Nancy Nakagawa

Nancy Nakagawa
Character Information
Nickname(s)	Rowdy (Mascot) Ratoncito, Dollface (By Potato)
Gender	Female
Age	17
Hair Color	Brown
Eye Color	Brown
Affiliation	Pink Ladies
Occupation	Student at Rydell High School Waitress at Frosty Palace Mascot for the Rydell Rangers
Romances	Potato (Boyfriend)
Family	Mr. Nakagawa (Father) Mrs. Nakagawa (Mother)
Series Information
Portrayed By	Tricia Fukuhara
First Seen	"We're Gonna Rule the School"
Last Seen	"Racing for Pinks"

“	Once you realize you'll never win with them, you figure you might as well do whatever you want.	”
	— Nancy to Wally

Nancy Nakagawa is a main character in the Paramount+ original series, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. She is portrayed by Tricia Fukuhara.

Nancy is an aspiring fashion designer determined to overthrow the social structure of Rydell High School with help from her fellow Pink Ladies.

Biography

Nancy is the only daughter of Asian-American immigrants, having been born and raised in Rydell, California. She spent several years of her childhood in a Japanese American internment camp during World War 2. She attended Rydell schools growing up, and was best friends with Peg and Edith. They went to parties and had inspiring dreams of becoming fashion designers. Nancy was never interested in pursuing a romantic relationship, which created rifts in her friendships.

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies

In "We're Gonna Rule the School", Nancy and her friends went to the drive-in theatre. Nancy tried to tell her friends about a new fashion line. They were more interested in making out with their boyfriends, so Nancy snuck out the back and joined the student body in song.

The next day at Rydell High, Nancy was approached by Jane Facciano, who wanted to dispel the salacious rumors about herself. Nancy didn't care about Jane's sex life or lack thereof. She and her friends only talked about interesting things so they wouldn't discuss that. Jane scurried off after Olivia, while Nancy eagerly gave her friends applications for the Traphagen School of Fashion. They wanted to eat lunch with their boyfriends, which didn't deter Nancy from joining.

The girls of the school attended home economics to learn all of what the “modern woman needed to know”. The teacher left to get supplies, and Olivia told Susan she was right. Jane could teach them about those kinds of girls. But it's not what she thought. She got up and sang “Good Girl Act”, which spurred the entire class to get involved. She spear-headed the movement to clear Jane's reputation back to that of a goody-two-shoes. Things were fun until Nancy's middle finger was pierced by a sewing needle and the teacher walked in to see the mess. When asked who started it, Susan only smirked. Nancy, Cynthia, Jane, and Olivia were sent to the principal's office.

As they waited, Cynthia stole hall passes while Jane kept her from doing anything else. Olivia expected a thank you from Jane. Principal Nicholson exited his office as Miss. McGee rushed out the reports she had finished in triplicate. He saw the girls and left for a lunch meeting. Miss. McGee talked to Olivia first and then scolded the other girls. She let them off with a warning, but told Cynthia she would never be part of the boys. She warned Jane to be careful with whom she associated, as a girl's reputation was all that she had.

During the pep rally that night, Nancy's friends Edith and Peg dumped her so they could be with their boyfriends. The band and cheerleaders took center stage under a banner that read “THIS YEAR, RYDELL GOES ALL THE WAY”. Jane took the stage in the front as a baton twirler under their banner. When the band pulled a rope meant to mark their grand finish, a second banner covered the words "THIS YEAR, RYDELL" and replaced it with "JANE FACCIANO", which humiliated the girl and her family. The T-Birds arrived wearing mascot costumes to orchestrate their prank. They stood in front of the band and mooned the audience. Unfortunately, Cynthia's mascot's head fell off, which exposed her identity. She made a distraction while the T-Birds fled the scene. In the parking lot, Jane confronted Susan and her fellow cheerleaders about the cruel prank. They now believed Buddy, who told Neil that Jane slept with him.

The next morning the student body assembled for the student council candidacy assembly. Buddy gave a speech that was directed to Jane more than the class, then switched to his candidacy stance that they could have fun “like we did before”. Miss. McGee called Jane to the stage for her candidacy, but Jane told McGee her desire to withdraw. Someone called her a slut from the crowd and Jane started to go back to her seat when she turned to the podium to give a speech about Rydell. It wasn't fun for everyone before. They didn't have to just survive high school, they could have fun. McGee began to talk Jane off the stage as she reminded her that she withdrew moments before.

