Undergrads (partially found MTV soundtrack of animated series; 2001)

The show's title card.

Status: Partially Found

Undergrads (stylized as underGRADS) is an American-Canadian adult animated series centred on the lives of four college undergraduate freshmen. The series lasted 13 episodes, airing on MTV from April 22nd to August 12th, 2001, and later on Teletoon in Canada. The series was co-produced by MTV with Canadian animation studio Decode Entertainment.

MTV Airings

The original Canadian version of the show, which was the version aired outside of the United States and the version that is featured on the DVD, featured songs by indie rock and Canadian artists, as well as a few cover versions of songs from the 1980s. Those songs are the only ones that were listed on the series' official website.

When Undergrads first aired in the United States, the series featured songs that had music videos, which MTV had the rights to use in their shows, from the 1990s until 2001. These songs were inserted into scenes which originally had no music or replaced several of the indie rock songs, though a few songs were retained from the Canadian airing. Undergrads was moved around MTV's schedule to the point that viewers had trouble finding the series. In the winter of 2001-2002, Comedy Central picked up the series for reruns, which most likely included the licensed music. The series finally aired on MTV2's Sic'emation block in 2006 with all the licensed songs intact.

Findings

According to IMDb (now filmboards.com) user Ddey, who compared an MTV airing of his with the version featured on DVD, episode 5, "Drunks", featured the following songs: "Butterfly" by Crazy Town at the beginning, "I Am the Bullgod" by Kid Rock which is played just before Rocko encounters Bobby Whiskey, "Rock and Roll is Dead" by Lenny Kravitz when Rocko tells the world about his adult diaper, "Music" by Madonna (listed as "Hey Mr. D.J.", which is the opening lyric to the song), and "Everlong" by Foo Fighters which is played just before Nitz goes to the bar with his fake ID. The IMDb lists the episode as having all of the aforementioned songs along with "Pinch Me" by the Barenaked Ladies in between "Music" and "Everlong."

On July 18, 2020, Internet Archive user TheProducer1998 uploaded a recording of MTV2's Sic'emation block from June 8, 2006, containing episode 7, "Jerks," and episode 8, "Rivals." "Jerks" featured the following songs: "Never Let You Go" by Third Eye Blind, "Setting Sun" by The Chemical Brothers, "Give It Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, an instrumental version of "The Click" by Good Charlotte, "Darkside" by Crazy Town, "She's So High" by Blur, "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer, "Do or Die" by Super Furry Animals, "She's So High" by Tal Bachman, "I Will Buy You a New Life" by Everclear, "Some Things Never Fall" by The Black Halos, "Creep" by Radiohead, "Yellow" by Coldplay, "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" by Mariah Carey, "The Motivation Proclamation" by Good Charlotte, "Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden, and "Saccharine" by Sunday's Best. "Rivals" featured the following songs: "Some Things Never Fall" by The Black Halos, "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M., "Go Let It Out" by Oasis, "Mickey" (originally by Toni Basil), "Babylon" by David Gray, "Stop the Rock" by Apollo 440, and "Ode to the Manheim Steamroller" by Reggie and the Full Effect.

In 2021 YouTube user Vics Archives Palace 2004 uploaded a recording of the MTV premiere of episode 3, "Virgins." Although the channel has been terminated, the video has also been uploaded to the Internet Archive. Virgins featured the following songs: "Too Little Too Late" by Barenaked Ladies, "Angels" by Robbie Williams, "The Wrong Girl" by Belle & Sebastian, "Deep Inside of You" by Third Eye Blind, "Like a Virgin" (originally by Madonna), "Driftwood" by Travis, "All Very Hoopla!" by the Telepathic Butterflies, "A Lighthearted Lovesong" by The Pets, "Kiss You All Over" (originally by Exile), and "Awful" by Hole.

In March 2024, Lost Media Wiki user Mewtwowimmer contacted the Belgian performance rights society SABAM in French, explaining that the cue sheets were not being displayed, and that he would like to have access to all 13 episodes' cue sheets. Days later, he received confirmation of Episode 4's cue sheet: "Out to Get You" by Hennessey, "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park, "Intergalactic" by the Beastie Boys, "Get Myself Arrested" by Gomez, "Happy Birthday to You", "Catch the Sun" by Doves, "Don't Walk Away Eileen" by Sam Roberts, "Hold Me Now" (originally by the Thompson Twins), "Ladyfingers" by Luscious Jackson, "Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz, "Crash the Market" by the Salteens, "It's Saturday" by Marcy Playground, "How's It Going to Be" by Third Eye Blind, and "Coffee & TV" by Blur.

According to SOCAN's database, "Gangster Tripping" by Fatboy Slim (work number 28399069) and "Little Discourage" by Scottish band Idlewild (work number 28399089) were also featured in the MTV version.

Episodes

Episode	Status
Party	Lost
Traditions	Lost
Virgins	Found
New Friends	Lost (song list confirmed)
Drunks	Lost (song list partially found)
Roommates	Lost
Jerks	Found
Rivalries	Found
Financial Aid	Lost
Identity Crisis	Lost
Work Study	Lost
Risk	Lost
Screw Week	Lost