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The show, set in Elkford, British Columbia, is based around Sharon Spitz, who is a junior high school student with braces that get in her way of leading a normal teenage life. In the first season, she is enrolled at Mary Pickford Junior High.
2005
Brock writes a school play, Dr. Jekyll & Ms. Hyde. Sharon and Nina audition for the title role(s), but Nina wins the lead because her evil Ms. Hyde is so genuinely convincing - and Sharon is assigned the part of understudy. So Sharon tries to get Nina to drop out of the play by taking advantage of Nina's superstitious streak. Unfortunately, things go even better than Sharon had planned.
Sharon and Connor are teamed on a science project/contest that Connor really wants to win. Since science isn't her strongest subject Sharon feels she's dragging Connor down and jeopardizing his chance of victory. So when she accidentally obtains some crucial information that thrusts their team into the lead, she's reluctant to clear up the confusion.
When Sharon demonstrates a natural talent for psychological insight, she suggests Maria join the boys' hockey team to improve her game. Then Sharon becomes the unofficial team shrink by helping other players with their psychologically based playing problems. But when Maria has second thoughts about remaining on the boys' team, Sharon puts her own agenda ahead of her friend's.
When a hockey puck bonks Alden on the head, he suddenly thinks that he and Sharon are still a couple. Following doctor's orders to ""not shock his system"", Sharon and the rest of the gang go along with the deception until Alden 'comes to his senses'. But Marlo grows unhappy and impatient seeing her boyfriend cuddling up to Sharon - while Sharon is surprised to find that she's kind of enjoying the walk down memory lane.
When Sharon was younger she dropped out of ballet class. After realizing that she's still passionate about the artform and regrets having quit, she decides to start taking lessons again. But the only job she can find to pay for them is as a clown. The problem is that she has become a very klutzy ballerina - but is a natural born buffoon.
After Sharon is mistaken for being ""13 and under"" once too often, she determines that it's because some other girls her age are better developed. So Sharon buys a pump up bra to give Mother Nature a hand. After an initial thrill at all the extra attention her new fuller figure is receiving, she discovers that her more mature look comes with its own unique set of problems.
When her English teacher compliments Sharon on her poetry, Sharon decides to perform at a local poetry slam. And she's a hit until Adam - at Sharon's urging - also performs. His natural talent gets even more attention, immediately eclipsing her moment in the sun. Not only that, Adam needs Sharon's help for inspiration, but eventually Sharon isn't so sure she wants to help if it's at her expense.
Sharon makes the double mistake of thinking that Dion is lonely and that she knows him better than he knows himself. With those two pieces of misinformation in hand, she sets out to match him up with a seemingly likeminded guy that she just met. But things don't go smoothly and she almost jeopardizes her friendship with Dion.
Mangled Metal needs to rehearse and finish a new song for an important performance that night. So Sharon runs a seemingly simple errand for the band while an exhausted Maria gets some well-deserved rest. Unfortunately Sharon has to baby-sit David's twins while she does the errand and she botches it. Then the band starts to argue amongst themselves and it looks as if they'll break up before that night's performance. But rather than wake Maria up, Sharon scrambles to undo all the damage so her friend can get some much-needed sleep.
Sharon is feeling dull, ordinary and unadventurous. And worst of all, her friends see her that way, too. So when a quirky substitute-student teacher encourages Sharon to be more free-spirited, Sharon embraces a new spontaneity. But as she grows closer to the teacher she begins to alienate her friends. Soon she learns that it's a fine line between being free-spirited and eccentric.
When Sharon's expected prom date doesn't materialize, Lauren arranges another 'date'; Taylor Knight, a pop star who's passing through town on a promotional tour, will escort her to the formal as part of a TV3 publicity stunt. At first Sharon is ecstatic about this sudden turn of events. The singing idol is one of Sharon's faves! But she ultimately discovers that everything comes at a price.
Adam desperately wants Hannah's father to like him. Sharon discovers that Mr. Corbett is a duck conservationist, and at her urging Adam starts 'talking ducks' with Mr. Corbett - who suddenly, and finally, takes a shine to Adam. So when Mr. Corbett asks Adam to join his duck conservancy organization, Adam happily agrees. Sharon is delighted for her brother - until she discovers the duck organization is not exactly what it appears to be.
