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{{Short description|American animated television series}}
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| genre                = [[Teen drama]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/as-told-by-ginger/ |title=As Told By Ginger |website=TV.com |access-date=2020-02-14 |archive-date=September 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921002141/http://www.tv.com/shows/as-told-by-ginger/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| creator              = [[Emily Kapnek]]<ref name="Creative Minds">{{cite web|last=Villarreal|first=Yvonne|title=Creative Minds: Emily Kapnek, Mayor of 'Suburgatory'|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/02/creative-minds-emily-kapnek-mayor-of-suburgatory-.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=September 30, 2013|date=February 17, 2012|archive-date=April 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422085104/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/02/creative-minds-emily-kapnek-mayor-of-suburgatory-.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| developer            = {{Plain list|
* [[Kate Boutilier]]
* Eryk Casemiro
}}
| director             = [[Mark Risley]]
| voices               = {{Plain list|
* [[Melissa Disney]]
* [[Kenny Blank]]
* Jeannie Elias
* Liz Georges
* Jackie Harris
* [[Aspen Miller]]
* [[Tress MacNeille]]
* [[Cree Summer]]
* [[Laraine Newman]]
* [[Kath Soucie]]
* [[Sandy Fox]]
* Emily Kapnek
* [[Adam Wylie]]
}}
| composer             = Jared Faber
| open_theme           = "I'm in Between" performed by [[Macy Gray]]<ref name="TweensNYT">{{cite web|last=Rutenberg|first=Jim|title=Nickelodeon's Tweens|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/14/arts/tv-notes-nickelodeon-s-tweens.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 14, 2017|date=February 14, 2001|archive-date=October 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015044810/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/14/arts/tv-notes-nickelodeon-s-tweens.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| theme_music_composer = {{Plain list|
* [[Jared Faber]]
* Emily Kapnek
}}
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 3
| num_episodes         = 60
| list_episodes        = List of As Told by Ginger episodes
| executive_producer   = {{ubl|[[Arlene Klasky]]|[[Gábor Csupó]]|[[Emily Kapnek]]}}
| producer             = {{Plain list|
* [[Kate Boutilier]] (S1)
* Maureen Iser (S1–2)
* Susan Ward (S3)
}}
| runtime              = 24 minutes
| company              = {{Plain list|
* [[Klasky Csupo]]
* [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]]
}}
| network              = [[Nickelodeon]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2000|10|25}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2006|11|14}}
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'''''As Told by Ginger''''', also known as '''''As Told by Ginger Foutley''''',<ref name="Beck">Beck, Jerry, ''Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons!''</ref> is an American animated preteen drama television series, produced by [[Klasky Csupo]] (which also produced ''[[Rugrats]]''), and aired on [[Nickelodeon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/as-told-by-ginger-feminist-cartoon-interview/|title='As Told By Ginger' Was a Feminist Masterpiece About the Trials of Girlhood|last=Solarin|first=Ayoola|date=2018-09-20|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=2019-09-04|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611195407/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qvakj7/as-told-by-ginger-feminist-cartoon-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> The series focuses on a junior high school (later high school) girl named Ginger Foutley who, with her friends, tries to become more than a social geek.<ref>{{cite news|last=Weiss|first=Tara|title=Tween Scene|url=https://www.courant.com/2001/03/12/tween-scene/|access-date=September 30, 2013|newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]]|date=March 12, 2001|archive-date=October 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003031900/http://articles.courant.com/2001-03-12/features/0103122772_1_tweens-maria-perez-brown-videos|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nickelodeon's 'Ginger' Spices Up Tonight's Lineup|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2000/10/25/nickelodeons-ginger-spices-up-tonights-lineup/|access-date=September 30, 2013|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=October 25, 2000|archive-date=February 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204230842/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2000-10-25/lifestyle/0010250091_1_ginger-popular-jeannie-elias|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="LeavingLarchmontAgain">{{cite news|last=Shattuck|first=Kathryn|title=Leaving Larchmont, Again|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/03/tv/for-young-viewers-leaving-larchmont-again.html|access-date=September 30, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 3, 2003|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403190513/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/03/tv/for-young-viewers-leaving-larchmont-again.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The series first aired on Nickelodeon on October 25, 2000.

