Schoolyard tradition has it that on the first Monday of June each year, the fifth graders throw the fourth graders into trash cans. So, Arnold and Gerald try to make a run for it. As more people are thrown into trash cans and the fifth graders know all the routes, Arnold and Gerald find out eluding the fifth graders is harder that they thought.

After Arnold accidentally kills Eugene's fish with a yo-yo, he must do something to make up for it.

Wolfgang and his gang of fifth graders challenge Arnold and his friends to a football game, but he has to first persuade them that his plays are good enough for them to win.

Rhonda and Nadine fall out over working on a project at school, leaving Arnold to work with both of them separately.

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

After finding out that his idol is a haughty, primped actor, Eugene sets out to become bad.

Helga and Arnold fall asleep and have their own "parody/dream" of the opera Carmen.

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

Phoebe wins a chance to meet her favorite singer, only to find out that he doesn't write or sing his own songs.

A roller coaster breaks down while Eugene and Arnold are at the top of its tallest drop.

After the results of an aptitude test are announced, Harold gains self-confidence and Helga feels dumber.

Rhonda holds a cool-people-only party at her house. In retaliation, Arnold and his friends hold a "geek" party on the roof of his boarding house further up the street, leaving Rhonda's party deserted.

The kids compete in a grand prix race against each other.

Arnold and Helga both think they are having the worst Thanksgivings ever. Arnold's Family are celebrating President's Day, and Olga is at the Pataki house. When Arnold and Helga go to Mr. Simmons' house, they discover he has a obnoxious family, so they think their families aren't so bad after all.

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

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

The school is doing the play "Romeo and Juliet". Arnold lands the role as Romeo so Helga will do anything to beat out other girls to get the part of Juliet, so that she can kiss Arnold in the final scene.

After losing Eugene's birthday party invitations, Arnold feels obliged to throw him another party, but it doesn't work out.