High School USA!

High School USA!
Genre Adult humor
Satire
Black comedy
Created by Dino Stamatopoulos
Written by Dino Stamatopoulos
Directed by John Pham (art)
Doug Rowell (animation)
Creative director(s) Ben Jones
Voices of Vincent Kartheiser
T.J. Miller
Nathan Barnatt
Mandy Moore
Zosia Mamet
Jake Johnson
Dino Stamatopoulos
Theme music composer Dino Stamatopoulos
Opening theme "High School USA!", performed by Mark Rivers
Composer(s) Mark Rivers
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 12[1] (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Dino Stamatopoulos
Nick Weidenfeld
Hend Baghdady
Dave Jeser & Matt Silverstein (co-executive producers)
Producer(s) Liz Beebe and Eri Hawkins (associates)
Matthew Chadwick (supervising)
Editor(s) James Atkinson
Al LeVine
Running time 11 minutes
Production company(s) Fragical Productions
Friends Night
ADHD Studios
Broadcast
Original channel Fox
FXX (Episode 6)
Original run July 21, 2013 – November 30, 2013
Episode 6:
January 29, 2015
External links
Official website

High School USA! is an American animated series produced by Friends Night and Animation Domination High-Def Studios. The series was created and written by Dino Stamatopoulos (creator of Moral Orel). Nick Weidenfeld, Hend Baghdady and Stamatopoulos executive produce the series. The program holds a TV-MA rating for explicit language (L) and sexual content (S), making it the first show on Fox to be given such a rating since the short-lived 1990s show Action. However, most reruns of this show are rated TV-14 for suggestive dialogue (D), sexual content (S), offensive language (L), and/or graphic violence (V).

Plot

The show is about the millennial high-school experience, following a clique of sunny, well-meaning students consisting of Marsh Merriwether, Amber Lamber, Cassandra Barren, Brad Slovee, and Lamort Blackstein.

The drawing style of this cartoon is very similar to that of the Archie comics.

Cast

Main cast

Additional voices

Episodes

No. Title Original air date Production
code		 U.S. viewers
(million)
1"Bullies"July 21, 2013HSU-1012.4[2]

Marsh learns a lesson when Brad is accused of bullying. Cassandra gets ready for the “It Gets Better After High School” dance.

Note: Originally was rerated TV-MA. Later runs reverted to its original TV-14 rating.
2"Sexting"July 27, 2013HSU-1021.5[3]

When a personal picture of a classmate goes viral, Marsh must rally the other students to make the situation less embarrassing.

Note: This has been only aired twice due to its sexual nature.
3"Adderall"August 3, 2013[1]HSU-1031.1[4]

The pressure of the upcoming S.A.T. exams pushes the gang to resort to popping pills. Blackstein needs another extracurricular activity for his college applications, so he joins the school's gay club and tries to hide the fact that he is straight.

Note: One airing of this episode has the word shit in it, uncensored for a TV MA LS rating. Later reruns have the word bleeped to rebroadcast for a TV 14.
4"Heroes"August 10, 2013[1]HSU-1041.2[5]
Marsh is starstruck when he meets his hero Garrett Philanders (Anders Holm), the pioneer of the Candy Diet.
5"Adoption"August 17, 2013[1]HSU-105
When Cassandra finds out that she is adopted, the gang arranges for her to meet her biological parents in China.
6"Best Friends Forever"January 29, 2015 (on FXX)HSU-106

Amber learns that her parents star in adult films.

Note: Because of the highly sexual content and concerns over FCC interference, Fox shelved the episode before its scheduled airdate.[6] It was for a brief time available only to paid subscribers of the Hulu Plus service. It has since been removed completely from the Hulu rotation. The episode finally aired on expanded basic cable network FXX on January 29, 2015.
7"Janitor Day"November 2, 2013[1]HSU-107
High School USA! is about to lose all of its funding unless the gang can find a way to get test scores up. Due to the lack of funding, Mr. Structor holds Janitor Day when High School USA! is unable to afford the budget to pay for janitors.
8"Choices"November 9, 2013[1]HSU-108
Amber finds out that she's pregnant. With the help of the gang, she'll have to decide whether to keep the baby or have an abortion. Meanwhile, Blackstein adopts a vicious dog and Mr. Structor falls for a substitute teacher.
9"The Early 90s"November 16, 2013[1]HSU-109
Mr. Structor challenges the gang to spend a day as if they were back in the 1990s without modern technology and as a result hilarity ensues. Things get worse when they are pursued by a mysterious stalker.
10"Gun Control"November 23, 2013[1]HSU-110
Cassandra and Amber run for student council presidents against Blackstein and the Weirdo from Home Room. Marsh questions the school's new self-protection policy.
11"Rumsprinabreakers"November 30, 2013[1]HSU-111
Marsh is worried for Brad's safety when Brad has a Spring Break fling with an Amish Girl who is planning to go through a sex change.
12"Sweet 16"November 30, 2013[1]HSU-112
Marsh realizes he has a hard time dealing with death once Cassandra's dad passes away close to her Sweet 16 party. While Officer Dumphy investigates Seymour's death, Brad takes an interest in death.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "Shows A-Z - high school usa on fox". Futon Critic. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ Bibel, Sara (July 23, 2013). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; 'Crossing Lines' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ Seidman, Robert (July 28, 2013). "FOX's Animation Domination High Def Premieres Strong In Late-Night". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  4. ↑ Bibel, Sara (August 8, 2013). "FOX's 'Animation Domination High-Def' Week 2 Steady in Adults 18-49 Ratings, Up in Teens". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  5. ↑ Bibel, Sara (August 15, 2013). "FOX's 'Animation Domination High Def' Ratings Rise 23 Percent Among Adults 18-49 in Week 3". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  6. ↑ Evans, Bradford (August 26, 2013). "The FCC Banned The Latest Episode of Fox's 'High School USA!'". Splitsider. Retrieved September 3, 2013.

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