''As Told by Ginger'' ended production in 2004, although some episodes were initially unaired on U.S. television; the remaining episodes would premiere at varying intervals on Nickelodeon-affiliated services through to 2021. It was nominated for three [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s for [[Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)]]. The series was praised and noted for having ongoing story arcs and characters who developed, aged, and changed their clothes throughout the show, a rare quality in an animated series at the time.

==Premise==

===Characters===
{{main|List of As Told by Ginger characters}}
The series focuses mainly on the life of [[junior high school]] student Ginger Foutley (voiced by [[Melissa Disney]]).<ref name="Levine2001">{{cite news|last=Levine|first=Evan|title=Junior high angst told by Ginger|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BakkAAAAIBAJ&pg=4361,2458305&dq=as-told-by-ginger&hl=en|access-date=October 1, 2013|newspaper=[[Rome News-Tribune]]|date=March 6, 2001|archive-date=September 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924024031/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BakkAAAAIBAJ&pg=4361%2C2458305&dq=as-told-by-ginger&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Family Fare|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TiAfAAAAIBAJ&pg=2855,172763&dq=as-told-by-ginger&hl=en|access-date=October 1, 2013|newspaper=[[The Tuscaloosa News]]|date=November 1, 2000|archive-date=September 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924022445/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TiAfAAAAIBAJ&pg=2855,172763&dq=as-told-by-ginger&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Ginger and her friends Darren Patterson (voiced by [[Kenny Blank]]), Deirdre Hortense "Dodie" Bishop (voiced by [[Aspen Miller]]), and Macie Lightfoot (voiced by Jackie Harris), try to rise from the position of school geeks as they solve many conflicts that come their way.<ref name="Levine2001"/>

Luckily for Ginger, the most popular girl in school, Courtney Gripling (voiced by Liz Georges), has taken a liking to her and often includes her in her social plans.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jaafar|first=Julia|title=TV News|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=26ktAAAAIBAJ&pg=3655,2074885&dq=as-told-by-ginger&hl=en|access-date=October 1, 2013|newspaper=[[New Straits Times]]|date=September 4, 2001|archive-date=September 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924024249/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=26ktAAAAIBAJ&pg=3655,2074885&dq=as-told-by-ginger&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> She is intrigued by her "gingerisms", as Courtney calls them. However, Miranda Killgallen (voiced by [[Cree Summer]]), Courtney's right-hand woman, makes sure that she is not bumped down from her position thanks to Ginger. At home, Ginger writes her lively adventures in her diary.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lemish|first=Dafna|title=Screening Gender on Children's Television: The Views of Producers around the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HynGBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT259|access-date=July 15, 2018|date=2010|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-99732-7|page=259}}</ref> Her younger brother, Carl (voiced by Jeannie Elias), is often scheming with Robert Joseph "Hoodsey" Bishop (voiced by [[Tress MacNeille]]) in his own side plots, and her mother, Lois (voiced by [[Laraine Newman]]), is always there for advice – to which Ginger is always able to listen.

===Setting===
The series takes place in the fictional [[suburban]] town of Sheltered Shrubs, located in [[Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ryan|first1=Lidia|title=TV shows set in Connecticut|url=http://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/slideshow/TV-shows-set-in-Connecticut-103877/photo-2220911.php|access-date=August 8, 2015|work=[[Connecticut Post]]|date=February 24, 2015}}</ref> Sheltered Shrubs is based on the real town of [[Larchmont, New York]], where series creator [[Emily Kapnek]] moved to when she was in junior high.<ref name="LeavingLarchmontAgain"/> She said the town became "sort of the basis for this show".<ref name="LeavingLarchmontAgain"/> Other towns noted in the series are Protected Pines, a [[gated community]] in which Courtney lives, Brittle Branches, where Ginger's father resides, and Heathered Hills, the town of Ginger's summer camp crush, Sasha.

