Ruthie and Simon surprise the rest of the family when when Ruthie performs the entire National Anthem perfectly.
Simon locks himself in his room to avoid having a tetanus shot until the police show up because Ruthie called them.
Ruthie asks Simon to teach her "The Star Spangled Banner" so her dad won't be angry with her after she learns that he gets upset when people don't know the words to the song.
Julie gets violent with Simon when he refuses to give her the key to the liquor cabinet.
Simon gets asked if he wants to go steady while Ruthie gets kissed on the cheek by a boy.
Lucy imagines a boy she likes kissing Mary after she sees him give her a lustful look while she tutors him.
Mary ventures into the boys' bathroom whens he hears that a boy she turned down wrote something nasty about her on the guys' bathroom wall.
Eric gives Lucy's friend, Suzanne, a ride home but Eric and Lucy become suspicious when they spot Suzanne walking down the street after they drop her off.
A Holocaust survivor shares her story with Simon's class as part of a homework assignment after he befriends her.
A Holocaust survivor shares her story with Simon's class as part of a homework assignment after he befriends her.
Annie gets upset when Ruthie tells her she hates her after Ruthie is reprimanded for drawing a mural on her bedroom wall.