The "Pioneer Journal" drops a bomb on the Council: it"s election time. I don"t understand why they"re so upset; not only were they told at the beginning that their positions weren"t permanent, but why would they want them to be? On the Green team, nobody runs against Laurel, claiming that they couldn"t do a better job, although I suspect that none of them wants the gig. Guylan challenges Mike for leadership of the Red district. Olivia snottily challenges Anjay on the Blue team, and Taylor faces a challenge from Zach on the Yellow team. Before everyone votes, however, it"s time for the Showdown. This one is all about smashing piñatas to find cards depicting U.S. presidents, and then the Council members have to put seven random president cards into the correct historical order. Green gets finished first, but they"ve got Taft and Teddy Roosevelt swapped, so Yellow wins the Showdown thanks to Zach"s historical knowledge. Green wins second place for the first time, with Red coming in third and Blue bringing up the rear just in time to get the reward. And here"s the choice: a full barbecue complete with an abundance of meat versus a collection of dental care supplies to replace the baking-soda-and-finger system they"ve been using. And because the Council are idiots, they go with the latter, so that the town will have nice strong teeth with which to bite them in the ass. Campaigning commences, both clean and dirty. The clean: the candidates talk to the electorate on-on-one. The dirty: Markelle vandalizes one of Taylor"s campaign posters, leaving the artist, nine-year-old Leila, heartbroken. Maybe Taylor shouldn"t have made "deal with it" her campaign slogan. At the Town Hall meeting, the incumbent Council members award the Gold Star to Greg at long last, so he"s going to college. But before Greg gets to call his parents, Jonathan holds the election. Anjay holds onto his Blue seat 7-3, and Olivia continues to be snotty. On the Red team, Mike only gets one vote -- his own -- which puts Guylan on the Council. With only Yellow left to go, Zach unseats Taylor 5-4, having accomplished the seemingly impossible task of stealing one of the Yellow girls" votes for himself. So there"s your new Council: Laurel, Anjay, Guylan, and Zach. And Greg, screwed again, has to make do with calling his parents behind the closing credits.


