 After meeting well-to-do South Shore girl Clarissa at the movies where he ushers, J.J. has found his new girlfriend. She asks him to a high society function, the 10th Annual South Shore Debutante Ball, and he eagerly accepts. As J.J. prepares for his big night, Clarissa comes to the Evans home to explain that her parents object to J.J. as her escort to the ball. The parents appear at the Evans home, too, looking for Clarissa, and the families discuss the issue.