The "entering puberty" episode - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

jacqui_appleton · 10-09-2018, 10:40 AM

A gender trope i hate: Young Girl Enters Puberty Episode well after the actress has started to develop signs such as visible breasts.

I could mention Lizzie McGuire in which Lizzie and Miranda were visibly wearing bras *before* the We Need a Bra Episode, but I'll be retro and mention Samantha Smith's Elizabeth in 1985's Lime Street even though it was a drama. A newspaper report on a speech she gave to a university student audience in early '85 mentioned she had obvious signs of puberty and had started wearing makeup... but her Lime Street character has her first period in an episode!

stevea · 10-09-2018, 03:14 PM

In a Zack and Cody episode on Disney (they're around 13 at the time), Cody is upset that he's lost his girl. He storms from the living area to his bedroom, yelling, "Puberty stinks!"

IIRC he's right!

10-09-2018, 10:40 AM	#1
jacqui_appleton Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 06, 2018 Location: Australia Posts: 9	The "entering puberty" episode A gender trope i hate: Young Girl Enters Puberty Episode well after the actress has started to develop signs such as visible breasts. I could mention *Lizzie McGuire* in which Lizzie and Miranda were visibly wearing bras before the We Need a Bra Episode, but I'll be retro and mention Samantha Smith's Elizabeth in 1985's Lime Street even though it was a drama. A newspaper report on a speech she gave to a university student audience in early '85 mentioned she had obvious signs of puberty and had started wearing makeup... but her Lime Street character has her first period in an episode!

10-09-2018, 03:14 PM	#2
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,536	In a Zack and Cody episode on Disney (they're around 13 at the time), Cody is upset that he's lost his girl. He storms from the living area to his bedroom, yelling, "Puberty stinks!" IIRC he's right!