EPISODE GUIDE:
Season 1:
“Pilot” (9/9/95) – Newly-transferred student Julie Conner
decides to try out for the boys’ varsity basketball team, but her teammates
aren’t very receptive to the idea.
“Trouble in Paradise” (9/16/95) – Mary Beth believes Chris
and Julie have feelings for each other while Danny fails to profess his own for
Julie.
“Full Court Press” (9/23/95) – As Julie’s first game
approaches, her teammates begin to resent all the attention she’s getting from
the press.
“Will the Real Michael Maxwell Please Stand Up” (9/30/95) –
A bad game causes Michael to lose his confidence and Samantha helping Danny win
Julie’s heart causes her to fall for him.
“Oh Captain, My Captain” (10/7/95) – Coach Fuller mixes up
the team to improve their performance and Chris quits when he’s unhappy with
his new position.
“Earl Makes the Grade” (10/14/95) – Earl must pass his
history test or else he can’t play in an important game.
“Let’s Get Ready to Rumble” (10/21/95) – A rift grows
between Mary Beth and Chris when she goes out with an old classmate and Danny
ditches date night with Samantha to watch a fight at Coach’s house.
“The Candidate” (10/28/95) – While Michael and Mary Beth run
against each other for student president, Chris and Julie bet which teacher
will ask Coach out first.
“Stranded” (11/4/95) – The team gets stranded in the gym due
to a blizzard and Julie tries to cool things down with Chris since teammates
shouldn’t be together.
“The Sweat Shack” (11/11/95) – Mary Beth reluctantly gets a
job at the Sports Shack while Earl falls for the Russian exchange student
Michael has his eye on.
“The Bachelor Pad” (11/18/95) – Danny stays with Coach while
his parents are away and Samantha feels the team doesn’t appreciate her.
“Poetic Justice” (11/25/95) – Earl convinces Mary Beth to
write a poem after she discovers Chris and Julie have been secretly dating.
“Game Day” (12/2/95) – Julie gets annoyed at Chris for going
for his pre-game good luck kiss from Mary Beth while Danny struggles to tell
Samantha he loves her.
Season 2:
“Winning isn’t Everything” (9/7/96) – With half the team
gone and the rest out of shape, they try to recruit the excellent Josh Sanders
by proving to him that they don’t think winning is everything.
“Just One of the Guys” (9/14/96) – Julie quits the team
thinking it prevents boys from noticing her while Mary Beth and Amy make all
the girls stop talking to Danny, Teddy and Vince when they make fun of the
cheerleaders.
“Harvest Moon” (9/21/95) – The Harvest Moon dance is coming
up: Danny learns Samantha has a new love; Mary Beth and Vince insult each
other’s dates; Teddy is convinced to be the dance DJ.
“The Sure Thing” (9/28/95) – Teddy falls for a prospective
cheerleader while Josh is tired of Julie’s constant “baby talk”.
“War of the Roses” (10/5/96) – Mary Beth paints the locker
room pink, leading to a war between her and Vince.
“Short Cuts” (10/12/96) – Vince will do anything to get into
a basketball training camp hosted by Coach and Muggsy Bogues—including taking
steroids.
“Fake ID-ology” (10/19/96) – The entire team gets benched
after they used fake IDs to get into a club and drink.
“When Loss is Gain” (10/26/96) – Mary Beth gets mugged while
the team decides to sacrifice an important personal item for a charity drive.
“Style Before Substance” (11/2/96) – The basketball team challenges
the football team to various competitions.
“Son-in-Law” (11/9/96) – The team must win the next game for
a chance at the playoffs while Mary Beth dates Vince to get her father’s
attention.
“Superman Brodis” (11/16/96) – Teddy’s father moves to town
after retiring from the NBA.
“Green-Eyed Julie” (11/23/96) – Julie feels threatened by
the gorgeous new waitress at The Stadium who has a crush on her boyfriend.
“The Best Game of the Season” (11/30/96) – Julie is offered
a chance to play professionally in Italy.
