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My So-Called Life
My So-Called Life
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My So-Called Life

“You know how it feels.”

7.6 / 10
1994
1 season
19 episodes
DramaComedy

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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Cast

Claire Danes

Bess Armstrong

Tom Irwin

Wilson Cruz

Devon Gummersall

A. J. Langer

Jared Leto

Devon Odessa

Lisa Wilhoit

Mary Kay Place

Johnny Green

Lisa Waltz

Seasons

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

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    7.5
    25-08-199448m

    Angela Chase begins new friendships at school.

  • Dancing in the Dark

    2.Dancing in the Dark

    6.5
    01-09-199448m

    Jordan sells Angela a fake ID.

  • Guns and Gossip

    3.Guns and Gossip

    7.0
    08-09-199448m

    A rumor makes the rounds that Angela slept with Jordan.

  • Father Figures

    4.Father Figures

    6.7
    15-09-199448m

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

  • The Zit

    5.The Zit

    7.0
    22-09-199448m

    A list rating the sophomore girls makes the rounds.

  • The Substitute

    6.The Substitute

    6.5
    29-09-199448m

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

  • Why Jordan Can't Read

    7.Why Jordan Can't Read

    7.0
    06-10-199448m

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

  • Strangers in the House

    8.Strangers in the House

    7.0
    20-10-199448m

    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 Ange...

  • Halloween

    9.Halloween

    6.5
    27-10-199448m

    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.

  • Other People's Mothers

    10.Other People's Mothers

    7.0
    03-11-199448m

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

  • Life of Brian

    11.Life of Brian

    6.0
    10-11-199448m

    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...

  • Self-Esteem

    12.Self-Esteem

    5.5
    17-11-199448m

    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...

  • Pressure

    13.Pressure

    6.0
    01-12-199448m

    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.

  • On the Wagon

    14.On the Wagon

    6.0
    08-12-199448m

    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...

  • So-Called Angels

    15.So-Called Angels

    5.0
    22-12-199448m

    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 gir...

  • Resolutions

    16.Resolutions

    3.0
    05-01-199548m

    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.

  • Betrayal

    17.Betrayal

    5.5
    12-01-199548m

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

  • Weekend

    18.Weekend

    6.0
    19-01-199548m

    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.

  • In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

    19.In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

    5.5
    26-01-199548m

    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 h...

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