Louis finds a valuable “Roaring Drycon” card for sale online, but the seller will only trade for a date with Ren. Meanwhile, Ren needs volunteer time to be the #1 volunteer in school, which Louis decides to use to his advantage.
Louis is the Big Kid on Campus after clocking an impressive time in the 100-yd. dash and being invited onto the track team, until Ren gets wind of the source of his speed.
Desperate to be a part of the school talent show, Louis teams with Ren to come up with a brother-sister act. But while he's thinking slapstick comedy, she's got her heart on a musical duet.
Louis sets up surveillance equipment at home after one of his videos disappears. But what's captured on tape is more surprising than the theft.
Ren learns she has a new school rival who's out to steal her best friend, Charlotte.
Louis reaps the consequences of turning his back on his friends after he's accepted into the popular crowd at school.
Louis experiences the wrath of the Cafeteria Lady after he becomes food critic for the school's TV newsmagazine show.
A family competition at his father's company picnic turns downright dirty after Louis learns of his dad's burning desire to win.
Louis tries to turn the tables on the annual day at school when the eighth graders try to harass the seventh graders---but his plan backfires.
Louis participates in a “nap for the needy” charity fund-raiser at school.
Louis discovers that Ren is leading a double life---as a karaoke singer.
Things are not sweet between Louis and Twitty, who've become bitter competitors in the school's chocolate sale.
Ren lands in detention following a string of events that begins with Louis unplugging her alarm clock.
Louis quits the band he and Twitty started after Twitty selects Ren to be the lead singer. Later, the two groups duke it out in a Battle of the Bands competition.
After Louis is grounded for accidentally destroying the Hanukkah gifts, a strange visitor shows him what the Stevens home would be like if he hadn't been born.
Louis proves he has a special way with animals after he takes a dog-sitting job to buy a used frozen-drink machine.
Louis takes a job as a dog-sitter to raise cash to purchase a used frozen-drink machine. Donnie and his dad try to build a birdhouse.
Louis tries his hand at moviemaking with his film “Three Eyes Wide Shut,” a sci-fi romance about a cowboy and an alien.
Afraid of looking foolish at the school dance, Louis takes a dance lesson. But when he gets to the event, he can't find the nerve to try his new moves. Ren decides to approach the guy she has a crush on at the same dance.
Ren's perfect life at school starts to unravel when it becomes known that she's in danger of getting a “C” in shop class. Louis turns the janitor's closet into a party room.
While stuck on a Ferris wheel, Ren and Louis recall very different views of Louis's first day at school.
Louis and Ren, respectively, have the best and worst days of their young lives. As Louis rides a winning streak thanks to a lucky penny, his sister is going crazy over Ruby's fanatical behavior.
Ren organizes a protest at school after her school picture turns out unflattering and she is refused a retake by the principal.
Louis nearly sabotages one of his mom's important at-home business dinners after he becomes attached to the main course---a duck named Seymour.
Louis and Twitty attempt to be part of the hip crowd at school by trying to track down pairs of the hottest sneakers, which have been sold out all over town.
Louis and his new neighbor, Beans, raise quick money to buy a suit of armor by videotaping Ren's sleepover party and selling copies to their friends.
Ren dreams of making headlines as a newscaster, while her brother Louis hopes to gain 15 minutes of fame as a news item.
Ren is less than thrilled at the prospect of reuniting with her old friend Nelson Minkler, so she ditches their dinner date to attend a skate party instead. Louis and Alan make crank calls to their friends and neighbors.
Twitty is treated to a confidence-buster courtesy of Louis after finally proving his worth to the school baseball team. Ren goes against all odds to sit next to Bobby Deaver.
Louis accepts an assistant-coach gig with a Little League basketball team and scores big points with the players, while Ren attempts to win a kiss, rather than a high five, from her jock boyfriend.
Ren spies a first-class maneater eyeing Bobby on a bird-watching field trip. Louis and Twitty's actions are put under a magnifying glass by Tom when he suspects that they value homemade pizza over his friendship.
Eileen declares her secretary-of-state candidacy during a TV interview, but her chances are jeopardized by Louis throwing a tantrum. Donnie teaches Nelson a “lethal” martial-arts move to use against bullies.
Louis befriends a hulking transfer student named Lenny in hopes of teaming up to intimidate the eighth-graders. However, Lenny's fearsome physique masks a major soft streak.
Louis plans the “greatest school prank ever” for Halloween, but is sidetracked when milk-slurping zombies overtake the student body.
Ren is dateless for the Sadie Hawkins dance she's organizing. Louis's overinflated ego hurts his chances with Tawny.
Louis and Ren state their grievances on a local reality game show.
Louis hopes to earn the title of teacher's pet by becoming the school mascot; Ren isn't peppy enough to be a cheerleader.
Louis finds a kindred spirit in his visiting uncle. Ren's cooking-class project fails to make the grade.
Three's a crowd when a jealous Louis pals around with his dad and his dad's new best friend, Thomas Gribalski. Ren must demonstrate bicycle safety in front of the entire school.
Louis surprises everyone by taking his duties as hall monitor seriously. Ren acts out of character by abusing her position as Mr. Wexler's aid.
