High School USA!

*High School USA!*
High School USA!
Created by	Dino Stamatopoulos
Written by	Dino Stamatopoulos
Directed by	John Pham (art); Doug Rowell (animation)
Creative director	Ben Jones
Voices of	Vincent Kartheiser; T.J. Miller; Nathan Barnatt; Mandy Moore; Zosia Mamet; Jake Johnson; Dino Stamatopoulos
Theme music composer	Dino Stamatopoulos
Opening theme	"High School USA!", performed by Mark Rivers
Composer	Mark Rivers
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Dino Stamatopoulos; Nick Weidenfeld; Hend Baghdady
Editors	James Atkinson; Al LeVine
Running time	11 minutes
Production companies	Fragical Productions; Friends Night; ADHD Studios
Original release
Network	Fox ; FXX (Ep. 6)
Release	July 21, 2013 –; January 29, 2015

High School USA! is an American adult animated television series produced by Friends Night and Animation Domination High-Def Studios. The series was created and written by Dino Stamatopoulos. Nick Weidenfeld, Hend Baghdady and Stamatopoulos executive produced the series.

Plot

The show is about the millennial high-school experience, following a clique of sunny, well-meaning students consisting of Marsh Merriwether, Amber Lamber, Cassandra Barren, Brad Slovee, and Lamort Blackstein.

The art style and basic character setup are a parody of Archie Comics.

Cast

Character	Voice actor	Production Notes
Marsh Merriweather	Vincent Kartheiser
Amber Lamber	Zosia Mamet
Cassandra Barren	Mandy Moore
Lamort Blackstein	Nathan Barnatt
Brad Slovee	T.J. Miller
Mr. Structor	Jake Johnson
Mr. Merriweather	Dino Stamatopoulos
Officer Dumphy	Jay Johnston

Cyber Bully	Ike Barinholtz	Episode 1 "Bullies"
Miriam	Jillian Bell	Episode 11 "Rumspringbreakers"
Miss Temple	Alison Brie	Episode 8 "Choices"
Ms. Slovee Startch Girl	Rachel Butera	Episode 4 "Heroes"
Student	Charley Damski Maya Erskine Jackson Rheingold Mark Rivers Valerie Summey	Episode 2 "Sexting" & Episode 8 "Choices" Episode 2 "Sexting" Episode 4 "Heroes" Episode 1 "Bullies" & Episode 8 "Choices" as Doctor Episode 2 "Sexting"
Nico Ninja	Ray Ford	Episode 3 "Adderall"
Mrs. Blackstein Tamar	Jackie Hoffman	Episode 3 "Adderall" & Episode 11 "Rumspringbreakers"
Garrett Philanders	Anders Holm	Episode 4 "Heroes"
Dolores Barrens	Sally Kellerman	Episode 5 "Adoption", Episode 11 "Rumspringbreakers" & Episode 12 "Sweet 16"
Rachel Lewis	Natasha Leggero	Episode 5 "Adoption"
Superintendent Andrea Knussler	Chelsea Peretti	Episode 7 "Janitor Day"
Unknown Voice	Nick Reczynski
Wally Lamber	Milo Silverstein (Son of show producer/writer Matt Silverstein)	Episode 3 "Adderall" and Episode 6 "Best Friends Forever"
Otto	Abe Vigoda	Episode 12 "Sweet Sixteen"
Mr. Blackstein Lucius	Michael K. Williams	Episode 3 "Adderall" & Episode 11 "Rumspringbreakers"
Seymour Barren	Ray Wise	Episode 5 "Adoption", Episode 11 "Rumspringbreakers" & Episode 12 "Sweet 16"
Mrs. Lamber	Moon Zappa	Episode 3 "Adderall", Episode 6 "Best Friends Forever", Episode 8 "Choices" & Episode 11 "Rumspringbreakers"

