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01x01 - The Power of Radio (Pilot)
In this pilot episode our characters, Robbie McLaren, Lily Randell and Ray Sullivan meet an interesting new student by the name of Travis Strong. In this first week of high school the kids are looking to reinvent themselves and stretch their creative horizons. Robbie and Travis are trying out for the school radio station, Cougar Radio. Ray is trying out for the school play. Lily is working herself up to playing her music at Mickey's live mic night. In the end our four heroes team up to create the one place that they can truly be themselves. The one place that really is the voice of the students. That place is their very own radio station, Radio Free Roscoe.
1 :01x01 - The Power of Radio
In the first episode our characters, Robbie McGrath, Lily Randell and Ray Brennan meet an interesting new student by the name of Travis Strong. In this first week of high school the kids are looking to reinvent themselves and stretch their creative horizons. Robbie and Travis are trying out for the school radio station, Cougar Radio. Ray is trying out for the school play. Lily is working herself up to playing her music at Mickey's live mic night. In the end our four heroes team up to create the one place that they can truly be themselves. The one place that really is the voice of the students. That place is their very own radio station, Radio Free Roscoe.
2 :01x02 - On the Air
Our four heroes make plans for their first radio broadcast after school. Flyers are up advertising their show, Robbie is making detailed programming plans, Travis is setting up the equipment and they are all trying to come up with names for their alter egos. Meanwhile at school all the talk is the career aptitude tests that every student in the ninth grade is being forced to take. During their first broadcast, Question Mark (Robbie), Pronto (Ray), Shady Lane (Lily) and Smog (Travis) really bomb. The second one doesn't go so well either. But on the third day the gang just goes live to air, slamming the career aptitude tests and everything they stand for. Finally they are letting their real voices shine through and it's incredible radio!
3 :01x03 - About a Girl
When Lily starts hanging out with the prettiest girl in school, Audrey, it really gets the guys attention. At first they can't believe what they are seeing, Lily in a dress! Flirting with a cute guy! But it is Ray that is most effected by what he is seeing. So much so that he tries to sabotage Lily's plans to get a date with Lee Johns. It has Robbie and Travis wondering if Ray feels something more than just friendship for Lily. In the meantime, Audrey is trying hard to get Travis' attention but he doesn't seem to be biting. He is sure that she just thinks that he's mysterious now but that once she gets to know him she'll just think he's a freak. Through it all Robbie is spending all of his time text messaging a girl he met while on vacation. Will anyone's love life work out or will they all find out that love really does bite.
4 :01x04 - Radio Wars
When Kim Carlisle of Cougar Radio calls RFR lame during her morning broadcast it sets off a chain reaction. During RFR's after school show, Pronto retaliates by doing a scathing imitation of Kim - Yo and hello it's Cougar Radi-ooooooo. From there, it escalates to name calling, dirty tricks and mistruths. RFR accuses Kim of being the school narc and Kim tries to frame RFR for vandalism. Robbie however struggles with their part in the war. Have they used Radio Free Roscoe irresponsibly? Is this why they started the station in the first place? Are they any better than Kim Carlisle? Only they know what is right for them and right for Radio Free Roscoe.
5 :01x05 - Clark Kent
Robbie is smitten with one Judy Davis. The problem is that Judy only dates cool older guys and Robbie is just another ninth grader as far as anyone else knows. During one of their call-in segments a regular caller, Starry Eyes flirts openly with Question Mark and during their conversation something she says reveals that Starry Eyes and Judy Davis are in fact one and the same. Robbie is now confident that if Judy likes Question Mark she has to like him as well - after all they are the same person. The rest of the gang are worried that Robbie may reveal himself as Question Mark just to get a girl to like him. Robbie asks Judy to be his partner in a class project in order to get closer to her and learns a thing or two about Judy and about himself. Ray tries to prove to Lily that he is more mature in an effort to make her see him in a different light.
6 :01x06 - I Am Question Mark
Robbie obtains an old taping of Principal Waller as a former DJ of Cougar Radio. It is pretty pathetic as it shows Waller as the nerdy, insecure teenager he once was. In an effort to prove that Waller was a joke in high school, RFR plays the tape on the air. Waller is outraged and demands that the DJ known as "Question Mark" turn himself in or he will expose him in front of the hole school and tarnish his permanent record. He even brings several suspects to the principal's office to do a voice test. Robbie and Travis are among them. During the interrogation Waller poses the question "Was it fair that Question Mark expose him as a teenager while he himself hides behind an anonymous alter ego?" This question gets all the kids wondering if they have misused the power of the media and radio as an art form. Robbie must now decide if he should turn himself in for the good of Radio Free Roscoe.
