Clueless: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Clueless is a television series spun off from the 1995 teen film of the same name (which was inspired by the Jane Austen book Emma). The series originally premiered on ABC on September 20, 1996 as a part of the TGIF lineup during its first season. The show then spent its last two seasons on UPN ending on May 25, 1999. Rachel Blanchard played the role of Cher that was originated by Alicia Silverstone in the movie. Stacey Dash (Dionne), Donald Faison (Murray), Elisa Donovan (Amber), Wallace Shawn (Mr. Hall), and Twink Caplan (Ms. Geist) all reprised their movie roles for the television series. Sean Holland, who appeared as Lawrence in the movie, portrayed the new character Sean Holiday in the TV series. The program aired on ABC from 1996 to 1997 and with a network change on UPN from 1997 to 1999. The theme song for the TV series, "Ordinary Girl", was written by Charlotte Caffey (of the Go-Go's) and Anna Waronker, and was performed by China Forbes.

Series details

• Title: Clueless
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1996-09-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-05-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: UPN
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7772
• IMDb ID: tt0115137
• TVDB ID: 70599

Cast and credited roles

• David Lascher — Josh
• Doug Sheehan — Mel Horowitz
• Elisa Donovan — Amber Mariens
• Michael Lerner — Mel Horowitz
• Rachel Blanchard — Cher Horowitz
• Sean Holland — Sean Holiday
• Donald Faison — Murray Duvall
• Wallace Shawn — Mr. Alphonse Hall
• Twink Caplan — Mrs. Geist-Hall
• Stacey Dash — Dionne "Dee" Davenport

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-09-20; final listed air date 1997-02-14; episode order: 18.
• Season 2: premiered 1997-09-23; final listed air date 1998-05-19; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1998-10-06; final listed air date 1999-05-25; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

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