Eight-year-old Ramona Quimby feels that no one really understands her. She's bright, imaginative, and according to her older sister, Beezus, a "pest". Every day she tries to find out more about herself and her world, with an optimism that only children possess. The series follows Ramona's adventures in school and at home as her family struggles with financial woes and the coming of a new baby.[5]
Ramona wears a new noisy pair of shoes for her first day of third grade, she overhears her teacher Mrs. Whaley say that she is a nuisance, which bothers her.
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"Mystery Meal"
Randy Bradshaw
Ellis Weiner
September 17, 1988 (1988-09-17)
Ramona and Beezus are grossed out from eating cow tongue for dinner, offending Dorothy and Bob. They then agree to make dinner the next night.
A rainy day has the Quimbys stuck inside the house. When the storm passes, the Quimbys go a restaurant where they are greeted with the kindness of a stranger.
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"Goodbye, Hello"
Randy Bradshaw
Mark Saltzman
October 28, 1988 (1988-10-28)
Ramona and Beezus find out their house cat has died. Dorothy reveals that she is pregnant.
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"New Pajamas"
Randy Bradshaw
Mike Eisman
November 12, 1988 (1988-11-12)
Ramona becomes obsessed with her new pajamas to the point that she wears them under her clothes in school.
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"Ramona's Bad Day"
Randy Bradshaw
Ellen Schecter & Mark Eisman
December 17, 1988 (1988-12-17)
After having a bad day at school and at a friend's house, Ramona then comes home and sees her parents fighting fearing that they might get a divorce.
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"The Great Hair Argument"
Randy Bradshaw
Sid Fleischman
December 31, 1988 (1988-12-31)
Ramona and Beezus are tired of Dorothy cutting their hair, they then go to the salon to get their hair done.
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"The Perfect Day"
Randy Bradshaw
Sid Fleischman
January 7, 1989 (1989-01-07)
Aunt Bea and Uncle Hobert are getting married, when everything goes wrong for the big day, it's up to Ramona to come to the rescue.
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"Siblingitis"
Randy Bradshaw
Mark Saltzman & Mike Eisman
January 21, 1989 (1989-01-21)
Dorothy goes into labor and Ramona is sad that she is not allowed to visit her mom's hospital room to see the new baby.