 It s homecoming at Dewey High, and Principal DeWitt is gleefully announcing the candidates for the homecoming court. Carol is scoffing at the apparent elitism of the court members - until her name is announced as one of the queen nominees. Carol is ecstatic - then very scared and anxious at the thought of being on the court. This triggers many of her past insecurities of being "fat" and nerdy. During one dream sequence, the court is being announced when Carol (wearing an expensive dress and having her hair done) suddenly gains weight and shifts back to her "bookish nerd" self, Mike pointing out the obvious to everyone s ridicule. But on the night of the homecoming dance, Carol learns that the "elite" girls of her class are just as nervous - perhaps more so - about being on the court. Carol realizes that she is not alone in her anxiety and, even though someone else is crowned queen, she has a great time at the dance.