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3 unusual facts about My So-Called Life


Contraceptive sponge

On the TV series My So-Called Life, the doctor tells Angela to use a sponge if she's thinking of having sex.

Lollipop Lust Kill

Prior to the release of My So Called Knife (a word-play on the show My So-Called Life), drummer R. Cynic and guitarist Dr. Distorto changed their stage names to Knits and Pill respectively.

Todd Holland

His episodic work spans the gamut of genres from Twin Peaks and My So-Called Life to Shameless, and from Tales from the Crypt to Friends and 30 Rock.


Big Red Letter Day

The leadoff track, "Sodajerk," was featured on the soundtrack for the short-lived television series My So-Called Life and in commercials for Nike and Pontiac.

Mark Piznarski

He has directed episodes from a number of television series, including, amongst others, Veronica Mars, The Lying Game, Gossip Girl, 90210, NYPD Blue, Friday Night Lights, Everwood, My So-Called Life, Relativity and Once and Again.

Marshall Herskovitz

Herskovitz was a creator and executive producer of the television shows Thirtysomething, My So-Called Life, and Once and Again, and also wrote and directed several episodes of all three series.

Robert Frazen

He was nominated for the 1995 ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television for My So-Called Life and won a 2000 ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series for The '60s.

Venus DeMilo

Other television credits include Judging Amy, The Hughleys, Smart Guy, My So-Called Life, and The Bold and the Beautiful; she also played Kim in the short story "War Surplus," on the television series Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction.


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