The Hard Times of RJ Berger (2010)

Name: The Hard Times of RJ Berger
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Paul Iacono, Jareb Dauplaise, Kara Taitz, Amber Lancaster, Jayson Blair

Comedy

The Hard Times of RJ Berger was an American television comedy series created by David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith for MTV. The show's central character is RJ Berger an unpopular sophomore at the fictional Pinkerton High School in Ohio who has an exceptionally large penis. Berger's two best friends are Miles Jenner, whose ambitions for popularity cause him to clash with Berger, and goth girl Lily Miran, who has been lusting after Berger for several years. Berger's love interest is Jenny Swanson, a cheerleader who is involved with Max Owens, a popular jock and bully. The show is presented as a coming of age story and has been described by Katzenberg and Grahame-Smith as a blend of the television series The Wonder Years and the film Superbad. The pilot episode premiered on June 6, 2010, and the first season of 12 episodes concluded August 23, 2010. MTV renewed The Hard Times of RJ Berger for a second season, which premiered on March 24, 2011, and concluded on May 30, 2011, but canceled the show that August.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (6,027 votes)
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

6.92 avg 12 episodes 6.4 → 7.4 22 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	6.4	112
2	Yes We Can't	6.8	86
3	The Berger Cometh	7.1	76
4	Here's to You, Mrs. Robbins	6.9	74
5	The Rebound	7.1	66
6	Over the Rainblow	6.9	63
7	Tell & Kiss	6.8	65
8	Nerds Gone Wild	6.9	64
9	It's All About the Hamiltons	7.0	59
10	Behind Enemy Lines	6.8	57
11	Lily Pad	6.9	57
12	The Right Thing	7.4	66

Season 2 (2011)

7.29 avg 12 episodes 7.4 → 7.7 23 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	RJ's Choice	7.4	51
2	Cousin Vinny	7.2	50
3	The Lock-In	7.6	58
4	Ugly Jenny	7.1	45
5	Deadliest Crotch	7.1	43
6	Saving Dick	6.9	42
7	You, Me, and Weezer	7.5	48
8	Give Me a 'P'	7.0	39
9	Hunkeez	7.3	40
10	Sex. Teen. Candles.	7.2	43
11	Steamy Surprise	7.5	47
12	The Better Man	7.7	51

The Hard Times of RJ Berger (2010)

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