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Ready or Not is a Canadian teen drama series which aired on the Showtime Movie Channel and later on the Disney Channel and Global Television Network for 5 seasons and 65 episodes between 1993 and 1997 in both Canada and the United States.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Thirty-Two Double AApril 3, 1993—When Amanda becomes the first girl in her class to start wearing a bra, the reaction of her friends is not what she had anticipated.
- S01E02Smoke Screen—When Frankie tries out for the school basketball team and fails to get selected, he rebels by starting to smoke in an effort to give himself
- S01E03Busy's Curse—When Busy gets her first period very unexpectantly, she must rely on her father to help her out. Later on, she talks with her mom about this
- S01E04Model Perfect—Amanda goes on a diet because she wants to be a model.
- S01E05The Big Gulp—When Busy and Amanda get caught spying on Chrissy's slumber party, they inadvertantly get invited into Chrissy's house. But when a group of
- S01E06Members Only—Amanda tries to win an essay contest, in which Busy is already spending the prize money. Chrissy decides to start a club and Amanda is the o
- S01E07The Worst Thing That Happened And The Best Thing That Didn't—Busy's mom announces she is having a baby. Busy objects to the good news, fearing that she will no longer have a bedroom all to herself, as
- S01E08He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not—Busy develops a crush on her karate instructor, and Amanda declares her love for a rock star. Both girls must come to terms with reality whe
- S01E09Double Talk—Amanda is crushed when she spies Chrissy and Justin making out.
- S01E10Black or White or Maybe Grey—When Manny decides to take a trip, the Ramone Butcher Shop is short on staff. Busy suggests her friend Troy but upon discovering his race, S
- S01E11Origins of Man—Monkey Ears begins to experience puberty.
- S01E12Wild Life—When Amanda and Busy both try out for a garage band called Neon Vomit, and Amanda is hurt when only Busy gets in.
- S01E13Tricky Kisses—Amanda decides to throw a party where she plans on having her first kiss with her crush, Justin. Busy becomes worried when she sees her pare
Season02
- S02E01Beyond the Birds and the Bees—While babysitting Amanda and Busy spy a sex book and their curiousity gets the best of them when they decide to look at it. So as not to get
- S02E02First Date—Troy Edwards has a crush on Busy, and sends her a poem to express how he feels about her. Soon, Troy plucks up the courage to ask Busy out.W
- S02E03Family Therapy—Busy's family seek advice.
- S02E04Poor Little Rich Girl—Amanda's father losses his job. Amanda decides that if she doesn't want to get teased at school by Chrissy anymore she needs to get the ""c
- S02E05A Little White Lie—Busy & Amanda win concert tickets.
- S02E06White Girls Can't Jump—Busy plays basketball with the ""guys.""
- S02E07Break Up—Amanda and her mom move out.
- S02E08Amanda's Romance—Amanda meets Danny Masters.
- S02E09Dear Troy—When Busy's boyfriend Troy tries to be more than just her good friend, Busy realizes that she wants to break up with him. Amanda tries to de
- S02E10The New Deal—Amanda is very upset when her mother starts dating again and attempts to ruin her love life. After her mother catches on to her, Amanda is f
- S02E11Monkey See, Monkey Do—When Busy meets a great older guy named Peter who enjoys her music and wants to play with her, Busy is ecstatic. However, she's unsure of wh
- S02E12Flunky—Amanda struggles with popularity when she must tutor Krissy the most popular girl in school but soon learns that being popular doesn't reall
- S02E13Am I Perverted Or What?—Amanda worries that her natural curiousity really means she's perverted, after she deliberately spies on Busy's brother Dominick in the show
Season03
- S03E01My Buddy Buddy—Busy and Amanda arrive at summer camp only to learn that they are in separate cabins. While Amanda tries to figure out how to transfer to Bu
- S03E02The Last Hurrah—After being frightened at camp, Amanda wets her bed and in order to live down the embarrassment must get in on a trip to the boys camp for r
- S03E03Tongue Tied—Amanda and Busy spend the weekend at Amanda's father's place, where a French man and his two cute sons are visiting as well.
- S03E04Under One Roof—All Busy wants to do is play at her band's first big gig, a talent showcase that happens to fall on her Ramone family reunion. But Busy happ
- S03E05Crossing The Line—Amanda, Busy and her brother Frankie spend the day at Stickleback's Sports Park. Busy's plan is to hang out with the cute guy at the gocart
- S03E06Three's A Crowd—Still crushing on Frankie, Amanda attempts to get closer to him. Busy, suspicious of Amanda's interest in Frankie, spies on the two of them
- S03E07Crater Face—When Amanda's boyfriend, Danny returns from New York, she finds he doesn't look the way she remembered. He's now got a face full of acne whi
- S03E08Thin Ice—Amanda and Busy learn that Kurt Browning is in town to film a commerical and are stoked to learn that they could audition to be in it with h
- S03E09Swear To God—Amanda questions her religious beliefs as a Jew and decides to explore her heritage and even with the hatred that comes with it.