Olivia shouted her endorsement from the side of the auditorium. Susan corrected that Olivia couldn't endorse her if she wasn't running. Cynthia seconded the endorsement as she thought Jane should run for something. Nancy thirded the movement and the four girls stood on stage together. The crowd booed and called them tramps. McGee threatened to give them all detention if they didn't stop. Jane decided to run for president. Most of the crowd booed, though for the theater kids, outcasts, nerds, and Dot, until Susan corrected her, clapped for Jane. Cynthia shouted “Vote for Jane!” and then mooned the audience. Nancy, Olivia, and Jane, followed Cynthia's gesture. Susan shouted it was indecent, a gay student said it was fantastic, Potato developed a sudden interest in politics, and Gil wanted to register. The girls gave parting words as they fled the stage with everyone in pursuit. Cynthia snagged the keys to the T-Birds car from under the rim and tossed them to Olivia, who drove them away. Gil protested over his stolen car while Richie chuckled as he taught her that.

Olivia, Jane, Cynthia, and Nancy sang a new version of “Different This Year” as they drove away from Rydell High School. They pondered what came next as they couldn't go back to before everything happened, or pretend it didn't happen. They arrived at one of the girl's houses and quelled each other's fears. They also celebrated their new friendship. They decided to stop crying over jackets or to even let boys be the kings of jackets any longer. They wanted to start a new gang, the four of them together. But first, they needed some jackets.

In "Too Pure to Be Pink", Miss. McGee tried to contact the girls parents to give punishment. Nancy answered the phone at Frosty Palace and hung up when she heard it was McGee. She couldn't avoid it forever, so her parents sat her down and scolded her. They told Nancy to just not do it again. Meanwhile, The Rydell Review wrote an article titled “GIRL GANG, BARES ALL” with a picture of the girls mooning.

The girls read The Rydell Review outside the school while the boys catcalled them. Jane worried as the article labeled them communists, but Nancy assured her it was great press that worked perfectly with their new jackets. She unveiled the prototype - a black leather jacket with the name Black Widows. Cynthia was the only one in support, and Jane noted it wouldn't deter people's belief they were vicious vixens, so Nancy scrapped the idea. They headed inside where the T-Birds sarcastically knelt to a hall monitor, then blocked the girls from passing through. Gil demanded which one of them would pay for a new paint job for his car. They laughed him off but he insisted until Olivia said she'd pay for it, and he told her that he'd get it. Shy Guy complimented Cynthia for her headline while Potato mocked the girl gang.

Olivia, Cynthia, Jane, and Nancy went to Miss. McGee's office to receive their punishments. Cynthia tried to bargain but McGee was unamused. Children were traumatized, parents called for their heads, and they created a public crisis. The school believed in rehabilitation, so detention every day that semester should make them act like ladies. The incident would also be on their permanent records that colleges examined. As they left, Cynthia tried to make Jane feel better, but she was worried about not getting into college now. It's all she ever wanted. The girls left her alone.

During detention, Jane practiced her speech in front of the T-Birds and the girls. She sat down with Olivia, Cynthia, and Nancy to discuss new jacket and name ideas. Cynthia drew a line at pink so the girls redirected to find a way to expose Buddy. Miss McGee entered and reprimanded the girls for their behavior but didn't bother with the boys. Cynthia faked severe stomach pain so the others could get out.

Nancy snuck into the boy's locker room and was forced to hide in a stall when the team arrived. The boys asked who was going to Dot's party and laughed about going to second base with their girlfriends. Neil suggested Buddy take Jane instead of Susan, who he called “Fort Knox”. When detention ended, McGee noticed her open file drawer and saw Nancy leave the boy's locker room.

Jane, Olivia, Nancy, and Cynthia went to the Frosty Palace where Jane read the letter she found in Buddy's locker. He admitted to having sex with Susan among other socially taboo subjects. It was the perfect ammunition for Jane to get her revenge and planned to blackmail him at Dot's party. That night, the Socs party was crashed by the T-Birds and the four girls. Dot allowed them to stay and gave the house rules to everyone.

