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As Told by Ginger

TV·2000–2006·3 seasons, 44 episodes·Nickelodeon·Family, Animation, Comedy·24m·6.9·Created by Emily Kapnek, Kate Boutilier, Eryk Casemiro

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As Told by Ginger focuses on middle schooler Ginger Foutley who, with her friends, tries to become more than a social geek.

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  1. 01As Told by Ginger S01E01Ginger the JuveyS01E01 · 10.0When Ginger is invited to Courtney Gripling's party, she's under pressure to find the perfect gift, but will she resort to stealing?
  2. 02As Told by Ginger S01E02Carl and MaudeS01E02 · 10.0When Ginger and her friends go to the senior's home to do community service, Carl tags along and meets Maude, a granny who loves playing pranks and is every bit as disgusting as he is. Is true love blooming for Ginger's younger brother? And how will Courtney handle Carl's new flame when they both come over for dinner at the Foutley house?
  3. 03As Told by Ginger S01E03Stealing FirstS01E03 · 10.0Why is Ginger so nervous about going on the ski trip with her school? Perhaps it's because she can't ski, or maybe it's because Carl and Hoodsey snuck along to cause mischief of their own, or maybe it's because Courtney is trying to get her to kiss that French foreign exchange student on the ski lift... Hmmm, doesn't seem like there's anything to worry about at all!

Castfull cast & details

Melissa DisneyMelissa DisneyGinger Foutley (voice)Aspen MillerAspen MillerDodie Bishop (voice)
Liz Georges
Liz GeorgesCourtney Gripling (voice)Kenn MichaelKenn MichaelDarren Patterson (voice)Jeannie EliasJeannie EliasCarl Foutley (voice)Tress MacNeilleTress MacNeilleHoodsey Bishop (voice)Laraine NewmanLaraine NewmanLois Foutley (voice)Cree SummerCree SummerMiranda Killgallen (voice)

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2000–01Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S01E01As Told by Ginger S01E01Season's bestGinger the JuveyOctober 25, 2000 10.0When Ginger is invited to Courtney Gripling's party, she's under pressure to find the perfect gift, but will she resort to stealing?
  2. S01E02As Told by Ginger S01E02Carl and MaudeNovember 1, 2000 10.0When Ginger and her friends go to the senior's home to do community service, Carl tags along and meets Maude, a granny who loves playing pra
  3. S01E03As Told by Ginger S01E03Stealing FirstNovember 8, 2000 10.0Why is Ginger so nervous about going on the ski trip with her school? Perhaps it's because she can't ski, or maybe it's because Carl and Hoo
  4. S01E04As Told by Ginger S01E04Sleep on ItNovember 15, 2000 10.0Courtney proves to be the one out of the loop when she looks to Ginger to show her how to play all the party games at the first Gripling sle
  5. S01E05As Told by Ginger S01E05Of Lice & FriendsNovember 22, 2000 10.0Dodie gets the job of making the school announcements and uses it as a forum to reveal gossip about Lucky Junior High. When a lice scare hit
  6. S01E06As Told by Ginger S01E06Dare I, Darren?November 29, 2000 10.0When Miranda suggests that Ginger and Darren are more than just friends, she begins to see him in a different way. Will Ginger and Darren br
  7. S01E07As Told by Ginger S01E07Hello StrangerDecember 6, 2000 10.0Ginger gets a letter from her dad and decides to invite him to the arts fare at her school to hear her new poem. But the question remains...
  8. S01E08As Told by Ginger S01E08Cry WolfJanuary 14, 2001 10.0Dodie accidentally reveals to Miranda one of Ginger's most closely guarded secrets... her mom won't let her shave her legs. Will Miranda end
  9. S01E09As Told by Ginger S01E09The Right StuffJanuary 21, 2001 10.0When Macie and Courtney take a high school French class, the older girls get jealous of the attention the boys are paying to Courtney. So wh
  10. S01E10As Told by Ginger S01E10Kiss and Make UpJanuary 28, 2001 10.0Ginger's mom has a no make up policy... She won't allow her daughter to wear any make up at all until she's a teenager. Will she wait that l
  11. S01E11As Told by Ginger S01E11The 'A' TicketMarch 4, 2001 10.0When Ginger and Ian Richton are paired up in chemistry class, Ginger thinks Ian is enthusiastic about it because he likes her, but Darren fi
  12. S01E12As Told by Ginger S01E12Come Back Little Seal GirlMarch 11, 2001 10.0When Ginger has second thoughts about doing Macie and Dodie's traditional "Seal Girl" skit for the Lucky Junior High talent show, Macie deci
  13. S01E13As Told by Ginger S01E13Blizzard ConditionsApril 22, 2001 10.0A blizzard hits and the gang gets a day off from school. Carl and Hoodsey look after a dog named Muffin, while Ginger, Dodie and Macie try t