==Continuity and themes==
''As Told by Ginger'' has been recognized by fans and Nickelodeon alike for its character development, most of which was unusual for a cartoon in its time.<ref name="Creative Minds"/><ref name="EW2016">{{cite magazine|last1=Serrao|first1=Nivea|title=As Told By Ginger: Why the show still feels so real 10 years later|url=http://ew.com/article/2016/11/14/as-told-by-ginger-anniversary-emily-kapnek/|access-date=October 14, 2017|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=November 14, 2016|archive-date=October 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015095020/http://ew.com/article/2016/11/14/as-told-by-ginger-anniversary-emily-kapnek/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hoyte|first1=Nikeita|last2=Aster Perlman|first2=Rachel|last3=Balkaran|first3=Racquel|last4=Marine|first4=Brooke|title=The 20 Best Nickelodeon Cartoons|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-best-old-nickelodeon-shows/|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|access-date=October 14, 2017|date=October 2, 2017|archive-date=September 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924022955/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/complex/the-best-old-nickelodeon-shows|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the first season, Ginger's age group is considered as being in seventh grade. By the second season, they move up to eighth grade rather than remaining the same age. In this season, Darren has the unwieldy [[orthodontic headgear]] that he has worn for the entire first season removed, which results in rising popularity. They graduate junior high in the middle of the third season and move on to become freshmen in high school. Carl's age group works in the same way, as they become junior high students by the third season. Many episodes make references to past episodes, giving the episodes a definite order.

One of the most notable developments is that most of the characters change clothes every episode and often within the same episode, a highly unusual characteristic of cartoons.<ref name="EW2016"/> Most animated cartoons have their characters remain in the same outfits throughout the series to save time and money. This was most conspicuous amongst the girls in Ginger's age group (Dodie, Courtney, Macie, Miranda and Ginger herself) and some of the adults such as Ginger's mother. After Darren got his orthodontic headgear removed, he changed clothes as well. Carl's age group changes clothes only infrequently and with few changes. Hoodsey's coat rack has similar purple hoodies, satirizing cartoons whose characters always remain in the same outfits. Unlike most live-action shows whose characters only wear an outfit once, ''As Told by Ginger'' characters wear their outfits in rotation, and new outfits are added every few episodes.

The series also deals with several deeper themes.<ref name="EW2016"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Salamon|first=Julie|title=Grabbing Viewers 'Tween 8 and 14|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/15/movies/critic-s-notebook-grabbing-viewers-tween-8-and-14.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|access-date=September 30, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 15, 2002|archive-date=October 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003012941/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/15/movies/critic-s-notebook-grabbing-viewers-tween-8-and-14.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|url-status=live}}</ref> In "Wicked Game", Ginger's two best friends [[betray]] her after feeling [[jealousy]] toward her new boyfriend, Darren.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Wicked Game|series=As Told by Ginger|network=[[Nickelodeon]]|date=August 30, 2003|season=3|number=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Oppliger|first=Patrice A.|title=Bullies and Mean Girls in Popular Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ndz4AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA197|access-date=July 15, 2018|year=2013|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-6865-2|page=197}}</ref> In "And She Was Gone", the staff and students at school think Ginger is suicidally [[Depression (mood)|depressed]] after she writes a disturbing poem that worries them.<ref name="EW2016"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Banet-Weiser|first=Sarah|title=Kids Rule!: Nickelodeon and Consumer Citizenship|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VWrmQWznHGQC&pg=PA130|access-date=July 15, 2018|year=2007|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=978-0-8223-3993-9|page=130|archive-date=September 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924022856/https://books.google.com/books?id=VWrmQWznHGQC&pg=PA130#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> In the episode "No Hope for Courtney", Carl's pranks cause his teacher to retire. After she agrees to come back, Mrs. Gordon passes on.<ref>{{cite episode|title=No Hope for Courtney|series=As Told by Ginger|network=Nickelodeon|date=June 23, 2002|season=2|number=8}}</ref> In actuality, Mrs. Gordon's voice actress, [[Kathleen Freeman]], died before the episode's completion, and the script was rewritten in dedication to her. "A Lesson in Tightropes" has Ginger going through an emotional breakup with Darren (who has cheated on her with [[Cheerleading|cheerleader]] Simone) while she must undergo surgery for [[appendicitis]].<ref name="EW2016"/><ref>{{cite episode|title=A Lesson in Tightropes|series=As Told by Ginger|network=Nickelodeon|season=3}}</ref> Furthermore, the episode "Stuff'll Kill Ya" shows Ginger dealing with a coffee and caffeine [[drug addiction]].<ref name="EW2016"/>

