Complete story — includes the ending
As Kevin enters ninth grade, he has to make adjustments throughout his first day. He has to deal with Winnie not being there anymore, his terrible class schedule, the return of school bully Tony Barbella, who seizes his locker; a beautiful new girl named Madeline Adams (Julie Condra), who's quite the temptress when she kisses him; and worst of all, Becky Slater's continued wrath (Becky is now blaming Kevin for Craig Hobson breaking up with her before he went to military school). Kevin tries to obtain help from the school guidance counselor, but she's not there and Coach Cutlip is her replacement. His solution was to run laps, in which Kevin suddenly finds himself being chased by a girl's gym class, which gradually turns in to a one-on-one race with his nemesis, Becky Slater. After besting her, she gives him a gut punch, and he falls down. Angry at how the day played out, he tries to take back his locker from Barbella, which ends in failure. At the end of the day, he meets Winnie at the local pizza parlor. The hold each other as Madeline walks past and sees them, then walks to the jukebox, with a distressed look on her face. As Winnie relays to Kevin the difficulties of being the new girl, which Madeline had also told Kevin earlier that day. Guest-starring: Julie Condra in her first appearance as Kevin's beautiful classmate Madeline Adams; Charles Tyner as Mr Nestor Kevin's elderly industrial arts teacher; Blake Soper as an unnamed shop student; Julie Payne as Kevin's French teacher Mrs. Falcinella; Josh Berman as Harold. Recurring guests: Crystal McKellar as Becky Slater; Robert Picardo as Coach Cutlip; Tony Nitolli as Tony Barbella. Absent: Dan Lauria as Jack Arnold; Alley Mills as Norma Arnold; Olivia d'Abo as Karen Arnold; Jason Hervey as Wayne Arnold.
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