Morton Schmidt and Greg Jenko were former classmates who meet again at a police academy, Schmidt was the nerd and Jenko was the jock. They end up becoming friends as they help each other with weaknesses.The two graduate together as partners.The two are reassigned to a revived speciality divison on 21 Jump Street. As the two are chosen by Captain Dickson to infiltrate a high school because of their youthful appearances as the two are assigned to stop a sythenic drug from spreading to other schools by finding the supplier. The two think it might be the popular kids. Eric brings the two to the dealing room where Eric forces them to take the drug there and not wait. while talking to their P.E. teacher, Mr. Walters. Schmidt manages to fit in with the popular kids and finds a romantic interest, Molly. While Jenko makes friends with the nerds. Schmidt throws a party at his house to gain Eric's trust and a opportunity for Jenko to tap into Eric's phone. while, Schmidt fights off a rival of Eric. Schmidt pretends to sell the drug for Eric, but actually giving it to Captain Dickson to be confistated. Jenko sees Eric leaving school and brings Schmidt along and see Eric dealing with the Percenters and they follow them, but they are forced to run away after Domingo spots them. Jenko confronts Schmidt for his earlier insults, possibly ruining the case and getting in too deep, the two get in a fight which gets them expelled and fired from Jump Street. Later that night, Eric tells them that a deal will happen during prom, they are surprised to see that the supplier is Mr. Walters. At the prom, the One Percenters arrive for the deal and Domingo recongizes the two as police officers and tells two of his men to kill them. The duo successfully arrests him and Eric. The duo are rehired into Jump Street, where Dickson gives them a new assignment in a college setting, much to Schmidt's excitement to Jenko's dismay.