Like every year, Newt is forced to run for school president by his parents. Cory comes up with a plan to make everyone vote for Candy Smiles instead of him, but it backfires. Cory then enters the race and plans to go in a cage with Newt who will be disguised as a bear. However, Cory ends up in the cage with a real bear. Meanwhile, the President is upstaged by another dad when visiting Sophie's school and tries to redeem himself.

The President wants to buy the First Lady some perfume, but he can not go out in public without creating a big scene. Cory disguises the President and the two head to the mall. At the mall, Cory leaves the President to get a new video game, and gets into a small fight with Stickler. Stickler tries to use memory wipe spray to make Cory forget about the game, but the President gets a hold of it and uses, winding up working in a cheese shop. Meanwhile, Sophie wants to hang out with Meena, so she tries to act Bahavian, but it only gets on Meena's nerves.