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‘The Secret Life of the American Teenager’ Season 5 Episode 20: “First and Last”

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On this week’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager season 5, episode 20 “First and Last,” Amy and Ricky announce they will get married the day after Amy graduates from high school, but everyone is skeptical that the wedding will actually happen. Grace and Jack announce their engagement, but it’s soon clear that Grace is having second thoughts about her decision. George and Kathleen are distracted from their secret plans when their mothers arrive for unexpected visits, but they eventually include their families in a special surprise. Meanwhile, Ethan is jealous when Kathy agrees to help Brian prepare for the spelling bee.

The series is based on a look at how teens at a California high school struggle with decisions about sex and relationships. One model student and daughter succumbs to the charms of the school Romeo and finds herself knocked up; another good girl, a popular, ambitious virgin, doesn’t realize her boyfriend’s stamina for abstinence is not as strong as hers; and one good boy determined to become a bad boy finds that pursuing the object of his affection only brings out the good in him.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager season 5, episode 20 “First and Last,” airs May 6, (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT), on ABC Family. Spoiler videos below:

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