Popular - Season 2 - Eps 18: The Brain Game
Desperately seeking to be popular again, Mary Cherry fails in an audition to a teen talent show. But that didn't stop her, and she decides to put a team of students together to be in ""The Big Head Challenge"". Everybody is studying for the SATs and they all think it would be a nice way to test their knowledge at this competition. Cherry Cherry, who has become a student at KH (trying to beat her 50 points score in her SAT), also tries to get in, but loses the very last spot to Josh, who surprisingly know a lot more about chicken than we thought. Meanwhile, Carmen decides to take salsa lessons, and has her heart broken by the instructor, whom she had a crush for. But after he realizes how bad he made Carmen feel, he goes to KH to ask her out. At the competition, the gang is first relieved to be against the John Ashcroft Private School for Special Needs Children, but then surprised when they see that Cherry Cherry has bought the entire team and replaced the students by the teen talent show
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