The comedic story of middle school seen through the eyes of two 7th grade girls dealing with the awkwardness of being a teenager.The comedic story of middle school seen through the eyes of two 7th grade girls dealing with the awkwardness of being a teenager.The comedic story of middle school seen through the eyes of two 7th grade girls dealing with the awkwardness of being a teenager.
- Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
- 4 wins & 42 nominations total
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- TriviaThe character of Maya's mom, Yuki Ishii-Peters, is played by actress/co-creator Maya Erskine's real-life mother Mutsuko Erskine.
- Crazy creditsThe title sequence in most of the episodes showed real pictures of Maya and Anna as teenagers. But in "Yuki", they are replaced by pictures of Mutsuko Erskine.
- ConnectionsFeatured in MsMojo: Top 10 Most Underrated Teen Shows (2019)
- SoundtracksDemirep
(Opening Theme) (uncredited)
Written by Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail, Kathryn Wilcox and Billy Karren
Performed by Bikini Kill
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PEN15
I must say that the fact the main actresses were in their 30s while the the rest of the cast was their own age (kids being kids, adults being adults) was a little distracting but it wears off after a couple of episodes.
After seeing every episode I understand why they casted 2 adults to play the role of two 13 years old. It's heavy, it portrays real-life lessons and struggles mainly for girls but it shades a light on boys difficulties as well.
Overall, it's a very good show. Mayas' impersonation of Jim Carreys' Ace Ventura was so relatable, I used to do the same eheh The show also made me appreciate the fact that I was able to grow up without this addiction to smartphones and the internet in general, life wasn't easier but it was much more appreciated :)
Finally, just wanted to say I really liked the script and the educational part is very important and one of the reasons I think everyone should see it.
After seeing every episode I understand why they casted 2 adults to play the role of two 13 years old. It's heavy, it portrays real-life lessons and struggles mainly for girls but it shades a light on boys difficulties as well.
Overall, it's a very good show. Mayas' impersonation of Jim Carreys' Ace Ventura was so relatable, I used to do the same eheh The show also made me appreciate the fact that I was able to grow up without this addiction to smartphones and the internet in general, life wasn't easier but it was much more appreciated :)
Finally, just wanted to say I really liked the script and the educational part is very important and one of the reasons I think everyone should see it.
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