Doug and Patti are both paired up in a cooking class competition. When Patti tells Doug she can't cook, Doug invites her over to his house to practice some easy recipies and decide what to cook for their class.

Doug is excited when his Aunt Betty-Ann invites Skeeter and him to be on a TV show. The only problem is that it's the kiddie show ""Kiddie Koral"". Doug's goes to the kiddie show with Skeeter and later regrets it when Roger sees him on the show and tapes it. But when Betty-Ann recognizes Roger, the embarassement tables are turned.

Patti invites Doug over for dinner with the rest of the gang and Doug is thrilled. It's a dream come true for Doug until Patti tells Doug she will be serving liver and onions (one of Doug's most hated foods). Doug tries everything (including hypnosis) to overcome his fear, and believes he's ready to eat the liver with Patti.

Bluffington students are cast in the school play, which shows the historic founding of the town. But when Judy is hired as director, she decides to take on a more ""modern"" approach to the story. But parents then begin to complain and Doug has to stick up for his sister.

Mr. Bone's nephew Percy Femur is at the Bluffington School for a day and Roger gets ready to be the bully he is. But it turns out that Percy is very tough and a lot bigger than Roger, and soon, Doug has to break up a fight between Roger and Percy.

When J.B. Spiggot, a famous movie director is looking for someone in Bluffington to be in his movie, everyone is sure they'll be chosen, especially Judy. When Doug almost gets an offer, he worries about hurting Judy's feelings, but he's saved when Porkchop is who J.B. wants.

Doug's tooth hurts after biting into a candy bar at the movies, and afterwards has to go to his dentist. Although he doesn't want to go to the appointment, he daydreams how Secret Agent Smash Adams would handle a dental situation, but soon his frown turns to a smile when he meets his new female dentist, Dr. Kay.

Judy catches Doug breaking a vase that belonged to their mom. To keep her quiet, Doug must agree to be her slave for a week. He suffers until he realizes that the only way out is to tell the truth.

Doug was only defending himself when he punches Larry the AV nerd in the face because Doug thought he was making fun of him. Now he's popular because of his fight, but Doug can't stand that he punched Larry and wants to be friends again. But everyone likes Doug for it and his popularity could disappear.

Roger and his cat, Stinky, challenge Doug and Porkchop to enter the Bluffington pet talent show.

For a class project, Mrs. Wingo lets her students get to know each other more and Doug is paired with the two people no one else wants to be paired up with, the weird twins Al and Moo Sleech. When it's time for Doug to write his report, the Sleech twins have one already written up for him. But Doug knows he's going to have to visit the Sleech's to get his own facts.

Doug and Skeeter are playing with Patti's new Wacky-Wizzer frisbee and accidentally toss into a fenced-in yard. Going in after it, Doug has a near-death experience when he encounters a huge guard dog named Lady.

A/B) When a spooky new amusement ride, Blood Stone Manor, opens up at Funkytown on Halloween night, Skeeter wants to check it out instead of trick or treating. Doug reluctantly agrees to go, but when the park closes before their turn comes up, Roger convinces them to go on the ride anyway. Once on the ride, Roger scares Doug and Skeeter big time, so it's up to them to scare Roger back!

Doug is nominated for class treasurer, and when he finds himself running against Willy White, the mayor's son, he starts making promises to his voters he knows he can't keep. Meanwhile, Tippi Dink runs for Mayor of Bluffington and wins!

Doug beats Patti in a bowling match, and Skeeter tells everyone about it. Doug gains popularity, but feels bad about beating Patti everytime they play a game. It seems Patti is having a losing streak and is upset about it.

Skeeter gets a high score on an intelligent test making him a genius, and Doug is convinced Skeeter got the wrong test results. But soon Skeeter starts to spend less time with Doug and more time thinking about going to college, and Doug thinks he's lost his best friend.

Skeeter exaggerates about how Doug can ride on a horse and Doug lets his friends believe the lie. But then Roger challenges Doug to show them, and Patti suggests they all go to a dude ranch to settle the argument. Since Doug can't ride a horse very well, he's nervous about going to the ranch.

As the summer begins, the Funnies plan to drive across the country to visit the Great Painted Gorge. Phil is committed to keeping to a schedule, but Doug and Judy convince him to stop at several tourist traps along the way. The family isn't having any fun on the trip, until they finally reach the stop that makes it all worthwhile.

Doug complains to Patti about how tough he has it at home. Doug thinks she must have it easy because she is home schooled. Soon, Beebe and Skeeter and Chalky and Roger debate over who has it hardest. So they all agree to switch places for a day. Also, Moo comes to Doug for advice on his brother who is dying his hair, changing his style of clothes and making friends, and Moo doesn't want his brother to change.