Clerks is a 1994 American black and white comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and. We use cookies to offer an improved online experience and offer you content and services adapted to your interests. By using Dailymotion, you are giving your consent to our cookies. Clerks: The Animated Series - Episode 1. Clerks: The Animated Series (Western Animation). Dante Hicks is the much put- upon clerk of a Quick Stop convenience store in Leonardo, New Jersey. He is tormented by his friend, video clerk Randal Graves, as well as stoner hangers- out Jay and Silent Bob. Included more wackiness and fantasy than the film. Contained little swearing or sexual references. This was lampshaded, also. Added such things as an arch- nemesis, Corrupt Corporate Executive Mr. Leonardo Leonardo and his Odd Job like assistant, Plug. Had a Token Minority, Lando, who showed up just to be black, saying a few words every now and then. All of that lampshaded as well. It also had a Clip Show, in the second episode. Lampshaded, at least the first part. Clerks: The Animated Series is a loose adaptation of the film Clerks by Kevin Smith, running from May to June, 2000 on ABC. Dante Hicks is the much put-upon With Rosario Dawson, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran. The third and final installment of film-maker Kevin Smith's 'Clerks' series. Dopo il continua troverete una lunga lista con le cento migliori serie animate secondo il portale Ign.com! Approvo a pieni voti il primo posto occupato da una serie che per tante ragioni non pu Marked the first time the character designs of Stephen Silver were added to the animation direction of Steve Loter and Chris Bailey. This team, with a distinct visual style, would come up again in a much different place. Also had an impressive voice cast, most notably the four main actors in the original film (Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith) reprising their roles. It was very funny, but it only had six episodes made. Episodes four and two made it to air, in that order. Fortunately, a DVD is available and the show aired in full on Comedy Central and . Though, since Miramax's current non- Disney owners have partnered with the Weinsteins, there is now a greater likelihood for the series to return in some form or another, preferably as early as 2. Interestingly, Smith has always referred to the show as Clerks: The Cartoon (which it was also called in a trailer shown at film festivals) or . Go figure. Adaptation Distillation: Clever and witty as an adaptation. Could be considered a show on its own and still be as good, especially since the original movie was extremely well- done. Affably Evil: Leonardo Leonardo. Well played, Clerks. Aluminum Christmas Trees: From the pilot — The Secret Diary Of Desmond Pfeiffer may sound like a show the writers made up to parallel the show, but it was very real. It aired on UPN for four episodes — two more than Clerks: The Animated Series did. And Knowing Is Half the Battle: Subverted/parodied in episodes one through three. There was going to be one that talks about prejudice. The DVD commentary say it would be something like this: Kid: Grandpa, what's prejudice? Grandpa: Where did you hear that? Kid: Kenny told me. Grandpa: Who's Kenny? Kid: My Jewish friend. Grandpa: That's prejudice. You think of him as your Jewish friend instead of just your friend. Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering?; From the first episode: Dante: Wait a second. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Randal: Urinating in the frozen food section and watching it steam up? Oh yeah! Anticipatory Breath Spray: When Jay says that Caitlin Bree is making out with guys whose names start with B, Silent Bob does this before running off. Art Shift: Which was.. I had that dream again. Better Than a Bare Bulb: The show constantly lampshades how unlike the movie the series is, culminating in the final episode when everything's going crazy and Dante and Randall just sit in the Quick Stop and reminisce about the simpler times. Body Sushi: Randal recounts being married to a Japanese business man, who had him do this. Bottle Episode: The last episode takes place entirely within the Quick Stop. As an animated series however: the actual savings are questionable. Bowdlerisation: Jay and Silent Bob are never shown or mentioned as drug dealers in this series (though the first ep has them thinking Leonardo Tower and a random dog are bongs (the Quicker Stop being the . Both this, and the fact that the show contains very little (if any) cursing were heavily lampshaded during the series. Jason Mewes (in the DVD): Because it was TV, we couldn't curse. So, on behalf of that.. Jay wishes he had a lightsaber so that he could slice up Silent Bob and climb inside to stay warm. The Chosen One: Parodied with Randal, who as revealed in episode 5 is the one to spread male worthlessness in order to convince all women to become lesbians. Clip Show: Parodied - The second episode (production and aired). Made even better by the fact that the series was shown out of production order and as such there are no clips or references to the fourth episode of the series which was actually the first to air. The same scene from the first episode is . In a later episode that scene is referenced by being re- enacted. There is a flashback to a scene that happened earlier in the episode, only seconds before. Color- Coded for Your Convenience: Rational, responsible Dante