Ginger attracts the attention of the popular Courtney Gripling and receives an unexpected invitation to her staged "surprise" birthday party.

Ginger is forced to baby-sit Carl while doing community service at Golden Gates Old Age Home. Carl sneaks away and meets a lively jokester named Maude, and becomes smitten. Carl develops a bond with Maude and includes her in all of their pranks.

Ginger tries to avoid going on her school's ski trip because she doesn't know how to ski but Dodie and Macie convince her that skiing isn't the sole purpose in going.

When Courtney hears Ginger talk to her friends about their weekly slumber party, she decides that she wants to host one. Blake invites Carl over, but he can't go because he got grounded, so he sends Hoodsey instead - in order to get his petrified eyeball back.

When Dodie is chosen as the new school announcement person, she solemnly promises to uphold the dignity of the position but soon is delivering more gossip than needed information.

When Miranda craftily comments to Ginger that she and Darren make a cute couple, it sends Ginger's mind racing and that night she has a confusing dream. Dodie and Macie interpret the symbols of the dream to mean that Ginger likes Darren as a boyfriend.