High School USA!

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| image = High School USA! intertitle.png

| genre =

| creator = Dino Stamatopoulos

| voices = Vincent Kartheiser
T.J. Miller
Nathan Barnatt
Mandy Moore
Zosia Mamet
Jake Johnson
Dino Stamatopoulos

| writer = Dino Stamatopoulos

| creative_director = Ben Jones

| director = John Pham (art)
Doug Rowell (animation)

| theme_music_composer = Dino Stamatopoulos

| opentheme = "High School USA!", performed by Mark Rivers

| composer = Mark Rivers

| country = United States

| language = English

| network = Fox
FXX {{small|(Ep. 6)}}

| executive_producer = Dino Stamatopoulos
Nick Weidenfeld
Hend Baghdady

| producer =

| editor = James Atkinson
Al LeVine

| company = Fragical Productions
Friends Night
ADHD Studios

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 12

| list_episodes =

| runtime = 11 minutes

| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|7|21}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2015|1|29}}

}}

High School USA! is an American adult animated television series produced by Friends Night and Animation Domination High-Def Studios. The series was created and written by Dino Stamatopoulos. Nick Weidenfeld, Hend Baghdady and Stamatopoulos executive produced the series.

Plot

The show is about the millennial high-school experience, following a clique of sunny, well-meaning students consisting of Marsh Merriwether, Amber Lamber, Cassandra Barren, Brad Slovee, and Lamort Blackstein.

The art style and basic character setup are a parody of Archie Comics.

Cast

class="wikitable" ! Character ! Voice actor ! Production Notes
style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" \| Marsh Merriweather	Vincent Kartheiser
Amber Lamber	Zosia Mamet
Cassandra Barren	Mandy Moore
Lamort Blackstein	Nathan Barnatt
Brad Slovee	T.J. Miller
Mr. Structor	Jake Johnson
Mr. Merriweather	Dino Stamatopoulos
Officer Dumphy	Jay Johnston
\|
Cyber Bully	Ike Barinholtz	Episode 1 "Bullies"
Miriam	Jillian Bell	Episode 11 "Rumspringbreakers"
Miss Temple	Alison Brie	Episode 8 "Choices"
Ms. Slovee Startch Girl	Rachel Butera	Episode 4 "Heroes"
Student	Charley Damski Maya Erskine Jackson Rheingold Mark Rivers Valerie Summey	Episode 2 "Sexting" & Episode 8 "Choices" Episode 2 "Sexting" Episode 4 "Heroes" Episode 1 "Bullies" & Episode 8 "Choices" as Doctor Episode 2 "Sexting"
Nico Ninja	Ray Ford	Episode 3 "Adderall"
Mrs. Blackstein Tamar	Jackie Hoffman	Episode 3 "Adderall" & Episode 11 "Rumspringbreakers"
Garrett Philanders	Anders Holm	Episode 4 "Heroes"
Dolores Barrens	Sally Kellerman	Episode 5 "Adoption", Episode 11 "Rumspringbreakers" & Episode 12 "Sweet 16"
Rachel Lewis	Natasha Leggero	Episode 5 "Adoption"
Superintendent Andrea Knussler	Chelsea Peretti	Episode 7 "Janitor Day"
Unknown Voice	Nick Reczynski
Wally Lamber	Milo Silverstein (Son of show producer/writer Matt Silverstein)	Episode 3 "Adderall" and Episode 6 "Best Friends Forever"
Otto	Abe Vigoda	Episode 12 "Sweet Sixteen"
Mr. Blackstein Lucius	Michael K. Williams	Episode 3 "Adderall" & Episode 11 "Rumspringbreakers"
Seymour Barren	Ray Wise	Episode 5 "Adoption", Episode 11 "Rumspringbreakers" & Episode 12 "Sweet 16"
Mrs. Lamber	Moon Zappa	Episode 3 "Adderall", Episode 6 "Best Friends Forever", Episode 8 "Choices" & Episode 11 "Rumspringbreakers"

Episodes

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|EpisodeNumber = 1

|Title = Bullies

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|21}}

|ProdCode = HSU-101

|Viewers = 2.4{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/23/sunday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-crossing-lines-adjusted-down-2/193295/ |title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; 'Crossing Lines' Adjusted Down |last=Bibel |first=Sara |date=July 23, 2013 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=July 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726085331/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/23/sunday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-crossing-lines-adjusted-down-2/193295/ |archive-date=July 26, 2013 }}

|ShortSummary = Marsh learns a lesson when Brad is accused of bullying. Cassandra gets ready for the “It Gets Better After High School” dance.

Note: Originally was rerated TV-MA. Later runs reverted to its original TV-14 rating.

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|EpisodeNumber = 2

|Title = Sexting

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|27}}

|ProdCode = HSU-102

|Viewers = 1.5{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/28/foxs-animation-domination-high-def-premieres-strong-in-late-night/194348/ |title=FOX's Animation Domination High Def Premieres Strong In Late-Night |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=July 28, 2013 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=July 28, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730221201/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/28/foxs-animation-domination-high-def-premieres-strong-in-late-night/194348/ |archive-date=July 30, 2013 }}

|ShortSummary = When a personal picture of a classmate goes viral, Marsh must rally the other students to make the situation less embarrassing.

