List of Puberty Blues episodes

Puberty Blues is an Australian television drama. It premiered on the Network Ten on 15 August 2012. The show focuses on the lives of two teen girls dealing with their lives in the 1970s. In October 2012, Ten renewed Puberty Blues for a second season, which began airing on 5 March 2014.

Series overview

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Season Episodes Originally aired DVD release date
Series premiere Series finale Region 4
1 8 15 August 2012 (2012-08-15) 3 October 2012 (2012-10-03) 5 October 2012 (2012-10-05)[1]
2 9 5 March 2014 (2014-03-05) 7 May 2014 (2014-05-07) 9 May 2014 (2014-05-09)[2]

Episodes

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Season 1 (2012)

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11"Episode One"Glendyn IvinTony McNamara15 August 2012 (2012-08-15)0.925[3]
The year is 1977 and teenagers Debbie and Sue fantasise about joining the Greenhills gang who rule the local beach.
22"Episode Two"Emma FreemanFiona Seres22 August 2012 (2012-08-22)0.843[4]
After Debbie kisses Bruce Board, ace surfer and super spunk, it could help the girls crack the Greenhills Gang.
33"Episode Three"Glendyn IvinAlice Bell29 August 2012 (2012-08-29)0.751[5]
If Debbie and Sue are to have a future with the Greenhills gang, it means that they will be forced to growing up quickly and also prove themselves with the boys.
44"Episode Four"Emma FreemanTony McNamara5 September 2012 (2012-09-05)0.728[6]
A party that turns wild changes everything for Sue and Debbie.
55"Episode Five"Glendyn IvinAlice Bell12 September 2012 (2012-09-12)0.673[7]
Cheryl stays at Debbie's house for a while and manages to prove an unwelcome guest to almost everyone except young David. Ferris' mid-life crisis gets out of control.
66"Episode Six"Glendyn IvinFiona Seres19 September 2012 (2012-09-19)0.696[8]
A night out for Debbie and Sue and the Greenhills gang ends in disaster.
77"Episode Seven"Emma FreemanTony McNamara26 September 2012 (2012-09-26)0.653[9]
The Greenhills gang gather together for an ocean ceremony, while Pam and Roger plan a career move that could see them leave their beloved Cronulla behind forever.
88"Episode Eight"Emma FreemanAlice Bell3 October 2012 (2012-10-03)0.707[10]
Debbie and Sue's growing disenchantment with the gang and their rigid rules ends in defiance when they stand up to the boys and try surfing for themselves.

Season 2 (2014)

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91"Episode Nine"Glendyn IvinTony McNamara5 March 2014 (2014-03-05)0.538[11]
After Debbie is threatened with boarding school, she realises her mother is a snob who doesn't like the Knight family. Yvonne begins an affair with Graham who happened to be Judy and Martin's marriage counsellor. Woody begins following Sue around every where. David begins gambling and works out a system. Pam returns from Japan. Roger gets fired from his job. Cheryl finds out she's pregnant and has an abortion, but even then, she won't reveal the baby daddy. Martin and Judy have Roger and Pam over for dinner.
102"Episode Ten"Glendyn IvinAlice Bell12 March 2014 (2014-03-12)0.477[12]
Debbie and Sue's relationship is in danger after Debbie is threatened with boarding school. Nothing can keep them apart though.
113"Episode Eleven"Sean KruckTony McNamara19 March 2014 (2014-03-19)0.529[13]
Yvonne finds herself feeling torn between two lovers after Gary's father returns to town. Cheryl turns to Judy for help, with some surprising consequences.
124"Episode Twelve"Sean KruckAlice Bell26 March 2014 (2014-03-26)0.517[14]
Debbie is not happy to find out that Cheryl is living in her room. Ferris decides to reclaim his wife. Martin finds the past coming back to haunt him.
135"Episode Thirteen"Emma FreemanJonathan Gavin2 April 2014 (2014-04-02)0.464[15]
Worlds collide when Debbie brings her new boarding school friend back to Cronulla for Gary's birthday party. Meanwhile, Judy's world is shaken over Annie's death and what appears to be Martin's infidelity.
146"Episode Fourteen"Emma FreemanAlice Bell9 April 2014 (2014-04-09)0.384[16]
Debbie's reputation at school is in tatters while Sue has a guilty secret of her own.
157"Episode Fifteen"Glendyn IvinTony McNamara16 April 2014 (2014-04-16)0.556[17]
Gary decides to move out of home; Roger experiences a father's worst nightmare by walking in on Sue having sex; Judy's family is keeping secrets.
168"Episode Sixteen"Glendyn IvinAlice Bell30 April 2014 (2014-04-30)0.529[18]
Debbie returns from boarding school to discover everything has changed; Vicki's wedding day is surprisingly eventful as Cheryl and Debbie finally face off against each other
179"Episode Seventeen"Glendyn IvinTony McNamara7 May 2014 (2014-05-07)0.578[19]
A tragedy spurs Debbie into drastic action. Meanwhile, an emotional Judy surprises everyone at Pam's 40th birthday.

References

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  1. ^ "Puberty Blues - Mini Series". JB Hi Fi. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Puberty Blues - Season 2". JB Hi Fi. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Wednesday 15 August 2012". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Wednesday 22 August 2012". TV Tonight. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Wednesday 29 August 2012". TV Tonight. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  6. ^ Meade, Amanda (6 September 2012). "Ten's ratings slump continues". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  7. ^ Vickery, Colin (13 September 2012). "'I Will Survive' cut back to one episode after TV ratings low". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Cosentino tops ratings for Seven". The Australian. News Limited. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  9. ^ Sinclair, Lara (27 September 2012). "Seven beats Nine as Ten dawdles on". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Puberty Blues finishes with 707,000". Mumbrella. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Wednesday 5 March 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Wednesday 12 March 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Wednesday 19 March 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  14. ^ "Wednesday 26 March 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  15. ^ "Wednesday 2 April 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  16. ^ "Three million watch Steve and Chantelle win The Block". BnT. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  17. ^ "Wednesday 16 April 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  18. ^ "Wednesday 30 April 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  19. ^ "Wednesday 7 May 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
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