The party drudged on so Olivia encouraged Jane to talk with Buddy. Neil called for everyone to gather to spin the bottle. Cynthia took control of the game as the game master. Different people kissed with varied degrees of intensity. Gil spun the bottle and landed on Olivia, but Cynthia pantsed him before they could kiss. He lashed out at her for not acting like a normal girl. She stormed out and Richie decided it was time to split. Olivia waited for Jane while Nancy emerged from behind the couch, glad the game was over.

Olivia and Nancy chased after Jane. She couldn't expose the bastard because he wouldn't go down, it'd be Susan. Cynthia didn't understand them because she'd punch Buddy out if he did that to her. As the girls left they mentioned the boys they wanted to avoid, which made Nancy groan. She wanted to have fun that night but all they did was obsess over stupid boys. Cynthia wanted to impress the T-Birds - boys, and she admitted it was true because she was too girl to be one of the boys and to boy to be one of the girls. Olivia assumed Nancy was upset over the game because she hadn't kissed a boy before, but Nancy had kissed every boy at the party several times back in junior high. She was annoyed that everyone took boys so seriously. She wanted them to imagine how fun the party would have been if they could go back and do it all in a “World Without Boys”.

The girls then saw three of the boys spike the punch with alcohol and plot revenge. Olivia led them into Dot's father's study, a previously off-limits room, where Jane waited on the desk posed sensually. She used her barrette to pick the lock on the liquor cabinet, and the duo tricked the boys into drinking. They excused themselves momentarily, but Olivia used her girl scouts skills to secure the door which trapped the boys downstairs. Cynthia, Nancy, Olivia, and Jane mocked them as the castor oil Cynthia slipped into the liquor took effect. They wanted them to know what it felt like to have no control over their bodies because someone spiked their drinks, as they had done to the punch.

The girls walked home, pleased with their prank. They laughed over the nickname the boys called them, The Pinko Tramps, which could work as a jacket. Everyone thought they were such bad girls, but Cynthia mocked McGee's term “ladies”. Jane stopped suddenly and said The Pink Ladies. They all turned to Cynthia who agreed to consider it on a trial basis. Jane had begun to realize that she had to do bad to do good, which Olivia thought was a great campaign slogan for the leader of a girl gang. Jane removed her barrette and asked if they wanted to stop by the school. They defaced Buddy's posters with "Vote Pink" graffiti.

Miss. McGee pulled the girls into her office before classes. She had too much to do without the need to keep an eye on them after school, so she relinquished them from detention. However, she would still punish them. Cynthia, because of her flair for theatrics yesterday, would join the thespians to learn to act like a lady. Olivia enjoyed filing so she was McGee's new office assistant and pointed to a mountain of files. Jane roamed the halls yesterday so McGee made her a hall monitor. McGee ran out of jobs for Nancy, so she would be on-call for whatever job McGee needed to be done. Once dismissed, Nancy held up her giant bag to the girls.

The hall doors opened and Susan's mouth dropped, followed by shocked murmurs from the student body. Jane, Olivia, Nancy, and Cynthia strutted down the hall in their pink jackets. Cynthia snubbed the T-Birds, Olivia didn't glance at Mr. Daniels, Jane smirked at Buddy, and Nancy pushed a smiling Richie out of the way. He combed back his hair and watched the girls strut down the hall, their new name visible on the backs - The Pink Ladies.

In "So This Is Rydell?", Nancy arrived at school in a black leather jumper as part of her stance to stop being pushed around. Buddy and the Socs announced that, if he was elected, the Fall Ball would take place at the Rydell Athletic Club again. After a brief jig, they threw candy to the masses. Olivia told Jane to focus on the debate as a regional debate champion, but Cynthia shared that Mr. Aldridge hired a professional debate coach for Buddy. Ms. McGee strolled over and reprimanded them for being in the halls. She sent Olivia to her office to file papers with help from Nancy and grabbed Cynthia for her thespian debut.

After school, the T-Birds and Pink Ladies went to the Frosty Palace where they talked about the dance, though none of them would typically go. Jane asked Richie if anything would make him go, and he said better tunes. She ran to the radio and offered to throw another dance that even Richie Valdovinos would go to.

