Eugene is accused of pulling the fire alarm. In the school court, the jury thinks Eugene is guilty except for Arnold, who believes there is a shadow of a doubt.

When the kids make their new teacher, Mr. Simmons, quit his job, the replacement makes them realize what they lost.

Arnold and Gerald compete against Helga for the school newspaper.

Arnold and Gerald bunk off school, but their day is ruined by their fear of being found out.

In this variation of "The Tell-Tale Heart", Phoebe plagiarizes from a poetry book and uses one of the poems as her entry in a poetry contest. She wins, with her prize being a trophy resembling poet Emily Dickinson. Then, the trophy haunts Phoebe into confessing.

Arnold and Gerald send the neighborhood alien crazy as they broadcast a mock Halloween radio show.

Rhonda gets glasses and finds out what it is like to be a "Geek".

Phoebe becomes hall monitor and asks Helga for tips. She becomes overwhelmed by the "power" and soon everyone wants the old Phoebe back, even Helga once she realizes Phoebe's also giving her detentions.

Teachers of Arnold's school go on strike because of inadequate funding; He and his friends are on cloud nine, only to find out that every lost school day will be taken from their summer vacation.

Curly gets enraged after a minor playground mix up. He locks himself in the principal's office and refuses to come out.

Principal Wartz gives Sid a detention believeing he placed fake vomit so he could trip over, even though it wasn't Sid who put it there. As a result, Sid seeks revenge and reates ""Revenge Doll"" of Wartz's face, like they do in tribes. He thinks he killed Wartz with the curse. Arnold thinks he's paranoid, even though there are a few clues hinting out that Wartz is dead.

Helga tells jokes about her classmates, who take offense to it.

The town is flooded and Arnold's class is trapped in the school.

Harold, Sid, and Stinky all moon Principal Wartz, but Arnold is blamed, even though he was just an innocent bystander.