About a Girl (TV series)

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About a Girl
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Genre Comedy
Created byAdam Tobin
Starring
Opening theme"Blue Kitchen" by Combine the Victorious
Composers
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
  • Tim O'Donnell
  • Shawn Williamson
  • Stephen Heyges
ProducerCynthia Chapman
CinematographyPhilip Linzey
Editors
  • Luis Lam
  • Roger Mattiussi
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companies
  • Brightlight Pictures
  • Student Body II Productions
Original release
Network
ReleaseOctober 5, 2007 (2007-10-05) 
February 29, 2008 (2008-02-29)

About a Girl is a Canadian comedy series which premiered on October 5, 2007 on Noggin's teen block, The N, in the U.S. and Global in Canada. 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.

Contents

Plot

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.

Characters

The roommates

Other characters

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"About a Pilot" Neal Israel Adam TobinOctober 5, 2007 (2007-10-05)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 LangworthyOctober 12, 2007 (2007-10-12)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 ClossonOctober 19, 2007 (2007-10-19)103
Amy gets a job on campus but her employer is giving her some unwanted attention.
4"About a Flood" Brian K. Roberts Adam TobinOctober 26, 2007 (2007-10-26)104
The Alpha sorority house floods and Stacy stays at the guy's house.
5"About a Break-Up"Mina ShumLaurie ParresNovember 2, 2007 (2007-11-02)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 ClossonNovember 9, 2007 (2007-11-09)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 (2007-11-16)107
Amy has a romantic dream about Jason and Benny has a romantic dream about Amy.
8"About a Prank"Neal IsraelAmy Engelberg & Wendy EngelbergJanuary 19, 2008 (2008-01-19)108
Amy and the guys prank each other.
9"About an F-Word"Brain K. RobertsAmy Engelberg & Wendy EngelbergJanuary 26, 2008 (2008-01-26)109
Amy drops out of her major after she fails a test.
10"About an All-Niter" Pat Williams Laurie ParresFebruary 9, 2008 (2008-02-09)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 WilliamsMaisha Closson & Laurie ParresFebruary 16, 2008 (2008-02-16)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. RobertsAdam TobinFebruary 22, 2008 (2008-02-22)112
Amy, Erin, and the guys go camping. McRitchie and Benny come across a nudist gathering.
13"About a Homecoming"Brain K. RobertsStory by: Tim O'Donnell
Teleplay by: Mike Langworthy and Tim O'Donnell
February 29, 2008 (2008-02-29)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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References

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