Štirje izobčenci preživljajo prvi dan prvega letnika na srednji šoli Rydell.

Moral panic sweeps through Rydell when Jane and her new friends are labeled a “girl gang.” Nancy embraces the image and pitches name and jacket ideas for their group. Cynthia has a difficult time adjusting to hanging around with girls after being a fifth wheel to the T-Birds for so long. Olivia discovers unsettling information about her past. In an attempt to clear her name, Jane tries to find out if Buddy is really the good guy everyone thinks he is.

As the election for the student body presidency approaches, the Pink Ladies find ways to compete against Buddy’s well-funded Soc campaign machine and Susan. New girl Hazel starts her first day at Rydell and tries to stay impartial… and invisible. Jane's family considers joining an old Rydell establishment while Jane struggles with what kind of campaign to run and who she is. Things escalate when her beliefs are put to the test on the local news.

Vodstvo šole Rydell je odločeno zatreti bližajoči se upor učencev.

Na noč čarovnic Buddy in kolegi naredijo nekaj, kar ogrozi Janino kampanjo.

With the election over, Cynthia questions whether the Pink Ladies’ relationship will be the same as she rehearses for the play. As the girls consider who they are without each other, they make unexpected connections. Nancy struggles to delegate her vision to Hazel while making costumes for the play. Jane and Susan, at the peak of their frustrations with one another, are forced to take drivers ed together. And Olivia must ask for Mr. Daniels help to do an investigation for the newspaper.