The Hard Time of RJ Berger Season 1

3 DVD

Casts : Paul Iacono, Jareb Dauplaise, Kara Taitz

RJ Berger is a nerdy, socially awkward 15-year-old high school sophomore who is shy, cynical, and generally picked on by his peers, along with his two friends Miles Jenner and Lily Miran, who’s madly in love with him, and frequently offers her body to him. RJ, however is in love with cheerleader Jenny Swanson, but he’s been too shy to proclaim his love for her and is afraid of getting beat up by her boyfriend, Max Owens. When he is forced by Coach Jeriba Sinclair to replace some school basketball players at a game in exchange for the chance to continue skipping gym, RJ puts on a uniform that is much too big, causing him to miss a shot, his shorts and jock strap to fall off, and expose his abnormally large genitalia to the world, thereby making a notable impact on his social life.

When the Student Government Association denies funding for the computer club, RJ decides it’s time to run for SGA President, and much to the surprise of many at school, including himself, he may actually have a chance of winning.

Without tutoring, RJ’s plans to see Jenny are thwarted by her rehearsals for the lead female role in a vampire-themed version of “West Side Story,” prompting him to audition for the play, and inadvertently get the lead male role. Though the play includes a romantic on-stage kiss between RJ and Jenny, his lack of practice, fear of Max, a past bad experience in an elementary school play, and his well-known “affliction” could end up complicating his performance on opening night.