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The first season builds the characters well and remains fresh until the end. At the end of this DVD, you'll be aching to find out what happens in sophomore year. The problem is that the show needs financial backing in order to produce more episodes.

By buying the DVD of the first season, you would contribute to the production of a second season. If sales figures are impressive enough, chances are that a cable network may pick up the tab for a new season.

So, for those who love the show in the U.S. and Canada, buy the DVD ... Let's get another season going!

For anyone else who remembers what college life was/is like, you'll be amused and amazed at how this show rings true...

One of the smartest, funniest shows on TV and a must own DVD
"Undergrads" was one of the shows to come out during the glut of animation at the turn of the century and as quickly as it started it was over. It was a real shame, because had it not been lost in the shuffle it could have been remembered as one of the best cartoons ever.

It's hard to put what made "Undergrads" so special into words. The animation is adequate but nothing special. The quirky brand of observational comedy produces some truly funny moments, but the humor itself does not make the show. Instead, the decisive factor is its plethora of wonderful characters. College is filled with a diverse mixture of people, and by distilling them down into their archetypes creator Pete Williams has created a cast that represents nearly all of them. Anyone who ever went to college probably knew the pathetic porn loving jock, the nerd obsessed with fantasy worlds, "The Girl" who is a member of every club, charity, and activist group around, the self-described "Sarcastic cool girl who hangs out with dorks", and so on. The problems they face and the lessons they learn are the problems and lessons of every undergrad. It's because the characters and situations are so familiar that after only a couple episodes you will feel like your good friends and care about their zany adventures, because most likely some of them actually are actually your friends, and they are issues you yourself had to deal with.

The attitude is perfectly captured in the excellent theme song by Good Charlotte: "... The best years of our lives aren't as easy as they seem. To get the girl, to make the grade, it's all a show, it's all a game. And I would lose it if I played, but anyway... "

Of course, since it was cancelled it has been difficult to find convenient times to watch the reruns. At the time of this writing, it is only viewable in America weekly on Comedy Central at 1:30AM Sunday nights, hardly convenient for nearly anyone who has a job, and even many students. I'm ecstatic that this series is coming to DVD so that I'll be able to watch the episodes at my convenience again and again. I recommend this to anyone who ever has been, is going to, or ever will go to college. You won't be disappointed.

Why oh Why could they cut this Show???
Ok, in all honesty, I can see how undergrads could be contsrewed as having a cult following. But it still HAS a following! I was STOKED to get this on DVD because NO-ONE will air it in Australia!
I haven't had the DVD at my house for longer than a week at a time in the last few months, from all my friends borrowing it! The series ROCKS, and to say otherwise is to admit you've never experienced life as a young adult going through university/college! Will ANY network pick up this gem for a second+ season???
If you haven't seen it, get this DVD and enjoy Gimpy, because deep down inside, we all like Star Wars just as much as him.