Undergrads
| Undergrads | |
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| Created by | Pete Williams |
| Starring | Pete Williams Susan Dalton Jene Yeo Yannick Bisson Josh Cagan Robert Tinkler Edward Glenn |
| Opening theme | The Click by Good Charlotte |
| Country of origin | Canada/United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | David McGrath |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
MTV Animation Click Productions Decode Entertainment Helix Animation |
| Distributor |
DHX Media Paramount Television |
| Release | |
| Original network |
MTV2 (US) Teletoon (Canada) Adult Swim (Latin America) |
| Original release | April 1 – August 12, 2001 |
| Website | |
Undergrads is a Canadian animated television series centered on the lives of four college undergraduate freshmen. Originally broadcast on MTV in 2001, only thirteen episodes were created. It has since been shown on Comedy Central in the United States, Teletoon in Canada, and Trouble in the United Kingdom. The show was conceived by Pete Williams, when he dropped out of college at the age of 19. Willams does most of the voices on the show. The series was produced by David McGrath.
The show depicts what might be a typical first-year college experience. Characters in the show represent stereotypical college types; including the everyman (Nitz), the "frat boy" (Rocko), the "" (Cal), the nerd (Gimpy), the cool girl (Jessie), and the "" (Kimmy). Typical situations depicted in the show include student loans, bad cafeteria food, questioning of identity, fraternity rivalries, odd traditions, unpleasant RAs, money problems, peer pressure, and the "freshman fifteen". Few episodes depict the characters in class; the one exception is Rocko's ROTC class in the episode, Financial Aid.
The location in the show has never been named. It appears to be a typical North American college town. However, it has been hinted in several episodes that the show takes place in New England, and Pete Williams, the show's creator, attended a university in this region. Episode 2, Traditions, features the "Xposed Xpo," a naked run, and a classic tradition of the University of Vermont. In episode 12, Risk, there is a free Ben & Jerry's day, as well as a Spring Fling, another UVM tradition. In the episode Drunks, both Jessie and Nitz hold fake New York state driver's licenses. The episode Identity Crisis takes place at the start of the second semester and reveals bare trees and snow, conditions more likely to be found in northern states in January. However, in episode 1 Gimpy disguises Mump as a California Highway Patrol Officer to follow Rocko.
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