Air date: 9/20/96

Nearing the end of last season's summer road trip, Cory agrees to a final pit stop - without realizing that Eric intends to make it a permanent one because he feels that there's nothing there for him back home. Meanwhile, winning a company award makes Alan consider whether or not he's really happy with his current employment as a supermarket manager.

Hair Today, Goon Tomorrow

Air date: 9/27/96

After Cory expresses his insecurity about his hair, Topanga cuts off six inches of her own hair, in an attempt to show him how meaningless outward appearance is compared with inner beauty. However, she soon realizes that even she can be self-conscious when she becomes horrified after seeing her new 'do', and decides to get a makeover. Meanwhile, Eric refuses to look for a job, and instead lazily stays home watching daytime TV - but what will he do when he gets a glimpse of the real world?

I Ain't Gonna Spray Lettuce No More

Air date: 10/4/96

Alan goes to demand a raise, but he instead quits his job as a supermarket manager - something that shocks all of the Matthews, including himself. Amy becomes furious that he has made a decision that affects their entire family without talking to her about it first. Meanwhile, a hysterical Cory enlists Shawn's help in an attempt to learn how to cope with poverty.

Fishing for Virna

Air date: 10/11/96

After having run away from her family over a year ago, Shawn's mother Virna is back. However, she would not actually return to her family until Shawn and Chet can prove that they're really willing to live like a family. Also, after learning from the Hunters that you do not truly appreciate someone until she's gone, Cory thinks of ways to inspire students to honor the late Brenda, a beloved and devoted cafeteria lady.

Shallow Boy

Air date: 10/18/96

When Eric offends Corinna, a perky but weird girl who writes overly cheerful lyrics, she composes a nasty song about him, and as a result Eric gains instant notoriety - or rather, infamy. Meanwhile, Topanga feuds with Cory because she fears that their differing viewpoints on child rearing could affect their long-term future.

Janitor Dad

Air date: 10/25/96

When Verna gives Chet an ultimatum to find work, he lands a job as the school janitor, to Shawn's humiliation. Meanwhile, Alan and Eric look for experienced help at the store, and answering their call is a mountain man who will do anything to make a sale.

Singled Out

Air date: 11/2/96

Air date: Eric has been having bad luck dating, so he says that he is attending Harvard so that he can appear on MTV's Singled Out. Meanwhile, Cory must undergo an operation, but when he listens to a rumor that Shawn tells him about, he begins to worry that he'll vanish from the operating room.

Dangerous Secret

Air date: 11/8/96

When Cory discovers that attractive Claire has been sleeping over at Shawn's place, he jumps to the obvious conclusion, especially when Shawn swears him to secrecy. But Cory learns that they have a much more serious, much more dangerous problem.