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 / ... 2 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 | disney | clerk | jay and silent bob | store | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

The second aired episode is a parody of clip show episodes, meant to reflect back on the first episode that was produced. The first episode never aired, so the entire episode was filled with flashbacks to an unaired episode.

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Quotes

Randal Graves: [Randal's opening argument to the all-black jury of NBA players] Ladies and gentlemen of the jury. Dante Hicks is just like you. He lurves grape soda. He knows what it's like when the guy at the supermarket won't take your "food stamps". Or how it feels to wait all month for your "welfare check".
[waving his arms from side to side]
Randal Graves: Hey! Ho! Hey! Ho! Thank you.
Judge Reinhold: Wow...
Dante Hicks: Great... now the jury hates us.
Randal Graves: Nonsense. I've got them eating out of my hand.
[a basketball hits Dante in the face]

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Crazy Credits

Each episode begins with a tongue-in-cheek disclaimer. The joke at the end of the disclaimer changes with each episode.

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Alternate Versions

The DVD collection fgures a few outtakes from the two aired episodes, along with 'animatics': pencil-sketch versions of the episodes, featuring some footage that was removed before the actual eps.

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Connections

Referenced in An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (2006)

User Reviews

Why was this cancelled after only 6 episodes???

My "Clerks" story.

I saw the first episode of "Clerks" ever broadcast (I think it was the 4th episode made). I didn't know there was a movie called "Clerks." But I loved the show. And I also watched the 2nd episode of "Clerks" (which was the second episode), and loved it even more. How absurd! How hilarious to make the 2nd episode a clip show!

I was disappointed to learn it was cancelled, but I bought the video of all the episodes, and after watching all of them, I saw the original movie "Clerks" as well. Sure, the movie was better, but I think they pulled off the show quite well without using the dirty words.

Bottom line: Watch "Clerks" the movie, and watch "Clerks: The Animated Series" too.

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 Television, Miramax

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