Long Shots and Short Skirts is episode 1 of Season 3 of American Dreams.
Summary[]
Meg and Sam continue to find themselves at odds with their parents after their court date, as the uncertain future of Sam's scholarship hangs over Henry's head. Meg's arrest is leaked to the papers, compromising the integrity of Jack's bid to run for city council.
Back at school, Meg and Roxanne learn that the new headmaster is enforcing the school's dress code, so they organize a mini-skirt protest.
Beth continues to work at the Lair, and has caught the eye of Cal, an aspiring singer/songwriter. When Helen asks Beth to join the Blue Star Women, an organization that donates necessities to the wives of soldiers at war, she expresses her concerns of not being JJ's wife.
In Vietnam, JJ is in a military hospital where he learns that the rest of his squad was not so fortunate, and that Beth is pregnant.
Music[]
- Brandy Norwood and Delandis as Gladys Knight and The Pips performing "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
- Gavin DeGraw as Smokey Robinson
- Yardbirds with "For Your Love"
- The McCoys performing "Hang on Sloopy"
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