As Told by Ginger 334331 224498699 2008-07-09T03:11:01Z Electricthunder 4603934 {{infobox Television | show_name = As Told by Ginger | image = [[Image:As Told By Ginger Title.jpg]] <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Tv ytv hi AsToldByGinger 01.jpg|150px]] --> | caption = ''As Told By Ginger'' Promotional Image | rating = | format = [[animated series|Animated]] [[Television program|series]] | runtime = 22 minutes (without commercials) | creator = [[Emily Kapnek]] | director = [[Mark Risley]] | starring = Melissa Disney, Liz Georges, et al | country = [[United States|USA]] | production house = | network = [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] | first_aired = [[October 26]], [[2000]] | last_aired = [[November 14]], [[2006]] | num_seasons = 3 | num_episodes = 60 ([[List of As Told by Ginger episodes|List of Episodes]]) | imdb_id = 0235911 }} '''''As Told By Ginger''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[animated series]] that premiered on [[Nickelodeon (TV Channel)|Nickelodeon]] in October 2000. The show focuses on Ginger Foutley and her adventures at Lucky Jr. High, as she records them in her diary. The series was noted for its storylines, character development and the fact that the characters change outfits each time a new day comes. In the [[United States]], about half the episodes of the third and final season remain unaired. Also, several episodes that were once available through reruns have been taken out of the rotation. This came as a disappointment to fans during its initial run. ==About the show== The show focuses mainly on the life of junior high school student Ginger Foutley. She, along with her friends, Darren Patterson, Dodie Bishop and Macie Lightfoot, all try to rise from the position of school geeks as they solve many conflicts that come their way. Luckily for Ginger, the most popular girl in school, Courtney Gripling, has taken a liking to her and often includes her in her social plans. She is intrigued by her, what Courtney calls them, 'gingerisms'. However, Miranda Killgallen, Courtney's right hand woman, makes sure that she is not bumped down from her position thanks to Ginger. At home, Ginger records her lively adventures in her diary. Her little brother Carl, is often scheming with Hoodsey Bishop in his own side plots, and her mother, Lois, is always there for advice Ginger is always open to listen to. The series takes place in the fictional town of Sheltered Shrubs, located in [[Connecticut]]. It is very rare for a children's program, especially an animated one, to be set in a specific area of the country. Other towns noted in the series are Protected Pines, a [[gated community]] in which Courtney lives, Brittle Branches, where Ginger's father resides, and Heathered Hills, the town of Ginger's summer camp crush, Sasha. ==Characters== {{main|List of As Told By Ginger Characters}} ===Main characters=== :(in credits' order) * [[Ginger Foutley]] ([[Melissa Disney]]) * [[Darren Patterson (character)|Darren Patterson]] ([[Kenny Blank]]) (credited as [[Ken Michael]] starting with ''Fair to Cloudy'') (Seasons 2-3). * [[Carl Foutley]] ([[Jeannie Elias]]) * [[Courtney Gripling]] ([[Liz Georges]]) * [[Macie Lightfoot]] ([[Jackie Harris]]) * [[Dodie Bishop]] ([[Aspen Miller]]) * [[Robert Joseph "Hoodsey" Bishop]] ([[Tress MacNeille]]) * [[Miranda Killgallen]] ([[Cree Summer]]) * [[Lois Foutley]] - [[Laraine Newman]] * [[Blake Gripling]] - [[Kath Soucie]] * [[Ian Richton]] - [[Adam Wylie]] (Season 1) * [[Mipsy Mipson]] - (Season 2-3) ===Notable others=== :(in order of actors' last name) * [[List of As Told By Ginger Characters#Brandon Higsby|Brandon Higsby]] - [[Grey Delisle]] * [[List of As Told By Ginger Characters#Mrs. Gordon|Mrs. Gordon]] - [[Kathleen Freeman]] * [[List of As Told By Ginger Characters#Ms. Zorski|Ms. Zorski]] - [[Elizabeth Halpern]] * [[List of As Told By Ginger Characters#David Dave|David Dave]] - [[David Jeremiah]] * [[List of As Told By Ginger Characters#Winston|Winston]] - [[John Kassir]] * [[List of As Told By Ginger Characters#Joann Bishop|Joann Bishop]] - [[Susan Krebs]] * [[List of As Told By Ginger