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Overview
Release Date:
27 September 1982 (USA) morePlot:
Welcome to Weemawee High School, where being in the right clique can make one's years in school memorable... morePlot Keywords:
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
Square Pegs: The Like, Totally Complete Series Totally (From The AV Club. 20 May 2008, 9:07 PM, PDT)User Comments:
I'd love if they like us, but I don't think they like us. moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 17 of 18) | Basil Hoffman | ... | Principal Dingleman (5 episodes, 1982-1983) |
 | Sarah Jessica Parker | ... | Patty Greene (3 episodes, 1982-1983) |
 | Amy Linker | ... | Lauren Hutchinson (3 episodes, 1982) |
| John Femia | ... | Marshall Blechtman (3 episodes, 1982) |
| Merritt Butrick | ... | John 'Johnny Slash' Ulasewicz (3 episodes, 1982) |
| Tracy Nelson | ... | Jennifer DeNuccio (3 episodes, 1982-1983) |
| Claudette Wells | ... | LaDonna Fredericks (3 episodes, 1982) |
| Jon Caliri | ... | Vinnie Pasetta (3 episodes, 1982) |
 | Jami Gertz | ... | Muffy Tepperman (3 episodes, 1982-1983) |
| Richard Blade | ... | Himself (2 episodes, 1982-1983) |
| Ben Marley | ... | Larry Simpson (2 episodes, 1982-1983) |
| Anne Beatts | ... | Miss Rezucha (2 episodes, 1982) |
| John Densmore | ... | Himself (2 episodes, 1982) |
| Tony Dow | ... | Ed Greene (2 episodes, 1982) |
 | Craig Richard Nelson | ... | Mr. Spacek (2 episodes, 1982) |
| Steven Peterman | ... | Mr. Rob Donovan (2 episodes, 1983) |
| Steve Sax | ... | Himself (2 episodes, 1983) |
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30 min (20 episodes)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
USA:TV-GFilming Locations:
Excelsior High School - 15711 Pioneer Boulevard, Norwalk, California, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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Sarah Jessica Parker originally wasn't going to get the part of Patty because the producers thought she was too pretty. Luckily, the casting director was wearing sunglasses that day and the producers took out the lenses, asked Sarah to put them on, and gave her the part. moreQuotes:
Jennifer DeNuccio: Like, who ARE Devo? Are they guys, 'cause I only go and see guy bands.LaDonna: They're guys... they're WEIRD guys... but they're guys!
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I got interested in this show when I happened to catch the TV Land marathon one weekend night, and I've been a fan ever since.
Square Pegs is about two friends, Lauren (Amy Linker) and Patty (Sarah Jessica Parker) who are high school freshman with the ambition of popularity. Except, things never seem to go as planned.
Square Pegs was great because it never got caught up in the oversexed life of horny teenagers (though there are some subtle remarks), so it wasn't soap opera-esque. That's quite a refreshing break from the incessant self-indulgent dramas and sitcoms targeted for today's teenager. But, nor was it commentary on the critical issues facing american teens at the time. It was just a simple, light-hearted show about a bunch of goofy high school kids. And, tough the situations were sometimes dull (such as the episode where Lauren falls in love with the school handyman), Square Pegs was a pretty funny show about an odd assortment of characters.
Plus, how can you go wrong with a show in which both The Waitresses (who performed the theme song) play the Freshman Dance and Devo appear at super-peppy Muffy Tepperman's Barmitzvah?
Given some of the old short-lived crappy television shows that have made it to DVD, I am wondering when the show's makers are going to get smart and put the entire Square Pegs season (it was only on for one season) on DVD and/or VHS?