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:

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

In the unaired last episode ever, Dante worries that ABC will cancel them. Randal insists that it couldn't happen and, to prove his point, holds up a trade paper declaring, "ABC loves Clerks," underneath this it reads, "Also Sports Night," another acclaimed series cancelled that year.

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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

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

Featured in Atop the Fourth Wall: Whiz Comics #2 (2014)

User Reviews

Not Kevin's Best Work, Or Even Close To It

On my list of top 20 movies of all time, at least 4 of them are Kevin Smith's. I *LOVE* his work. That said, I found the Clerks animated series to be boring. The stories were slow and repetitive. The jokes were sophomoric and tedious compared to his usually intelligent humor. I just couldn't get into it. I know what you're thinking, "Jay and Silent Bob? Intelligent humor?!" Ok, so maybe intelligent isn't the word, but it's humor for intelligent people. Compare and contrast with, for example, Jim Carrey or Adam Sandler. Still often VERY funny, but it doesn't take a much wit to get the jokes. This disk was more like that kind of humor.