List of The Secret Life of the American Teenager episodes
This is a list of episodes of the teen drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Season 1: 2008
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| 1 | "Falling in Love" | July 1, 2008 | |
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Amy Juergens discovers that she's pregnant after losing her virginity to Ricky Underwood at band camp. As Amy contends with her family life and struggles to come to terms with her pregnancy, she seeks help from her friends, Madison and Lauren. Amy has her first date with classmate Ben. Meanwhile, Grace Bowman, a devout Christian, promises abstinence to her parents much to the dismay of her boyfriend, Jack, who may have a much stronger connection to Adrian, with whom Ricky has a casual relationship, than Grace thought. | |||
| 2 | "You Are My Everything" | July 8, 2008 | |
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Lauren and Madison accidentally reveal Ricky's involvement with Amy to Ben's two best friends, Henry and Alice. Meanwhile, Grace is torn between forgiving Jack and moving on, and Amy experiences her first bouts of morning sickness. | |||
| 3 | "I Feel Sick" | July 15, 2008 | |
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Ben continues to pine after Amy, which results in them sharing their first kiss. Also, Amy shares the news of her pregnancy with her sister Ashley, after Ashley asks her if she's pregnant. Elsewhere, Adrian believes that Ricky is just dating her for sex. | |||
| 4 | "Caught" | July 22, 2008 | |
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After lying to her parents about continuing to date Jack, Grace is caught on tape, with a shirtless Ricky, defending herself against two drunken men and soon becomes the talk of the town. Meanwhile, Amy finds Ben's clingy behavior annoying. | |||
| 5 | "What Have You Done to Me?" | July 29, 2008 | |
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Ben proposes to Amy after suspecting that she's pregnant. Meanwhile, Amy contemplates having an abortion, and George, Amy's father, leaves home in favor of Adrian's mother, Cindy Lee. | |||
| 6 | "Love For Sale" | August 5, 2008 | |
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Amy shares the news of her pregnancy with her mother, which leads Anne to reveal that she was pregnant as a teenager and subsequently married George as a result. Amy's absence from school sparks a rumor that she's having an abortion. Grace heads to the clinic with Ricky to stop her, while Adrian supports Amy's decision to make her own choice. | |||
| 7 | "Absent" | August 12, 2008 | |
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Amy questions her living situation: whether she should stay at home or go away to live with her grandmother, Mimsy. George gives Adrian a desk as part of a set of gifts he's giving her family because he's breaking up with her mom. Ricky discovers that George is dating Adrian's mother after the two get into an argument. Ricky claims to want shared responsibility for the baby though Amy pushes him away. Elsewhere, Adrian and Grace try to become friends. | |||
| 8 | "Your Cheatin' Heart" | August 19, 2008 | |
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Amy's grandmother, Mimsy (guest star Alice Hirson), visits and offers to help Amy with the baby. The family soon discovers that Mimsy has Alzheimer's disease. Adrian gets upset that Ricky wants to take care of his and Amy's baby. Lauren and Madison fight over whether or not Ricky is attracted to either one of them. George sleeps at the furniture store. Ricky learns of a surprising similarity between himself and Grace's brother Tom: neither of them live with their biological parents. Adrian asks the school counselor, Mark Molina, to help her find her father. | |||
| 9 | "Slice of Life" | August 26, 2008 | |
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Amy and Ashley spend time bonding with their dad at Adrian's condo, while Adrian is still trying to locate her estranged father. Ben and Amy reunite. Lauren is caught kissing Ricky. Tom orders pizza and a stripper(guest star Jennifer Coolidge) who visits the Bowman home. | |||
| 10 | "Back To School Special" | September 2, 2008 | |
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Amy goes back to school, Ricky didn't mean for "it" to happen then Amy tells him to pretend like it never happened but he can't, Ben, Grace, and Henry see Alice walking and talking with Jack, Adrian tells Ricky(after having sex) that she(amy) is not having his baby she's having a baby, because Adrian still doesn't want to belelive that he got Amy pregnant, then Ricky says that he wants to be involved with his son or daughter so it wont grow up like Adrian(then she tries to punches him). | |||
| 11 | "Just Say No" | September 9, 2008 | |
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Ruben, Adrian's father, calls the police after she disappears from school. Meanwhile, the school learns of Ricky's visits to Dr. Fields. | |||
| 12 | "The Secret Wedding of the American Teenager" | January 13, 2009 | |
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Ben and Amy decide to marry while Grace starts to show her real feelings for Ricky. Ricky gets grace to sleep with him. Amy's parents have decided to split up and Amy's mom starts to date Ben's dad. Ashley spends more time with Henry. Adrian is still missing and her father starts to look for her with Cindy, and they develop a friendship for Adrian's sake. | |||