"Teen Angel" (1997) TV series 1997-1998

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Writer:

Stephen Sustarsic (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

26 September 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

After eating a six month old hamburger, Marty DePolo dies and God's Cousin Rod appoints him as his best friend's guardian angel.

Plot Keywords:

Angel | God | Heaven | Miracle | Teenage Boy

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Mike Damus	...	Marty DePolo (17 episodes, 1997-1998)
Corbin Allred	...	Steve Beauchamp (17 episodes, 1997-1998)
Conchata Ferrell	...	Pam (17 episodes, 1997-1998)
Katie Volding	...	Katie Beauchamp (17 episodes, 1997-1998)
Ron Glass	...	God's cousin Rod (17 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jordan Brower	...	Jordan Lubell (16 episodes, 1997-1998)
Maureen McCormick	...	Judy Beauchamp (11 episodes, 1997-1998)
James Thiel	...	Twin 1 / ... (10 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jeff Thiel	...	Twin 2 / ... (10 episodes, 1997-1998)
Mark Metcalf	...	Mr. Roderick Nitzke (9 episodes, 1997-1998)
Adam Kaiz	...	Kenny Finkleman (9 episodes, 1997-1998)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Principal Crawford / ... (8 episodes, 1997-1998)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Spooky Magic Productions

Trivia:

In "Grumpy Young Men," Tommy Hickley (Casey Beauchamp) didn't know when exactly to come out in the last scene. You can see him poking his head out the door at one point.

Quotes:

Marty DePolo: All right, should I help him or shouldn't I? On the one hand, he really wants to do this for himself. On the other hand...
Steve Beauchamp: [being thrown by Kyle] AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Marty DePolo: ...there's that.
[He jumps to his feet]
Marty DePolo: Kyle, by the awesome power of Heaven I give you an invisible wedgy.
[He pulls at the air and Kyle falls over clutching his bottom]

Underrated

This was one of the best TV series i've seen to date even though they're all just reruns now they still keep me entertained. THe guy who plays Marty is definitely the best actor of the lot but then again being dead lets the character be a lot more emotive as hardly anyone can see him.

Summary ----------

This show is about two friends who used to do everything together having to part ways, when Marty(the joker) is dared by Steve to eat a 6 month old hamburger from under his bed, even Marty dieing is slightly funny as the writer makes fun of the cliché walls spinning around. Marty now travels to heaven by elevator and is confronted by a Giant Head who is the cousin of God called Rod. After Marty gets past the fact that Headdy(Rod) isn't going to eat him he is assigned to be the guardian angel of his grieving friend Steve Boshamp. The series sees them getting into many wacky circumstances were Marty usually does more harm than good.

Some of the highlights in the show in my opinion are when Steve's family members would walk in on Marty doing something strange, for e.g. in one of the episodes Steve's aunt walks in and Steve is in a barber chair with a big moustache.