Student Bodies (TV series)
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| Student Bodies | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Michael Klinghoffer & Judy Spencer and Alan Silberberg |
| Starring | Jamie Elman Miklos Perlus Nicole Lyn Ross Hull Katie Emme McIninch Jessica Goldapple Mark Taylor |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Telescene 20th Century Fox Television Sunbow Entertainment Alliance Atlantis (on Showcase reruns) |
| Release | |
| Original network | YTV Fox Global |
| Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) |
| Original release | 1997 – 2000 |
Student Bodies is a television sitcom that was produced in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1997 to the end of 1999. While a live-action series, animations are used throughout as thoughts and imaginations. The segments are comical, bizarre and sometimes dark.
Though the show enjoyed much bigger success in Canada, the show was originally made for the American market under the distribution of 20th Television and aired on many Fox affiliated stations for one year. The show aired in Canada on Global and YTV. It has been called "an imitation of Saved by the Bell" by critics,[citation needed] and featured an ensemble cast of high school students at Thomas A. Edison High School. As of 2018, the show is airing in Canada on ABC Spark.
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Characters[edit]
Cody Anthony Miller (Jamie Elman), the protagonist of the show, was the cartoonist for the high school newspaper publication of the same name as the show, which rivaled the official school paper led by Victor Kane (Miklos Perlus). In the first season, Cody had an ongoing rivalry with Victor, the weaselly editor of the Student Voice, but they became friends after the staff of the "Student Voice" joined "Student Bodies".
The audience regularly saw his thoughts on the show's current situation in the form of his cartoons, a technique that has been used on other shows such as Lizzie McGuire. His cartoons were also often used as scene and location transitions, as a continuation of the current live scene, and in the opening and closing sequences. Another main source of Cody's cartoon drawings were his relationships with his girlfriends throughout the series, who included "Student Bodies" editor Emily Roberts (Nicole Lyn) and fellow member Grace Vasquez (Victoria Sanchez), and other characters including "transition" girlfriend Holly Benson (Katheryn Winnick) and Kim McCloud (Jennifer Finnigan), who became a main character in the third season.
Others in the cast included Erin Simms, who played Morgan McKnight in the first season and was the object of Chris Sheppard's (Ross Hull) infatuation, before he and Margaret "Mags" Abernathy (Katie Emme McIninch) became a couple on the show. Jessica Goldapple played Francesca "Flash" Albright, the photographer loyal to Victor Kane (Miklos Perlus) and Mark Taylor played Romeo Carter, who became Emily's boyfriend after Cody and Emily broke up. Romeo and Emily break up near the end of the show's final season. Staff at Edison High included vice-principal Mrs. Morton, played by Michelle Sweeney.
Trivia[edit]
- The show was produced in Montreal and was broadcast in English; there was a French translation (in Quebec) called Vice-Versa, and appeared on Canal Famille.
- The show's opening theme song (as well as the opening credits sequence) changed after the first season's, to a pop rock-style theme song. This new theme song remained until the end of the series.
- The show was shot in an abandoned high school in Montreal, which was used as a studio.
- Co-creator Alan Silberberg designed the animated segments.
Cast[edit]
- Jamie Elman as Cody Anthony Miller
- Miklos Perlus as Victor Kane (credited as Mik Perlus in opening credits)
- Nicole Lyn as Emily Roberts
- Ross Hull as Chris Sheppard
- Katie Emme McIninch as Margaret 'Mags' Abernathy (credited as Katie Emme in opening credits)
- Jessica Goldapple as Francesca 'Flash' Albright
- Mark Taylor as Romeo Carter
- Erin Simms as Morgan McKnight (Season 1) (only appeared in season.2 episode.1 "The Trial")
- Victoria Sanchez as Grace Vasquez (Season 1-2) (last show season.2 episode.19 "Goodbye Grace" , still credited for season.2 in opening credits)
- Jennifer Finnigan as Kim McCloud (Season 3)
- Michelle Sweeney as Mrs. Morton (Recurring)
Series overview[edit]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 26 | January 10, 1997 | May 16, 1998 | |
| 2 | 24 | September 26, 1998 | May 1, 1999 | |
| 3 | 15 | May 8, 1999 | February 19, 2000 | |
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (1997–1998)[edit]
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Pilot" | Ron Kantor | Alan Silberberg | January 10, 1997 |
| 2 | 2 | "Disco Cody" | Gary Plaxton | Judy Spencer | September 27, 1997 |
| 3 | 3 | "Monsieur Cody" | Chuck Rubin | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | October 4, 1997 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Bully" | Don Barnhart | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | October 11, 1997 |
| 5 | 5 | "A Date with Morgan" | Gary Plaxton | Eric Weinthal | October 18, 1997 |
| 6 | 6 | "All Hallow's Eve" | Chuck Rubin | Leonard Dick | October 25, 1997 |
| 7 | 7 | "Scheming Victor" | Don Barnhart | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | November 1, 1997 |
| 8 | 8 | "Mags' Dark Side" | Chuck Rubin | Alan Silberberg | November 8, 1997 |
| 9 | 9 | "Cody for Prez" | Claude Maher | Eric Weinthal | November 15, 1997 |
| 10 | 10 | "Tutor's Pet" | Claude Maher | Leonard Dick | November 22, 1997 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Christmas Concert" | Claude Maher | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | December 20, 1997 |
