History WebVideo / MisadventuresOfAwkwardBlackGirl

* DesignatedLoveInterest: Fred. [[spoiler:And later, White Jay.]]

The brainchild of writer/director Issa Rae, who was unable to identify with sexy vixens and [[SassyBlackWoman sassy black women]] on TV, the show revolves around awkwardness, "which is a unifying and universal thing that we all have experienced in some capacity."

--->'''Random Guest''': I should've known by the look of that dress that you was a murderer. I'm tired of bitches killing Black love.

--> '''J''': Why is my life like a YouTube video?

** On who he was talking to on the phone, D says, "I didn't say 'Mama.' I said 'Drama.' [[{{Entourage}} Johnny Drama]]."

** Also, A towards {{Rihanna}}

** NickiMinaj

** ''TheColorPurple'' in "The Icebreaker"

* SpecialGuest: DonaldGlover appears in Episode 12, as a ContinuityNod to J and White Jay's first date when she thinks the spoken word poetry they are going to see has Donald Glover in it.

** When J wants to hide at the sex store, she dresses as Waldo from ''WheresWaldo''

''The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl'' follows the titular character, "J," a diet-pill salesperson who doesn't hate her job but thinks her co-workers are "pretty much the worst people in life." As a coping mechanism, she writes [[GratuitousRap rap lyrics]] that she considers "too NickiMinaj" and obsesses over the awkward issues in her life. Thie show addresses concerns such as "What do you do when you constantly run into the same person at stop signs?" "How do you cover up waving to the wrong person?" and much more.

** "This isn't [[DiaryOfAMadBlackWoman Diary of a Sad Angry Single Black Woman]]."

''The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl'' follows the titular character, "J," a diet-pill salesperson who doesn't hate her job but thinks her co-workers are "pretty much the worst people in life." As a coping mechanism, she writes [[GratuitousRap rap lyrics]] that she considers "too NickiMinaj" and obsesses over the awkward issues in her life. The show addresses concerns such as "What do you do when you constantly run into the same person at stop signs?" "How do you cover up waving to the wrong person?" and much more.

The show was accepting [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1996857943/the-misadventures-of-awkward-black-girl donations via Kickstarter]] to extend its first season. In August 2011, they received 56,000 dollars, nearly doubly their goal of 30,000. In December 2013 it was announced the show had been picked up for television by {{Creator/HBO}}; the project eventually became a new series titled ''Insecure''.

The show was accepting [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1996857943/the-misadventures-of-awkward-black-girl donations via Kickstarter]] to extend its first season. In August 2011, they received 56,000 dollars, nearly doubly their goal of 30,000. In December 2013 it was announced the show had been picked up for television by {{Creator/HBO}}.

-->--'''J'''

** The [=GutBusters=] logo and name is just a variant of Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'.

* HurricaneOfEuphemisms: "I want to know Literature/IKnowWhyTheCagedBirdSings why [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_know_why_the_caged_bird_sings the caged bird sings]], I want to [[HowStellaGotHerGrooveBack get my groove back]], and I want [[Theatre/ForColoredGirls the rainbow to be enuf]]. E-N-U-F."

** ''ShesAllThat'' in "The Date"

** ''SisterAct'' in "The Project"

** In "The Dance," Nina goes, "Damn, girl, I didn't know [[LoveAndBasketball FUBU made dresses]]."

* HurricaneOfEuphemisms: "I want to know Literature/IKnowWhyTheCagedBirdSings why [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_know_why_the_caged_bird_sings the caged bird sings]], I want to [[HowStellaGotHerGrooveBack get my groove back]], and I want [[ForColoredGirls the rainbow to be enuf]]. E-N-U-F."

--> '''[=CeCe=]''': Don't worry; it'll end much quicker than [[KimKardashian Kim K's]] marriage. So like, less than 10 minutes.\\

** ''TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' in "The Date." The man's spoken word performance was almost verbatim Will's monologue from the episode his father came back.

* HurricaneOfEuphemisms: "I want to know Literature/IKnowWhyTheCagedBirdSing why [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_know_why_the_caged_bird_sings the caged bird sings]], I want to [[HowStellaGotHerGrooveBack get my groove back]], and I want [[ForColoredGirls the rainbow to be enuf]]. E-N-U-F."

* HurricaneOfEuphemisms: "I want to know [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_know_why_the_caged_bird_sings why the caged bird sings]], I want to [[HowStellaGotHerGrooveBack get my groove back]], and I want [[ForColoredGirls the rainbow to be enuf]]. E-N-U-F."

The show was accepting [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1996857943/the-misadventures-of-awkward-black-girl donations via Kickstarter]] to extend its first season. In August 2011, they received 56,000 dollars, nearly doubly their goal of 30,000. In December 2013 it was announced the show had been picked up for television by {{HBO}}.

** For Halloween, White Jay goes as BarackObama.

** Fred's guitar skills in "The Project" [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBPVP4uWBvE are a shout out]] to ''TheBestMan''.

The show was accepting [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1996857943/the-misadventures-of-awkward-black-girl donations via Kickstarter]] to extend its first season. In August 2011, they received 56,000 dollars, nearly doubly their goal of 30,000.