When Ginger and her friends go to the senior's home to do community service, Carl tags along and meets Maude, a granny who loves playing pranks and is every bit as disgusting as he is. Is true love blooming for Ginger's younger brother? And how will Courtney handle Carl's new flame when they both come over for dinner at the Foutley house?

Ginger gets a letter from her dad and decides to invite him to the arts fare at her school to hear her new poem. But the question remains... Will he show up? Meanwhile, Carl gets a dehydrated killer sea snake in the mail and Ginger's mom accidentally drinks it.

When Ginger has second thoughts about doing Macie and Dodie's traditional "Seal Girl" skit for the Lucky Junior High talent show, Macie decides to do it alone. Can Ginger save her from making a fool of herself, or will she be better than anyone thinks?

Everyone is going to the Sadie Hawkin's dance... Macie with her "Mystery Man" (actually Hoodsey), Miranda with Ian Richton, and Courtney... with Darren?!? Will Ginger get to the bottom of this and figure out why Courtney has a sudden interest in her good friend?

Ginger's mom is on strike and needs to bring money in, so she decides to do house cleaning. When Ginger needs $50 to go on a class trip to New York, will she end up helping out her mom without anyone finding out?

Friday the 13th, Carl's favorite holiday, begins with the Foutley car breaking down, Ginger's sweater getting ripped, and her school paper being blown away. Then a rare house-eating mold is discovered in Ginger's house that causes it to be condemned. Will the streak of bad luck continue, and could it get any worse? Maybe if Ginger gets completely fed up with her family...

Macie thinks her parents are planning a birthday party for her because they are acting elusive, but they actually forget the date. When she confronts them about it, they throw her a birthday party suited for a 4 year old, not a 13 year old. Will Macie show her parents how to treat her like a young lady and not a little kid, or will she enjoy this trip back to her childhood?

Meanwhile, Mipsy, who has her birthday the same day, throws a giant party, and Carl gets scared of a naked mole rat.

Ginger and her friends decide to help a Lucky Junior High School girl named Hope to gain popularity by offering her some social and fashion tips. When she takes to the advice so well that she challenges and beats Courtney's reign as the most popular girl in school, will Courtney be able to regain her title?

Meanwhile, Carl causes his teacher Mrs. Gordon to retire and get replaced by music teacher Hepcat Hepper. Will he convince her to come back?

Ginger gets accepted to The Avalance Art Academy. It's a big honor, but it will mean that she has to spend an entire semester away from home. This doesn't sit well with Dodie, who doesn't want her best friend to leave for so long. But what does Miranda and Mipsy have to do with Ginger's acceptance into the prestigious school? And what happens when Darren realizes he's in love with Ginger?

Meanwhile, Carl discovers Noelle has telekenetic powers and enters her in the Weird Human Winter Fest.

Note: This episode was alternatively titled Foutley's On Ice.

Ginger is throwing a party for Darren that every kid in the school wants to attend. But when Lois and Joann Bishop get into a fight at the grocery store over the last Easter ham on the shelf, Joann bans Hoodsey and Dodie from seeing Carl and Ginger.