Series cast summary: | |||
Eddie Kaye Thomas | ... | Russell 7 episodes, 2000 | |
Lea Moreno | ... | Anna 7 episodes, 2000 | |
Tangie Ambrose | ... | Dru 7 episodes, 2000 | |
Joanna Pacula | ... | Gogi 7 episodes, 2000 | |
Mike Damus | ... | Pooh 7 episodes, 2000 | |
Brian Treitler | ... | Chip 3 episodes, 2000 | |
Sean Gunn | ... | Lenny 2 episodes, 2000 | |
Kent Kasper | ... | Teacher 2 episodes, 2000 | |
Ken Lerner | ... | Principal Fleiss 2 episodes, 2000 | |
Mimi Lieber | ... | Russell's Mom 2 episodes, 2000 | |
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Dayna Price | ... | Ali Hilton 2 episodes, 2000 |
The series revolved around Pooh (Mike Damus), a teenage boy with a group of diverse friends. Anna (Lea Moreno) is a foreign exchange student and Russell (Eddie Kaye Thomas) is his wise-cracking best friend all going through their senior year at Wacker H. Normal High School.
I don't really know why this series was cancelled at such an early stage. Was it really *that* bad? I was actually quite wary of what to expect from a show that starred Mike Damus (who, of course, starred in the rather unforgiveable and unsuccessful Teen Angel), but I was pleasantly surprised...with both the scripts AND his acting (I don't mean to be nasty, but I think he just made a bad mistake of taking the lead role in Teen Angel...)! While Brutally Normal does attempt to somewhat delve into teen issues, it also deals with those involving family crises/problems in a comedic way. Admittedly, this is quite an average show aimed at young people. Perhaps more depth and better storylines could have developed had it not been given the boot so early.