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode24Episodes2001–03Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S02E01As Told by Ginger S02E01Season's bestI Spy a WitchOctober 26, 2001 10.0When Ginger is accused of defacing a statue at her school as a Halloween prank, she is dropped as the lead in the school musical. But will t
  2. S02E02As Told by Ginger S02E02Deja Who?November 20, 2001 10.0When Senator Ricci's son Michael decides to look at Lucky Junior High as a public school he might transfer to, Courtney wants to be his peer
  3. S02E03As Told by Ginger S02E03An Even Steven Holiday SpecialDecember 10, 2001 10.0When Ginger realises she's a quarter Jewish, she starts exploring her newly discovered heritage. But when she tells Dodie she won't trim her
  4. S02E04As Told by Ginger S02E04Piece of My HeartDecember 16, 2001 10.0Everyone is going to the Sadie Hawkin's dance... Macie with her "Mystery Man" (actually Hoodsey), Miranda with Ian Richton, and Courtney...
  5. S02E05As Told by Ginger S02E05Never Can Say GoodbyeFebruary 11, 2002 10.0Darren gets his braces removed and suddenly becomes attractive to every girl at school. Will Miranda ruin his friendship with Ginger when sh
  6. S02E06As Told by Ginger S02E06Gym Class ConfidentialFebruary 12, 2002 10.0The girls prepare for a screening of a film about puberty in their gym class that Macie is dreading. Will she be able to sit through it or w
  7. S02E07As Told by Ginger S02E07Fast ReputationFebruary 13, 2002 10.0Ginger is sick of being called a "nice girl" by Courtney's friends, so she decides to sneak into a high school party with Dodie and Macie on
  8. S02E08As Told by Ginger S02E08Nurses StrikeFebruary 14, 2002 10.0Ginger's mom is on strike and needs to bring money in, so she decides to do house cleaning. When Ginger needs $50 to go on a class trip to N
  9. S02E09As Told by Ginger S02E09Trouble in Gal Pal LandFebruary 20, 2002 10.0When Courtney and Miranda get in a fight over which of their volleyball teams Ginger will play for, Miranda decides to replace Courtney with
  10. S02E10As Told by Ginger S02E10Sibling Revile-ryMarch 10, 2002 10.0Ginger wins the student council election on the premise of having "big brothers" and "big sisters" to guide the younger elementary school tr
  11. S02E11As Told by Ginger S02E11Losing Nana BishopMarch 17, 2002 10.0When Dodie's Nana dies, Ginger and Macie help her out, but Ginger realizes that she never knew her own grandma. Will her dad give her any in
  12. S02E12As Told by Ginger S02E12TGIFMarch 24, 2002 10.0Friday the 13th, Carl's favorite holiday, begins with the Foutley car breaking down, Ginger's sweater getting ripped, and her school paper b
  13. S02E13As Told by Ginger S02E13Lunatic LakeMarch 31, 2002 10.0Ginger, Carl and Macie go on vacation to Loon Lake with Dodie and her family, where an escaped "lunatic" from the insane asylum has been rep
  14. S02E14As Told by Ginger S02E14April FoolsApril 1, 2002 10.0Ginger decides to play an April Fools joke on Dodie by forging a love letter to her from Dustin, (a weirdo in her class that eats his sandwi
  15. S02E15As Told by Ginger S02E15Ms. Foutley's BoysApril 7, 2002 10.0Ginger really wants her mom to start dating, but when she starts seeing Buzz the handyman (from the episode TGIF) and his three boys invade
  16. S02E16As Told by Ginger S02E16Love with a Proper Transfer StudentApril 14, 2002 10.0Dodie has a crush on Joaquin Cortez, the new transfer student. But she may have some competition, not only from Mipsy, who likes him too, bu
  17. S02E17As Told by Ginger S02E17Family TherapyApril 21, 2002 10.0Macie thinks her parents are planning a birthday party for her because they are acting elusive, but they actually forget the date. When she
  18. S02E18As Told by Ginger S02E18New Girl in TownApril 28, 2002 10.0A new student, Laticia Bowers, comes to Lucky Junior High. Her quirky behavior and the fact that she's a mortician's daughter makes her an o
  19. S02E19As Told by Ginger S02E19Mommie NearestMay 19, 2002 10.0When Courtney's mother gets hospitalized from a botched plastic surgery, Courtney decides to stay with Ginger and her mom. Will she warm her
  20. S02E20As Told by Ginger S02E20Ginger's SoloJune 30, 2002 10.0When Ginger fings out that the marching band at her school is going to play at Heathered Hills, where Sasha is a student, she joins up as th
  21. S02E21As Told by Ginger S02E21And She Was GoneNovember 24, 2002 9.0When Ginger enters a writing competition and writes a story called "And She Was Gone", it causes Ms. Zorski to think Ginger might be suicida
  22. S02E22As Told by Ginger S02E22Next QuestionJanuary 19, 2003 10.0When Ginger gets a crush on her English teacher and Quiz Team leader Mr. Gardner, what will he say when she asks him out on a date? Meanwhi
  23. S02E23As Told by Ginger S02E23No Hope for CourtneyJune 1, 2003 10.0Ginger and her friends decide to help a Lucky Junior High School girl named Hope to gain popularity by offering her some social and fashion
  24. S02E24As Told by Ginger S02E24Driven To ExtremesJune 29, 2003 10.0Ginger's new substitute teacher is an elderly lady named Ms. Grimley who rules her class with an iron fist. When she assigns Ginger, Courtne

