Episode 1
Write On, Brother
Sep 23, 1970
Episode 2
The Laughing Majority
Sep 30, 1970
The school ""class clown"" decides to run for student council president.
Episode 3
The Lincoln Story
Oct 7, 1970
Acrimonious student debates ruin Pete's chances for a teaching award.
Episode 4
Adam's Lib
Oct 14, 1970
Women's lib comes into the school when a girl tries out for the varsity basketball team.
Episode 5
Choose One: And They Lived (Happily/Unhappily) Ever After
Oct 21, 1970
Kaufman chooses Pete for the administration training program.
Episode 6
Captain of the Team
Oct 28, 1970
Episode 7
Only a Rose
Nov 4, 1970
A Jewish woman with no college background arrives at Whitman High to teach.
Episode 8
The Fuzz That Grooved
Nov 11, 1970
The friendly cop on the beat is replaced by a tough no nonsense one who causes nothing but tension at the school.
Episode 9
Half Way
Nov 18, 1970
A prejudiced father tries to transfer his daughter to a private school in order to keep her away from the black students at the school.
Episode 10
Dreams of Glory
Nov 25, 1970
Pete tries to get a shy boy interested in karate in order to impress the girl he loves.
Episode 11
The Valedictorion
Dec 2, 1970
A nonconformist challenges the graduation traditions.
Episode 12
Mel Wertz and the Nickel-Plated Toothpick
Dec 16, 1970
Walt Whitman student Mel must decide between finishing high school and his rock group when the Nickel Plated Toothpick is offered a recording contract. Thanks to Oriole Adams for suppyling this synopsis.
Episode 13
What Would We Do Without Bobbie?
Dec 23, 1970
Everyone takes advantage of a blonde girl, and she becomes the best-looking girl at the school dance.
Episode 14
Cheating
Jan 6, 1971
Pete tries to help a student who was mistakenly accused of cheating by a tough teacher.
Episode 15
How About That Cherry Tree
Jan 13, 1971
A black student is accused of forging a teacher's signature on a scholarship application form.
Episode 16
Mr. Bomberg
Jan 20, 1971
An overly demanding and severe teacher upsets the students at the school.
Episode 17
The Long Honeymoon
Jan 27, 1971
A man-chasing woman leaves her son on his own.
Episode 18
Opportunity Room
Feb 3, 1971
Episode 19
The Last Full Moon
Feb 10, 1971
Episode 20
Hip Hip Hooray
Feb 17, 1971
Pete tries to avert a riot between his school and a rival school over the upcoming football game.
Episode 21
Paul Revere Rides Again
Mar 3, 1971
A mysterious masked vigilante starts appearing on the rooftops of the school, showering people with (dry) garbage and leaving anti-litter messages signed ""Paul Revere"". The teachers, or a teacher, figures out the vigilante's identity -- he's the only kid with an anti-litter bug and a Paul Revere fetish, and subtly encourages the kid to pursue his cause along more conventional lines. ""Revere"" makes one final appearance on the rooftops, sending down a paper airplane with a poem written on it. The poem ends: ""So don't litter my children, or you will hear of the return of Paul Revere.""
Episode 22
I Hate You, Silas Marner
Mar 10, 1971
Alice allows the students to read Catch 22 instead of the book assigned by the Head of the English department, Silas Marner.
Episode 23
You Can Take a Big Boy Out of the Country but...
Mar 17, 1971
A rural-born transfer student finds an unlikely ally in Jason when the students poke fun at and take advantage of him. Thanks to Oriole Adams for suppyling this synopsis.
Episode 24
If It's Not Here, Where is It?
Mar 24, 1971
Episode 25
Laura Fay, You're Okay!
Mar 31, 1971
Others tease a new girl about her good looks.
Episode 26
A Sort of Loving
Apr 7, 1971
With drugs becoming a big problem, the teachers set up a confidential ""talk session"" with the kids to help them with their problems. The sessions prove to be a success when one particularly troubled boy is reached.
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