high school,teen comedy

The Hard Times of RJ Berger (2010)

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The Hard Times of RJ Berger was an American television comedy series created by David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith for MTV. The show's central character is RJ Berger an unpopular sophomore at the fictional Pinkerton High School in Ohio who has an exceptionally large penis. Berger's two best friends are Miles Jenner, whose ambitions for popularity cause him to clash with Berger, and goth girl Lily Miran, who has been lusting after Berger for several years. Berger's love interest is Jenny Swanson, a cheerleader who is involved with Max Owens, a popular jock and bully. The show is presented as a coming of age story and has been described by Katzenberg and Grahame-Smith as a blend of the television series The Wonder Years and the film Superbad. The pilot episode premiered on June 6, 2010, and the first season of 12 episodes concluded August 23, 2010. MTV renewed The Hard Times of RJ Berger for a second season, which premiered on March 24, 2011, and concluded on May 30, 2011, but canceled the show that August.

Cast & Crew

Director
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    R.J. Berger Paul Iacono
  • Profile picture of Jareb Dauplaise
    Miles Jenner Jareb Dauplaise
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    Lily Miran Kara Taitz
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    Jenny Swanson Amber Lancaster
  • Profile picture of Jayson Blair
    Max Owens Jayson Blair
  • Profile picture of Beth Littleford
    Suzanne Berger Beth Littleford
  • Profile picture of Larry Poindexter
    Rick Berger Larry Poindexter
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    Robin Pretnar Ciena Rae
Poster for Season 2

Season 2

2011

12 episodes

Season 2 of The Hard Times of RJ Berger premiered on March 24, 2011

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Keywords

  • high school
  • teen comedy