Clerks 

The continuing adventures of clerks Dante and Randal, who try to make the best of their menial labor, with no help from Jay and Silent Bob.

Creators:

David Mandel, Scott Mosier, Kevin Smith

Stars:

Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jeff Anderson	...	Randal Graves 6 episodes, 2000-2001
Jason Mewes	...	Jay 6 episodes, 2000-2001
Brian O'Halloran	...	Dante Hicks 6 episodes, 2000-2001
Kevin Smith	...	Silent Bob 6 episodes, 2000-2001
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Narrator / ... 6 episodes, 2000-2001
Alec Baldwin	...	Leonardo Leonardo 5 episodes, 2000-2001
Charles Barkley	...	Charles Barkley 5 episodes, 2000-2001
Diana Devlin		5 episodes, 2000-2001
Tara Strong	...	Giggling Girl 4 episodes, 2000-2001
Dan Etheridge	...	Mr. Plug 4 episodes, 2001
April Winchell	...	Reporter / ... 4 episodes, 2000-2001
Jeff Bennett	...	British customer 3 episodes, 2000-2001
Bryan Cranston	...	Various / ... 3 episodes, 2000-2001
Walter Flanagan	...	Fanboy / ... 3 episodes, 2001
Elon Gold		3 episodes, 2000-2001
Bryan Johnson	...	Steve-Dave Pulasti 3 episodes, 2001
Michael McShane	...	Locksmith / ... 3 episodes, 2000-2001
Jim Wise		3 episodes, 2000-2001
Brian Posehn	...	Albert / ... 3 episodes, 2001
Gilbert Gottfried	...	Jerry Seinfeld / ... 2 episodes, 2000-2001
Michael McKean	...	Creepy Old Guy / ... 2 episodes, 2000-2001
Dana Gould	...	Guy in '80s flashback 2 episodes, 2000-2001
Kerri Kenney	...	Mother / ... 2 episodes, 2001
Michele Maika		2 episodes, 2001
Matthew Maher		2 episodes, 2001
Phil LaMarr	...	Axel Foley 2 episodes, 2000-2001
Mario Joyner	...	Lando 2 episodes, 2000-2001
Lauren Tom		2 episodes, 2000-2001

Storyline

Following the events of the movie 'Clerks', Dante Hicks still works at the Quick Stop, and his best friend Randall Graves still 'works' at the video store (even though he spends most of his time figuring out ways to get Dante into trouble). However, with the arrival into town of diabolical billionaire megalomaniac Leonardo Leonardo, their lives are about to get more unusual, even if their jobs remain as unsatisfying and tedious as before. Soon, Dante and Randall find themselves thrown headlong into crazy adventures involving, in no particular order, a monkey, Little League Baseball, Korean animators, Canadian exports, lesbian ex-girlfriends of Randall, Judge Reinhold, the Matrix, refridgerator door locks and numerous unwarranted 'Star Wars' references. And as always, they receive very little in the way of constructive help from slackers Jay and Silent Bob.

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Plot Keywords:

cult tv | clerk | jay and silent bob | store | best friend | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual humor

Details

Official Sites:

View Askew Productions

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 May 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Clerks: Uncensored

Company Credits

Production Co:

Disney Television Animation, Miramax, Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 22 min (6 episodes) 130 min (DVD) 143 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original voice for Leonardo Leonardo was going to be played by Alan Rickman, but was replaced by Alec Baldwin courtesy of ABC. When Rickman was still on board, the cartoon designers got inspiration from his character Hans Gruber from Die Hard (1988). Disagreeing with the concept, Rickman suggested them not to keep too close to his own persona, so they pushed their research further for a while. Ironically enough, when Baldwin came on, the designers came back to the Hans Gruber look they first though of.

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Quotes

Man: [running in from the street] Run for your lives! Someone let the gorilla out of his cage and he's attacking everyone in sight!
[Gorilla arm pulls him back out the door]
Dante Hicks: Oh, no! Caitlin!
Man: [runs back in] Except Caitlin Bree and Dan Whiffler who are having sex in a car!

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Crazy Credits

Some episodes begin with Randal announcing "Clerks is drawn before a live studio audience," a parody of similar announcements made during 1970s sitcoms.

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Alternate Versions

Episode 2 features a scene where Dante and Randal watch a film called "Flintstone's List," an obvious takeoff on "Schindler's List." While it appears on the DVD, it was cut from the TV airing.

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Connections

Referenced in Clerks: The Lost Scene (2004)

User Reviews

Underrated, 'nuff said

"Clerks: The Animated Series" didn't get enough airtime considering it was one of the best cartoons on a national network. The cartoon series is a continuation of the adventures of Dante and Randall, two begrudging peddlers of the convenience store trade who make Star Wars references, talk about past relationships, and trying to move up in the world. Granted, it's not going to be like the movie but that's alright. Smith decides to replace it with a particularly offbeat brand of humor with Dante and Randall getting into adventure after adventure. All done on a grand scale. Alec Baldwin is particularly funny as the show's closeted capitalist villain as well as Charles Barkley, completely f**king up his image in good spirits, as himself. Definitely worth a look for it's off the wall comedy.