Square Pegs

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Square Pegs is an early-1980s American teen sitcom best known for its offbeat, satirical take on high school life and its cult following.

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Jennifer DiNuccio 0
Johnny Slash 0
Lauren Hutchinson 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sitcom
teen sitcom
television series
audioFormat Mono
broadcastOn CBS
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Anne Beatts
executiveProducer Anne Beatts
filmingLocation United States of America
surface form: United States
finalAired 1983-03-07
firstAired 1982-09-27
genre satire
sitcom
teen comedy
hasCultFollowing true
hasFictionalSetting Weemawee, New York
mainCharacter Jennifer DiNuccio
Johnny Slash
Lauren Hutchinson NERFINISHED
Marshall Blechtman NERFINISHED
Patty Greene NERFINISHED
Vinnie Pasetta NERFINISHED
mainTheme adolescence
high school cliques
social acceptance
notableFor offbeat portrayal of high school life
satirical take on teen culture
numberOfEpisodes 20
numberOfSeasons 1
openingTheme "Square Pegs"
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork CBS
originalRunEndYear 1983
originalRunStartYear 1982
pictureFormat NTSC
portrayedBy Amy Linker
John Femia NERFINISHED
Jon Caliri
Merritt Butrick
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Tracy Nelson
productionCompany Embassy Television
setInPeriod 1980s
setting Weemawee High School
targetAudience teenagers
themeMusicComposer The Waitresses
timePeriod early 1980s

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Tracy Nelson notableWork Square Pegs