My So-Called Life — Season 1
A 15-year-old girl and her trials and tribulations of being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents and school.
01 Pilot
Aug 25, 199448m★ 7.5
Angela Chase begins new friendships at school.
02 Dancing in the Dark
Sep 1, 199448m★ 6.5
Jordan sells Angela a fake ID.
03 Guns and Gossip
Sep 8, 199448m★ 7.0
A rumor makes the rounds that Angela slept with Jordan.
04 Father Figures
Sep 15, 199448m★ 6.7
The printing shop owned by Patty's father is audited.
05 The Zit
Sep 22, 199448m★ 5.8
A list rating the sophomore girls makes the rounds.
06 The Substitute
Sep 29, 199448m★ 6.5
Liberty High deals with the issue of censorship when a substitute English teacher encourages students to write liberal poetry for the school paper.
07 Why Jordan Can't Read
Oct 6, 199448m★ 7.0
Angela makes a real connection with Jordan when she discovers that he has difficulty reading.
08 Strangers in the House
Oct 20, 199448m★ 7.0
Sharon's dad has a heart attack that causes Graham to question his own mortality and puts stress on his marriage while the event mends the broken friendship between Sharon and Angela.
09 Halloween
Oct 27, 199448m★ 4.7
Angela finds herself in 1963 during a mystical Halloween experience; Graham and Patty create some magic of their own with the help of medieval Halloween costumes.
10 Other People's Mothers
Nov 3, 199448m★ 7.0
Patty gains strides in her relationship with Angela when she helps Rayanne during an overdose.
11 Life of Brian
Nov 10, 199448m★ 6.0
Brian's life is a constant struggle over what he wants to express and the ramblings that escape from his mouth; everyone feels like the outsider at the ""World Happiness Dance"" at school; Patty pressures Graham into taking a continuing education cooking class.
12 Self-Esteem
Nov 17, 199448m★ 5.5
Self-esteem is the lesson of the day for Angela's warped relationship with Jordan, Brian's unreciprocated devotion to Angela, Rickie's flair for the dramatic, and Graham's cooking expertise.
13 Pressure
Dec 1, 199448m★ 4.7
Angela must make the decision whether or not to sleep with Jordan, while Graham is being pressured into going into the restaurant business with Hallie Lowenthal.
14 On the Wagon
Dec 8, 199448m★ 6.0
Rayanne has been sober for 33 days. To start getting her life back together again and to spend more time with Angela, she joins Jordan's band. But after a case of stage fright and a glimpse at what being sober really means, she goes back to the bottle.
15 So-Called Angels
Dec 22, 199448m★ 5.0
The Chase's Christmas is more complicated than usual when Angela's anxious search for Rickie leads her into the world of runaway kids where she encounters a mysterious homeless girl.
16 Resolutions
Jan 5, 199548m★ 3.0
It's New Year's Eve and while everyone else is busy making or breaking his or her resolutions, Rickie faces an increasingly difficult situation.
17 Betrayal
Jan 12, 199548m★ 5.5
Angela realizes she is over Jordan and is in to someone else. But Brian Cracow catches Rayanne and Jordan on tape having sex.
18 Weekend
Jan 19, 199548m★ 6.0
On a romantic weekend getaway to ""reconnect"" with Graham, Patty reveals another side of her personality; Angela copes with a visit from Rayanne, who has good reason not to leave.
19 In Dreams Begin Responsibilities
Jan 26, 199548m★ 5.5
Jordan asks Brian for help on winning back Angela's affections; Sharon and Rayanne reach a turning point in their relationship; and Rickie learns that the new girl has a crush on him.