24 minSeason 3 • Episode 7
LatestGinger, worried about her new course load in high school, ends up getting addicted to the "Mocha Locha Frothinator." Carl tries to walk the straight and narrow path, and is tricked into thinking he has an incurable disease.
As Told by Ginger focuses on middle schooler Ginger Foutley who, with her friends, tries to become more than a social geek.
Writing
Emily Kapnek's scripts treat 13-year-olds like actual humans.
Acting
Melissa Disney's voice work carries genuine vulnerability.
Direction
Episodes mature with the characters—rare for kids' animation.
Melissa Disney
Ginger Foutley (voice)
Aspen Miller
Dodie Bishop (voice)
Kenn Michael
Darren Patterson (voice)
Jeannie Elias
Carl Foutley (voice)
Tress MacNeille
Hoodsey Bishop (voice)
Laraine Newman
Lois Foutley (voice)
Cree Summer
Miranda Killgallen (voice)
Kath Soucie
Blake Gripling (voice)
Jackie Harris Greenberg
Macie Lightfoot (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the first Nicktoons with serialized storytelling and character aging, paving the way for Avatar and Steven Universe. The finale was unaired in the US for years.
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