7 :01x07 - Political in Pink
Jennifer Peoples has held the position of class president for as long as anyone can remember. But during Jennifer's speech, Lily gets up and challenges her ideas of conformity, which starts a movement of students wanting Lily to run for class president. Lily decides to go for it and runs on the platform of being true to the person you are. RFR decides, of course, to back Lily's candidacy and runs a series of ads on her behalf. Jennifer calls into the station and challenges that Lily has never "done" anything to prove her commitment to student government. Lily realizes that Jennifer is right and begins a series of political maneuvers to prove that she is the right choice for class president. The only problem being that these changes to her campaign go against everything she was fighting for in the first place.
8 :01x08 - The Imposter
The Radio Free Roscoe DJs decide to host their own 'underground' dance party. Mickey has agreed to let them use Mickey's Discs at the venue. While word of the dance is spreading, a nerdy kid named Leon Applegate, starts telling everyone that he is Smog from RFR. Travis thinks that is kind of cool but Ray is beside himself about it. How can they let him get away with this? When Ray hears Leon blabbing to other students that he, Smog, is the unsung hero of RFR, he loses it. Ray tells Leon that he's crazy, and that all Smog does is press buttons. Unfortunately, Travis overhears this exchange, is deeply hurt and decides to quit RFR. The gang must decide how to convince Travis to stay at the station and pull off the most rocking dance the town has ever seen.
9 :01x09 - Detention Redemption
The RFR DJ's decide to protest Waller's "no-cell phone" rule by bringing walkie-talkies to school. When they are caught in the hallways with them all four of the DJs are sentenced to after school detention. The biggest problems with the detention sentence, is that none of them are at RFR to do their daily broadcast. When Waller hints that he may have finally detained all four of the RFR DJs, the gang gets even more freaked out. to add to their dilemma is Maggie, a detention lifer who seems to know everything about Principal Waller and Radio Free Roscoe. The gang has to figure out a way to get a show on the air before Waller tunes in to hear dead-air and do it all without Maggie figuring out what's really going on.
10 :01x10 - Crush Me
Lily is feeling that her songwriting his in a slump. In order to keep her creativity flowing she begins guitar lessons. Her teacher is a very cute college student named Jack who sees Lily's real potential as a musician. He understands her and encouragers her as an artist. Lily is smitten with Jack and as her crush grows so does Ray's jealousy. He has finally worked up the nerve to ask her out and now this. As far as Robbie and Travis go they barely even notice what is going on as they are locked in a heated competition. Travis has defeated Robbie n the game of "torpedo", a game that Robbie has excelled in since grade school. Robbie is obsessed with regaining his crown as torpedo champion but can he beat Travis' Zen inspired concentration? Will Ray be able to tell Lily how he truly feels when she has such a major crush on Jack?
11 :01x11 - My Pal Pronto
Ray's father is on his yearly rampage to get Ray to shave his sideburns for the family portrait. This is the year that Ray is finally going to stand up to his father and be himself. Of course Mr. Brennan is not at all happy with Ray's decision and gives Ray the choice: be a real Brennan or be the family's boarder. Ray takes his Dad up on the offer of being the family's boarder, no rules and no shaving the sideburns. At the same time Porchop begins a new radio segment entitled "My Pal Pronto" detailing his new life of freedom from his dad's arbitrary family rules. Meanwhile, Lily strives to produce the perfect greeting for the family's answering machine.
12 :01x12 - Call of the Cougar
The Roscoe High Cougars have a big football game coming up against the Logan Eagles, their archrivals. An ex-jock himself, Ray is totally excited about the game and really into Cougar spirit. Travis however is not into organized sports and doesn't even get Cougar spirit. When Travis shows his feelings in the cafeteria by refusing to take part in the pre-game antics in front of all of the jocks, Ray is embarrassed. In order to prove to the team that he is still a sports fan and into the spirit of things Ray pulls a prank and frames the Logan Eagles. Travis is worried about Ray getting into trouble and is even more concerned that the guys from the team are using Ray and making a joke out of him. In the end it is Travis that must show he has more spirit than anyone in an attempt to save his friends hide. Meanwhile, Robbie misinterprets Lily's feelings for him.
13 :01x13 - Sports Ray-dio
Ray is getting tired of the lack of fame that Radio Free Roscoe supplies. All of the their shows are amazing and everyone at school loves them. The problem is Ray can't even take any credit for it. When Kim Carlisle overhears Ray's off the cuff commentary on the Roscoe Cougar's basketball game she is really impressed. So impressed that she offers Ray a lunchtime spot on Cougar Radio as the new sports commentator. With some prodding from his friends Ray agrees to the job and sure enough his new show is a hit and grows into an afternoon spot as well. Everyone in the school is using his new catchphrase "Swishalicious". With his new fame Ray has to make some hard decisions about what is more important to him, fame or RFR? Meanwhile at the station, Smog tries some experimental radio that is bizarre to say the least. Radio Free Roscoe shows go on without Pronto but they are definitely missing that special something that he provided.
