American Dreams - Season 1 - Eps 3: New Frontier
To Meg's utter amazement she is asked to dance by Bandstand regular Jimmy Riley,before he is whisked away by another regular Teresa. J.J. quietly rejoins the football team. While Henry's son Sam earns a track scholarship to almost-all-white East Catholic. Jack invites Sam to dinner to meet J.J., being that their both now on the track team. Meg is informed by Teresa to be wary of Jimmy Riley. J.J. gets upset when he finds out Beth applied to Stanford. Helen tries to find a class that will fit her busy schedule at Temple. A Rumor starts circulating about Meg and Jimmy Riley "doing it", which Roxanne thinks is great, because it means Meg's important now. J.J. hears Beth's father call him a "Catholic kid from West Philly" to his country-club friends. Meg is asked out on her first date by Jimmy Riley and she readily accepts. While J.J. dominates the competition in his return to the gridiron.
About American Dreams

Title: American Dreams
First Air Date: 2002-09-29
Last Air Date: 2005-03-30
Status: Ended
Rating: 5.1/10 (from 13 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 61
Network: NBC
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Dick Clark Productions, NBC Universal Television, NBC Studios, Once A Frog Productions
Cast

Gail O'Grady
Helen Pryor

Tom Verica
Jack Pryor

Brittany Snow
Meg Pryor

Will Estes
JJ Pryor

Jonathan Adams
Henry Walker

Vanessa Lengies
Roxanne Bojarski

Arlen Escarpeta
Sam Walker

Sarah Ramos
Patty Pryor

Ethan Dampf
Will Pryor

Rachel Boston
Beth Mason