Cheerleaders Can Kick Butt

At least that's the moral of this week's "Secret Life of an American Teenager." Cheerleader Grace has been sneaking out with Jack courtesy of Ricky. However, Jack leaves her at an abandoned corner so Ricky had to leave Adrian, who won't give him his shirt back, to go pick her up. While she's waiting, some drunk, pervy middle-aged guys start heckling her, she prays, picks up a beer bottle and threatens them with it. Ricky arrives, the guys run off and Grace hopes to put this all behind her...

Except it's on the morning news and it's all anyone's talking about. Okay, I know it's odd to see a cheerleader swinging a bottle at people, but would people honestly make fun of her for that or be impressed that she could defend herself? I'm with the brother here, who keeps insisting that Grace is brave. She however keeps repeating she's bad. That she shouldn't have fought back (It's called self defense! Are the writers honestly saying that a woman should just stand there and not fight back?). I get the guilt over the fact she is now busted for sneaking out, but still. Grace dumps Jack while Adrian gets jealous over Grace. She gives up cheerleading, John Schneider is upset but eventually lets her do cheerleading again. Then it's revealed he told his wife about Amy's pregnancy and he stresses she can't talk to even him about it due to confidentiality. Then why did you tell her in the first place? My pediatrician most likely didn't go home and tell his wife about me--and she was my doctor as well!

Meanwhile, Amy's Dad is relishing the fact that Grace has embarrassed her family. Once again, she DEFENDED herself. How is that embarrassing? Even the security guards, if they had half a brain, would realize she was doing that. Why isn't anyone trying to find the men who did it? Why do they get a pass and sympathy for being "attacked" by a cheerleader? Fortunately, Amy realizes how immature her Dad is and leaves as her sister comes down. I must say my favorite exchanges are between Amy's Dad, Molly Ringwald and the Sister over the Sister's new conservative wardrobe: "Why are you dressed like a nun?" "I have a court date." "Are you wearing a costume?" "Are you having sex?" "That's between me...and my lover." I must say though, I liked the sister's outfit. Both parents realize Sister is covering for someone and Amy confesses to Dad that she's the one who had sex. He refuses to believe it and Molly thinks she's covering for Dad's sexcapades. They fight and it looks like Dad's moving out. Meanwhile, Ben gets clingy and upset when Amy wants to talk with her friends--one who finally tells Amy to grow up. Ben does make up, offering food and his dad figures out Amy's pregnant. Ben's reaction is good: "She can't be...I mean...We only kissed once!"

Jack takes Adrian to Church, where they meet up with Grace and Ricky. And is the preacher the dad from "Even Stevens"? Cool! Though, to be honest, I wouldn't have been surprised if it turned out to be Lucy Camden.

And when will Amy tell her parents she's pregnant? When it comes out and is celebrating it's first birthday? And if the entire media went crazy over a teenager defending herself against a bunch of drunks, what will happen when they find out a freshman is pregnant?