Stuart Goetz

After accepting a date with Charlie, Marcia eagerly accepts a date with Doug, the most popular guy on campus. With two dates on the same night, Marcia makes an excuse to get out of her date with Charlie. On her way to the house, Marcia is caught in the middle of Greg and Peters football game and gets hit in the face. She is horrified when her nose swells to the size of a grapefruit. Upon seeing her imperfection, Doug cancels the date, revealing his sole interest in having a pretty girl on his arm. Marcia realizes her mistake and apologizes to Charlie for lying.

A widowed mother and her five kids form a band and make a hit record, then travel around the country in a groovy school bus. The comedy contrasts life on the road with the cozy suburban life they return to after the show is over. There's feel-good music, hapless adults, scheming kids and heartthrob teens thrown in for good measure.

In this dramatic second half, the kids unwittingly travel into the alligator infested Everglades, and are stranded when their boat springs a leak.

Flipper takes new friends on an astounding journey! The very special bond that Bud and Sandy have forged with Flipper will always exist, but they're going away to school, leaving Flipper feeling lonely and sad.