New Frontier

To Meg's utter amazement she is asked to dance by Bandstand regular Jimmy Riley,before he is whisked away by another regular Teresa. J.J. quietly rejoins the football team. While Henry's son Sam earns a track scholarship to almost-all-white East Catholic. Jack invites Sam to dinner to meet J.J., being that their both now on the track team. Meg is informed by Teresa to be wary of Jimmy Riley. J.J. gets upset when he finds out Beth applied to Stanford. Helen tries to find a class that will fit her busy schedule at Temple. A Rumor starts circulating about Meg and Jimmy Riley ""doing it"",which Roxanne thinks is great,because it means Meg's important now. J.J. hears Beth's father call him a ""Catholic kid from West Philly"" to his country-club friends. Meg is asked out on her first date by Jimmy Riley and she readily accepts. While J.J. dominates the competetion in his return to the gridiron.

Alors qu'il a du mal à accepter l'évolution du monde dans lequel il vit, Jack accueille Sam, le fils de son employé de longue date, pour dîner. Appréciant le prestige de son statut de danseuse régulière sur "American Bandstand", Meg espère gagner l'affection de Jimmy Riley. Helen, quant à elle, entreprend de faire ses premiers pas dans l'enseignement supérieur en rejoignant une nouvelle amie et camarade de classe à l'université. De son côté, JJ qui prend tranquillement du recul par rapport au football, se prépare à entrer à l'université.

Il ballerino Jimmy Riley chiede a Meg di uscire con lui. Nonostante il ragazzo goda di una brutta fama, Roxanne convince la sua amica ad accettare. JJ scopre che la fidanzata Beth ha presentato la domanda di ammissione a Stanford. Jack invita Sam Walker a cena. La prima partita di JJ dopo il ritorno in squadra si conclude in un trionfo.

Para surpresa de Meg, Jimmy Riley pede para ela dançar no elenco regular do Bandstand, depois que ele expulsou a outra dançarina, Teresa, mas a própria Teresa, aconselha Meg a ter cuidado com Jimmy. J.J. discretamente, volta para o time de futebol. Ele fica preocupado ao saber que Beth foi admitida em Stanford. Um boato começa a circular de que Meg e Jimmy “estão fazendo algo mais”. E quando Meg é convidada por Jimmy para um encontro, ela o aceita com prazer.