Episodes (26)
1. Write On, Brother
Aired 23 September 1970 • 30 min
2. The Laughing Majority
Aired 30 September 1970 • 30 min
The school ""class clown"" decides to run for student council president.
3. The Lincoln Story
Aired 7 October 1970 • 30 min
Acrimonious student debates ruin Pete's chances for a teaching award.
4. Adam's Lib
Aired 14 October 1970 • 30 min
Women's lib comes into the school when a girl tries out for the varsity basketball team.
5. Choose One: And They Lived (Happily/Unhappily) Ever After
Aired 21 October 1970 • 30 min
Kaufman chooses Pete for the administration training program.
6. Captain of the Team
Aired 28 October 1970 • 30 min
7. Only a Rose
Aired 4 November 1970 • 30 min
A Jewish woman with no college background arrives at Whitman High to teach.
8. The Fuzz That Grooved
Aired 11 November 1970 • 30 min
The friendly cop on the beat is replaced by a tough no nonsense one who causes nothing but tension at the school.
9. Half Way
Aired 18 November 1970 • 30 min
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.
10. Dreams of Glory
Aired 25 November 1970 • 30 min
Pete tries to get a shy boy interested in karate in order to impress the girl he loves.
11. The Valedictorion
Aired 2 December 1970 • 30 min
A nonconformist challenges the graduation traditions.
12. Mel Wertz and the Nickel-Plated Toothpick
Aired 16 December 1970 • 30 min
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.
13. What Would We Do Without Bobbie?
Aired 23 December 1970 • 30 min
Everyone takes advantage of a blonde girl, and she becomes the best-looking girl at the school dance.
14. Cheating
Aired 6 January 1971 • 30 min
Pete tries to help a student who was mistakenly accused of cheating by a tough teacher.
15. How About That Cherry Tree
Aired 13 January 1971 • 30 min
A black student is accused of forging a teacher's signature on a scholarship application form.
16. Mr. Bomberg
Aired 20 January 1971 • 30 min
An overly demanding and severe teacher upsets the students at the school.
17. The Long Honeymoon
Aired 27 January 1971 • 30 min
A man-chasing woman leaves her son on his own.
18. Opportunity Room
Aired 3 February 1971 • 30 min
19. The Last Full Moon
Aired 10 February 1971 • 30 min
20. Hip Hip Hooray
Aired 17 February 1971 • 30 min
Pete tries to avert a riot between his school and a rival school over the upcoming football game.
21. Paul Revere Rides Again
Aired 3 March 1971 • 30 min
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.""
22. I Hate You, Silas Marner
Aired 10 March 1971 • 30 min
Alice allows the students to read Catch 22 instead of the book assigned by the Head of the English department, Silas Marner.
23. You Can Take a Big Boy Out of the Country but...
Aired 17 March 1971 • 30 min
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.
24. If It's Not Here, Where is It?
Aired 24 March 1971 • 30 min
25. Laura Fay, You're Okay!
Aired 31 March 1971 • 30 min
Others tease a new girl about her good looks.
26. A Sort of Loving
Aired 7 April 1971 • 30 min
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.