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Meet Jazz Jennings! Jazz is a transgender teenage girl who has been living as a girl since she was in kindergarten. Parents Jeanette and Greg have spent the years finding doctors to treat their daughter, while fighting the discrimination and misconceptions associated with what it means to be transgender. But, now that Jazz is 14, she is on the brink of the biggest challenge of her life: high school.

8 Seasons
71 Episodes
Returning Series
Reality
episode image Weighty Issues
2.9/10 (42 votes)

#1 Weighty Issues

S4:E2

Jazz and Jeanette return home to the devastation left by Hurricane Irma, and in an effort to help, Jazz and her parents drive to The Keys to help in the clean up; the family travels to San Francisco to meet with Dr. Bowers.

episode image We Scare Most Boys
2.5/10 (37 votes)

#2 We Scare Most Boys

S2:E7

For the first time ever, a boy shows a romantic interest in Jazz causing her and her parents to question how she will deal with dating and sex as a transgender woman. Meanwhile, the Jennings prepare for an intense physical test as they attend a mud run.

episode image All About Jazz
0.0/10

#3 All About Jazz

S1:E1

Worried about keeping puberty at bay, Jazz and her mother visit the doctor to discuss her hormone test results.

episode image Boys Aren't Nice to Her
0.0/10

#4 Boys Aren't Nice to Her

S1:E2

Jazz's insecurities surface when a friend hosts a co-ed bowling night; Jazz's room receives a much-needed teenage makeover.

episode image High School Is Wild Fire
0.0/10

#5 High School Is Wild Fire

S1:E3

Jazz learns how hard high school will be for her when she attends a soccer conditioning clinic; Jazz sits down with her therapist to help deal with stress.

episode image I Thought It Was a Choice
0.0/10

#6 I Thought It Was a Choice

S1:E4

Jazz gets a glimpse into college life when the family helps Ari move out of her dorm; a friend questions whether being transgender is a choice.

episode image Am I Doing the Right Thing?
0.0/10

#7 Am I Doing the Right Thing?

S1:E5

Jazz struggles with the pressure of being a role model as her book signing approaches; Ari adjusts to living under the same roof as her family again.

episode image Happy Mother's Day!
0.0/10

#8 Happy Mother's Day!

S1:E6

The family arranges a special Mother's Day surprise for Jeanette; Jazz is worried that her siblings may think she gets favored.

episode image I'm Ready to Explore Boys
0.0/10

#9 I'm Ready to Explore Boys

S1:E7

Jazz wants to explore the dating scene; Jeanette and Jazz attend a support group for stories and guidance on transgender dating.

episode image So the Dad Is Now Mom?
0.0/10

#10 So the Dad Is Now Mom?

S1:E8

Ari's friend, Zach, has a personal revelation that shocks her and Jazz; Ari is getting back to her musical roots for the summer and encourages Jazz to join her for an open mic night.

episode image We Don't Read the Comments
0.0/10

#11 We Don't Read the Comments

S1:E9

Jazz comes across an online death threat; Jeanette re-examines if the family has acted in Jazz's best interest in the past few years.

episode image Baby Jazz Is Growing Up
0.0/10

#12 Baby Jazz Is Growing Up

S1:E10

Jazz invites a boy who is interested in her to her middle school graduation party; Jazz and her parents visit the doctor and are faced with a big decision.

episode image The Family Tells All
0.0/10

#13 The Family Tells All

S1:E11

Jazz and her family sit down to discuss early struggles in Jazz's transition; responding to critics; Jazz's role in the transgender movement and what lies ahead.

episode image The Hate Is Real
0.0/10

#14 The Hate Is Real

S2:E1

episode image I Looked Like a Man in a Dress
0.0/10

#15 I Looked Like a Man in a Dress

S2:E2

Another threat over the phone forces Greg and Jeanette to take precautions for Jazz's safety. Meanwhile, a transgender girl gets help with her transition; and Jazz makes a shocking revelation to her therapist.

