Every year the older kids pick kindergarteners to race in the Kindergarten Derby. This year an eager Tubby gets an unwilling Mikey to sponsor him in the race.
The others try to help out when Mikey wants to be a safety ranger.
The Ashleys jinx Gus according to the playground rules so that he can’t talk until his friends say his name.
At first only Mikey wants to participate in the Thanksgiving can drive competition against the unbeatable Ashleys. But then the other kids join in to beat the Ashleys.
The Ashleys try to force Spinelli to be just like them when Spinelli’s first name is revealed.