Series finale and TV Film ''The Wedding Frame'' ends on a [[Flashforward]] scene, with Ginger (who is now an [[author]]) doing a reading of her book at a bookstore, with Lois, Dave, Carl, Hoodsie, Macie, Dodie, Chet Zipper, Dodie and Chet's daughter, and Darren in attendance. Darren is holding a mixed race baby with ginger hair, suggesting that he and Ginger ultimately made up and got back together. The film ends with a close up of Ginger's left hand (now with a [[Wedding ring|wedding]] and [[engagement ring]] on it) on her now-closed book, which is titled ''As Told by Ginger''. Ginger [[Fourth wall|breaks the fourth wall]] at the end of her reading, and thanks both the audience in the bookshop watching her, and the viewers at home.

* In the TV film ''The Wedding Frame'', when the Foutleys are driving to their soon-to-be home, they pass a cemetery park. One tombstone reads "ATBG" while another reads "RIP". ATBG is short for ''As Told by Ginger'' and RIP is short for "Rest in Peace". This is a nod to the fact that the film is the series finale. 
* A girl named Leandra, who had a bone marrow illness and was a [[Make-A-Wish]] patient, was a fan of the series and watched it during her treatments. Her wish was to be a character on the show, so she appeared and voiced a character named after herself in a scene of the episode "Butterflies are Free", in which Ginger, Macie and Dodie greet her by name.<ref>{{cite news|last=Waite|first=Matthew|title=Girl gains health, other wishes|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2002/06/01/Pasco/Girl_gains_health__ot.shtml|access-date=September 30, 2013|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|date=June 1, 2002|archive-date=October 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002123516/http://www.sptimes.com/2002/06/01/Pasco/Girl_gains_health__ot.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

Unlike most other Nicktoons, the series was aired on the [[TEENick]] block.<ref name="TEENick"/>

== Theme song ==
The theme song, ''I'm in Between'', was originally sung by Ginger’s voice actress, Melissa Disney. However this was later scrapped for a cover by [[Macy Gray]], which became the best-known version of the theme song.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGlF39Cgc4U |title="As Told By Ginger" Theme Song (HQ) {{!}} Episode Opening Credits {{!}} Nick Animation |date=2016-06-02 |last=Nicktoons |access-date=2025-08-01 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Another cover of the song by Cree Summer, Miranda Killgallen’s voice actress, was also recorded for the show but not used.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wmtwG93n9g |title=OPENING THEME #2: As Told by Ginger (2000) by Cree Summer [ENG] |date=2022-11-22 |last=Каво |access-date=2025-08-01 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

In the original version of the theme song recorded by Disney, the title sequence featured various sound effects and brief character interactions. These included Darren greeting Ginger, Dodie, and Macie as he rode past on his bicycle; Blake Gripling shouting as he fled from Carl Foutley’s doghouse with Carl and Hoodsie Bishop in pursuit; and the sound of a car horn when Lois Foutley’s car was towed. When Macy Gray’s version of the theme song was later introduced, these dialogue elements and sound effects were removed. However, the original animation was left unchanged, and the characters' mouth movements remain visible, corresponding to the now-absent dialogue.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of As Told by Ginger episodes}}
{{:List of As Told by Ginger episodes}}
===Television films===
There were four [[television films]] that aired during the series' run.
* ''[[List of As Told by Ginger episodes#ep18|Summer of Camp Caprice]]'' (also titled ''Season of Caprice'') had Ginger, Dodie, Macie and Courtney heading to summer camp, with Darren and Miranda going to [[military camp]] (where, as it happens, Miranda's father works) and Carl and Hoodsey on the trail of dog nappers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Campers' Crush|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/01/tv/for-young-viewers-campers-crush.html|access-date=September 30, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 1, 2001}}</ref>
* ''[[List of As Told by Ginger episodes#ep41|Foutleys on Ice]]'' (aired in the US as ''Far from Home''), following up on the [[Emmy]]-nominated episode "And She Was Gone", dealt with Ginger winning a scholarship to an arts school, and Carl and Hoodsey making friends with a new character, the [[psychokinesis|telekinetic]] Noelle Sussman (voiced by series creator [[Emily Kapnek]]).<ref name="LeavingLarchmontAgain"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Saturday & Sunday on TV|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1002089/Saturday--Sunday-on-TV.html|access-date=October 1, 2013|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|date=August 9, 2003|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223152/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1002089/Saturday--Sunday-on-TV.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> This episode was released on DVD.<ref name="FarFromHomeDVD">{{cite web|last1=Lacey|first1=Gord|title=As Told by Ginger – Vol 2: Far From Home Review|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/reviews/Told-Ginger-Volume-Release/4549|publisher=[[TVShowsOnDVD.com]]|access-date=February 9, 2018|date=July 17, 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015044814/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/reviews/Told-Ginger-Volume-Release/4549|archive-date=October 15, 2017}}</ref>
* ''[[List of As Told by Ginger episodes#ep47|Butterflies are Free]]'' follows Ginger and her friends graduating from junior high.<ref>{{cite web|title=No Turning Back AKA Butterflies are Free|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/as-told-by-ginger/episode-3-season-3/no-turning-back-aka-butterflies-are-free/199824/|website=TV Guide|access-date=March 21, 2017|archive-date=March 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322113059/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/as-told-by-ginger/episode-3-season-3/no-turning-back-aka-butterflies-are-free/199824/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[List of As Told by Ginger episodes#ep58|The Wedding Frame]]'' closed out the third season and the series as a whole, and features Lois marrying one of the doctors at her hospital.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Wedding Frame|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/as-told-by-ginger/episode-13-season-3/the-wedding-frame/199824/|website=TV Guide|access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref>

