About a Girl | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Adam Tobin |
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Opening theme | "Blue Kitchen" by Combine the Victorious |
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Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Producer | Cynthia Chapman |
Cinematography | Philip Linzey |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 22–24 minutes |
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Release | October 5, 2007 – February 29, 2008 |
About a Girl is a Canadian comedy television series that premiered on October 5, 2007 on Global in Canada and on Noggin's teen block, The N in the United States. It was the first scripted comedy on The N. [1] After 13 episodes within a single season, no more new episodes were produced and it was never released on home media.
About a Girl centers around Amy Ryan, a college student who moves into a house off-campus when her dorm room turns out to be unacceptable. However, her new roommates are four guys. Things are not always smooth as she tries to either adjust to or change their habits and wrestles with her unrequited attraction to one of them.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | "About a Pilot" | Neal Israel | Adam Tobin | October 5, 2007 | 101 |
Amy Ryan is starting her sophomore year of college and moves in with Jason, McRitchie, Benny, and Dude. | |||||
2 | "About the Rules" | Mina Shum | Mike Langworthy | October 12, 2007 | 102 |
Tired of the house being a constant mess, Amy starts to enforce new rules around the house, but the guys don't like them. | |||||
3 | "About a Job" | James Genn | Maisha Closson | October 19, 2007 | 103 |
Amy gets a job on campus but her employer is giving her some unwanted attention. | |||||
4 | "About a Flood" | Brian K. Roberts | Adam Tobin | October 26, 2007 | 104 |
The Alpha sorority house floods and Stacy stays at the guy's house. | |||||
5 | "About a Break-Up" | Mina Shum | Laurie Parres | November 2, 2007 | 105 |
Amy's boyfriend breaks up with her and she's having a hard time dealing with it. | |||||
6 | "About a Visit" | Mark Sawers | Maisha Closson | November 9, 2007 | 106 |
Amy's mother visits her but doesn't know that she is living with four guys. | |||||
7 | "About a Dream" | Brain K. Roberts | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | November 16, 2007 | 107 |
Amy has a romantic dream about Jason and Benny has a romantic dream about Amy. | |||||
8 | "About a Prank" | Neal Israel | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | January 19, 2008 | 108 |
Amy and the guys prank each other. | |||||
9 | "About an F-Word" | Brain K. Roberts | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | January 26, 2008 | 109 |
Amy drops out of her major after she fails a test. | |||||
10 | "About an All-Niter" | Pat Williams | Laurie Parres | February 9, 2008 | 110 |
Amy teaches the guys how to properly study by taking them to the library, but the guys find other things to "study" while there. | |||||
11 | "About a Boot" | Pat Williams | Maisha Closson & Laurie Parres | February 16, 2008 | 111 |
Amy gets pulled over for speeding and her car gets booted when the officer informs her of 171 unpaid parking tickets. | |||||
12 | "About a Tent" | Brain K. Roberts | Adam Tobin | February 22, 2008 | 112 |
Amy, Erin, and the guys go camping. McRitchie and Benny come across a nudist gathering. | |||||
13 | "About a Homecoming" | Brain K. Roberts | Story by : Tim O'Donnell Teleplay by : Mike Langworthy and Tim O'Donnell | February 29, 2008 | 113 |
Stan "The Man" comes home for a band gig. Erin tells Amy the real reason why Stan returned. Stan tells Jason that he should prioritize Amy because Stan won't be on tour forever. Then Jason asks Amy to go out on a date. |
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