As Told by Ginger
Series, 2000, The 2000s, Set in Sheltered Shrubs
As Told by Ginger is #12 of 21 in release order and #12 of 21 in chronological order in the Nickelodeon Classics.
The story
As Told by Ginger focuses on middle schooler Ginger Foutley who, with her friends, tries to become more than a social geek.
As Told by Ginger recap
Ginger Foutley is a thoughtful seventh grader in the town of Sheltered Shrubs who writes in her journal and keeps trying to fit in. Her best friends are the excitable Dodie and the anxious Macie, and the popular rich girl Courtney Gripling takes an interest in her, to the annoyance of Courtney's mean sidekick Miranda. Ginger lives with her divorced mother Lois, a nurse, and her little brother Carl, who runs schemes with his friend Hoodsey. Unlike most cartoons, the characters change clothes, age and move forward: the friends reach eighth grade in season 2, then high school in season 3. Ginger's long friendship with Darren, who loses his headgear and becomes popular, turns into a romance and a break-up, and Lois begins dating Dr. Dave. The show runs three seasons, from 2000 to 2006, though Nickelodeon aired only part of the last season, leaving the rest to Nicktoons and DVD.
As Told by Ginger ending explained
The series finale, the TV movie "The Wedding Frame", has someone sabotaging Lois and Dr. Dave's wedding while Ginger questions her relationships with Darren and with Orion. It ends years later at a bookstore reading, where an adult Ginger, now an author, presents her book, As Told by Ginger. Her friends and family are there, Darren holds a red-haired baby, Ginger wears a wedding ring, and she thanks the audience.
Ratings
IMDb 6.9/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Rocket Power, before The Fairly OddParents.
- Chronological order: after Rocket Power, before The Fairly OddParents.
Cast
- Melissa Disney as Ginger Foutley (voice)
- Aspen Miller as Dodie Bishop (voice)
- Liz Georges as Courtney Gripling (voice)
- Kenn Michael as Darren Patterson (voice)
- Jeannie Elias as Carl Foutley (voice)
- Tress MacNeille as Hoodsey Bishop (voice)
- Laraine Newman as Lois Foutley (voice)
- Cree Summer as Miranda Killgallen (voice)
- Kath Soucie as Blake Gripling (voice)
- Jackie Harris Greenberg as Macie Lightfoot (voice)
- Grey DeLisle as Brandon Higsby / Quiz Bowl Opponent #1 (voice)
- Susan Krebs as Joann Bishop (voice)
Created by Emily Kapnek, Kate Boutilier, Eryk Casemiro.