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My So-Called Life

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by Jennifer Berkowitz

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aired from: Aug 1994 to: Jan 1995 19 eps ABC 60 min stereo closed captioned

regulars:

  • Claire Danes as Angela Chase
  • Bess Armstrong as Patty Chase
  • Tom Irwin as Graham Chase
  • Lisa Wilhoit as Danielle Chase
  • A.J. Langer as Rayanne Graff
  • Wilson Cruz as Rickie Vasquez
  • Devon Gummersall as Brian Krakow
  • Jared Leto as Jordan Catalano
  • Devon Odessa as Sharon Cherski

    recurring characters:

  • Mary Kay Place as Camille Cherski [ episode 2+ ]
  • Patti D'Arbanville as Amber Vallon [ episode 3+ ]
  • Johnny Green as Kyle Vinnovich [ episode 5+ ]
  • Adam Biesk as Corey Halfrick [ episode 11+ ]
  • Senta Moses as Delia Fisher [ episode 11+ ]
  • Jeff Perry as Richard Katimski [ episode 12+ ]
  • Lisa Waltz as Hallie Lowenthal [ episode 12+ ]


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      1st Season Series 1994

      Production Credits
      Executive Producers: Marshall Herskovitz, Scott Winant, Edward Zwick
      Created by: Winnie Holzman
      Original Music: W.G. Snuffy Walden


    1. "Pilot"
      gs: Cameron Arnette [ Cop ], Stanley DeSantis [ Mr. Demitri ], Nada Despotovich [ Ms. Mayhew ], Devin Kamienny [ Jordan's Buddy ], Bianca Lawson [ Third Bathroom Girl ], Margaret Nagle [ Ms. Chavatal ], Shane Powers [ Guy #1 ], Tim Williams [ Guy #2 ]

      Angela Chase has always been the perfect daughter, loyal friend and model student her entire life. At fifteen, she feels the need to stretch her wings a bit when Rayanne Graff befriends her and brings her into the fast lane.

      b: 25 Aug 94 pc: 59300 w: Winnie Holzman d: Scott Winant
    2. "Dancing in the Dark (a.k.a. Introductory Kisses)"
      gs: Jeri Gaile [ Dance Instructor ], Margaret Nagle [ Ms. Chavatal ], Danton Stone [ Neil Chase ]

      rc: Camille

      While Angela awkwardly tries to get closer to Jordan, Graham and Patty learn to romance each other again.

      b: 1 Sep 94 pc: 59301 w: Winnie Holzman d: Scott Winant
    3. "Guns and Gossip"
      gs: Venus DeMilo [ Lydia ], Lucas Dudley [ Goon #1 ], Bennet Guillory [ Principal Foster ], Shar Jackson [ Crystal ], Eric Payne [ Parent #1 ], Lin Shave [ Parent #2 ], Chad Wood [ Senior ]

      rc: Amber

      Angela is devastated when she is the object of gossip while Brian and Rickie find themselves in the middle of a scandal over a gun in school.

      b: 8 Sep 94 pc: 59302 w: Justin Tanner d: Marshall Herskovitz
    4. "Father Figures"
      gs: Kaley Cuoco [ Young Angela ], Paul Dooley [ Chuck Wood ], Pamela Gordon [ Waitress ], Winnie Holzman [ Cathy Kryzanowski ], Shar Jackson [ Crystal ], Francesca Robers [ Ms. Mandeville ]

      In multi-generational father-daughter conflict, Patty must take control of the printing business from her father, and Angela approaches Graham for the first time as a person rather than a superhero.

      b: 15 Sep 94 pc: 59303 w: Winnie Holzman d: Mark Rosner
    5. "The Zit"
      gs: Venus DeMilo [ Lydia ], Tracy Lindsey [ Model ], Del Zamora [ Mr. Rinaldi ]

      rc: Kyle

      Angela and Patty come to grips with the feeling that they are not measuring up to some standard of beauty as Angela breaks out and Patty develops laugh lines.

      b: 22 Sep 94 pc: 59304 w: Betsy Thomas d: Victor DuBois
    6. "The Substitute"
      gs: Lackey Bevis [ Rhonda ], Art Chudabala [ Darryl ], Stanley DeSantis [ Mr. Dimitri ], Lisa Del Mundo [ Iris ], Lois Foraker [ Ms. Jaffe ], Bennet Guillory [ Principal Foster ], Craig Kirkwood [ Sam ], Roger Rees [ Vic Racine ], Malinda Williams [ Yvette ], Chad Wood [ Joel ]

      Liberty High deals with the issue of censorship when a substitute English teacher encourages students to write liberal poetry for the school paper.

      b: 29 Sep 94 pc: 59305 w: Jason Katims d: Ellen S. Pressman
    7. "Why Jordan Can't Read"
      gs: Shannon Leto [ Shane ], Michael Lowry [ Museum Guard ], May Quigley [ Ms. Lerner ]

      rc: Kyle, Camille

      Angela makes a real connection with Jordan when she discovers that he has difficulty reading.

