Nelson's parents are going away leaving him behind and specifically told to restrict people, but to please a girl, Nelson invites her and her friends to have a party at his home and things screw up.
Carly wants to go to the dance with Lucas, but she is worried that Lucas won't go with Carly because of how she looks, so she decides to change who she is so that she can go to the dance with Lucas, but things end up going wrong.