Room 222
Room 222: Season 2

Air Date

September 23, 1970

Episodes

26 episodes

Room 222

Season 2

Episodes

1. Write On, Brother

September 23, 1970
30 min

2. The Laughing Majority

September 30, 1970
30 min

The school ""class clown"" decides to run for student council president.

3. The Lincoln Story

October 7, 1970
30 min

Acrimonious student debates ruin Pete's chances for a teaching award.

4. Adam's Lib

October 14, 1970
30 min

Women's lib comes into the school when a girl tries out for the varsity basketball team.

5. Choose One: And They Lived (Happily/Unhappily) Ever After

October 21, 1970
30 min

Kaufman chooses Pete for the administration training program.

6. Captain of the Team

October 28, 1970
30 min

7. Only a Rose

November 4, 1970
30 min

A Jewish woman with no college background arrives at Whitman High to teach.

8. The Fuzz That Grooved

November 11, 1970
30 min

The friendly cop on the beat is replaced by a tough no nonsense one who causes nothing but tension at the school.

9. Half Way

November 18, 1970
30 min

A prejudiced father tries to transfer his daughter to a private school in order to keep her away from the black students at the school.

10. Dreams of Glory

November 25, 1970
30 min

Pete tries to get a shy boy interested in karate in order to impress the girl he loves.

11. The Valedictorion

December 2, 1970
30 min

A nonconformist challenges the graduation traditions.

12. Mel Wertz and the Nickel-Plated Toothpick

December 16, 1970
30 min

Walt Whitman student Mel must decide between finishing high school and his rock group when the Nickel Plated Toothpick is offered a recording contract. Thanks to Oriole Adams for suppyling this synopsis.

13. What Would We Do Without Bobbie?

December 23, 1970
30 min

Everyone takes advantage of a blonde girl, and she becomes the best-looking girl at the school dance.

14. Cheating

January 6, 1971
30 min

Pete tries to help a student who was mistakenly accused of cheating by a tough teacher.

15. How About That Cherry Tree

January 13, 1971
30 min

A black student is accused of forging a teacher's signature on a scholarship application form.

16. Mr. Bomberg

January 20, 1971
30 min

An overly demanding and severe teacher upsets the students at the school.

17. The Long Honeymoon

January 27, 1971
30 min

A man-chasing woman leaves her son on his own.

18. Opportunity Room

February 3, 1971
30 min

19. The Last Full Moon

February 10, 1971
30 min

20. Hip Hip Hooray

February 17, 1971
30 min

Pete tries to avert a riot between his school and a rival school over the upcoming football game.

21. Paul Revere Rides Again

March 3, 1971
30 min

A mysterious masked vigilante starts appearing on the rooftops of the school, showering people with (dry) garbage and leaving anti-litter messages signed ""Paul Revere"". The teachers, or a teacher, figures out the vigilante's identity -- he's the only kid with an anti-litter bug and a Paul Revere fetish, and subtly encourages the kid to pursue his cause along more conventional lines. ""Revere"" makes one final appearance on the rooftops, sending down a paper airplane with a poem written on it. The poem ends: ""So don't litter my children, or you will hear of the return of Paul Revere.""

22. I Hate You, Silas Marner

March 10, 1971
30 min

Alice allows the students to read Catch 22 instead of the book assigned by the Head of the English department, Silas Marner.

23. You Can Take a Big Boy Out of the Country but...

March 17, 1971
30 min

A rural-born transfer student finds an unlikely ally in Jason when the students poke fun at and take advantage of him. Thanks to Oriole Adams for suppyling this synopsis.

24. If It's Not Here, Where is It?

March 24, 1971
30 min

25. Laura Fay, You're Okay!

March 31, 1971
30 min

Others tease a new girl about her good looks.

26. A Sort of Loving

April 7, 1971
30 min

With drugs becoming a big problem, the teachers set up a confidential ""talk session"" with the kids to help them with their problems. The sessions prove to be a success when one particularly troubled boy is reached.