In the morning, Olivia told Ms. McGee that a coyote was in the parking lot again to get her to leave the office. Jane snuck into the office while Cynthia and Nancy guarded the door. Jane announced her brand new Fall Ball over the intercom with the possibility of getting DJ Johnny Vavoom.

The student body went to Frosty Palace where the students appealed to Jane about their issues. Cynthia and Nancy announced they were out of buttons which made Susan scowl. Jane approached Hazel and thanked her for what she said earlier, as it made her change her campaign. She sympathized with Hazel's difficulty to fit in and invited her inside, but she had to study. Dot screamed when Jim Johnson arrived. He was there to see Jane as he wanted to do a broadcast about the Rydell High School student election. The show would star Buddy and Jane. Susan and Olivia quickly agreed on behalf of their fellow campaigners, while Dot ushered Jim inside with the rest of the student body.

At the debate, Olivia encouraged Jane to speak her mind, Cynthia told her she was a Pink Lady, while Nancy called her the rebel candidate and fixed her jacket collar. Jane saw her parents arrive and removed her jacket before she went on set. Richie turned the television on and shushed his rowdy family. Hazel watched from her spot on the couch while Buddy began his speech, rooted on by Susan and Wally. As the debate continued, Olivia realized that Jane chickened out, and Buddy questioned if this was a reversal of the policy her girl gang proposed. He asked what she was saying, but she didn't know, which disappointed everyone on her side except her parents. The show ended and Jane walked off stage and apologized to the girls on her way out. Olivia grabbed Jane's jacket as she left.

They went to Jane's and thew pebbles until she opened her window. She saw Olivia, Richie, Cynthia, and Nancy on her lawn with the T-Birds car. The girls didn't have to give the jacket back as Jane knew she let them down, which wasn't in question. Olivia called an emergency campaign meeting which meant Jane would have to sneak out. Richie shouted up that it was their Tia's birthday so there was a party, and asked if she would leave him hanging again.

They arrived at the Valdovinos' home which was filled with family. Irene was thrilled to meet Jane, Rydell's first female president who was also Mexican, though Richie clarified she was half Puerto Rican. Jane fumbled over Spanish as she didn't know much, then rambled until Richie invited her to dance. Olivia pulled Jane aside to talk first while Nancy and Cynthia went to find food. They were upset that Jane made them look like cowards. Nancy found mezcal and chugged it, then tried to bait Cynthia to drink it and laughed at her, though Cynthia snapped as she didn't like being laughed at or called afraid. Cynthia opened up about the thespians who were waiting for her to be an idiot, though Nancy suggested she be stupid with them so they couldn't laugh at her. Cynthia noticed the worm was gone from the bottle and then chugged it. They stumbled out, drunk. Everyone danced happily to the music and laughed together.

The next day, Jane, the T-Birds, Pink Ladies, and Hazel approached Buddy and the Socs at the Frosty Palace to demand a rematch. Susan refused on his behalf as there was no point, he had already one. It would have to be now as Nancy convinced her parents to close early. Kitty arrived and asked what was going on, and Jane admitted she wanted a second chance at the debate. She was grateful to her mom but had to be herself. She approached Buddy and asked for the debate, and he agreed. They sang their debate in “Take The Wheel” until Buddy fell off a counter and broke his arm. Jane rushed to his side until Susan pushed her away, and Olivia pulled her to the door. Jane offered Hazel a ride, but the girl refused. The T-Birds and Pink Ladies hurried out of the Frosty Palace.

In "If You Can't Be an Athlete, Be an Athletic Supporter", Nancy, Cynthia, Jane, and Olivia hung out in Jane's room, where Cynthia showed Jane the newest publication of The Rydell Review, which blamed the Pink Ladies for Buddy's broken arm. Olivia was immersed in her book while Cynthia and Nancy complained about football. Nancy was frustrated because the football team got new “costumes” each year while she had to work with Depression-era ones for the school play. The trio turned to a quiet Olivia, who wasn't surprised they were blamed for everything again. Cynthia knew the rag was run by Mr. Daniels, Olivia's ex, so they asked her what happened between the two. Olivia told them how they fell in love before he turned on her. The girls knew he didn't deserve her and they laid on the bed together and laughed over their respective fantasies of Mr. Daniels' demise.