episode image It's Either Surgery or Male Puberty
0.0/10

#16 It's Either Surgery or Male Puberty

S2:E3

episode image Your Body May Be Rejecting the Implant
0.0/10

#17 Your Body May Be Rejecting the Implant

S2:E4

Jazz has an operation to replace her testosterone blocker, but there are complications that could impact her transition. Also: Jazz's mom takes her to the DMV to get her driver's permit and see if they can change her gender to female.

episode image Confronted With Hate
0.0/10

#18 Confronted With Hate

S2:E5

episode image She's Too Young for Breast Surgery
0.0/10

#19 She's Too Young for Breast Surgery

S2:E6

She's Too Young for Breast Surgery

episode image Teenage Angst and Broken Hearts
0.0/10

#20 Teenage Angst and Broken Hearts

S2:E8

Jazz goes on her first real date with a boy, causing the family to wonder if it could be serious. Meanwhile, the Jennings' harasser is identified, but Greg and Jeanette can't decide what action to take.

episode image Bottoms Up
0.0/10

#21 Bottoms Up

S3:E1

Jazz tells her parents she wants gender confirmation surgery before she finishes high school, but learns there may be obstacles along the way. Meanwhile, Jeanette struggles with the reality of the twins going off to college.

episode image Double Trouble
0.0/10

#22 Double Trouble

S3:E2

A bottom surgery consultation forces Jazz and her parents to process a troubling diagnosis. Meanwhile, Jazz confronts her friend Mya's brother, who's struggling to accept his sister's transition; and Jazz unwittingly finds herself on a date with a transgender boy.

episode image Getting to the Bottom of It
0.0/10

#23 Getting to the Bottom of It

S3:E3

Jazz goes to Pennsylvania to explore more options for her bottom surgery. Meanwhile, Jazz and Jeanette agree to participate in Grandpa Jack's presentation on transgender issues, but worry they may be confronted by hate like at last year's town hall.

episode image Sweet (and Sour) Sixteen
0.0/10

#24 Sweet (and Sour) Sixteen

S3:E4

While Jazz continues the search for a doctor to perform her dream bottom surgery, tensions flair as she battles with Jeanette over going to therapy to deal with her social anxieties. Meanwhile, the family plans huge surprises for Jazz's upcoming sweet 16.

episode image Dating in the Dark
0.0/10

#25 Dating in the Dark

S3:E5

Jazz leaves her comfort zone and tries "Dating in the Dark," and hopes it's a good way to get to know someone before revealing she's transgender. Meanwhile, Jazz and her parents attend a pride parade and meet a survivor of the Orlando nightclub shooting in 2016.

episode image Face Your Demons
0.0/10

#26 Face Your Demons

S3:E6

Jazz helps her transgender friend Lynn deal with bullying from her own mother; Jeanette struggles with the medical decisions Jazz is facing and decides to go to a support group; Jazz hopes for a call from the boy she met at Dating in the Dark.

episode image Dating in the Light
0.0/10

#27 Dating in the Light

S3:E7

Jazz goes on a date with new romantic love interest Shane; Jack and Jacky want Jazz all to themselves and host a sleepover; Jazz has to decide whether or not to sit for an interview with outspoken transgender bathroom rights critic Tomi Lahren.

episode image In the Line of Fire
0.0/10

#28 In the Line of Fire

S3:E8

After three bottom surgery consultations and no clear path forward, Jazz and the family head to San Francisco hoping a final consultation will give them good news; Jazz takes on conservative host and transgender bathroom rights critic Tomi Lahren.

episode image Winds of Change
0.0/10

#29 Winds of Change

S4:E1

A new Jazz emerges, eager to expand her social circle and explore dating, but she is also hiding a secret from her family that may come out to haunt her; Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida, threatening the safety of the Jennings family.

episode image Resisting Temptation
0.0/10

#30 Resisting Temptation

S4:E3

Learning she needs to lose 30 pounds to be eligible for bottom surgery, Jazz commits to losing weight; Jazz and Jeanette participate in a debate over research that suggests children shouldn't be placed on hormone blockers before puberty.

