Spencer Winger, the typical American teenager constantly getting into trouble, decides to free the school's laboratory mice.
Spencer – for once being pursued by a female – is more nervous than delighted, since his admirer is a divorced friend of his mother's.
When Spencer, Wayne and Bailey are expelled for cheating, they try to enlist in the army.
Spencer seeks a date with Marsha, a girl with a certain reputation, in hopes of losing his virginity.
Spencer is disappointed when his mother arranges a blind date for him on New Year's Eve. But he quickly changes his attitude when he sees his date.
Spencer feels a bit uptight when his best friend Wayne asks his little sister out on a date.