When Mr. Belding tells Zack that he would like to see his father to discuss his bad grades, Zack hires an actor to play his father. However, things soon become complicated.
Zack hires an actor named James, who works as a waiter at the Max, to impersonate his father, Derek, to Mr. Belding, and later, asks James to impersonate Mr. Belding to his real father to avoid the consequences of some bad grades. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang plans a carnival to raise money for a new school field trip.—Anonymous