Nickelodeon had originally asked for the ending of ''The Wedding Frame'' to be changed to something less conclusive in case they wished to order more episodes, however, perhaps due to that situation being very unlikely, the original ending was eventually retained.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} It was released directly to DVD in the United States in November 2004,<ref>{{cite web|title=As Told by Ginger – Vol 1: The Wedding Frame|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Told-Ginger-Volume-Release/4025|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com|access-date=February 9, 2018|quote=Release Date: 11/23/2004|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002147/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Told-Ginger-Volume-Release/4025|url-status=live}}</ref> but it would not be otherwise available in the U.S. until 2021, when it and one of the episodes leading up to the film   ("Battle of the Bands") premiered on [[Paramount+|CBS All Access]].

In international airings, the films were divided into two (for ''Butterflies are Free'') and three parts (for the other three films) in reruns.

==Production==
The pilot for the show was completed in September 1999. The show premiered in October 2000 on Nickelodeon.<ref>{{cite news|title=Life After 'Rugrats': It's Not Easy Being Cool|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/22/tv/for-young-viewers-life-after-rugrats-it-s-not-easy-being-cool.html|access-date=September 30, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 22, 2000|archive-date=October 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003012954/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/22/tv/for-young-viewers-life-after-rugrats-it-s-not-easy-being-cool.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The show was greatly popular at first, making its way into the teenager-aimed block [[TEENick]].<ref name="TEENick">{{cite news|title=Sunday Bests|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/04/tv/for-young-viewers-sunday-bests.html|access-date=September 30, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 4, 2001|archive-date=September 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924022857/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/04/tv/for-young-viewers-sunday-bests.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After the second season, the show's popularity began to decline, partially due to constant scheduling changes. Nickelodeon then pulled the show off the air after airing less than half the episodes of the third and final season. The show was a part of the [[Nicktoons (American TV channel)|Nicktoons]] channel since its inception in 2002,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Tiana |title=Branding: Nicktoons to target younger audience |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/branding-nicktoons-target-younger-audience/147520 |access-date=July 14, 2018 |work=[[Campaign (magazine)|Campaign]] |date=June 6, 2002 |archive-date=July 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715011516/https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/branding-nicktoons-target-younger-audience/147520 |url-status=live }}</ref> and began airing the remaining third-season episodes in November 2004, when "Ten Chairs" premiered. The "high school" episodes were slated to premiere during November 2006, but only one, "Stuff'll Kill Ya", premiered. Of the remaining Season 3 episodes, 4 ultimately premiered on [[TeenNick]]'s [[NickRewind|The Splat]] in 2016, and the last 2 (including "The Wedding Frame", which had previously been released on DVD in the US in 2004) premiered on [[Paramount+|CBS All Access]] in 2021.

