"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)

Also Known As:

¡Ni idea! (Argentina) [es]
Clueless (France) [fr]
Clueless - Die wichtigen Dinge des Lebens (Germany) [de]
Clueless - Huolettomat (Finland) [fi]

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:

Clueless was originally conceived as a TV show, but made into a movie first (Clueless (1995)).

Quotes:

Cher Horowitz: Di, let's become nuns.
Dionne Marie Davenport: We do look smashing in black and white.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Ordinary Girl

Heavy-Handed

It seemed like this show tried to mix together different styles. It tried to be a satire of life in Beverly Hills, California while at the same time, have a tendency of introducing semi-serious issues (i.e. smoking, teenage pregancy, drunk driving, etc.). But when these issues were presented, the show would fall into cliches by having the characters appear in some type of public service announcement (preaching to the viewer towards why these things are wrong). References to popular culture was probably something that Clueless had to fall back on. But somehow, the jokes in large part felt flat (perhaps the acting was a bit amateurish from time to time). What sounded like high violin riffs (which would come at a frequent basis) apparently replaced a laugh track. Not to mention that the web site was shamelessly promoted occasionally during episodes.