TV series
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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As Told by Ginger premiered October 25, 2000. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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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Episode 1
When 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 the ghost of Maude reveal who is truly guilty of the crime?
Directed by Frank MarinoWritten by Eryk CasemiroGuest stars John Kassir, Carol Kane, Sandy Fox, Jerry Houser, Elizabeth Halpern, Hope Levy
Episode 2
When 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 counselor to get close to what she considers "royalty". When she has an allergic reaction to cafeteria mystery meat and is bedridden, she has Ginger pretend to be her. But as Ginger starts becoming Courtney too well and ignoring Macie and Dodie, will she turn into someone else for good? Meanwhile, Hoodsey hits his head and gets amnesia.
Directed by Dean CriswellWritten by Emily Kapnek, Sheila M. Anthony, Sheila M. AnthonyGuest stars Dee Bradley Baker, Sandy Fox, Candi Milo, Kiel Holmes, Jerry Houser, Elizabeth Halpern, Susan Krebs, Grey DeLisle
Episode 3
When Ginger realises she's a quarter Jewish, she starts exploring her newly discovered heritage. But when she tells Dodie she won't trim her tree with her, will Ginger be turning her back on Christmas in favor of her Judaism? Meanwhile, Carl breaks the news to Hoodsey that Santa Claus doesn't exist, so Hoodsey sets out to prove him wrong by asking Santa to bring him his one Christmas wish... a visit from Carl and Ginger's father.
Directed by Carol MillicanWritten by Emily KapnekGuest stars Guy Torry, Ja'net DuBois, Jeffrey Buehl, John Astin, Billy Brown, Arthur Burghardt, Richard Steven Horvitz, Elizabeth Halpern
Episode 4
Everyone is going to the Sadie Hawkin's dance... Macie with her "Mystery Man" (actually Hoodsey), Miranda with Ian Richton, and Courtney... with Darren?!? Will Ginger get to the bottom of this and figure out why Courtney has a sudden interest in her good friend?
Directed by Frank Marino, Joseph ScottWritten by Emily Kapnek, Rain Austin Chandler, Rain Austin Chandler, Sheila M. AnthonyGuest stars John Kassir, Adam Wylie, Sandy Fox, Guy Torry, Lewis Arquette, Kathleen Freeman, Hope Levy
Episode 5
Darren gets his braces removed and suddenly becomes attractive to every girl at school. Will Miranda ruin his friendship with Ginger when she becomes his girlfriend? Meanwhile, Brandon's monkey, Mr. Licorice, is missing and Carl and Hoodsey go looking for him.
Directed by Mark RisleyWritten by Emily KapnekGuest stars Sandy Fox, Ja'net DuBois, Dee Bradley Baker, Larry Drake, Diane Michelle, Grey DeLisle
Episode 6
The 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 will she chicken out? Meanwhile, Hoodsey deals with being too embarassed to shower after his gym class.
Directed by Dean CriswellWritten by Eryk CasemiroGuest stars Mindy Sterling, Victor Wilson, Susan Krebs, Grey DeLisle
Episode 7
Ginger 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 a school night. There she meets Jake, a "cool" high schooler. When Miranda and Courtney find out and begin spreading rumors about Ginger and her new crush, can she put things right, or will the nice girl suddenly have a "bad reputation"? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey set up a food cart.
Directed by Joseph ScottWritten by Sheila M. Anthony, Barbara SchwartzGuest stars Sandy Fox, Guy Torry, Kathleen Freeman, Lukas Haas, Robert Costanzo, Patrick Pinney, Sam Saletta, Patrick Pinney
Episode 8
Ginger'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 New York, will she end up helping out her mom without anyone finding out?
Directed by Michael Daedalus KennyWritten by Sheila M. AnthonyGuest stars Jerry Houser, Elizabeth Halpern
Episode 9
When Courtney and Miranda get in a fight over which of their volleyball teams Ginger will play for, Miranda decides to replace Courtney with Ginger as her best friend. Will Ginger have to pick sides between them? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey help Courtney's mom to win an election at her Country Club.
Directed by Ron NobleWritten by Sheila M. AnthonyGuest stars John Kassir, Kathleen Freeman, Candi Milo
Episode 10
Ginger wins the student council election on the premise of having "big brothers" and "big sisters" to guide the younger elementary school trouble makers. When she assings George Magrority, a military academy kid, to her brother after he blows up the septic system at his school, will he have a positive influence on Carl, or will he go too far?
Directed by Anthony BellWritten by Erin EhrlichGuest stars Kathleen Freeman, Quinton Flynn, Jerry Houser, Grey DeLisle
Episode 11
When 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 insights into what she was like? Meanwhile, Hoodsey comes to terms with his own grief at Nana's funeral, but how will his family react when they find out that he has locked an iron mask around his head?
Directed by Dean CriswellWritten by Eryk CasemiroGuest stars Dan Castellaneta, Susan Krebs, Tom Virtue
Episode 12
Friday the 13th, Carl's favorite holiday, begins with the Foutley car breaking down, Ginger's sweater getting ripped, and her school paper being blown away. Then a rare house-eating mold is discovered in Ginger's house that causes it to be condemned. Will the streak of bad luck continue, and could it get any worse? Maybe if Ginger gets completely fed up with her family...
Directed by Joseph ScottWritten by Sheila M. Anthony, Raphael SimonGuest stars John Kassir, Kathleen Freeman, Candi Milo, Tom Kenny, Brian Cummings, Sam McMurray, Jerry Houser, Susan Krebs
Episode 13
Ginger, Carl and Macie go on vacation to Loon Lake with Dodie and her family, where an escaped "lunatic" from the insane asylum has been reported to be hiding. Will Carl and Hoodsey get to scare Blake, who is camping in the woods there as well, or will they be in for a scare themselves? Meanwhile, Ginger and Macie deal with Dodie's mom Joann, who is a bit "high strung".
