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"Vicious Cycle": Angela is not looking forward to the annual bicycle race. While she's stuck with her brother's hand me down bikes, Nanette rides the best bikes money can buy, and naturally rides rings around her and the competition. This year seems to be no different, until Angela stumbles upon an unidentifiable wallet containing enough money to buy a top quality bike.
"To Catch a Thief": Tapwater Springs erupts into uproar after the Manoirs have several of their possessions stolen from them.
"French Connection": The Anacondas get a Parisienne foreign exchange student called CiCi LeCreme who becomes friends with Nanette yet refuses to invite CiCi to her own house (under claims that their house is being fumigated for fleas).
"The List": After getting into an ice skating accident, Angela becomes furious when everyone, even her friends, start joking with her because of it. She hides in the toilets and writes a list of jibes about everyone "who annoyed her" on a roll of toilet paper. When Nanette discovers the list, she starts blackmailing Angela into doing chores for her with it.
"A Bug Responsibility": Josephine Praline lends Angela her collection of insects to mind for her. However, Angela may not be capable of such a big responsibility.
"Pogo-A-Go-Go": Angela starts practicing using a pogostick, something which she is very bad at.
"Snow Mercy": Nanette tricks Johnny into being on her side during a snowball fight with Angela.
"Be-Trayed": When the school's "dump your lunch not your tray" policy causes Mrs. Brinks' class to loose recess, Angela admits to the crime, despite her innocence.
"Earhart's Heirloom": Mrs. Brinks promises to show the class her family heirloom, a compass belonging to Amelia Earhart, if they behave for at least 30 days. Just as Mrs. Brinks is about to show them the compass, Angela accidentally ruins the deal by chewing on bubblegum. Angela then formulates a plan to make it up to Mrs. Brinks with her birthday.
"Ancient Greeks": Nanette writes a "three-act Greek tragedy" casting all of the students in roles. Angela's plan to use reverse psychology in hopes of getting the part of Hercules backfires when Nanette casts the role to Gordy Rhinehart. Instead, Angela gets cast in a variety of other roles, including Medusa, Prometheus and Atlas due to Nanette's displeasure in Angela's acting performance.
"Brinks of No Return": Angela is forced to stay at Mrs. Brinks' house when her family fails to pick her up due to a rainstorm. Once at Mrs. Brinks' house, Angela and Mr. Brinks are slaved around by Mrs. Brinks while she does nothing, and to make matters worse, Nanette has arrived.
"Operation Ringside": Coach Rhinehart has a new and unknown job, one which has been cutting into quality time between him and Gordy for the past month. Coincidently, a wrestler known as the Masked Menace has begun a meteoric month-long rise through the local wrestling circuit. Angela and her friends try to figure out whether or not Coach Rhinehart and the Masked Menace are the same person.
"Eating with the Enemy": Mr. Manoir learns about Bill Anaconda's latest $20-winning invention, the Food Rejuvenator 3000, which turns dried fruit back into fresh fruit. He offers to invest money into it if it impresses him. Gen and Bill reluctantly invite the Manoirs for dinners.
"Brocc-Fest": At the Tapwater Springs Broccoli Festival, Mrs. Brinks and Coach Rhinehart are mesmerized at Angela's painting of a broccoli inspired by Baby Lulu's bonnet. Angela then faces the prospect of becoming "Keeper of the Broccoli" when, in fact, she hates broccoli.
"All for One": Angela gets paired with Nanette on a nature hike.
"Uncle Nicky's Midlife Crisis": After finding a grey hair on his chest, Uncle Nicky believes himself to be turning old and goes out of his way to act young.
"Oh the Humanatees": At the town's annual Save the Manatees auction, local hero Astronaut Bob offers himself as a last minute prize. Angela, having lost her chance to win a space helmet to Nanette, is the highest bidder. But Nanette schemes her way into Astronaut Bob's heart and manages to thwart any and all of Angela's attempts to have fun.
"In a Pepper Pickle": An unscrewed pepper shaker lid prank against Mark and Derek backfires against Angela and she has to go to school with a nose full of itchy pepper.