wears cool colors (blue and dark green) while carefree, audacious Randal wears warm colors (red and orange.)Complexity Addiction: Leonardo's plans to overthrow the Quick Stop involve a deeper plot, exposed by Dante and Randal: . And a selection of tiny adult magazines. Content Warnings: (Which become parodies in the third panel)Courtroom Antic: Parodied in the courtroom episode. Courtroom Episode: Episode 4 revolved around Jay pursuing a Frivolous Lawsuit against Dante for slipping on a puddle of spilled soda. Disproportionate Retribution; Leonardo Leonardo vows to do this at the end of episode 1: Leonardo: I vow that my vengeance won't be swift or entertaining! I will draw it out over a decade in such a subtle fashion, that you will have to wonder if the misery in your life was either manifest or the machinations of Leonardo Leonardo! And it's not just kissing. And you don't have to be a guy. Dude, she's cheating on you. Distant Finale: Played in the second episode, as a spoof of the film Stand by Me. Jay has become a writer, and Silent Bob is now Senator Blutarsky. Everything's Better with Monkeys: In episode three, Jay and Silent Bob get a monkey solely so they can teach it to smoke. Exactly What It Says on the Tin: Parodied. The episode titles describe exactly what happens, and get progressively longer. Flanderization: Randal is portrayed as more of an idiot than he really is. On the commentaries, Kevin Smith acknowledges that Randal was also a lot more willing to . He and the other writers, though, feel this worked. Four- Temperament Ensemble: Dante is melancholic, Randal is sanguine, Jay is choleric, and Silent Bob is phlegmatic. Gainax Ending: More or less played straight in the final episode. Justified in episode 4, when the announcer said that the original ending was lost during its trip overseas to be animated by Koreans and the Korean animators created a new ending. Getting Crap Past the Radar: During one of the parody PSA segments, a pair of children are bored on a rainy day. The little girl suggests making a movie, and commands the little boy twice to take off his shirt. Girly Run: Jay has a . This is episode 5's title, for example (which is also the longest one): Ink- Suit Actor: Leonardo Leonardo shows some similarities to Hans Gruber, and at one point Alan Rickman was considered for the part (he ended up being voiced by Alec Baldwin instead.)Irony: The aforementioned Art Shift becomes this when you realize the rest of the show was also animated in South Korea. I Warned You: In Episode 6, Randal left the video store closed because vampires will be coming. He warned his and Dante's boss about it, but . Sorry, Leonardo Leonardo. Lemony Narrator: The narrator (Kevin Michael Richardson, who also voiced Lando) reading the disclaimer before each episode falls into this trope. He would also occasionally narrate certain things within an episode. During the last episode, after reading the disclaimer, he remarks, . After he gets out of the car, he spontaneously combusts while running down the street. Not to mention the fire hydrant he crashes into BURSTS INTO FLAMES. Mail- Order Bride: Parodied when Randall orders a Japanese mail- order groom by mistake, who forces Randall to dress and act like the Yamato Nadeshiko type. No Such Thing as Bad Publicity: In episode 5, Leonardo Leonardo orders his publicist to kill Hop Osgood with bad publicity, to with the publicist responds with this phrase. Nothing Exciting Ever Happens Here: Dante invokes this verbatim in the first episode.. No, You: Randal's Catch Phrase. Brit: Pack of fags? Randal: You're a fag! Brit: It's a cigarette, mate. Randal: I'm not your mate, fag! Right, mate? Randal: You're a fag! Dante: No, a fag's a cigarette, remember? Obligatory Swearing: Jay does this in the live- action episode intros for the DVD version. Race Fetish: Randal mentions having a thing for asian chicks in the fifth episode. Mind you, when he says this, he has been given control over three geishas instructed to follow his every whim, which Randall uses to send them out to buy Asian porn. Recap Episode: The cartoon parodied this in the very second episode made. What compounded this even further was that, due to Executive Meddling, this was actually the very first episode ever aired. Repetitive Name: Leonardo Leonardo, of course. Robotic Reveal: Plug in Episode 3. Plug: Sir, you must help him . If any of my parts or circuits will help, I'll gladly donate them. Randal: . It's just an expression! And then, once those ran their course, Kevin Smith still found ways to shoehorn Barkley into every episode except for the last one. Spoof Aesop: The . Dante: No, he's masturbating. Randal: But it's out of fear. And later.. Leonardo Leonardo: Oh, dear.. And later in episode 5, both Randal and Leonardo go to their High School Reunions with a story of each one suing the government over bad meat. Stupid Question Bait: When the chief of police is holding a press conference about a suspected outbreak while wearing an Officer Big Mac costume, the reporters are more interested in asking him questions related to Mc. Donald's. Steve- Dave: Will this administration ever bring the Hamburglar to justice? Big Mac: No.. Look, does anybody have any questions about the virus that could kill us all? Reporter: Can the virus kill the Grimace? Big Mac: Nothing can kill the Grimace. Take Our Word for It: The last episode is chock- full of this trope.
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