      b: 6 Oct 94 pc: 59307 w: Liberty Godshall d: Mark Piznarski
    8. "Strangers in the House"
      gs: Sarah Martineck [ Young Angela ], May Quigley [ Ms. Lerner ], Sumer Stamper [ Young Sharon ]

      rc: Kyle, Camille

      Sharon's dad has a heart attack that causes Graham to question his own mortality and puts stress on his marriage while the event meds the broken friendship between Sharon and Angela.

      b: 20 Oct 94 pc: 59308 w: Jill Gordon d: Ron Lagomarsino
    9. "Halloween"
      gs: Andrew Kavovit [ Nicky Driscoll ], Harriet C. Leider [ Costume Lady ], May Quigley [ Ms. Lerner ], Lindsay Sloan [ Ruthie ]

      Angela finds herself in 1963 during a mystical Halloween experience; Graham and Patty create some magic of their own with the help of medieval Halloween costumes.

      b: 27 Oct 94 pc: 59401 w: Jill Gordon d: Mark Piznarski
    10. "Other People's Mothers"
      gs: Barbara Bain [ Vivian Wood ], Richard Danielson [ Ace ], Patricia Fraser [ Aunt Libby ]

      rc: Amber

      Patty gains strides in her relationship with Angela when she helps Rayanne during an overdose.

      b: 3 Nov 94 pc: 59306 w: Richard Kramer d: Claudia Weill
    11. "Life of Brian"
      rc: Corey, Kyle, Delia

      Brian's life is a constant struggle over what he wants to express and the ramblings that escape from his mouth; everyone feels like the outsider at the "World Happiness Dance" at school; Patty pressures Graham into taking a continuing education cooking class.

      b: 10 Nov 94 pc: 59402 w: Jason Katims d: Todd Holland
    12. "Self-Esteem"
      gs: Shannon Leto [ Shane ], May Quigley [ Ms. Lerner ], Karen Malina White [ Abyssinia Churchill ]

      rc: Richard, Hallie

      Self-esteem is the lesson of the day for Angela's warped relationship with Jordan, Brian's unreciprocated devotion to Angela, Rickie's flair for the dramatic, and Graham's cooking expertise.

      b: 17 Nov 94 pc: 59403 w: Winnie Holzman d: Michael Engler
    13. "Pressure"
      gs: Jonathan Emerson [ Brad ], Terry Hoyos [ Dr. Skolnick ], Mary Woronov [ Dr. Linda Shields ]

      rc: Hallie

      Angela must make the decision whether or not to sleep with Jordan, while Graham is being pressured into going into the restaurant business with Hallie Lowenthal.

      b: 1 Dec 94 pc: 59404 w: Ellen Herman d: Mark Piznarski
    14. "On the Wagon"
      rc: Amber

      Rayanne has been sober for 33 days. To start getting her life back together again and to spend more time with Angela, she joins Jordan's band. But after a case of stage fright and a glimpse at what being sober really means, she goes back to the bottle.

      b: 8 Dec 94 pc: 59405 w: Elizabeth Gill d: Jeff Perry
    15. "So-Called Angels"
      gs: Juliana Hatfield [ Joy ]

      The Chase's Christmas is more complicated than usual when Angela's anxious search for Rickie leads her into the world of runaway kids where she encounters a mysterious homeless girl.

      b: 22 Dec 94 pc: 59406 w: Winnie Holzman and Jason Katims d: Scott Winant
    16. "Resolutions"
      gs: Dina Dayrit [ Pencil Girl ], Winnie Holzman [ Cathy Kryzanowski ]

      rc: Kyle, Richard, Hallie

      It's New Year's Eve and while everyone else is busy making or breaking his or her resolutions, Rickie faces an increasingly difficult situation.

      b: 5 Jan 95 pc: 59407 w: Ellen Herman d: Patrick R. Norris
    17. "Betrayal"
      gs: Karen Malina White [ Abyssinia Churchill ]

      rc: Corey, Delia, Richard, Hallie

      Angela announces that she is finally over her infatuation with Jordan, and to prove it, she starts a flirtation with Corey; Camille meets Hallie, Graham's new business partner.

      b: 12 Jan 95 pc: 59408 w: Jill Gordon d: Mark Piznarski
    18. "Weekend"
      gs: Laura Innes [ Sheryl Fleck ], Jack Nance [ Warren ], Danton Stone [ Neil Chase ]

      rc: Kyle

      On a romantic weekend getaway to "reconnect" with Graham, Patty reveals another side of her personality; Angela copes with a visit from Rayanne, who has good reason not to leave.

      b: 19 Jan 95 pc: 59409 w: Adam Dooley d: Todd Holland
    19. "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities"
      gs: Senta Moses [ Delia Fisher ]

      rc: Richard, Hallie

      Jordan asks Brian for help on winning back Angela's affections; Sharon and Rayanne reach a turning point in their relationship; and Rickie learns that the new girl has a crush on him.

      b: 26 Jan 95 pc: 59410 w: Winnie Holzman d: Elodie Keene

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