As Told by Ginger 

The TV cartoon follows a preteen girl named Ginger Foutley, along with two friends, as they try to fit in social life as well in school and try to avoid any embarrassments.

Creators:

Emily Kapnek, Eryk Casemiro, Gabor Csupo

Stars:

Melissa Disney, Jeannie Elias, Tress MacNeille

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Melissa Disney	...	Ginger Foutley / ... 54 episodes, 2000-2009
Jeannie Elias	...	Carl Foutley / ... 54 episodes, 2000-2009
Tress MacNeille	...	Hoodsey Bishop / ... 54 episodes, 2000-2009
Aspen Vincent	...	Dodie Bishop / ... 54 episodes, 2000-2009
Jackie Harris Greenberg	...	Macie Lightfoot / ... 53 episodes, 2000-2009
Laraine Newman	...	Lois Foutley / ... 49 episodes, 2000-2009
Liz Georges	...	Courtney Gripling / ... 38 episodes, 2000-2009
Cree Summer	...	Miranda Killgallen 37 episodes, 2000-2009
Kenn Michael	...	Darren Patterson / ... 33 episodes, 2000-2009
Kath Soucie	...	Blake Gripling / ... 33 episodes, 2000-2009
Grey Griffin	...	Brandon Higsby / ... 25 episodes, 2000-2009

Storyline

The TV cartoon follows a preteen girl named Ginger Foutley, along with two friends, as they try to fit in social life as well in school and try to avoid any embarrassments.

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Plot Keywords:

friend | teenage protagonist | 13 year old girl | 14 year old | 90s kids | 

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Taglines:

Someone once told me the grass is much greener on the other side.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Did You Know?

Trivia

Unlike most animated series, much of the characters on the show often change outfits and even hairstyles whenever a new day comes in each episode.

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Quotes

[Lois, Carl, Ginger, and Hoodsey are watching old home movies. In the movie, Grandma Foutley is tossing Carl up in the air. She throws him into a ceiling lamp]
Carl Foutley: Hey!
Ginger Foutley: That certainly explains a lot.

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Alternate Versions

In the first 10 episodes of the show, the theme song, is sang by Cree Summer, and then, the rest of the episodes have the theme song sang by Macy Gray. However, in the USA, in the episodes with the Cree Summer theme songs, the Cree Summer version of the song was slowly replaced by the Macy Gray version (with "Of Lice And Friends" the last episode to use the Cree Summer version before the theme songs were completely replaced). Outside the USA, Melissa Disney (the voice of Ginger) sings the theme song of the first 2 episodes, the Cree Summer version used some episodes after and before the Macy Gray version, and the Macy Gray version in episodes after that, without them being replaced.

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Connections

Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Most Underrated Nickelodeon Shows (2019)

User Reviews

Best thing out of Nick in awhile, IMO

This show is pretty good and a lot better than shows like 'Zoey 101' and 'Romeo!', which are completely unrealistic. Although this is a cartoon I can still relate with stuff on it (I am still in school so I can def. relate) like having friends get jealous because your new boyfriend is taking all your time away from them, although these are usually the really attached ones. It's different than a lot of pre-teen/young teen shows because it actually deals with real things apart from school bullies and the same old clichés. Even though the main char. Ginger's best friend Dodie is really obsessed with becoming popular, I don't believe Ginger is. She is just an average girl whose everything gets mixed up because the most popular girl thinks she might be okay. If Ginger was so into becoming popular she would of immediately ditched her best pals and gone and become one of Courtney's clique. This show deals with real things, including death, first time using makeup or shaving legs (I know, not such a big deal as death, but the younger audience will still relate with these changes in themselves). I totally recommend this show for anyone that is open to watching pre-teenish shows, especially when they're good like 'As Told by Ginger'.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ginger

Company Credits

Production Co:

Klasky-Csupo, Nickelodeon Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1