Summary
The series, set in Elkford, British Columbia, recounts the travails of Sharon Spitz (a play on words, "sharing spit" being a euphemism for kissing), who is a junior high school student with braces that get in the way of leading a normal teenage life. [3] Her braces are somehow electrically charged at all times, giving her strange abilities such as remotely operating machinery, tapping into wireless communication channels, and even discharging electricity directly into what's in front of her, though much of these abilities are often outside her control. In the first season, she is enrolled at Mary Pickford Junior High but later on, the show progresses her into attending Elkford High School.
Reception
Sarah Wenk from Common Sense Media rated the series three out of five stars, stating "ultimately it's rather lightweight and, well, cartoony. There's nothing wrong with that, but it could use a bit more substance and less silliness." [4] Nancy Wellons from Orlando Sentinel stated "What could be a wonderful premise about the struggle of adolescents to confirm and yet remain individuals instead turns into a half-hour full of inane jokes, cliched characters and bad dialogue." [5] Evan Levine from Newspaper Enterprise Assn. wrote, "The brace subplot sometimes adds an uneasy note — is it fantasy? — and can be vaguely confusing. But the show holds the possibility of being a clever takeoff of the preteen years, whether you have braces or not." [6] Jeanne Spreier from Knight Ridder wrote, "Braceface takes a refreshingly light look at junior high challenges — boys, braces, friends, popularity, parents, school — without giving in to nastiness, violence, ill-will or dejection." [7]
In 2004, the episode "Ms. Spitz Goes To Warsch & Stone" won an award at the Environmental Media Awards. [8] [9]
In the United States, the series originally aired on Fox Family Channel for the first season starting on June 2, 2001, with reruns on its successor ABC Family until May 26, 2003. Disney Channel later aired reruns and premiered new episodes from May 2, 2004 until September 1, 2005, but some episodes were edited for content and time. Four episodes ("The Worst Date Ever. Period", "Miami Vices", "Whose Life Is It, Anyway?" and "Grey Matters") were skipped from Disney Channel airings due to their content. Half of season 2 (episodes 16 through 26) and the entirety of season 3 never aired in the United States until years later when services stream. The opening theme song was also notably shortened during the show's USA airings on FOX/ABC Family and Disney Channel. [10] In Canada, it ran on Teletoon from June 30, 2001 [11] [12] to September 1, 2004. [1]
Internationally, the series aired on Fox Kids [13] and Fox8 in Australia, and Channel 5 and Pop Girl in the UK. It also aired on Nickelodeon in Germany and South Africa. In India, the series aired on Star One. [14] It aired in Ireland on RTÉ Two from September 3, 2001 to 2005. [15] In Japan, Braceface was aired on STAR Plus Japan. In the Netherlands, the show aired on Fox Kids/Jetix. In Romania and Hungary, it aired on Minimax.
In Canada, DVD releases of the series were released by KaBOOM! Entertainment, and in the United States, DVDs were released by Funimation Entertainment.
In the UK, Maverick Entertainment released a DVD, titled "Brace Yourself" in 2006, which contains the first four episodes. Fremantle Home Entertainment later released two more DVDs.
Currently, the series is now streaming on both networks, FilmRise Kids and Tubi. The series is also available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Google Play, [16] and episodes 1-13 on YouTube (thru Nelvana's Keep It Weird Channel). [17] Nickelodeon Canada aired reruns of the series on weeknights at 4:00 AM from February 28, 2022, to August 26, 2024. YTV also aired reruns for some months in 2024.
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