| 12 | 12 | "Mags' Birthday" | Chuck Rubin | Leonard Dick | January 17, 1998 |
| 13 | 13 | "Cyrano De Edison" | Claude Maher | Judy Spencer | January 24, 1998 |
| 14 | 14 | "Goop" | Gary Plaxton | Alan Silberber | January 31, 1998 |
| 15 | 15 | "Victor in Love" | Claude Maher | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | February 7, 1998 |
| 16 | 16 | "Valentine's Day" | Claude Maher | Alan Silberberg | February 14, 1998 |
| 17 | 17 | "Date-a-Rama" | Claude Maher | Judy Spencer | February 21, 1998 |
| 18 | 18 | "Mags' Secret Admirer" | Claude Maher | Leonard Dick | February 28, 1998 |
| 19 | 19 | "Mags' Rags" | Don Barnhart | Elana Devine & Lianne Sawatsky | March 14, 1998 |
| 20 | 20 | "Career Day" | Claude Maher | Shane Simmons | March 21, 1998 |
| 21 | 21 | "Secret Weapon" | Don Barnhart | Michel Plaxton | April 4, 1998 |
| 22 | 22 | "Flash" | Claude Maher | Judy Spencer | April 18, 1998 |
| 23 | 23 | "Cody Presley" | Don Barnhart | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | April 25, 1998 |
| 24 | 24 | "Bad Girl Emily" | Chris Malazdrewicz | Leonard Dick | May 2, 1998 |
| 25 | 25 | "Grounded" | Don Barnhart | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | May 9, 1998 |
| 26 | 26 | "Tanya" | Don Barnhart | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | May 16, 1998 |
Season 2 (1998–1999)[edit]
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "The Trial" | Don Barnhart | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | September 26, 1998 |
| 28 | 2 | "A New Beginning" | Don Barnhart | John Boni | October 3, 1998 |
| 29 | 3 | "The Waitress" | Don Barnhart | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | October 10, 1998 |
| 30 | 4 | "Dating Game" | Michel Beriault | John Boni | October 17, 1998 |
| 31 | 5 | "A Perfect Mags" | Chuck Rubin | Judy Spencer | October 24, 1998 |
| 32 | 6 | "The Road Trip" | Chuck Rubin | Leonard Dick | October 31, 1998 |
| 33 | 7 | "Cody Moves In" | Gary Plaxton | Alan Silberberg | November 7, 1998 |
| 34 | 8 | "The Boys of Edison" | Gary Plaxton | Shane Simmons | November 14, 1998 |
| 35 | 9 | "Permission" | Gary Plaxton | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | November 21, 1998 |
| 36 | 10 | "Boss Cody" | Dana Calderwood | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | December 12, 1998 |
| 37 | 11 | "New Year's Eve" | Dana Calderwood | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | December 26, 1998 |
| 38 | 12 | "The Game Show" | Chuck Rubin | Alan Silberberg | January 9, 1999 |
| 39 | 13 | "The Holdup" | Michel Bériault | Judy Spencer | January 16, 1999 |
| 40 | 14 | "The Teacher" | Mark Soulard | Leonard Dick | January 30, 1999 |
| 41 | 15 | "Snowed In" | Regent Bourque | Judy Spencer | February 6, 1999 |
| 42 | 16 | "Babe Magnet" | Gary Plaxton | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | February 13, 1999 |
| 43 | 17 | "Victor Moves In" | Gary Plaxton | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | February 20, 1999 |
| 44 | 18 | "Double Date" | Mark Soulard | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | February 27, 1999 |
| 45 | 19 | "Goodbye Grace" | Michel Bériault | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | March 13, 1999 |
| 46 | 20 | "The Test" | Gary Plaxton | Alan Silberberg | March 20, 1999 |
| 47 | 21 | "Detention" | Michel Bériault | Leonard Dick | April 3, 1999 |
| 48 | 22 | "Cheer Up, Cody" | Michel Bériault | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | April 17, 1999 |
| 49 | 23 | "The T-Shirt" | Michel Bériault | Alan Silberberg | April 24, 1999 |
| 50 | 24 | "Gay Friend" | Dana Calderwood | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | May 1, 1999 |
Season 3 (1999-2000)[edit]
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 1 | "New Friends" | Michel Bériault | Judy Spencer | May 8, 1999 |
| 52 | 2 | "Stand-Up Chris" | Michel Bériault | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | May 15, 1999 |
| 53 | 3 | "The Junior Prom" | Michel Bériault | Alan Silberberg | TBA |
| 54 | 4 | "The Blow-Up" | Michel Bériault | Alan Silberberg | TBA |
| 55 | 5 | "Dead Men Don't Go To Edison" | Michel Bériault | Judy Spencer, Alan Silberberg, Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | TBA |
| 56 | 6 | "Kiss and Tell" | Michel Bériault | Alan Silberberg, Judy Spencer, Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | TBA |
| 57 | 7 | "After High School" | Michel Bériault | Leonard Dick | TBA |
| 58 | 8 | "Romeo Hurts His Knee" | Dana Calderwood | John Boni | TBA |
| 59 | 9 | "Time to Try" | Regent Bourque | Judy Spencer | TBA |
| 60 | 10 | "Victor Gets Drunk" | Dana Calderwood | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | TBA |
| 61 | 11 | "Chris' Death" | Dana Calderwood | John Boni | TBA |
| 62 | 12 | "Romeo's Old Friend" | Michel Bériault | Barry Julien | TBA |
| 63 | 13 | "The Break-Up" | Michel Bériault | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | TBA |
| 64 | 14 | "The Reunion" | Dana Calderwood | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | TBA |
| 65 | 15 | "The Triangle" | Michel Bériault | John Boni | February 19, 2000 |
External links[edit]
- YTV (TV channel)
- 1997 Canadian television series debuts
- 2000 Canadian television series endings
- 1990s Canadian high school television series
- 2000s Canadian high school television series
- 1990s Canadian teen sitcoms
- 2000s Canadian teen sitcoms
- Television series produced in Montreal
- Global Television Network shows
- YTV shows
- Television series by Corus Entertainment
- Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