The Pink Ladies walked into school and greeted Hazel, who ran off without a word. The girls thought everyone hated them and mused over their short-lived popularity. Susan saw them and loudly asked why Jane broke his throwing arm as he hung onto it. He didn't want pity votes but she wouldn't take no for an answer and pulled him along by his broken arm. Richie greeted Jane but she wasn't chipper as everyone blamed her for everything. He knew that feeling well, and she wanted to remind people why they didn't want to vote for Buddy. The Pink Ladies talked her out of it, as Cynthia knew it was classless, while Olivia ordered her to do nothing. They bumped into Miss. McGee and Dot mocked “Calamity Jane” on her way passed. McGee relayed Principal Nicholson's decree that they were no longer permitted to wear gang-affiliated attire at school, which meant they had to fork over their jackets. Nancy struggled to get rid of hers and McGee had a job for her that required discretion.

McGee led Nancy to the football locker room and to a closet where an old mascot costume resided. She wanted Nancy to be Rowdy at the game that night, hooves that McGee once filled. Nancy leveraged her role as Rowdy to get money for new costumes, and the VP agreed but reminded her that Rowdy's true identity must stay secret.

By the afternoon, the entire class read Olivia's scathing response to the girl's jackets being taken. They loved the response and praised the Pink Ladies in their own ways. Jane thanked Olivia for saying everything she couldn't. Miss. McGee responded on the intercom that, in the interest of impartiality, they would institute a brand-new dress code for everyone. Boys will be required to wear long-sleeved button-up shirts, no sneakers, no T-shirts, no dungarees. Ladies will be required to wear skirts below the knee and shirts up to the neck. No tight clothing or loud colors. Most importantly, to end divisions, they banned jackets. The class quickly turned on Jane, with even Gil annoyed.

The girl's skirts were measured the next day and their legs pinched for tights. The Socs confronted the Pink Ladies. Rosemary told the girls to go “straight to heck” as she couldn't wear her boyfriend's letterman jacket. The band kids were angered that they couldn't play Ellington because it might “inspire further delinquency”. The Thespians glared at Cynthia as she walked past. Jane thought Olivia was right about not fighting anymore and walked off.

During the game, Nancy, in the Rowdy gear, walked onto the field and saw their love for the mascot. She did a little dance before the game. Everyone chanted Wally's name and Rosemary told the referee who he was. He was tackled shortly after the snap and the Titans scored a touchdown. The T-Birds booed loudly and drank from their flask, while Nancy tried to keep everyone's spirits high as the Rangers lost. McGee helped Nancy escape the pelt of food from the stands.

The Rangers were down hard and Wally confided in Rowdy about how no one benched Buddy when he did badly. Wally felt he was good for one thing at this school and just flat-lined it. She put a hoof on his back and admitted it wasn't in his head. He recognized her voice as Nancy, but she insisted on no names. This was hard because he was popular, but he would get used to it. Kids used to throw rocks at her and called her slurs because they blamed her for World War II. After her pep talk, Nancy tackled one of the players and unmasked herself while the cheerleaders loudly booed. The Pink Ladies were shocked to see their friend, while Wally asked to be put back in and scored the first touchdown. Nancy stole a lemonade while Jane and Cynthia praised her for the theatrics, which Nancy insisted never happened. Oliva planned to leave as she was an idiot for thinking Rydell could change. She thought her article made a difference until Mr. Daniels threw it out. It made a difference to Olivia, as it made her feel less alone. They decided to get everyone's attention differently.

The Pink Ladies made a scene at the track but no one would listen. Nancy stole a megaphone from the cheerleaders while Cynthia corralled Susan. Olivia was tired of how the administration pitted them against each other, and took a megaphone to rile up the student body in “Pointing Fingers”. The T-Birds and band joined in first, slowly followed by the rest of the students. Gil stole the basket full of jackets and dispersed the jackets out to everyone. They ended their number with a march to Vice Principal McGee and Principal Nicholson and ended with a flip of their middle fingers.

