When Tommy forgoes going to the traditional opening day ball game outing with his Grandpa, Lou takes Dil instead. This makes Tommy jealous as he and Dil compete to be Grandpa's favorite grandson during a fishing trip.

When the gang's parents feel that they are spending too much time watching TV, they ban it from the house. How will the gang get by without their favorite programs?

With Stu and Didi away at an Invention Convention, Tommy and Dil want to host a viewing party for a "real" alien autopsy video. But when both Grandpa Lou and Grandpa Boris show up to babysit the kids, can theÿgang find a way to watch the "inappropriate" tape before Dil has to give it back?

Kimi leads a petition drive to ban cell phones in school. Angelica hoodwinks Chuckie into helping her keep cell phones in school in her petition drive. Kimi gets busted for wanting a cell phone for Christmas.

Rachel is moving away and now Tommy is mad. In order to get it off of everyone's mind, he says "Rachel" in class as made-up answers. But when Chuckie starts a gang with Phil and some other of his cousins,ÿTommy tries to sarcastically cry and teams up with Dil during the moment when he's helping Charlotte with the game 'Impatience.'

Angelica's teacher is having a baby so she brings in a hot handsome sub teacher that Angelica falls in love with. She tries to "date" him by failing her assignments. Meanwhile, Tommy, Phil, and Chuckie are part of the tennisÿclub run by Pangborn. Chuckie is trying to avoid showering at the boys' locker room, but when he takes the chance, he realizes he has nothing to worry about.

When the comic book starring Chuckie's favorite superhero gets canceled, he is too depressed to help Tommy with his science fair project. Armadillo Dave gets canceled and Chuckie breaks down. Tommy has to buy a rat for his project, butÿthe last rat available is a mean one. It scares everybody. Tommy made a simple one lane track for his rat, but needs Chuckie so he can get a good grade on it since Chuckie has done it before. The gang tries to find Chuckie a new hero to worship.

When the gang looks for Halloween costumes in the Finster's basement, they find TP+KF carved on the wall. Does this mean that Tommy likes Kimi? If so, Chuckie doesn't like it. Dil goes trick-or-treating the day before in order toÿbeat the rush. The argument between Tommy and Chuckie escalates to where they don't want to be best friends anymore. The gang tries to bring back together just as Chas' new security system to scare away anyone who might want to teepee his house.

When Chuckie discovers that Kimi is upset, he gets the gang to help him redesign her room. It is then discovered that she is homesick for Japan and her biological father.

Tired of being considered a "goody goody" by the popular kids, Susie tires desperately to prove that she can be a bad girl. Meanwhile, Phil discovers that he has a talent for cooking.