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6 | ->'''Devi:''' No, man. We're watching ''Series/{{Riverdale}}''. Buckle up for some steamy teen romance.\ |
7 | '''Kamala:''' These are high schoolers? And their parents are okay with them taking showers together in their homes?\ |
8 | '''Devi:''' Yeah, Kamala. Welcome to American teen soaps. The actors are also older than Mom. |
9 | -->-- ''Series/NeverHaveIEver'' |
10 | |
11 | Any show where the central focus is on teenagers, their [[TroubledTeen angst]], pimples, and/or clothes. Best describes shows like ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' and ''Series/DawsonsCreek'' (or anything else on Creator/TheWB or Creator/TheCW, really). Most likely place to find the VerySpecialEpisode. |
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13 | The kind of show where [[DawsonCasting everyone looks too old]] and [[ShortTeensTallAdults too short]] to be teenagers, [[CousinOliver they have to bring new people in]], [[ShirtlessScene the men keep taking their shirts off]], there are no more than [[TokenMinority two non-white main characters]], [[MostWritersAreAdults the teens talk much more like adults than teenagers]], and [[AdultsAreUseless anyone over a specific age is bad news]]. |
14 | |
15 | See also KidCom which also features teenage protagonists and many of the same tropes, but generally in a far more light hearted manner. YoungAdult fiction is the rough [[{{Literature}} literary]] equivalent of the teen drama. Compare SoapOpera and PrimeTimeSoap. |
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17 | When the lens is reversed to focus on the flaws of the kids' entire families, it's StepfordSuburbia. |
18 | |
19 | See TweenDrama for the child-friendly equivalent to the Teen Drama. |
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21 | !!Examples: |
22 | |
23 | [[index]] |
24 | * ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', mixed with religion. |
25 | * ''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'' |
26 | * ''Series/AllAmerican'' |
27 | * ''Series/AllAmericanHomecoming'', though it's set in college. |
28 | * ''Series/AllOfUsAreDead'', deals with the social problems of south-Korean teenagers, albeit in a zombie setting. |
29 | * ''Series/AlRawabiSchoolForGirls'' |
30 | * ''Series/AmericanVandal'' |
31 | * ''Series/AndiMack'', a KidCom that's growing up fast. An ongoing StoryArc will do that. |
32 | * ''Series/{{Awkward}}'' |
33 | * ''Series/{{Baby}}'' |
34 | * ''Series/TheBestYears'' -- made in Canada, set in Boston, Massachusetts. |
35 | * ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'', both the [[TropeCodifier trope codifying original]] and the {{revival}}. |
36 | * ''Webcomic/BittersweetCandyBowl'' -- Even if they are {{Funny Animal}}s. |
37 | * ''Series/BloodAndWater'' |
38 | * ''Series/BlueWaterHigh'' |
39 | * Everything made by WebVideo/{{Brat}}. |
40 | * ''Series/BreakerHigh'' |
41 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' (though the main characters are in their 20s by the end) |
42 | * ''Series/TheBureauOfMagicalThings'' |
43 | * ''Series/CaitlinsWay'' |
44 | * ''Series/TheCarrieDiaries'', the [[ShortRunner short-lived]] prequel to ''Series/SexAndTheCity'', focusing on a teenage Carrie Bradshaw. |
45 | * ''Club Der Roten Bänder'' |
46 | * ''Series/ControlZ'' |
47 | * ''Series/DanceAcademy'' |
48 | * ''Series/DareMe'' |
49 | * ''Series/DawsonsCreek'' |
50 | * ''Series/DeadBoyDetectives2024'' |
51 | * All versions of the ''Franchise/{{Degrassi}}'' franchise (except the original ''Series/TheKidsOfDegrassiStreet''): |
52 | ** ''Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh'', the TropeMaker |
53 | ** ''Series/DegrassiHigh'' |
54 | ** ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' |
55 | * ''Series/DisConnected'' |
56 | * The 21st century parts of ''Webcomic/TheDreamer'' can count as this. |
57 | * ''Series/{{Elite 2018}}'' |
58 | * ''Series/TheEndOfTheFuckingWorld'' |
59 | * ''Series/{{Everwood}}'' |
60 | * ''Series/{{Euphoria}}'' |
61 | * ''Series/EverythingNow'' |
62 | * ''Series/EverythingSucks'' |
63 | * ''Series/{{Extracurricular}}'' |
64 | * ''Series/FakingIt'' |
65 | * ''SeriEs/FateTheWinxSaga'' |
66 | * ''Series/FindMeInParis'' |
67 | * ''Series/FirstKill'' |
68 | * ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks''. Made by future comedy overlord Creator/JuddApatow, and stars many actors that went on to be famous through his movies. [[ShortRunners Lasted only one season]], but became a CultClassic in the process. |
69 | * ''Series/GenV''. A spin-off of ''Series/{{The Boys|2019}}'' set at a corporate-sponsored superhero college. |