The Pink Ladies arrived at the Frosty Palace that night, thrilled with themselves. Richie hurried over to Jane and they both apologized for the day while their friends laughed. A glare from each set them in their places. He liked that she was a dog with a bone, and thought being different was what made it fun. They both needed a little of what the other had. He offered to cut class tomorrow to explore their differences, but she hated missing class. But she has hall monitoring tomorrow and slipped him a hall pass that he could return to her in the broom closet during the second period. He walked away suave and she imitated his signature comb move. He showed off the hall pass to the T-Birds who cheered, while the girls questioned where their hall passes were. She claimed she ran out.

The Pink Ladies entered the Frosty Palace where everyone cheered and clapped for them. Dot did a dramatic bowing while people chanted “Vote pink”. Wally put his hand on Nancy's shoulder as he passed, and the girls grinned. Olivia was starting to like school.

In "You Can't Just Walk Out of a Drive-In", Rydell High School watched a video about what to do when an atomic bomb hits. Nancy talked to Olivia and mentioned how she and her family were imprisoned by their government. The T-Birds were excited to light up the sky with the fireworks hidden in Richie's jacket. Olivia scolded them against pranks at the drive-in as she wanted to watch the movie. Gil asked her to watch it next to him. She pushed him back to his seat and agreed. She told Nancy that Gil would give them a ride, so Potato eagerly joined in. Jane was worried something bad might happen at the drive-in, which woke Cynthia. The Pink Ladies assured her everything would be fine, but her stress took over. She led the student body in a song about their impending dooms and how they couldn't predict when an atomic bomb would land in their lives.

The Pink Ladies sat in the Frosty Palace while Jane bemoaned over her impending talk with Richie, convinced he planned to break up with her. Nancy stole her glasses to act out as a nurse diagnosing Jane with “being totally flipped”. Olivia couldn't take it anymore and admitted Richie wanted to ask Jane to be his girl, which relieved and thrilled Jane. Cynthia asked for help with her play and Nancy offered but gave up after one line. Her parents skidded up with costumes that Nancy made for Halloween. A Martian for Olivia, a werewolf for Jane, and an ant for Cynthia. The girls didn't want to wear the costumes, as Jane had a date, Olivia wanted to look good in case her outing with Gil turned into a date, and Cynthia wanted to eat hot dogs. Nancy was alarmed because she wanted the girls to have fun and not worry about boys. Mrs. Nakagawa told Nancy to do the job she already had, so she cleared a table that wasn't done eating.

At the drive-in, Gil tried to put his arm around Olivia's shoulders. He was interrupted by Nancy who wanted to see the screen. Potato was excited to see the film too and correctly predicted the plot twists. Everyone turned up their radio when Johnny Vavoom gave dedications. Orson asked Polly to be his “ghoul”. A secret admirer gave Nancy a dedication that called her special which shocked Gil, Olivia, and Potato. Potato offered to help her figure it out - he had the goods and suspects to start.

An evil laugh came from the screen. It was Dot and another student advertising a party on Sparrow Lane to show why it would be “Insane to Vote for Jane”. The Pink Ladies hurried over and came up with a plan to crash the Socs party.

Gil drove Olivia, Nancy, and Potato down Sparrow Lane where they saw how much Buddy's dad built. Olivia saw the one that Mr. Daniels had bought - just before they pulled up to the party. The T-Birds showed off their stock to the Pink Ladies, which included eggs, toilet paper, and a water line through the window, and with enough time, could disassemble Buddy's car and reassemble it on the roof. Jane thought they could get into the party and figure it out from there. Nancy held up the costumes she made as they would serve as disguises for each of them. Richie and the guys wanted to sneak around back, but Jane suggested they stay outside to drive the getaway cars. Potato managed to make a disguise so he joined Nancy indoors.

Susan greeted them at the door as she welcomed them to “Ry-hell” and the dark future that awaited them if they voted for Jane Facciano. She lifted a dome to show they'd eat brains, and Dot screamed from her zombie-brain costume. Once in the party, Jane spotted a microphone and made a plan with Cynthia and Nancy, though she wasn't sure why Potato was there. Jane stole the microphone with Cynthia's help. Potato and Nancy plotted to find the secret admirer, and she noticed that Wally and Rosemary just broke up. She confronted Wally as she didn't have to break up with his girlfriend for her, despite their connection, she wasn't interested. He assured her he wasn't her secret admirer. He was sweet on someone else.

