Push Girls
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Push-Girls-Group-Shot.jpg
| genre = Reality
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Angela Rockwood
- Auti Angel
- Mia Schaikewitz
- Tiphany Adams
- Chelsie Hill
}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 24
| executive_producer = Gay Rosenthal
| runtime = 19 to 24 minutes
| company = Gay Rosenthal Productions
| channel = SundanceTV
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|4|17}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2013|7|22}}
}}
Push Girls is an American reality television series on the SundanceTV. A sneak peek episode, and original premiere date, aired on April 17, 2012,{{cite web|title=New Original Non Fiction Series 'Push Girls' To Premiere on Sundance Channel, Tuesday April 17|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/08/new-original-non-fiction-series-push-girls-to-premiere-on-sundance-channel-tuesday-april-17/119160/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214112550/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/08/new-original-non-fiction-series-push-girls-to-premiere-on-sundance-channel-tuesday-april-17/119160/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 14, 2012|accessdate=November 26, 2012}} with the official debut on June 4, 2012.{{cite web|title=New Premiere Date: Sundance Channel's "Push Girls" Moved to Monday, June 4|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/04/30/new-premiere-date-sundance-channels-push-girls-moved-to-monday-june-4-703515/20120430sundance01/|accessdate=November 26, 2012}} Push Girls chronicles the lives of four women—Angela Rockwood, Tiphany Adams, Mia Schaikewitz, and Auti Angel—who have been paralyzed by illness or accident and displays the day-to-day challenges and triumphs they encounter. The series is set in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web|title=Sundance Channel and Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Partner for Launch of Docu-Series "Push Girls"|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/05/23/sundance-channel-and-christopher-and-dana-reeve-foundation-partner-for-launch-of-docu-series-push-girls-211212/20120523sundance01/|accessdate=November 26, 2012}}
It was announced on November 15, 2012, that AMC Networks began production on the 10-episode second season.{{cite web|title=Sundance Channel's Critically Acclaimed Series "PUSH GIRLS" Begins Production in Los Angeles For Season Two|url=http://www.amcnetworks.com/release_release_press.jsp?nodeid=6603|accessdate=November 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118083021/http://www.amcnetworks.com/release_release_press.jsp?nodeid=6603|archive-date=November 18, 2012|url-status=dead}} The second season premiered on June 3, 2013.{{cite web|title=Sundance Channel's Ground-Breaking Docu-Series "Push Girls" Gets Rolling on Season Two|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/04/11/sundance-channels-ground-breaking-docu-series-push-girls-gets-rolling-on-season-two-688404/20130411sundance01/|publisher=The Futon Critic|date=April 11, 2013}}
Cast
- Angela Rockwood is an actress, model, producer, and an ambassador with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. She is described as "Buddha-like" and is the "Mother Earth" of the foursome.{{cite web|title=Push Girls — Living Large|url=http://www.abilitymagazine.com/Push-Girls-Interview.html|publisher=ABILITY Magazine|accessdate=October 2, 2012}} She became a quadriplegic in 2001 after a car accident shattered her C4–C5 vertebrae and severed her spinal cord. She was the third American to receive stem cell surgery, which she believes helped her move from a power chair to a manual chair. She had a bit role in the 2001 film The Fast and the Furious before becoming paralyzed.
- Auti Angel, a paraplegic, was paralyzed after a car accident in 1992. The backup dancer had just finished a gig—performing with LL Cool J at the Grammys in New York City—and was returning home to Los Angeles when a car clipped hers on the 101 Freeway. The show documents her career as a dancer, leader of the Colours 'N' Motion dance team, singer and actress, as well as her attempts to have a child. Auti Angel has a supporting role in the 2011 film Musical Chairs and heads the Save a Soul Foundation.
- Mia Schaikewitz ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|iː|ə|_|ˈ|ʃ|aɪ|k|ᵻ|w|ɪ|t|s}}{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/06/13/154938487/push-girls-wheel-chairs-through-life-and-love | title='Push Girls' Wheel Chairs Through Life And Love | series=Talk of the Nation | publisher=National Public Radio | date=June 13, 2012}}) was paralyzed from the waist down at the age of 15 when an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) ruptured in her spinal cord.{{cite web|author= Pfefferman, N. |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/women-in-wheelchairs-push-boundaries-in-real-life-and-on-tv/ | title=Women in wheelchairs push boundaries in real life and on TV | publisher=The Times of Israel | date=June 11, 2012|accessdate=December 30, 2015}} An athlete at heart, she stayed active in adaptive sports, but avoided swimming—her first love. The series follows her emotional return to the water. She is a project manager in a graphic design firm.
