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System Crash

TV·1999–2001·4 seasons, 45 episodes·YTV·30m

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System Crash was a television show on YTV about a group of students in a media club telling the events of their fictional school, Lambton High, in the past week. The show was of the sketch comedy genre, with many short segments. Each episode usually had a theme, i.e. parents. Many of the recurring sketches had familiar titles such as Fly on the Wall, Sports Update, Burnbaum Helps, and Lambton Home Shopping.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes1999AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Back To SchoolFebruary 4, 1999First day of school at Lambton Junior High, where the members of the media club lampoon student life through their own closed circuit TV sho
  2. S01E02Politics And PowerFebruary 11, 1999Kyle campaigns against Brian Maloney for a spot on Lambton's Student Council.
  3. S01E03System Crash S01E03Health And FitnessFebruary 18, 1999""Health Week"" has the gang exploring how to eat properly and stay in shape.
  4. S01E04SupernaturalFebruary 25, 1999Ghouls and goblins roam the halls of Lambton when the gang suspects their school is haunted.
  5. S01E05Love And RomanceMarch 4, 1999The Valentine's Day Dance brings out feelings of love in the students of Lambton.
  6. S01E06Luck And SuperstitionMarch 11, 1999St. Patrick's Day makes some students at Lambton Junior High feel just a little bit lucky.
  7. S01E07System Crash S01E07SportsMarch 18, 1999Tiffany Mendelson's Bat Mitzvah has the gang thinking about leaving their childhood behind.
  8. S01E08System Crash S01E08CyberworldMarch 25, 1999The Valentine's Day Dance brings out feelings of love in the students of Lambton.
  9. S01E09Growing UpApril 1, 1999The gang explores feelings of jealousy and rivalry.
  10. S01E10System Crash S01E10Rivalries And CompetitionApril 8, 1999The gang explores feelings of jealousy and rivalry.
  11. S01E11Jobs And ResponsibilitiesApril 15, 1999The Young Achiever's Fair causes the gang to take a closer look at jobs & responsibility.
  12. S01E12CelebrityApril 22, 1999Star mania hits Lambton as the school play brings out the best – and the worst – in the students.
  13. S01E13ParentsApril 29, 1999Parent/Teacher Interview week has the gang exploring their relationship with their parents.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season026Episodes1999AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01System Crash S02E01Crime And PunishmentNovember 4, 1999Burnbaum's mother takes over the school as Vice Principal and turns Lambton Junior High into a prison! The punishment theme is explored furt
  2. S02E02System Crash S02E02Self-ImprovementNovember 11, 1999The whole school is freaking out when it's Yearbook picture day, and everyone scrambles to look half decent for posterity. Beau tries to sel
  3. S02E03PopularityNovember 18, 1999School uniforms are introduced so everyone looks the same. Zoe launches a protest against it and craziness ensues. Tek is ""dissed"" by the
  4. S02E04School SafetyNovember 25, 1999Ridiculous new harsh safety rules are enforced in the school where even teeth are removed as dangerous weapons! Burnbaum stars in a bloody s
  5. S02E05Relatively SpeakingDecember 2, 1999
  6. S02E06System Crash S02E06Love, Exciting And NewDecember 9, 1999Another school dance, and everyone's love problems get revealed. The gang don't have dates and decide to go as a group of losers! A new prod

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0313Episodes2000AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01System Crash S03E01Summer Loving, Had Us A CrashSeptember 12, 2000From the beach, the gang recap what weird stuff happened during their summer vacations, and introduce a new media club member, Chuck.
  2. S03E02Chromosome WarsSeptember 19, 2000Zoe tries to get girls to take science courses, the boys are forced to relieve themselves in an outhouse, and the battle of the sexes breaks
  3. S03E03Broken (Slightly Cracked) FamiliesSeptember 26, 2000A field trip to the museum goes insanely wrong with parent chaperones.
  4. S03E04Raging HormonesOctober 3, 2000Puberty Class starts in school, and Zoe and Burnbaum fall in love.
  5. S03E05Bully For YouOctober 10, 2000A mysterious bully haunts the school as the gang explores the topic of bullying.
  6. S03E06Slack-tose IntolerantOctober 17, 2000The gang get their term report cards, and explore the topic of laziness.
  7. S03E07Boo! The Halloween ShowOctober 24, 2000At night, during the Halloween dance, the gang wait vigil for Corky, the ghost of a former angry Lambton girl.
  8. S03E08Sleazy Does ItOctober 31, 2000The gang explore sleaze at corruption as a Mexican Fast Food Joint opens in the school cafeteria.
  9. S03E09Double Clique-ingNovember 10, 2000Bridget leaves the media club for greener pastures, as the gang explores the topic of fitting in and cliques.
  10. S03E10All's Well That Trends WellNovember 17, 2000The gang is outfitted with clothing from a slimy sports company, and learn about marketing and trends.
  11. S03E11The Loser Is...November 24, 2000The gang explores the topic of competition as their show is nominated for a big TV award.
  12. S03E12All Stressed Out (And No Place To Go)December 1, 2000The gang explore the topic of stress as the all freak out before the big test.
  13. S03E13Season's Greed-ingsDecember 8, 2000The gang explores greed in this Christmas episode after Zoe gives them some lame presents during a gift exchange.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0413Episodes2001AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01Good Deeds Done CheapSeptember 16, 2001Zoë and the rest of the club have a show down with another gang to do the same good deed of cleaning the beach.
  2. S04E02Them's Good EatsSeptember 23, 2001The gang protests for the return of their fries and gravy after a corrupt health food company takes over the school's menu.
  3. S04E03With Friends Like These...September 30, 2001The gang welcomes a visiting Junior High media club from Peru, and go through some rocky times with their new pals.
  4. S04E04Survival Of The Kid-estOctober 7, 2001Lambton students are sent on a school camping trip in the woods and end up voting someone ""off the island"".
  5. S04E05Memories: The YearbookOctober 14, 2001Lambton media club makes a video yearbook with disastrous results and goes back in time to meet its first grads.
  6. S04E06Internet Killed TV StarOctober 21, 2001The Lambton media club is shocked when their rival club creates an internet webcast. How will they compete with that?
  7. S04E07System Crash S04E07Sweet Smell Of ObsessedOctober 28, 2001The gang faces a number of obsessions with food, collectibles, cleanliness and tries to remedy the situations.
  8. S04E08System Crash S04E08Chariots Of ChoirNovember 4, 2001Lambton's choir competes against the evil private school from Forsaken Manor and chaos ensues.
  9. S04E09Culture VulturesNovember 11, 2001The media club is censored by the school board and the gang fights back with hilarious results.
  10. S04E10Love Is In The…Where?November 18, 2001Everybody acts differently after a rumour spreads about Samantha and Beau having a fling.
  11. S04E11System Crash S04E11A Very Special After School SpecialNovember 25, 2001The gang takes a look at what kids do after a day of classes.
  12. S04E12My Not-So-Secret IdentityDecember 2, 2001Beau decides to change his squeaky clean image by becoming a bitter punk rocker.
  13. S04E13System CashDecember 9, 2001Samantha has spent the remaining budget of the media club on expensive furniture, and the gang must scramble to do some fund raising.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

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