| 70 | A | The Lake ("Summer 1971") | Summer trip to mountain cabin; Kevin meets Cara. | |
| 71 | B | Day One ("Tenth Grade Man") | In Kevin's first day at McKinley High he comes up against Mr Bottner and Wayne. | |
| 72 | B | The Hardware Store ("First Job") | Kevin remembers his first job in a hardware store. | |
| 73 | B | Frank and Denise | Kevin and Denise "the grease" (who calls him Calvin) with poetry | |
| 74 | B | Full Moon Rising ("Wheels") | Ricky, Kevin's friend, gets his driver's license; the guys spend a Friday night cruising. | |
| 75 | A- | Triangle | Kevin hits it off with Sandy, Wayne's girlfriend. | |
| 76 | B | Soccer ("Soccer Team") | Kevin joins McKinley's soccer team. | |
| 77 | B | Dinner Out | Jack and Karen are still not speaking, but they all go out to dinner for his birthday. | |
| 78 | B | Christmas Party | Another Christmas party at the Arnold's. | |
| 79 | B | Pfeiffers' Choice | Paul's father comes into a fortune; joins country club; Kevin and Jack are jealous. | |
| 80 | B | Road Test | Kevin gets his driver's license. | |
| 81 | B | Grandpa's Car | Grandpa Arnold sells Kevin his car for $1. | |
| 82 | B | Kodachrome | Radical English teacher | |
| 83 | B | Private Butthead | Wayne takes the SAT; then he and Wart enlist in the army. | |
| 84 | B | Of Mastodons and Men | Kevin has a new girlfriend (Julie), who dominates him. | |
| 85 | A | Double Date | Kevin goes to a dance with an exchange student. | |
| 86 | A | Hero ("Heroes") | Everyone at McKinley High is a basketball fan. | |
| 87 | B | Lunch Stories ("Flesh and Blood") | Kevin and three losers try to sneak into an X-rated movie | |
| 88 | B | Carnal Knowledge | Kevin, Chuck, and Ricky try to see "Carnal Knowledge"; Paul spends the evening with a female college freshman | |
| 89 | B+ | The Lost Weekend ("Party") | While his parents are away, Kevin throws a party that gets out of hand. | |
| 90 | B | Stormy Weather | Karen and her live-in boyfriend Michael have a fight; at the end they are engaged. | |
| 91 | B | The Wedding | Karen and Michael are married; they move to Alaska. | |
| 92 | B | Back to the Lake ("Summer 1972") | Kevin and Paul return to mountain resort to find Cara has a boyfriend. | |
| 93 | A- | Broken Hearts and Burgers ("Love?") | Kevin flirts with a waitress angering Winnie; this leads to a montage of Kevin's past difficulties dealing with girls. At the end they make up. |