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Square Pegs

Year:

1982

Duration:

30 min (20 episodes)

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

7.4

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1982-09-27

Filming Locations: Excelsior High School - 15711 Pioneer Boulevard, Norwalk, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Merritt Butrick

Square Pegs

Sarah Jessica Parker

Patty Greene

Amy Linker

Lauren Hutchinson (20 episodes, 1982-1983)

John Femia

Marshall Blechtman

Tracy Nelson

Jennifer DiNuccio (20 episodes, 1982-1983)

Jami Gertz

Muffy Tepperman

Claudette Wells

LaDonna Fredericks

Jon Caliri

Vinnie Pasetta

Did you know?

Trivia

Creator Anne Beatts, a former writer for _"NBC's Saturday Night Live" (1975)_, based the sitcom on her own personal experiences.

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According to Amy Linker in an interview with E! television, she also was initially considered too pretty for her part.

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Sarah Jessica Parker originally wasn't going to get the part of Patty because the producers thought she was too pretty. Luckily, the casting director was wearing sunglasses that day and the producers took out the lenses, asked Sarah to put them on, and gave her the part.

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Quotes

Lauren Hutchinson: [during opening credits] Listen, I've got this whole high school thing psyched out. It all breaks down into cliques.

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Jennifer DeNuccio: Like, who ARE Devo? Are they guys, 'cause I only go and see guy bands.

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