18. The Subject Was Noses

Complete story — includes the ending

Marcia is asked out by popular school hunk Doug Simpson ( Nicholas Hammond ). Marcia is so taken aback by the gesture that she instantly accepts the date without realizing that she has a date with Charley ( Stuart Getz ), the nice but average Joe son of a wallpaper salesman, for the same night, creating a conflict. So taking Greg's advice, Marcia breaks her date with Charley, using the excuse "something suddenly came up". Later, when Peter's wildly-thrown football hits Marcia's nose, badly injuring it ("Oh, my nose!"), Doug breaks their date, using the same excuse. After Marcia's nose quickly heals, Doug asks her out again. Marcia rejects him, admits to Charley what she did, and reaccepts the date with him. When Marcia returns home, she reveals to Mike and Carol that during the date she and Charley crossed paths with Doug, who teased her, and Charley rushed to her defense. The two boys then got into a fight, and Charley punched Doug in the nose, leaving it swollen like Marcia's had been. In a subplot, Mike and Carol mull over what wallpaper pattern to decorate their bedroom with. Guest stars: Lisa Eilbacher as Vicki In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode at the bottom of its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.