Richie is challenged to an afterschool showdown by Meatrack, the neighborhood bully.
Richie shoplifts a basketball to join a street gang...but the gang leaves him at the mercy of an angry pawnshop owner and the police.
Richie’s first romance with a classmate.
Richie and friends ditch school to meet with a shady talent agent who also happens to own the local video arcade.. He teaches them the value of education, by magically transporting them to a distant planet whose atmosphere lowers people's IQs
Richie tries to get a fuzzy alien home.
After misplacing a saxophone which a friend left in his care, Richie must raise $300 to buy a replacement.
Richie and Wally think reading is uncool.
Divorce sometimes happens, but what does it do to the kids involved?
A feud between Richie and Wally threatens not only their friendship but also their grade on a joint school project.
Richie is terrified to perform in front of his first audience.
Wally gets a crush on Richie's teenage cousin.
Amanda reveals a traumatic incident from her past to Richie.
Richie's mother insists that he spend a whole day with his Uncle Mose, but he would much rather see an appearance by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.