"Boo-Who?": Angela is planning on going trick or treating with her friends but can't risk wearing one of her mother's homemade costumes, so she orders an "Astro-Nutties" costume in the mail.
"The Haunting Of Angela Anaconda": On Halloween night, Angela decides to give Mark and Derek a scare. When the lights start flickering and strange, howling noises echo through Angela's garage, Angela wonders if her garage is really haunted or if it is just Mark and Derek playing usual tricks.
"The Lion, the Witch and the Weasel": At the zoo, Angela is chosen to do an assignment on the weasel, an animal that hasn't been seen since 1987.
"Curse of the Mummy": At the museum, the mummy of King Tutankhamun falls on Angela, giving her what appears to be bad luck.
"No Thanksgiving": When her family gets sick from Nanette's visit, it's up to Angela to cook Thanksgiving dinner.
"Family Tree": As a school project, Angela must trace her roots to see if her ancestors were of any significance to Tapwater Springs, even to see if Angela was related to the people who owned Miss Netty, the cow who saved Tapwater Springs from a wildfire on February 11, 1901. Angela eventually finds out that the Manior family owned Miss Netty, but through pieces of a photo she discovers that the cow was actually the one who started the fire.
"Goodbye Mrs. Brinks": Mrs. Brinks reveals that she plans on leaving when the school is visited by Dr. Danny Fanny. To make sure Mrs. Brinks leaves, Angela, Gina, Johnny and Gordy dress in neat clothes and act good. To make sure Mrs Brinks stays, Nanette, January and Karlene dress up as punks, nickname themselves "Bruiser" (Nanette) "Cheeky" (January) and "Grunt" (Karlene) and act bad.
"The Birdlady of Tapwater Springs": After Angela revives an unconscious bird, everyone thinks she has "healing powers" and is given a variety of problems to "heal." However, Nanette is the only who thinks Angela's healing powers are fake and tries to exploit it, only to find herself in trouble with Mrs. Brinks.
"Secret Santa": The class picks Secret Santas for Christmas. When Angela picks Nanette much to her chagrin, she must decide between buying a bottle of "toilet water" or a toaster for French toast.
"Hooray for Chanukah": Uncle Nicky accidentally loses Gina Lash's great-grandmother's menorah in a game of dreidel and Angela, Gina, Johnny and Gordy go on a crusade from place to place to retrieve the menorah in time for the Chanukah party.
"Return to Sender": The class each get a pen pal, and Angela gets Marie Antoinette from France as hers. When Marie Antoinette's letters turn malicious, Angela begins to suspect Nanette is responsible.
"I Wanna Mold Your Band": Mr. Tastee Twirl hosts a talent contest which the winner will get to ride around in the truck and ring the bell. Angela and Her Band-Aconda compete against Nanette's girl group, the Ooh La La La Lahs.
"Don't be Caddie": Angela and her friends try to keep cool during the hottest day in Tapwater Springs. When they stumble across the member's only pool at the town country club, Angela and her friends wind up "helping" Mark and Derek with their jobs as caddies.
"The Pup Who Would Be King": King gives birth to a litter of puppies, one of which looks exactly like her, which Angela names King II. However, to Angela's shock, King II gets adopted by Mrs Brinks and renamed as Princess.
"Cheese Under Pressure": Angela tries to find the perfect food in order to trade off her liverwurst sandwiches. Nothing she tries seems to work until a can of Squiggly Cheese changes her lunchtime fortunes change for the better.
"Troop or Consequences": Gordy is recruited into the Junior Ranger-ettes by Angela and Gina in their efforts to keep January and Karlene from electing Nanette as troop leader.
Grandma Lou and Nona Abatti reveal a lifelong feud; Mrs. Brinks' class is chosen to do a newscast.
"The Girl with All the Answers": Gina is one gold star away from being crowned Q&A Queen and defeating Nanette in the process. When Gina eats too much the night before the final competition, the crown is as good as Nanette's, until Angela stumbles upon the teacher's edition of their textbook. Angela would love to become the new Q&A Queen though in her heart she knows that Gina truly deserves the coronation.
"Good Seats": Angela and her friends win free tickets to the movie Interstellar Mega Giants vs. Mechanataur,[a] but obstacles prevent her from finding the best seats in the theaters.
