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The Hard Times of RJ Berger (2010)

The Hard Times of RJ Berger poster
Genre
sitcom, LGBT-related television series, teen sitcom
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 24 episodes
Rated
12
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 47 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An unpopular high school sophomore has a secret physical attribute that gets him attention and complicates his social life. He navigates friendships, crushes on a cheerleader, and clashes with a jock bully. The show mixes awkward teen humor with a nostalgic coming-of-age story.

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What happens

The Hard Times of RJ Berger is an American television comedy created by David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith for MTV. The show's central character is RJ Berger (Paul Iacono), an unpopular sophomore at the fictional Pinkerton High School in Ohio who is macrophallically-endowed. Berger's two best friends are Miles Jenner (Jareb Dauplaise), whose ambitions for popularity cause him to clash with Berger, and goth girl Lily Miran (Kara Taitz), who has been lusting after Berger for several years. Berger's love interest is Jenny Swanson (Amber Lancaster), a cheerleader who is involved with Max Owens (Jayson Blair), a popular jock and bully. The show is presented as a coming-of-age story and has been described by Katzenberg and Grahame-Smith as a blend of the television series The Wonder Years and the film Superbad. The pilot episode premiered on June 6, 2010, and the first season of 12 episodes concluded August 23, 2010. MTV renewed The Hard Times of RJ Berger for a second season, which premiered on March 24, 2011 and concluded on May 30, 2011, but canceled the show that August. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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