Last updated: June 13, 1999.
Christian's parents tell him that they cannot afford his tuition any longer, so unless Christian can get a job he'll have to leave the Academy. But Christian gets fired from all his jobs, which leads Lazz to come up with a plan: a male strip show to raise money for Christian's tuition (a la "The Full Monty"). Meanwhile, Miss Dupre ropes the girls into doing a Student Crisis Hotline for their Student Service project, which Winnie and Lauren excel at, but which Ashley (as usual!) is terrible at. But Ashley gets another chance to help a teacher (Victoria Hoffman) out of a crisis. 'babe': Cerina Vincent.
Jackson's musical idol, "Bird Dog" Hampton (Kevin P. Stillwell), is in town, and Jackson is really excited when "Bird Dog" shows an interest in his music. But his excitement turns to disgust when he discovers that "Bird Dog" has stolen one of Jackson's songs and claimed it as his own. (Note: This storyline is straight out of the "California Dreams" episode #4.5, "Fallen Idol".) Meanwhile, it's the girls vs. Christian and Lazz for the $500 prize for the best 'futuristic' invention for the Academy's 21st Century Fair.
Jackson is rally jealous when a music producer named Mark Stevens (Eric Gustavson) gives Ashley! a recording deal and promises to make her a singing star. But is the producer interested in Ashley's singing, or in Ashley? Meanwhile, it's the boys vs. the girls in a karate challenge.
Christian is set to go to the Paris Jazz Festival with Winnie, but Jackson and Lazz want him to go to the European Soccer Championship game in Brussels instead. So Christian lies to Winnie and tells her a story about having to go to Germany to visit his injured uncle. But will his conscience hold up? Meanwhile, Ashley is so good at making fat-free cheesecakes that she and Lauren go into the business of making and selling them. Phil: Peter Rocca.
Called into Mr. Elliot's office by Miss Dupre and Elliot, the gang cop to their latest scam (a petting zoo in the cafeteria), and are sentenced to 'restriction' in Mr. Elliot's office where they reminisce about all the crazy stunts and schemes they've pulled over the last year. [A retrospective episode.]
Lazz is excited because he's about to receive an order of fresh meat, but he's even more excited when he gets the wrong package: a Russian mail-order bride by the name of Nadia (Jolie Jenkins). Sure enough, Lazz falls hard enough for Nadia to propose, but are her motives pure and is he ready? Meanwhile, fed up by skyrocketing prices at Cafe USA, the girls start their own coffee house, which includes floor music from Ashley, and poetry from Mr. Elliot!
Winnie is really hoping to impress Christian's parents (Kai Wulff, Ruth Olafsdottir) their visit to Paris, but she begins to worry that she won't impress them after they arrive, and Christian reveals that his parents only speak German (and Chinese!). So Lauren and Ashley try to help Winnie out of her predicament. Meanwhile, Jackson and Lazz attempt to scam the "Have a Dream" charity out of a free trip to Hawaii.
The gang has to do a final video project for Miss Dupre's Film class, so Jackson and Lazz plan a video interview the famous 'Paris cave couple', Ashley plans to do a video on Mr. Elliot, Winnie wants to do a video of people's 'true confessions', and Christian and Lauren decide to do an exercise video. But in the course of their project, Christian and Lauren kiss. Will they confess when Winnie films them? And will she kill them?!
Jackson has finally made a CD, which the gang volunteers to publicize it, and it finally seems like Jackson is on the verge of achieving his dreams. But, at the same time, the break is over for Lauren's little sister, and Jackson's new girlfriend, Maggie (Amy Weber), who must return to her study at sea. Will Jackson let Maggie go back without him, or will he give up his dream of music success to join Maggie in study at sea? Lance: Rob Farrior. Stan: Rocco Vienhage.
The gang returns to the Academy for their 25 year reunion, and they've all turned out successful: Lazz is the "Weenie King" of the East Coast, Winnie and Christian are husband-and-wife therapists (and self-help authors!), Ashley is a TV network executive(!), Jackson is a rock star, and Lauren is now the owner of Cafe USA. While the gang get to know each other again, they reminisce about old times. [A retrospective episode.]
Just as Lazz and Ashley are finally getting together as a dating couple, Mrs. Lazzarini (Carol Ann Susi) visits with some stunning news: she and Lazz's father have quit the Ice Show so that they can finally settle down in Brooklyn and manage an ice rink, and they want Lazz to come home and live with them. But Lazz is torn, will he choose a real home life with his family, or will he choose to stay with his friends and his new romance with Ashley? Meanwhile, Winnie, Lauren, Christian and Jackson accompany Mr. Elliot to an auction where they bid up the gift that Mr. Elliot wants to get for Miss Dupre, a gift which they eventually break and have to scramble to replace.
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