7.8/1077 votes#1 - The Big One
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/22/2009
Amy copes with the rigors of motherhood while Anne adjusts to the news that she is pregnant. Elsewhere, a tragedy takes place just as Jack and Grace's relationship intensifies.
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5.8/1055 votes#2 - What's Done Is Done
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/29/2009
Grace is struggling with what has happened, whilst Ben wonders what part he plays in Amy's new life.
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6.1/1052 votes#3 - Par for the Course
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/6/2009
When Grace begins to pull away from everyone, Ricky takes it upon himself to try to help her out.
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7.1/1047 votes#4 - Ciao
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/13/2009
Amy is having trouble copy with her hectic lifestyle now that she has school and a baby to look after. Ben begins to decide how he will be spending his summer break.
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7.0/1047 votes#5 - Born Free
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/20/2009
Amy tells her mother that she will go to Italy with Ben, while Ashley delivers the message that Anne and David are engaged. Grace tells Tom and Adrian that George told her that he lied about the vasectomy, and the secret flies around the school, only to arrive at Amy, who asks Ashley if George told the truth. Meanwhile, when Ricky asks Leo for a raise, Leo gives Ricky the apartment above the butchershop and the raise, and David asks Anne to move into their own home.
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7.1/1052 votes#6 - The Summer of Our Discontent
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/27/2009
Amy refuses to let Ben come over to say goodbye to her and John for the summer, but instead allows Ricky to take John to his new appartment. Marc Molina, the school guidance counselor, resigns at the end of the school year, while Anne starts pushing the divorce after she decides to accept David's marriage proposal. At the same time, Ashley reaches a breaking point urging George to tell Anne that the baby is his and Grace gets accepted into a medical school for the summer. Upon packing, Ben confronts Leo about Betty, but Leo reassures Ben that he trusts her. Meanwhile, Ricky is at Amy's house picking up John for the night, and Ben comes over to say goodbye to Amy. Ricky walks in on Ben and Amy kissing, but Ben gets angry and leaves.
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6.8/1048 votes#7 - Summertime
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 8/3/2009
Everyone has returned from summer vacation, and George tells Anne a big revelation.
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6.3/1045 votes#8 - A New Kind of Green
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/10/2009
Adrian makes an attempt to get George and Anne reconciled, but only for her own selfish reasons.
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6.3/1047 votes#9 - Hot Nuts
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/17/2009
Adrian and Amy's fighting escalates and Ricky intervenes.
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6.4/1048 votes#10 - Knocked Up, Who's There?
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/24/2009
Amy attempts to keep Ben's attention. Meanwhile, Grace makes an impression on Adrian.
Director: Anson Williams
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6.3/1043 votes#11 - Cramped
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 8/31/2009
Amy is jealous when Ashley gets her own room in the garage, while Ricky pursues Adrian but she claims to have moved on.
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6.0/1049 votes#12 - Be My, Be My Baby
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/8/2009
George gives Ricky and Ben some much needed advice. Ricky and Adrienne go to couples therapy and Adrienne shares a very personal story explaining why she wants commitment so badly. Grace continues to argue with her mom over dating so soon and decides she isn't ready for a serious relationship herself. When Anne goes into labor they come to the conclusion that they won't make it to the hospital in time so George, Amy, and Ashley are forced to deliver the baby at home. Adrienne and Ricky spend the night together and Ricky finally says the words Adrienne has been waiting to hear. Meanwhile, back at the Jeurgens household George comes to a shocking discovery about the baby.
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7.6/1048 votes#13 - You Don't Know What You've Got
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/2010
Most of the gang ditch classes and are pursued by the new school counselor; Amy and Anne take a mother/daughter vacation.
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6.8/1048 votes#14 - Til It's Gone
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/2010
Anne encounters an old flame causing Amy to be attracted to his son.
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6.8/1042 votes#15 - Loved & Lost
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/18/2010
Relationships are on edge, with Ben and Amy dealing with their own relationship drama, as well as Adrian and Ricky and Grace and Jack.
