2x1 - Write On, Brother

September 23, 1970

2x2 - The Laughing Majority

September 30, 1970

The school ""class clown"" decides to run for student council president.

2x3 - The Lincoln Story

October 7, 1970

Acrimonious student debates ruin Pete's chances for a teaching award.

2x4 - Adam's Lib

October 14, 1970

Women's lib comes into the school when a girl tries out for the varsity basketball team.

2x5 - Choose One: And They Lived (Happily/Unhappily) Ever After

October 21, 1970

Kaufman chooses Pete for the administration training program.

2x6 - Captain of the Team

October 28, 1970

2x7 - Only a Rose

November 4, 1970

A Jewish woman with no college background arrives at Whitman High to teach.

2x8 - The Fuzz That Grooved

November 11, 1970

The friendly cop on the beat is replaced by a tough no nonsense one who causes nothing but tension at the school.

2x9 - Half Way

November 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.

2x10 - Dreams of Glory

November 25, 1970

Pete tries to get a shy boy interested in karate in order to impress the girl he loves.

2x11 - The Valedictorion

December 2, 1970

A nonconformist challenges the graduation traditions.

2x12 - Mel Wertz and the Nickel-Plated Toothpick

December 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.

2x14 - Cheating

January 6, 1971

Pete tries to help a student who was mistakenly accused of cheating by a tough teacher.

2x15 - How About That Cherry Tree

January 13, 1971

A black student is accused of forging a teacher's signature on a scholarship application form.

2x16 - Mr. Bomberg

January 20, 1971

An overly demanding and severe teacher upsets the students at the school.

2x17 - The Long Honeymoon

January 27, 1971

A man-chasing woman leaves her son on his own.

2x18 - Opportunity Room

February 3, 1971

2x19 - The Last Full Moon

February 10, 1971

2x20 - Hip Hip Hooray

February 17, 1971

Pete tries to avert a riot between his school and a rival school over the upcoming football game.

2x21 - Paul Revere Rides Again

March 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.""

2x22 - I Hate You, Silas Marner

March 10, 1971

Alice allows the students to read Catch 22 instead of the book assigned by the Head of the English department, Silas Marner.

2x23 - You Can Take a Big Boy Out of the Country but...

March 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.

2x24 - If It's Not Here, Where is It?

March 24, 1971

2x25 - Laura Fay, You're Okay!

March 31, 1971

Others tease a new girl about her good looks.

2x26 - A Sort of Loving

April 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.