The contestants are asked to demonstrate their talent for media occupations by assuming the roles of a newscaster, a product spokesperson and a talk show host.
After the queens make their screen tests for a cosmetics company; model Jenny Shimizu assists RuPaul and the judges with their difficult elimination decision.
Jo wants her father to attend an honorary ceremony where she will be honored, but is afraid that her classmates will learn out about his disreputable past.
Blair sells cosmetics and uses Natalie as a model; everyone is in for a surprise when the company she works for makes a surprise appearance at Eastland.
A top fashion photographer arrives to find the new face of the '80s and Blair is positive she's it; the photographer shocks everyone by choosing Tootie.
Jo writes a story to get revenge on her critical journalism teacher after he had nothing to say but insensitive criticism after she slaved away writing a piece.
Mrs. Garrett gets a second job at the Howard Johnson's when she loses her pension; this takes a toll on her Eastland work, so she must decide between the two.
Jo's boyfriend returns just as she is teamed up with another boy in a marriage study group; Jo soon takes more of an interest in him beyond their studies.
Mr. Roper wants Jack to occupy his niece's time while she is in town, and Jack begins to take a romantic interest in her; Jack misses Janet's birthday party.
Jack finds that his masculinity is being called into question when an uncouth bully from the Regal Beagle makes unwanted advances to his roommate Chrissy.
Jack and the girls believe that their rent money has been stolen after they return to the apartment and notice that the door is unlocked and the money is gone.
Janet gets upset when an attractive co-worker gets a promotion after only being on the job for a few weeks, and she decides to make enhancements to her figure.
Janet convinces Chrissy to make herself seem less attractive to Jack because she does not trust him to behave while they are alone in the apartment together.
Mr. Roper sells his car to Jack, Chrissy and Janet, but he attempts to get it back after he meets an individual who would like to buy it at a higher price.
Jack convinces one of his attractive female friends to flirt with Mr. Roper after an argument with his wife leaves the sour landlord feeling self-conscious.
Janet is excited to invite her high-school crush to dinner at the apartment, but she is dismayed when the former jock begins to exhibit his sleazy true nature.
Peg thinks that she had an Elvis sighting at the mall and when Marcy takes notice of a sweat stain on Al's shirt in the shape of the King, fans come running.
The football record that Al had once set while he was in high school is now being threatened by a new high school football player who stars for the team.
Steve convinces Al that he is also losing his hair, but he is really just upset that he might be losing his own hair and wants to drag Al down with him.
Al frets over losing his masculinity when he is faced with going to a salon to have his hair styled after his long-time, beloved barber Tony suddenly dies.