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season037Episodes2003–06Aired—Season avg
  1. S03E01As Told by Ginger S03E01Wicked GameNovember 11, 2003—When Ginger returns from Avalanche Art Academy and ignores everyone around her but Darren, will Macie and Dodie join forces with Mipsy and M
  2. S03E02As Told by Ginger S03E02The Easter HamApril 11, 2004—Ginger is throwing a party for Darren that every kid in the school wants to attend. But when Lois and Joann Bishop get into a fight at th
  3. S03E03As Told by Ginger S03E03About FaceJune 6, 2004—Joann Bishop gets a job teaching home economics at the middle school that leaves Dodie mortified when Joann starts hanging with the "cool
  4. S03E04As Told by Ginger S03E04Fair to CloudyJune 20, 2004—Ginger invites Darren to the BFF yearly tradition of going to the county fair, much to the dismay of Dodie, who in turn invites Courtney t
  5. S03E05As Told by Ginger S03E05Heat LightningJune 27, 2004—When emotions stir in Ginger upon seeing Sasha again when she goes back to Camp Caprice, doubt creeps into Ginger's feelings on her relati
  6. S03E06As Told by Ginger S03E06Ten ChairsNovember 24, 2004—Unbeknownst to Lois, Ginger invites Jonas to Thanksgiving dinner. Tensions mount when Carl seems to favor Dr. Dave over his natural father
  7. S03E07As Told by Ginger S03E07Stuff'll Kill YaNovember 14, 2006—Ginger, worried about her new course load in high school, ends up getting addicted to the "Mocha Locha Frothinator." Carl tries to walk t

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

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