My So-Called Life

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The life of a 15 year-old high school student, whose angst-ridden journey through adolescence, friendship, parents, and life teaches her what it means to grow up.

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2 episodes

S0 E1 · Interview With Marshall Herskovitz, Winnie Holzman, Ed Zwick

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S0 E2 · Tour of Bedford Falls

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Season 1

19 episodes

A 15-year-old girl and her trials and tribulations of being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents and school.

S1 E1 · Pilot

Angela Chase begins new friendships at school.

S1 E2 · Dancing in the Dark

Jordan sells Angela a fake ID.

S1 E3 · Guns and Gossip

A rumor makes the rounds that Angela slept with Jordan.

S1 E4 · Father Figures

The printing shop owned by Patty's father is audited.

S1 E5 · The Zit

A list rating the sophomore girls makes the rounds.

S1 E6 · The Substitute

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

S1 E7 · Why Jordan Can't Read

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

S1 E8 · Strangers in the House

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

S1 E9 · Halloween

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.

S1 E10 · Other People's Mothers

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

S1 E11 · Life of Brian

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.

S1 E12 · Self-Esteem

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.

S1 E13 · Pressure

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.

S1 E14 · On the Wagon

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.

S1 E15 · So-Called Angels

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.

S1 E16 · Resolutions

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.

S1 E17 · Betrayal

Angela realizes she is over Jordan and is in to someone else. But Brian Cracow catches Rayanne and Jordan on tape having sex.

S1 E18 · Weekend

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.

S1 E19 · In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

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.