As Told by Ginger: The Party

"**The Party**" is the pilot and rare episode of *As Told by Ginger* that was produced in 1998, and the only episode not available on Paramount+ for unknown reasons. It was aired on October 9, 2015 on The Splat (now renamed NickRewind).

This is a special episode because it shows what the characters were initially going to look like before major changes or cuts were made in the following episode, *Ginger the Juvey*.

## Synopsis

Ginger is invited to Courtney's party, but there's one problem, she has to babysit Carl. She takes Carl to the party and ties him up with a hose in the backyard.

At the party, the kids play spin the bottle. Ginger spins and it lands on her crush, Ian Richton. Just before they are about to kiss, Blake, Courtney's younger brother, comes in wearing only his underwear and ruins the party by telling the guests that Courtney stuffs her bra. Ian sneaks Ginger a kiss anyway. Meanwhile, Dodie and Macie have their own party at Dodie's house.

## Differences

The sections lists the notable difference between this episode and the future series:

* In *The Party*, Ginger and her friends dress more tomboyish, with a mid-to-late 1980s and early '90s style.
* In *The Party*, Miranda and Darren were white with Darren having purple hair. He also made squeaky sounds which the producers removed worrying it would leave viewers annoyed. After this episode, Miranda and Darren were changed to be black, while Darren's hair color was changed to black as well.
* In *The Party*, Courtney used to have the same eye style that Ginger and her friends have.
* In *The Party*, Ginger had hair that closely resembled Didi from the Rugrats, looking almost similar to her mother. Her hair was changed significantly in the future episodes.
* In *The Party*, Darren is voiced by Bradley Pierce and Blake is voiced by Tara Strong who were re-casted in future episodes.
* In *The Party*, Miranda's last name in the end credits is spelled as "Killagen." However, in the next episode and onwards, her last name would become "Killgallen."

## Appearances

* Ginger Foutley
* Dodie Bishop
* Macie Lightfoot
* Darren Patterson
* Courtney Gripling
* Miranda Killgallen
* Carl Foutley
* Hoodsey Bishop
* Blake Gripling
* Ian Richton
* Lois Foutley
* Principal
* Radio Announcer

## Behind the scenes

* This episode made its TV premiere on Friday, October 9, 2015, on The Splat. It was originally produced in 1998. This episode was released on the Far from Home DVD on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, 10 years before its TV premiere.
* In the pilot episode, Blake Gripling was voiced by Tara Strong
* Will Patterson was going to be year older than his brother due to being invited to Courtney's party.
* Lois, Carl, Hoodsey, and Macie are the only characters to have their draft complete.
* Courtney's original design in this episode can be seen as a brunette in various episodes throughout the series as a background character.
* During the Foutley dinner tables, when Carl tries to call Hoodsey through the walkie talkie you can hear Hoodsey say " Who is this? how did you get our frequency?" which is the same response that was used in the episode "Ginger the Juvey" but instead Hoodsey says this to Blake.
* This episode is included on the Far From Home (DVD).
* The original opening in this episode is Ginger introducing herself and her life. The theme song "I'm In Between" would be used for the rest of the series.
* As been revealed by Blake, Courtney stuffs her bra. This would later become a plot point in "The Right Stuff."

## Errors

* Susan Krebs is credited for voicing Joann Bishop even though Joann does not appear in this episode.

## External links

* As Told by Ginger: The Party on IMDb
* As Told by Ginger wiki
* Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_As\_Told\_by\_Ginger\_episodes#Pilot\_(1998)