Arnold has trouble with the basketball coach and his favored son. Arnold becomes friend with "cool" Frankie G., but his new friend only succeeds in getting him into trouble.
Benchwarmer: Arnold, Gerald, Stinky, and Robert are on the YMMA's basketball team, and Coach Wittenberg teaches the team to always pass the ball to his son Tucker. Arnold teaches Tucker how to do free-throw shots, only to find he still hogs all the credit. Cool Jerk: Arnold makes friends with a cool older boy named Frankie G., but he soon discovers the real reason why this guy likes him so much.