Ever since Griffin has gotten a new girlfriend he's been nicer and better behaved. So Sharon is extremely curious who this girl is - until she discovers it's Nina! Nina puts her best foot forward and really impresses Lauren and Richard. But Sharon thinks that Nina is destined to break Griffin's heart, and ignoring the couple's apparent happiness, she sets out to break them up.
Sharon is thrilled to land a job at the new medieval theme restaurant. But delight turns to dread when she learns her father works there too - as a wandering minstrel! This isn't exactly the cool, rock musician she's invited to her school's 'career day'. Sharon tries to avoid embarrassment by 'un-inviting' Richard to school but then Nina and her family show up at the restaurant for dinner and Sharon's plans start to unravel! She decides that unless she can get the Harpers out of the restaurant before Richard's act, she'll never live down the humiliation at school.
Sharon is thrilled to land a job at the new medieval theme restaurant. But delight turns to dread when she learns her father works there too - as a wandering minstrel! This isn't exactly the cool, rock musician she's invited to her school's 'career day'. Sharon tries to avoid embarrassment by 'un-inviting' Richard to school but then Nina and her family show up at the restaurant for dinner and Sharon's plans start to unravel! She decides that unless she can get the Harpers out of the restaurant before Richard's act, she'll never live down the humiliation at school.
Nina's cousin, Petra, casually admits to the long ago 'crime' of ripping the heads off Nina's dolls. Nina had always accused Sharon of this, but now knowing the truth, Nina initiates a truce with Sharon. Sharon is reluctant, but she goes along; it could mean the end of Nina's abuse. But then Sharon learns the only thing worse than being Nina's enemy - is being her friend!
Sharon is mistakenly invited to a cottage with Alden, Marlo, Maria and Brock. When she discovers the truth and that Alden and Marlo have some relationship 'issues' to work out, she tries her best to give everyone - especially Alden and Marlo - their space! But Sharon's attempts only make things worse and the weekend doesn't turn out as planned.
Sharon is bummed! There just don't seem to be any appealing guys: they're all immature, dumb or gross. But then she meets Pablo, who seems the perfect guy - until Sharon learns he's only 12 years old! Now Sharon must reconcile her romantic feelings with the fact that Pablo's younger, while hiding his age from Alden and Brock - who could humiliate her for the rest of her life!
Pigger is offered an audition to be a pet food 'spokes-dog'. Sharon is flattered and hesitant - Pigger doesn't seem the show-biz type! But Pigger gets the part and is to be coached by the famous canine expert, Bitsy Langford, so Sharon gives up control of her pet to Bitsy. The ad campaign is a big success so Pigger is invited on tour and Sharon reluctantly agrees to this, too, but then learns there are times to trust an 'expert'…and times to trust gut feelings.
Sharon, Maria and Connor are desperate to raise money for a charity drive. When all attempts fail, Sharon and Maria decide to ask Connor if they can use his anniversary surprise for Alyson as their charity event. Connor says no - his domino-run is for Alyson's eyes only. Eventually he agrees but Sharon's braces prematurely trigger the run and Alyson misses the whole event! Sharon is upset and wants to make it up to Connor. But how?
Sharon is helping Dion with the local ballet company wardrobe. She's too busy to help with Lauren's game show pilot, in which father-daughter teams compete. But Richard wants to help so he accepts an offer from Nina to be his TV 'daughter'. When Sharon finds out, she's jealous and it's too late to team up with Richard, so she pairs up with her mom's boyfriend, David, instead! So obsessed with winning, Sharon ignores David and almost jeopardizes the game.
Sharon is preparing an audition for a summer job at Elkford Pioneer Village. But Maria and Connor aren't as supportive as she thinks they should be. Then Sharon meets Winnie, who has just transferred to their school. Winnie is totally supportive and encouraging of her new friend - and Sharon really appreciates it. Until she realizes Winnie may have a secret agenda…
When Sharon's cat, Moishe, accidentally gets out, Sharon tracks him to the home of the reclusive woman down the street and, surprisingly, bonds with her. But when Sharon tries to help with Miranda's menagerie of twenty-two cats, Animal Control finds out and confirms Miranda is breaking a city by-law. Now it's up to Sharon - who was only trying to help - to make things right, before the city takes most of Miranda's cats away.
When TV3 announces a contest for a Best New Band Video, Sharon and Maria agree that Mangled Metal should submit a tape. So they recruit all their friends to help make the video. Sharon will write, Maria will direct and Alden will be the star. But once they all get on set, 'creative differences' divide the gang, threatening to tear both the band and friendships apart.
