Sadie suggests that Margaret become Mallory's friend after Margaret accidentally embarrasses her while trying to teach Sadie how to move up the social ladder. Meanwhile, Sadie tries to help Hal's band get gigs.
Sadie accidentally ends up with Hal as her tutor in art when she is afraid that her mom will be disappointed in the C that she got.
Sadie's plans to go scuba diving with her father are jeopardized by a new science teacher. Meanwhile, things don't go as planned when Rain and Margaret try to take their communication to the next level by buying a messaging device and attempting to share it.
Things don't go as planned when Sadie tries to make the way the quiz team is run more democratic. Meanwhile, Rain lets a girl believe that he can teach her Greek.
Sadie wonders who is teaching whom when she enters an essay contest on animal domestication after seeing a dog and its owner dressed alike. Meanwhile, Rain has problems while trying to train his cat.
Rain tries numerous ways to get backstage passes while Sadie and Margaret just simply try to get tickets to a hot band's concert when they come to town.
Sadie's reputation is nearly ruined with gossip after she is stuck in a closet with Ron at a party.
Even though Sadie feels like Dr. Finch doesn't want her to help, she tries to figure out who burglarized his store. Meanwhile, Rain gets a makeover to impress a girl.
Sadie tries tree-sitting after a petition to save her favorite tree from being cut down fails. Meanwhile, Rain attempts to make money by racing frogs.
Sadie accidentally loses the science class's pet bearded dragon after convincing them that she is the most qualified to take care of it. Meanwhile, Rain tries to make money by selling a soup made from leftover snacks that he finds on his floor.
A tornado interferes with Sadie's friends plans to throw her a surprise party. Meanwhile, when Mallory finds out that there's a secret about Sadie that she doesn't know, she'll stop at nothing to find out what it is.
Once again, Sadie tries to impress Owen Anthony. This time by getting him into one of her brother's jam sessions. Meanwhile, Rain suffers an image reversal after being kicked out of the hand bell choir.
Margaret tries to prove to Sadie that Owen Anthony isn't perfect, but things backfire making Owen like Margaret. Meanwhile, Rain and Hal do detention together.
Sadie's class becomes determined to discover the truth behind an old school legend.
Sadie tries to explain her brother's odd behavior by a theory. Meanwhile, after Rain becomes editor of the school paper, he becomes drunk with power.
When Owen Anthony stops by, Sadie tries to make her family appear more "normal" to him.
Sadie's history project with Mallory on an old Hawthorne relative is jeopardized when Sadie devotes all of her time to a volunteer program run by her idol, Jane Goodall. Meanwhile, Rain believes that the reason for the streak of good luck he's been having is a tie.
After a neighbor mistakes her for a boy, Sadie tries to discover what it takes to make herself appear more feminine. Meanwhile, Rain is shocked to learn that his parents were cool in their day while trying to sneak into yearbook photos.
After she accidentally blurts out something hurtful about another student, Sadie becomes extremely embarrassed.
Sadie tries pursuing a friendship with another girl.
Sadie debates whether or not she should battle with Margaret for a boy's attention.
Sadie re-evaluates her career goals after a disappointing internship.
When Margaret temporarily moves in with the Hawthornes, Sadie discovers what a pest she can be.
Sadie begins to hear wild animals in her house after becoming stressed over a school project.
Sadie and Margaret decide to take more chances as they kick off a new school year, which for Sadie means finally asking Owen out on a date, even though she finds herself attracted to somebody new. Meanwhile, under Hal's "expert" guidance, Rain tries to get closer to his crush Vivian.
Complications arise when Sadie tries to plan a fund-raising dance to help save the endangered Komodo dragon. For starters, Sadie's ideas for the event clash with those of Ben and the most popular girl in school, Arden Alcott. Also, Hal uses blackmail to get his band Morning Breath to provide the evening's entertainment, and Rain and Margaret try to manipulate the event for their own benefits.
Sadie agrees to get Hal a date with Arden, the most popular girl in school, so that she can have the house to herself while her parents are away on a Friday night. Meanwhile, so that people won't confuse them for a couple, Margaret and Rain try to become complete opposites.
Sadie finally snaps after agreeing to help everyone do something and it becomes too much for her to handle. Meanwhile, Rain's plan for time management seems to be going great until it fails.
The election for 10th-grade president finds Sadie declaring herself a candidate after receiving encouragement from Ben, who manages Sadie's campaign until a difference of opinion results in him running against her.
Sadie is delighted when Ben asks her to be his ballroom-dancing partner over Arden. What she doesn't realize though is that Arden has her eye on Ben, and will try everything to get him for her own, even if that means hurting Sadie.
After Jean decides that she wants to spend some quality time with a reluctant Sadie, she enrolls Sadie and her friends in a self-defense class but ends up bonding with Margaret instead. Meanwhile, Rain's latest attempt to get closer to Vivian by joining a self-defense class that is made up entirely by girls has unintended, and slightly painful, consequences.
