Season Six


Back to Something New
Chris has graduated. We learn Sherwood is a successful novelist (School of Desire is apparently so hot, one needs gloves to read it) Ian Ware begins classes at the School. Reggie becomes very into performance art.

The Last Dance
Jillian Beckett starts at the school, and immediately attracts Danny's attention. Nicole and Jesse break up.

New Faces
Paul Seeger begins teaching at the school and gets off to a rocky start. Ian is made to learn to read music by Shorofsky. Danny shows Hannah, an 11 year old piano genius around the school, and helps her get over her fear of playing in public.

Judgement Day
Leroy is accused of favouring black students

All Talking, All Singing, All Dancing
The gang put on a 20s musical "Shining Lights" directed by Jesse, backed by Lou. Reggie and Ian write a song together.

Hold That Baby
Chris has to take care of his cousin Spike.

A Different Drummer
Reggie is almost thrown out of school. Dusty's father visits.

Mr Wacky's World
Dusty falls for Jesse.

All I Want For Christmas
Leroy tries to juggle school and two jobs in order to buy Tina the doll house she wants for Christmas. It turns out that what she really wants is his time. Shorofsky is in hospital for tonsillitis, and is on the children's ward. The gang throw a party for the kids, who think Shorofsky is Santa Claus. Ian and Jesse try to impress an agent, but sing for the wrong guy.

Fame and Fortune
Nicole gets a rude awakening when her childhood hero Frannie Fortune turns up. She gets a job singing backup for her, but it's not what she thought it would be.

Go Softly Into Morning
A tragedy rocks the school when Nicole Chapman is killed in a drunk driving accident. Mikey Garth, the driver, is ostracized by the students, and Danny, who was also in the car, refuses to discuss it with anyone. But it's him who is the only one who can talk Jesse out of killing Mikey. For more details, see the Transcripts page.

Love Kittens Go To High School
A horror movie is filmed in the school. Jillian falls for the director. The star, Maxie Sharp decides to stay and attend the school.

The Crimson Blade
When a new principal puts strict rules in place, the students rebel. One in particular takes on the persona of the Crimson Blade. When everyone believes it's Jesse, he gets suspended for it. It turns out to be Miltie.

Pros and Cons
Ian has to deal with his father.

The Big Contract
Lou's brother who is connected to the mob, turns up.

Stradi-Various
Shorofsky's violin makes some wishes come true, proving that we should all be careful what we wish for. A special appearance by Morey Amsterdam inspires Jesse's comedy skit, and Danny gets some confidence. Reggie wishes for Ian to be more romantic, but finds that he ends up suffocating her.

That Was The Weekend That Was
Jillian tries to change her image. The gang try to help Lou get into the Muskrats.

Ian's Girl
Ian is feeling homesick when his old band The Driven arrive, along with his ex girlfriend Joanna. He considers leaving to go with them on tour, but decides against it.

Best Buddies
Danny has a hard time accepting that his best friend since childhood is gay. He even tries to fix him up with Maxie to straighten him out.

The Lounge Singer Who Knew Too Much
A Chris episode. There's also a video competition ,where Lydia plays the role of Dorothy Dandridge, and Paul plays the role of Steve McQueen.

Reggie and Rose
Reggie tries to help Rose, a tea lady get into the school. Rose is played by Carrie Hamilton's real life mom, Carol Burnett.

Of Cabbages and Kings.
Miltie tries to buy one of Ian's songs. The school tries to find the perfect object to put in a time capsule.

Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore
We learn that Mrs Berg and was an actress when she was young. Someone she worked with was coming to see her and she was ashamed of what she had done with her life, so the kids plot to get Mr Dyrenforth off the premises and Mrs Berg pretends to be the school's principal. Dyrenforth comes back early, but goes along with her pretence and says he's from the education board and that she does a fabulous job.

Baby Remember My Name
Alumnus Week at the School and guest appearances abound. Montgomery, Doris, Bruno, Coco and Holly all come back and talk about what the school meant to them. Sherwood also comes back, and we see Michelle and Michael in the crowd. Leroy decides to leave the school and look for work on stage. For more details see the Transcripts page.


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