Nancy crossed another name off their list and they tried to decipher clues from the lyrics to no avail. She thought it was a prank as everyone thought she was weird, but Potato assured her that while she was weird, she was also unique. All the guys want a unique girl. He darted off to look in another room so she repositioned her mask.

The party roared inside as it shifted from being about Buddy to being Jane's. She wanted to leave, which confused Nancy and Potato. Jane wanted to get back to Richie as she got too wrapped up in the election. Cynthia apologized as she ran lines. Susan saw them clustered together and told them to leave. Cynthia called it a bomb, just as a flash of light exploded outside. Everyone screamed and took cover while the T-Birds stared up at the flashes of color. Jane emerged from the house, scared, and saw Richie through the sparks.

One of the sparks caught a girl's costume on fire and everyone flanked to stomp out the sparks. Susan shouted that this was what they wanted to warn everyone about - that Jane would burn the whole town down. Richie and Jane got into a fight and broke up.

The next afternoon, the student body lined up to vote for the student council president. Miss. McGee gave them instructions and then let everyone into the booths. The Socs, T-Birds, Thespians, nerds, choir, and Pink Ladies all voted. After Jane cast her vote, the Pink Ladies presented her with a framed box that contained “vote Pink” pins and each of their names made out of magazine lettering. Olivia was sure that Jane could still win, as not everyone blamed her for what happened at the party. Nancy offered to celebrate with banana splits - even though her parents would make them pay, she could steal the money back later. Jane looked over her shoulder at Richie, who cast his vote, and decided she wanted to go home. She thanked them for the gift as it meant a lot.

Over at the Frosty Palace, Mrs. Nakagawa handed to-go orders to customers while Nancy sat next to Potato at the counter. She knew it was him who called in the secret admirer song. He was shocked at her accusation and mused over the twist. Even he didn't know it was him. She told him to come off it, as he's the one who volunteered to help her. He could have just told her that he was keen on her. It all added up, except it wasn't him. He wanted her to explain why she always said she hated boys but seemed pretty interested in finding this one. She always thought she would have to change for a boy like her. But if there were a boy who already liked the way she was, maybe it would be different. Potato was sure the boy was out there. She thanked him for his help, but surmised some mysteries were better left unsolved. She went back to work while Potato talked to her parents. He looked over his shoulder at Nancy, who cleaned a table. She looked back just as he turned away.

In "Sloppy Seconds Ain't My Style", morning at Rydell High began with everyone outside the school. The Pink Ladies arrived and Olivia teased that she knew a secret about one of them. She blurted out that Jane won the election, which thrilled everyone. Nancy was ready to put the election behind her so they could work on the costumes for the play. Olivia asked if Cynthia was ready for the play, but the girl had stopped walking and stared at Lydia across the lot. The girls thought she was nervous and offered to support her, but Cynthia instead blurted out that she was on the rag. Nancy hurried off to see if she needed a sanitary napkin or to punch someone.

In gym class, the boys got new basketballs while the girls were given the boys' old ones. The intercom chimed as Miss McGee announced the new class president. The Pink Ladies gripped hands tightly while the Socs stood around Buddy. McGee announced the president was Buddy Aldridge. The Socs screamed and cheered him on, while Nancy questioned Olivia about Jane's win. Cynthia remarked it was nice knowing them. They started the group to win the election but she just lost, which meant they weren't a group anymore. Jane insisted they were still friends, but Cynthia wasn't sure if they were ever friends or just four gals who came together for a common goal that they failed to achieve. Olivia backed up Jane as the Pink Ladies were still a gang, win or lose, nothing changed that. Buddy watched the girls talk when Susan congratulated him. Jane walked off to talk to Buddy, which Cynthia remarked was just the beginning.

Later in the home economics room, Mr. Vaughan was sorely disappointed when he saw Romeo's costume without pants and the unfinished Verona costumes. Nancy stoically told him art takes time, but the curtain waited for no one. She had 26 hours to finish her art and instructed the thespians to help her. He searched for “Hazelle”, oblivious to the fact she was right in front of him.

