The Inbetweeners

The Inbetweeners is a British coming-of-age television teen sitcom, which originally aired on E4 from 2008 until 2010, that was created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris.

Summary
The series follows the misadventures of suburban teenager Will McKenzie (Simon Bird) and his friends Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas), Neil Sutherland (Blake Harrison) and Jay Cartwright (James Buckley) at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive. It involves situations of school life, uncaring school staff, friendship, male bonding, lad culture and adolescent sexuality.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Many likable characters, particularly the main quartet of Will, Simon, Neil and Jay.
 * 2) The humor in this is excellent.
 * 3) It portrays British schools in a very realistic way.
 * 4) A lot of memorable quotes, like Simon's "Ooh, Friend!" line and especially Jay yelling "BUS WANKERS!" at a group of people waiting at the bus stop. It even had a hand in creating a slew of new British insults, including the word 'bumder'.
 * 5) It spawned two movie sequels, which are also good films.
 * 6) The acting is fantastic, with a particular highlight being Joe Thomas as Simon.
 * 7) The show's soundtrack is great, especially the opening theme "Gone Up in Flames" by Morning Runner.
 * 8) The male bonding in some episodes can be heartwarming.
 * 9) Despite the amount of sex comedy in this, the boys' chances of getting with a girl being ruined is funny for some viewers.
 * 10) This show was the peak during the golden age of British comedy.
 * 11) Mr Gilbert is a hilarious and sometimes threatening character who has some of the best jokes in the series.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Jay (and sometimes Will) can be a bit unlikable at times.
 * 2) Neil is arguably the weakest member due to his horrible and disgusting antics such as wetting Simon's carseats (since he is hanging out with the goth girl all night after she broke up with Will) and urinating on Will and on the bed (because he drank orange soda with cigar butts).
 * 3) There's a lot of disgusting moments that make this show unsuitable for the weak-of-stomach, such as:
 * 4) * Jay being caught masturbating by his mum.
 * 5) * Simon vomiting on Carli's little brother.
 * 6) * Will defecating himself during a particularly stressful exam.
 * 7) * Jay attempting to pin his own ear using an earing and getting a pus as a result.
 * 8) * Simon's "wardrobe malfunction" during a school fashion show.
 * 9) * The "puke chain reaction" in the camping trip episode.
 * 10) Mark Donovan is very mean-spirited and unlikable, even if it was intentional.
 * 11) The U.S. remake that aired on MTV wasn't very well-received, especially with British viewers.

Reception
The Inbetweeners was nominated for Best Situation Comedy at BAFTA twice, in 2009 and 2010. At the British Academy Television Awards 2010, it won the Audience Award, the only category voted for by the public. In the 2011 British Comedy Awards, the program also won the award for Outstanding Contribution to British Comedy.