A practical joke by Louis may hurt Donnie's scholarship chances. Ren takes Bean under her wing in hopes that he will behave.
A feverish Ren suffers through unexplainable outbreaks of song and dance by her peers in order to win a perfect attendance award, while Louis tries to talk his way out of sixth-period gym.
A mother-daughter bowling night scores big points with Eileen and causes embarrassment for Ren. Louis hires a butler.
Louis and Tawny declare themselves an item after a chance kiss. But their romance gets off to a rocky start when Tawny's role in the school play calls for her to kiss another boy.
The Stevenses comb the neighborhood for Ren's favorite childhood stuffed animal, which Louis mistakenly gave away during a garage sale.
Louis asks Tom Gribalski to be his new best friend while Twitty is busy wooing a girl. Donnie's ego suffers a blow after Ren surpasses his rock-climbing record.
Ren and Ruby work at the “hottest” food spot in the mall, where their friendship is strained when one is promoted over the other. Also, Louis takes drum lessons from an aging rock and roller.
The rise, fall, and rise again of Louis's garage quintet is the subject of a “rockumentary” by Tom Gribalski.
Louis urges Beans to enter the Little Mr. Sacktown competition, then gives up on the tyke as the contest draws near.
Steve unexpectedly supports Louis's latest get-rich-quick scheme, which has them tunneling beneath the house for treasure. Ren grudgingly agrees to be tied to Larry for 5 days in an effort to end their rivalry. Eileen finds the positives to having an emu in the house.
One creepy incident after another leads Louis and Twitty to conclude that Beans is a giant alien bug from another planet.
Ren is insecure about dating a shorter teen; Louis's evil twin invades Lawrence Junior High with a series of amateurish pranks.
Louis is relieved to be spared a pummeling by the school bully, but finds it hard to deal with the fact that he was rescued by Tom Gribalski.
Louis follows best girlfriend Tawny's lead and auditions for admission to a school of the arts.
Louis and Twitty attempt to win a free 72-ounce hamburger by consuming it in less than 30 minutes. The large ground-beef sandwich also catches the eye of a foreign exchange student assigned to Ren.
Louis might ruin a friendship when Twitty's ex-girlfriend asks him to meet her at a notorious make-out spot.
Louis serves his unlimited appetite for pancakes by forming a Lumber Jack association at school. An unamused Principal Wexler orders Ren to put an end to her brother's club.
Louis considers ending his reign as class clown of the diving team when a wild and crazy cannonball jump leaves Steve's boss all wet. Ren, meanwhile, hopes her pearly whites will win her “best smile” honors in the yearbook.
Louis feels guilty about scratching plans with Beans in order to go out on a date; Donnie hangs up his pigskin, then becomes obsessed with personal grooming.
Ren undergoes an intense week of training with the school's track-and-field coach in order to win a pole-vault event. Louis stages a snowstorm in hopes of delaying his algebra exam.
With his parents away on vacation and his siblings in the company of friends, Louis turns the house into a bed-and-breakfast to make money for a snowboarding trip.
Louis and Ren are thrilled when Principal Wexler takes a break from school to try his luck as a model, that is, until they meet his replacement. Donnie is confident of winning an arcade-game championship, as long as Beans is by his side.
The gang spend the day at the beach. Louis feels rejected when Twitty goes off with the cool kids and Ren falls in love with a merman.
At school, Louis and Tom are fooling around with Tom's boomerang when Louis flings it in the direction of Ren, Ruby and Monique, nearly hitting them. The group looks for the lost boomerang, but instead of finding it Ren stumbles upon something else. a metal briefcase, the kind used to carry large sums of cash! When the gang gets home, they open it up and check it out. Amazingly, they find that it IS full of money--$4,412 to be exact! Everyone starts mentally dividing up the loot and deciding how they are going to spend it--except for Ren, of course. Though the others are reluctant, they finally listen to Ren when she tells them the money is not theirs and must be turned over to the proper authorities. They all agree that Ren, being the most responsible one, should take the money to the police. But on the way to the station, Ren sees a pair of lizard-skin pants in the window of an expensive botique. She stops in to look, and the saleswoman there does quite a sales job on her, so much so
As the Stevens family watches the television anxiously on election night, Eileen is declared the winner of a seat in the United States House of Representatives! This means big--and immediate--changes for everyone, as the family makes hasty plans to move to Washington, D.C. On Louis' last day of school, he and Twitty are sorry to be parted, of course, but neither seems quite as upset as Tom, who's nearly in tears. When it comes time to say goodbye to Tawny, she and Louis awkwardly grope for the right words to say. Louis is on the verge of telling her that he'll miss her, but instead says he'll miss the cafeteria's chili fries! Ren, Ruby and Monique aren't having any trouble expressing themselves, however; all three girls are upset. True to her usual efficient self, though, Ren goes out and finds a new best friend for her two mates. Her name is Denise, and she's a virtual clone of Ren! Meanwhile when Donnie tells Coach Tugnut he's leaving town, the news sends the coach into a catatonic
The Stevens think that they’ve won an all-expenses-paid trip to an island that’s halfway around the world. When their house is destroyed, their food stolen, and their bacon eaten, the Stevens family breaks apart in front of all their friends on live national television, while the island itself is only a short distance away from Sacramento!