===Show airings===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Network
! Time
! In effect
|-
| rowspan="2" | Nickelodeon
| Wednesdays at 8 pm
| October 2000 – January 2001
|-
| Sundays at 7:30 pm
| January 2001 – June 2003
|-
| [[Nickelodeon on CBS|Nick on CBS]]
| Saturday mornings (Sunday mornings on some stations)
| September 14, 2002 – January 25, 2003
|-
| Nickelodeon
| rowspan="2" | Weekday mornings
| November 2005
|-
| Nicktoons Network
| November 2006 – May 2007
|-
| [[TeenNick|The N]]
| Saturday nights
| January 2007
|-
| Nicktoons Network
| Sunday and Monday mornings
| May 2007 – July 2007
|-
| Nickelodeon
| Monday mornings
| August 2007
|-
| Nicktoons Network
| Tuesday and Saturday mornings
| October 2007 – March 2008
|-
| Nickelodeon
| 6am Tuesdays
| March 2008
|-
| Nicktoons Network
| 4:00am Tuesday and Saturday mornings
| March 2008 – January 2009
|-
| [[NickRewind|The Splat]]
| Fridays at 12am
| October 9, 2015 – April 1, 2017
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| Four (New Zealand TV Channel)
| Every morning 7.30am and later weekday and Sunday mornings 7.30am
| February 7, 2011 – April 13, 2011
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| Indus Vision
| Daily 5.30pm
| August 2003 – November 2004
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|[[Spacetoon]]
|Weekday mornings
|March 2005 – January 2014
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|[[Spacetoon English]]
|Tuesday mornings
|April 2005 – January 2011
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| [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]]
| Daily
| 2001 – 2004
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| [[Nickelodeon (Canadian TV channel)|Nickelodeon Canada]]
| Weekdays at 4 & 4:30pm
| 2014 – 2017
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* The episodes "I Spy a Witch", "Déjà Who?", "An 'Even Steven' Holiday Special" and "Piece of My Heart" were all made for the first season lineup, but aired during the second season in the United States.
* "Never Can Say Goodbye", "Gym Class Confidential", "Fast Reputation" and "The Nurses' Strike" all premiered in the same week during the TEENick block. They aired February 11–14, 2002 (which were the days between Monday and Thursday).
* The episodes "Detention", "Kiss Today Goodbye", "A Lesson in Tightropes", "Dodie's Big Break" and "Battle of the Bands" are all high school episodes that were initially unaired in the United States. They were at one time scheduled to air during the second week of November 2006, but were immediately removed from the schedule after the first high school episode, "Stuff'll Kill Ya", was aired. "Detention", "Kiss Today Goodbye", "A Lesson in Tightropes" and "Dodie's Big Break" would premiere in the United States on [[TeenNick]]'s [[NickRewind|The Splat]] in 2016, and "Battle of the Bands" would premiere on [[Paramount+|CBS All Access]] in 2021. In several other countries, especially in the United Kingdom, they are part of regular reruns.

===DVD and streaming releases===
* The TV films ''Far from Home'' and ''The Wedding Frame'' are available on VHS and DVD in the United States and Canada ([[DVD region code#Region codes and countries|Region 1]]). ''Far from Home'' comes with the bonus episodes "Ginger the Juvey" and the pilot episode "The Party".<ref name="FarFromHomeDVD"/> ''The Wedding Frame'' includes "Stealing First" and "Dare I, Darren".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lacey|first1=Gord|title=As Told by Ginger – Vol 1: The Wedding Frame Review|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/reviews/Told-Ginger-Volume-Release/4025|publisher=[[TVShowsOnDVD.com]]|access-date=April 15, 2015|date=July 9, 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415081719/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/reviews/Told-Ginger-Volume-Release/4025|archive-date=April 15, 2015}}</ref>
* The complete series used to be available on iTunes;<ref>{{cite news|last=Weprin|first=Alex|title=Nickelodeon Adding Classics to iTunes|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/nickelodeon-adding-classics-itunes/32902|access-date=October 1, 2013|newspaper=Broadcasting & Cable|date=July 29, 2008|archive-date=September 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924022859/https://www.nexttv.com/news/nickelodeon-adding-classics-itunes-32902|url-status=live}}</ref> the 60 episodes were divided into six volumes. As of January 2015, the episodes are no longer available for download.
* As of January 2021, the entire series is available to stream on [[Paramount+]] (formerly known as CBS All Access).<ref>{{Cite web|title=As Told By Ginger|url=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/as-told-by-ginger/|access-date=March 4, 2021|website=[[Paramount+]]|date=24 October 2000|archive-date=5 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305210209/https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/as-told-by-ginger/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The episodes 1 through 45 are available on Russian DVD sets with each DVD containing 5 episodes. The ''As Speaks Ginger'' DVDs, as they are known in Russia (Cyrillic: Как говорит Джинджер), are produced and distributed by Russobit-M and are only available with a Russian soundtrack.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|+[[DVD region code#1|Region 1]]
! colspan=2|Title
! Season(s)
! Episode count
! Release date
! Episodes
|-
| style="background:#8198ce|
| ''The Wedding Frame''
| rowspan=2|1, 3
| rowspan=2|5
| November 23, 2004
| 3 ("Stealing First"), 6 ("Dare I, Darren") and 58–60 ("The Wedding Frame")
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| style="background:#01b7cd|
| ''Far from Home''
| April 5, 2005
| 1 "(Ginger the Juvey"), 41–43 ("Far from Home") and Pilot ("The Party")
|}