Sharon's wiped from eating badly between exams and homework. The doctor tells her she's anemic and needs more iron in her diet. He suggests she go back to eating meat and Sharon is horrified. Vegetarianism is very important to her! And the only one who seems to understand is Cody, a great guy that Sharon has just met. Even though he's a meat-eater, he's totally sympathetic to her problem - until Sharon finds out he isn't as honest as he appears to be.
Sharon, Maria, Alden and Brock go away to Enviro-Camp and Sharon thinks one of the counselors, Alex, likes her. Sharon likes him - a lot! But unknown to Sharon, Alden has come to realize that he still has deep feelings for her. And the more Alden tries to let Sharon know how he feels, the more she thinks that Alex just might be the guy for her.
Stacey DePass
Sharon Spitz (voice)
2001
Sharon Spitz, a 13-year-old 8th grader get's braces the day before picture day. When getting braces at the ortadontist, there is a thunder storm and the power go's out. Something happens with Sharon's braces and now its making her do all sorts of weird things!
Sharon's friend Conner gets some acupuncture to treat his allergies and when he gets better, his self-confidence suddenly improves. When Conner starts hanging with a girl he has a crush on,(Tally) Sharon gets a little jealous and starts to think that she may have a crush on him!
Sharon reads Maria's diary after her braces open its lock, and she assumes that a list of negative character traits found in it apply to her.
Sharon and her mom try to rebuild trust in their relationship after Sharon defies her mom and goes to a concert she was forbidden to attend. Meanwhile, Nina hires Sharon's mom as her therapist.
Alden, who's working in a meat packing plant to raise money for his band, encourages Sharon to apply for a job in the office. She reluctantly accepts the job, but winds up becoming a vegetarian and quitting when her braces begin picking up sounds from the slaughter house next door. She tries to encourage Alden to quit also, and becomes somewhat disillusioned with him when he won't. But her resentment doesn't last long when it's announced that there's a fundraiser barbeque for Alden's band. Sharon wants to go, but is reminded by her nemesis, Nina, that it would be against her principles, since they're serving meat. Sharon decides to go to the barbeque to offer a meat-free alternative, but winds up in an altercation with Nina which results in Alden's guitar getting smashed. Sharon feels awful, but all is well when she discovers Alden carries no resentment over the loss of his guitar. It turns out that he's gotten a raise, so he can afford to buy a new guitar.
When Adam says that he is helpless in romantic relationships, he asks for Sharon's advice. Sharon then decides to take it like a makeover. But, when her makeover turns them into something they are not, both of their relationships backfire.
Sharon's message that she's attracted to Alden accidentally gets misdirected to Buck's cell phone, which leads Buck to believe that Sharon likes him.
Sharon decides to confess her feelings to Alden so she leaves him a voice mail. However, somehow the message reaches Brock, instead of Alden. Suddenly Brock starts flirting with her.
Sharon tries to reunite her divorced parents after she has conflicting feelings about her mom's new boyfriend.
Sharon takes advantage of a daredevil opportunity when her braces kick-start her mother's car. But her older brother, Adam, unknowingly takes the blame when she ends up having an accident.
Sharon is brace-free for 24 hours and tries to find a way to kiss Alden.
Sharon, Maria and Nina have to be Group Partners, working on the Pickford project. After Nina save's Sharon from Drowning, Maria wants her friend back and it Sharon just wants to know what happened between Nina and her.
Sharon's Dad calls up to the family, asks them to visit him for a while. Josh cant come because he has the flu, so Sharon brings Maria along with her brother, Adam. When Sharon finds out that she's not Dad's Favorite, Sharon starts Drinking just to fit in to be one of the Guys!
Sharon and Maria audition for a local talent search in an effort to change their images and be cool. But when Maria starts to make a habbit of using the, ""Five Finger Discount"" It passes on to Sharon and once again her braces react in a Funny Familiar way.
As Nina steps down as the leader of the students, Sharon enters the election for the new free position. At the same time Brock also enrolls on the race, which enrages Sharon. Then Sharon starts receiving threats to pull out.
Superstar singing sensation Lena comes to Elkford to shoot her music video and Sharon, Connor, and Nina are chosen to be extras.
Sharon must work at the Teen Help Line for a community service project in her health class. But to find out Alden has a secret and doesn't want Sharon finding out, Sharon thinks he's hiding something from her thats about Sharon!
