Bright teen Terri Griffith (Joyce Hyser) wanted to show her journalistic aspirations were warranted, so while her parents were out of town, she enrolled at a neighboring high school... disguised as a boy. However, she finds the pose bringing on it's share of twists, particularly when she finds herself falling in love with the sensitive classmate (Clayton Rohner) whose self-esteem "Terry" built up. Enduring gender-bender co-stars Bill Jacoby, William Zabka, Leigh McCloskey, Sherilyn Fenn.