Directed by Michael Daedalus KennyWritten by Eryk CasemiroGuest stars Dan Castellaneta, Ping Wu, Charlie Dell, Elizabeth Halpern, Susan Krebs
Episode 14
Ginger 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 sandwiches with chopsticks). Things get messy when Dodie admits to having a secret crush on Dustin, while Dustin reveals he really HAS sent a love letter, but to Macie! Will Ginger find a way to work it out? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey tell Blake they sold his tonsils to a witch doctor, causing him to become sick.
Directed by Anthony BellWritten by Emily Kapnek, Vera Duffy, Vera DuffyGuest stars Jeffrey Buehl, Roberta Farkas, Pamela Adlon, Susan Krebs
Episode 15
Ginger really wants her mom to start dating, but when she starts seeing Buzz the handyman (from the episode TGIF) and his three boys invade the Foutley house, Ginger mifht have second thoughts about it.
Directed by Ron NobleWritten by Emily KapnekGuest stars Diane Michelle, Tom Kenny, Katie Leigh, David Jeremiah
Episode 16
Dodie has a crush on Joaquin Cortez, the new transfer student. But she may have some competition, not only from Mipsy, who likes him too, but also from Ginger. When the girls try out for the school musical "Mambo In The Catskills", and Ginger gets the lead opposite Joaquin, will the two best friends come to terms with the fact that they both have a crush on the same guy? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey try to make aphrodisiacs.
Directed by Dean Criswell, Ron NobleWritten by Emily Kapnek, Sheila M. Anthony, Erin Ehrlich, Erin EhrlichGuest stars Sandy Fox, Mathew Valencia, Elizabeth Halpern, Hope Levy
Episode 17
Macie thinks her parents are planning a birthday party for her because they are acting elusive, but they actually forget the date. When she confronts them about it, they throw her a birthday party suited for a 4 year old, not a 13 year old. Will Macie show her parents how to treat her like a young lady and not a little kid, or will she enjoy this trip back to her childhood? Meanwhile, Mipsy, who has her birthday the same day, throws a giant party, and Carl gets scared of a naked mole rat.
Directed by Joseph ScottWritten by Sheila M. Anthony, Paul Greenberg, Paul GreenbergGuest stars Sandy Fox, Mary Gross, Michael McKean, Hope Levy
Episode 18
A 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 outcast and target of gossip with the rest of the students. When Ginger and her pals accept her as a friend, will they get Courtney and the "dominant social group" to go to a party at her funeral home house? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey go to Brandon's birthday party.
Directed by Michael Daedalus KennyWritten by Sheila M. AnthonyGuest stars Sandy Fox, Guy Torry, Dee Bradley Baker, Cara DeLizia, Dee Bradley Baker, Sally Struthers, Christina Pickles, Jerry Houser
Episode 19
When Courtney's mother gets hospitalized from a botched plastic surgery, Courtney decides to stay with Ginger and her mom. Will she warm her way into Mrs. Foutley's heart over Ginger? Meanwhile, Carl wants to get a chin implant.
Directed by Anthony BellWritten by Sheila M. AnthonyGuest stars Candi Milo, David Jeremiah
Episode 20
When 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 the extra grande triangle player. Will she rekindle her summer love or will he end up disappointing her? Meanwhile, Hoodsey and Carl become psychics to raise money.
Directed by Ron NobleWritten by Emily Kapnek, Erin Ehrlich, Erin EhrlichGuest stars Kathleen Freeman, J. Evan Bonifant, Danny Mann, Grey DeLisle
Episode 21
When Ginger enters a writing competition and writes a story called "And She Was Gone", it causes Ms. Zorski to think Ginger might be suicidal. Can she convince her teacher and the school psycologist that it was just a work of fiction? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey try to make a student, Noelle Sussman, disappear with vanishing cream. When they succeed after they discover she might be the perfect girl for them, can they bring her back?
Directed by Mark RisleyWritten by Emily KapnekGuest stars Kathleen Freeman, Beth Howland, Emily Kapnek, Elizabeth Halpern
Episode 22
When 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? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey plot to kidnap the famous Groundhog Pawtucket Pete in order to sell more of their hand-woven scarves.
Directed by Joseph ScottWritten by Eryk CasemiroGuest stars Dee Bradley Baker, Ping Wu, Eric Loomis, Hope Levy, Grey DeLisle
Episode 23
Ginger and her friends decide to help a Lucky Junior High School girl named Hope to gain popularity by offering her some social and fashion tips. When she takes to the advice so well that she challenges and beats Courtney's reign as the most popular girl in school, will Courtney be able to regain her title? Meanwhile, Carl causes his teacher Mrs. Gordon to retire and get replaced by music teacher Hepcat Hepper. Will he convince her to come back?
Directed by Dean CriswellWritten by Emily Kapnek, Laura McCreary, Laura McCrearyGuest stars Sandy Fox, Kathleen Freeman, Andre Ware, Jane Wiedlin, Jerry Houser
Episode 24
Ginger's new substitute teacher is an elderly lady named Ms. Grimley who rules her class with an iron fist. When she assigns Ginger, Courtney and Miranda an 17,000 word essay on the cotton gin, the students decide to get even. But will their plans for revenge end up back-firing? Meanwhile, Carl and Hoodsey try to teach Mr. Licorice an act for the upcoming pet show... by showing him how to ride a motorcycle.
Directed by Michael Daedalus KennyWritten by Nate Eddinger, Erin Ehrlich, Erin EhrlichGuest stars Dee Bradley Baker, Billy West, Grey DeLisle, Hope Levy
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
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