Tally and Conner break up when Tally hears a rumor that Conner's secretly been seeing Maria. Meanwhile, when Sharon learns that her class will be dissecting frogs (and this project will make up the majority of her grade), she completely flips out. Tally approaches Sharon to reveal that she's equally disgusted by the science project. Among other projects, Sharon starts a ""cut it out"" campaign to abolish frog dissection and finds that Tally is her biggest supporter -- which really irks Maria and Conner.
Sharon decides to get a tattoo, to only prove to her mom and everyone else that she's rebellious.
Sharon calls a psychic hotline to see if Alden is interested in her, and at the same time, she puts off a Test in school that will reflect a big amount of Sharon's grade.
Alden, Brock, and Carmen have auditions for their band. Sharon and Maria audition and they get the part. Brock gets a phone call and tells them they're up for an audition in a neighboring city but it's at 11:00 A.M on a school day. The 5 teens pretend to be sick so they can go. They make the audition but afterwards, they get on the wrong bus. They get off in the middle of nowhere until they find a golfcourse with a golf cart lying around so they steal it and make it to a highway just as a heavy thunderstorm blows into the area. Nina and her mom show up and give them a ride back to Elkford. However, Brock is caught by his Dad and winds up out of the band. Meanwhile, Nina and Allison try to prove that Sharon's skipping but it backfires.
Sharon and Maria always gone to Camp Kookalah together both hoping to become camp counslers but Sharon seems to be a little early! She becomes a camp counsler because she is a little older than the rest of her roomates and Maria is one of them. Maria gets put down by Sharon because she got to be counsler.
It's Christmas in Elkford! Sharon prepares to draw Alden's name from a gift exchange in homeroom, but her party is pooped when Nina's name is on Sharon's card. Sharon, at first, wants to get her something cheap, but she decides to get her a plastic angel. Sharon procrastinates, and at the exchange, Sharon has five dollars in pennies for Nina! Just as Sharon is giving Nina the bag, Nina says she does not want anything that year. Sharon could not wait to get home and put the tofurkey in the oven,(Sharon is a vegan) decorate the tree, and sing carols. However, her plan backfires when Ellen has work, Josh celebrates Channukah, and Adam has to camp out in the freezing weather in the driveway with tthe family's pioneer-like uncle. Sharon gets so angry, she storms off telling her mother she is going somewhere a ""real Christmas"" is happening. On her quest to find her ""real Christmas,"" Sharon stops at Connor's, but she leaves because relatives constantly argue. She then goes to Maria's where
Sharon gets a crush on the new CIT, Jason. Though Sharon has a BF, she gets jelous when she sees Maria flirting with him.
Sharon's Dream; Sharon finds out her dad is in love with Nina's mother. And with that power Nina could take of Sharon's life!
Maria has a crush on Mr.Riley, the substitute teacher! Meanwhile, Brock is trying to get Maria to notice him.
2002
Sharon go's to high school! Sharon get's a mentour, Dion. He's very original and unique. He's just designed a whole new dress, ""The Social Fabric"" -for Sharon to model! But when Sharon gets picked on from Eve. Sharon starts to feel like she needs to fit in more. Eve asks Sharon to do a wicked thing for her.
Sharon turns 14 years old. Nina has always been a few days before Sharon, and there's no exact way for Sharon to top her Birthday from Nina's! Sharon expects that everyone is throwing her a surprise party!
Sharon gets a job at LifeCycles (the smoothie place) to pay for a ski trip. When Sharon's Manager tells Sharon he's going somewheres the same day as the Ski Trip, and Sharon has to work that day, Sharon plays Hookie!
Sharon gets jealous when Alden starts to hang around a cheerleader. So Sharon writes a letter to Alden, ""Dear Alden"" Sharon's braces do something tricky and send the letter to the school's website!
Sharon and Maria start being ""Bad-Girls"" to moutain their image better. But when Sharon gets way over her head, its not too late to call a cab!
After breaking up with Alden, Sharon tries to become friends with Alden again since their relationship has since been a bit unstable.
Sharon is getting ready for the fashion show, where she is Dion's model. She's also troubled by Nina's comments and starts dieting. When Harrison has a crush on Sharon, she is forced to lie since she's not attracted to him.
Sharon is outraged when the fashion company that Maria is modeling for includes fur among its products.
