Parent’s day is coming up and J.T. and Toby are dreading the day. Toby does not want to see his divorced parents in the same room together and J.T. does not want his parents to find out about the “D” he got on his math test. In homeroom, Emma is concerned with the News About Kids (NAK) commercial that is featured on the announcements. She believes that the school should not endorse products to students and that the commercial has flaws of its own, implying that teenagers are going to use money they earned on drugs.

Ashley has other concerns with the NAK commercials, as she is worried the students care more about the commercials than the announcements she is giving. Terri and Paige tell her to get an agent, and remind her that Toby’s mother is a casting agent. Terri says Ashley’s looks and presence on-screen will assure her a signing from Toby’s mom, but Paige is jealous.

Toby is trying to get J.T. to help him come up with a plan to keep his parents apart. Ashley comes up the two boys and asks if Toby’s mother is indeed an agent, which he confirms. She gets excited when she finds out that his mother is coming, which confuses the boys. They join Emma and Manny at a table, where Emma is ranting about the NAK commercials.

Emma confronts the principal, Mr. Radtich, about her opinions on the NAK commercials, claiming they are biased and used for product placement. He informs her that the school made a deal with NAK, promising to air the commercials in exchange for 18 new computers for the media lab. She argues that this is unfair, so he encourages her to write an editorials for the school newspaper if she is so passionate about it, and she agrees.

Paige is worried that Ashley is prettier than her, so she poses the question to Spinner, who gives no answer. She reveals that Ashley is looking for an agent, and Spinner says he can see her on TV, which angers Paige. Ashley informs Terri that she signed them up for the welcoming committee, so that she will be the first person Toby’s mother sees. Paige takes this as an opportunity to say that she is also going to try and get signed.

In the computer lab, Emma and Manny are working on Emma’s editorial, where Sean interjects saying that he does not appreciate the subject of the article. Toby comes up with a plan to avoid parents’ night. He writes a letter to his parents saying that he is doing so well in school that they do not need to come, and scans Mr. Simpson’s (Snake) signature to the bottom of the letter.

Emma runs to Liberty, the editor of the newspaper, to hand in her article, but Liberty says she is late. After Emma insists she turn in her article, Liberty agrees.

Back at home, Toby’s father is questioning Toby about the letter, claiming it is not real. Toby cracks and tells the truth, that his mother will also be attending, which results in his father blaming his mother for not telling him. Toby says that he wants both of his parents there, just not together, but his father assures him that everything will be okay.

At parents’ day, Toby’s mother is late, and his father makes remarks about her. When she finally arrives, Paige introduces herself and compliments his mother’s outfit. Toby’s mother is obviously annoyed, and the three manage to get away from Paige.

Toby and his parents meet with Mr. Simpson where they begin to argue immediately. The two fight while Toby and Mr. Simpson do not know how to react, until Toby blames his parents for him not doing his homework because of their constant bickering. His parents finally calm down and resume the meeting.

In the hallway, Emma’s mother compliments Emma on her editorial, where Sean and his older brother overhear. His older brother makes a comment on the article, and Emma defends her piece saying that she is right. The two go at it while Sean and Ms. Nelson try to get the two to calm down. Sean’s brother says that without the funding for the computers Sean would not be able to keep up with his school work, since not everyone is as fortunate as Emma is. He crumples up her article and says that there are two sides to every story.

After Toby’s meeting, Ashley greets his mother asking how the meeting went, but before she can finish Paige butts in and greets her. Toby’s mother is uninterested and says goodbye, but Paige hands her a photo of herself before she leaves. As she is leaving she hands Terri her card and says to call, leaving Paige confused and jealous.

The next day in the computer lab, Emma instant messages Sean, who is sitting next to her, apologizing for her argument with his brother. The two go back and forth until Sean admits the article was not garbage.

Mr. Simpson stops Toby to ask him about his parents, and he apologizes for the meeting, but says that it cleared the air and things can now change. Mr. Simpson confronts him about the fake letter he wrote and tells him to write a ten-page paper on why falsifying documents is wrong. He admits that is proud of Toby and that his parents should be too.