Cold Snap

Meg is angered to hear Luke, the new record shop employee, talking bad about the music she's about to buy. Elsewhere, a sudden cancellation of his deal to supply a hotel with all there new TV's, forces Jack to examine his family's financial outlook and question his own business philosophy. Sam, who is still adapting to life at East Catholic high school deals with a prank gone too far by the football team, while JJ looks on, unable or unwilling to intervene. While Roxanne uses her Bandstand connections to start her own business of selling autographed 45's, starting with Marvin Gaye. Discovering Luke slipped her a Bob Dylan record instead, Meg rushes back to the store to conmfront him. The Prank gets Tommy suspended and he threatens Sam until J.J. intervenes, which draws a nasty response from Sam. Michael shuts down Roxanne's new business, while Jack tries in vain to still make the big Hotel sell, but it's all for not as Mr. Healey refuses to buy them. Lastly, the bitter cold of the nigh

Tentant de s'adapter à la vie de son lycée, Sam fait face à une blague de mauvais goût de l'équipe de football, alors que JJ regarde, impuissant ou peu désireux d'intervenir. Pendant ce temps, la brusque annulation d'une grosse vente force Jack à examiner les perspectives financières de sa famille et s'interroge sur sa propre philosophie de l'entreprise. De son côté, Meg débat avec le disquaire, Luke, au sujet de leurs goûts musicaux et ce dernier tente de lui faire apprécier le son de Bob Dylan tandis que Roxanne démarre sa propre affaire en demandant aux invités d' "American Bandstand", comme Marvin Gaye, de signer leurs derniers disques.

Sam cerca di adattarsi alla vita nella scuola cattolica quasi totalmente formata da bianchi ed è vittima di uno scherzo da parte dei giocatori della squadra di football. Jack esamina il bilancio della famiglia dopo la cancellazione di un grande ordine di televisori da parte di un hotel. Meg esplora della nuova musica mentre Helen prende i suoi studi più seriamente.

Meg fica brava ao ouvir Luke, o novo funcionário da loja de discos, falando mal de uma música de um disco que ela comprou. Enquanto isso, o cancelamento de um trabalho, faz com que Jack refaça suas finanças e questione suas filosofias de trabalho.