The Hard Times of RJ Berger

The Hard Times of RJ Berger
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	David Katzenberg Seth Grahame-Smith
Starring	Paul Iacono Jareb Dauplaise Kara Taitz Jayson Blair Amber Lancaster Beth Littleford Larry Poindexter Marlon Young
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	24
Production
Executive producers	David Katzenberg Seth Grahame Smith
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Wildbrain Entertainment
Original release
Network	MTV
Release	June 6, 2010 (2010-06-06) – May 30, 2011 (2011-05-30)
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The Hard Times of RJ Berger is an American television sitcom created by David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith for MTV. The show's central character is RJ Berger (Paul Iacono), an unpopular sophomore at the fictional Pinkerton High School in Ohio who is macrophallically-endowed. Berger's two best friends are Miles Jenner (Jareb Dauplaise), whose ambitions for popularity cause him to clash with Berger, and goth girl Lily Miran (Kara Taitz), who has been lusting after Berger for several years. Berger's love interest is Jenny Swanson (Amber Lancaster), a cheerleader who is involved with Max Owens (Jayson Blair), a popular jock and bully. The show is presented as a coming-of-age story and has been described by Katzenberg and Grahame-Smith as a blend of the television series The Wonder Years and the film Superbad.

The pilot episode premiered on June 6, 2010, and the first season of 12 episodes concluded August 23, 2010. MTV renewed The Hard Times of RJ Berger for a second season, which premiered on March 24, 2011 and concluded on May 30, 2011, but canceled the show that August.^[1]