70 | * ''Series/{{Gigantic}}'': the Creator/TeenNick show about the teenage children of celebrities. |
71 | * ''Series/{{Glee}}'', which also double as a musical with [[{{Funny/Glee}} comedic elements.]] Well, [[{{Tearjerker/Glee}} mostly comedic.]] |
72 | * ''Series/{{Glue}}'' - otherwise known as "''Series/{{Skins}}'' meets ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}''". |
73 | * ''Series/Goosebumps2023'' |
74 | * ''Series/GossipGirl2007'', which was based on a book series that [[AdaptationDisplacement it has since eclipsed]]. |
75 | ** ''Series/GossipGirl2021'' |
76 | * ''Series/GrandArmy'' |
77 | * ''Series/GrangeHill'' - a mixture of a teen drama and SoapOpera. First aired in the 1970s and lasted for 30 years. |
78 | * ''Series/{{Greek}}'', although it's set in college. |
79 | * ''Series/GrownIsh'', though it's set in a college. |
80 | * ''Manga/GTOTheEarlyYears'' focuses on teenage JapaneseDelinquents, and has been adapted to live-action twice. |
81 | ** The sequel ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka'', which also had two {{Live Action Adaptation}}s, is more of a borderline case, since the protagonist is the teens' adult teacher (who is still quite a {{manchild}}). |
82 | * ''Series/H2OJustAddWater'' |
83 | * ''Series/HeartbreakHigh2022'' |
84 | * ''Series/{{Heartstopper}}'' |
85 | * ''Series/TheHeirs'' |
86 | * ''Series/HiddenPalms'' |
87 | * ''Series/HomeBeforeDark'' |
88 | * ''Series/HowToSellDrugsOnlineFast'' |
89 | * ''Series/IAmFrankie'', same as ''Andi Mack'' above, but on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}. |
90 | * ''Series/IAmNotOkayWithThis'' |
91 | * ''Series/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer2021'' |
92 | * ''Series/InstantStar'' |
93 | * ''Series/ElInternadoLasCumbres'', a teen thriller drama set in a BoardingSchool for "problem students" in Spain. |
94 | * ''Literature/{{Intertwined}}'' |
95 | ** ''Literature/IntertwinedIITheLostSpirits'' |
96 | ** ''Literature/IntertwinedTheSeries'' |
97 | * ''Series/JoanOfArcadia'''s [[SecondSeasonDownfall second season]]. |
98 | * ''[[Series/{{Jonas}} JONAS L.A.]]'' The prequel falls under SitCom category. |
99 | * ''Webcomic/KhaosKomix'' is another webcomic example. |
100 | * ''Film/{{Klass}}'' |
101 | * ''Series/LifeAsWeKnowIt'' |
102 | * ''Series/LifeUnexpected'' |
103 | * ''Series/LookingForAlaska'' |
104 | * ''Film/TheLoveOfSiam'' |
105 | * ''Series/LoveVictor'' |
106 | * ''WebVideo/LPSPopular'' |
107 | * ''Series/{{Misfits}}'' |
108 | * ''Series/MustangsFC'' - set around a newly formed all-girl soccer team, the show focuses as much on the relationships between the girls as the action on the field. |
109 | * ''Series/MyMadFatDiary'' |
110 | * ''WebAnimation/TheMarkSide'' - a WebAnimation example that is also a [[BlackComedy comedy]]. |
111 | * ''Series/MySoCalledLife'' was a {{deconstruction}} of the over-the-top teen dramas of TheNineties. It is also considered a classic of the genre, despite [[ShortRunners lasting only one season]]. |
112 | * ''Series/NeverHaveIEver'' |
113 | * ''Series/TheOC'' |
114 | * ''Series/OddGirlOut'' |
115 | * ''Series/OnMyBlock'' |
116 | * ''Series/OneOfUsIsLying'' |
117 | * ''Series/OneTreeHill'' |
118 | * ''Series/OpenHeart'', which is also a CrimeAndPunishmentSeries/DetectiveDrama and Medical Drama. |
119 | * ''Series/OppositeSex'' |
120 | * ''Series/OuterBanks''. |
121 | * ''Series/PartyOfFive'' |
122 | * ''Series/PatitoFeo'' |
123 | * ''Series/PointPleasant'' |
124 | * ''Series/{{Popular}}'' |
125 | * ''Fanfic/PowerChordHighSchoolMusical'' |
126 | * ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars'', which also [[AdaptationDisplacement started out as]] a [[Literature/PrettyLittleLiars book series]]. |
127 | ** ''Series/PrettyLittleLiarsOriginalSin'' |
128 | * ''Series/{{Privileged}}''. Although the twins are not the main characters, their actions and crises drive a lot of the plot. |
129 | * ''Series/{{Rebelde}}'' |
130 | ** ''Series/Rebelde2022'' |
131 | * ''Series/RebeldeWay''. Takes place in Argentina amidst the rich kids, but it also discusses elements of the lower classes. So the idea of "rich white kids" has a different connotation in the third world than in the USA or the UK. (Not to mention the idea of light-skinned/white-passing Latinos, which are fairly common in South America but rare to see in the USA). |
132 | * ''Series/RedBandSociety'', which is also a MedicalDrama. |
133 | * ''Series/RedRose'' |
134 | * ''Series/{{Reign}}'': Unlike most of these examples, is set in the 16th Century rather than modern day. |
135 | * ''Series/Rise2018'': ''Glee'' take 2. |
