP, constantly tries to undermine him. Not wanting to make the mistake of failing to give the students what they want, he decides to use a suggestion box. Dex and the other nerds want the dance to look like a replica of the starship ‘Undertaking’ from Star Tracks. Taylor wants a crown with real gems. Amanda wants glitter! Someone even wants balloon animals. Scott picks up the items from the store, but the only crowns are either very expensive or are using fake gems. He finds a reasonably priced belt with real gems and buy that. At the dance, Scott ensures everyone is having a good time. He goes back stage to talk to the girls who are nominees for Queen of Hearts. Linda’s upset because she came with friends and not a date, and the nominees are supposed to walk out with their dates. Scott decides that the girls will all walk out together. Taylor, Linda, Sam, Zoe, and Amanda all walk out together. Taylor sees the belt and declares that she doesn’t want to wear, but Scott announces that she’s not the winner is; Sam is! Everyone congratulations Sam and some girls thank her for playing matchmaker. Colt leads Sam away to dance. Justin concedes to Scott that the dance was a success and even mentions that there were balloon animals, his anonymous suggestion. Bonus scene: At the Spartan Academy, Kim talks to Tom, who transferred back to the Spartan Academy from Wilson High as soon as he got a share of his fortune back. Kim wants to dance, so Tom orders his butler, Jeeves, to dance with her. Kim, annoyed, pulls Tom to the dancefloor. At Wilson High, Alexei tries to get Steph to pass a Valentine’s Day note, but she doesn’t want to do it because of Statute 11, which says ‘No expressions of affection through papercraft!’ Their principal reprimands them, stating that as principal, he can do whatever he wants. ------------ * Season 5 * ------------ ----------------------------- 74. Good Chemistry [CLS05E74] ----------------------------- Ben is a new student at Centerscore High and is a bit of nerd. He’s close to having a 4.0 GPA, but his chemistry lab might turn out well because of his partners – Colt, Denni, and Sam. Colt kissed Denni recently while dating Sam. Feeling bad, Denni talks to Ben about it, and Sam overhears. She’s furious with Colt and breaks up with him. Sadly for Ben, they’re not working well together during the lab. He decides to help each of them. He does word association with Colt to understand him and realizes that Colt is a jerk, but that he really cares. Ben helps Colt realize that he really screwed up. Ben brings Sam to the gym to work out her anger. He braces a punching dummy and says things that Colt would say, while she works through her anger by punching it and comes to terms with it. Ben also visits Denni, watching an action movie and drinking tea with her. He also tells her that things could be worse; they could have even run off together. She realizes that things aren’t so bad. Now that everybody has cooled off, they work well together on the lab, and Ben gets his 4.0. Sam and Colt break up, but they have a good handle on their feelings. Bonus scene: Ben performs past life regression on Colt causing Colt to act like a primitive hunter, even ripping Ben’s pillow! ------------------ * * * Novels * * * ------------------ While not exactly game episodes, the novels are important as well! ----------------------------------- * 2. How to Be a Star [NOV2HTBAS] * ----------------------------------- Kimi’s sad that she never gets recognition and that she’s unpopular. Kevin suggests that she record a video of herself singing and post it on YouTube with the help of his uncle Alan, a producer. She eventually agrees despite still being confused about where she stands with Kevin. She writes a song, but Alan disregards her opinions. He quickly makes her sign a contract and then gets her sing his song, Three O’clock, while performing silly actions. Her singing isn’t very good, but Alan auto-tunes it. She hates it when she sees it, but it blows up in popularity anyways. Some people make fun of her for it, but she learns to laugh at it too and acts like that was the plan. While Lindsay still hates her, Maria and some of the other cheerleaders begin to accept her. In fact, Maria acts like they’re best friends. Kimi goes to the mall with the cheerleaders, goes to a slumber party, and even joins the cheer team. Meanwhile, someone is posting embarrassing photos of Kimi from her younger days. This poster, DiamondGirl22, becomes almost as popular as her. At Maria’s suggestion, Kimi goes out with a couple guys, including Cameron, who had a crush on Emily’s sister. Neither date goes well, and when Emily finds out about Cameron, she gets mad at Kimi. Kimi is furious with Emily as well because she’s too busy with Ben to pay attention to her. Friday Night Lights, a comedy show that features live musical guests, asks her to perform. She goes there with her family, but she’s nervous. The person who was supposed to control the auto-tuning couldn’t make it, so Kevin fills in for him. However, Kevin confronts Kimi about the other guys she was seeing, and they have a huge fight. He leaves, and now Kimi has no one to auto-tune her singing. She calls Maria and explains how she’s scared and can’t perform. She dismisses her and hangs up. In front of a live audience and millions of viewers, she attempts to sing her song, but she can’t hit the notes. She runs off stage, and Alan calls, furious. He also reveals that all the money they made from the song online is his due to the contract. DiamondGirl22 posts a video of the phone conversation with Maria. Kimi confronts Linday, expecting it to be her, but she learns that it was actually Maria. Maria felt like she worked hard to become popular, and Kimi shouldn’t cheat. Now Maria’s as popular as Kimi because of her posts. Kimi makes up with Emily. Then she convinces Dex to let her perform in the talent show. Dex doesn’t want to help, but Kimi gives information about Nicole, Dex’s crush, and how she has some secret nerd tendencies. She