Sharon becomes a Finalist in the TV3 Contest to be ""The Coolest."" When Conner and Maria make fake statements on Sharon, Sharon gets Troubled and explains the truth to TV3, Maybe Sharon's not the Coolest and doesnt have a perfect family, but she's cool with that!
Conner gets rescued from a fire at ""Life Cycles"" by Alyson's dad. When Conner tells Alyson to thank her dad for saving Conner, Alyson realizes what a good friend he is to her. So Alyson finally stands up for herself and tell's Nina she's tired of being a servant for her all the time. The two decide not to be friends anymore, and Alyson now considers Sharon, Maria and Conner, as Alyson's best friends! When Sharon and Maria use Alyson's ticket for the recitale Nina is doing her solo in, they decide to ruin the show for Nina, by cutting off the straps to Nina's Dress. When Nina is in danger, Alyson trys to save her but to find out that Sharon and Maria ruined Nina's dress! Nina gets so humiliated that she starts to cry and Alyson gets angry with Sharon and Maria. In the end, Alyson forgives them and still would like to be friends.
Sharon's grampy, makes rude statements on Maria and Maria gets offended and thinks Sharon inherited the same thing her grandfather has. Maria is also getting a little upset because her new Boyfriend ""Cloud"" tells her what to do and how to be. Either Sharon is Not sensitive or is overly Sensitive!
Sharon and Maria find a Stray Puppy in an old ally. ""Lorenza"", they call her, she's not the cutest dog in the world, but she's Lucky. Come sunday, Sharon has to decide who to give Lorenza to. Sharon and Nina re-unite while searching for Lorenza after she gets loose. Sharon decides to give Lorenza to Nina. Since she's very lonely most times.
When Sharon's English teacher pairs Sharon with her ex-boyfriend, Alden, Sharon thinks that she and Alden should still be together.
Sharon's Mother takes a vacation to Hawaii and brings along David. While Sharon, Adam and Josh are left alone with Mitzy... Well, until Mitzy leaves them Home Alone to go see a new born baby her relative had. Sharon wants to extend her curfue, and how she shows it is by being real-responcible around the house. Nina makes a statement in the School Cafeteria about Sharon being too whimpy to actually throw a party. Sharon proves it by throwing a party! At the party Sharon gets Overly-sensitive about whats going to brake in the house, or stain the Spitz' carpet. When Sharon gets caught by her mother... it looks like Sharon's not the only one forgetting her responcibilitys.
Sharon gets picked by Dion to be the new Miss Understanding! Sharon gives advice in the school advice columnist but everyone believes its Nina giving the advice. Meanwhile, Brock and Alden get into a lot of arguements. Josh is really the one giving the advice.
Sharon's dad starts dating TV3's executive, Lauren. Lauren is terrific and Sharon cant find a reason to like her, Sharon finds out that Lauren keeps a caged parrot. You know Sharon, animal lover extreme! Sharon has to learn how to not let her feelings loose control over animals this way.
Sharon's and Adam's argument about their future occupations leads Sharon to play a joke on her brother that results in him apprenticing at a funeral home. He's not very good at it, but Sharon--who should be a natural at her veterinary clinic--can't handle the trauma when an animal she was tending to dies. It seems her dream of being a vet is not meant to be. But Adam, having acquired some new skills at the funeral home, comforts, counsels and consoles his grief-stricken sister—which makes Sharon realize that one day she still may become a vet. Meanwhile Josh tries to subvert expectations by examining other possible career paths instead of the one everyone thinks he'll follow; music.
It's March Break. Helen's best friend from high school returns to Elkford with her daughter, Genesis. The young lady is Sharon's age, but Sharon isn't at all enamoured at the prospect of having to spend all her time ‘babysitting' a stranger. But Genesis turns out to be a charming, magnetic, charismatic personality and in short order all of Sharon's friends--including Dion, are drawn to the fascinating newcomer. Before long Sharon feels taken for granted and like an outsider in her own inner circle--until she learns her friends really do care about her, and that the grass is indeed always greener on the other side.
Sharon mistakenly assumes Nina got a nose job during March break and her innocent gossip snowballs out of control, ruining a public relations opportunity for Nina. But when it's revealed that the nose job was just an incorrect assumption on Sharon's part, Nina manages to milk the ensuing press coverage to her advantage. Meanwhile Maria tries--but isn't able—to tell Connor that bad breath might be an impediment to his blossoming romance with Alyson.