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Bullies"	July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21)	HSU-101	2.4^[1]
Marsh learns a lesson when Brad is accused of bullying. Cassandra gets ready for the “It Gets Better After High School” dance. Note: Originally was rerated TV-MA. Later runs reverted to its original TV-14 rating.
2	"Sexting"	July 27, 2013 (2013-07-27)	HSU-102	1.5^[2]
When a personal picture of a classmate goes viral, Marsh must rally the other students to make the situation less embarrassing. Note: This has been only aired twice due to its sexual nature.
3	"Adderall"	August 3, 2013 (2013-08-03)	HSU-103	1.1^[3]
The pressure of the upcoming S.A.T. exams pushes the gang to resort to popping pills. Blackstein needs another extracurricular activity for his college applications, so he joins the school's gay club and tries to hide the fact that he is straight. Note: One airing of this episode has the word "shit" in it, uncensored for a TV-MA-LS rating. Later reruns have the word bleeped to rebroadcast for a TV-14.
4	"Heroes"	August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10)	HSU-104	1.2^[4]
Marsh is starstruck when he meets his hero Garrett Philanders (Anders Holm), the pioneer of the Candy Diet.
5	"Adoption"	August 17, 2013 (2013-08-17)	HSU-105	N/A
When Cassandra finds out that she is adopted, the gang arranges for her to meet her biological parents in China.
6	"Best Friends Forever"	January 29, 2015 (2015-01-29) (on FXX)	HSU-106	N/A
Amber learns that her parents star in adult films. Note: Because of the highly sexual content and concerns over FCC interference, Fox shelved the episode before its scheduled airdate.^[5] It was for a brief time available only to paid subscribers of the Hulu Plus service. It has since been removed completely from the Hulu rotation. The episode finally aired on expanded basic cable network FXX on January 29, 2015.
7	"Janitor Day"	November 2, 2013 (2013-11-02)	HSU-107	N/A
High School USA! is about to lose all of its funding unless the gang can find a way to get test scores up. Due to the lack of funding, Mr. Structor holds Janitor Day when High School USA! is unable to afford the budget to pay for janitors.
8	"Choices"	November 9, 2013 (2013-11-09)	HSU-108	N/A
Amber finds out that she's pregnant. With the help of the gang, she'll have to decide whether to keep the baby or have an abortion. Meanwhile, Blackstein adopts a vicious dog and Mr. Structor falls for a substitute teacher.
9	"The Early 90s"	November 16, 2013 (2013-11-16)	HSU-109	N/A
Mr. Structor challenges the gang to spend a day as if they were back in the 1990s without modern technology and as a result hilarity ensues. Things get worse when they are pursued by a mysterious stalker.
10	"Gun Control"	November 23, 2013 (2013-11-23)	HSU-110	N/A
Cassandra and Amber run for student council presidents against Blackstein and the Weirdo from Home Room. Marsh questions the school's new self-protection policy.
11	"Rumspringbreakers"	November 30, 2013 (2013-11-30)	HSU-111	N/A
Marsh is worried for Brad's safety when Brad has a Spring Break fling with an Amish girl who is planning to go through a sex change.
12	"Sweet 16"	November 30, 2013 (2013-11-30)	HSU-112	N/A
Marsh realizes he has a hard time dealing with death once Cassandra's dad passes away close to her Sweet 16 party. While Officer Dumphy investigates Seymour's death, Brad takes an interest in death.

References

^ Bibel, Sara (July 23, 2013). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; 'Crossing Lines' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
^ Seidman, Robert (July 28, 2013). "FOX's Animation Domination High Def Premieres Strong In Late-Night". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
^ Bibel, Sara (August 8, 2013). "FOX's 'Animation Domination High-Def' Week 2 Steady in Adults 18-49 Ratings, Up in Teens". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
^ Bibel, Sara (August 15, 2013). "FOX's 'Animation Domination High Def' Ratings Rise 23 Percent Among Adults 18-49 in Week 3". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 21, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
^ Evans, Bradford (August 26, 2013). "The FCC Banned The Latest Episode of Fox's 'High School USA!'". Splitsider. Archived from the original on 2013-09-01. Retrieved September 3, 2013.

External links

High School USA! at IMDb

[1] Bibel, Sara (July 23, 2013). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; 'Crossing Lines' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.

[2] Seidman, Robert (July 28, 2013). "FOX's Animation Domination High Def Premieres Strong In Late-Night". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.

[3] Bibel, Sara (August 8, 2013). "FOX's 'Animation Domination High-Def' Week 2 Steady in Adults 18-49 Ratings, Up in Teens". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

[4] Bibel, Sara (August 15, 2013). "FOX's 'Animation Domination High Def' Ratings Rise 23 Percent Among Adults 18-49 in Week 3". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 21, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

[5] Evans, Bradford (August 26, 2013). "The FCC Banned The Latest Episode of Fox's 'High School USA!'". Splitsider. Archived from the original on 2013-09-01. Retrieved September 3, 2013.

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