When CJ begins feeling like she does not have any special talents, she teams up with Fen and Crispo to discover their ”special thing”.

I have to give Scott Fellows a lot of credit.  He truly understands the mind of the middle school student.  Not only that, each show is approached creatively, through either the storyline  or the character names.  This episode is no different.

Like all of us (and even some of us today), CJ is seeking her super power – the one thing that makes her stand out, makes her unique.  Its interesting that she views herself as truly average girl, because there are many times when we all wonder what makes each of us stand out.  Crispo’s attempt to cool juice boxes is a riot (CJ: “It does seem a little bit cooler!”) while Fen is known for his super smell (Nose Boy).  There’s a great dynamic between Crispo, CJ and Fen (that reminds me of the dynamic between Ned, Cookie and Moze on Ned’s Declassified.)

The story is played against a set of characters with perceived super powers, including Mindy Minus (who can clear a hallway) and Paul Schomolitor the Hall Monitor (who can stop people within their tracks) – its awesome how some characters get the names we’d probably call them when they aren’t looking.

The story is also played against a B story in which Principal Hader is trying to beat the district fire drill record.  Mr Roberts is spot on when he mentions how much teachers hate having fire drills disturb class time (I know it well).  This ongoing balance between perceived absurdity and reality is what makes Fellows so great.  It may be a weird world that these characters exist but its a world with themes we can easily relate to.