Son of a Critch

After being bullied on his first day of junior high, 11-year-old Mark takes a shot at one of the bullies - a young girl named Fox - and learns that words can hurt a lot more than fists.

A chance encounter at a funeral parlor leads to Mark's first date; Mary tries to convince Dick to sell her an old station truck.

Mark fears being forced to play the cello will make him a social pariah.

When Ritche invites himself to a sleepover, Mark scrambles to hide his familys eccentric behavior.

Mark fears he'll be outed as a Monarchist to his family when he's chosen to appear on TV with the visiting Charles and Diana. Meanwhile, a gift from Dick comes between Mike Sr. and Mary.

Mark and Ritchie receive police protection after witnessing a grizzly crime on Halloween night; Fox grows tired of her brother's increasingly delinquent behavior.