Popular - Season 2 - Eps 4: The Sweetest Taboo
Nicole, desperate to get back to the Glamazons, tries to bribe and blackmail Principal Krupps. Her attempts fail and she gets Mary Cherry and Sugar Daddy to help her make a fake video about him. As a result, she gets terminated from the cheerleaders forever. A new kid joins Kennedy High and gets a spot on the football team. Josh, jealous of him, tries to put everybody else against him. He gets his mom a job at school and she starts to date the football coach, and Josh's life falls apart. Sam misjudges George but realizes that friendship is more worth than an article. Josh finds Nicole crying, a proof that she still has a human side. They console each other.
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