Popular - Season 2 - Eps 13: Mary Charity
Mary Cherry's clothes and objects are confiscated at school because her mom declared bankruptcy. She mutates into a crappy looking teen trash, with KFC's heat and paper shoes. Lily tries to help her and Mary Cherry starts to work at the cafeteria. Lily shows her how it really feels like to be poor. Meanwhile, Sam and Carmen decide to make a campaign to encourage people to take the pictures for the yearbook, and April is one of the only people who candidate for the free makeup. What started out as an experiment on a person's outside appearance turns out to be a lesson in the importance of what is inside a person. Brooke and Harrison are finally free from the hospital and Harrison tries to convince Brooke to take the school pictures. They have a moment while joking around deciding what to wear. Brooke and Harrison agree to stay just friends, Sam and Carmen experiment turns out a success and Mary Cherry gets her stuff back, and helps the needy.
About Popular

Title: Popular
First Air Date: 1999-09-29
Last Air Date: 2001-05-18
Status: Canceled
Rating: 6.714/10 (from 42 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 43
Network: The WB
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Production Companies: The Shepard/Robin Company, Touchstone Television, Murphy/Matthews Productions
Synopsis
Brooke McQueen, a popular cheerleader at Jacqueline Kennedy High School, and Sam McPherson, the editor of the school paper, are polar opposites. When their single parents unexpectedly meet and get engaged, Brooke and Sam have to deal with their new situation on top of regular teenage girl problems.
Cast

Leslie Bibb
Brooke McQueen

Carly Pope
Sam McPherson

Tamara Mello
Lily Esposito

Christopher Gorham
Harrison John

Sara Rue
Carmen Ferrara

Bryce Johnson
Josh Ford

Tammy Lynn Michaels
Nicole Julian

Ron Lester
Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino

Leslie Grossman
Mary Cherry

Lisa Darr
Jane McPherson