Mr. O'Neill assigns his class to attempt something that they know they'll fail at. For the assignment, Daria tries to get Quinn grounded so she can't go to the fashion show; Jane tries to be a conformist and fit in; Brittany tries to be unpopular; Kevin tries to be bad at sports; Jodie tries to get her parents to let her take a summer off; and Mack tries to teach Kevin about the government. However, the assignment has some consequences when Kevin gets kicked off the football team for not playing well, Brittany is ignored by the cheerleaders, who replace Brittany with Jane, but Daria, Jodie, and Mack all fail, which results in them passing the assignment.