"Clueless" (1996) TV series 1996-1999

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Creator:

Amy Heckerling

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

20 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A television series, based on the popular movie of the same name. Many of the actors from the movie appear in the television series...

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Based On Film | Human Relationship | Teen | High School

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Rachel Blanchard	...	Cher Horowitz (61 episodes, 1996-1999)
Stacey Dash	...	Dionne "Dee" Davenport (61 episodes, 1996-1999)
Donald Faison	...	Murray (61 episodes, 1996-1999)
Elisa Donovan	...	Amber Mariens (61 episodes, 1996-1999)
Sean Holland	...	Sean Holiday (61 episodes, 1996-1999)
Doug Sheehan	...	Mel Horowitz (39 episodes, 1997-1999)

Runtime:

30 min (61 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Network Television Productions

Trivia:

The character of Coach Graham Bullock, played by Bill Kirchenbauer is actually an homage to television series "Growing Pains" (1985) and "Just the Ten of Us" (1988) as in both of those shows the same actor played Coach Graham Lubbock. Same named character but with the L and the B switched in the last name.

Quotes:

Cher Horowitz: Those shoes are like, screaming 1995!

Movie Connections:

Featured in America's Teenagers Growing Up on Television (1998) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Ordinary Girl

There are Differences Between the Movie and the T.V. Show

The movie itself is not my all time favorite, but after seeing both the movie and the t.v. show, there are some differences. Number one, the t.v. show lacks in continuity with the movie. For example, why is Lawrence (the character who was seen shaving Murray's head in the movie) called Sean on the t.v. show? The show also seems a bit hypocritical when you compare it to the movie. For example, the show had many episodes that could be considered "special episodes" i.e. episodes bringing up the subjects of teenage pregnancy, drive by shootings, smoking, drunk driving, and safe sex. Also in a "special episode" the cast would usually come on at the end of the episode to deliver a special service announcement; I always hated it when sitcoms would do that type of thing because it's overused in my opinion and preachy). When you see this and then look at the movie, you can find a scene were characters are seen smoking pot but not much emphasis was placed on it. As for the comedy, the humor comes off as being lame and much of the slang words from the movie are missing in the show.