Penny wants to play in the school's football team, but is denied by the coach because she's a girl.
Tropes in this episode include
- Bittersweet Ending: Penny is allowed to join the football team and scores three touchdown and ends up going to homecoming with Frankie. But she botches what would have been a game-winning touchdown by dropping the ball out of bounds (though the team thankfully doesn't hold it against her at a dance later on).
- Curse Cut Short: The Cold Open ends with the girls celebrating that they kicked the boys-
- Gilligan Cut: Oscar insists that there is no way that a judge will let his "baby girl" (yes, he said "baby girl") play boys' football. Cut to a judge banging the gavel and declaring that in the absence of a girls' football team, the middle school football team cannot discriminate against girls.
- Hope Spot: Penny's near-heroic victory in the episode's climax counts as this.
- Mama Bear: Suga Mama is Penny's most ardent supporter for joining the football team, to the point of leading a cheer of "PUT MY GRANDBABY IN THE GAME!" when Coach Collins refuses to let her play. When the opposing team dogpiles Penny, Suga Mama's more than willing to beat their asses for such a dirty move.Suga Mama: Did you see that?! The whole doggone team jumped on her! I see I'm gonna have to hurt somebody!
