What I mean is that was it (http://www.liketotally80s.com/2010/01/square-pegs/) all over the place in that it couldn't decide whether it was supposed to be a satire (https://www.latimes.com/la-et-squarepegs27-2008may27-story.html), social commentary (https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/on-being-too-young-for-square-pegs-and-loving-it-a/), or teen soap (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083482/reviews)? This could extend to the Johnny Slash character, where from one episode to the next, he could be nerdy (https://books.google.com/books?id=Q7rELTyAeAsC&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=%22square+pegs%22+johnny+slash+%22nerdy%22&source=bl&ots=DWskvfmEXJ&sig=ACfU3U04CVFs6ZW1EBbeIcz02I_7sERzOg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbl_Hdzdv3AhXmct8KHbtCD44Q6AF6BAggEAM), sexy (https://dangerousminds.net/comments/devos_guest_appearance_on_square_pegs_1983), punky (https://theveryspecialblog.com/category/square-pegs/), etc.