As Told By Ginger

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As Told By Ginger is a popular Nicktoon based on 7th-grade Ginger Foutley as she deals with being an unpopular-misfit teenager in middle-school. Along with her 3 friends Dodie, Macie and Darren, Courtney Gripling (the popular 'princess' girl) has taken a shine to Ginger lately. Miranda Courtney's sidekick/best friend, isn't okay with it and hates Ginger. In the first season, Ginger is in the 7th Grade, Season 2, Ginger is in the 8th-grade, and Season 3, Ginger is off to high-school!

First Telecast: October 25, 2000

Last Telecast: Not Aavailable

Episodes: 60 Color episodes {3 TV Movies}

Production: Nickelodeon. Animation

NICK Broadcast Schedule:''Nov 00 - Wednesdays - 8:00pm''Jan 01 - Sundays - 7:30pm''Nov 02 - Sundays - 7:00pm''??? 03 - Sundays - 6:30pm''Jan 04 - Sundays - 6:00pm''Nickelodeon-US''Saturday- 1:30pm e/p''Sunday- 6:00pm e/p''New Episodes Air Sunday's at 6:00pm e/p

Episode 1 - 10 Melissa Disney (Voice of Ginger Foutley) Rest of Season 1 : Cree Summer (Voice of Miranda) Season 2 : Macy Gray (General Singer) NOTE : Nickelodeon USA have replaced every theme intro of As Told By Ginger with Cree Summer's voice. International versions shown on Nickelodeon UK & Nickelodeon AUS have it as it was originally (as seen above in the dots)

Intro's Words Someone once told me the grass is much greener''On the other side... Well I payed a visit, but it's possible I missed it.''It seemed different, yet exactly the same.''Yeah (yeah yeah yeah)'''Till further notice('till further notice)''I'm in-between (I'm in-between)''From where I'm standing (From where I'm standing)''My grass is green.''Someone once told me the grass is much greener...''On the oth-er side...

FAQ

What Grade is Ginger in? In Season 1 she is in the 7th Grade, in Season 2 she begins 8th grade, and now in Season 3 Ginger will start 9th Grade in High School.

Why is Ginger only airing like one time a week? Yes, Ginger used to air a lot of times a week, maybe Nick thought it wasn't being well received and decided to move the time further away so fans would start wondering. When will Ginger be in more places? I'm not sure yet, hopefully soon to find out.

I read on Don's ATBG site that each season has 20 episodes worth, why is there missing some episodes in the 3 ATBG Seasons? Nick has decided to air the 3 part episodes as actual 'TV Movies' or 'Specials'. Example: 'Far From Home'-the TV Movie (as listed)- would actually count as 3-part episodes to add to Season 2 or 3. and Same with 'Camp Caprice' and 'The Wedding Frame'.

I'm sick of waiting, when will new episodes air like they used to!? This is Nick's choice, obviously Nick decides after 1-2 seasons to air episodes far apart in order to save some. 'Then why are the Season 1-2 episodes aired close together?' - Probably because Nick wanted to be able to air at least 20-30 episodes without worrying if kids get sick of watching the same episodes over and over. But this is Nick's choice and I'm not going to speak for them.

What city does As Told By Ginger Take place in?''The series takes place in the city of Sheltered Shrubs (this is a fictional city)

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Ginger Ginger is a nervous, yet nice, 12 year old pre-teen. She is sister to Carl who she lives with, and also lives with her Mom. Her Dad wasn't that reliable and obviously left Ginger and her family. Ginger wants popularity and would mostly do ANYTHING for it!

Dodie Dodie is best friend to Ginger. Dodie is a gossip girl and drama queen. Dodie trys to be popular as well, but, it seems Ginger is getting more success then her, tough luck Dodie!

Macie Macie is friends with Dodie and Ginger. Macie may not be the most popular girl in the school, (well actually, she's quite a geek!) but, she is quite a laugh and a good friend to Ginger & Dodie.

Courtney Courtney is the most popular girl at her school. Courtney is obviously rich and thinks up in herself. Though, lately she's took a shine to Ginger. Ginger is Courtney's latest popular experiment.

Miranda Miranda is a nasty pre-teen who just wants popularity and best friendship to carry on with Courtney. Miranda hates Ginger because of Ginger and Courtneys latest friendship. But, who will be the winner?

Carl Carl is brother to Ginger and drives her up the wall, including there Mom! Carl just loves anything thats disgusting and dirty, he is best friend to Hoodsey.

Hoodsey Hoodsey is best friend to Carl and brother to Dodie. You wouldn't think they were brother and sister unless you saw they had the same parents and surname. Anyway... Hoodsey likes being naughty just as much as Carl, but, sometimes his Mom gets in the way.