136 | * ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'': Based on ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' with mystery. |
137 | * ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'': OlderThanSteam, which just goes [[JustForFun/TheZerothLawOfTropeExamples to show...]] |
138 | * ''Series/{{Room 222}}'' |
139 | * ''Series/{{Roswell}}'' ([[Series/RoswellNewMexico its 2019 reboot]], in contrast, has an explicitly older cast) |
140 | * ''Series/{{Runaways|2017}}'' |
141 | * ''Series/SecondNoah'' |
142 | * ''Series/TheSecretCircle'' |
143 | * ''Series/TheSeaBeyond'' |
144 | * ''Series/SexEducation'' |
145 | * ''Series/TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager'' |
146 | * ''Series/That70sShow'' |
147 | ** ''Series/That80sShow'' |
148 | * ''Series/ShutUpFlowerBoyBand'' |
149 | * ''Series/{{Skam}}'' |
150 | * ''Series/{{Skin}}'', a short-lived SettingUpdate of ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. |
151 | * ''Series/{{Skins}}'' |
152 | * ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' was one of these, before the SciFi and geeky ComicBook fanservice took over. |
153 | * ''Series/SouthOfNowhere'': A Creator/TeenNick drama. Unusual because it had a 30 running time for the most part. |
154 | * ''Series/TheSpiderwickChronicles2024'' |
155 | * ''Series/StarCrossed'' |
156 | * ''Series/{{Stargirl|2020}}'': Superhero series with a high school setting. |
157 | * ''Series/TheStoryOfTracyBeaker''. Set in a care home. |
158 | * ''Series/{{Summertime}}'' |
159 | * ''Series/SurvivingSummer'' |
160 | * ''Series/TeenWolf'' |
161 | * ''Series/TheTribe''. A [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] teen drama from UsefulNotes/NewZealand. |
162 | * ''Series/Twisted2013'' |
163 | * ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' |
164 | * ''Series/VeronicaMars'' -- TeenDrama meets FilmNoir. |
165 | * ''Series/{{Violetta}}'' |
166 | * ''Film/TheWanderers'' is a teen drama about a youth gang in the Bronx. |
167 | * ''Film/TheWayHeLooks'' |
168 | * ''Series/WeakHeroClass1'' is an action/drama set in a school where vicious bullying always happens. |
169 | * ''Series/{{Wednesday}}'' |
170 | * ''Series/Yellowjackets'' is divided in two timelines, the 1996 year where all the main characters are teens lost in the woods of Canada, and the 2020s, where they are all adults. |
171 | * ''Webcomic/YuMeDream'' is a {{webcomic}} teen drama. |
172 | * ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'' is a WebOriginal SerialNovel Teen Drama set in a SuperheroSchool. |
173 | [[/index]] |
174 | |
175 | '''Parodies:''' |
176 | * Brilliantly spoofed in an episode of ''Series/StargateSG1'', "200", with a scene showing SG-1 recasted with "[[YoungerAndHipper younger, edgier actors]]" -- one of whom is a young Cory Monteith, who went on to star in an ''[[Series/{{Glee}} actual]]'' [[Series/{{Glee}} teen show]]. A lot of fans took it as a [[AffectionateParody light-hearted crack]] at ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'', given the similarities between the parody and the new ''BSG''. Nowadays, this parody is often used as a TakeThat towards ''Series/StargateUniverse'' in certain sections of the fandom, as [[HilariousInHindsight much of that stuff was actually present]] in ''SGU''. |
177 | * ''Moody's Point'', the hilariously over-the top ''Series/DawsonsCreek'' parody on ''Series/TheAmandaShow''. |
178 | * ''Teen Canyon'' is another ShowWithinAShow ''Series/DawsonsCreek''-like parody, this time on Disney's animated series ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders''. |
179 | * ''Series/TheOC'' had a ShowWithinAShow called "The Valley". The characters frequently made remarks about it that [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] some of the cliches teen dramas (including ''Series/TheOC'' [[SelfDeprecation itself]]) exhibited. |
180 | * Constantly the subject of spoof on {{sketch show}}s. |
181 | ** ''Series/MadTV1995'' had one memorable sketch entitled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH6OUmsPA0I "Pretty White Kids With Problems"]], which was the name of this trope's redirect. |
182 | ** ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', during Creator/BlakeLively's hosting gig, parodied ''Literature/GossipGirl'' with [[http://www.hulu.com/watch/113211/saturday-night-live-gossip-girl-staten-island a spinoff set in Staten Island]] (for those who "hate the sophistication of Manhattan"). |
183 | * Heavily spoofed, along with teen movie cliches, by ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie''. |
