The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.

The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli's first name is revealed.

The kids, and Vince himself, come to the awful realization that Vince's once popular older brother Chad has grown up into a geek.

The kids stage an elaborate funeral for the 4th grade class's beloved hamster, wherein they learn about how many lives the hamster has touched.

Randall accuses Spinelli of hitting him with a rock during a dirt clod war so the kids put her on trial.

At first only Mikey wants to participate in the Thanksgiving can drive competition against the unbeatable Ashleys. But then the other kids join in to beat the Ashleys.

Principal Prickly needs Mikey to sing the National Anthem at the PTA Spring Fling, but Mikey only sings well in the bathroom. So he brings in a music teacher to bring the Robert Goulet out of Mikey.

Spinelli will do anything to keep her parents from attending parents' night and meeting the others.

Spinelli is inspired to form a cult based on the Swinger Girl when she thinks she's seen her swing over the top into another dimension.

Every year the older kids pick kindergarteners to race in the Kindergarten Derby. This year an eager Tubby gets an unwilling Mikey to sponsor him in the race.