The First Season of TeenV began airing on the Fox network on December 20, 1998 and concluded after 13 episodes on May 16, 1999. The executive producers for the first production season were Geo G., Terry Ward, and Michael Wildshill.
Development of TeenV began in 1993, with Geo and Ward conceiving the idea for the show at Gingo Animation. They pitched a seven-minute pilot to Fox in 1996, and the show was greenlit and began production. The series was originally set to debut in the fall of 1997 with the pilot they showed to Fox earlier that year but the episode was declined to be used by Fox so the producers of the show then decided to "go ahead" and air another first episode in late 1998. Additionally, Gingo decided to produce the series under the studio's Glass Ball Productions label to protect its reputation as a family-friendly company.
All 13 episodes of the season, including extras such as the early pitch reel from 1996, were released on DVD on August 6, 2003 in Region 1 and September 24, 2003 in Regions 2 and 4. The series has since been released in syndication.
Production[]
Geo G. initially conceived of TeenV in 1993, while enlisting fellow Gingo Animation animator Terry Ward to assist in developing the series. Most of the Gabriel Garza team were given duties for TeenV, Craig Kellman retained his duties as art director; Craig McCracken retained his lead character design role; Phil Ortiz had his background and prop design role; along with Salene Weatherwax, the latter having a prop design role for this season.
Reception[]
The first season of TeenV received positive reviews from critics.
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Episodes[]
- See also: List of TeenV episodes
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Steve Samono | Geo G. & Terry Ward | December 20, 1998 | 1ACB01 | ||
Geoff Delmer decides to move to a suburban house in the town of Smokeville to avoid any embarrassment from adults like his parents, Liz and George Delmer. He brings his four friends—Lana Cooper, Davy Olsen, Penny Clarkson and Sean McMurry—as his housemates. However, when a goth girl named Kathy Lipowski, the last housemate to arrive, shows up, the other teens do not recognize her, but she told them that she managed to find the house when she was running away from home due to her parents' annoyance in her life. Kathy then comes lonely and depressed, but Geoff and the teens try to cheer her up by fitting her in the house by giving her some new things, although they feel a bit uncomfortable for teaching a goth teenager new things. At the end, Kathy finally gets to stay in the house, despite being a depressed emo girl. | ||||||||
2 | 2 | "Gone with the Pins" | Peter Avanzino | Ken Keeler | January 10, 1999 | 1ACB02 | ||
The teens become bored since they do not have anything to do in the house, until Geoff gets an advice from a salesman named Frank McDilly who sells pins that have things written by himself. Geoff does so and begins writing things on his own pins, which become popular around town. Meanwhile, Lana and Penny teach Kathy a lesson about emos. Guest stars: Jim Cummings and Neil Ross. | ||||||||
3 | 3 | "The Best (or Worst) Teen" | Rob Renzetti | Kit Boss | January 17, 1999 | 1ACB03 | ||
When the other teens begin to wonder if Kathy is Jewish while she is not, Kathy reveals that she is actually very religious due to the fact she originally came from a family of Christians. However, the other teens then can't decide if they want to rank Kathy the best or worst teenager in the house due to her negative attitude towards their opinion on her religion. | ||||||||
4 | 4 | "Love Rivalry" | Jim Anderson | Dianne Dixon & Jon Vitti | January 31, 1999 | 1ACB05 | ||
Geoff gets enraged when he hears that Lana is obsessed over handsome supermodel Jack Binaski along with the other girls due to Lana were going to the prom with Jack. To stop this, Geoff and the other boys form a new plan to get Lana back from Jack. Guest star: Jodi Benson | ||||||||
5 | 5 | "Good Chill Hunting" | Gary Hall & William Jennings | Chris Savino | February 7, 1999 | 1ACB07 | ||
Kathy feels more depressed when she has nothing to do in the house so she decides to go into the rain, but ends up getting sick when she stands in the rain too long. The other teens take Kathy to her bed so she needs to stay there from being sick. However, Kathy forces them into slavery making soups to make her feel better. | ||||||||
6 | 6 | "Dinner is Reserved" | Wes Archer | David Zuckerman | February 14, 1999 | 1ACB06 | ||
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7 | 7 | "Driving Miss Davy" | Peter Avanzino | Michael Wildshill | February 21, 1999 | 1ACB09 | ||
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8 | 8 | "A Sight for Sore Pies" | Gary Hall | Brian Lynch | February 28, 1999 | 1ACB08 | ||
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9 | 9 | "Life is Hood" | Robert Alvarez & Amy McNeill | Dianne Dixon | March 28, 1999 | 1ACB11 | ||
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10 | 10 | "Broken English" | Wes Archer & Carlos Baeza | Adam I. Lapidus | April 4, 1999 | 1ACB10 | ||
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11 | 11 | "Crystal Geoff" | William Jennings | Thomas Lennon & David Zuckerman | April 11, 1999 | 1ACB13 | ||
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12 | 12 | "When Penny Deserved It" | Brian Sheesley | Jon Vitti | April 25, 1999 | 1ACB12 | ||
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13 | 13 | "One Thrilling Bite" | Rich Moore | Ken Keeler | May 16, 1999 | 1ACB04 | ||
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DVD release[]
The DVD boxset for season one was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on August 6, 2003, five years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, animatics, and commentaries for every episode.
The Complete First Season | |||
Set Details | Special Features | ||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |
August 6, 2003 | September 24, 2003 | September 24, 2003 |