My So-Called Life
My So-Called Life: Season 1

Air Date

August 25, 1994

Episodes

19 episodes

My So-Called Life

Season 1

Overview

A 15-year-old girl and her trials and tribulations of being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents and school.

Episodes

Pilot

1. Pilot

7.5
August 25, 1994
48 min

Angela Chase begins new friendships at school.

Dancing in the Dark

2. Dancing in the Dark

6.5
September 1, 1994
48 min

Jordan sells Angela a fake ID.

Guns and Gossip

3. Guns and Gossip

7.0
September 8, 1994
48 min

A rumor makes the rounds that Angela slept with Jordan.

Father Figures

4. Father Figures

6.5
September 15, 1994
48 min

The printing shop owned by Patty's father is audited.

The Zit

5. The Zit

7.0
September 22, 1994
48 min

A list rating the sophomore girls makes the rounds.

The Substitute

6. The Substitute

6.5
September 29, 1994
48 min

Liberty High deals with the issue of censorship when a substitute English teacher encourages students to write liberal poetry for the school paper.

Why Jordan Can't Read

7. Why Jordan Can't Read

7.0
October 6, 1994
48 min

Angela makes a real connection with Jordan when she discovers that he has difficulty reading.

Strangers in the House

8. Strangers in the House

7.0
October 20, 1994
48 min

Sharon's dad has a heart attack that causes Graham to question his own mortality and puts stress on his marriage while the event mends the broken friendship between Sharon and Angela.

Halloween

9. Halloween

6.5
October 27, 1994
48 min

Angela finds herself in 1963 during a mystical Halloween experience; Graham and Patty create some magic of their own with the help of medieval Halloween costumes.

Other People's Mothers

10. Other People's Mothers

7.0
November 3, 1994
48 min

Patty gains strides in her relationship with Angela when she helps Rayanne during an overdose.

Life of Brian

11. Life of Brian

6.0
November 10, 1994
48 min

Brian's life is a constant struggle over what he wants to express and the ramblings that escape from his mouth; everyone feels like the outsider at the ""World Happiness Dance"" at school; Patty pressures Graham into taking a continuing education cooking class.

Self-Esteem

12. Self-Esteem

5.5
November 17, 1994
48 min

Self-esteem is the lesson of the day for Angela's warped relationship with Jordan, Brian's unreciprocated devotion to Angela, Rickie's flair for the dramatic, and Graham's cooking expertise.

Pressure

13. Pressure

6.0
December 1, 1994
48 min

Angela must make the decision whether or not to sleep with Jordan, while Graham is being pressured into going into the restaurant business with Hallie Lowenthal.

On the Wagon

14. On the Wagon

6.0
December 8, 1994
48 min

Rayanne has been sober for 33 days. To start getting her life back together again and to spend more time with Angela, she joins Jordan's band. But after a case of stage fright and a glimpse at what being sober really means, she goes back to the bottle.

So-Called Angels

15. So-Called Angels

5.0
December 22, 1994
48 min

The Chase's Christmas is more complicated than usual when Angela's anxious search for Rickie leads her into the world of runaway kids where she encounters a mysterious homeless girl.

Resolutions

16. Resolutions

3.0
January 5, 1995
48 min

It's New Year's Eve and while everyone else is busy making or breaking his or her resolutions, Rickie faces an increasingly difficult situation.

Betrayal

17. Betrayal

5.5
January 12, 1995
48 min

Angela realizes she is over Jordan and is in to someone else. But Brian Cracow catches Rayanne and Jordan on tape having sex.

Weekend

18. Weekend

6.0
January 19, 1995
48 min

On a romantic weekend getaway to ""reconnect"" with Graham, Patty reveals another side of her personality; Angela copes with a visit from Rayanne, who has good reason not to leave.

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

19. In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

5.5
January 26, 1995
48 min

Jordan asks Brian for help on winning back Angela's affections; Sharon and Rayanne reach a turning point in their relationship; and Rickie learns that the new girl has a crush on him.