"Undergrads" (2001) TV series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

22 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

The best years of our lives aren't as easy as they seem

Plot:

The misadventures of a group of childhood friends who keep in touch even while they go to separate colleges.

Plot Keywords:

College | Friendship | High School Friends | Virginity | Teen Angst

Cast

Pete Williams	...	Cal Evans / ... (13 episodes, 2001)
Josh A. Cagan	...	Nerd 1 / ... (12 episodes, 2001)
Robert Tinkler	...	Mump (12 episodes, 2001)
Jene Yeo	...	Jessie (10 episodes, 2001)
Yannick Bisson	...	Crougar / ... (10 episodes, 2001)
James Kee	...	Craig the fraternity leader (10 episodes, 2001)
Susan Dalton	...	Kimmy Burton (8 episodes, 2001)
Richie Favalaro	...	Mark the Drama Guy (6 episodes, 2001)
D. Garnet Harding	...	Studious Dave (6 episodes, 2001)
Julie Lemieux		(6 episodes, 2001)

Also Known As:

La clique (Canada: French title)
MTV's Undergrads (USA) (complete title)
UnderGRADS (USA) (promotional title)
Años universitarios (Spain) [es]
Undergrads, anys universitaris (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]

Runtime:

30 min (13 episodes)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:18+

Company:

Click Productions

Trivia:

Nitz has had a crush on Kimmy Burton for four years.

Quotes:

Rocko: Nuhh, oh, hey Nitz! Don't worry, I'm not drunk... I'm just a little drunk... what? Nuhh, hey Nitz! So I went to this party tonight, and they guy at the door said like "you can't come in, you got no pants on your legs!" So I said, "so let me drink your beer!" Buuut, he wanted me to wear pants, and i got too much drink in my drunk, to pants on my put. You know? So I told him I was gonna...

A Truly Under-appreciated Show

Undergrads follows the life of "Nitz" Walsh during his first year in state university. The camera focuses not only on Nitz, however, but also on his three friend from high school - Nitz's roommate, the clueless womanizing Cal, drunken frat boy attending community college Rocko, and antisocial elitist Gimpy, who attends "Teckerson Tech."

All of these characters are funny and likable, and are only enhanced by the supporting characters - "The Dougster," the helpless loser RA, Jesse, Nitz's new sarcastic friend, Gimpy's legion of loyal followers, and of course, Kimmy - Nitz's long-time crush from high school, whom he followed to SU.

Undergrads is a show to be loved and cherished, not only because it's a funny, quirky cartoon, but also because of it's realism. Undergrads is, ironically, far more realistic than shows such as Dawson's Creek and Felicity, which is often parodied on the show - it deals with many of the real experiences students go through in university, everything from having to deal with the student loans people to the infamous "Freshman 15."

Sadly enough, Undergrads is an amazing show with incredible potential - meaning MTV canceled it. Like other priceless gems such as Downtown and Clone High, Undergrads was canceled after the first season, leaving only thirteen precious episodes. My advice - watch this show whenever the opportunity comes up, and by all means, buy the DVD.