Nancy struggled to pick between fabrics for Juliet's dress. Hazel tried to talk to her about time management, which was 12 costumes in 23 hours. She suggested simplifying her designs to delegate sewing. Nancy snapped for her to get a jump on human cloning, as that was the only way she'd delegate. Hazel was trying to help her and called her unreasonable. Nancy didn't need her help and told her to fade back into the wallpaper backstage. Hazel was offended, but Nancy used the mannequins to imitate her. She bumped into everyone and apologized nasally. Hazel, angered, imitated Nancy. She shoved the mannequins down as she shouted over having vision even though she couldn't make a decision, and for everyone to get out of her way. Nancy quietly reminded the mannequin that she was there because she was forgettable. That hurt Hazel, who tearfully wished her luck, sure that the genius could do this alone. She stormed out and the thespians asked permission to leave. When they did, Nancy sat down at her machine in tears.

Nancy nearly fell asleep at the sewing machine but finished Juliet's red dress. The main stars were perfect, but the rest of Verona was still unfinished. Meanwhile, Hazel watched rehearsal when Nancy stalked up and scared her. She apologized for both scaring her and for before. She took in a deep, shaky breath and struggled to admit that Hazel was right. She tearfully admitted that she needed help unless Hazel had something else to do. She handed a mask to Geraldine and was ready to help.

They burst into the sewing room where Hazel found the incredible muslin prototypes. Hazel thought they'd be perfect, but Nancy disregarded it because everyone would look the same. Hazel pointed out that Romeo and Juliet wouldn't, and Nancy realized it was because they were, allegedly, in love. Conceptually, that idea worked and it was art that Nancy made. The vision was bold, which was all Hazel.

The thespians headed to the stage as Nancy arrived behind the curtain looking for Cynthia. Floyd would be impressed if she decided to be a diva and hold up the curtain. Nancy and Hazel headed to the dressing room to look, and Hazel told Buddy to break a leg on her way out. The girls found a message from Cynthia on the mirror in lipstick that said, “Sorry”. Nancy had to find Cynthia but first, she told Hazel to strip. She knew all the lines, was basically the same dress size, and should have been Juliet the whole time. This is the only way to save the show, et cetera, et cetera. Hazel thought it made logical sense and Nancy was glad they got there. She helped Hazel strip quickly.

Nancy ran through the halls and skidded to a halt in front of Olivia and Jane. She told them they had to go - it was Cynthia. Olivia, Nancy, and Jane knocked on the door and insisted on knowing what happened. Cynthia didn't want to talk about it and the girls pushed their way inside. They would love to not talk about it. All they ever did was talk about elections, plans, and schemes, so they were exhausted. Cynthia asked what they'd do instead, which was just watch TV. The trio took a seat on the couch and floor. They patted the empty cushion for Cynthia, who eventually took it.

The Pink Ladies watched TV and sang along to the “brusha brusha” commercial gleefully. They danced, imitated the mascot, and fell over each other. Jane farted which made everyone keel over in laughter as Cynthia smacked her with a pillow.

In "Cruisin' for Bruisin'", the T-Birds saw the Pink Ladies in the parking lot on their way to ditching school. Later, in gym class, the intercom chimed as Miss McGee announced the new class president. The Pink Ladies gripped hands tightly while the Socs stood around Buddy. McGee announced the president was Buddy Aldridge. The Socs screamed and cheered him on. Buddy watched the Pink Ladies talk.

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In "Or at the High School Dance...", Channel 8 news, led by Jim Johnson, ran a broadcast on ‘The Changing Teenager'. It highlighted the alleged effects of marijuana, bigger hair, leather jackets, and rock n' roll. They interviewed Tippy St. Clair about the upcoming rock and roll dance, a topic that horrified her. They also asked “The Pink Girls” gang and Olivia Valdovinos thought it would bring people together, and Jane Facciano noted change was good.

Notes and Trivia

• Nancy is the first aromantic character in the Grease franchise.
• She hates picnics and the beach.
• Her favorite holiday is Halloween, and she calls it "her Christmas".
• The only thing that can make her laugh is Bugs Bunny.
• She has a list of enemies and some names are crossed-off.
• Nancy and her family are Buddhists.