Season 3:
“Team Captain” (9/13/97) – Julie gets upset when the team
chooses new player Michael Maning to be team captain without even considering
her.
“Sexual Harassment” (9/13/97) – Mary Beth gets a waitressing
job to earn back the team’s money she wasted only to be sexually harassed by
her manager.
“First Game of the Season” (9/20/97) – The new vice
principal is Coach’s ex-fiancée and the entire team ends up in detention after
skipping study hall to practice for their upcoming game.
“Fighting Words” (9/20/97) – Danny takes up karate after
getting into an argument with a bully while the Montrose and Deering
cheerleaders engage in a prank war.
“No Smoking” (9/27/97) – Teddy is going to be dropped from
the team if he doesn’t stop smoking, and Kristy finds herself with bad luck
after walking under a ladder.
“Coach Fuller’s Car” (9/27/97) – Coach leaves his car in the
care of his team and it ends up stolen when they leave it behind at a party
after drinking spiked punch.
“Julie’s Guy” (10/4/97) – Julie dates a player from a rival
team while Mary Beth tries to arrange a dinner so that all the players can get
to know each other.
“Playing With Pain” (10/4/97) – Michael attempts to hide his
injury when a scout from the University of Arizona comes to see him play.
“Not A D’Amata” (10/11/97) – Vince is upset that his little
brother has taken up poetry since returning from France.
“Kristy’s Other Mother” (10/11/97) – The team heads to
California for a tournament where Kristy learns her birth mother lives and the
guys inadvertently enter a dating show.
“The Hustlers” (10/18/97) – Julie and Teddy are targeted by
professional basketball hustlers while the others go searching for celebrities
with Mary Beth.
“Fuller’s Rival” (10/18/97) – Coach wants to beat his
rival’s team in the tournament while Julie and Kristy compete for the attention
of a hotel employee.
“The Perfect Girl” (10/25/97) – Losing a modeling contest
has Mary Beth considering plastic surgery, and Coach covers a cooking class
that ends up being tough for his players in attendance.
“Blood Drive” (10/25/97) – Danny gets jealous of the doctor
helping Kristy with the blood drive while Vince almost ruins the dance for Mary
Beth due to his inability to find a good band.
“Teen Mom” (11/1/97) – Danny starts dating a teen mom while
a video game causes Kristy to miss an important photoshoot.
“Midnight Basketball” (11/1/97) – Volunteering for the teen
line leads to Teddy proposing a midnight basketball program to get kids off the
streets, and bad advice for Julie and Michael about their feelings for each
other.
“Mary Beth’s Parents” (11/8/97) – Mary Beth’s ski lodge
birthday is ruined by the revelation that her parents are divorcing.
“The Laugh Riot” (11/8/97) – Danny dreams about being a
stand-up comic and performs at the ski lodge while Mary Beth loses the
expensive ring Vince gave her.
“Love on the Rockies” (11/15/97) – Julie’s ex-boyfriend is
staying at the lodge, and Coach, Teddy, Danny and Kristy end up saving a
millionaire on the slopes.
“Fuller’s Camp” (11/15/97) – The team helps out at Coach’s
basketball camp where Julie tries to befriend the only girl in attendance.
“Kristy Connor” (11/22/97) – Kristy gets mistaken for Julie
by a cute fan after borrowing her jacket, and Coach’s order of burgers for the
team leads to a live cow being delivered.
“Game Point” (11/22/97) – Kristy reminisces on past events
while writing a paper on how sports can enhance personal relationships.
“Twister” (11/29/97) – Teddy wins concert tickets for a
school day, and Coach entrusts Mary Beth with a valuable quarter that Vince
ends up spending on a soda.
“Goodnight Vince” (11/29/97) – Vince loses his confidence
when he misses a free throw during the game.
“The Curfew” (12/6/97) – Coach sets a curfew before the big
game, but Teddy ends up at a sorority party after talking to a girl and his
teammates attempt to retrieve him before Coach’s headcount.
“Fuller’s Big Offer” (12/6/97) – The team ends up worried
they’ll lose their Coach when he’s offered a position at Southern Florida
University.