14 :01x14 - Count on Me
When Travis and Robbie ruin the 'new' amp that Lily purchased at a flea market, they have to come up with the money to buy her another one. Travis decides to do on on-air auction of the items he picked up and the flea market and Robbie gives into Mickey's request for help doing the yearly inventory at Mickey's Discs. To make matters worse for Robbie, the other student hired to help out, is none other than Kim Carlyle, head DJ at Cougar Radio. As they listen to the auction on RFR they find some common ground in a t-shirt from a favorite childhood show. At the auction Travis has to remind himself of his Buddhist beliefs.
15 :01x15 - Girl Talk Radio
Lily has to miss a broadcast because she has too much homework. A female listener calls in looking for advice but Shady Lane isn't there to pass on her words of wisdom. For a joke, Travis pretends to be a girl using voice-modifying equipment. It's a huge hit that day and Miss Communication is born. Ray is in heaven, as the divine Miss. C is definitely more fun than Smog and their 'He Said, She Said" segments are on fire. The question is "what about Smog"? Can Travis be both a funny female and a brooding male voice on RFR? Lily has her own issues with the new female influence at the station. In the meantime Ed & Ted are practicing their boy band routine for Mickey's Open Mic Night and has some problems! Robbie tries to help them but is embarrassed by his knowledge of boy bands.
16 :01x16 - Pig-malion
When Lily finds Ray writing a love letter to a mystery girl she has no idea that she is in fact the subject of Ray's affection. Trying to be helpful, Lily gives Ray some advice on his appearance and behavior when trying to impress a girl. This is the perfect situation for Ray who will get Lily to make him into the perfect guy that even she cannot resist. All of this also turns into Radio Free Roscoe's latest segment, "How to Get a Girl in 5 Days". Even Ed & Ted are practicing Lily's tips on getting a girl. At the station the transmitter is giving Travis problems. He and Robbie decide to run a series of ads for the local radio supply shop in order to buy a new transmitter. The ads are great but the product they are promoting is not. The gang must decide what is more important, a new transmitter or a the stations mandate of truth-telling.
17 :01x17 - Written in the Stars
RFR is in a rut. The gang's burned out so they take a break from the station to be regular kids for a while and perhaps get re-inspired. Lily explores her new friendship with Audrey. Ray tries some new things and Robbie just misses the station. Travis' however decides to try something different and in the middle of the night airs his own original and risk-taking broadcast which opens all of their eyes to the new possibilities of radio and of looking at their world. In the meantime Travis also tries to rekindle things with Audrey, but she backs off. When he finds out they have something weird in common, he's inspired to keep pursuing the possibility. He does a sci-fi radio serial that mirrors his feelings for her.
18 :01x18 - How to Lose a Girl
Ray's new girlfriend, Veronica is driving the gang crazy. Especially Lily who has finally realized that she has feelings for Ray. Her fun loving, party girl ways are fine for a little while but then just get annoying. Ray himself finally accepts that "Ronnie" may not be the right girl for him and goes to Lily for advice. Through a Radio Free Roscoe show, "How to Lose a Girl in 5 Days", Shady Lane gives Pronto advice on how to get rid of his girlfriend without breaking her heart. Ronnie however is not getting any of the hints and Lily gives Ray the only piece of advice she has left, kiss her in front of Veronica! Robbie and Travis are in the middle of a science project and try to put the cocky Ed and Ted in their place.
19 :01x19 - This Just In
When Waller gets back from a Principal's conference he is full on new ideas on how to make the school a better and happier place to be. It seems the subject of the conference really got to Waller and now he would like to implement the "Let's Get Happy" program starting with insisting that the students call him Danny! At RFR the gang decides to take a satirical look at the new and improved Danny Waller but learn that satire, as a medium can be both funny and hurtful. While all of this happiness is being spread there is one girl who is not too happy at all, Lily. It seems she is on the verge of failing physics and if she doesn't bring her grades up her parents are making her stay home every day after school to study and she won't be able to be on RFR anymore. The only thing to do is enlist Roscoe's resident nerds, Ed and Ted, to be her tutors. Will their unorthodox teaching methods be the end of Shady Lane?
