History Series / CaitlinsWay

'''Sensei:''' [[NotSoDifferent "And who's being shallow now?"]]

* NotSoDifferent: According to Dori, Caitlin and Taylor have the same FatalFlaw.

Caitlin (Lindsay Felton) is a troubled girl who has bounced from one foster home to another after her father leaving and her mother's death. Her pain is hidden by a tough exterior and troublemaking, which eventually leads to her getting kicked out of Catholic school. Instead of going to a juvenile detention center, she decides to move to Montana with relatives who don't know she exists. As the three seasons progress, she eventually learns to adapt to the place so foreign to her and work out her problems, as well as build connections to the people around her[[note]]Of course, they don't trust her at first...[[/note]].

This was Nickelodeon's most famous attempt at a LowConcept dramatic series, and it was not attempted again until ''Series/Zoey101''.

This was Nickelodeon's most famous attempt at a low concept dramatic series, and it was not attempted again until Series/Zoey101.

This was Nickelodeon's most famous attempt at a LowConcept dramatic series, and it was not attempted again until Series/Zoey101.

''Caitlin's Way'' is a 2000-2002 Nickelodeon live-action teen drama series. In Australia, it is known as ''[[MarketBasedTitle Just A Kid]]''.

This was the biggest Creator/TeenNICK attempt at drama, and it was not attempted again until Series/{{Zoey 101}}.

* TokenBlack: Jordan

* BaitAndSwitchComparison: In "Boundaries":

* DoubleMeaningTitle: The season one episode "Caitlin's Trust" refers to both Caitlin questioning whether or not she can trust the Lowes after learning they were receiving government checks for letting her live with them and the [[spoiler: trust fund they opened in her name, which they've been depositing those checks in.]]
** The title of the series as well. It refers to her "way" of doing things, as well as her "way" through life...

Caitlin's Way is a 2000-2002 Nickelodeon live-action teen drama series. In Australia, it is known as ''Just A Kid''.

!!!Tropes related to the series:

* JiveTurkey: Jordan is the "stereotypical black" in every way with this.

** FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: The above also deconstructs the "you can't run away from your problems" moral by seemingly suggesting that if you're falsely accused of something, you should just run away and not even bother trying since no one will "ever" believe you, in the hopes that something will work out on its own (which doesn't always happen)...

* OutOfOrder: Twenty-six episodes were produced for season one, but only twenty-two were broadcast at the time. The other four were shown later, but not until after the season two premiere had already made reference to some of the events from those episodes.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite Caitlin's anti-authoritarian attitude, a lot of the authority figures she dealt with were pretty reasonable.

* TheCelebrityLie: Subverted in "All Night Long": It's made to look like Caitlin only pretended to know Mytown when they don't show up for a school dance as she promised they would. At the end of the episode, they appear and it turns that she actually does know them (or at least, Danny) like she said. Their failure to appear on schedule was due to their tour bus breaking down.