My So-Called Life — Season 1
You know how it feels.
About this season
A 15-year-old girl and her trials and tribulations of being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents and school.
Episodes (19)
1. Pilot
7.5Aired 25 August 1994 • 48 min
Angela Chase begins new friendships at school.
2. Dancing in the Dark
6.5Aired 1 September 1994 • 48 min
Jordan sells Angela a fake ID.
3. Guns and Gossip
7.0Aired 8 September 1994 • 48 min
A rumor makes the rounds that Angela slept with Jordan.
4. Father Figures
6.7Aired 15 September 1994 • 48 min
The printing shop owned by Patty's father is audited.
5. The Zit
7.0Aired 22 September 1994 • 48 min
A list rating the sophomore girls makes the rounds.
6. The Substitute
6.5Aired 29 September 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.
7. Why Jordan Can't Read
7.0Aired 6 October 1994 • 48 min
Angela makes a real connection with Jordan when she discovers that he has difficulty reading.
8. Strangers in the House
7.0Aired 20 October 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.
9. Halloween
6.5Aired 27 October 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.
10. Other People's Mothers
7.0Aired 3 November 1994 • 48 min
Patty gains strides in her relationship with Angela when she helps Rayanne during an overdose.
11. Life of Brian
6.0Aired 10 November 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.
12. Self-Esteem
5.5Aired 17 November 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.
13. Pressure
6.0Aired 1 December 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.
14. On the Wagon
6.0Aired 8 December 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.
15. So-Called Angels
5.0Aired 22 December 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.
16. Resolutions
3.0Aired 5 January 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.
17. Betrayal
5.5Aired 12 January 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.
18. Weekend
6.0Aired 19 January 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.
19. In Dreams Begin Responsibilities
5.5Aired 26 January 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.