Ted Peshak

Phil, a student who recently transferred into his high school, keeps to himself a lot, spending time in his basement building radios and record players. His dad notices that he has no friends, and tells him that, like the electronic parts he assembles, "you have to fit in with all hte other parts." Realizing that the reason he has no friends is because he's not one of the "crowd," Phil studies the most popular kids at school, in order to see what traits they admire most, so he can be like them and fit in.

It's 1950 and a young woman asks her mother what love is.

A boy realizes that he could help his parents by doing things around the house.

An educational short: after Jim is caught vandalizing school property his principal instructs him on emotional maturity.

Impossible drama proving that proper management of schedules, responsibilities, privileges and finances leads to a happier home.

Jeff Moore, a high school student, has trouble controlling his emotions. An expert in the subject (though it's never explained who he is or what he's an expert in) assures the audience that Jeff's problems stem from the fact that he lets his emotions escape, instead of reining them in like everyone is supposed to. At the end, Jeff realizes that he must not let his emotions get in the way of logic and reason, and goes to a marshmallow roast with the gang.

Billy and his mother attend his classroom's presentation on manners and courtesy. Through Billy's illustrations, we learn about simple gestures that make life with other people more tolerable. However, it seems most of the children's parents didn't bother to attend the politeness exhibit.

In the 1950s, Jeff and Marie ponder "going steady." What it means, whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and whether or not they've actually been doing it for some time without realizing it.