"Abra-Abatti": After assisting a magician during his performance, Johnny begins his own routine with the assistance of Gina. But when Gina is a no-show, Angela and Nanette compete to fill her place.
"Stupid Cupid": Angela's attempt to play Cupid for Gordy backfires big time when Gina's mom Liz and Coach Rhinehart strike up a romance which negatively impacts everyone in town.
"Gordy in a Plastic Bubble": After looking at an eyelash under a microscope and spotting a microbe on it, Gordy becomes mysophobic and refuses to leave the house.
"Camp Anaconda": After dropping out of "Camp Connie" Angela, Gina, Johnny and Gordy stay at the Anaconda's home which they rename as "Camp Anaconda". Camp Anaconda however seems to be even worse, as Angela's brothers won't let them do anything at all.
"Sound of Silence": Football season is canceled when Coach Rhinehart loses his voice. Not only does this provide Mark and Derek with ample time to torture Angela, but the team loses the next game (courtesy of Gordy Rinehart’s words-of-wisdom). Angela must find a way to get the coach healthy again.
"Johnny Learns to Swing": When Johnny finds that he has grown his "first ever Abatti chest hair", Uncle Nicky begins to pressure Johnny into manhood. After a "crash course in coolness", Johnny's reemergence as "John-O" slowly begins to disgust Angela and her friends.
"Firm-a-Foam": Angela looks forward to spending Take Your Kids to Work Day helping her father Bill with his inventions. Instead, she assists her father at his day job as a traveling salesman selling expandable foam.
"For the Love of the Game": Jimmy Jamal goes away and trusts Angela to complete his "Slamboy" for him until he returns. However, Nanette takes the batteries, causing Jimmy's saved game to be lost, and Angela must get Jimmy's game back.
"Jiggly Fruit": The evil Jiggly Fruit mascot Jiggly James announces that Jiggly Fruit will be replaced by "New Jiggly Fruit" which tastes disgusting. Angela, Gina and even Mrs Brinks go out of their way to protest against New Jiggly Fruit and bring back old Jiggly Fruit, even going so far as to replace Mrs. Brinks' lectures with protest periods and masquerading as the "Jiggly Angels".
"Race Car Race": Johnny gets into an accident preparing for the soapbox racecar derby. Disappointed with himself, Johnny is convinced he has lost his racing magic and Angela must take the wheel.
"Surf's Up": Mrs. Lash takes Angela and her friends to the beach. The four of them are thrilled to be out of school and on the shore; until Nanette and her posse show up to spoil their fun. To make matters worse, Mrs. Brinks is a volunteer lifeguard.
"Dog Gone It": Angela and her friends must save Mark and Derek's softball from a possessive neighborhood dog named Carnivorous.
"Childhood for Sale": To cover the damage done to Mrs. Brink's window, Angela takes Uncle Nicky's advice and decides to sell some of her stuff. But as nostalgia makes her "keep" pile grow and grow, Angela must choose between parting with her belongings or the prospect of working off the debt.
"The Best Is Yeti to Come": On a family picnic, Angela is convinced that she has photographed an elusive yeti. When nobody believes her, she decides to stake out the park.
It's Christmas and Christmas is Angela's favorite time of the year. Everyone seems to be happier and full of holiday spirit. Of course, the presents are greatly appreciated too! Every year the children of Tapwater Elementary engage in a Secret Santa gift exchange. Last year Angela and Gina were each other's Secret Santa and Angela hopes that they will get to be Secret Santas again. But the odds are against them. Angela and Nanette end up becoming each other's Secret Santa. Christmas is ruined! Angela tries desperately to get someone else to buy Nanette a present but not even Karlene or January want that task. Angela has a brainstorm. She will get Nanette toilet water, other wise known as eau de toilette. Nanette loves that stuff! Suddenly, Angela overhears Nanette tell her clone club that she has bought Angela a spectacular gift. Now Angela has no choice but to get her nemesis something great. Something French. The only question that remains is, will Nanette appreciate it?
