Chuck gets caught in the middle of a feud between Coach Kleats and Southside's Coach Benson. That leads to Chuck having to fight "Bad Bud" in an anything-goes match that includes boxing, wrestling, and martial arts.; Veronica is going with Marvin, the top national scholastic shot-putter. On a date, however, Marvin puts his training regimen ahead of everything else, giving Veronica second-thoughts.; Teachers at Riverdale High go on strike for higher wages. Mr. Lodge is head of the school board, but he isn't concerned with what the students will do. That is, until Veronica invites the school band and cheerleaders to hold their practices in the Lodge mansion, and the shop club to repair cars in the Lodge garage.; Josie wonders what the girl group The Ga-Gas have that Josie and the Pussy Cats don't.; Archie needs an advance on his allowance. His father wonders why he can't stay on a fixed income.