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Original Air Date: March 20, 2008
Glen Ellen High School student MANDY FERNER (Guest Star Jamie Lynn Spears) apparently needed a lot of help from guidance counselor BECKY FREELEY to help her get her act together. After three years, Becky succeeds, too, and in the opening scene we learn Mandy has been accepted to the state college. She plans to attend with her boyfriend Michael, the guy she’s making out in a car with when Becky approaches to break up the session.
Later at lunch, Principal PHIL HUFFY and Vice Principal BRUCE TERRY make a few faculty announcements. Huffy will be observing classes later in order to complete performance evaluations, and Phil alerts everyone that a substitute teacher will arrive soon. He’ll take over the advanced Spanish class while the former teacher, Señora Henderson, is on leave to have a child. Remedial Spanish teacher TIM O’MALLEY volunteers to lead the advanced course instead, but Huffy’s not having it.
The new sub turns out to be a guitar-slinging, charming cutie named BEAUX (Guest Star Ashton Kutcher) who considers himself a “wandering educator.” LISA GERMAIN is immediately and totally into him because of his looks and social skills. But, he has eyes for Becky only since she’s different and loved by the students, not a typical high-maintenance woman like Lisa. Unfortunately, Lisa believes Beaux’s lack of interest in her is due to his shyness and the fact that her beauty intimidates men.
Becky doesn’t care for Beaux at all initially. In fact, she thinks he’s joking when he flirts with her because she’s learned that good-looking guys like him usually go for women like Lisa instead. Moreover, if Beaux is hired permanently, her crush Tim will either be fired or demoted to teaching Auto Shop again.
Beaux manages to win Becky over eventually, though, when he tells her he appreciates that she’s “special.” Vice Principal Bruce also develops a “man crush” on Beaux after the newcomer comments that the two men are on the same level. For instance, they both understand the value of a dollar.
One day, Huffy and Bruce arrive at Tim’s Spanish class earlier than expected to evaluate his performance. Tim was anticipating the visit on El Día de Los Muertos, and he’s unprepared for the off-schedule evaluation. When Tim calls her in a panic, Becky heads over to help him by faking a guidance emergency. Beaux intercepts her, however, and the two end up kissing. Becky arrives at Tim’s class too late and learns he received a D on his evaluation and will be sent back to teaching Auto Shop.
Upset, Becky decides to intervene on Tim’s behalf, but she bumps into Mandy, who has bad news. The student’s changed her mind about attending college because Beaux told her the only education she needs in real life is real life.
When Becky confronts Beaux about his bad advice in Huffy’s office later while Bruce is present, it’s revealed the substitute feels the way he does because he has no college education himself. Huffy fires him on the spot, although Bruce, still infatuated, tries to stand up for him.
So, Tim goes back to teaching Spanish, and Becky later learns that Mandy has flip-flopped again and will go to college after all. As she heads home at the end of the day, Becky runs into Lisa and Beaux on their way home. Beaux lies to Lisa that Becky had a huge crush on him and then speeds away before Becky can correct his story. She doesn’t care, though, and she smiles as they leave.
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