It's Chanukah and Chanukah is Gina's favorite time of the year. Everyone seems to be happier and full of holiday spirit. Of course, the latkes are pretty good too! Every year the town celebrates the last night of Chanukah at Mapperson's bakery. This year, Angela and the gang are helping Gina carry her Grandmother's gigantic antique menorah to the festivities. Along the way they get hungry and decide to stop for special latke pizza at Abatti's. They ask Uncle Nicky to watch the menorah while they eat. He obliges but ends up gambling it away during one of many dreidel games. By the time the children catch up to the person who won the menorah, it's been pawned. The kids race to the pawnshop but now the menorah has been sold to Spangley Jangles. Angela refuses to give up. They convince Spangley to give them the menorah back. But on their way to Mapperson's they forget the menorah on the bus! Somehow the menorah ends up in Nanette's hands and the Manoirs use it for a chandelier! Angela knows that a miracle is what Chanukah is all about and a miracle is just what Tapwater Springs could use right about now.
Angela has been waiting a whole month for this very moment. Angela and her friends signed up for pen pals while on a trip to the museum. And today, Angela's letter from her pan pal has arrived. While everyone has cool pen pals - Gina gets food from hers - Gordy's pen pal is a ballerina - Angela by far has the best pen pal ever. Marie Antoinette (the aforementioned letter writer) writes pages and pages of really neat stuff. So great is Marie Antoinette and her prolific writing abilities, that Nanette engages in a pen pal competition with Angela . Nanette is positive her pen pal is the very best and is determined to prove it. But soon Nanette discovers that due to a pen pal mix up at the museum, her and Angela have unknowingly exchanged letters. Completely embarrassed, Nanette pretends to have known Angela was her pen pal all along. The next letter Marie Antoinette sends to Angelita (Angela's nom de plume) is viscous and nasty and poor Angela is crushed. When Angela finally learns the truth behind Marie Antoinette she decides to get even the best way she knows how. She uses Nanette's own words against her.
Mr. Tastee Twirl is holding a talent contest in which the winner will get to ride with him in the Tastee Twirl truck and ring the Tastee Twirl bell. None of Angela's friends think they have any talent that would win them such a coveted prize. Well, Johnny has a so-so ventriloquist act with his puppet Sir Ducksworthy, but Angela isn't sure that's enough to win. Angela suggests that the gang reform their old band: Angela And Her Band-A-Condas! The gang isn't so gung-ho about the idea. It turns out that when the friends first formed the band, many years ago, Angela kind of got out of hand. Everyone has since vowed to never be in a music group together, no matter what. Then Nanette and her clone club show up and gloat about their band, the Oo-La-La-La-Las. If Nanette wins, she'll get to ring the Tastee Twirl bell and ice cream will be ruined forever. So the Band-A-Condas are quickly reborn. But with more in-fighting to deal with then the Beetles had when Yoko became a factor, the Band-A-Condas' band battle is all up hill.
Today is the hottest day in Tapwater Springs and Angela and her pals decide to cool off in Nonna's water sprinklers. Unfortunately Tapwater Springs is experiencing a drought and the Mayor has ordered all citizens to conserve water. Just when it seems Gordy will die from his heat rash, the friends stumble across the Tapwater Country Club and its big, beautiful pool. Angela would love to jump in, but the pool is for members only. What's a girl to do? Well, it just so happens that Mark and Derek have jobs at the Club. With a little help from her parents, Angela's brothers agree to get Angela and friends pool time. But there's a catch. The next day the gang has to do caddie duty. They must help golfers choose the appropriate clubs and also retrieve lost golf balls. Everyone takes their job a little too seriously, retrieving golf balls just as players place them on the tee. Mark and Derek are impressed with Angela's work but never had any intention of actually letting her swim. The pool is being cleaned and it's empty! Angela has two choices: either fill the pool herself, or get an invitation to the Country Club from someone other then her brothers.