- S03E10Just Friends—Busy has a big crush on her friend Jamie who only has eyes for Amanda. Busy attempts to discourage Jamie from liking Amanda and keep him to
- S03E11Sweet Thirteen—It's Amanda's 13th birthday and all Amanda wants to do is complete her list of accomplishments by the time she turns thirteen. These include
- S03E12Sister, Sister—Amanda spends the weekend with her mom, Mel and Mel's 14 year old daughter Leslie, whom she dislikes very much because she believes she's tr
- S03E13Nothing In Common—After Amanda and Busy get into a fight over Amanda's poetry and her desire to be published by Busy's uncle Pasquale, they stop being friends
Season04
- S04E01First Day of Junior High—Amanda and Busy begin the ninth grade at a new school and meet up with some old friends and make some new ones.
- S04E02The Grass is Greener—Convinced the other has an easier family life, Amanda and Busy switch families for the weekend.
- S04E03Where Do I Belong?—Busy's brother Manny gets engaged. Amanda gets a part in The Wizard of Oz---as the tornado. Manny and Sheila move into the basement where Bu
- S04E04Glamour Girl—After her play is a bomb, Amanda tries to reboost her ego by starting a modelling career, but after one nasty comment, she's plunged into a
- S04E05I Do, I Don't—Busy's brother, Manny's wedding is approaching and Busy must struggle to find a date when she learns Amanda is bringing one. Amanda asked ou
- S04E06The Girlfriend—Busy gets jealous when Sag's former girlfriend, Colleen keeps hanging around. Amanda convinces Busy that she's jealous of Colleen because sh
- S04E07Prince Charming—Amanda faces the prospect of moving out of her home and into the home of her mom's boyfriend. Distraught, Amanda seeks the advice of her art
- S04E08Family Album—Amanda immaturely implies that she has a much better time with her dad than with her mom. Whilst spending the weekend with her father, Amand
- S04E09First Serious Party—Amanda, now living with her mom at Stephen's place, is ecstatic when they go away for the weekend. Amanda throws a party that gets out of ha
- S04E10Heroes—Busy reluctantly befriends the new boy in school, who's in a wheelchair, but soon learns Aidan has a tough life and she really connects with
- S04E11Warts And All—Amanda is anxious to befriend a clique of girls and drags Busy along to a dinner club meeting, where Busy accidently reveals a secret about
- S04E12Girls Night In—Busy and Amanda, anxious to spend a night alone watching a movie, end up stuck at home in a blackout with Sheila, who reveals she's pregnant
- S04E13What's Yours is Mine—Amanda, anxious to get into a prestigious art camp, enters one of Stephen's son, Gregory's set models, as her own and doesn't know what to d
Season05
- S05E01Coming Home—When Dom flunks out of college, it's up to Busy to help him come home and tell their parents the truth.
- S05E02Your Fifteen Minutes Are Up—When Busy rescues a fellow student from drowning, and gets her fifteen minutes of fame, she's appalled when she learns the girl staged the w
- S05E03Cross My Heart—When Amanda promises to spend a whole day babysitting Stephen's young daughter, Phoebe, she really would rather be at her drama group, and g
- S05E04Your Own Money—Busy, determined to make enough money to buy Stephen's keyboard, competes with Sag for a job at a record store.
- S05E05Let Me Make My Own Mistakes—When Amanda's grades start to fail, her mom decides that her drama group must go and Amanda attempts to sneak around and still be in the pla
- S05E06When A Kiss Is Just A Kiss—Busy decides between Ernie and Jonah
- S05E07Get A Life—Amanda and Busy both have important decisions to make when they learn that they can choose to apply to several high schools, which could mea
- S05E08Saint Carla—When Carla is killed in a car accident, Amanda and Busy try to come to terms with their own grief, including whether Amanda should continue
- S05E09Graduation—Amanda and Busy prepare for graduation from 9th grade and into pending adulthood. Meanwhile, Amanda tries to reconnect with her father.
- S05E10Second Generation—Busy gets involved in her own Romeo and Juliet situation when she meets a young man who runs a rival hot dog cart and learns their fathers h
- S05E11All or Nothing—Amanda gets caught up with a new friend who's into protesting but when she takes it too far, Amanda realizes she's losing Milan.
- S05E12Great Is...Great—Milan and Amanda break up.
- S05E13Hello, Goodbye—Amanda reveals to Busy that she's moving out West before school starts. Busy is extremely shocked at the thought of this, as she realises th
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