Fast Reputation

When Senator Ricci's son Michael decides to look at Lucky Junior High as a public school he might transfer to, Courtney wants to be his peer counselor to get close to what she considers "royalty". When she has an allergic reaction to cafeteria mystery meat and is bedridden, she has Ginger pretend to be her. But as Ginger starts becoming Courtney too well and ignoring Macie and Dodie, will she turn into someone else for good? Meanwhile, Hoodsey hits his head and gets amnesia.

When Ginger realises she's a quarter Jewish, she starts exploring her newly discovered heritage. But when she tells Dodie she won't trim her tree with her, will Ginger be turning her back on Christmas in favor of her Judaism? Meanwhile, Carl breaks the news to Hoodsey that Santa Claus doesn't exist, so Hoodsey sets out to prove him wrong by asking Santa to bring him his one Christmas wish... a visit from Carl and Ginger's father.

Everyone is going to the Sadie Hawkin's dance... Macie with her "Mystery Man" (actually Hoodsey), Miranda with Ian Richton, and Courtney... with Darren?!? Will Ginger get to the bottom of this and figure out why Courtney has a sudden interest in her good friend?

Darren gets his braces removed and suddenly becomes attractive to every girl at school. Will Miranda ruin his friendship with Ginger when she becomes his girlfriend? Meanwhile, Brandon's monkey, Mr. Licorice, is missing and Carl and Hoodsey go looking for him.

The girls prepare for a screening of a film about puberty in their gym class that Macie is dreading. Will she be able to sit through it or will she chicken out? Meanwhile, Hoodsey deals with being too embarassed to shower after his gym class.

Ginger is sick of being called a "nice girl" by Courtney's friends, so she decides to sneak into a high school party with Dodie and Macie on a school night. There she meets Jake, a "cool" high schooler. When Miranda and Courtney find out and begin spreading rumors about Ginger and her new crush, can she put things right, or will the nice girl suddenly have a "bad reputation"? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey set up a food cart.

Ginger's mom is on strike and needs to bring money in, so she decides to do house cleaning. When Ginger needs $50 to go on a class trip to New York, will she end up helping out her mom without anyone finding out?

When Courtney and Miranda get in a fight over which of their volleyball teams Ginger will play for, Miranda decides to replace Courtney with Ginger as her best friend. Will Ginger have to pick sides between them? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey help Courtney's mom to win an election at her Country Club.

Ginger wins the student council election on the premise of having "big brothers" and "big sisters" to guide the younger elementary school trouble makers. When she assings George Magrority, a military academy kid, to her brother after he blows up the septic system at his school, will he have a positive influence on Carl, or will he go too far?

When Dodie's Nana dies, Ginger and Macie help her out, but Ginger realizes that she never knew her own grandma. Will her dad give her any insights into what she was like? Meanwhile, Hoodsey comes to terms with his own grief at Nana's funeral, but how will his family react when they find out that he has locked an iron mask around his head?

Friday the 13th, Carl's favorite holiday, begins with the Foutley car breaking down, Ginger's sweater getting ripped, and her school paper being blown away. Then a rare house-eating mold is discovered in Ginger's house that causes it to be condemned. Will the streak of bad luck continue, and could it get any worse? Maybe if Ginger gets completely fed up with her family...

Ginger, Carl and Macie go on vacation to Loon Lake with Dodie and her family, where an escaped "lunatic" from the insane asylum has been reported to be hiding. Will Carl and Hoodsey get to scare Blake, who is camping in the woods there as well, or will they be in for a scare themselves? Meanwhile, Ginger and Macie deal with Dodie's mom Joann, who is a bit "high strung".

Ginger decides to play an April Fools joke on Dodie by forging a love letter to her from Dustin, (a weirdo in her class that eats his sandwiches with chopsticks). Things get messy when Dodie admits to having a secret crush on Dustin, while Dustin reveals he really HAS sent a love letter, but to Macie! Will Ginger find a way to work it out? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey tell Blake they sold his tonsils to a witch doctor, causing him to become sick.

Ginger really wants her mom to start dating, but when she starts seeing Buzz the handyman (from the episode TGIF) and his three boys invade the Foutley house, Ginger mifht have second thoughts about it.

Dodie has a crush on Joaquin Cortez, the new transfer student. But she may have some competition, not only from Mipsy, who likes him too, but also from Ginger. When the girls try out for the school musical "Mambo In The Catskills", and Ginger gets the lead opposite Joaquin, will the two best friends come to terms with the fact that they both have a crush on the same guy? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey try to make aphrodisiacs.

Macie thinks her parents are planning a birthday party for her because they are acting elusive, but they actually forget the date. When she confronts them about it, they throw her a birthday party suited for a 4 year old, not a 13 year old. Will Macie show her parents how to treat her like a young lady and not a little kid, or will she enjoy this trip back to her childhood? Meanwhile, Mipsy, who has her birthday the same day, throws a giant party, and Carl gets scared of a naked mole rat.

A new student, Laticia Bowers, comes to Lucky Junior High. Her quirky behavior and the fact that she's a mortician's daughter makes her an outcast and target of gossip with the rest of the students. When Ginger and her pals accept her as a friend, will they get Courtney and the "dominant social group" to go to a party at her funeral home house? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey go to Brandon's birthday party.

When Courtney's mother gets hospitalized from a botched plastic surgery, Courtney decides to stay with Ginger and her mom. Will she warm her way into Mrs. Foutley's heart over Ginger? Meanwhile, Carl wants to get a chin implant.

When Ginger fings out that the marching band at her school is going to play at Heathered Hills, where Sasha is a student, she joins up as the extra grande triangle player. Will she rekindle her summer love or will he end up disappointing her? Meanwhile, Hoodsey and Carl become psychics to raise money.

When Ginger enters a writing competition and writes a story called "And She Was Gone", it causes Ms. Zorski to think Ginger might be suicidal. Can she convince her teacher and the school psycologist that it was just a work of fiction? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey try to make a student, Noelle Sussman, disappear with vanishing cream. When they succeed after they discover she might be the perfect girl for them, can they bring her back?

When Ginger gets a crush on her English teacher and Quiz Team leader Mr. Gardner, what will he say when she asks him out on a date? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey plot to kidnap the famous Groundhog Pawtucket Pete in order to sell more of their hand-woven scarves.

Ginger and her friends decide to help a Lucky Junior High School girl named Hope to gain popularity by offering her some social and fashion tips. When she takes to the advice so well that she challenges and beats Courtney's reign as the most popular girl in school, will Courtney be able to regain her title? Meanwhile, Carl causes his teacher Mrs. Gordon to retire and get replaced by music teacher Hepcat Hepper. Will he convince her to come back?

Ginger's new substitute teacher is an elderly lady named Ms. Grimley who rules her class with an iron fist. When she assigns Ginger, Courtney and Miranda an 17,000 word essay on the cotton gin, the students decide to get even. But will their plans for revenge end up back-firing? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey try to teach Mr. Licorice an act for the upcoming pet show... by showing him how to ride a motorcycle.