A Plot: Barry is attracted to his sociology teaching aide and asks her out on a date, to which she agrees. When Erica, suspicious after Barry gets the same grade as her on a paper, learns of their date, she suspects that Barry is using the relationship for a good grade and threatens to expose their relationship to the school.
B Plot: Adam and Dana discover that their respective crushes – Brea Bee and Andrew Gallery – are asking each other to the school's annual ice dance. When Beverly finds out, she offers to break them up so Adam and Dana can be happy, a plan to which Dana happily agrees and Adam vehemently objects.
C Plot: The rest of the JTP, single and dateless for Valentine's Day, decide to go on a "Palentine's Day" outing as a group.
- The Cameo: Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee as Professor Lee.
- Teacher/Student Romance: Erica suspects that Barry is only getting good grades because he is dating Elana Reid, the sociology teacher. Geoff calls the JTP that Barry became "Hot for Teacher", and due to the JTP being unable to keep the news a secret, word of Barry dating Elana then spreads around campus.
- Valentine's Day Episode