Get Real is a short-lived American TV Dramedy that aired on FOX from September 1999 to April 2000. It was produced by Clyde Phillips and marked the on-screen debuts of Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg. It follows the dysfunctional Green family.
Tropes used by the series:
- Broken Ace: Meghan (Anne Hathaway) is attractive and an academic ace who is in the running for class valedictorian and has been accepted to UC Berkeley. She's also in the middle of an existential crisis and chooses to rescind admission to college in order to find herself.
- Butt-Monkey: Kenny Green (Jesse Eisenberg) is a frequent target of bullies and gets knocked out in the first episode by the class bully.
- Teen Pregnancy: Meghan was a result of this, as Mary Green was "her age" when she gave birth to her.
- Title Drop: At the end of the pilot episode.Meghan: Get real.
