Clerks - The Animated Series Uncensored
by Steve Loter, Nicholas Filippi
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Director: Nicholas Filippi, Steve LoterBrand: Buena Vista Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 22 minutes
Published: 2001
DVD Release Date: 2001-02-20
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Miramax
Movie Reviews of Clerks - The Animated Series Uncensored
Movie Review: A more animated version of Clerks
Summary: 5 Stars
TV history is filled with the obituaries of series that were really good but died prematurely. To me, one of the most apt examples is Police Squad that ran only six brilliant episodes before disappearing (although it was fortunately resurrected as a set of movies). Another example would be Clerks, the fantastically funny animated follow-up to the movie. It was canceled after a mere two episodes, but the collection Clerks - Uncensored includes all six episodes that were made.
The four principal characters are the same ones as in the movie (and are voiced by the same actors). The main character is Dante, the convenience store clerk who is intelligent and a nice guy, but also the eternal victim, condemned to life working at the Quik Stop, even on his days off. He constantly bemoans his fate but has no ambition to change it. His best friend and biggest oppressor is Randal, who works at the adjacent video store. Randal is also a lifetime clerk, but he is not bothered by his career; he is perfectly comfortable doing nothing and treating other people like garbage. Then there are Jay and Silent Bob; in the movies, they are drug dealers, but for network TV they were toned down to fun loving slackers.
Taking full advantage of the animated medium, the episodes get both weird and funny in ways the movie (or live TV shows) could not be. The first episode pits the Clerks against Leonard Leonard, an evil Montgomery Burns-like billionaire intent on taking over the world with an ultra-convoluted scheme. By Episode 2, we already have a flashback episode when Dante and Randal are locked in the Quik Stop freezer and reminisce about old times. Episode 3 puts the Quik Stop under quarantine after Leonard Leonard takes ill after a monkey bite; is it a dreaded virus or some bad burritos?
Episode 4 has Dante on trial after Jay slips and falls in the store. Randal defends him, an effort sure to doom Dante, although things resolve in a typically bizarre fashion. Episode 5 is a cross of Bad News Bears and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (with a dash of the Last Starfighter). The final episode has Dante and Randal stuck in the store while more and more strange things happen outside. This episode concludes with an homage to a classic Warner Brothers cartoon; if you don't recognize it, it will be mentioned in the commentary.
The commentary is indeed an important part of the set as the principals provide plenty of humorous insights into the history of the show: how it was made and why it died so quickly. It is a classic case of the network "suits" acting on quick and erroneous judgments. There are other extras as well, but even without these special features, the shows themselves merit five stars (although, like Kevin Smith movies, they will not appeal to everyone). It's a shame that shows like Mama's Family, Full House and Family Matters could last for years on TV while a more deserving show was never really even given a chance. Happily, at least on DVD, Clerks lives on.
Summary of Clerks - The Animated Series Uncensored
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