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{{quote| '''Lauren''': Listen, I've got this whole high school thing psyched out. It all breaks down into cliques.<br />
{{quote|'''Lauren''': Listen, I've got this whole high school thing psyched out. It all breaks down into cliques.
'''Patty''': Cliques?<br />
'''Patty''': Cliques?
'''Lauren''': Yeah, you know, cliques; little in-groups of different kids. All we have to do is click with the right clique and we can finally have a social life that's worthy of us.<br />
'''Lauren''': Yeah, you know, cliques; little in-groups of different kids. All we have to do is click with the right clique and we can finally have a social life that's worthy of us.
'''Patty''': No way! Not even with cleavage!<br />
'''Patty''': No way! Not even with cleavage!
'''Lauren''': I told ya. This year we're gonna be popular!<br />
'''Lauren''': I told ya. This year we're gonna be popular!
'''Patty''': Yeah?<br />
'''Patty''': Yeah?
'''Lauren''': Yeah. Even if it kills us!<br />
'''Lauren''': Yeah. Even if it kills us!
''opening credits'' }}
''opening credits'' }}


''Square Pegs'' is a [[High School]] [[Sit Com]] on [[CBS]] from 1982 about a pair of "unpopular" teen girls, Patty and Lauren, struggling to fit in with the "popular" kids at school. Joining them in the struggle are two teen boys, Marshall (who hopes to become the [[Class Clown]]) and Johnny Slash (who happens to be [[The Ace|talented at a lot of things]] but is too much of a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] to appreciate it).
''Square Pegs'' is a [[High School]] [[Sitcom]] on [[CBS]] from 1982 about a pair of "unpopular" teen girls, Patty and Lauren, struggling to fit in with the "popular" kids at school. Joining them in the struggle are two teen boys, Marshall (who hopes to become the [[Class Clown]]) and Johnny Slash (who happens to be [[The Ace|talented at a lot of things]] but is too much of a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] to appreciate it).


Despite its [[Too Good to Last|very short]] [[Screwed By the Network|runtime]], the show retains a cult following to this day. For everyone else, it's most well known for [[Retroactive Recognition|unleashing]] [[Sarah Jessica Parker]] on an unsuspecting populace.
Despite its [[Too Good to Last|very short]] [[Screwed by the Network|runtime]], the show retains a cult following to this day. For everyone else, it's most well known for [[Retroactive Recognition|unleashing]] [[Sarah Jessica Parker]] on an unsuspecting populace.
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=== Provides examples of: ===
* [[Adults Are Useless]]
* [[Adults Are Useless]]
* [[Beauty Is Bad]]: Jennifer, La Donna, Vinnie and Muffy.
* [[Beauty Is Bad]]: Jennifer, La Donna, Vinnie and Muffy.
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* [[The Glasses Gotta Go]]: Patty wears huge geeky glasses, which Lauren keeps telling her she needs to ditch in order to attract cute guys. But Patty is [[Blind Without'Em]], and inevitably she goes back to wearing them.
* [[The Glasses Gotta Go]]: Patty wears huge geeky glasses, which Lauren keeps telling her she needs to ditch in order to attract cute guys. But Patty is [[Blind Without'Em]], and inevitably she goes back to wearing them.
* [[This Loser Is You]]: We're supposed to identify with Patty and Lauren.
* [[This Loser Is You]]: We're supposed to identify with Patty and Lauren.
* ~Hey, It's That Guy!~: Johnny is [[Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan (Film)|Kirk's son]]!
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Johnny is [[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Kirk's son]]!
* [[Hollywood Homely]]
* [[Hollywood Homely]]
* [[In With the In Crowd]]: what Lauren hopes to achieve.
* [[In with the In Crowd]]: what Lauren hopes to achieve.
* [[Not So Different]]: the cool kids are just as screwed up as the four main characters. They're just prettier and louder.
* [[Not So Different]]: the cool kids are just as screwed up as the four main characters. They're just prettier and louder.
* [[Preppy Name]]: Muffy Tepperman
* [[Preppy Name]]: Muffy Tepperman

Latest revision as of 13:26, 14 November 2015

Lauren: Listen, I've got this whole high school thing psyched out. It all breaks down into cliques.
Patty: Cliques?
Lauren: Yeah, you know, cliques; little in-groups of different kids. All we have to do is click with the right clique and we can finally have a social life that's worthy of us.
Patty: No way! Not even with cleavage!
Lauren: I told ya. This year we're gonna be popular!
Patty: Yeah?
Lauren: Yeah. Even if it kills us!
opening credits

Square Pegs is a High School Sitcom on CBS from 1982 about a pair of "unpopular" teen girls, Patty and Lauren, struggling to fit in with the "popular" kids at school. Joining them in the struggle are two teen boys, Marshall (who hopes to become the Class Clown) and Johnny Slash (who happens to be talented at a lot of things but is too much of a Cloudcuckoolander to appreciate it).

Despite its very short runtime, the show retains a cult following to this day. For everyone else, it's most well known for unleashing Sarah Jessica Parker on an unsuspecting populace.

Tropes used in Square Pegs include:
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