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

'Jason Segal' and 'Carla Gallo' play a couple where Segal's character is supposedly eight years older than Gallo's character. In real life, Carla Gallo is five years older than Jason Segal. The actors later reunited as an on-screen-couple briefly in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and in an Easter Egg on the DVD, the two have banter referring to their characters on 'Undeclared.'

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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

Lloyd Haythe: Man, you Americans are such nancies about fighting. Back in the East End, you can't even finish a Yorkshire pudding without some guy - BWAMM! - to the back of the head.
[Ron and Marshall look confused]
Lloyd Haythe: All right. Are you two men, or pretty little ladies?
Ron Garner: Pretty lady right here.
Marshall Nesbitt: I'm a pretty lady.

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Crazy Credits

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

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Connections

Referenced in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Duplicity/Knowing/I Love You, Man (2009)

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.