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Melissa and Jason help Brendon run for office against the previously undefeated Thurman Thackery. Unsolicited help from the school bully, Shannon, raises questions about the fairness of the campaign. Also, Coach McGuirk gives stand-up comedy a try.

Brendon's doing a good job trying to raise money for the school walk-a-thon, but Coach McGuirk is doing a better job spending it. No worries! Coach's long-lost Uncle Pedro has died and left something for him in his will.

Believing they're in a creative rut, the kids agree to take a hiatus. Brendon reluctantly agrees to film Duane's band rehearsal and meets Cynthia, an older choreographer.

Jason and Melissa fight for bigger roles in Brendon's latest movie project. Meanwhile, Erik helps Paula with her job search. McGuirk becomes suspicious that Brendon's doing drugs after he starts showing up to practice late and tired.

The kids are invited to Fenton Mewly's birthday party. Brendon has been asked to make a special film for the occasion, but has a hard time praising Fenton since he can't stand him.

Brendon takes Cynthia to Jason's country club and pretends to be a member. The ruse is exposed when a waiter calls his bluff.

Brendon spends the weekend with his father and his father's girlfriend, Linda, who turns out to be a very unpleasant person. Coach McGuirk, meanwhile, plays big brother to a student who is prone to sickness.

Brendon goes to family therapy with Andrew and Linda to learn "gentle talk." Brendon doesn't like the therapy, and when the therapist begins to analyze his movies, he likes it even less.

A class trip to a hotel provides a great opportunity for some "on-location" footage. It sounds like a great plan until Paula is asked to chaperone the trip with Mr. Lynch.

Mr. Lynch is tutoring Brendon, who is failing history. His lack of historical perspective is evident through his movies, which star the evil George Washington, the evil Picasso and the evil Annie Oakley.

The school writing fair is one week away, and Brendon is suffering a bad case of writer's block! Melissa and Jason put pressure on him to no avail, but they end up being a hit anyway.

Paula tries to get a role in one of Brendon's films about a little girl named Little Malooloo, who has two fathers. McGuirk feels left out by the regular pizza club meetings that Brendon has with his dad.

Brendon's dad is marrying his girlfriend. A rash is slowly covering Brendon's body, but otherwise he's doing okay. Paula's friend Stephanie is in town for the wedding and takes a liking to Coach McGuirk.