Characters#Chet Zipper|Chet Zipper]] - [[Hope Levy]] * [[List of As Told By Ginger Characters#Noelle Sussman|Noelle Sussman]] - [[Emily Kapnek]] ==Episodes== {{main|List of As Told by Ginger episodes}} Sixty episodes plus one pilot episode were produced for the show. :The pilot was produced in 1999 and officially completed on [[September 10]] of that year. :Season one was produced from November 1999-June 2000. :Season two was produced from August 2000 - November 2001. :Season three was produced from August 2002-November 2003. ===TV movies=== :There were four [[television movies]] during the series' run. * ''[[Summer of Camp Caprice]]'' had Ginger, Dodie, Macie and Courtney heading to summer camp, with Darren and Miranda going to [[military camp]] (where, as it happens, Miranda's father works) and Carl and Hoodsey on the trail of dog nappers. * ''Foutleys on Ice'' (seen in the US as ''Far From Home''), following up on the [[Emmy]]-nominated episode ''And She Was Gone'', dealt with Ginger winning a scholarship to an arts school, and Carl and Hoodsey making friends with a new character, the [[psychokinesis|telekinetic]] Noelle Sussman (voiced by [[Emily Kapnek]]). This episode was released on [[DVD]]. * ''Butterflies are Free'' Ginger and her friends graduate junior high. * ''[[The Wedding Frame]]'', which closed out the 3rd season and the series as a whole, and features Lois marrying one of the doctors at her hospital. Nickelodeon originally asked for the ending of that telefilm to be changed to something less conclusive in case they wished to make future TV episodes, however, perhaps due to that situation being very unlikely, the original ending was eventually retained. It was released directly to DVD in the United States in November 2004, and has not been broadcast in the US; also, the six episodes leading up to the movie were never televised or released in the US, resulting in some continuity problems. == Production == The pilot for the show was completed in September 1999. The show premiered the following October on Nickelodeon. The show was greatly popular at first, even making its way into the teenager-aimed block [[TeenNick]]. After the second season, the show's popularity began to decline, partially due to constant scheduling changes. Nickelodeon then took the show off the air after airing less than half the episodes of the third and final season. Nickelodeon's sister channel, Nicktoons Network has aired two episodes that have been unseen on Nickelodeon, and it acts as the only network to air the show in the [[United States]].<br /> ===Show Airings=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Network ! Time ! In effect |- | Nickelodeon | Wednesdays at 8 pm | October 2000-January 2001 |- | Nickelodeon | Sundays 7:30 pm | January 2001-June 2003 |- | [[Nick on CBS]] | Saturday mornings | September 2002-September 2004 |- | Nickelodeon | Selected Weekday Mornings | November 2005 |- | Nicktoons | Weekday mornings | November 2006-May 2007 |- | Nicktoons | Sunday and Monday mornings | May 2007-July 2007 |- | Nickelodeon | Monday mornings | August 2007 |- | Nicktoons | Monday - Saturday mornings | October 2007- March 2008 Nickelodeon 6am Tuesdays ?- March 2008 |} * The episodes ''I Spy a Witch'', ''Deja Who?'', ''An "Even Steven" Holiday Special'', and ''Piece of My Heart'' were all made for the first season line-up, but aired during the second season. * ''Never Can Say Goodbye'', ''Gym Class Confidential'', ''Fast Reputation'', and ''The Nurses' Strike'' all premiered in the same week during the teen nick block. They aired [[February 11]]-[[February 14]], [[2002]] (which were the days between Monday and Thursday.) * The episodes ''Detention'', ''Kiss Today Good-bye'', ''A Lesson In Tightropes'', ''Dodie's Big Break'', and ''Battle of the Bands'' are all high school episodes that have yet to air in the United States. They were at one time scheduled to air during the second week of November 2006, but were immediately removed from the schedule after the first high school episode, ''Stuff'll Kill Ya'' was aired. In most other countries, especially in the [[United Kingdom]], they are part of