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Birch manages to convince Liam that Sandra's grade-threatening bad mood stems from boy trouble. In an effort to get her out of her funk and into studying again, the cousins invent a secret admirer for Sandra. They soon find Sandra's constant need for affirmation exhausting — a further complication in their attempt to keep up their group grade point average.

When Sandra signs Pod 4 up for an academic quiz show, the kids are soon figuring out how to best leverage their TV exposure. It soon becomes obvious that four separate agenda do not add up to a cohesive team as they suffer near humiliation at the hands of the preppie team from Rydell High.

Raffi's win at the district art show hurtles Birch into the five stages of grief, her reactions throwing her podmates for a loop. Luckily, Liam's hip to what's going on thanks to a book Mr. Towes has assigned him. While Sandra trails Liam in hopes of seeing some emotional fireworks on Birch's part, Raffi can't quite get over the idea that Birch wouldn't be happy for his success.

Birch is initially aghast when Jason publishes her Manga “sample” in the school paper, but soon succumbs to the allure of popularity. As Birch's social status soars, her podmates become laughingstocks. Sandra's retaliation eventually brings the two girls together in their fight against the unethical editor of The Cosmos Chronicle.

Liam starts acting even stranger when he falls in love with an older woman:15-year-old Cynthia. Birch, Sandra and Raffi conspire to give Liam a complete makeover to make him more appealing. Their plans backfire, making Liam look crazy instead of attractive.

Sandra rises to the challenge of becoming a cheerleader, an act that stuns and mortifies her podmates. As Sandra succumbs to Amelia's ridiculous hazing rituals Pod 4 becomes increasingly uneasy. But we soon learn that Sandra is only doing back flips to ensure her nemesis' ultimate humiliation.

Overhearing Mr. Towes' plan to throw a pop quiz Raffi uses the information to his advantage — by studying. However, Raffi's current obsession with texting has him including his own acronyms in his answers, thus creating irrefutable evidence for the teacher. Guilt finally undoes the pod with unlikely results.

After a less than stellar day, Birch finds consolation in the pages of The Gemini Daily Planner she finds while cleaning her room. Impressed with its seeming accuracy, soon she won't make a move without consulting the book much to the escalating annoyance of the pod. A startling last-minute revelation keeps the pod from blowing apart.

Liam drives his cousin, then his other two podmates nuts when he refuses to let any of them know what's in the mysterious box he's been carrying around. When school newspaper editor Jason Ablinsky gets the mix, the fear of public exposure hikes the stakes and the race is on. And no one has ANY idea what Liam's carrying.

Birch's cat Neko disappears on Liam's watch. Realizing that finding the AWOL feline is too big a job for just one guy, Liam has to convince a reluctant Sandra and Raffi. Liam is afraid that failure to locate the kitty escape artist will mean facing his cousin's eternal wrath.

The girls “steal” Liam's fundraising to raffle off Raffi. Unfortunately, Principal Lemmon, who hates anything remotely fun is on Birch and Sandra's trail as the two girls try to pull off a successful fundraiser and complete part of their civics studies.

An unsigned note puts Birch into detective mode. With Sandra standing by to ridicule her, Birch tries to lure her shy admirer into the open. Will the guy secretly crushing on Birch be revealed or will Sandra get the last laugh?

While Pod 4 cleans the cafeteria after school as punishment for causing a ruckus in class, Liam shares the legend of Crazy Eddy Meyer, a former janitor who went insane and lurks the halls at Cosmos High every Friday the 13th. Skeptical at first, the podmates' bravado begins to erode when they find themselves locked inside the school on a stormy Friday the 13th. The group splits to traverse the...

Although it looks like a class treasure hunt, it's really all about cooperation. To push this point, Mr. Towes appoints Liam to lead the group. Problem is, everyone has their own idea of how to succeed.

Raffi's admission of vegetarianism has Birch immediately jumping on the flesh-free diet bandwagon. Eventually she gives into temptation sinking her teeth into a burger as Sandra clicks her photo that becomes the winning entry in a burger chain's “Teen of the Month” contest. In an effort to hold Raffi's attention, Birch tries in vain to suppress her hypocrisy and the fast food advertising that ...

In order to get a ticket to a Manga convention she desperately wants, Birch agrees to write a series of Manga strips featuring Liam as a suave, cool and heroic character. When Birch finally gets a chance to sit down and talk to her hero, he turns out to be a jerk.

When Raffi joins Amelia's rock band, Birch follows on his heels as the band's manager. Soon she's writing songs that pit her and Raffi against their podmates. Pod 4's true colors are revealed once Birch realizes she's gone too far.

Liam's role as romance advisor to the boys of Cosmos High gets under Birch's skin. Offended that Liam thinks female behaviour is nothing more than a collection of symbols, Birch watches as Liam misinterprets Sandra's signals and ends up with pie on his face.

Birch runs for school president because she wants to see changes to the Art program at Cosmos High. On a whim, Liam gets involved and soon his goofy antics are winning him favours. Before long, it's an all-out game of one-upmanship between the two cousins

Circumstantial evidence has Birch certain Raffi's fallen in with a bad crowd. His frequent absences, new friends and secretive behaviour point to one thing for Birch who has a hard time convincing her friends. A note, its content misconstrued, finally convinces everyone of Raffi's dire predicament.

An attempt to quell Liam's manic energy throws Birch into conflict. Does she continue helping her hyperactive cousin learn to relax or does she pull him into the school's Manga Slam? Will Liam become too relaxed or bring a never-before-seen energy to Cosmos High's stage?

After Birch watches a late night mockumentary on TV about aliens among us, she becomes a big ball of paranoia as she misinterprets her schoolmates' head twitches, hand gestures and overall comportment. What she doesn't know is they're planning a surprise party for her and are acting all mysterious around her.

Liam is asked to help out the soccer team when an injury sidelines Raffi. Immediately thrilled to be part of the team — any team — Liam's joy turns to humiliation when he realizes the other players want him to be the mascot, not an actual player.

There's no such thing as the perfect, simple gift for the members of the Pod 4. The kids over-think and over-plan their holiday gift giving until they've driven themselves — and each other — a little crazy.

When distracted spotter Birch turns away for a minute, Sandra falls and ends up twisting her ankle. Feeling immensely guilty, Birch offers her assistance, which Sandra promptly begins to take advantage. Suspecting she's being exploited, Birch sets Sandra up for a “big fall” in front of the whole school at a poetry slam.