''Student Bodies'' is a television

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that was produced in

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, Canada from 1997 to the end of 1999. While a live-action series, animations are used throughout as thoughts and imaginations. The segments are comical, bizarre and sometimes dark. Though the show enjoyed much bigger success in Canada, the show was originally made for the American market under the distribution of

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The show aired in Canada on Global and YTV. It has been called "an imitation of ''

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''" by critics, and featured an ensemble cast of high school students at Thomas A. Edison

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. As of 2018, the show aired in reruns on

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Characters

Cody Anthony Miller (

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), the protagonist of the show, was the

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for the high school newspaper publication of the same name as the show, which rivaled the official school paper led by Victor Kane (

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). In the first season, Cody had an ongoing rivalry with Victor, the weaselly editor of the ''Student Voice'', but they became friends after the staff of the "Student Voice" joined "Student Bodies". The audience regularly saw his thoughts on the show's current situation in the form of his cartoons, a technique that has been used on other shows such as ''

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''. His cartoons were also often used as scene and location transitions, as a continuation of the current live scene, and in the opening and closing sequences. Another main source of Cody's cartoon drawings were his relationships with his girlfriends throughout the series, who included "Student Bodies" editor Emily Roberts (

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) and fellow member Grace Vasquez ( Victoria Sanchez), and other characters including "transition" girlfriend Holly Benson (

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) and Kim McCloud (

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), who became a main character in the third season. Others in the cast included

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, who played Morgan McKnight in the first season and was the object of Chris Sheppard's (

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) infatuation, before he and Margaret "Mags" Abernathy ( Katie Emme McIninch) became a couple on the show. Jessica Goldapple played Francesca "Flash" Albright, the photographer loyal to Victor Kane (

) and Mark Taylor played Romeo Carter, who became Emily's boyfriend after Cody and Emily broke up. Romeo and Emily break up near the end of the show's final season. Staff at Edison High included vice-principal Mrs. Morton, played by

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Trivia

*The show was produced in Montreal and was broadcast in English; there was a French translation (made in France) called ''Vice-Versa'', and aired on Canal Famille in

. *The show's opening theme song (as well as the opening credits sequence) changed after the first season's, to a pop rock-style theme song. This new theme song remained until the end of the series. *The show was shot in an abandoned high school in Montreal, which was used as a studio. *Co-creator Alan Silberberg designed the animated segments.

Cast

as Cody Anthony Miller *

as Victor Kane *

as Emily Roberts *

as Chris Sheppard * Katie Emme McIninch as Margaret 'Mags' Abernathy * Jessica Goldapple as Francesca 'Flash' Albright * Mark Taylor as Romeo Carter *

as Morgan McKnight (Season 1) * Victoria Sanchez as Grace Vasquez (Season 1–2) *

as Kim McCloud (Season 3) *

as Mrs. Morton (Recurring)

Episode guide

*Season 1 (1997–1998) *1. Disco Cody *2. Monsieur Cody *3. The Bully *4. Date With Morgan *5. All Hallow's Eve *6. Scheming Victor *7. Mags' Dark Side *8. Cody For President *9. Tutor's Pet *10. The Holiday Show *11. Time Capsule *12. Mags' Birthday *13. Cyrano De Edison *14. Goop *15. Victor In Love *16. Valentine's Day *17. Date-A-Rama *18. Secret Admirer *19. Mags' Rags *20. Career Day *21. Secret Weapon *22. Flash *23. Cody Presley *24. Bad Girl Emily *25. Grounded For Life *26. Tanya *Season 2 (1998–1999) *27. The Trial *28. A New Beginning *29. The Waitress *30. The Road Trip *31. Cody Moves In *32. Dating Game *33. A Perfect Mags *34. The Boys of Edison *35. Permission *36. Boss Cody *37. New Year's Eve *38. The Holdup *39. The Game Show *40. The Teacher *41. Snowed In *42. Babe Magnet *43. Victor Moves In *44. Double Date *45. Goodbye Grace *46. The Test *47. Detention *48. Cheer Up, Cody *49. The T-shirt *50. Gay Friend *Season 3 (1999-2000) *51. New Friends (aka New Guys) *52. Stand-Up Chris *53. The Junior Prom *54. The Blow-Up *55. Dead Men Don't Go To Edison (aka Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid) *56. Kiss and Tell *57. After High School *58. Romeo Hurts His Knee (aka Romeo's Wounded Knee) *59. Time to Try *60. Victor Gets Drunk *61. Chris' Death *62. Romeo's Old Friend *63. The Break-Up *64. The Reunion *65. The Triangle

International broadcast

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, the show was broadcast on

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References

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