Bliss' high school requires 30 hours of community service for graduation, so while her friends escape to Costa Rica for "charity work," Bliss, who can't afford the trip, gets stuck cleaning graffiti at a local park.
Gerald's outraged when he discovers Cranky, a local BBQ restaurant owner, is selling "meatless chili with chicken" and soon takes a stand, protesting and trying to convince Cranky to remove the chicken.
Gerald wants a PBR (Public Broadcast Radio) affiliate in Greenville so bad that he and Helen host a pledge drive and Gerald surprisingly raises all $100,000 needed, from an old woman named Ruth.