Square Pegs
Square Pegs: Season 1

Air Date

September 27, 1982

Episodes

20 episodes

Square Pegs

Season 1

Episodes

Pilot

1. Pilot

September 27, 1982
30 min

Freshman Patty gets the chance to "click with the right clique" when she attracts the attention of a handsome senior.

A Cafeteria Line

2. A Cafeteria Line

October 4, 1982
30 min

The romantic leads in the school musical lead to romance for Patty and Vinnie.

Pac Man Fever

3. Pac Man Fever

October 11, 1982
30 min

Marshall loses his comic touch when he becomes "possessed" by a video game. His only hope for salvation: exorcism by the cleric of comedy, Father Guido Sarducci.

Square Pigskins

4. Square Pigskins

October 18, 1982
30 min

Lauren talks Patty into joining the Weemawee girls football team. Coached by a gung-ho Army vet and a women's libber who bristles at the slightest slight.

Halloween XII

5. Halloween XII

November 1, 1982
30 min

An all-girl Halloween party is interrupted by the boys and a spooky, wheezing stalker.

A Simple Attachment

6. A Simple Attachment

November 8, 1982
30 min

Marshall tries to prove to Lauren that she loves him by hooking her up to his science-fair project, a "love detector," but the machine ends up short-circuiting every romance in school.

Weemaweegate

7. Weemaweegate

November 15, 1982
30 min

Vinnie's campaign to become school mascot is sabotaged at every turn by an unknown mastermind, so Patty and Lauren play Woodward and Bernstein to break the scandal.

Open 24 Hours

8. Open 24 Hours

November 22, 1982
30 min

Marshall becomes Johnny's manager and books his band, a band no one's ever seen, for the gala opening of a supermarket deli counter.

Muffy's Bat Mitzvah

9. Muffy's Bat Mitzvah

8.0
November 29, 1982
30 min

When she leaves them off her guest list, Lauren and Patty scheme to get invited to Muffy's bat mitzvah party.

Hardly Working

10. Hardly Working

December 13, 1982
30 min

Like, Jennifer does, you know, the uncoolest thing possible - she, like, gets a job (gag her with a spoon!)

A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (1)

11. A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (1)

December 20, 1982
30 min

Patty's in a quandry: should she spend Christmas in an isolated cabin with her divorced father, or the way she'd prefer - with her friends at school?

A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (2)

12. A Child's Christmas in Weemawee (2)

December 20, 1982
30 min

Patty's in a quandry: should she spend Christmas in an isolated cabin with her divorced father, or the way she'd prefer - with her friends at school?

It's All How You See Things

13. It's All How You See Things

December 27, 1982
30 min

Trying to prove that having to wear glasses is the root of her problems, Patty makes a spectacle of herself by refusing to wear them.

Merry Pranksters

14. Merry Pranksters

January 10, 1983
30 min

To gain popularity, Patty and Lauren become expert pranksters, but the joke's on them when someone else gets credit for their stunts.

It's Academical

15. It's Academical

January 24, 1983
30 min

Patty hopes to win more than the scholastic quiz show when she and her heartthrob Larry are selected as contestants.

The Stepanowicz Papers

16. The Stepanowicz Papers

January 31, 1983
30 min

Lauren and Ms. Loomis could be literally swept off their feet when they both fall for the new janitor.

To Serve Weemawee All My Days

17. To Serve Weemawee All My Days

February 7, 1983
30 min

Mr. Donovan's job is in jeopardy because the school board has discovered he's living with a woman.

No Substitutions

18. No Substitutions

8.0
February 14, 1983
30 min

A substitute teacher's unconventional style wins the hearts of the students and draws the jealousy of Mr. Donovan.

No Joy in Weemawee

19. No Joy in Weemawee

February 21, 1983
30 min

Johnny's talent for hitting home runs rockets him to stardom on the Weemawee baseball team and gets him a scouting visit by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Steve Sax.

The Arrangement

20. The Arrangement

March 7, 1983
30 min

Lauren thinks she and Patty have finally been accepted by the "in" crowd, but the real reason for their sudden popularity is something else - and Patty knows what it is.