I agree with you regarding the body image issues. A lot of teens were probably disappointed/frustrated at not looking like these characters not realizing that no, teens are not supposed to look like that in the first place. Out of curiosity, I wanted to see how old John Travolta was in Grease (because he is someone who also stands out as not looking the right age) and apparently he was also 24 (probably 23 when filming) so it has been an issue for a long time.
I think they had an episode with Lana in her underwear in s1? That would not fly if the actress was under 18. And Clark was shirtless a lot too.
Even as recent as "Never Have I Ever", I believe one of the actors was in his late twenties playing a high schooler. He ended the show in his first year of college but I think he was already in his early 30s at that point.
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Date: 2023-09-01 12:33 am (UTC)I think they had an episode with Lana in her underwear in s1? That would not fly if the actress was under 18. And Clark was shirtless a lot too.
Even as recent as "Never Have I Ever", I believe one of the actors was in his late twenties playing a high schooler. He ended the show in his first year of college but I think he was already in his early 30s at that point.