Pearl, a longshoreman's widow turned college freshman, enrolls in a tough class taught by an arrogant professor.

To get in with Prof. Pynchon, zealous Pearl becomes his teaching assistant. Bad idea. Running his errands turns her i...

To compensate for cheating on a philosophy test, Pearl persuades Prof. Pynchon to give her an oral makeup exam, which...

Scottish comedian Billy Connolly guest stars as Billy Pynchon, Stephen's long lost, scotch-swilling, blue collar brot...

Pearl's longtime friendship with Annie is tested.

When Pynchon's former university professor, who intimidated him when he was a student, shows up during class, Pynchon...

Unable to drive, Pynchon asks Pearl for a ride into New York City to see a play and she mistakenly thinks he's asked ...

When Carlo, Pearl's new classmate, falls hard for her and asks her to a dance, Pearl lies, saying she is already goin...

Dates for the grand homecoming ball hinge on a lost wager, an attempted bribe, second thoughts and, yes, fate.

When the University threatens to remove controversial books from its library, Pynchon is arrested for chaining himsel...

When Pearl, confused about what courses to enroll in next semester, asks Pynchon for advice on the subject, he recomm...

An attack dog that Pynchon's brother sent him for Christmas proves to be a bit overzealous and prevents Pynchon and P...

Prof. Pynchon's students have written papers on the abuse of power - and that's just what happens when he gleefully a...

When Uncle Bobo's widow Tina arrives to collect a $5,000 debt incurred by Pearl's deceased husband, Pearl fears she w...

When Pearl, Amy and Frankie get stuck with a freak student nicknamed ""Weird Guy Bob"" who sabotages their group proj...

Unbeknownst to either Pynchon or Pearl, Annie fixes them up on a blind date for an important dinner at Dean Aston Mar...

Outlandish dream sequences depict Pearl's attempts to write fiction, including a scenario in which she works on the l...

Pearl's work of ""fiction"" continues with Joey having a litter of kids, Annie becoming a star in the world of countr...

Annie's ex-boyfriend and current pen pal, Freddy Rizzo, is released from prison, but her hopes to rekindle the flame ...

Frankie's mother, Miriam Spivak, arrives in town and announces that she's left Frankie's father, but matters become w...

When Frankie decides he wants to be a documentary filmmaker, Pynchon allows him to turn in a film in lieu of a writte...

When Pynchon's brother returns to town and asks Pearl on a date, Pearl questions his intentions. Although Pearl is at...