On Friday, Scott shares his list of Tom Swifties with Kelly in English class, hoping she will pass it on to Julia. However, he loses track of the list and has lost it by the end of class. After school, he joins Kyle and Patrick at the movies, but Mitch does not show up.

Later that night, Scott wakes up when Bobby phones the house after being arrested for unpaid parking tickets. Mom and Dad return with Bobby and his possessions; he will be staying with the family until he gets back on his feet. Bobby, who wrecked his car months ago, lost his job because he had to walk to work and was often late. Scott asks his brother how to be noticed by girls, but the only advice Bobby has is that as a Hudson, Scott should have no problems. Bobby also warns Scott that everything at home is about to change with the birth of the new baby.

Mr. Franka, having read the Tom Swifties that were passed around the class on Friday, asks Scott if he would like to write book reviews for the school newspaper.