Blossom

While Blossom lands a job with Carol's help, Joey takes an important new step in his relationship with Melanie. Nick is unhappy when Carol starts working for a former boyfriend, and at the end of the episode, she stuns Nick with an unexpected surprise.

Blossom stubbornly refuses to accept a grade that she thinks is lower than she deserves - even if it means she won't graduate. She feels even more guilty when she learns that her father is planning an extravagent graduation gift for her.

Talia Shire asks Blossom to play the lead in a new movie she's directing - but the part requires Blossom to appear in the nude.

Anthony shocks the family by announcing that he, Shelly, and baby Nash are moving back east. The departure proves to be very bittersweet as everyone must come to terms with the news.

Blossom is assaulted by her date, a popular football star, when she tries to fend off his aggressive advances.

Vinnie announces he is transferring to UCLA because he misses Blossom; a new girlfriend spoils Joey.

Nick hopes sparks will fly when Blossom agrees to go out with the son of his old pal (who turns out to be happily gay); trapped by a flash flood, Joey and Six check into a hotel room together.

Joey proves he's no dummy when he uses his scientific knowledge of anatomy to relieve Nick's stiff back, then fantasizes he is a contestant on Jeopardy! opposite Blossom and Albert Einstein.

Blossom wants some time alone with her new boyfriend to try to get something going, but there's too much going on in the house to get anything started.

Blossom thinks the acting life might be for her, but her audition for a famous stage director doesn't play out as she hoped.

Blossom sneaks off to a young-adult party, where she meets a guy who treats her like a mature young woman.

When Shelly goes into labor, Blossom, Six and Joey are under the gun to get her to the hospital, while Anthony is being held at gunpoint in his ambulance.

Blossom dreams of herself as "Blossom Gump," giving simple words of advice to Madonna and Michael Jackson, when in reality she'd rather be giving her opinions in the school newspaper.

Blossom baby-sits Kennedy and her friend, a frightfully obnoxious little girl. Meanwhile, Joey is like a babe in the woods when he's approached by a seasoned baseball groupie.

Blossom struggles with a deceptively difficult school assignment in which she can express herself in any way she chooses, so Carol suggests that she simply write anything.

As Nick and Carol's wedding day arrives, there's something old (their exes at the bachelor party and bridal shower) and something blue (the bitter little flower girl, Kennedy).

Blossom makes a video for the unborn baby of Anthony and Shelly to introduce him or her to the Russos' world; meanwhile, a veteran gives Joey the rookie treatment.

Blossom is furious when Joey refuses to set her up on a date with his handsome but dumb teammate Richie. Meanwhile, Kennedy finds a lost bulldog and is heartbroken when his owner claims him, and Shelly keeps picking on Anthony but won't reveal to him why.

Blossom and Nick fight over her resistance to change, particularly Carol, and she runs away from home to join Joey on his road trip.

Major changes in the Russo household unsettle Blossom: Carol and Kennedy move in; Anthony and Shelly move out; and Joey hits the road with his baseball team.