1st (and only) Season- 1982

1. "Pilot"
gs: Dawn Jeffory [ Sybil Blumberg ], Ben Marley [ Larry Simpson ], David Hubbard [ Steve Griffin ], Carol Androsky [ Gym Teacher ], The Waitresses [ Themselves ]

Freshman Patty gets the chance to "click with the right clique" when she attracts the attention of a handsome senior.

b: 27 Sep 82 pc: 101 w: Anne Beatts d: Kim Friedman

 

2. "A Cafeteria Line"
gs: Craig Richard Nelson [ Mr. Spacek ]

The romantic leads in the school musical lead to romance for Patty and Vinnie.

b: 4 Oct 82 pc: 102 w: Janis Hirsch d: Kim Friedman

 

3. "Pac Man Fever"
gs: Don Novello [ Father Guido Sarducci ], Allan Rich [ Uncle Sal ]

Marshall loses his comic touch when he becomes "possessed" by a video game. His only hope for salvation: exorcism by the cleric of comedy, Father Guido Sarducci.

b: 11 Oct 82 pc: 105 w: Marjorie Gross d: Terry Hughes

 

4. "Square Pigskins"
gs: Donovan Womack [ Oscar Murphy ], Pamela Scott Fraser [ Player #1 ], Zatella Beatty [ Player #2 ]

Patty and Lauren join the Weemawee girls football team

b: 18 Oct 82 pc: 104 w: Andy Borowitz d: Kim Friedman

 

5."Halloween XII"

An all-girl Halloween party is interrupted by the boys-- and a spooky, wheezing stalker.

b: 1 Nov 82 pc: 109 w: Marjorie Gross & Susan Silver d: Terry Hughes

 

 

6."A Simple Attachment"

Marshall tries to prove to Lauren that she loves him by hooking her up to a "love detector," but the machine ends up short-circuiting every romance in school.

b: 8 Nov 82 pc: 107 w: David Felton d: Terry Hughes

 

7."Weemaweegate"

Vinnie's campaign to become school mascot is sabotaged at every turn, so Patty and Lauren play Woodward and Bernstein to uncover the mastermind.

b: 15 Nov 82 pc: 108 w: Chris Miller & Michael Sutton d: Kim Friedman

 

8. "Open 24 Hours"
gs: John Densmore [ Himself ]

Marshall books Johnny's band-- a band no one's ever seen-- for the gala opening of a supermarket deli counter.

b: 22 Nov 82 pc: 106 w: Deanne Stillman d: Kim Friedman

 

9. "Muffy's Bat Mitzvah"
gs: Dena Dietrich [ Vida Aronov ], Marj Dusay [ Beverly Tepperman ], William Bogert [ Alan Tepperman ], John Densmore [ Himself ], Walter Gertz [ Rabbi Kaplan ], Richard Blade [ Himself ], Devo [ Themselves ]

Lauren and Patty scheme to get invited to Muffy's bat mitzvah party, where Devo will perform.

b: 29 Nov 82 pc: 113 w: Rosie Shuster & Margaret Oberman d: Terry Hughes

 

10."Hardly Working"

Like, Jennifer does, you know, the uncoolest thing possible-- she, like, gets a job (gag her with a spoon!)

b: 13 Dec 82 pc: 112 w: Andy Borowitz & Janis Hirsch d: Terry Hughes

 

11."A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (1)"
gs: Craig Richard Nelson [ Mr. Spacek ], Anne Beatts [ Miss Rezucha ], Tony Dow [ Ed Greene ]

Patty's in a quandry: should she spend Christmas in an isolated cabin with her divorced father, or the way she'd prefer-- with her friends at school?

b: 20 Dec 82 pc: 115 w: Marjorie Gross & Janice Hirsch d: Terry Hughes

NOTE: This episode was originally broadcast as p/o a 60 min episode.

 

12."A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (2)"
gs: Craig Richard Nelson [ Mr. Spacek ], Anne Beatts [ Miss Rezucha ], Tony Dow [ Ed Greene ]

Patty's in a quandry: should she spend Christmas in an isolated cabin with her divorced father, or the way she'd prefer-- with her friends at school?

b: 20 Dec 82 pc: 116 w: Marjorie Gross & Janice Hirsch d: Terry Hughes

NOTE: This episode was originally broadcast as p/o a 60 min episode.

 

13."It's All How You See Things"

Patty makes a spectacle of herself when she refuses to wear her glasses.

b: 27 Dec 82 pc: 110 w: Janis Hirsch d: Kim Friedman

 

14."Merry Pranksters"

Patty and Lauren become top-notch pranksters to gain popularity, but the joke's on them when someone else gets credit for their stunts.

b: 10 Jan 83 pc: 111 w: Deanne Stillman d: Kim Friedman & Jim Nasella Jr.

 

15. "It's Academical"
gs: Martin Mull [ Don Vermillion ], Ben Marley [ Larry Simpson ], Jon Lindstrom [ Reed Kendall ], Denise Halma [ Mary Bolton ]

Patty hopes to win more than the scholastic quiz show when she and her heartthrob Larry are selected as contestants.

b: 24 Jan 83 pc: 114 w: Andy Borowitz d: Terry Hughes

 

16."The Stepanowicz Papers"
gs: Robin Strand [ Steve Stepanowicz ], Hugh Gillin [ Old Mr. Stepanowicz ]

Lauren and Mrs. Loomis are both swept off their feet when they fall for the new janitor.

b: 31 Jan 83 pc: 103 w: Susan Silver d: Terry Hughes

 

17."To Serve Weemawee All My Days"

Mr. Donovan's job is in jeopardy because the school board has discovered he's living with a woman.

b: 7 Feb 83 pc: 117 w: Andy Borowitz & Janis Hirsch d: Kim Friedman

 

18."No Substitutions"
gs: Bill Murray [ Mr. McNulty ]

A substitute teacher's unconventional style wins the hearts of the students and draws the jealousy of Mr. Donovan.

b: 14 Feb 83 pc: 119 w: Andy Borowitz & Janis Hirsch d: Kim Friedman

 

19."No Joy in Weemawee"
gs: Steve Sax [ Himself ], Los Angeles Dodgers [ Themselves ]

Johnny's talent for launching home runs rockets him to stardom on the Weemawee baseball team and garners a scouting visit by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Steve Sax.

b: 21 Feb 83 pc: 118 w: Marjorie Gross & Deanne Stillman d: Jim Nasella Jr.

 

20."The Arrangement"
gs: Jimmy and the Mustangs [ Themselves ], Richard Blade [ Himself ]

Lauren thinks she and Patty have finally been accepted by the "in" crowd, but Patty knows the real reason for their sudden popularity.

b: 7 Mar 83 pc: 120 w: Anne Beatts & David Skinner d: Craig Richard Nelson

 

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