Around the end of 1969, a funny thing happened.
1970.
Not that anyone was paying much attention.
Still, with the new decade on the books...
Maybe it was time to heal old wounds.
Get over old hurts.
It was possible.
After all...
I'd gotten over Winnie Cooper.
Hi, Kevin!
Hi!
Yep. Winnie and I were friends, now.
I like your shirt!
Oh...thanks.
Can you believe all this history homework were getting?
I know what you mean!
That incredible smile.
The way she tossed her hair.
The heart-stopping lilt of her perfume...
I was over that.
Really!
Well - seeya!
Seeya!
There ya had it - hello and goodbye.
Winnie and I were just a memory now.
They had something special.
She dumped me.
Wanna talk about it?
She said she needed more time with her friends.
She said I was suffocating her.
I thought she wanted to be suffocated!
What am I gonna do?
Paul was in pain.
I had to come up with something sensitive.
You want an ice-cream sandwich?
How about after school we go to the movies?
Carla and I used to go to the movies...
It was worse than I thought.
Paul you can't let Carla see you like this!
You want her to feel sorry for you?
You think she would?
Nah, that's not what I meant.
You just can't sit around looking pathetic!
You have to do something.
Like what?
Well, maybe...you have to make her jealous!
Maybe, uh...go out with somebody else.
Maybe you're right.
I can do it, can't I?
- Sure, you can.
So let's see.
Uh...
Well, who do you like?
Carla...
I was losing him.
If Paul was gonna be saved,
Unfortunately, the Board of Education insisted on it.
In wrestling, men...
the most important muscle to utilize...
Is right here.
How about Allison Heath?
Too dumb.
OK...
Angela Lands. She's smart.
Her head's too...Ovalish.
OK - Johnson, Oasley - on the mat!
Jill Simons!
She reminds me of a banana.
So...We narrowed it down to no stupid..
Oval-headed, or fruit-shaped women.
Concentrate!
Come on, Paul!
Are you gonna put down every girl in this class?
Well, no...
Not everyone.
Who did I leave off?
I'd rather not say.
Why?
Why, do you like her?
- Well, maybe...a little...
You have to go out with her.
I'm not gonna ask her out.
Paul, who is it?
Winnie Cooper.
Winnie Cooper. Really.
Well, I've known her a long time,
So...and it wouldn't be like a "date" date.
OK - that was reasonable...
Well...maybe you should ask her out.
Nah - bad idea.
Why?
For one thing, the whole idea of me and Winnie - that's ridiculous.
Uh-huh. That was true.
And besides, there's the other thing.
What other thing?
Well, aren't you...
I mean...
Don't you still -
Paul, your telling me you wouldn't go out with Winnie...
just because you think I'm still -
It doesn't matter.
Well, maybe Paul couldn't...
But I could.
Ask him out?
You mean "ask him out" ask him out?
Well, yeah.
Why?
Well, it's kinda hard to explain -
see, it's a long story.
See, Carla dumped Paul,
And I think it would really pick him up to go out with you.
Well, does he know you're asking me?
Not exactly.
Well, why doesn't he ask me himself?
Well, Paul's kinda shy...
Not like Paul and Carla.
Maybe I should do it!
- Yeah, I can.
Who you gonna ask?
there was no time to waste.
I saw her watching you in English.
She's pretty without her glasses.
- This is perfect!
and...we're already friends.
I couldn't ask her, anyway.
and Paul's feeling...dumped.