American Dreams

Long Shots and Short Skirts

Season 3, Episode 1, Aired 9/26/04

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Meg and Sam continue to find themselves at odds with their parents after their court date, as the uncertain future of Sam's scholarship hangs over Henry's head. Meg's arrest is leaked to the papers, compromising the integrity of Jack's bid to run for city council. Back at school, Meg and Roxanne learn that the new headmaster is enforcing the school's dress code, so they organize a mini-skirt protest. Meanwhile, Beth continues to work at the Lair, and has caught the eye of Cal, an aspiring singer/songwriter. When Helen asks Beth to join the Blue Star Women, an organization that donates necessities to the wives of soldiers at war, she expresses her concerns of not being J.J.'s wife. In Vietnam, J.J. is in a military hospital where he learns that the rest of his squad was not so fortunate, and that Beth is pregnant.moreless

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Gail O'Grady

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- Songs w/Artists (in tonight's episode) * I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight and the Pips - 2-12/16/67 [Brandy cover] * You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes - 1-9/10/66 * [unknown] * For Your Love - The Yardbirds - 6-7/03/65 * You Got to Hide Your Love Away - Ben Taylor - [Live] * Hang On Sloopy - The McCoys - 1-10/02/65 * Going To A Go-Go - The Miracles - 11-2/12/66 * April She Will Come - Simon & Garfunkel - [Album cut - 1966] * Tracks of My Tears - Gavin deGraw - [Live] Edit
- At the end of the episode, the cast of American Dreams announce that NBC & Campbell Soup are holding a "Campbell's Tomtato Essay Contest" and the winner will be announced at a later date. Edit
- Not only do the Senior girls wear short skirts but they also dress out of uniform to prove their point. Edit
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