Thanks to King, Angela and her friends get to witness the miracle of birth. King bares four adorable puppies. Angela is immediately taken with a scrappy one that affectionately bites her nose. But Geneva doesn't want any puppies in the house. One dog is enough for the Anacondas and the puppies will be given away. The next day, when Angela returns home from detention, all but the scrappy puppy are gone. Angela promises to find the perfect home for her favorite pup. She interviews many Tapwater residents but none live up to her high standards. Geneva's standards aren't so high. She knows of a perfect place for the puppy to go to. Geneva gives the puppy to Mrs. Brinks! Well, Angela is livid and enlists her friends to help save the puppy from this terrible fate. Can you imagine how horrible it must be to have to lick Mrs. Brinks' face? The more Angela tries to save the puppy, the more apparent it becomes that the puppy truly loves Mrs. Brinks. It seems anything is possible.
The liverwurst sandwiches that Geneva gives to Angela everyday for lunch are becoming less appetizing. In fact, Angela isn't the only person bored with her lunch. The whole school seems unhappy with what their parents have packed and Angela suggests they all trade. There's only one problem-nobody wants Angela's lunch. Angela figures the answer to her problems is to bring something for lunch that every kid would want. So she brings peanut butter and jelly with her. But a kid can get peanut butter any old time and Angela is left out of the trading. Next stop: the supermarket. Surely Angela can get something cool to eat there. And she does. She discovers Squiggly Cheese, the artificial spray cheese from a can that not only tastes good, its fun to play with. Instantly Angela is the envy of the lunch room crowd. Even Nanette wants to trade with her! Will Angela trade away the best lunch she's had in a long while? Or will Nanette just manipulate Angela into giving her the coveted Squiggly Cheese?
Angela and Gina love being part of the Junior Ranger-ettes. They however don't love that Karlene and January are about to elect Nanette troop leader in an upcoming vote. Angela and Gina must recruit some new Ranger-ettes to prevent this from happening. They try desperately to recruit Josephine. She turns them down. The only girl who shows interest in becoming a Ranger-ette is actually-a boy! Gordy Rhinehart loves the crafts and other neat things the Ranger-ettes do. Being a Rangerette would also let Gordy be close to Gina Lash. When Nanette is unable to prevent Gordy from joining the troop, she points out that Gordy needs ten achievement pins before he can qualify to vote for troop leader. It would take a miracle for Gordy to get ten pins in time for the vote. But with sheer determination Gordy gets nine pins. Can Nanette foil Gordy before he reaches pin number 10?
Grandma Lou is back in town and Angela couldn't be happier. Grandma Lou is just as fun as any kid. One day while playing, Lou hurts herself and Bill decides that it's time his mother had a friend her own age. Angela knows just the person-Nonna Abatti. But Angela is unaware that Nonna and Lou were once good friends who now hate each other. As soon as Nonna makes the family connection between Angela and Lou, and Lou makes the connection between Johnny and Nonna, the Grannies forbid their respective grandchildren from ever having anything to do with one another. Angela enlists Bill and Uncle Nicky to help settle matters. However, these two sons have no idea why their mothers are truly fighting and end up trading insults with each other. Soon Angela and Johnny are forced to choose sides. Will the two of them be the generation where the feud finally ends?
Mrs. Brinks' class has been chosen to do a newscast for the community-access channel. Everyone gets assigned plum positions. Gina gets to be the food critic, Gordy the weatherman. Even Johnny is excited because he's on the crime beat and is sure to get an "A" thanks to his Uncle Nicky's knowledge of crime. But Angela's hopes of becoming the news anchor are quickly dashed when Mrs. Brinks unsurprisingly chooses Nanette for the job. Angela is assigned-the farm report! Not one to let her bad luck bring her down, Angela decides to do the best farm report ever. Nothing exciting seems to happen though on Farmer Jangles' farm. The apples are rotten and the rooster is cranky, neither of which seems newsworthy. When Farmer Jangles mentions that his goat has just given birth to six kids, Angela instinctively knows that the goat will be the focus of her report. There's just one problem, Nanette gets wind of the goat story and scoops poor Angela. Now Angela has no story, no assignment, and no choice but to get even with Nanette!
