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The Hard Times of RJ Berger

2010 · 2 seasons · 30m per episode · Comedy

The Hard Times of RJ Berger was an American television comedy series created by David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith for MTV. The show's central character is RJ Berger an unpopular sophomore at the fictional Pinkerton High School in Ohio who has an exceptionally large penis. Berger's two best friends are Miles Jenner, whose ambitions for popularity cause him to clash with Berger, and goth girl Lily Miran, who has been lusting after Berger for several years. Berger's love interest is Jenny Swanson, a cheerleader who is involved with Max Owens, a popular jock and bully. The show is presented as a coming of age story and has been described by Katzenberg and Grahame-Smith as a blend of the television series The Wonder Years and the film Superbad. The pilot episode premiered on June 6, 2010, and the first season of 12 episodes concluded August 23, 2010. MTV renewed The Hard Times of RJ Berger for a second season, which premiered on March 24, 2011, and concluded on May 30, 2011, but canceled the show that August.

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Seasons

• Season 1 — 12 episodes (June 6, 2010)
• Season 2 — 12 episodes (March 24, 2011)

Cast

• Paul Iacono as R.J. Berger
• Jareb Dauplaise as Miles Jenner
• Kara Taitz as Lily Miran
• Amber Lancaster as Jenny Swanson
• Jayson Blair as Max Owens
• Beth Littleford as Suzanne Berger
• Larry Poindexter as Rick Berger
• Ciena Rae as Robin Pretnar
• Marlon Young as Coach Jeriba Sinclair

Details

Created by

David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith

First aired

June 6, 2010

Episodes

24

Genres

Comedy

Network

MTV

Status

Canceled

TMDB score

6.4 / 10 from 47 votes