Thanksgiving Story
To get on a community-sponsored Thanksgiving ski trip for disadvantaged kids, Jamie convinces the sponsors that his parents are separated.
More from Season 2
Episode 1
Chewed Out (Smoker's Delight)
Jamie learns a sobering lesson in using smoking and chewing tobacco to elevate his freshman status in junior high.
Episode 2
Money, Money, Money
Still out to flatter the redoubtable Jessica, Jamie takes her out to an expensive restaurant while tightwad Ted puts Vicki in charge of household expenses.
Episode 3
My Mother the Teacher
Jamie tries to recover his respect in class when his mother comes in as substitute teacher by trying to humiliate her out of her job.
Episode 4
Here Comes the Judge
Playing a judge in a class simulation of a courtroom, Jamie dispenses uneven justice and gets impeached, while parking-ticket-skipping role model Ted tries to get himself arrested.
Episode 5
Home Sweet Homeless
Joan's civic project with the homeless prompts Jamie to bring home a bum, who virtually takes over the Lawson household.
Episode 6
Crazy Like a Fox
When Jamie is taken by a slick curbside vendor with a bad mini-TV, Ted goes after him for reparations -- and gets conned himself.
