Air date: 9/24/93

Cory Matthews gets detention after school for trying to listen to a Philadelphia Phillies baseball game in class while his teacher, Mr. Feeny, teaches the class the great value that love has in all of their lives, using Romeo and Juliet as a guide. Cory simply does not see love and girls as "good", especially when his older brother, Eric, takes a girl to a Phillies game, instead of him - which prompts Cory to move into his treehouse.

On the Fence

Air date: 10/1/93

Cory is pre-occupied with his friends' watergun "battle" because he has no heavy-duty watergun to compete with. However, he soon strikes up a deal with Mr. Feeny: Cory will paint Mr. Feeny's shutters, and be paid the money needed to buy a new watergun. However, in his haste to paint the shutters, he inadvertently gets paint on the fence.

Father Knows Less

Air date: 10/8/93

When Alan lets Cory stay up late to watch a baseball game, a no-hitter, Cory falls asleep in class the next day at school, and fails a test - which Mr. Feeny refuses to let him make up.

Cory’s Alternative Friends

Air date: 10/15/93

Cory decides that he wants to change his hairstyle, but it takes a turn for the worse, leading him to join a group of social outcasts. Can Cory learn one of life's most important lessons when the only true friend he has left is a girl he would not be caught dead with?

Killer Bees

Air date: 10/22/93

When Cory finds out that the winner of a Geography Bee will be a batboy at the World Series, he tries to bribe Minkus into relinquishing his spot in the contest.

Boys II Mensa

Air date: 10/29/93

Cory cheats on an I.Q. test, and is labeled the smartest kid in class. However, the consequences for getting away with it are worse than getting caught: Cory may be transferred into a new school for smart kids. Meanwhile, Eric takes Morgan to pick out a Halloween costume, and she ends up being a zombie.

Grandma Was a Rolling Stone

Air date: 11/12/93

Alan's mother arrives, gives Cory a Cal Ripken rookie card, and promises to get it autographed by "the man in the picture". But, will she be able to keep her promise? Meanwhile, Eric falls for Mr. Feeny's niece.