Gina Lash is only one gold star away from being crowned Questions &Answers Queen. When Gina wins, it will mean that the Q&A crown is one crown Nanette Manoir will never get to wear. Angela is ecstatic! Only Gina eats too much the night before her final competition. Mrs. Brinks seizes her absence as an opportunity to help Nanette win! Angela does everything she can to motivate Gina back to school before Nanette gets enough gold stars. But Gina is far too happy being taken care of to hurry up her healing process. Angela is forced to watch Mrs. Brinks hand Nanette the correct answers. Coincidentally, Angela stumbles upon the teachers' edition of an old textbook. She tries to explain to Mrs. Brinks what she found, but Mrs. Brinks is too concerned with Nanette to pay notice. With the help of the teachers' edition, Angela becomes the girl with all the answers. She answers all of Mrs. Brinks' questions correctly, even before they're asked. Angela would love to become the new Q&A Queen though in her heart she knows that Gina truly deserves the coronation. What's our heroine to do?
A Mega-Giants Movie craze has taken over Tapwater Springs. Angela, Johnny, Gina and Gordy learn that a local pop station is holding a contest with free movie tickets as the prize. All they have to do is be the first caller to call the station when the Mega-Giants theme is played. Angela decides that they will listen to the radio in shifts. She chooses the graveyard shift. Of course she falls asleep before the theme song is played. In a bizarre twist of fate, Nanette ends up winning the tickets. Now that the gang doesn't have free tickets, they decide to be the first in line and guarantee themselves the best seats. They show up for the movie over seven hours before show time before anyone else. Moments before the theatre doors open, Nanette and the clone club show up on cue and cut in front of Angela. It turns out that the free radio tickets gave them V.I.P privileges. Now Angela and her friends are forced to take even more drastic measures to ensure they get great seats. All Angela's hard work proves for naught though when Mrs. Brinks sits in front of her and blocks the screen with her big wig. Will Angela ever get to see the Mega-Giants Movie or will she be stuck staring at Mega-Brinks instead?
The Masked Magician is giving a performance at Tapwater Elementary and needs a special volunteer. Much to everyone's surprise, he picks Johnny Abatti and not Nanette Manoir! For his efforts, Johnny is given a magic set and immediately begins to create an act. Gina senses Johnny could use a little help and volunteers her assistance. Together, they put on a formidable show and dazzle ever increasing crowds. They're ready for the big time - a performance at Abatti's Pizza. Only Gina's back gives out two days before the show and Johnny is left sans assistant. Angela is eager to lend a hand but Nanette soon shows up to offer her abilities - Nanette will do almost anything for a spotlight. The archenemies compete with each other to impress Johnny until Nanette abruptly takes herself out of the competition. Nanette has figured out that Johnny is a horrible magician. Gina is the one who makes the magic work. Will Angela make the connection before Johnny "magically" saws her in half?
Gordy Rhinehart has written a love letter to Gina Lash, which Angela offers to deliver. Needless to say, the letter never makes it to Gina-her mother gets it instead. Liz Lash is convinced Coach Rhinehart wrote the letter. The two start up an instant romance and Angela's friends are furious at her. Gina is upset because Coach is always at her house eating her food. Gordy is upset because Coach is too busy with Liz to spend time with him. And Gina still doesn't know how much in love with her Gordy is! Even Johnny is upset. Uncle Nicky has always had a crush on Liz and spends his days moping now that she and Coach have hooked up. And if Angela had delivered the letter properly in the first place, none of this would have happened. Angela tries to break up the happy couple but only makes matters worse. Soon, the whole town is affected by the Lash/Rhinehart coupling and they direct their anger at Angela. Angela quickly discovers that what the people of Tapwater really need is to be in love themselves. Can Angela succeed in being Cupid for everyone and bring love to town?
Angela has a brand new microscope and eagerly shows it off to her friends. Despite Gordy's lack of enthusiasm, Angela manages to convince him to look at his eyelash under the lens. Gordy gets more then a glimpse of an enlarged eyelash: he also spots a bug! Angela tries to calm his frazzled nerves by revealing that the bug on his eyelash is harmless. Everyone has microscopic bugs all over their body. This revelation offers little comfort and sends Gordy into a state of panic. He wears protective gloves and masks and keeps his distance from his friends lest their parasites find their way onto him. Then Gordy learns that it's just not other people's germs that he has to fear. Even inanimate objects such as books and food have parasites. Gordy doesn't know where to put himself. Angela tries to help but everything she tries backfires. Soon Gordy has no other alternative but to sit in a bathtub all day. Will Angela be able to calm her friend before he shrivels away? Or is Gordy destined to live in a plastic bubble forever?
