Clerks the Animated Series Season 1

This series was amazing. I originally purchased the show on VHS so I have no problem posting it having rewatched it online. It's been a long time since I have seen all these episodes and I realized that the jokes get better the older you are (I being only 13 when I first saw it a lot of jokes just went over my head). The show features the good old cast from the movie Jay and Silent Bob as the two lowlifes who hang out selling various contraband outside the store, Randall and Dante as the clerks who run the video store and quick stop respectively, and it also features some excellent guest voice actors including Brian Pohsen, Alec Baldwin, Charles Barkley, and others.

This series pulled a lot of crazy stunts and it's no surprise that it only lasted two episodes on ABC before it was cut. If this show were on adult swim or some network like that it may have survived to at the bare minimum see all 6 original episodes aired. Since the season is so short I can probably mention all the episodes. The warning before the first episode is typical of adult rated cartoons and warns that all celebrity impersonations are accidental except where noted in the credits but it also goes on to say that the pilot episode was lost and unfortunately found so now the viewer is forced to watch it. They redeem themselves by informing the viewer that they can stay tuned for a better episode the next week.

The second episode starts with a clip show of past episodes (all just clips from episode one). The cast find themselves locked in a cold freezer thinking back on their lives. The also "jump the shark" in this episode when they remember old Happy Days episodes for a good portion of the twenty odd minute episode.

The third episode starts with the main characters reading fan mail only to find that the fans want to know where all the women and black people are. Therefore they introduce a new character named Lando who is black and full of wisdom that they refuse to heed.

The fourth episode follows the trite plot line that all shows have some sort of legal battle. In this case Jay slips on some spilled soda and Randall stupidly trying to prove a point goads a "high powered Lawyer" into take on his case to sue the quick stop. The jury ends up being the NBA all star team and the judge is Judge Reinhold who keeps day dreaming of another adventure with Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy from Beverley Hills cop).

Episode five is simply just a whole mess of movie parodies including but not limited to Indiana Jones and the temple of doom.

The final episode Dante and Randall don't leave the convenience store and discuss the stupidity of pop culture while absolute chaos unfolds just outside their doors. Jay and Silent Bob continually pop in to inform them of such things as a carnival, the death of the president by trampling from an ape, the presidents head being transplanted onto the ape, and the continual cheating of Dante's somewhat girlfriend.

All in all this single series of the animated show Clerks is worth watching. Had it been picked up by a less family friendly network than ABC I am sure that it would have survived a little longer. The dvd commentary mentions ideas for future episodes that include J and Silent Bob purchasing KITT from Nightrider, Jay becoming a boy band star and Silent Bob being hired at the Quick Stop and turning it into a successful business.