Episodes List

Ep.1 Write On, Brother

Air Date: 1970-09-23

Ep.2 The Laughing Majority

Air Date: 1970-09-30

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

Ep.3 The Lincoln Story

Air Date: 1970-10-07

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

Ep.4 Adam's Lib

Air Date: 1970-10-14

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

Ep.5 Choose One: And They Lived (Happily/Unhappily) Ever After

Air Date: 1970-10-21

Kaufman chooses Pete for the administration training program.

Ep.6 Captain of the Team

Air Date: 1970-10-28

Ep.7 Only a Rose

Air Date: 1970-11-04

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

Ep.8 The Fuzz That Grooved

Air Date: 1970-11-11

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

Ep.9 Half Way

Air Date: 1970-11-18

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.

Ep.10 Dreams of Glory

Air Date: 1970-11-25

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

Ep.11 The Valedictorion

Air Date: 1970-12-02

A nonconformist challenges the graduation traditions.

Ep.12 Mel Wertz and the Nickel-Plated Toothpick

Air Date: 1970-12-16

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.

Ep.13 What Would We Do Without Bobbie?

Air Date: 1970-12-23

Everyone takes advantage of a blonde girl, and she becomes the best-looking girl at the school dance.

Ep.14 Cheating

Air Date: 1971-01-06

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

Ep.15 How About That Cherry Tree

Air Date: 1971-01-13

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

Ep.16 Mr. Bomberg

Air Date: 1971-01-20

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

Ep.17 The Long Honeymoon

Air Date: 1971-01-27

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

Ep.18 Opportunity Room

Air Date: 1971-02-03

Ep.19 The Last Full Moon

Air Date: 1971-02-10

Ep.20 Hip Hip Hooray

Air Date: 1971-02-17

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

Ep.21 Paul Revere Rides Again

Air Date: 1971-03-03

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.""

Ep.22 I Hate You, Silas Marner

Air Date: 1971-03-10

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

Ep.23 You Can Take a Big Boy Out of the Country but...

Air Date: 1971-03-17

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.

Ep.24 If It's Not Here, Where is It?

Air Date: 1971-03-24

Ep.25 Laura Fay, You're Okay!

Air Date: 1971-03-31

Others tease a new girl about her good looks.

Ep.26 A Sort of Loving

Air Date: 1971-04-07

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.