Bill and Geneva will be away during Spring Break and plan on sending Angela to Connie Brinks' Biology Camp. Angela's friends are stuck with the same fate. Now, there's nothing more boring then a week with Connie, so an alternative is desperately needed. Cue Mark and Derek who need money to buy hockey equipment. They agree, for a price, to take care of Angela, Gina, Johnny and Gordy - Camp Anaconda is born. However, if any harm comes to the children, Mark and Derek don't get paid. Fearing their charges might get the tiniest bruise, physical activity is forbidden. The brothers even go as far as tying the children up. When the children plead for water, a hose is turned on them! Camp Anaconda is sheer torture. Well, the kids finally do manage to trick Mark and Derek into taking them out on the town. While they're out though, the Anaconda garage floods because Mark and Derek left the above mentioned hose on. Of course, Angela is blamed for being thirsty in the first place. Having had the worst Spring Break ever, and facing the possibility that she may be punished for something she didn't do, Angela could sure use a quick change of fortune.
Coach Rhinehart has lost his voice and football practice has been cancelled. Mark and Derek are left with nothing to do but torture poor Angela. To make matters worse, if Mark and Derek's football team lose their next game, they won't make it to the playoffs. This means even more time on their hands - even more time to torture their sister. Angela must find a way for Coach to get healthy again. While failing at playing doctor, Angela discovers that Gordy has the ability to understand Coach's silent gestures. Gordy can interpret for Coach on the football field. Football practice is on again. But Gordy's interpretations of Coach's unique sign language are quite flowery. In fact, the football players have a hard time understanding exactly what Gordy is trying to say. When Gordy tries to get aggressive, he loses his voice too! Once again Angela is forced to take matters into her own hands. Now when Coach makes a gesture, Gordy interprets it with his own. Angela in turn interprets Gordy. And somehow, as improbable as it seems, the team wins with one spectacular maneuver. Angela is a hero.
Angela innocently discovers something strange on Johnny's chest. None of the kids knows what it is but Uncle Nicky recognizes it. Johnny has genuine Abatti chest hair. This, of course, means Johnny is a man and Uncle Nicky must now teach his young charge the ways in which a real man behaves. The next day when Angela and friends pick Johnny up to go to school, Johnny is no where to be found. Their friend has morphed into John-O - a miniature Uncle Nicky, complete with leisure suit and lady-killer attitude. Angela has a few reservations. Johnny is trying to act older and his coolness is getting in the way of having fun. But Nanette seems repulsed by John-O's new charms and, if he can upset Nanette, he can still be Angela's friend! All too soon though the charm turns to smarm and Nanette falls for the insincerity John-O is oozing. Thankfully, Johnny is unable to give up his spitball addiction, something Uncle Nicky says is a manly no-no. Maybe Johnny can be rescued from John-O after all.
Today is "Take Your Kids To Work Day". Since Bill is unable to make a living as an inventor, his day job is that of a salesman. Angela accompanies him to Tapwater Springs' only office tower where Bill tires to sell expandable foam to various business people. Johnny is also at the office tower helping Uncle Nicky deliver pizzas. Soon Johnny is tagging along with the Anaconda duo. Bill gives one great sales pitch after another. Angela and Johnny ruin the sale every time. Bill is left with only one more potential client - Howell Manoir! To make matters worse, Howell has brought Nanette to work with him. Angela has to be on her best behaviour in order for her dad to finally make a sale. However, Nanette is misbehaving and on the verge of ruining Bill's sale. And Angela is getting the blame! But despite Nanette's best efforts to infuriate Angela, Angela accidentally discovers a practical use for the expandable foam and makes a sale for her father.
