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Braceface - Season 3

Series: Braceface
3.8
(21)
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Episodes
13
Rating
TVG
Year
2002
Language
English
Publisher
Nelvana Enterprises Inc.

About

All fourteen-year-old Sharon Spitz wants, is to hang out with her friends, play with her dogs and cats, and survive the social maze of her first year of high school. And keep snobby Nina Harper away from her steady boyfriend. And hey, is it too much to ask for veggie burgers in the cafeteria? Sharon's like most girls her age - full of passion and ambition...and frustrated by the usual helping of annoying teenage problems. But she could totally cope if it weren't for one teeny, tiny thing...

Thanks to a mysterious accident at the orthodontist's office, Sharon's braces do some pretty wild stuff! They tune in cel phone conversations, mess with answering machines, and even work as magnets. Which would be cool - if she had any control over the dumb things. But instead, they really complicate her life. You try explaining why your braces have pinned you to your locker!

Despite the double-whammy of braces and puberty, Sharon manages to cling to her sanity and self-confidence, and even have a little fun once in a while - despite a curfew that is SO medieval. With best friends Maria and Connor by her side, Sharon faces all the challenges that life has to offer, and manages to turn her tin grin into a winning smile!

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Episodes

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1. The Social Fabric

22m

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Sharon and her friends start high school and ninth grade. Each of them is paired up with a senior mentor, and Sharon is matched with the most "unique" male in high school, Dion, an aspiring fashion designer. She must weigh the price of individuality v.s. popularity when challenged by Alden's mentor, Evie. Does she give up Dion as a friend so she can fit in?

2. 14 Candles

22m

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When Sharon overhears some misleading information from Nina, she's convinced her friends are planning her a surprise party for her 14th birthday. When the party doesn't happen and a date with Alden is all she gets, she can't help but feel disappointed and hurt Alden's feelings in the process. Alden starts to wonder if he needs the pressure of being a "boyfriend" right now.

3. Working Girl

22m

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Sharon seeks independence and more money for stuff to maintain a "with it" image, so she takes a part-time job at Lifecycles. She soon finds out that working isn't as glam as she thought. When she's booked to work on the same day as the ski trip she's been saving up for - Sharon fakes sick. Getting caught and being fired is humiliating - but it makes Sharon realize she doesn't really want that kind of responsibility yet. Meanwhile, Connor is on a mission to "simplify" his life and get off the consumer track.

4. Dear Alden

22m

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When Alden starts spending a lot of time with a cheerleader named Tess, Sharon feels threatened. She tries to prove to Alden that she has SO much more going for her than Tess - but when she finds them hanging out alone together at the Pick-a-Pita, she's sure she has failed. Sharon vents her hurt feelings in a letter that she never intends to send - but a glitch with her braces causes her letter to be posted on the school web site! Sharon tries to redeem herself by writing about her own flaws - but it's not enough to fix things with Alden, and they break up.

5. Mommy Nearest

22m

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After discovering Sharon's accidental hit on an x-rated internet movie site, as well as her interest in Tony, one of Adam's friends, Helen decides to spend more time with her daughter to "guide her" through the maze of adolescent hormonal danger traps. Suddenly, Sharon feels like her mom's all over her private life - but she isn't allowed an opinion on her mother's relationship with David. As an antidote to all this (s)mothering, Sharon sneaks out to a house party. But the party is "wilder" than Sharon's comfortable with, so she settles for being the car-key holder. Helen catches Sharon at the party, but the two ultimately agree to cut each other some slack.

6. The Friend Zone

22m

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Since their breakup, Sharon and Alden haven't seen much of each other. She thinks they're still friends - but what does it mean when he invites everyone else but her to join his pick-up hockey game? With step-by-step help from a teen magazine article, Sharon tries get back in the "Friend Zone" - and only succeeds in confusing and alienating Alden. So Sharon gives up on Alden and junks the "expert advice" - only to have fate intervene in an unexpected way. When Sharon comes through for Alden in a crunch, he forgives her, and Sharon realizes that their friendship is still a possibility.

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