Undeclared (2001–2002)

College freshman Steve Karp and his fellow dorm-mates embark on one the greatest experiences of their lives...unfortunately for Steve, his lonely and recently divorced father is tagging along for the ride.

Creator:

Judd Apatow

Stars:

Jay Baruchel, Carla Gallo, Charlie Hunnam

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jay Baruchel	...	Steven Karp (17 episodes, 2001-2003)
Carla Gallo	...	Lizzie Exley (17 episodes, 2001-2003)
Charlie Hunnam	...	Lloyd Haythe (17 episodes, 2001-2003)
Monica Keena	...	Rachel Lindquist (17 episodes, 2001-2003)
Seth Rogen	...	Ron Garner (17 episodes, 2001-2003)
Timm Sharp	...	Marshall Nesbitt (17 episodes, 2001-2003)
Loudon Wainwright III	...	Hal Karp (13 episodes, 2001-2003)
Jarrett Grode	...	Perry (12 episodes, 2001-2003)
Christina Payano	...	Tina Ellroy (11 episodes, 2001-2003)
Leroy Adams	...	Adam (8 episodes, 2001-2003)

Storyline

College freshman Steve Karp and his fellow dorm-mates embark on one the greatest experiences of their lives...unfortunately for Steve, his lonely and recently divorced father is tagging along for the ride.

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Plot Keywords:

college | college freshman | coming of age | father son relationship | university | 

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Taglines:

Forget about home. There's no place like a co-ed dorm.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

American Campus - Reif für die Uni?

Filming Locations:

UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apatow Productions, DreamWorks Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (16 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Apatow wanted Jason Segel to play the lead role of Steven but Fox rejected the idea so Segel ended up in a supporting role instead.

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Goofs

The exterior shot of the dorm the characters reside in is only 3 stories high, yet the characters live on the 4th floor and Hillary lives on the 10th floor.

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Quotes

Rachel Lindquist: He doesn't need to go to a doctor, he's getting better.
Ron Garner: No, he's not. He looks terrible. He looks like death. I almost buried him this morning.
Rachel Lindquist: That's because his body is releasing all the toxins.
Ron Garner: He needs a doctor. And not a witch doctor covered in mud, a real doctor with pills and a tongue depressor.
Rachel Lindquist: Doctors don't know anything. My uncle's stomach hurt once, so doctors took out his kidney, and it turned out there was nothing wrong with it, and now he has to go through life with no kidney.
Ron Garner: No,...

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Crazy Credits

Each episode has a scene or outtake during the end credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Freaks and Geeks: Noshing and Moshing (2000)

User Reviews

This has a lot of promise

The ad campaign Fox ran made this show seem like a TV version of 'American Pie." The truth is much better; in fact, this has the potential to be a truly great show. Produced by Judd Apatow, creator of the much-missed "Freaks and Geeks," Undeclared has many of the same elements that made F&G so loved.

Funny, painful and sweet at the same time, Undeclared will bring back memories of what young adulthood truly is like. Jay Baruchel plays freshman Steven Karp with just the right mixture of burgeoning self-confidence and massive insecurity. The opening scene, where he celebrates his newfound adulthood by tearing his X-Files poster in half, then immediately becoming overwhelmed by remorse, is a classic.

A premiere does not a show make, but this has a lot of promise. Especially for those of who continue to mourn F&G, Undeclared show offers something we haven't seen since the former show's demise: an intelligent, emotionally true portrait of youth.