the common re-runs. The series finale ''The Wedding Frame'' has also never been broadcast in the USA, but it is shown sometimes in other countries. * The episode specials that run over 30 minutes with commercials are not seen in the [[United States]]. * [[Nicktoons Network]] has been showing more and more episodes including ones they wouldn't show in the past such as "The Right Stuff". They have also been showing specials such as "Even Stevens Holiday", "Far From Home" and "No Turning Back" (January 2008). === DVD Releases === * The TV-movies ''Far From Home'' and ''The Wedding Frame'' are available in the USA on Region 1 DVDs. ''Far From Home'' comes with the bonus episodes ''Ginger The Juvey'' and ''The Pilot''. ''The Wedding Frame'' includes ''Stealing First'' and ''Dare I, Darren''. * The episodes 1 through 45 are available on Russian DVD sets with each DVD containing 5 episodes. The ''As Speaks Ginger''-DVDs at they are know in Russia (Cyrillic: Как говорит Джинджер) are produced and distributed by Russobit-M and are only available with a Russian soundtrack. ===Theme Song=== Originally, [[Melissa Disney]], who voices Ginger, sang the theme song. Before the shows first airing, the theme song was switched to a version sung by [[Cree Summer]], the voice of Miranda. The first half of the first season used this theme song version. After that, '''all''' episodes used a new version sung by R&B artist [[Macy Gray]]. Although the Melissa Disney version has never been used in [[United States|American]] airings, all three versions are featured regularly in other English-speaking countries. ===Closing Credits=== The closing credits are generally designed backgrounds with the shows signature font. These backgrounds include the ice cream cones from Ginger's bedroom walls, ladybugs from Dodie's bedroom walls, pencils, lizards, and more. The ending theme is most often an instrumental version of the theme, although there have been exceptions. The episode ''Never Can Say Goodbye'' ended with a song called "Wrong", sung by voice actor [[Kenny Blank]] as Darren Patterson and ''And She Was Gone'' ended with a musical version of Ginger's poem during the credits. The episode ''Come Back Little Seal Girl'' featured the songs '''Courtney's World''' and '''The Little Seal Girl''' blended together. In ''About Face'', a song called '''Diamonds Are Expensive''', presumably sung by the engaged Lois and Dr. Dave is played over the credits. Finally, ''Next Question'' ended with '''The Teen Seal Girl''' song. == Character development and continuity == ''As Told By Ginger'' has been recognized by fans and Nickelodeon alike for its character development, most of which is unusual for a cartoon. In the first season, Ginger's age group is hinted as being in seventh grade. By the second season, they move up to eighth grade rather than remaining the same age. They graduate Jr. high in the third season and move on to becoming freshman in high school. Carl's age group works in a similar way, as they become Jr. high students by the third season. As the episode with the Jr. high graduation aired in 2004, Ginger is most likely part of the class of 2008. Also in the second season, Darren had his unwieldy [[orthodontia]] that he had been wearing for the entire first season removed, which resulted in rising popularity. Also, many episodes (mostly seasons two-three, although season one did this too) have references to previous episodes, giving the episodes a definite order. One of the more noticeable developments is the fact that the characters change clothes each time a new day comes. Many cartoons have their characters remain in the same outfits to save time and money. The girls in Ginger's age group (Dodie, Courtney, Macie, Miranda, and Ginger herself) and some of the adults were the only ones to do this at first. But after Darren got his orthodontia removed, he changed clothes as well. Carl's age group only changes clothes so often, most of the time with little changes. Hoodsey's coat rack has identical purple hooded-sweatshirts, mocking cartoons that always remain in the same outfits. Also, unlike live-action shows whose characters