Lois Lois is a caring Mom to Ginger and Carl. She always has a good joke and is like any other normal Mom.moreless
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  • This show is just pointless and is very boring

    1.5
    "Abysmal"
    By That_TV_Dude, Jan 02, 2012 Report Abuse
    As Told By Ginger will be in my mind, probably one of the first of many of Nickelodeon's bad shows. The show is about a 7th grader named Ginger Foutley who has to deal with typical teen problems and tries to be cool. Let's get to the chase, this show is just boring, and the premise alone proves it. Ginger is easily the worse and most boring character I have ever seen. All of her problems are so uninteresting and have absolutely no appeal at all. Ginger is also rather a pain sometimes, but she is mostly boring and uninteresting. Ginger's friends Dodie and Marci look horrible. Dodie's cheeks are always ed and puffy, and Marci the less said about her, the better. The artwork is just terrible, I already stated how bad Marci and Dodie looked, but almost everyone on this show has bad character designs. The animation was sub par and was tolerable, but it was a little choppy here and there. The stories, as I said, are just terrible, the teen problems are not interesting in the least bit and you will most likely not care for Ginger's problems. Even when I was a teen and I had my problems, I could not relate at all to this show. The only good thing in this show was the side plots with Carl and Hoodsey, they provided good plots that were funny and entertaining. Unlike the plots with Ginger and her friends who are all so boring and uninteresting it just kills this show. If I could go back in time and stop this show from ever airing, I would and I would have saved Nickelodeon and it would have stayed a good network. If you are forced to watch this show though, just watch the Carl and Hoodsey plots, those were entertaining, the rest of this show isn't. I never want to see this show again as long as I live and I never want to talk about it ever again.moreless

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  • I Felt Like I Knew All Of The Characters!

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    By DerekWarren1, Dec 25, 2011 Report Abuse
    I must say that this was one of my personal favorite Nicktoons growing up! As other people have said, this show taught morals and life lessons in a real way. The show documented the life of Ginger Foutley, a student at Lucky Junior High. She writes about all of her life experiences in her journal. She describes the emotions she experienced and the lessons she learned afterward. This is one of the reasons this show doesn't please everybody. Compared to the many things we see on Nickelodeon today, the development of the characters made me empathize with everyone on the show, even Dodie and Miranda! I realize she was a bad friend to Ginger in many of the episodes throughout the series. However, I understand how it feels to be pressured into the norm of high school life. For many kids, it seems that you will only matter to the rest of the crowd if you are an athlete or a cheerleader. Therefore, you give into the social rules of high school and join a sports team or the cheer leading squad and assume people will automatically appreciate you more. It helped me understand the reasons behind the actions of the characters, and I'm not saying that excuses their behavior. Dodie and Miranda seem to inherit those traits from their parents, who are a key influence on their kids (Especially Dodie in the episode "About Face".) I think the morals this show teaches is the reason why it was so popular.moreless

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  • Easily one of the most overrated of the classic Nicktoons, As Told By Ginger is so boring, it'll probably make you fall asleep watching it.

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    By Third-Kind, Nov 24, 2011 Report Abuse
    I'll be frank, I watched ATBG when I was younger, and now I can barely remember anything about it. Which is just as well, because the show is so mind-numbingly boring that I wonder today how I even managed to watch its episodes all the way through.
    The show focuses on Ginger Foutley, a 7th grader who has to deal with the average problems of a middle schoolgirl while still trying to be cool in the process. If the plot alone didn't send alarm bells ringing (since I simply cannot stand slice of life shows), then I'll tell you it sounds like a future Nicktoons disaster - All Grown Up. Yes, it's another bad show about preteen life.
    Ginger is easily one of the most boring and unlikable characters in Nicktoons history. Her problems are uninteresting and unrelatable to the audience. However, sometimes she can be a right pain, but she's just usually boring. You don't feel like rooting for her throughout the show; she's just that bland.Ginger's friends have terrible character designs. Dodie's cheeks are stangely puffy, and Marci... dear lord, Marci... the less said about her, the better.
    The stories in each episode are boring. Every episode features Ginger with a problem, and you can't relate to them. Because of this, you won't care about Ginger's problems. However, there were some incredibly touching stories, such as the episode where Mrs. Gordon dies.
    The artwork is awful. I've already stated that Dodie and Marci look terrible, but every single character in the show has ugly character designs. Meanwhile, the animation is only sub-par, and there's some choppiness in places.
    The only truly good thing about the show were Carl and Hoodsey, since they brought comedy relief and decent plots to a dull show. Maybe if the show had focused more on them, it could have been better?
    If for some reason, you have to watch ATBG, just watch the parts with Carl and Hoodsey, and try somehow to not watch the rest of the show. As Told By Ginger is one of the most overatted Nicktoons of all time, and it didn't really deserve all the success it had gotten, in my opinion,moreless

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  • Great!

    8.5
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    By futuramarama, Oct 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    I used to love this show so much, some of the characters or episodes may have creeped me out, but overall it was a decent show. Ginger isn't the most interesting character, but there were many good storylines and I liked most of them. The only thing saving it from a higher score is I remember not liking some episodes, and as I said, some episodes/characters creeped me out a bit. But overall this is a great show I think the whole family could enjoy. It's funny, has heart, stuff like that. Overall grade for this show as a whole is a Bmoreless

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  • As Told by Courtney, maybe?

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    By MadameCat, Oct 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    I don't know what to say about Ginger. The first few seasons were pretty good, but focus on Courtney and Carl, Hoodsey and Blake would have been better. Some episodes were emotionally touching in the first, second and third seasons, special mention goes to the one where Mrs. Gordon dies and the one with the poem. Ginger does get annoying sometimes, and her mother is twice as irritating, but I liked the show anyway, for Courtney, Hoodsey, Blake, and Carl. If the show was called As Told By Courtney, then I would have watched it much more when I was smaller.

    ...plus, Ginger's a good writer.moreless

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