Limited series · Comedy Central
Clerks
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Brian O'Halloran
Dante Hicks (voice)
6 eps
Jeff Anderson
Randal Graves (voice)
6 eps
Jason Mewes
Jay (voice)
6 eps
Kevin Smith
Silent Bob (voice)
6 eps
Alec Baldwin
Leonardo Leonardo (voice)
6 eps
Kevin Michael Richardson
Narrator / Morpheus (voice)
6 eps
Charles Barkley
Charles Barkley (voice)
6 eps
Dan Etheridge
Mr. Plug
6 eps
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow (voice)
1 eps
Kath Soucie
Angry Customer / Starstruck Woman / Jay's Granddaughter (voice)
1 eps
Judge Reinhold
Honorable Judge Reinhold (voice)
1 eps
Gilbert Gottfried
Jerry Seinfeld (voice)
2 eps
Paul Dini
George Lucas (voice)
1 eps
Scott Mosier
Willem Black (voice)
1 eps
April Winchell
Reporter (voice)
3 eps
James Woods
Major Baklava (voice)
1 eps
Al Franken
Mayor McCheese (voice)
1 eps
Kerri Kenney
Muffin Lady (voice)
2 eps
Michael McShane
Officer Big Mac (voice)
1 eps
Bryan Cranston
Various (voice)
3 eps
Michael McKean
Professor Ram / Creepy Old Guy (voice)
1 eps
Brian Posehn
Man on Fire (voice)
3 eps
Walt Flanagan
Fanboy (voice)
2 eps
Steve Hytner
Lesbian #3 / Umpire (voice)
1 eps
Jeff Bennett
British Customer (voice)
3 eps
Kevin McDonald
Batman Fan / Freak #1 (voice)
1 eps
Phil LaMarr
Axel Foley (voice)
2 eps
Mark McKinney
Freak #2 (voice)
1 eps
Tara Strong
Giggling Girl (voice)
4 eps
Bryan Johnson
Steve / Dave Pulasti (voice)
2 eps
Matthew Maher
(voice)
2 eps
Jim Wise
(voice)
2 eps
Michele Maika
(voice)
1 eps
Julia Sweeney
Mother (voice)
1 eps
Frank Welker
Clerks Fan / Cartoon Horse / Bill Clinton (voice)
1 eps
Lisa Spoonauer
Caitlin Bree (voice)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Clerks actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Clerks reads strongest on Bingeability, Humour and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
The continuing adventures of store clerks Dante and Randal, who try to make the best of their menial labor, with no help from Jay and Silent Bob.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
The Clipshow Wherein Dante and Randal Are Locked in the Freezer and Remember Some of the Great Moments in Their Lives
The guys take a clip-filled trip down memory lane after getting locked in the Quick Stop's freezer.
- Directed by Nick Filippi
S01E01
A Dissertation on the American Justice System by People Who Have Never Been Inside a Courtroom, Let Alone Know Anything About the Law, but Have Seen Way Too Many Legal Thrillers.
Jay sues the Quick Stop--and Dante--after slipping on Randal's spilled soda.
- Directed by Steve Loter
S01E03
Leonardo Leonardo Returns and Dante Has an Important Decision to Make
Leonardo Leonardo opens a shop across from the Quick Stop, putting the business in danger.
- Directed by Chris Bailey
- Written by Kevin Smith, David Mandel
S01E04
Leonardo Is Caught in the Grip of an Outbreak of Randal’s Imagination and Patrick Swayze either Does or Doesn't Work in the New Pet Store
The government descends on the Quick Stop after Leonardo is suspected of contracting a deadly virus from a monkey at a nearby pet store.
- Directed by Chris Bailey
- Written by Kevin Smith, David Kendall
S01E06
The Last Episode Ever!
The guys' day slacking off at the Quick Stop is derailed by a spoof of "The Matrix," a carnival riot and a trip through the minds of their illustrators.
- Directed by Steve Loter
- Written by Kevin Smith, David Mandel
S01E05
Dante & Randal & Jay & Silent Bob & a Bunch of New Characters & Lando Take Part in a Whole Bunch of Movie Parodies Including, but Not Exclusive To, the Bad News Bears, the Last Starfighter, Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom, Plus a High School Reunion
Dante becomes a coach for Leonardo's little-league team.
- Directed by Nick Filippi
- Written by Brian Kelley
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E03
Leonardo Leonardo Returns and Dante Has an Important Decision to Make
- Directed by Chris Bailey
- Written by Kevin Smith, David Mandel
S01E04
Leonardo Is Caught in the Grip of an Outbreak of Randal’s Imagination and Patrick Swayze either Does or Doesn't Work in the New Pet Store
- Directed by Chris Bailey
- Written by Kevin Smith, David Kendall
S01E05
Dante & Randal & Jay & Silent Bob & a Bunch of New Characters & Lando Take Part in a Whole Bunch of Movie Parodies Including, but Not Exclusive To, the Bad News Bears, the Last Starfighter, Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom, Plus a High School Reunion
- Directed by Nick Filippi
- Written by Brian Kelley
S01E06
The Last Episode Ever!
- Directed by Steve Loter
- Written by Kevin Smith, David Mandel
S01E02
The Clipshow Wherein Dante and Randal Are Locked in the Freezer and Remember Some of the Great Moments in Their Lives
- Directed by Nick Filippi
S01E01
A Dissertation on the American Justice System by People Who Have Never Been Inside a Courtroom, Let Alone Know Anything About the Law, but Have Seen Way Too Many Legal Thrillers.
- Directed by Steve Loter
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kevin SmithExecutive Producer
- Harvey WeinsteinProducer
- Bob WeinsteinProducer
Writing
- Kevin SmithWriter
- David MandelWriter
- Brian KelleyWriter
- David KendallWriter
Direction
- Chris BaileyDirector
- Nick FilippiDirector
- Steve LoterDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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