- Tiphany Adams was paralyzed in 2000, the result of a devastating car accident. "I was 17-and-a-half, in my senior year in high school, when I was in a head-on vehicle collision caused by a drunk driver, hit at 130 miles per hour. We were all pronounced dead on the scene, and I was in a coma for three weeks. When I woke up, I was like, ‘I’m going to get through this, and I’m going to live my life to the fullest.’"{{cite web|url=http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2012/06/01/as-real-as-it-gets-sundance-channels-push-girls-angela-rockwood-auti-angel-tiphany-adams-mia-schaikewitz/ |title=As real as it gets – Sundance Channel's "Push Girls" looks to shatter stereotypes |work=Channel Guide Magazine|date=June 2012 }} She is considered "the blond bombshell" of the group with an uncensored mouth and open, honest nature. She loves sex with both men and women and doesn't like labels.
- Chelsie Hill was paralyzed in high school after getting into a car with a drunk driver. Prior to becoming paralyzed, she hoped to become a professional dancer. She and her father founded the Walk and Roll Foundation, which aims to help people with spinal cord injuries. She also does public speaking engagements to educate teens on drunk driving.{{cite web|last=Govere|first=Alexandra|title=Chelsie Hill Aims To Change The World One 'Push' At A Time|url=http://act.mtv.com/posts/chelsie-hill-push-girls-walk-and-roll-interview/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703111727/http://act.mtv.com/posts/chelsie-hill-push-girls-walk-and-roll-interview/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 3, 2012|publisher=MTV|accessdate=August 29, 2012}}
Episodes
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| colspan="2"|Season | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 14 | style="text-align:center;"| {{Start date|2012|6|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{End date|2012|8|27}} | |||
| style="background:#FF69B4; height:5px;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| {{Start date|2013|6|3}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{End date|2013|7|22}} |
=Season 1 (2012)=
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|EpisodeNumber = 0 |EpisodeNumber2 = 0 |Title = Sneak Peek |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|4|17}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 45C3B8 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 1 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Everyone Stares |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|6|4}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 45C3B8 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 2 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Watch Me |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|6|4}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 45C3B8 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 3 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = You Don't Get It |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|6|11}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 45C3B8 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 4 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Hope It's Not Too Late |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|6|18}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 45C3B8 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 5 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = How Did I Get Here? |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|6|25}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 45C3B8 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 6 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Fired Up |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|7|2}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 45C3B8 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 7 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = This is How We Get Through |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|7|9}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 45C3B8 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 8 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Living in the Fast Lane |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|7|16}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 45C3B8 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 9 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Freaky Deaky |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|7|23}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 45C3B8 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 10 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Out of Control |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|7|30}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 45C3B8 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 11 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = Breaking the Ice |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|8|6}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 45C3B8 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 12 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Moving On |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|8|13}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 45C3B8 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 13 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = In the Deep End |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|8|20}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 45C3B8 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 14 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = Breaking Back In |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|8|27}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 45C3B8 }} |
=Season 2 (2013)=
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|EpisodeNumber = 15 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Strange Love |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|3}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = FF69B4 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 16 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Betrayed |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|3}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = FF69B4 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 17 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Surprising News |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|10}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = FF69B4 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 18 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Tiphany's Missing Sister: Part 1 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|17}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = FF69B4 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 19 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Tiphany's Missing Sister: Part 2 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|24}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = FF69B4 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 20 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Sex Ed |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|1}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = FF69B4 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 21 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = How Dare You! |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|8}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = FF69B4 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 22 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Escape to Mexico |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|15}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = FF69B4 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 23 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Love Me or Leave Me |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|22}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = FF69B4 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Push Girls |EpisodeNumber = 24 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Season Finale |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|22}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = FF69B4 }} |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.sundancechannel.com/push-girls/}}
- {{IMDb title|2323135}}
{{Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Reality Series}}
{{Sundance Shows |state=expanded}}
Category:2010s American reality television series
Category:2012 American television series debuts
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television shows set in Los Angeles