סידני רוצה לשנות תספורת לכבוד תחילת הלימודים בחטיבה, למורת רוחו של מקס. בעבר, מקס הצעיר רוצה לחמצן את השיער כדי להרשים את חבורת הדוג בויז.

סידני רוצה לאמץ כלב, אבל מקס לא חושב שהיא מוכנה לאחריות כזו. מתברר שגם מקס הצעיר רצה כלב, אבל קיבל במקומו צב מחמד.

מקס חושד שסידני הלכה להופעה עם אוליב בניגוד לרצונו ועוקב אחר המיקום של מכשיר הטלפון שלה. הוא נזכר בילדותו, שבו אימו זימנה אותו באמצעות הביפר שלו.

סידני ואוליב מתקשות לבצע את תפקידן בתור בייביסיטריות כשמתברר שהילד שהן אמורות לשמור עליו הוא אחיו של אחד התלמידים הכי פופולריים בשכבה מעליהן.

סידני מוזמנת למסיבת בריכה, אבל מרגישה חסרת ביטחון כי צומחות לה שערות על הרגליים. בעבר, מקס להוט להתחיל להתגלח כדי להוכיח את גבריותו.

Sydney is baffled when she can’t seem to get an A in her poetry class even though her dad got A’s in his class—and they have the same teacher, Mrs. Harris.

Sydney organizes a school protest for clubs to be more inclusive of women. Young Max befriends a skater girl but is conflicted because the Dog Boys don’t allow girls in their crew.

Sydney and Olive’s bond is tested when they both become friends with the new girl but try to keep the friendship a secret from one another.

Judy enlists Grandma Judy to help her redesign the basement into their very own “girl cave.” Max starts to feel left out when Sydney cancels their plans together to throw a 50s-themed party with her friends to celebrate her new space.

Sydney thinks her dad might be lonely, so she encourages him to start dating again. When Young Max breaks his skateboard again, Mom makes him earn money to buy a replacement.

Sydney and Olive decide to help Max at the bike shop’s biggest sale of the year. When Leo’s dad hires a girl to work at the arcade, Max and Leo compete to see who can impress her the most.

When Olive becomes class treasurer and accidentally loses the money for the ice cream truck she promised her class, Syd helps her get it back. Young Max offers to accompany his mom to a wedding but does not know how to dance.

Sydney surprises her dad Max for his birthday by inviting his childhood best friend Leo and his son to visit from San Francisco.

When Max realizes he needs an extra hand at the bike shop smoothie station, Sydney and Olive convince him to hire their crush, Zach.

Syd thinks she’s too old for the father-daughter dance, but she’s afraid to hurt Dad’s feelings. Young Max is bummed when his dad isn’t around for a father-son event.

Grandma Judy’s feelings are a little hurt when Sydney gets her ears pierced on an outing with Mrs. Harris.

When something embarrassing happens to Sydney at school, she barricades herself in her bedroom and ends up watching old VHS tapes of Max when he was a kid. Sydney eventually falls asleep and dreams that she’s in the 90s.

When Grandma Maya comes to visit, Sydney loves spending time with her so much that Grandma Judy feels a little left out.

When Sydney struggles with ballet, something her mom was great at, she starts to feel like she’s losing touch of her mom.

When a cell phone ban policy during school hours goes up for a vote, Sydney is sure her dad, who’s on the Parent School Committee, will vote against it.