History WesternAnimation / Clerks

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Parodied at the end of episode 2 during the ShoutOut to StandByMe.

** The reason ABC greenlit the show then abruptly canceled it was due to the fact that there was a rush by many networks in the late '90s/early 2000s to have adult-themed animated primetime shows following the success of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. However, between the time episodes began production and when they aired, ''WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire'' became a breakout hit and ABC sought to bury ''Clerks'' so it could give an extra half-hour to the game show. The moral: it doesn't matter how much time and effort you put into a TV show, networks are fickle with desires that change on a whim.

''Clerks: The Animated Series'' was [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment the animated series of]] ''{{Film/Clerks}}'', running from May to June, 2000. Loose adaptation of the film ''{{Clerks}}'' by Creator/KevinSmith. 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.

* HeyItsThatVoice: The show features the voices of Alec Baldwin, Charles Barkley, Sen. AlFranken, James Woods, and Gilbert Gottfried playing the parts of both Jerry Seinfeld and Patrick Swayze (though, for legal reasons, the character could neither look nor sound like Swayze himself)

** Notice how much Leonardo Leonardo looks like [[Film/DieHard Hans Gruber]]? That's because they originally wanted AlanRickman to voice him.

** Allegedly in the 7th or 8th episode, Dante and Randal would have added to their cast of friends a boy ward, named Robin, in a direct reference/parody of {{Batman}}'s own "Boy Wonder", though like Lando, would probably not have been featured prominently. This plot element was mostly likely not intended to actually be part of the series as it was described by Kevin Smith after mentioning that Paul Dini, best known for his work on ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', had also worked on the ''Clerks'' cartoon.

* BodySushi: Randall recounts being married to a Japanese business man, who had him do this.

-->'''Jason Mewes (in the DVD):''' Because it was TV, we couldn't curse. Well... *cue ClusterFBomb*

-->'''Leonardo:''' I vow that my vengence 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!

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: 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.

** The reason ABC greenlit the show then abruptly canceled it was due to the fact that there was a rush by many networks in the late '90s/early 2000s to have adult-themed animated primetime shows following the success of ''SouthPark''. However, between the time episodes began production and when they aired, ''WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire'' became a breakout hit and ABC sought to bury ''Clerks'' so it could give an extra half-hour to the game show. The moral: it doesn't matter how much time and effort you put into a TV show, networks are fickle with desires that change on a whim.

*** Actually, that's probably just Creator/KevinSmith being Creator/KevinSmith. Watch ''Evening Harder'', he apparently does this all the time with BenAffleck.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Discussed by Leonardo Leonardo in the end of episode 1:

* DisSimile: Caitlin's charity kissing booth which costs nothing, and isn't for charity. And has no booth. And it's not just kissing.
** And you don't have to be a guy.
*** [[DontExplainTheJoke Dude, she's cheating on you.]]

* MadeOfExplodium: In the first episode a man crashes his car, which catches on fire. 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.

** He doesn't talk in any of the episodes, except near the end of the sixth episode.
*** He says "And I'm Silent Bob" in all three Science Sez segments. This inevitably leads to the gag "Kids, If Silent Bob could talk..."

Clerks: The Animated Series was the animated series, running from May to June, 2000. Loose adaptation of the film ''{{Clerks}}'' by Creator/KevinSmith. 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.

** Allegedly in 7th or 8th episode, Dante and Randal would have added to their cast of friends a boy ward, named Robin, in a direct reference/parody of {{Batman}}'s own "Boy Wonder", though like Lando, would probably not have been featured prominently. This plot element was mostly likely not intended to actually be part of the series as it was described by Kevin Smith after mentioning that Paul Dini, best known for his work on ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', had also worked on the ''Clerks'' cartoon.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The "Korean ending" from episode 4.

* BigLippedAligatorMoment: The "Korean ending" from episode 4.

* ClutchingHandTrap: * The idiot customer with the Pringles can. Dante subtly points this out by pouring the remaining Pringles into his hand while telling the customer that "sometimes you just need to let those hard-to-reach chips go."

-->'''Randall''': Look, the monkey's scared.\\
'''Dante''': He's not scared; he's masturbating.\\
'''Randall''': Yeah, but it's out of fear.

* CourtroomAntic: In the courtroom episode, Randal calls a series of "surprise witnesses" during Dante's trial. All of the witnesses are directors of movies Randal didn't like, and he demands refunds from each of them. After he's finished, the witnesses leave, without ever saying a single word that has to do with the trial's actual proceedings.

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[[caption-width:350:Dante, Randall, SilentBob and Jay. Huh...thought SilentBob was taller...]]

* CourtroomAntic