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4''Just for Kicks'' was a live-action series that ran on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} from April 9 – August 13, 2006. The series is about a group of girls on a soccer team set in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. Just for Kicks premiered in January 2006 on Nickelodeon UK, and in April 2006 on Nickelodeon in the United States. The series is produced by Brookwell [=McNamara=] Entertainment. It stared Francesca Catalano as Alexa D'Amico, Creator/MalloryLow as Winifred "Freddie" Costello, Katija Pevec as Lauren Zelmer, and Creator/JessicaWilliams as Vida Atwood.
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6This show is one of Nickelodeon's most obscure series; [[FridayNightDeathSlot it was buried in an awkward Sunday night slot]], ran for only one season and was never reran again. It was deemed to be lost forever until May 2016, when the entire series was uploaded to Website/YouTube in two parts. The only other thing the show is known for was launching Jessica Williams's career from that point and she would later be a notable Series/TheDailyShow correspondent.
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9!!''Just for Kicks'' provides examples of:
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11* BadassBookworm: Lauren, she is great at school, but she also is a great soccer player.
12* ComingOfAgeStory: All four main girls are team members and are learning about life.
13* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
14** Sanguine -- Alexa
15** Choleric -- Freddie
16** Melancholic -- Vida
17** Phlegmatic -- Lauren
18* SportsStories: Follows an all girls soccer team in New York City.
19* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Frankie has a fear of using public bathrooms.

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