20 :01x20 - Gossip
When RFR speculates about Waller's potential crush, Ray is amazed by the segment's overwhelming popularity. It seems as though the whole school is calling into the radio station to talk about it. Everyone wants to know who it is and what is going on. When the gang gets a tip from an anonymous caller, Ray decides to take a risk and get the most gonzo "reality radio" story ever. He is forced to examine the price of giving the audience what it wants. In school, Waller is afraid RFR gossip will hinder his new romance. The lovely English teacher seems to be in favor of the renegade station while he would like nothing but to see it vanish from Roscoe. It turns out that RFR is the very spark he needs to get things going. Now Principal Waller must choose between a desire for vengeance and the possibility of love.
21 :01x21 - Zen and the Art of Bicycle Maintenance
It's "To Catch a Bicycle Thief", when Ray plays a cat and mouse game with a bicycle bandit who is stealing bicycles from Roscoe residents. Ray's mission is personal as one of the thief's heists was Robbie's prized bicycle, which Ray had borrowed when the theft occurred. The bike thief, who even has the nerve to call into RFR to gloat, constantly foils Ray. Ray calls on the town to work together to get to the bottom of the case and at the same time gains some notoriety of his own. Lily thinks Travis' claim that he doesn't celebrate his birthday is not genuine. When she discovers that his birthday is coming up she decides to go against his wishes and plans a surprise birthday party for him at Mickey's. When Travis walks out of his party she realizes she might have miscalculated. Now Lily has her own mission -- to get to the truth of why Travis is so anti-birthday.
22 :01x22 - The Boxer
Principal Waller becomes Ray and Travis' substitute history teacher for the week. The topic being covered, The Boxer Rebellion, is one Travis is well versed in, due to his many years living in the far east. When Waller's version of events doesn't sit well with Travis is goes on a mission to prove to Waller that history is a messy complicated affair with more than just the victor's side of the story. Waller and Travis become entrenched in a rebellion of their own. While Waller is playing teacher, Kim Carlisle is trying to sell Cougar Radio calendars to raise money for the station. Robbie gets caught in the middle when he takes a stand as Question Mark against the calendars but as Robbie does his best to help Kim sell them.
23 :01x23 - Bad Boy
Robbie is dismayed when Principal Waller assigns him to star in a video based on "day in the life of a model student". How can Robbie be perceived as such a goody-goody when his alter ego is Question Mark? Robbie tries to change his reputation when he realizes that his partner on the project is an attractive, artsy and rebellious media student by the name of Sydney. Ray finds and then loses his lucky charm and goes on a bad luck streak. Travis tries to convince him it's all in his head, but suddenly, he's incredibly lucky. RFR is devoted to the subject of luck and superstition. When Travis plays a mean joke on Ray, their fortunes reverse. Ray finds his lucky charm and Travis believes he's cursed by bad karma
24 :01x24 - More Than a Single
Travis convinces Lily to let him produce one of her songs. Travis is really tough but Lily realizes that he is bringing out the best of her musical talents. The song is an instant hit in Roscoe but Lily freaks out when he releases the single was aired under her own name as opposed to "Shady Lane. As the accolades roll in, Lily learns to trust Travis and they grow closer than ever. Robbie and Kim realize they have great chemistry when they're debating issues against each other. Kim sees the on-air potential and asks Robbie to join her in a funny Cougar Radio segment. But it is hard to keep things light and funny when the gang has certain expectations of Robbie, and Kim's peers have certain expectations of her. Will the two of them be able to put aside their differences and concentrate on their shared love of radio?
25 :01x25 - The Awful Truth
Romance and relationships are the buzz at Henry Roscoe High. Lily tries desperately to talk to Travis about their 'moment' together but Travis isn't opening up and the tension between Lily, Travis and Audrey is getting really thick. In the meantime Ray is trying to make up to Travis and Lily and continually apologizes for accusing them of secretly dating and Robbie is going a little crazy about what he knows about the situation. Everything blows up on the air in a truth-telling session like never heard before and when it is over, RFR will never be the same. With all of the drama at Radio Free Roscoe, Robbie has his own drama with Kim Carlisle that neither of them is able to fully understand. Will RFR survive secrets, love and betrayal?
26 :01x26 - All or Nothing
The gang is reeling from secrets, betrayal, love and hurt feelings. Nobody but Question Mark wants to be at Radio Free Roscoe anymore. Like a lone wolf, Question Mark continues on his own trying to keep things together and hoping that everything will go back to way it was before it all fell apart. Travis is trying to keep things together with Audrey and Lily is just trying to figure out how she feels about everything and everyone. As RFR falls apart on the air, Principal Waller and Kim Carlisle come up with a plan that will take down Radio Free Roscoe once and for all and Robbie must make one of the biggest decisions of his life.