Season 4:
“A Whole New Ballgame” (9/12/98) – Coach Katowinski treats
Julie differently from the other players because she’s a girl.
“Team Players” (9/12/98) – The new players overhear Michael
talking about their poor skills while Mary Beth attempts to win over the new
coach.
“Let Them Play” (9/19/98) – The team discovers a rival
player has HIV while Kristy writes a mean letter to her art history teacher
after two poor grades.
“Lend a Heling Hammer” (9/19/98) – Coach brings in a ballet
teacher to help improve their agility and flexibility while Hammer discovers
the waitress at The Stadium is homeless.
“S.A.T. Blues” (9/26/98) – Hammer’s S.A.T. scores aren’t
good enough to get him into the schools he wants while Mary Beth mistakenly
believes Michael is buying Julie a ruby for their anniversary.
“Easy Credit” (9/26/98) – Julie is named state player of the
month while Silk racks up a huge credit card debt.
“Assault and Pepper Spray” (10/3/98) – Mary Beth and Julie
join Kristy in a self-defense class after she’s mugged and the guys attempt to
convince Coach to use his extra Pacers ticket on them.
“High Hoops” (10/3/98) – Rico starts smoking pot while
Michael, Mary Beth and Kristy take Auto Shop looking for an easy “A”.
“Love Triangle” (10/10/98) – Mary Beth tries to fix up
Hammer and Kristy, but Hammer thinks she’s the one that likes him.
“Texas Rose” (10/10/98) – In Texas for the Tri-State final,
Silk meets a girl he thinks is rich while Kristy meets a boy she thinks can
only speak Spanish.
“Restless Mary Beth” (10/17/98) – Mary Beth must take up
more extracurricular activities in order to get into college and the team has
big plans for the new hot tub Coach gets for sports injuries.
“Shoot Out” (10/17/98) – Kristy gets mad at Antonio for
pretending to not understand English and Coach discovers a rival coach is his
old assistant now wheelchair-bound.
“Nothing in Common” (10/24/980 – Mary Beth tries to surprise
Hammer by turning herself into a biker.
“And Then There Were Nuns” (10/24/98) – The team follows
Kristy to Mexico, believing she’s run off to marry Antonion.
“The Tall and Short of It” (10/31/98) – Rico is
self-conscious about his date being taller than him while Kristy helps Mary
Beth search for Hammer’s jacket that she accidentally threw out.
“Just Friends” (10/31/98) – Julie’s feelings for Michael
have changed while Mary Beth takes a job that makes her Kristy’s boss.
“Sharing the Spotlight” (11/7/98) – Julie must get a good
grade in math or else end up benched.
“New Girl in Town” (11/7/98) – At basketball camp, a girl
named Eve attempts to sabotage Julie so that she’ll look good in front of
scouts coming to visit.
“Rocky Road to the Playoffs” (11/14/98) – Michael is afraid
his dad will bench him over his poor report card while Kristy and Mary Beth
compete one-on-one to win a car.
“Kristy Nightingale” (11/14/98) – Kristy loses her
confidence when she nearly kills Rico while working as a nurse’s assistant at
the camp.
“Phenom Blues” (11/21/98) – The team is up against one with
the best player in the state while Kristy is forced to face Coach in a pool
competition she entered to win him a present.
“New York Nick” (11/22/98) – The team wins a trip to New
York where Hammer looks up an old girlfriend and Rico, Silk and Michael get
into a food fight at a Knicks game.
“Breaks of the Game” (11/28/98) – Hammer gets benched when
he tests positive for steroids, and Silk and Rico refuse to believe him when he
says he hasn’t taken any.
“Window of Opportunity” (11/28/98) – Mary Beth’s boss takes
credit for her ideas at the mall while Coach and the guys end up being arrested
when he’s mistaken for a thief also dressed as Santa.
“Christmas in New York” (12/5/98) – Rico’s grandfather wants
to spend Christmas with him, but out of embarrassment of him Rico lies and says
he won’t be in New York for the holidays.
