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'''''Undergrads''''' (stylized as underGRADS) is an American-Canadian adult animated series centered on the lives of four college undergraduate freshmen. The series lasted 13 episodes, airing on MTV from April 22 to August 12, 2001, and later on Teletoon in Canada. The series was co-produced by MTV with Canadian animation studio Decode Entertainment.
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''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 ==
==MTV Airings==
When ''Undergrads'' first aired in the United States, the series featured songs by popular recording artists from the 1990's and early 2000's. Most, if not all, of these songs were replaced on later airings and when the series was broadcast internationally. ''Daria'', ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' and ''Clone High'' are three other MTV animated series that had most of their music replaced.
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.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005005/http://undergrads.tv/music/index.html</ref>


According to the Belgian music rights society SABAM, "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park was featured in episode 4, "New Friends". SABAM's database listed all 13 episodes with the show's theme song ("The Click" by Good Charlotte) as "undistributable works", as their distribution details were unavailable.<ref>https://eservices.sabam.be/pls/apex/f?p=1050:1&p_lang=en</ref>
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. ''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 likely, though unconfirmed, included the licensed music. The series finally aired on MTV2's Sic'emation block in 2006 with all the licensed songs intact.


According to the Internet Movie Database, episode 5, "Drunks", featured the following songs: "Butterfly" by Crazy Town, "I Am the Bullgod" by Kid Rock, "Rock and Roll is Dead" by Lenny Kravitz, "Music" by Madonna (listed as "Hey Mr. D.J", which is the opening lyric to the song), "Pinch Me" by the Barenaked Ladies, and "Everlong" by the Foo Fighters.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0772073/soundtrack</ref>
==Findings==
According to 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.<ref>https://filmboards.com/board/p/8358094/permalink</ref> The Internet Movie Database lists the episode as having all of the aforementioned songs along with "Pinch Me" by the Barenaked Ladies in between "Music" and "Everlong."<ref>https://imdb.com/title/tt0772073/soundtrack</ref>
 
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."<ref> https://archive.org/details/vts-01-1_20200718/03+mtv2+(6-8-06).avi</ref> 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, and "Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden. 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, "Babylon" by David Gray, and "Stop the Rock" by Apollo Four Forty.
 
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.<ref>https://archive.org/details/mtvs-undergrads-virgins-episode-from-may-6-2001-premiere-with-commercials</ref> 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, "Driftwood" by Travis, and "Awful" by Hole.
 
In March 2024, Lost Media Wiki user Mewtwowimmer contacted 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, "Happy Birthday to You", "Don't Walk Away Eileen" by Sam Roberts, "Hold Me Now" (cover of the Thompson Twins song), and "Crash the Market" by the Salteens were retained from the original Canadian airing. Other songs that were featured in that episode included "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park, "Intergalactic" by the Beastie Boys, "Get Myself Arrested" by Gomez, "Catch the Sun" by Doves, "Ladyfingers" by Luscious Jackson, "Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz, "It's Saturday" by Marcy Playground, "How's It Going to Be" by Third Eye Blind, and "Coffee & TV" by Blur.<ref>https://eservices.sabam.be/pls/apex/f?p=1050:1&p_lang=en</ref>
 
==Episodes==
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|-
! style="background-color:lightblue" |Episode
! style="background-color:lightblue" |Status
|-
|Party||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Traditions||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Virgins||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|New Friends||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Drunks||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Roommates||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Jerks||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Rivalries||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Financial Aid||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Identity Crisis||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Work Study||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Risk||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Screw Week||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|}


On Canadian and international broadcasts, the series featured songs by indie rock and Canadian artists, as well as a few cover versions of songs from the 1980's. Those songs are the only ones that were listed on the series' official website.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005005/http://undergrads.tv/music/index.html</ref>
==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 17:24, 5 April 2024

Undergrads title.jpeg

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.[1]

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. 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 likely, though unconfirmed, 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 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.[2] The Internet Movie Database lists the episode as having all of the aforementioned songs along with "Pinch Me" by the Barenaked Ladies in between "Music" and "Everlong."[3]

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."[4] 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, and "Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden. 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, "Babylon" by David Gray, and "Stop the Rock" by Apollo Four Forty.

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.[5] 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, "Driftwood" by Travis, and "Awful" by Hole.

In March 2024, Lost Media Wiki user Mewtwowimmer contacted 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, "Happy Birthday to You", "Don't Walk Away Eileen" by Sam Roberts, "Hold Me Now" (cover of the Thompson Twins song), and "Crash the Market" by the Salteens were retained from the original Canadian airing. Other songs that were featured in that episode included "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park, "Intergalactic" by the Beastie Boys, "Get Myself Arrested" by Gomez, "Catch the Sun" by Doves, "Ladyfingers" by Luscious Jackson, "Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz, "It's Saturday" by Marcy Playground, "How's It Going to Be" by Third Eye Blind, and "Coffee & TV" by Blur.[6]

Episodes

Episode Status
Party Lost
Traditions Lost
Virgins Found
New Friends Lost
Drunks Lost
Roommates Lost
Jerks Found
Rivalries Found
Financial Aid Lost
Identity Crisis Lost
Work Study Lost
Risk Lost
Screw Week Lost

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005005/http://undergrads.tv/music/index.html
  2. ↑ https://filmboards.com/board/p/8358094/permalink
  3. ↑ https://imdb.com/title/tt0772073/soundtrack
  4. ↑ https://archive.org/details/vts-01-1_20200718/03+mtv2+(6-8-06).avi
  5. ↑ https://archive.org/details/mtvs-undergrads-virgins-episode-from-may-6-2001-premiere-with-commercials
  6. ↑ https://eservices.sabam.be/pls/apex/f?p=1050:1&p_lang=en
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