only wear an outfit once, ''As Told By Ginger'' characters wear their outfits in rotation, and new outfits are added every few episodes. The show also deals with several deeper themes than other Nicktoons. In ''Wicked Game'', Ginger's two best friends betray her after feeling jealousy toward her new boyfriend, Darren. In ''And She Was Gone'', the staff and students at school think Ginger is depressed after she writes a disturbing poem. In the episode ''No Hope For Courtney'', Carl's pranks cause his teacher to retire. After she agrees to come back, Mrs. Gordon passes on. In actuality, the voice actress, [[Kathleen Freeman]] died and the episode was dedicated to her. ''A Lesson in Tightropes'' has Ginger going through an emotional break-up with Darren while, at the same time, having to get surgery for acute [[appendicitis]]. Furthermore, the episode ''Stuff'll Kill Ya'' shows Ginger dealing with what could be conceived as a caffeine addiction. *Ginger's mom drives a blue [[Volkswagen Beetle]]. * In the TV movie ''The Wedding Frame'', when the Foutleys' are driving to their soon-to-be home, they pass a cemetery park. One tombstone reads "ATBG" while the other reads "RIP". ATBG is short for As Told By Ginger and RIP is short for Rest In Peace. This is a nod to the fact that this movie is the series finale. * ''Piece of My Heart'' aired in the month of December, but since then has been known as a Valentine's Day special. * Nickelodeon asked that the ending to the series finale, ''The Wedding Frame'', be changed to something less conclusive in case they decided to order another season. As the chances of this were extremely unlikely, the original ending stayed. * In the episode ''No Hope For Courtney'', Mrs. Gordon retires after having enough of Carl and Hoodsey. Carl begs her to return. The script was originally written to have Mrs. Gordon return to her teaching job. [[Kathleen Freeman]] died in 2001 before the episodes first airing and the script was re-written to have Mrs. Gordon die as well and the newly-scripted episode aired some years later. *A girl who had cancer and was also a Make-A-Wish patient watched this show during treatment. Her wish was to be a character on the show, and she was a character in one episode. *This is a rare Nicktoon that was placed on Teen Nick, rather than during regular Nickelodeon times. This was a resulted of the show being aimed at young teenagers. == Awards == * Three Emmy nominations for ''Hello Stranger'' (in 2001), ''Lunatic Lake'' (in 2002), and ''And Then She Was Gone'' (in 2003) (all three times ''As Told By Ginger'' was beaten by ''[[FOX Network|FOX]]'' shows). They were all three nominated in the ''Outstanding Animated Program (Less than One Hour)''. * "Best Cartoon" at Nickelodeon [[Netherlands]]' [[Kids Choice Awards]] in 2005. * Two episodes of ''As Told By Ginger'' will be ranked in Nickelodeon's [[100 Greatest Moments in Nicktoons History]]. The episodes are ''Gym Class Confidential'' and ''Stealing First'' and ranked in positions 97 and 95. == External links == * {{imdb title|id=0235911|title=As Told By Ginger}} * Klasky-Csupo's [http://www.cooltoons2.com/ginger Ginger area on cooltoons.com] (Studio site) *{{imdb name|id=0728317|name=Mark Risley}} * [http://www.gingerlegacy.tk/ As Told By Ginger - The Legacy], an extensive fansite * [http://www.shelteredshrubs.com/ Don Del Grande's Ginger fanpage] * ''[http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/K/Klasky_Csupo/As_Told_By_Ginger/index.html As Told By Ginger]'' at the [[Big Cartoon DataBase]] * {{Tv.com show|id=758|title=As Told By Ginger}} * Darren, [http://www.hey-arnold.com/Ginger/atbg_pic/Darren.jpg with the headgear] and [http://www.hey-arnold.com/Ginger/atbg_pic/DarrenS2.jpg without] * Ginger, [http://www.hey-arnold.com/Ginger/GingerDarrenKiss.htm with the new hairdo], and [http://www.hey-arnold.com/Ginger/atbg_pic/Ginger.jpg with her regular hairdo] * [http://www.itshop.ru/dynacatalog.asp?words=%C4%E6%E8%ED%E4%E6%E5%F0&isName=yes Covers] of the Russian DVD's distributed by Russobit-M. * [http://www.madt2.deviantart.com. 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