“Waiting for Mary Beth” (12/5/98) – As the team reminisces
about the past year, a hairdresser ruins Mary Beth’s hair.
Season 5:
“Hello and Goodbye” (9/11/99) – Hammer is forced to move for
a scholarship opportunity while Antonia moves from Texas to be with Kristy.
“Managing Michael” (9/18/99) – The team is worried that
Coach may be considering another job while Mary Beth becomes the manager of
Michael’s band.
“Beer Pressure” (10/2/99) – Julie’s new older boyfriend
constantly pressures her to do “adult” things and Antonio rents an apartment
from Coach.
“Extreme Eugene” (10/9/99) – Kristy is worried about
introducing Antonio to her parents while Eugene’s love of skateboarding begins
to override his love of basketball.
“Too Good to be True” (10/16/99) – Michael takes a loan and
a job from a man he met after a game, and when Julie learns he’s a college
recruiter she worries Michael became ineligible to play college basketball.
“Shall We Dance?” (10/23/99) – Mary Beth thinks there’s more
going on between Kristy and Antonio than practicing for a dance competition.
“Join Venture” (10/30/99) – Eugene and Silk become managers
of a dance club while Kristy and Mary Beth go undercover to score drugs to earn
themselves a spot on the newspaper.
“Revolver, Problem Solver? (11/6/99) – When Silk is
terrorized by a criminal, he gets a gun to make himself feel safe.
“Tolerance” (11/13/99) – Kristy decides to become a Grote
(goth) to get to know them better when she’s paired with one in lab, while
Eugene lies to a college girl by saying he’s also in college.
“Big Brother Blues” (11/20/99) – Michael and Silk sign up
for the big brother program and discover the mother of the boy they get is a
racist.
“Finals Fury” (11/27/99) – At the state finals, Kristy gets
jealous when she learns girls were at the fraternity party Antonio attended
while a guy in the stands heckles Michael.
“The Upset” (12/4/99) – The team gets overconfident when
they find out they’re playing the worst in the league while Kristy and Mary
Beth get humiliated trying to reconcile for teasing an old classmate.
“Fighting for Your Dreams” (1/8/00) – An injury forces
Antonio to decline a scholarship to the University of Kentucky.
“My Family” (3/11/00) – Coach doesn’t know his visiting
teenaged daughter is a mother while the guys try to sell pagers to raise money
for a ski trip.
Season 6:
“www.eugene.trouble.com” (9/23/00) – Eugene gets involved
with online gambling and Mary Beth takes Kristy’s place at a school interview
when a dental problem leaves her unable to speak.
“That ‘60s Show” (9/30/00) – A popular teacher gets fired
after telling the students to rebel against the school’s new dress code, which
ends up overturned anyway.
“The Gospel According to Silk” (10/7/00) – Silk loses his
faith when his aunt dies, and Mary Beth and Coach are the last two competitors
to win a new car.
“The Enforcer” (10/14/00) – Coach telling Julie to toughen
up causes her to injure a player destined for the NBA and lose her confidence.
“Have No Fear” (10/21/00) – Silk gets a basketball
scholarship from Temple University but worries he won’t be able to maintain his
grades.
“At the Movies” (10/28/00) – Kristy and Antonio enjoy being
co-workers at the theater until a promotion becomes available.
“Life 101” (11/4/00) – Hammer drops out of Duke to join Mary
Beth and Kristy at UCLA, but when he isn’t accepted Mary Beth must choose
between him and Kristy.
“Secrets and Lies” (11/11/00) – While working on an article,
Mary Beth meets a guy who seems nice until he ends up trying to rape her.
“For the Love of the Game” (11/18/00) – With an undefeated
season on the line, Coach tries to remind the team how to play for fun to keep
their mind off their fear of losing.
“A Night to Remember” (12/2/00) – Prom night ends up being a
series of disasters, topped off by a tornado hitting the area.
“High School Confidential” (12/9/00) – Mary Beth and Kristy
interview the team about their best and worst moments.
“Graduation on Three” (12/16/00) – As everyone prepares to
graduate, Kristy is worried that they’ll all lose touch when they go their own
ways.