The gang breaks up when they are forced to choose a best friend to write about.
2: The Hypnotist
Sep 12, 1998
A hypnotist performing for the kids inadvertantly hypnotizes Principal Prickly into thinking he's six years old.
3: Mama's Girl
Sep 19, 1998
Spinelli gets labelled a mama's girl when she inadvertantly calls Ms. Grotke ""Mama.""
4: Outcast Ashley
Sep 19, 1998
Ashley A. hooks up with Gretchen when she sins against the clique so gravely as to get thrown out.
5: The Game
Sep 26, 1998
Gus finds a tile from the game Ajimbo and soon the entire student body gets caught in its evil grasp.
6: The Lost Ball
Sep 26, 1998
Gus has to go to the Yard of No Return when he kicks a good kickball over the fence.
7: Gus' Last Stand
Oct 3, 1998
Gus winds up the new target of the school bully's wrath.
8: Operation Field Trip
Oct 3, 1998
All the kids go on a big field trip to MISOOE (The Museum of Industry, Science, Oceanography, Oddities and Energy). But Ol' Smokey, the beloved school bus, breaks down in the middle of nowhere.
9: The Challenge
Oct 10, 1998
A visit from Principal Prickly's brother Paul leads to a challenge between 3rd Street and 98th Street kickball teams.
10: Wild Child
Oct 10, 1998
In the "Pee Wee Pals" program, the main kids each have to take care of a kindergartner during recess.
11: The Substitute
Oct 31, 1998
Substitute teacher Mr. E. captivates all the kids with his command of authority, except T.J.
12: Gretchen and the Secret of Yo
Oct 31, 1998
Gretchen turns to former yo-yo champ Tommy Tate to learn how to master the yo-yo.
13: The Girl Was Trouble
Nov 7, 1998
Gretchen's search for her stolen laptop leads her on a journey among the school's delinquents that ultimately brings about her downfall.
14: Copycat Kid
Nov 7, 1998
Mikey wants to be exactly like Vince when Vince saves his life.
15: Operation Stuart
Nov 14, 1998
The kids take in a really ratty stray cat that they find near the dumpster, naming it Stuart.
16: Pharaoh Bob
Nov 14, 1998
King Bob orders the kids to build him a pyramid so that all future classes will remember him.
17: The Story of Whomps
Jan 9, 1999
Principal Prickly and Miss Finster deem T.J.'s word "whomps" as a cuss and punish him for it, starting a scandal that leads all the way to the board of education.
18: Weekend at Muriel's
Jan 9, 1999
Miss Finster agrees to babysit Spinelli for the weekend while her parents are away.
19: Economics of Recess
Dec 12, 1998
When the playground goes on the monsticker standard T.J. goes down the path from poverty to wealth.
20: Omega Kids
Dec 12, 1998
The main kids wish they could have the overcrowded school to themselves, then surprisingly get their wish.
21: Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave
Dec 26, 1998
Mikey is the only fourth grader who still believes in Santa Claus. He tries to convince the others Santa exists.
22: Bad Hair Day
Jan 16, 1999
T.J. and Vince manage to convince everyone that the bad haircut they gave Mikey is actually cool.
23: Dance Lessons
Jan 16, 1999
Spinelli's parents put her in Mlle. Povlova's dance school, where she teams up with Mikey.
24: Principal for a Day
Feb 27, 1999
Principal Prickly and Miss Finster plot to turn T.J. over to their own side by making him principal for a day.
25: The Beauty Contest
Feb 27, 1999
The Ashleys get back at Spinelli by entering her into the Kiddie Cosmetics Little Miss Blush Beauty Pageant. But her friends talk Spinelli into trying to beat the Ashleys in the pageant.
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