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October 1, 2007 - May 18, 2008
CW Situation Comedy - 18 Episodes
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Justin Tolchuck is a sensitive, lanky 16-year old just trying to make
it through the social nightmare of high school in Medora, Wisconsin,
with the help of his well-meaning mom Franny, aspiring-entrepreneur
dad Gary and his beautiful and popular younger sister Claire.
Although he's bright and funny, Justin is also shy, socially awkward and pretty
much resigned to the fact that he'll never be one of the cool kids. Franny, however,
is the kind of take-charge mom who micro-manages her family, and she's come up with
a plan to help Justin: she signs up for the school's international exchange student
program. Picturing an athletic, brilliant Nordic teen, Franny is sure this new
friendship will bestow instant coolness on her outsider son. However, when the
Tolchuck's exchange student arrives, he turns out to be Raja Musharaff,
a 16-year-old Muslim from a small village in Pakistan.
Raja is thoughtful, responsible and wise beyond his years. To the Tolchucks and everyone
else in Medora, he's also just about as foreign as a foreigner can be. While the rest of
the family is slightly freaked out by the Muslim in their midst, Gary is comforted by
the fact that the host family receives a monthly check to help with expenses. This fits
right in with Gary's money-making schemes, and when he sees how hard-working and
respectful Raja is, he's totally on board.
As for Claire, she's too busy with her friends and her new boyfriend to pay much attention
to their houseguest, but Raja is smitten from the moment he first sees her. After the
initial shock wears off, Justin is quickly won over by Raja's humor, gestures of
friendship and by their common status as outsiders. Despite the cultural chasm between
them, Justin and Raja develop an unlikely bond that just might allow them to navigate
the minefield that is contemporary high school.
It's going to be a very interesting year for Raja, Justin,
his family and the entire population of Medora.
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