"Cheer
Factor"
Episode KH807
Original Airdate: 3/07/04
Peggy lives the dream that she never could during her teens and becomes
an assistant coach for the cheerleading squad. She is convinced that
she can bring new vitality to a dull and unexciting cheerleading squad.
However, she struggles to gain any control within the squad as head
coach, Jo Rita, refuses to give Peggy any real responsibility. The
football team continues its losing streak while the cheerleaders continue
their mundane cheers until Peggy takes a stance and leads both squad
and fans in an uplifting cheer.
To their surprise, the Arlen football team takes the lead and wins
the game. The principal names Peggy as the Head Coach leaving Jo Rita
in the wings, and the football team continues towards victory. In
an effort to continue the football winning streak, Peggy resorts to
violent strategies to prove her abilities as a cheerleading coach.
She convinces Bobby to dress up as the opposing team’s mascot,
while the cheerleaders beat it to the ground. Peggy’s tactics
seem unstoppable until one team refuses to play when their Irish mascot
is disgraced. Although the Arlen team receives the win, Peggy is accused
of committing a hate crime, is banned from any further football activities,
and the squad returns to its mundane cheers under Jo Rita’s
instruction. Peggy is devastated at seeing her cheerleading dreams
conclude, but is uplifted when she hears the squad chanting her cheer,
and leading Arlen to another football victory.