Lizzie McGuire gets more than she bargained for when she decides she and her mother should be best buddies, while Gordo faces a dilemma over whether or not to start high school early.
Lizzie becomes angry with her brother Matt when he shows up at her school and ruins her important lunch with her new crush, but she knows where her loyalties lie when Matt gets picked on by a bully.
Lizzie and Kate battle for the top spot in their junior-lifeguard class so that they can assist the cute lifeguard at the community pool for the summer; Miranda develops a crush on someone from a chat room; and Gordo gets an unfortunate makeover.