Each student in Sharon's social studies class is given a high-tech baby-doll as part of a project on ‘parenting'. Sharon thinks that when she grows up she'll be a great mom who will also be able to do anything and everything she wants; in other words, she'll ""have it all"". For the first while, she does well. But things start to get a little strained as she tries to balance ‘parenting' with her other responsibilities—like looking after her pets, working at the vet's and trying to have a social life. When she becomes hyper-vigilant about the ‘baby' Sharon doesn't notice a toddler feed Pigger chocolate in the park and soon she's at the vet's—on the ‘other side of the counter' with a very sick pooch. As she stays up all night to watch her beloved pet, she realizes that looking after something you love is not a game and that you'd better be an adult before you have a child.
Josh really wants a shinny purple suit for his performance. Sharon gets into perfumes until she learns the perfume company does animal testing. She tries to get in touch with them but she's being avoided. So she starts protesting.
Sharon, Maria and Brock are part of a cultural immersion trip to Italy. As luck would have it, Rome is the home of Maria's maternal grandparents. Once there, the girlfriends clash. Maria embraces her heritage and roots and starts to behave in an old-fashioned, moralistic way while Sharon just wants to have fun--preferably with some cute young Italian guy. And she does--with Marcello, her Italian fantasy come true! At the same time Brock gets into the people and history of the place, thereby showing another side to Maria and bringing them closer. Things come to a head when he and Maria stay out too late and ignite her grandparents' wrath. When they blame Sharon as a ‘bad influence', Maria comes to her friend's defence.
In an effort to prove she's not such a ""girly-girl"" Sharon decides to form an all girl rock group for a battle of the bands contest sponsored by a ‘girls' magazine. Dion, thrilled at the opportunity to design their outfits, jumps on board, but when Mangled Metal hears about the gender limitations they are outraged. As a result, they decide to disguise themselves as females so they can enter the contest as well--and win the expensive music equipment. So as the girls take a walk on the masculine side (I'm not sure that joining a rock group is necessarily a masculine thing to do), the guys dress like Britney Spears wannabes and call themselves the Mangled Petals. Hilarity ensues when everything comes out in the open at the concert – literally.
Brock and Maria start to play pranks on each other. The practical jokes catch on and soon everyone joins in on the ‘fun'. Feeling left out, Sharon becomes desperate to be part of the crowd. Then she has an idea to play a practical joke on Connor--using a secret he confided to her years ago--he's afraid of scary bugs! Sharon scares him with a rubber cockroach and it goes over big with everyone. That is, everyone except Alyson and Connor who is furious and feels betrayed. Sharon tries to ‘jolly' him out of his mood--she was sure he'd gotten over it--but Connor doesn't forgive her. And later Sharon gets upset when she discovers that Connor has divulged one of Sharon's minor secrets to Alyson. Now both injured parties start to feel as if they've outgrown each other and decide their friendship is officially over. In the end they both realize that their relationship doesn't have to disappear--it just has to change.
Sharon, the only one in her crowd who's not half of a couple, overcompensates by raving about her romantic Italian boyfriend, Marcello. So when he announces he's coming to visit, she's over the moon. And when he arrives, everything is great! But not for long; his ‘European-ness' doesn't translate well to North America. Instead of being romantic and poetic, he just seems dorky and cornball. In an effort to recapture what they had, Sharon tries to make Marcello over into a more North Americanized version. When that doesn't work, she tries to avoid being alone with him. But Marcello doesn't take the hint. Then she tries to turn him off by making herself unattractive. When her scheme fails, Sharon is forced to hire ‘Dirty Work', a project that Adam and his pals started for their Economics Class. Their service is to do the deeds someone can't do on their own. But when the ‘Dirty Work' messenger accidentally gives Connor the message, he thinks Alyson is trying to break up with him. Now Sharo
Feeling bored with her life, Sharon is looking for a major change in routine. When her dad announces that he's moving in with his girlfriend Lauren, Sharon doesn't react as negatively as her brothers. In fact, Sharon is excited by the hip downtown loft and lifestyle. When she discovers that Lauren's fifteen-year-old son has been kicked out of boarding school and is moving in with her as well, Sharon thinks her days of boredom are over. Drawn to Griffin's edginess and the rebellion he represents, Sharon decides she wants to move in with her dad and Lauren as well. She soon discovers that the grass isn't always greener on the flip side of the divorce coin. Not only is Sharon uncomfortable with her new lifestyle, Griffin doesn't prove to be such a cool new friend either.
