''Social Studies'' is an American television

sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ne ...

that aired on

UPN The United Paramount Network (UPN) was an American broadcast television network that launched on January 16, 1995. It was originally owned by Chris-Craft Industries' United Television. Viacom (through its Paramount Television unit, which prod ...

from March 18 to April 22, 1997.

Premise

An administrator at a

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

boarding school finds herself at odds with a young, open-minded history teacher over how the students should be educated and disciplined.

Cast

Julia Duffy Julia Margaret Duffy (née Hinds; June 27, 1951) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She began her career in television, appearing in minor guest roles before being cast in the role of Penny Davis in the series ''The Doctors (1963 ...

as Frances Harmon *

Bonnie McFarlane Bonnie McFarlane (born March 28, 1969) is a Canadian-American comedian and writer. She is best known for appearing on the second season of the TV reality show ''Last Comic Standing'' and for co-hosting the podcast ''My Wife Hates Me'' with her h ...

as Katherine "Kit" Weaver *

Adam Ferrara Adam Ferrara is an American actor and comedian known for playing the role of Chief "Needles" Nelson on the FX series '' Rescue Me''. He was a co-host on the U.S. version of ''Top Gear'' and played NYPD Sgt. Frank Verelli opposite Edie Falco on ...

as Dan Rossini *

Vanessa Evigan Vanessa Lee Evigan (born March 18, 1981) is an American actress. She is the daughter of actor Greg Evigan and model and actress Pamela Serpe. She is also the sister of actress Briana Evigan and singer-songwriter Jason Evigan. In 2001, Evigan a ...

as Sara Valentine * Lisa Wilhoit as Madison Lewis *

Corbin Allred Corbin Michael Allred (born May 25, 1979) is an American actor. He starred in the 2003 award-winning motion picture ''Saints and Soldiers'' and the 1997–1998 television series '' Teen Angel''. Career Allred's acting career began when he was ...

as Chip Wigley *Monica McSwain as Carla Stone *

Rashaan Nall Rashaan Harvey Nall (born February 25, 1980) is an American writer, director, screenwriter and actor of stage and screen. Early life Rashaan Nall was born in the Greater Los Angeles, California and raised in Altadena, California Nall atten ...

as Jared Moore * Jordan Brower as Matt *Jarrett Lennon as Edgar *Chris McKibbin as Bryan Bowser * Chris Owen as Collin McGuirk

Episodes

References

External links

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{{UPN 1997 American television series debuts 1997 American television series endings English-language television shows UPN original programming Television shows set in New York City Television series by ABC Studios Television series about teenagers 1990s American teen sitcoms 1990s American school television series