Cycle 1 
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 Cycle 3 
 Cycle 4 

Braceface Cycle 1 Episode Synopsis

#1. Brace Yourself

Sharon’s confidence plunges when she gets her braces attached. Will Alden still want to go to the dance with her now that she’s a metal mouth? Nina assumes not and does everything in her power to convince Alden that she should be his date.


#2. Crushed

When Connor’s appearance is radically transformed for the better after a session of acupuncture, Sharon has to question her new attraction to him. Does she really like him that way, or is she just being totally superficial?


#3. 5 Things That Really Bug Me About You

When Sharon’s braces open the lock to Maria’s diary she can’t help but read the private entries. When she discovers a list of negative character traits that seem to describe her, Sharon sets out to change her personality while re-evaluating her friendship with Maria. Even though Sharon eventually discovers that Maria’s list was about Nina, she soon learns that you should never compromise yourself based on what other people think of you.


#4. The Doctor Is In

When Nina hires Dr. Spitz as her own personal therapist, Sharon feels misplaced and jealous. Why can’t her own mom be as understanding with her as she seems to be with her patients? After defying her mother’s request that she not attend a concert, Mom and Sharon have to find new ground to trust each other - and build the mother-daughter relationship they each crave.


#5. The Meat of the Matter

When Alden gets Sharon an opportunity to work alongside him at a part-time job, Sharon learns more than she ever wanted to know about the meat packing business. Upset at what she considers to be unfair treatment towards animals, Sharon becomes a vegetarian – even if it might mean forfeiting her chances with Alden. Acting on a new value system isn’t always easy.


#6. The Makeover

When big brother Adam reveals that he feels helpless at forging a new romantic relationship Sharon takes it upon herself to give him a makeover. Her efforts only serve to turn both herself and Adam into something they’re not; risking both of their relationships with the people they care about the most.


#7. Mixed Messages

Sharon decides to confess her feelings of attraction to Alden by leaving a message on his cell phone. When the message is accidentally misdirected to Brock, Sharon unwittingly finds herself receiving new attention from him. Confused, Sharon assumes that Alden no longer likes her. Discovering the truth of the matter takes a while – and Sharon realizes that no boyfriend is worth having just to have one.


#8. The Worst First Date Ever. Period.

Sharon goes on her first date with Alden and ends up having to work like an employee in his family’s restaurant. If that wasn’t bad enough she gets her first period while they are rollerblading! Thinking that Sharon could be having an appendicitis attack, Alden (who has his own problems controlling a cracking voice) calls for an ambulance. Sharon has to find the strength to face Alden and come to terms with the changes happening in her body. When Sharon learns that Nina is jealous that she got her period first, she starts to wonder if there might be something worthwhile to “becoming a woman” after all.


#9. The Divorce Thing

Sharon has to deal with her conflicting feelings over her Mom’s new boyfriend at the same time as welcoming a visit from her own Dad. An attempt to re-unite her parents after seven years of divorce fails and Sharon has to finally face reality – grown-ups aren’t going to change things just because you want them to.


#10. Take That

Attempts to modify their image and be cool fail miserably when Maria and Sharon try to audition for a local talent search. Maria steals a CD so she can impress an older hip hop crowd she wants to join and Sharon tries to shoplift an earring so she can replace the one she first borrowed from her mother, then lost.


#11. Twenty-Four Hours

Sharon is braces-free for 24 hours. To facilitate her goal of kissing Alden under peak conditions, she volunteers to baby sit Josh so that she can have a make-out party at her house (Connor is specifically excluded). All plans to secure the Alden kiss go haywire when Josh goes missing and Sharon must live up to the responsibility she assured her mother she was capable of.


#12. Driving Miss Sharon

Feeling like she’s a loser at many of the things she tries at school, Sharon takes advantage of a daredevil opportunity when her braces kick starts her mother’s car. Taking the car out for a joy ride, Sharon and Maria make quite an impression on their friends. When the car finally hits an old maple tree, Sharon thinks she’s doomed for a year of being grounded. She can’t believe her luck when her mother assumes Adam is to blame for the damage. Sharon finally gains the cool reputation she initially sought – but at a price. Is it worth it?


#13. The Pickford Project

An eighth grade overnight camping trip meets The Blair Witch Project Meets Survivor. Maria and Sharon are upset when they learn that Nina has been assigned to their team. How will they possibly survive in the wilderness, let alone win the race, with her around? While Brock, Alden and Connor set out to prove that boys have more of what it takes to win at the survival game, Maria and Sharon do everything they can to overcome their biggest obstacle - the Nina factor. Things take a unique turn when Nina saves Sharon from an almost fatal fall from a suspension bridge. Sharon now feels totally indebted to Nina. This new loyalty puts a new strain on her friendship with Maria. Together, all our friends have to make it out of the woods – but not without learning more than they ever wanted to know about themselves and each other.