Square Pegs
| Square Pegs | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Anne Beatts |
| Written by | Anne Beatts Andy Borowitz Marjorie Gross Janis Hirsch Susan Silver Deanne Stillman |
| Directed by |
Kim Friedman Terry Hughes James Nasella Craig Richard Nelson |
| Starring |
Sarah Jessica Parker Amy Linker John Femia Jami Gertz Tracy Nelson Merritt Butrick |
| Theme music composer | The Waitresses |
| Composer(s) |
Tom Scott (pilot) Paul Shaffer ("Special Musical Material", pilot) Jonathan Wolff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Anne Beatts |
| Producer(s) | Anne Beatts Luciano Martino |
| Cinematography |
Brianne Murphy Richard N. Hannah Emil Oster |
| Editor(s) | Joy Kamen Joy Wilson |
| Camera setup | Single camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Embassy Television |
| Distributor |
Columbia Pictures Television Embassy Telecommunications Columbia TriStar Television Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 27, 1982 – March 7, 1983 |
Square Pegs is an American comedy series that aired on CBS during the 1982–1983 season. The series follows Patty Greene (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Lauren Hutchinson (Amy Linker), two awkward teenage girls desperate to fit in at Weemawee High School.
Created by former Saturday Night Live writer Anne Beatts, the pilot introduces an eclectic group of eight freshmen on their first day at Weemawee High School. The series was much acclaimed by critics at the time for its realistic look at teenage life, reflecting a sensibility somewhat similar to the John Hughes teen comedies of later years.
Patty Greene (Sarah Jessica Parker) is a budding young woman, not quite beautiful yet, but well cultured and intelligent. While clever and seemingly well-adjusted, she seems awkward and a social misfit (i.e. a square peg) when amongst the "popular" students. Patty hates her eyeglasses, but her father won't let her get contacts (because, he says, her eyes are "still growing").
Patty's very close friend Lauren Hutchinson (Amy Linker) struggles with her weight (the actress needed to wear padding for the role), has braces, wears unusual clothing, and also does not fit in with the popular crowd. However, much more so than Patty, Lauren constantly desires to be in with the in crowd, and the series' episodes revolve more or less around her dragging Patty into various schemes in attempts to make them more popular.
Lauren and Patty are surrounded by colorful supporting characters. Their friends Marshall Blechtman (John Femia) and Johnny "Slash" Ulasewicz (Merritt Butrick) are a pair of lovable geeks. Marshall is a motormouthed would-be comedian, while Johnny is a soft-spoken new wave fan (not punk... "a totally different head... totally.") Though seemingly off in his own reality most of the time, Johnny Slash states that he "[does not] do drugs and isn't a hippie" and on more than one occasion displays unexpected intuition and empathy, particularly regarding Marshall and the girls. The two help to maintain a school radio station. Several episodes indicate that Marshall is attracted to Lauren and Johnny to Patty.
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