Jimmy Jamal has reached new heights on his Immortal Wombat video game. He's about to beat the high score when Coach Rhinehart shows up to drag him away to a silent soccer retreat. Unfortunately, Immortal Wombat needs constant attention and battery changes or else the game will be lost. Angela is entrusted to watch over the Wombat. Moments after Jimmy leaves, Angela leaves the video unattended. Nanette "borrows" the batteries and Jimmy's score disappears. Neither Gina, Gordy nor Johnny has the skill needed to reach the level Jimmy left off at. It's up to Angela to figure out how to manipulate and ultimately win the game. This, of course, is easier said then done. Angela has too many chores and school duties to spend so much time on a computer game. But she has no choice - her reputation is at stake. Her home life and school life suffer until Mrs. Brinks shuts the computer off. Left with no other alternative, Angela tells Jimmy the truth. The truth turns out to be that Angela got to a level Jimmy never reached. Oddly enough, she's an Immortal Wombat hero.
Jiggly James, the official spokesperson for Jiggly Fruit, announces that the tasty treat has a new and improved recipe. Can perfection be improved upon? Naturally, Angela, Gina, Johnny and Gordy are the first in line to try New Jiggly Fruit. This also makes them the first to learn how truly awful their favorite snack has become. New Jiggly Fruit is disgusting! To make matters worse, the Jiggly Fruit corporation has stopped production of old Jiggly Fruit. Mrs. Brinks, a Jiggly connoisseur, is just as upset as Angela is over this turn of events. Angela is surprised that she and Mrs. Brinks have anything in common, especially dessert. The two soon form a strong bond as they join forces to battle the evil Jiggly James. When the two former nemesis combine their smarts and creativity, nothing is able to withstand their power. Soon old Jiggly Fruit is back in production and order is restored to Tapwater Springs.
Parents in Tapwater Springs are busy helping their child build a soapbox-racing car for an upcoming race. Every car is unique, built with care to reflect the child's personality. For example: Gina's car has a built in doughnut holder and Gordy's is filled with flowers. Unsurprisingly, Nanette's car is a store bought one and it's really fast. Angela, Gina, Johnny and Gordy decide to take the best parts of their own cars and combine them into one super car. And since Johnny is deemed the best driver, he gets to drive. During practice Johnny gets into an accident. Disappointed with himself, Johnny is convinced he has lost his racing magic. He no longer feels he is able to beat Nanette and Angela must now sit it the driver's seat. While racing, Nanette cheats, causing Angela's racecar to lose two of its wheels. Just when it seems that all is lost, Angela convinces Johnny to work his racing magic and get back behind the wheel. To which he does, proving that a Johnny with two homemade wheels is better then a Nanette with four store bought.
It's summer vacation! Liz Lash and her "associate" Francisco are driving Angela, Gina, Johnny and Gordy to the beach. The gang is thrilled and plans to spend the day in the glorious water. Their nautical intentions are quickly foiled upon arrival at the beach. For who should turn up but none other then Nanette and her clone club. To make matters worse, Mrs. Brinks has taken a summer job as a lifeguard. It doesn't take long until Nanette manages to get Angela and her pals dry docked! Angela refuses to be beaten. If they gang can't go to the water, they will find a way to bring the water to them. Of course, every attempt fails because around every corner lurks Nanette, all too ready to thwart their efforts. But eventually Nanette proves to be her own worst enemy when she inadvertently buries Mrs. Brinks up to the neck in sand. Angela, Gina, Johnny and Gordy get their fun in the sun after all.
While enjoying a harmless game of softball, said softball ends up landing in a neighbor's yard. This normally wouldn't be a problem, but, this neighbor's yard is inhabited by a dog named Carnivorous. To make matters worse, the softball belongs to Mark and Derek. If Angela can't get the ball back, she might not make it to her next birthday. She and her friends try to come up with a plan. Gordy is used as a decoy and the kids manage to retrieve the ball. They also free the dog from his yard in the process. Carnivorous lives up to his name as he chases everyone up trees and on top of cars. The only way the kids can get rid of the dog is to throw the ball back into the yard! Angela is back at where she started. She has no choice but to take matters into her own hands and go into the dog's yard herself. She marches right into the yard, only to be immediately chased into a garbage can! Mark and Derek turn out to be the heroes of this tale when they come home and reveal that Carnivorous is really Fifi and quite nice once you get to know her.
