JAMS is a TV series for teenagers produced by "Stand by me" for RAI Gulp. The protagonists are four kids: Joy, Alice, Max, and Stefano, each with their own passions and strengths, and each with their particular challenges. They are all in their first year of scuola media (middle school), thus undertaking the difficult transition from childhood towards adulthood.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Alice introduces us to her group of friends. They've called themselves "JAMS" and we find out why in this episode. She begins telling us the story of how they got to know one another. Alice talks about la prima media. This is equivalent to the first year of middle school or the 6th grade of elementary school. The kids are about 11 or 12 years old.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
It's the first day of school for our friends. In fact, it's their first year of middle school. The desks are set up for pairs of pupils, so choices have to be made as to where to sit and whom to share a desk with.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The class is welcomed by the principal as well as the art teacher. The surprise is that there will be a cooking course twice a week, as well as a group cooking contest. Who's on board? As we know, Joy is enthusiastic about it, but what about the others?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Alice, Joy, and Max want to win the contest, so they go around the neighborhood to find some traditional recipes. One stop they make is at the home of Joy's father's friend. The three classmates meet up with Stefano more than once, making them curious.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
At the park, the kids try to come up with a recipe and they invite Stefano to take part in the project. One thing leads to another.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Joy has an interesting idea about where they can practice cooking. But it's a bigger challenge than she expected.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
After the recap from the previous episode, the kids get to work on the cake they have to make in order to beat Davide and gain permission to use his kitchen for practice.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
It's time for the challenge. Customers can choose either Davide's cake or the one JAMS made. Whichever cake is gone first wins.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
In class, the teacher notices the excitement in the air and takes pity on his students. Later on at the bistro, the JAMS make the dish Stefano had suggested. Davide leaves them to clean up.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Joy meets up with Michelino, Max's little brother, the mascot of the group. Soon after, Ettore, the attorney, happens by.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Max and Alice have a conversation and it is clear that she is trying to tell him something without coming out and saying it. Joy goes home and her mother asks her where she has been.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The cooking contest begins. Joy isn't quite her usually buoyant self, however. The kids on team "the Best" have already planned on cheating.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The principal and the teacher taste the four dishes and decide on the grades.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The four friends are still enjoying their memories of winning the school cooking competition. Their attention is drawn to a song on the radio and they dream about going to a concert featuring the singer.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
At four o'clock, the 4 friends gather around the phone to try and win the tickets to the concert. In cooking class, the students are making arancini (rice balls).
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Stefano tells Max about his wager for the tickets and it doesn't look good. Neither of them knows anything about bowling but that's the sport Gianmaria chose. The girls are skeptical too.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
It's time to go bowling. Team "The Best" is clearly better and more experienced, and the JAMS kids are having a rough time of it. Joy and Alice try to bolster their friends' morale, and encourage them to work together as a team.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The guys finish their game and the winning team gets the tickets to the concert, as agreed. Later, Joy and Alice get together to talk about the day's events.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Joy and Alice have fun producing a tutorial about pancake pizzas. At school Max and Stefano have a conversation and get reprimanded by the teacher. On the way to the famous concert, they listen to a song by Pasquarelli. Alice reports the next day.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
After a recap of the previous episode, Alice goes on to tell us about how euphoric and invincible the members of JAMS felt after the concert and after winning the cooking contest. But she hints at something more sinister.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
In class, the students get a homework assignment. But all the kids are focused on the cooking contest where they will have to make rice balls, called arancini.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
It's time for the rice ball contest and tensions are high. Later, the JAMS kids are at the library, trying to figure out in what epoch they would like to live.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
On her way home, Joy runs into Michelino who has had a problem with his bike. He suggests going to see their lawyer friend so he can read the comic books.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Joy stays home from school, complaining of a headache. At school, Alice and Stefano are wondering why Joy didn't come to school and they get caught by the teacher.
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