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Secret Life of the American Teenager

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be my, be my baby

Air Date: 09/07/09

Adrian's all bubbly with excitement now that she's moving into her new house, which means it's a good time for new beginnings.

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cramped

Air Date: 08/31/09

George and Ashley are preparing to move back in with Amy and Anne, and -- let's face it -- it's gonna be a full house.

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knocked up, who's there?

Air Date: 08/24/09

There's a pregnant girl in Ben's life -- and no, it isn't Amy. Turns out another 16-year-old at Grant High has an unplanned bun in the oven.

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hot nuts

Air Date: 08/17/09

Ashley's taken on the job of helping her mom score a date! Of course, she has ulterior motives: She doesn't want to share a room with Amy.

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a new kind of green

Air Date: 08/10/09

George has made it his mission to break up Anne and David. But if he thought he could bully David out of the picture, well, he's wrong.

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summertime

Air Date: 08/03/09

Has it already been three months since we last checked up on the gang? Yep, we fast-forwarded right through summer. Ben's home from Italy with some mementos ...

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the summer of our discontent

Air Date: 07/27/09

Madison, Jack, and Ben have started a Dead Parents Club (since they've all lost a parent) ... not exactly the cheeriest thing on the planet.

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born free

Air Date: 07/20/09

It's morning at the Juergenses, and Amy's practicing some Italian phrases when Ashley walks in and catches her.

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ciao

Air Date: 07/13/09

Amy and Anne are up late, thanks to John's crying, and we find out that Anne thinks David's been avoiding her.

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par for the course

Air Date: 07/06/09

Another morning at the Bowman household is another morning spent in mourning.

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what's done is done

Air Date: 06/29/09

It's a sad morning at the Bowman residence, and Adrian's dropped by to console Grace.

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the big one

Air Date: 06/22/09

Amy's in the kitchen with baby John, making soup for dinner, when Anne walks in carrying a suspicious little paper bag.

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and unto us, a child is born

Air Date: 03/23/09

Amy's sleeping soundly in the hospital, with George, Anne, Ashley, and Ben crowded around her bed.

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one night at band camp

Air Date: 03/16/09

Flashback! We're suddenly there on the very first day of band camp, where a younger and NOT pregnant Amy first catches sight of Ricky.

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whoomp! (there it is)

Air Date: 03/09/09

Amy's baby shower is tomorrow, and Adrian's slacking on her party-planning duties: She hasn't even sent out the invites!

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maybe baby

Air Date: 03/02/09

A jealous George decides to make up a little white lie and tell Anne he's learned that David is both gay and deaf in one ear from a figure-skating injury.

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money for nothing, chicks for free

Air Date: 02/23/09

It's a regular scene at the Juergens household: Anne's got her power suit on, George is in denial about the divorce, Amy's in denial about getting a job, and nobody knows where Ashley is.

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making up is hard to do

Air Date: 02/16/09

Ricky's back in Dr. Fields's office, if only to tell him that he's got a new love interest on his mind: Amy.

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season one episode 18

Ricky's back in Dr. Fields's office, if only to tell him that he's got a new love interest on his mind: Amy. Ricky also says he's made progress, he's learned to love himself, and he's ... going to sabotage the adoption process? Yeah, not the kind of progress Dr. Fields is looking for.

While Ricky's gloating over Amy, she's moaning about Ben. To George, of all people, who's taking a break from baiting Anne to be a supportive superdad. With Anne all dressed up for a mysterious job interview and Amy trying to skip school because of her relationship woes, nobody seems to notice that Ashley's disappeared. George and Amy find her at the bus stop, however, with a cute boy named Thomas. He says he goes to Ashley's school, and he's obviously into her. But Ashley's got a more important meeting: with Ben. He finally shows up, late, and she tries to convince him to go back to Amy, because otherwise Amy might fall prey to Ricky's advances.

Grace, meanwhile, gets a pack of birth control pills from her mom, who found the condoms Adrian gave her and came to the wrong conclusion. Grace gets so excited by the pills, she kind of accidentally broadcasts to the whole school that she has them. Suddenly, every guy in school is calling. But just because she's got the pill doesn't mean she's trying to have sex. As a matter of fact, Grace tells Kathleen she's pretty sure she can wait 'til marriage to do the deed. She just likes having the pills because they make the consequences of sex seem real for her.

And Adrian isn't having sex either ... for once. She has some emotional words in the school hallway with Ricky, but later finds that her stepbrother, Max (aka Ruben's stepson), is actually courting her, old-fashioned style, with dinner, a movie, and flowers. She thinks he must be gay, but he lays down the law and tells her just how he wants their dates to go -- he doesn't want to have sex with her. Not just yet. He wants to be romantic first. Whoa, talk about a change from slick Ricky. Which explains why, when Ricky does call her up later that night, she (drumroll please) ignores the call! When he calls Grace, she blows him off too. Ouch.