184 | * ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' gave us this gem: what would ''Franchise/StarWars'' be like [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/04/27/ if it was a WB TV show]]? |
185 | * ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'' is entirely about spoofing the genre and its cliches (especially the {{Very Special Episode}}s.) in the most over-the-top manner possible. |
186 | * ''Series/StrangersWithCandy'' was a parody of both this and [[Series/AfterSchoolSpecial after-school specials]]. Most of the usual high school problems ("Am I cool? Should I rat out my friend?") belonged to the forty-six-year-old freshman main character and her teachers, while the teenage students were usually the [[OnlySaneMan only sane ones]]. There's also at least one horrible SpoofAesop per episode. |
187 | * A ''Webcomic/PennyAndAggie'' strip parodied social networking sites and online media mergers by imagining them as [[http://www.pennyandaggie.com/index.php?p=680 teen drama characters]]. |
188 | * ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' had ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxiftGfU8zQ&feature=related Mackenzie Falls]]''. |
189 | * In the book ''Schooled'' by Gordon Korman, the main character Capricorn gets addicted to a show called ''Trigonometry and Tears'', in which, from the descriptions provided, is a [[SoapWithinAShow very over-the-top relationship show]]. However, since Capricorn has no TV at his real house, he thinks it's the best thing ever (and tries to talk to the character). |
190 | * ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' parodies both teen dramas and RealityTV. Most of the contestants are deliberately exaggerated takes on the stock characters found in teen dramas and other works about high school. |
191 | * Parodied in the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan'' with "High School Heights", an over-the-top drama where teens are making out in every shot and a character's dark secret is his inability to read, airing on "The WC". |
192 | * ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' did it in "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS6E8McStroke McStroke]]": |
193 | -->'''Teen:''' Now I'm going to go to a lake and stare meaningfully at the sunset.\ |
194 | '''Voice Over:''' ''[singing]'' High school is such a serious thing. These problems really matter. |
195 | ** It's later parodied in "Disney's The Reboot," where one of the ways Disney executives propose to reboot the show is as the more supernatural variant of this trope (a la ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' or ''Series/TeenWolf''). "The Q" features Chris and his high school friends investigate the death of Meg by a werewolf who turns out to be Brian. |
196 | * ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' suddenly shifts from a GenreBusting series with a mix of sci-fi, [[NightmareFuel horror]] and [[BlackComedy comedy]] to a mostly slow TeenDrama-filled (though still filled with humor and horror elements) [[ArcFatigue Act 6]]. Knowing [[TrollingCreator Andrew Hussie]], this was likely intentional. |
197 | * During the 1990s run of ''[[Series/TheMickeyMouseClub The All-New Mickey Mouse Club]]''; there was a recurring serial that served as a teen drama spoof called "Emerald Cove". |
198 | * One of Music/TheLonelyIsland's early projects for Website/{{Channel 101}} was a teen drama parody called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODz2rUXpKWw The 'Bu]]''. (Young, sexy people that live in Malibu call it The 'Bu, because when you say the entire word, it takes time, and then you wouldn't be young anymore.) |
199 | * ''Literature/SkippyDies'' gives the genre the LitFic treatment. The book's plot is basically about a group of teens' relationship and friendship dramas, which have life-or-death consequences, and the book makes use of a number of SchoolTropes, but this is mixed up with social commentary and a stream-of-consciousness writing style. |
200 | * ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'': The segment "Teeniacs" is a parody of supernatural teen dramas like ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''Series/TeenWolf''. |
201 | -->'''Wakko:''' But we're only three weeks into the school year and so much as changed already. We moved to a small town, we found a treasure map, our dad was blackmailed by the guy who owns the marina, our best friend was possessed, we proved the existence of alternate haunted timelines... |
202 | -->'''Yakko:''' ''(drives a car through the wall)'' And I finally got my learner's permit! |
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