Sadie tries to juggle two romantic interests after she accepts invitations from both Ben and Owen to an upcoming school dance, but ends up hurting someone in the process. Meanwhile, Rain and Margaret compete against each other to sell the most fund-raising candy bars and win free concert tickets.
After Sadie and Hal get grounded for fighting, the two work together to get out of the house to attend a bowling event that is important to both of them for different reasons. Meanwhile, Margaret wonders if she should keep the fact that she's an expert bowler a secret from her date.
Sadie and Ben's different views on parenting get in the way when they are assigned to parent a baby for a week as a school project. Meanwhile, Rain uses his project of caring for the baby to get dates with girls while Margaret has to find a way to take care of her step-sister.
A school field trip to a nature park turns into a battle between the boys and girls to see who can complete a trail collecting all of the markers with only a compass. Sadie and Margaret are paired with Arden while Ben is placed into a group with Rain and Ron. Meanwhile, Ben confesses to Rain and Ron that he has feelings for someone.
Margaret decides to compete in a fashion competitition in order to win an internship with popular designer, Mitsy. She gets a reluctant Sadie to agree to be her model and then gets to work on her designs. At first, everything is going smoothly until she discovers that she'll be competing against Arden. This gives her an extra push and reason to win which then starts to push her designs a little to close to the edge. One design is so bad that it causes an argument between her and Sadie which eventually leads to Sadie quitting and becoming Arden's model. While at the fashion show though, Sadie realizes how important her friendship is with Margaret and decides to apologize in the hopes that Margaret will take her back. Meanwhile, Rain assists Ben in photographing the big event, but just can't seem to get past all of the pretty girls and focus on his work.
A mystery unravels from different perspectives (a la the classic film "Rashomon") when a huge food fight is investigated. Sadie has a rally for these endangered frogs. Ben promised to go but backs out of it at the last moment. Arden asks him to be the photographer of her shoot. Sadie is mad that Ben chose Arden over her and that he lied about it. During the shoot she also sees Ben and Arden very close and Arden touching him. This makes her ignore Ben all day. Rain and Margaret step up to help them make up since it is kinda their fault. They end up at Rain's resturant and the truth starts coming out? It is the end of Ben and Sadie?
Sadie is tired of Ben not opening up to her. She meets this new guy Chris. They both like the same things like recycling and have a lot in common they both talk in their heads. Ben gets jealous. Meanwhile, Rain uses his bobcat costume to get close to Vivan.
Sadie is goes on a date with Ben but doesn't tell her parents in fear they embarrass her like they did to Hal on his first date. Meanwhile, Margaret and Hal have a 70's gig at the Wow and Rain is their number one manager.
Sadie,Ben,Margaret, Arden, Rain,and Ron Yuma are in a play. Ben and Arden are the stars of the play. Sadie is not a very good actress so she's a mute servant girl. She is jealous that Arden gets to kiss Ben first. Meanwhile, Rain is having trouble being the director and Margaret isn't helping by doing most of the work.
To Sadie's chagrin, a computerized matchmaking service declares that she and Ben are incompatible, while Margaret and Jamie are determined to be a perfect couple.
Sadie and Arden make a bet. Whoever's Halloween party idea gets the most votes wins and the loser has to be the winner's assistant. Sadie loses and now she's Arden slave. Sadie notices that Arden is acting wierd. She thinks Arden is a zombie. Soon everyone is turning into one. Meanwhile, Morning Breath gets a new guitarist. She seems to have a spell on Hal. He changed Morning Breath to Morning Death.
Sadie decides to work at the Wow to raise money for endangered slugs. She is really good and gets Rain's dream job, the greeter. Rain feels betrayed when she acccepts. Meanwhile, Ben and Hal have to work together for Ben's lastest project. They make a music video about school.
Hal is in Sadie's English class for a week since he missed it last year because he was sick. For their project they are to make a poem, video about the opposite sex. Hal uses Sadie for his project.
Sadie thinks Hal is not nice and Hal thinks Sadie is not enough fun. Their cousins Cal and Katie visit and they get a wake up call. Cal is a extreme of Sadie and Katie is the extreme of Hal. Meanwhile, Margaret is hosting J.P.'s Sweet 16 when she's only 9.
Margaret and Sadie are good at giving advice. Ms. Mann notices and asks them to take over the advice column show. It goes great but then Ron Yuma steps in. He wants to change the show a "little". Things get out of hand and the show goes down the drain. Meanwhile, Rain lets Hal borrow a quarter so he can enter the pie for a month contest. Hal wins and Rain wants a share since it was his quarter.
Sadie ends up in Saturday detention with Ben, Magaret, Rain, and last but not least Arden. Meanwhile, Hal becomes a junior mall cop for the day and learns he's really good at it.
Sadie wants to buy Ben a perfect Christmas gift. She finds one but he already has it. Sadie sells a very precious item to buy Ben another gift. Meanwhile, Rain decorates the Wow and Hal is hired as Santa at the mall.