And, though Ricky isn't getting any love right now, someone else may be: Jack. But when he shows up at Shawna's house and finds her not there, little brother Duncan tells Jack he knows what's going on, and that he'd better not hurt her ... or else. Who's mentoring who here?

So, what's Anne up to? Before the pre-adoption meeting with Donovan and Leon, she goes to Dr. Fields's office (not a job interview after all!) because she suspects Ricky may be trying to sabotage the process. Dr. Fields won't exactly reveal anything, though he does give her a good hint about Ricky's intentions. Then, at the meeting, Ricky lays it on pretty thick about his messed-up family history. Once Donovan and Leon hear his story, they realize they want their foster kids back instead. Guess Amy's perfect plan didn't turn out so perfect after all.

Except there may be a silver lining in all of this. When Ben shows up at Amy's door looking to talk, she's in no mood. But after a tearful argument, she finally admits that she still loves him. She even says she'll consider keeping the baby. There's nothing like a good makeup moment to ease the pain of an adoption gone wrong ... .

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Next Episode: Unforgiven

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unforgiven

Air Date: 02/09/09

Amy and Ben both have the blues because of their "break," and neither one is sure it won't lead to a full-on breakup.

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chocolate cake

Air Date: 02/02/09

It's a familiar scene at Adrian's condo: She and Ricky are in bed together, when her phone rings. It's Grace. Adrian lets slip that Ricky's dad is back in prison.

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that's enough of that

Air Date: 01/26/09

At the Juergens and Boykewich households, it's a big day for both Amy and Ben. She's about to learn the sex of the baby.

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the father and the son

Air Date: 01/19/09

So where did Ricky learn how to be such a lying, manipulative creep, anyway? We finally find out when his dad, Bob Underwood, slithers into the picture.

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baked nevada

Air Date: 01/12/09

There's some major turmoil going on in the aftermath of Ben and Amy's wedding. Leo and George charge over to the reception to break up the party and bring home the newlyweds.

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the secret wedding of the american teenager

Air Date: 01/05/09

The Juergens household is going through major changes: Not only does Anne want a divorce from George, she's also looking for a job.

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just say no

Air Date: 09/09/08

Adrian is missing which prompts her dad to get involved in her life, while Grace and Ricky try to make their relationship work and Anne makes a decision about her marriage.

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back to school special

Air Date: 09/02/08

Amy decides on her future school plans, Adrian's mother encourages Adrian to have a relationship with her father, and Alice and Henry take their relationship to the next level.

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slice of life

Air Date: 08/26/08

George uses Adrian's apartment as his own so he doesn't have to tell Amy and Ashley he is living at the furniture store, while Adrian searches out her own father.

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your cheatin' heart

Air Date: 08/19/08

Amy's Grandma visits and wants to help, while Adrian flaunts her new friendship with Grace.

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absent

Air Date: 08/12/08

Amy considers a change in her living situation, while Ricky struggles to accept responsibility.

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love for sale

Air Date: 08/05/08

Amy reveals her secret to her mother, while Grace hopes to persuade Amy to make a choice.

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what have you done to me?

Air Date: 07/29/08

Ben shocks Amy with a question, while Amy makes a decision about her pregnancy.

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caught

Air Date: 07/22/08

The whole town's thrown into a tizzy when good girl Grace is caught on tape doing something bad.

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I feel sick

Air Date: 07/15/08

There've been some changes in Amy's figure since we last saw her -— she's gained baby weight and a killer appetite, to boot.

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you are my everything

Air Date: 07/08/08

New love is in the air when we find Amy and Ben in the school hallway together after their romantic night at the youth fellowship post-game party.

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pilot: falling in love

Air Date: 07/01/08

Wholesome fifteen-year-old Amy Juergens finds out that she's pregnant, sparking panic among her two best friends Lauren and Madison.

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the secret life of the american teenager

It's no secret that Amy (Shailene Woodley) gave birth to John, bad boy Ricky (Daren Kagasoff) may be a devoted dad, and boyfriend Ben (Ken Baumann) is jealous. Everybody knows George (Mark Derwin) and Ashley (India Eisley) moved next door, and Anne's (Molly Ringwald) openly dating her new boss, David (Ben Weber). Grace (Megan Park) and Jack (Greg Finley) are back together, and so are Henry (Allen Evangelista) and Alice (Amy Rider). Meanwhile, wild child Adrian's (Francia Raisa) missing Ricky, but her long-lost dad, Ruben (Philip Anthony-Rodriguez), is keeping her busy with all his rules. No secrets there. Yet. So how long before the kids at Grant High start keeping new secrets?

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