Blossom reminisces in her diary about boyfriend Jimmy and the possibility of going to second base. Tony obsesses over earthquake preparedness. Nick writes a eulogy for a friend who died too young.
Nick is reacquainted with Buzz, his former musician father-in-law with whom he had a rocky relationship. However, instead of skipping town to go back on the road, Buzz considers staying to get to know his grandchildren.
Blossom and Six find a joint on the school bus and consider smoking it. Before they get a chance, it is found by Nick who interrogates everyone in the family to find out who it belongs to.
Blossom is upset when a male friend spreads rumors that he scored with her. Joey accidentally gets put in an honors class and fears he will be considered a geek. So he tries to come up with a way to get kicked out of the class without failing.
Anthony tries to intervene when he sees that one of Joey's friends is depending too much on alcohol. Blossom and Nick decide to ditch school and work to spend a day together having fun.
Joey meets the girl of his dreams. However, there is one problem- she doesn't speak English. Fearing that her parents are getting divorced, Six begins to spend more of her time at Blossom's house.
Blossom freezes up during her PSAT test while Joey finds a way to excel on his SAT test. Tony fears that he may become addicted to gambling when Buzz takes him to the track.
Realizing that her substitute teacher will be leaving, Blossom tells him that she is in love with him. However when he is given another week at the school, Blossom fakes sickness to avoid him.
Blossom is the target of a female bully after she gets paired up with her boyfriend for a class assignment. Nick is visited by his old high school rival who is in the midst of a midlife crisis.
For her mother's 40th birthday, Blossom decides to make a home video to send to her. However, one person who is reluctant to participate is her father.
Blossom and Six's slumber party is made more lively when a notorious party girl attends. However, they soon learn that she is just using the party as a cover so that she can go out drinking with a guy she had just met.
Blossom and Six camp out to try and get tickets for a C+C Music Factory concert. Anthony cannot understand why his new work partner is giving him the cold shoulder.
When Blossom falls in love with Vinnie, a new guy at school, Nick quickly takes a disliking to him. However, Blossom is so determined to be with Vinnie even it means disobeying Nick.