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5.8/1052 votes#16 - Just Say Me
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/25/2010
Grace's love of self-love comes out at school in the form of a campaign called "Just Say Me". Which has girls all across school abandoning sex with guys in favor of a more personal activity that has the same end result. Meanwhile, Adrian's own campaign of trying to be Amy's friend bears fruit when Amy invites her over for a visit.
Director: Anson Williams
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5.8/1047 votes#17 - The Second Time Around
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/1/2010
Amy goes on a date with Jimmy. Meanwhile, Ashley pursuades George to vist Anne to rekindle their relationship, and Griffin sends his cousin Grant to get to know Ashley. Ben visits Grace and tells her that he wants to be friends, and as he leaves, they kiss. At the same time, Amy and Jimmy kiss. After George knocks on Anne's appartment door, Josh answers and explains Anne is with Mimsy and might come back home. While Ricky encourages Amy not to get caught up with Ben and Grace, Adrain's parents tell her they will get married, therefore causing her mom not to take the job offer in New York. Anne tells Ashely that she doesn't think it would be good for her to return home.
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6.9/1043 votes#18 - Let's Try That Again
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/8/2010
Amy fears that Jimmy's standoffish behavior is a result of her bad kissing, so Ricky offers to help her practice, which ends up being a bad idea. Elsewhere, Adrian's parents are planning a quiet, low-key wedding at home, and Ricky is hesitant to introduce everyone to his foster parents. A mother-daughter dance is being planned at school, but most of the students have strained relationships with their moms at the moment. Lastly, Ben must decide whether to continue pursuing Grace, and Anne suggests therapy as a final attempt for her and George to keep their family together.
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6.6/1039 votes#19 - The Rhythm of Life
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/2010
George and Ruben finds out that Ricky and Amy kissed. While at the mother daughter dance, rumors fly around fast, as Anne, Ashley, Grace, Amy, and Adrian discuss each other's personal relationships with each other. Ben tells Henry and Alice that the reason why he broke up with Amy is because if he did hve sex with her, he was afraid that he would get her pregnant. He also tells Leo that he wants to get back with Amy. Meanwhile, at the mother daughter dance, rumors fly around that George and Anne will get married again. Elsewhere, Adrian asks Ben if he needs company and Ricky sends Adrian a text message saying that he loves her.
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6.7/1045 votes#20 - Mistakes Were Made
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/22/2010
Amy visits Jimmy to learn why he never called her; Adrian makes a confession to Ricky.
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6.5/1045 votes#21 - Choices
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/1/2010
Ricky takes time to track down his biological mother and confront her about his abusive childhood. Elsewhere, George wants to modernize his look by getting a makeover. Things are still tense between Adrian and Grace, and Jack breaks up with Madison after learning something about her. Also, Amy has a meltdown after a run-in with Ben, who is still trying to decide if he really wants her back.
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6.7/1041 votes#22 - Good Girls and Boys
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/8/2010
Ricky, Ben, Amy and Adrian attempt to work out differences.
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7.0/1045 votes#23 - I Got You, Babe
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/15/2010
A messy custody battle ensues as Amy and Ricky continue to disagree over their rights as John's parents. Still angry with Ricky for breaking up with her, Adrian sides with Amy and encourages several of their friends to do the same. Elsewhere, George grows more frustrated with Anne's refusal to get re-married right away. Ben and Grace get closer, and Ashley feels ready to make some changes in her life.
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6.3/1049 votes#24 - Ben There, Done That
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/22/2010
Mimsy returns, and a wedding is held.
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The Best Episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager Season 2
Every episode of The Secret Life of the American Teenager Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager Season 2!
Amy and her friends at Grant High learn to define themselves while they navigate the perilous waters of contemporary adolescence. Between their love triangles, secrets,...
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:ABC Family
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The Big One" is the best rated episode of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 77 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/22/2009. This episode is rated 2.0 points higher than the second-best, "What's Done Is Done".