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Season guide

My So-Called Life: Season 1

19 episodes Premiered Aug 25, 1994
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Season 1 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (16): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S1·E1 Mytharc

Pilot

Aug 25, 1994

Angela Chase begins new friendships at school.

S1·E3 Core

Guns and Gossip

Sep 8, 1994

A rumor makes the rounds that Angela slept with Jordan.

S1·E4 Core

Father Figures

Sep 15, 1994

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

S1·E5 Core

The Zit

Sep 22, 1994

A list rating the sophomore girls makes the rounds.

S1·E6 Core

The Substitute

Sep 29, 1994

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

S1·E7 Core

Why Jordan Can't Read

Oct 6, 1994

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

S1·E8 Core

Strangers in the House

Oct 20, 1994

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 Ange

S1·E9 Core

Halloween

Oct 27, 1994

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.

S1·E10 Core

Other People's Mothers

Nov 3, 1994

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

S1·E11 Core

Life of Brian

Nov 10, 1994

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

S1·E12 Core

Self-Esteem

Nov 17, 1994

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

S1·E13 Core

Pressure

Dec 1, 1994

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.

S1·E14 Core

On the Wagon

Dec 8, 1994

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

S1·E15 Core

So-Called Angels

Dec 22, 1994

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 gir

S1·E16 Core

Resolutions

Jan 5, 1995

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.

S1·E17 Core

Betrayal

Jan 12, 1995

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

S1·E18 Mytharc

Weekend

Jan 19, 1995

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.

S1·E19 Mytharc

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

Jan 26, 1995

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 h

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