===Theme song===
The opening theme, titled "I'm in Between", was written for the show by American rapper Ray Raymond.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Ginger the Juvey|series=As Told by Ginger|network=Nickelodeon|date=October 25, 2000|season=1|number=1}}</ref> The song was first recorded with vocals by Melissa Disney, in character as Ginger. But this version was replaced before initial North American broadcasts with another version performed by [[Cree Summer]]. This would be used for half of the first season before a third version, featuring vocals by R&B artist [[Macy Gray]],<ref name="TweensNYT"/> which was used for the rest of the series' run.

In the UK broadcasts, the Melissa Disney and Cree Summer versions were used for the first two seasons, while the Macy Gray version was used for season three. Internationally, the Macy Gray version is the most recognizable version.

===Closing credits===
The closing credits are typically-designed backgrounds with the show's signature font. These backgrounds include the ice cream cones from Ginger's bedroom walls, ladybugs from Dodie's bedroom walls, pencils, lizards and more. In several episodes, the ending theme is a rock-based instrumental, although there have been exceptions. "Piece of My Heart" ends with a different and softer instrumental melody. The episode "Never Can Say Goodbye" ended with a song called "Wrong", sung by voice actor [[Kenny Blank]] as Darren Patterson, and "And She Was Gone" ended with a musical version of Ginger's poem during the credits. The episode "Come Back, Little Seal Girl" featured the songs "Courtney's World" and "The Little Seal Girl" blended together. In "About Face", a song called "Diamonds Are Expensive", presumably sung by the engaged Lois and Dr. Dave, is played over the credits. "Next Question" ended with "The Teen Seal Girl" song. Finally, the episode "No Hope for Courtney" had no music during the credits, being dedicated to the memory of Kathleen Freeman.

==Awards==
* Three [[Emmy]] nominations for "Hello Stranger" (in 2001), "Lunatic Lake" (in 2002), and "And She Was Gone" (in 2003). All three were nominated in the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)|Outstanding Animated Program (Less than One Hour)]] category.<ref>{{cite web|title=As Told By Ginger|url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/told-ginger|work=[[Emmys]]|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=September 30, 2013|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154944/http://www.emmys.com/shows/told-ginger|url-status=live}}</ref>
* "Best Cartoon" at Nickelodeon [[Netherlands Kids Choice Awards]] in 2005.
* Two episodes of ''As Told by Ginger'' were ranked in Nickelodeon's "100 Greatest Moments in Nicktoons History", a special presented by Nickelodeon in November 2007. The episodes "Gym Class Confidential" and "Stealing First" were ranked at 97 and 95.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite journal|last1=Banet-Weiser|first1=Sarah|author-link1=Sarah Banet-Weiser|title=Girls Rule!: Gender, Feminism, and Nickelodeon|journal=[[Critical Studies in Media Communication]]|date=June 2004|volume=21|issue=2|pages=119–139|doi=10.1080/07393180410001688038|s2cid=145746081}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0235911}}
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/03/tv/for-young-viewers-leaving-larchmont-again.html "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Leaving Larchmont, Again"] in ''[[The New York Times]]''
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