"Square Pegs"
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"Square Pegs" is an early-1980s American teen sitcom that follows two awkward high school girls trying to fit in with various cliques, noted for its offbeat humor and depiction of adolescent social dynamics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Square Pegs" canonical | 1 |
| Square Pegs (TV series) | 1 |
| Square Pegs (theme song) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sitcom
ⓘ
teen sitcom ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | network television ⓘ |
| composer | Bill Conti ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Anne Beatts ⓘ |
| depicts |
adolescent social dynamics
ⓘ
high school cliques ⓘ |
| era | 1980s American television ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Anne Beatts ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | single-camera ⓘ |
| firstAired |
1982
ⓘ
September 27, 1982 ⓘ |
| genre |
high school comedy
ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ teen comedy ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 30-minute episodes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fitting in at high school
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| lastAired |
1983
ⓘ
March 7, 1983 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lauren Hutchinson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patty Greene ⓘ |
| notableFor |
offbeat humor
ⓘ
realistic portrayal of teenage awkwardness ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 20 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalRunEndYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| originalRunStartYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Amy Linker
ⓘ
surface form:
Lauren Hutchinson – Amy Linker
Patty Greene – Sarah Jessica Parker ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
CBS Studios
ⓘ
surface form:
CBS Entertainment Productions
|
| setting | Weemawee High School ⓘ |
| starring |
Amy Linker
ⓘ
Claudiu Teohari ⓘ Jami Gertz ⓘ Jamie Gertz ⓘ John Femia NERFINISHED ⓘ Merritt Butrick ⓘ Sarah Jessica Parker ⓘ Tracy Nelson ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
teenagers
ⓘ
young adults ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 1980s ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Square Pegs (theme song)
this entity surface form:
Square Pegs (TV series)