performs the song she wrote herself, which is in her range, and it’s very well received. Kevin claps for her and makes up with her. She explains how he needs to make a move and not just wait, and he kisses her. At home, Kimi’s mom, a contract lawyer, reveals the new case she’s been handling – Kimi’s contract with Alan. Because Kimi’s a minor, the contract isn’t valid. Kimi receives a six-figure check. Epilogue: Cameron visits Sarah who’s away training for swimming to beat Emily. He convinces her to come to Twin Branches High. ------------------------------ * * * The Super New Girl * * * ------------------------------ The Super New Girl follows Zoe as she starts at Centerscore High and obtains her powers. -------------------------------------------- * 1. The Super New Girl Chapter 1 [TSNG01] * -------------------------------------------- After her parents leave to save the world, Zoe moves in with her cousin Sam and her Aunt Cathy and enrolls at Centerscore High. Zoe just turned 14, which is the age that kids get their powers. Aunt Cathy explains that she's an empath. Sam can create fireballs and become engulfed in flames. Unfortunately, Zoe doesn't know her power yet. Besides Sam and Aunt Cathy, Zoe also now lives with Puddles, the dog, who gained intelligence and the ability to talk. Sam attends cheerleading tryouts. Zoe goes to watch. Sam is repeatedly mean and rude to Zoe. Zoe meets Howard and fumbles for words around him, obviously interested in him. She also accidentally goes invisible, discovering her power. However, she's unable to control it yet. Howard's the star on the footbrawl team. Footbrawl is like football but allows powers and near the end of the game, cheerleaders can be substituted into the game. Taylor, the head cheerleader, announces that the tryouts are due to fellow cheerleader Amanda being hurt when Scott's snow machine became sentient and attacked. The cheerleaders are planning to vote to decide on the new cheerleader. Jessica and Maria tell Sam that they'll all vote for her. Howard can fly. Hector can change into animals. Ashley can mimic people and their powers. Hannah can levitate small animals. Keith is extremely flexible. Amanda can levitate among other powers. Keith and Hector are about to throw Sam, but Hector lets go during her struggles and complaints, and Sam flies towards Zoe. Zoe catches her, and Taylor invites her to join the tryouts. The tryouts go well, but the cheerleaders can't decide. They declare that there will be a second tryout at the end of the week for Sam and Zoe. At school the next day, Zoe meets the other students. Andrew can make ink on canvas come alive, calling them his inklings. Erik can get a full amount of sleep on seven hours instead of eight. Brendan can shoot lasers from his eyes. Dex is a cyborg and has an arm cannon. Keith helps Zoe find her first class of the day. Professor Doom teaches students to control their powers. He helps Zoe learn to become invisible at will. Later in the week, he also teaches her to control it better, selecting which body parts to go invisible. Keith seems to like Zoe but acts weird periodically. They decide to see a movie together. He mentions that he wants to redesign his costume using purple but isn't sure if guys can wear purple. Zoe tells him that she thinks they can, and he appreciates the advice. During the movie, Darren and Steve disrupt the film, and Keith fights them, kicking them out. He eventually reveals that he's been acting weird because he thinks Zoe is really great but doesn't want to cheat on Chelsea who lives in Canada. They remain friends. The next day, Sam is complimenting Taylor at lunch, mentioning Taylor's ability to create glittering body shields. Zoe also compliments Taylor. In class, Amanda makes Hector change into a kitten, which he doesn't seem to enjoy. After he leaves, Zoe and Amanda talk, and they decide to go to the mall together. While they get to know each other at the mall, Amanda mentions that she's worried about Hector losing interesting in her because he's been acting weird ever since he got his powers. Later that evening, Zoe hangs out with Hector. He explains that cheerleaders can enter the game as well, and they play catch with the football. Another day she decides to get to know Hector. She learns that Hector's been acting weird because Amanda always wants him to be a kitten, while he wants to change into various animals. Zoe suggests he explain that to Amanda, and he decides to go do it immediately. When they find her, they see her talking to a squirrel. Hectors assumes it's another shapeshifter and goes to intervene. Zoe stops him because he can't be sure. After looking closer, he realizes it's just a squirrel. He explains his feelings to Amanda, and she understands. Later, Zoe goes on a date with Howard. When Kenji and Linda enter, he spills his drink nervously. Zoe unknowingly creates a forcefield to stop it from spilling on Howard! Howard takes her flying later, and Zoe learns to turn him invisible as well. With the week almost over, Zoe finds Nicole and Jill. They created an obstacle course, and Zoe completes it easily. Zoe also tries to work on her relationship with Sam. She tries to be nice to her, even using her knowledge of geometry tutoring to help her throw fireballs more accurately. Aunt Cathy reminds Zoe that when they were kids, she always beat Sam at everything, which is likely why Sam is jealous now. At the end of the week, it's time for tryouts. Sam wishes Zoe good luck, and two compete. Zoe impresses the cheerleaders with her moves and abilities, winning the majority of votes. Taylor welcomes Zoe to the team, but Zoe stops her. She says that she and Sam come as a package deal. Taylor discusses it with the other cheerleaders, and they agree to accept Sam and Zoe! At the footbrawl game, the team needs Zoe's help to get past Alexei, the giant. Zoe turns herself and Howard invisible, and they win the game. After the game, Howard admits his feelings for Zoe. 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