Note: This has been only aired twice due to its sexual nature.

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|EpisodeNumber = 3

|Title = Adderall

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|8|3}}

|ProdCode = HSU-103

|Viewers = 1.1{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/08/foxs-animation-domination-high-def-week-2-steady-in-adults-18-49-ratings-up-in-teens/196410/ |title=FOX's 'Animation Domination High-Def' Week 2 Steady in Adults 18-49 Ratings, Up in Teens |last=Bibel |first=Sara |date=August 8, 2013 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=August 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818042423/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/08/foxs-animation-domination-high-def-week-2-steady-in-adults-18-49-ratings-up-in-teens/196410/ |archive-date=August 18, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

|ShortSummary = The pressure of the upcoming S.A.T. exams pushes the gang to resort to popping pills. Blackstein needs another extracurricular activity for his college applications, so he joins the school's gay club and tries to hide the fact that he is straight.

Note: One airing of this episode has the word "shit" in it, uncensored for a TV-MA-LS rating. Later reruns have the word bleeped to rebroadcast for a TV-14.

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|EpisodeNumber = 4

|Title = Heroes

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|8|10}}

|ProdCode = HSU-104

|Viewers = 1.2{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/15/animation-domination-high-def-ratings-rise-23-percent-among-adults-18-49-in-week-3/197908/|title=FOX's 'Animation Domination High Def' Ratings Rise 23 Percent Among Adults 18-49 in Week 3|last=Bibel|first=Sara|date=August 15, 2013|website=TV by the Numbers|access-date=August 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821064239/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/15/animation-domination-high-def-ratings-rise-23-percent-among-adults-18-49-in-week-3/197908/|archive-date=August 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}

|ShortSummary = Marsh is starstruck when he meets his hero Garrett Philanders (Anders Holm), the pioneer of the Candy Diet.

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|EpisodeNumber = 5

|Title = Adoption

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|8|17}}

|ProdCode = HSU-105

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|ShortSummary = When Cassandra finds out that she is adopted, the gang arranges for her to meet her biological parents in China.

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|EpisodeNumber = 6

|Title = Best Friends Forever

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|1|29}} (on FXX)

|ProdCode = HSU-106

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|ShortSummary = Amber learns that her parents star in adult films.

Note: Because of the highly sexual content and concerns over FCC interference, Fox shelved the episode before its scheduled airdate.{{cite web|url=http://splitsider.com/2013/08/the-fcc-banned-this-weeks-episode-of-foxs-high-school-usa/|title=The FCC Banned The Latest Episode of Fox's 'High School USA!'|last=Evans|first=Bradford|date=August 26, 2013|website=Splitsider|access-date=September 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901012026/http://splitsider.com/2013/08/the-fcc-banned-this-weeks-episode-of-foxs-high-school-usa/|archive-date=2013-09-01|url-status=live}} It was for a brief time available only to paid subscribers of the Hulu Plus service. It has since been removed completely from the Hulu rotation. The episode finally aired on expanded basic cable network FXX on January 29, 2015.

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|EpisodeNumber = 7

|Title = Janitor Day

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|2}}

|ProdCode = HSU-107

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|ShortSummary = High School USA! is about to lose all of its funding unless the gang can find a way to get test scores up. Due to the lack of funding, Mr. Structor holds Janitor Day when High School USA! is unable to afford the budget to pay for janitors.

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|EpisodeNumber = 8

|Title = Choices

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|9}}

|ProdCode = HSU-108

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|ShortSummary = Amber finds out that she's pregnant. With the help of the gang, she'll have to decide whether to keep the baby or have an abortion. Meanwhile, Blackstein adopts a vicious dog and Mr. Structor falls for a substitute teacher.

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|EpisodeNumber = 9

|Title = The Early 90s

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|16}}

|ProdCode = HSU-109

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|ShortSummary = Mr. Structor challenges the gang to spend a day as if they were back in the 1990s without modern technology and as a result hilarity ensues. Things get worse when they are pursued by a mysterious stalker.

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|EpisodeNumber = 10

|Title = Gun Control

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|23}}

|ProdCode = HSU-110

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|ShortSummary = Cassandra and Amber run for student council presidents against Blackstein and the Weirdo from Home Room. Marsh questions the school's new self-protection policy.

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|EpisodeNumber = 11

|Title = Rumspringbreakers

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|30}}

|ProdCode = HSU-111

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|ShortSummary = Marsh is worried for Brad's safety when Brad has a Spring Break fling with an Amish girl who is planning to go through a sex change.

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|EpisodeNumber = 12

|Title = Sweet 16

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|30}}

|ProdCode = HSU-112

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|ShortSummary = Marsh realizes he has a hard time dealing with death once Cassandra's dad passes away close to her Sweet 16 party. While Officer Dumphy investigates Seymour's death, Brad takes an interest in death.

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