episode image Big Trouble in the Big Apple
0.0/10

#31 Big Trouble in the Big Apple

S4:E4

Jazz and her family head to New York City for a vacation and surgical consultation, but while the Jennings enjoy the sights, Jazz fears she may need to undergo a painful procedure.

episode image Trans Girl Meets Girl
0.0/10

#32 Trans Girl Meets Girl

S4:E5

Jazz explores dating girls and agrees to hang out with a potential female love interest. Jeanette meets with Jazz’s therapist for the therapy letter needed for Jazz’s bottom surgery.

episode image Pizza Rolls, Gender Roles and Jazz Rolls
0.0/10

#33 Pizza Rolls, Gender Roles and Jazz Rolls

S4:E6

The entire family supports Jazz's weight loss effort by having a family soccer game; Jazz resumes hypnotherapy to control her binge eating, helps her friend raise money for hormones, and gathers the courage to ask out Victoria.

episode image Hungry for Acceptance
0.0/10

#34 Hungry for Acceptance

S4:E7

Jazz undergoes past life regression hypnosis for her weight issues and finds insight in a troubled past; Jazz pressures her parents about going to virtual school, and goes on her first date with a girl.

episode image Nothing is Set in Stone
0.0/10

#35 Nothing is Set in Stone

S4:E8

Greg and Jazz attempt to surprise Jeanette with a wedding vow renewal ceremony; Jazz gets an unexpected gift on her 17th birthday; Dr. Volker makes a decision about Jazz's therapy letter; Dr. Bowers has an ultimatum regarding Jazz's bottom surgery.

episode image The Final Countdown
0.0/10

#36 The Final Countdown

S5:E1

Jazz prepares for a final weigh-in for her gender confirmation surgery; Dr. Bowers shocks Greg and Jeanette with changes to the surgical plan; Jazz and her friends head out for a night of fun at prom, but it turns into a nightmare.

episode image Scared & Unprepared
0.0/10

#37 Scared & Unprepared

S5:E2

With Jazz's surgery weeks away, Jeanette feels scared and unprepared; Sander's hurt that Griffen's spending more time with his girlfriend; Jazz, desperate for love, runs into her old flame, Victoria; Jazz gets a scary prediction about her surgery.

episode image Caterpillar to Butterfly
0.0/10

#38 Caterpillar to Butterfly

S5:E3

Jazz agrees to an interview for ABC's "Nightline" to discuss her upcoming surgery; Jeanette throws a farewell party for a certain part of Jazz's anatomy; Jack faces a health issue that might affect his ability to travel to NYC for Jazz's surgery.

episode image Rebirth
0.0/10

#39 Rebirth

S5:E4

The final stages are set for Jazz to undergo the most significant procedure of her entire life, gender confirmation surgery; her doctors provide the final details of this highly experimental and potentially complicated operation.

episode image It's a Girl!
0.0/10

#40 It's a Girl!

S5:E5

Jazz's doctors perform her groundbreaking bottom surgery while her family anxiously awaits news; with the OK from her doctors, Jazz is released to recover in a hotel; days later, Jazz suffers complications and is rushed back into the operating room.

Cast & Chracters

character image Herself

Herself

Actor: Jazz Jennings

The highest rated episode of I Am Jazz is "Weighty Issues" (S4E2) with a rating of 2.90.

This episode received 42 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "We Scare Most Boys" (S2E7) with a rating of 2.50.

This episode received 37 votes.

The highest rated episode is "We Scare Most Boys" (S2E7) with a rating of 2.50.

This episode received 37 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "We Scare Most Boys" (S2E7) with a rating of 2.50.

This episode received 37 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Weighty Issues" (S4E2) with a rating of 2.90.

This episode received 42 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Weighty Issues" (S4E2) with a rating of 2.90.

This episode received 42 votes.

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