When Harry finally relents and agrees to send Danny and Lauren to the local public high school, they get a crash course in how the outside world works.

When Lauren (Tania Raymonde) decides to take a stand and run for student body president, the whole family works on her campaign, but Lauren is soon shocked to learn that the world of politics is full of dirty tricks.

Lauren (Tania Raymonde) and Danny (Joseph Cross) are mortified when Harry (Judge Reinhold) volunteers to substitute teach biology at their high school and uses their personal lives in his lesson plans. When the school offers Harry a permanent position, Ellie (Kirsten Nelson) and the kids try to convince Harry to return to his veterinary pratice and to home-schooling Matt (Matt Weinberg).

Seeking the attention of a beautiful cheerleader, Danny (Joseph Cross) joins the football team. But when Lauren (Tania Raymond) becomes an honorary cheerleader and influences the squad to pay less attention to football and more to school issues, Danny is forced to choose between his new jock status and his sister's well-being.

Lauren (Tania Raymonde) and Danny (Joseph Cross) convince Harry (Judge Reinhold) to let them get jobs at the mall, but when Lauren's co-worked sets her up as a thief and Danny is taken advantage of by his boss, the whole family works together to correct the wrongs of the capitalist system.