Richard Steele

Ann gets excited about voting in her first presidential election, learns all she can about the system, but won't tell her father who she's voting for since it's a secret ballot.

In just his first day as the School Board President Oliver has started a grammar school protest. The kids are upset that their mascot Arnold has been thrown out for popping his teacher with a pea shooter. Fred asks Oliver to represent his son on grounds that he was discriminated against but all Oliver can do is talk to the school's determined principal.

A romantic situation develops after Tom (Bill Bixby) meets Miss Allen (Ann Prentiss), Eddie's (Brandon Cruz) schoolteacher. When Eddie's classmates find out, he's teased and tagged a "teacher's pet." But,when he comes home with a black eye, Tom and Miss Allen decide it's best for everyone if they stop dating. Meanwhile, Eddie has worked out the problem in his own way.

Eddie Brandon Cruz) thinks he's in love with a girl named Elsie (Gabie Grammer), and invites her to his birthday party as a non-obvious way to get to know her better. Elsie turns out to be a tall, rather plain-looking girl, but Eddie only has eyes for her until one of the boys brings a friend named Margaret (Lori Specter)--tiny, cute and suddenly very interested in Eddie. Not quite aware what's happening, Eddie nevertheless makes an important decision in the matter of love, and makes his father very proud.